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Crushed by the rebels, Gaddafi's enemies storm into the heart of

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Tripoli. They invade the leader's compound,

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but there's no sign of Gaddafi himself. We report from the scene.

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The rebels in this street are firing guns into the air in

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celebration but behind me I have just seen tracer fire coming in

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from the right. There's definitely still fighting going on tonight.

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As symbols of Gaddafi's regime are dismantled, the battle for Tripoli

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is still raging. No more blood, it's been enough

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blood in this country. Rebel advance is boosted by NATO air

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strikes, backed by Britain. It's still a difficult and dangerous

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situation, there are still many people out there with weapons who

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were paid to be loyal to the Gaddafi regime. We will have the

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latest from Tripoli tonight after another day of intense fighting as

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the rebels tighten their grip. Also: In New York sexual assault

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charges against the former head of the IMF have been dismissed.

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And the producer responsible for some of the greatest British comedy

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classics has died. Later on the BBC News channel I

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will be here with all the sport, including another Gunners' goodbye,

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they've agreed the sale of Nasri to Good evening. The battle for

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Tripoli is still raging tonight after another day of dramatic

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progress by rebel forces. Outright victory is within reach, but not

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yet secured. In the day's main developments, the rebels stormed

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the leader's compound in the heart of Tripoli. There was no sign of

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Gaddafi himself, he's gone into hiding. And the rebel campaign has

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been boosted by NATO air strikes. We have just received this report

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from Rupert Wingfield Hayes in Tripoli.

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Once again it was NATO that led today's assault on Colonel

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Gaddafi's compound. By mid- afternoon the rebels were pouring

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inside, their jubilation mixed with anger as they tore apart the hated

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symbols of Gaddafi's 42-year rule. The dictator himself and the famous

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sculpture of the America crushing fist. The fighting to get inside

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the compound had been intense. For several hours rebels swarmed around

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the walls, keeping up running battles with the die-hard Gaddafi

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supporters still inside. This evening, as we approached the

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destroyed compound, the debris from the fighting lay all around. Then

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in the air a distinctive puff of smoke, someone was still firing

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RPGs, even as the rebels began to depart the fighting suddenly

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started again. You can see it's still a chaotic

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situation here outside the compound several hours after it was overrun

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by rebels. The rebels in this street are firing guns into the air

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in celebration but behind me I have just seen tracer fire coming in

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from the right. There's definitely still fighting going on tonight.

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Suddenly from celebration, they were back fighting again. But the

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fighters are still confident this is the end. No more. Finished. New

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country, happiness. Less than a mile away in Green Square this

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evening hundreds of people began coming out again to celebrate.

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Colonel Gaddafi and his sons have still not been caught, their

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whereabouts is still a mystery and in other parts of the city fighting

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continues. But after one falls start on Sunday the people of

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Tripoli do appear to believe that tonight they are witnessing the end

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of 42 years of Gaddafi's dictatorship.

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NATO says it will continue to bomb Colonel Gaddafi's forces if they

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keep on fighting. A spokesman insisted that NATO hadn't been

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providing close air support to the rebels, but was striking at targets

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which appeared to threaten civilians. There are several

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pockets of stubborn resistance, the city is still fragmented as our

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diplomatic correspondent James Robbins explains.

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The battle for Tripoli remains intense as rebels try to push

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Gaddafi's forces out of the entire capital. A major symbolic prize, of

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course, was the capture of Colonel Gaddafi's heavily fortified

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compound, now achieved. To see the compound being stormed by the anti-

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Gaddafi forces is a very important moment. But it's not over yet. It's

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still a difficult and dangerous situation. There are still many

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people out there with weapons who were paid to be loyal to the

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Gaddafi regime. What is the bigger picture now of the battle for

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Tripoli? How much do we know about who who controls which parts of the

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capital? From a variety of credible sources it seems that large and

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expanding parts of the capital are in rebel hands, although they're

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not all necessarily entirely secure. These are just some of the areas

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where Gaddafi has lost control since last Sunday. But tonight the

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big breakthrough for the rebels was the storming of the compound. You

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can see the outer wall, breached by the rebels as they overran this key

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area, denying the leader one more potential hiding place. In one

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corner of the compound a substantial military installation,

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hit by NATO missiles weeks ago and at the centre of the compound the

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area used for scores of Gaddafi rallies over the years, where we

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have seen the rebels pulling down Gaddafi's statues. The symbolism of

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this compound is immense, so taking it has great significance. But does

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this mean game over for Gaddafi? Well, no. Not quite. After all, he

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is still at large. So is his son, Saif Al-Islam. The

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appearance of his intended successor last night was a

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propaganda coup. It destroyed claims by opposition rebels that

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they had captured him and boosted Gaddafi loyalists on Tripoli's

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streets. It damaged the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court,

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too. He announced Saif Al-Islam would soon be in the Hague facing

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charges of crimes against humanity. That could still be his fate, of

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course and his father's, too. But first they have to be caught.

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The grouping that hopes to take charge of Libya, the National

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Transitional Council, is watching events closely and says it hopes to

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send officials to Tripoli as early as tomorrow. Leading figures say

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they're keen to begin the process of establishing a new government as

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soon as possible. Our correspondent Paul Wood is in the rebel

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stronghold of Benghazi and sent this report.

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They are students, businessmen, teachers, most holding a gun for

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the first time. They rose up with no outside help and they would have

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been crushed but for NATO's help. Now the rebels stand on the brink

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of victory, already recognised by many as Libya's legitimate

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Government. Are they united? The rebels National Transitional

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Council is a mix of factions with little more in common than dislike

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of Colonel Gaddafi. It's an uneasy coalition, between the east and

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west of the country, Islamist and secular, former members of the

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regime, and long-standing exiles. That's going to be a pot pourri of

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different ideas, but if they all work within the same framework and

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that is a constitution, then everybody is free to have their own

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thoughts and say what they think. The country's next leader could be

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the council's head, a former justice Minister, he is seen as

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having integrity, but not charisma. The revolution has produced no

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single forceful political personality, perhaps after 42 years

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of Colonel Gaddafi another strong man is the last thing Libyans want.

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So will the rebels succeed? A new Government could quickly be

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destablised if there is widespread looting. The rebels will need some

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of those who have been fighting for the old regime. We have learned and

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learned experience from Benghazi where the police and the security

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people left their jobs and we had problem to bring them back. No, in

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Tripoli we will not do that. There are measured part of rebuilding the

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security. Here in Benghazi there is immense joy, but there is also

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relief. This is the birthplace of the revolution and in the early

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days the outcome was far from certain. There is too a recognition

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that the really difficult part could still be ahead. That is

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governing this fractured and traumatised nation. The immediate

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task for the rebel leadership is to stop revenge killings, that would

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undermine the legitimacy of any new Government. The new Libya, they say,

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cannot begin with a bloodbath. For a sense of the mood in central

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Tripoli let's look at the live images we have got, we caught a

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glimpse of them earlier, this is Green Square, renamed by some as

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Martyr Square and hundreds gathered there this evening. I will bring in

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our diplomatic correspondent who has been monitoring events for us.

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A A sense of where we are in Tripoli tonight and a look ahead

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for the next few days as to how that transition might take place?

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lot of what we have seen today is to do with morale on the rebel

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opposition side. Taking the compound has immense significance

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for them. It was their first chance really to attack Gaddafi and his

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symbols. We saw them doing that. They now I think believe that

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victory is, if not completely achieved, certainly within their

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grasp. I think it has that huge symbolic significance. Very

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interesting two signals from the rebel opposition in Benghazi, one

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from the leader of the National Transitional Council saying that we

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still have to capture the Gaddafi family to end this. But another, a

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strong signal from Benghazi, that they hope to move the rebel

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opposition headquarters to Tripoli before the end of this week. So

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they're determined to keep up the momentum. As we see that momentum,

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a thought about the role played by NATO and Britain with a close

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interest in this, how instrumental has that been? Hugely. It's

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interesting that NATO was actively involved today. We think they

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actually sent a message to the rebels they needed to back off from

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the outer perimeter of the compound so that NATO could mount strikes

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and get the rebels - help the rebels get into that compound. If

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that's true that shows just how instrumental they have been even at

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this late stage. They insist protecting civilians, others will

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suggest it's to help bring about the downfall of Colonel Gaddafi.

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Thank you. There's a lot more about this

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situation in Libya on our special live page online, bringing together

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the latest news. A court in New York has dismissed

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criminal charges of sexual assault made against the former head of the

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International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Evidence

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showed that Mr Strauss-Kahn did have a sexual encounter with the

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hotel chambermaid who'd accused him, but he claimed it had been

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consensual. Steve Kingstone reports. There was just a hint of a smile as

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived at court for the final time as a

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defendant. Inside it was over in minutes. The judge granted a

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request by prosecuters to drop all charges.

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He looked composed, relieved. But not jubilant. So in the glair of an

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international media spotlight this highly charged case comes to an

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abrupt end. A man once talked about as the next President of France is

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free to rebuild his career and resume his life.

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He broke his silence outside the townhouse rented by a unwavering

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loyal wife. TRANSLATION:

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I am relieved for my wife, children and friends, all those who

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supported me by sending letters and e-mails, I want to return to my

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country but I have to take care of His accuser was not in court.

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Forensic evidence showed they did share a brief sexual encounter, but

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there was no proof that it had been forced. Prosecutors decided a jury

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would not believe the claim of sexual assault because she had lied

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repeatedly to investigators. DSK, you must pay! Outside court,

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protesters called it justice denied. She should have her day in court to

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testify as to what happened to her. It is constantly happening to black

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women throughout history in this country. So what now for a man

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whose journey from statesmen to suspect was as compelling as it was

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shocking? In Paris today, they watched, wondering whether DSK

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might just return to frontline politics. I went vote for him,

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despite the fact that I think he is the best one to run the country.

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is too late for him to be a candidate for the presidentials,

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but if he was a candidate, I would definitely vote for him. Back in

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Manhattan tonight, a second judge has rejected an appeal by the

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maid's legal team. What Dominique Strauss-Kahn called a nightmare is

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has struck the east coast of

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the United States. The epicentre was less than 90 miles from

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Washington. The Pentagon and the White House were evacuated, but it

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was also felt hundreds of miles away in New York. The quake caused

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some damage, but there are no reports of injuries.

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An online petition demanding the release of all government documents

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relating to the Hillsborough football disaster has attracted

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more than 100,000 signatures. It follows a ruling by the Information

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Commissioner that the paper should be made public, but ministers want

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an independent panel to decide what should be released. The files are

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thought to include report presented to Margaret Thatcher about the

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tragedy in which 96 people lost their lives.

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Liverpool has mourned the dead of Hillsborough collectively, as a

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city, harnessing all the power of its famous civic pride to the

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business of reading. James Gary Aspinall... Is gathering was to

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mark the 20th anniversary in 2009. -- is gathering. The strength of

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feeling is undiminished by the passage of time. Anna Williams has

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campaigned for two decades for the release of information. Her son

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Kevin was 15 when he died at Hillsborough. His mother rejects

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the verdict of the original inquest, accidental death, because she says

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vital evidence was never made available. If the jury had heard

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how the police had sent via our engines away at 3:30pm and cordon

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off the ambulances, never implemented the major disaster plan,

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the jury never heard this, so it secured an accidental death verdict.

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And I think most of the people that saw Hillsborough unfold know that

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Hillsborough was not an accident. 96 people were crushed to death at

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Hillsborough. The then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was

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briefed on the policing of the event. Campaigners want those

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briefing papers and Cabinet documents made public immediately.

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The Government says an independent panel will release thousands of

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documents in 2012. There is a plan to release those documents, but not

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until next year and in a carefully co-ordinated way, but it is 22

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years now and the longer the government hold on to that

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information, the deeper the suspicion becomes here, rightly or

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wrongly, that there must be something to hide. It is also

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another illustration of the democratising power of the internet

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and the social networking sites. They are putting a new kind of

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power into the hands of people on streets like there's. They are

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changing the way we do things. The Hillsborough Justice campaign

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backed the online petition only last Wednesday when it had just 200

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signatures. Four days later, it had 100,000. The Week cannot see any

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harm that can come from a piece of the truth being made available. --

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we cannot see. The Government does not want to release pieces of

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information until it can release everything and in context, but the

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people of Liverpool, in their anguish to know, might yet force

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So far, more than 1,400 people have appeared before the court charged

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in connection with the riots and looting earlier this month, and 157

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have been convicted, according to the latest figures from the

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Ministry of Justice. More details have now emerged about the police

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strategy in London about holding in custody most of the people charge.

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Home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds has the story. The looters

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even appeared to be stealing from each other. What is clear is that

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large numbers of people are involved, but police are catching

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up with them. The result, the justice system is still dealing

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with hundreds of cases, 1406 people have appeared in court so far, 157

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have been convicted, but the majority of the rest, 62%, have

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been remanded in custody, for more than the usual rate of 10%. So why

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is that? Well, as the clean-up continues, a Metropolitan Police

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document has emerged that shows the force at a strategy of asking the

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court not to release those charged with riot related offences on bail.

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The idea was to give the police more time to investigate while

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ensuring there was not more unrest. Some lawyers representing those

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arrested believe this was a blanket lock them up strategy. According to

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this policy, every single person is kept in custody, and that concerns

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us, because the custody sergeant's discretion is essential, and they

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should be a presumption of bail. People should be released unless

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there are circumstances which mean they should be kept in custody.

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the Metropolitan Police say more than 600 the Baja been released on

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bail because of lack of clear evidence, and it is a decision for

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the course, not the police. -- more than 600 people have been released.

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It is taking time to identify offenders, so police are pressing

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charges as soon as they have enough, but possibly not for the evidence,

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a tactically generally used for major crimes such as terrorism. The

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Met is now warning that this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival,

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Europe's largest, may provide an excuse for more trouble. We have

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seen some chat on social networking sites, as well as other

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intelligence Streams, to say that some people do want to come to the

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event to create trouble, and that some people see the event as an

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opportunity to event elsewhere in London while the police are

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otherwise engaged. But with police releasing more footage every day,

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including this from Manchester, the pressure also remains to identify

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the faces and the crowds and make arrests.

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The family of singer Amy Winehouse say the toxicology tests showed

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there were no illegal drugs in her body when she died. The singer, 27,

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was found dead at her home in London last month. Her family say

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the tests show the presence of alcohol but the cause of death was

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still unknown. John Howard Davies, one of the

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great names of British television comedy, has died at his home in

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Oxford at the age of 72. He launched a series of hugely popular

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BBC shows, including Holy Fools and horses and Yes, Minister, and

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produce classics such as Fawlty Towers and the good life. His son

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William said his father had enjoyed an apps to the extraordinary career,

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as arts editor Will Gompertz reports. -- an absolutely

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extraordinary career. The Good Life... Play it's nice and

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cool, you know what I mean... Fools and horses... When I caught

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Gerald in 1968, he was completely wild. I was livid! The And Not the

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9 o'clock News, three hugely successful television comedies, all

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directed, produced or commissioned by John Howard Davies.

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To have had one such it would have been noteworthy, to have three

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quite something. The fact that they are but a small sum of on a list of

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John Howard Davies was the son of a highly regarded screenwriter and an

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accomplished child actor. There please, sir, I want some more.

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he played Oliver Twist in the famous David Dein's adaptation.

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Other film successes followed, as did a stint of National Service,

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after which he took various jobs outside the entertainment industry,

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but when he arrived at the BBC in the mid- 1960s, he became part of

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the famous comedy it and found a home for his extraordinary talent.

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--, the unit. You are on television, aren't you? He moved behind the

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camera and produced and directed the first series of Monty Python's

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And the first series of Fawlty Towers. Thank you, God, thank you

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so bloody match! I like cruelty. Hello, dear, just going to...

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only problem I had is that I could never get her to hit bars are hard

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enough. Our day you! He became the head of comedy in 1978, giving a

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new generation of producers their chance. For me personally, he was

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very important, because he gave me my first job in television and

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mentored me through the first five years as my boss. For the nation at

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large and the world, really, he was the most extraordinary comedy

:23:28.:23:32.

producer there has been. Is it part of a job to help ministers make

:23:32.:23:38.

fools of themselves? I have never met one who needed any help.

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worked for both the BBC and ITV and made an enormous contribution to

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the success of British television. People talked of his charm and

:23:47.:23:57.

intelligence, proving that nice The tributes to John Howard Davies,

:23:57.:24:01.

who has died at the age of 72. I have just got time to give you the

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latest from Libya tonight, and we have just made contact with Rupert

:24:06.:24:09.

Wingfield-Hayes, Our correspondent in Tripoli, and Paul Wood is in the

:24:09.:24:14.

rebel stronghold of Benghazi. Rupert, your sense of how things

:24:14.:24:22.

stand tonight. Well, Huw, they are obviously still looking for the

:24:22.:24:25.

Gaddafi family in Tripoli tonight. They do not know way they are

:24:25.:24:29.

hiding out, whether they may still be here in a bunker, hiding

:24:29.:24:33.

somewhere in the city or maybe they have fled to somewhere else in

:24:33.:24:39.

Libya. Regardless of that, there is a real sense here tonight that 42

:24:39.:24:43.

years of Colonel Gaddafi's rule here has come to an end, regardless

:24:43.:24:47.

of where he is and regardless of how his supporters may continue to

:24:47.:24:53.

resist. Tonight, it really is over for the Gaddafi regime. With that

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thought, Paul Wood, how are they planning in Benghazi to form that

:24:57.:25:02.

transition? Well, there is a lot of celebration tonight, people are

:25:02.:25:06.

sounding car horns and there is gunfire as well, but there is

:25:06.:25:11.

serious political work to be done, and in the morning the National

:25:11.:25:14.

Transitional Council will fly a mission to Tripoli. In fact, they

:25:14.:25:22.

are going to go into the mountains and drive into the capital.

:25:22.:25:25.

Symbolically, it is important for them not to be seen as a faction

:25:25.:25:28.

from Benghazi. They want to rule the whole country and bring

:25:28.:25:32.

political direction to the myriad militia groups. They do not really

:25:32.:25:36.

have a national army, and as I was saying earlier, they do not want to

:25:36.:25:40.

see the streets running red with blood. In fact, the leader of the

:25:40.:25:44.

National Council here, Mustafa Jalil, feels so strongly about that

:25:44.:25:47.

that he has threatened to resign. They are worried about a power

:25:47.:25:51.

vacuum, worried about looting and internecine conflict and general

:25:51.:25:57.

disorder. RTZ, the next few days, the road ahead may not be strewn

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