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Tonight, live ammunition and water cannon, the weapons available to

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police in any future riots. A review of the police response to

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the unrest in the summer calls for a new set of rules. Where arsonists

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put people's lives at risk, police would be justified in using live

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bullets. The report has divided opinion. The risks to civil order

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have changed, we have seen that. And we think police need new rules

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of engagement. We will be asking how likely police forces are to

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embrace these new tactics. Also tonight... I have no reason or

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knowledge to believe it was going on. Piers Morgan claims he had no

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knowledge of phone hacking at the Daily Mirror. In North Korea, 11

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days of official mourning for the dictator. Banned for eight matches,

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Luis Suarez is heavily punished for racially abusing another player.

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And a glimpse of the most significant Planets ever discovered

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Good evening. Water cannon, plastic bullets and even live ammunition

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could be used by police in the event of another outbreak of civil

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unrest. A review of police tactics during the summer says new rules of

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engagement are needed to protect the public. But the findings of Her

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Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary have been questioned

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by senior police officers, as well as by some MPs. June Kelly explains.

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Burning buildings were among the most powerful and poignant images

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of the summer. Arsonists destroyed homes, shops and livelihoods and

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terrorised communities. This famous photograph showed a young woman

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leaping to safety. It is an example of why a new rules of engagement

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need to be drawn up for officers, according to the Inspectorate of

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Constabulary. If there are not enough police to restrain the sheer

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numbers, and all the evidence suggests that it will take some

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hours to muster enough numbers, then they have to have some options

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to protect our citizens. They may consider using lethal force in some

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circumstances. The big lesson from the summer is that in any similar

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unrest in future, we must have more officers on the streets. The police

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estimate that they need to outnumber the rioters Blair at

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least three to one in order to make arrests. But it also says the

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police need to look at the possibility of bringing in water-

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cannon and plastic bullets, up until now only used in riots in

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Northern Ireland. The latest plastic bullets are designed to

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reduce the risk of injury. But one police chief, who used to be in

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charge in Northern Ireland, thinks the Inspectorate of Constabulary

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has got it wrong. Baton rounds and water cannon buy you distance. What

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you saw in London were fast moving crowds, not standing still, in

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which case these measures would have been totally useless. And

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sadly, on occasions, people have died from baton rounds, and they

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remembered ever after by their families. Tottenham, where the

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trouble began. This neighbourhood is a reminder of what was lost. But

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one community leader believes that while the police have to learn

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lessons, lethal force should not be part of the solution. No, it is

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crazy to even suggest it. History shows you that a round-the-world,

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in Northern Ireland, it has not worked, it has not solved the

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problem. After the riots in Tottenham, there has been a big

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focus on police-community relations. The rules state that for the police

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to open fire, they have to believe there is an imminent threat to life.

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This is generally the case when there is someone with a weapon. And

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of course, it was a police shooting which sparked the disturbances here.

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This was the man who was shot dead, Mark Duggan. A firearm was

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recovered from the scene, and his death is still being investigated.

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Four months after the events of the summer, the big question is, if

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there is a repeat, should the police make greater use of their

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firepower? Let's pick up on the point you made at the end there,

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how likely is it, do you think, that British police forces will

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embrace some of these more extreme tactics? When it comes to using

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live rounds on arsonists, the Inspectorate of Constabulary is

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stressing this would be absolutely a last resort. The challenge for

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police when they open fire is that they have to make decisions in a

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split-second. During a riot, that would be very difficult to do. Also

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there is the fact that this summer just gone, many of the people on

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the streets were very young. When it comes to water cannon and

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plastic bullets, we were hearing from Sir Hugh ward, one of the few

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officers who has employed both, giving an emphatic no. It would

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mark a significant change in British policing if those things

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were to be employed. Only yesterday, a parliamentary committee was

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saying no to water cannon and Piers Morgan, the former editor of

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the News of world and of the Daily Mirror has been giving evidence to

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the Leveson inquiry into press standards. He denied the suggestion

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that phone hacking had been endemic at the Daily Mirror, and claimed

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that his journalists all knew they had to operate within the law. He

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did admit to listening to a voice message which had been left by Sir

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Paul McCartney for his former wife, but refused to say who played it to

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him. He was 28 when he was editor at the News of the World. He then

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went to the Daily Mirror, and on to television. Now, he is the high-

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profile post of an American chat show. Piers Morgan relishes his

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status as interrogator of the stars. But today, by satellite link from

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Los Angeles, he was placed under an oath to answer questions. He

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started jauntily, but when it came to phone hacking, his answers

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became noticeably more terse. Your newspaper was near the top of the

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list, wasn't it? Top of the list of what. Of those who were carrying

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out this sort of practice. And you well know that. You also well know

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that not one single person has made a formal complaint against the

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Daily Mirror. He was asked about a private voicemail message left by

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Paul McCartney for his then girlfriend, Heather Mills.

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listened to a tape of a message, yes. It was a voicemail message,

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wasn't it? I believed it was, yes. Mr Morgan said he had to protect

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his sources so could not say more. Lord Justice Leveson was becoming

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exasperated. I am perfectly happy to call Lady McCartney to give

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evidence as to whether she authorised you to listen to her

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voice mails. Mr Morgan remained rural on that subject, and denied

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he had heard other celebrity voice mails, and insisted he had not even

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known phone hacking took place. have no reason or knowledge to

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believe it was going on. But what did you yourself know from your own

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perception of what was going on? Did you see this sort of thing

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going on, Mr Morgan? No. Are you sure about that? 100%. In one

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tantalising moment, he was quoting from his diaries about Rupert

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Murdoch's dismissive attitude towards the Press Complaints

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Commission. That may not be his recollection of events. I'm not

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asking you for his book collection. I can ask him that. And that would

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appear to mean that Rupert Murdoch himself is to be called to give

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evidence. But today, it was Piers Morgan, who, before he hurried off

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to do his chat show, signed off from the inquiry with a complaint.

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After 1.5 hours of evidence, he said he felt like a badly treated

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rock-star, whose low points were constantly being played, but whose

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successes were ignored. During the day, News International

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agreed settlements with several high-profile people affected by the

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phone hacking scandal at the News of the World. The company confirmed

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that it had settled claims brought by Princess Diana's former lover,

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James Hewitt, television presenter Ulrika Jonsson and five others. A

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man has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence after

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arriving at Birmingham airport on a flight from Dubai. He was suspected

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of having a document which could be of use to someone planning an act

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of terrorism. In North Korea, the country's new leader, Kim Jong Un,

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has led mourners as they pay their last respects to his father, Kim

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Jong Il, whose body is now lying in state. He died on Saturday at the

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age of 69. The country has entered an 11 day period of mourning.

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Foreign governments concerned about the transition of power have been

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monitoring events, as our correspondent reports from

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neighbouring South Korea. Kim Jong Il, a face so familiar to the

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outside world, revered, reviled, even caricatured, now mourned. And

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this is the new guardian of North Korea's nuclear weapons, his son,

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Kim Jong Un. He is not yet 30 years old, but he is every bit as

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enigmatic as his father. He's the man China and America will be

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negotiating with. And these are the people he will be ruling. Many of

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them are poorer and hungrier than when his father took power. The

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tears appear to be just as real, but those who were there the last

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time North Korea changed its rules say, do not believe everything.

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TRANSLATION: You could not not cry in public, so people used to pinch

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themselves to make themselves cry. Others were just laughing. When I

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look at it now, I think it is even more fake. But the biggest concern

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around the world is not insincerity on the streets of Pyongyang, but

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instability. TRANSLATION: People will be

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watching for signs of his inexperience. From outside the

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country, governments are straining to get a clear picture of how this

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transition is unfolding, and the tensions it might produce. North

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Korean leaders have never been toppled by hardship, not political

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repression or even famine. But the slow creep of capitalism into their

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country may be an even bigger threat. This communist state has

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already had to loosen its strict controls on the economy, but when

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its new leader choose more reform or more repression to hold it

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Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs enjoys an unduly cosy relationship

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with some of Britain's biggest firms, according to a parliamentary

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committee. The MPs drew attention to �25 billion worth of unsettled

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tax bills, alleging that big companies are treated more

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favourably than individuals and small businesses. Downing Street

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into the end -- intervened to defend the new collection system.

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The nation's tax collectors, HM Revenue & Customs, are accused of

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not doing enough to bring in tax from business. There is �25 billion

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of unresolved tax bills according Vodafone is one major company which

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has been targeted by protesters, alleging that business is not

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paying its fair share. Vodafone denies those claims. Top Shop is

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another which has been the focus of these campaigners. Now a Commons

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committee is to Lee Cook -- critical of HMRC, suggesting it has

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been cosying up to big business. -- strongly critical. They hide behind

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this cloak of secrecy, claiming confidentiality of taxpayers'

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affairs. In a case involving the investment bank, Goldman Sachs,

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HMRC admitted to an �8 million mistake over what was owed. A

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whistleblower claim to the unpaid bill was more like �20 million,

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though the tax authority denied that. It provoked fierce exchanges

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at the hearings. Was the taxpayer ripped off? Absolutely not. Did we

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lose �10 million that we should have had? It was smaller than that.

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What was it? I am sorry, I am in grievous difficulty of taxpayer

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confidentiality. Some small business owners are worried they

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will be getting tougher treatment than the big corporations. If they

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are going to treat larger businesses with kid gloves, in some

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respects, I would like to see them treating small businesses and

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freelancers the same way. Working out the UK tax liabilities of

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multinational companies, including those based in the City of London,

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is far from straightforward. Tax law is highly complex and

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businesses acting on behalf of shareholders will want to do

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whatever they can to reduce their tax bills. With all the reliefs and

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exemptions that exist for legitimate reasons, it is difficult

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to determine what the right amount of tax is. That can either be done

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because you test it through the courts, and that is a long,

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expensive process, all the encouragement is to do it

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collaboratively. Downing Street has defended the tax authorities and

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has denied there is an unduly cosy relationship with big business. All

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taxpayers are treated evenly, it Coming up, America's new ball, how

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many families have lost their homes as the economy stagnates --

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American's new poor. I don't think we deserve this, but at the same

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The Liverpool striker, Luis Suarez, has been banned for eight matches

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and fined �40,000 for racially abusing another player. Suarez was

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found guilty of misconduct by the Football Association for comments

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he made to Manchester United's Patrice Evra. The report said they

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are very surprised and disappointed by the outcome.

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It was the confrontation that led to Luis Suarez becoming the

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highest-profile player in Premier League history to be found guilty

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of racial abuse. Liverpool's Uruguayan striker was accused by

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Manchester United's Frenchman, Patrice Evra, of repeatedly

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insulting him. Suarez said he used a span age variation of the word,

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Negro, -- a Spanish variation. Denying it was an insult in his

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native country. But the FA decided it was racial abuse, handing the

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Goals like this means Suarez will be sorely missed by Liverpool. The

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striker expressed his dismay at the length of his suspension. The stain

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of his reputation may linger longer. The case centred around the use of

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the world -- the words nigrito, which is acceptable apparently, for

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Luis Suarez. But for us in the UK, it is not acceptable, it is wrong,

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it is racially offensive. England FA it is still waiting to

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discover whether John Terry will face a criminal prosecution for an

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alleged separate incident of racism towards another opponent. Two

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incidents which have raised the issue of racism like never before.

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With Liverpool considering an appeal, a case complicated by

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cultural nuances may not yet be over.

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An outline agreement for big changes by public sector pensions

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has been achieved according to the government, a book called -- after

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months of negotiations and a national strike, ministers believe

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most trade unions have agreed in To is this deal in danger of

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falling apart? It was supposed to be a singer but a moment for

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ministers, saying they have this outline agreement -- it was

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supposed to be a significant moment for ministers. As you say, there

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has been this last-minute hitch, it involves the Communities Secretary,

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Eric Pickles. He wrote a letter to the local government unions and in

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it, he talked about a cap on employer contributions. The problem

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is, that had not been agreed with the unions in advance. It has led

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the GMB to accuse Mr Pickles of complete the undermining the

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process and they have withdrawn their support while they wait for

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clarification. The government said it was a mistake but they want a --

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the unions want a meeting with ministers. Behind the scenes, some

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ministers are pretty furious that this has taken the shine off what

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they think should have been a very good day for the Government.

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Thank you. The Prime Minister has spent the

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day visiting British forces in Afghanistan. The visit was badly

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disrupted by bad weather, but Mr Cameron let RAF crews stationed in

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Kandahar, and later was asked whether the government should be

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doing more to improve the welfare of troops and their families.

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have taken a range of steps, like doubling the operational allowance,

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cutting council tax, making sure There is more that needs to be done

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not just by government but by the whole country to recognise the

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forces, but I think we have made good progress this year.

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The latest census of the US population suggests that nearly

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half of all American citizens are now classed as Paul on a low income.

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The state of the economy and the impact on many a recurrence our as

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Rising numbers of families in Colorado are losing their homes.

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Winter in America, and the chill from an economic crisis that began

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three years ago has set in. Denver, Colorado was a brash, can-do place

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that grew rich on energy and mining. When night falls, the Other America

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emerges from the shadows. Grim streets where drug dealers and

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prostitutes tout for business around strip joints and seedy

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motels. And this is also where you will find America's new homes.

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Entire families to have lost everything, hunting for a room for

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the night. Like Angela Rowe and his family. Moving into a motel, run by

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a charity -- Angelo and his family. He is a single father with three

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kids. Earlier today, they were evicted from their house. It is

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hard, rough, unforgiving. Nobody is going to help you, except yourself

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full but that is the only hope that is there for you, that is what I

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believe. -- that is the only help there is. Accurate figures are hard

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to come by, but it is thought as many as 3.5 million Americans need

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shelter like this at some point in the year. Increasingly, it is

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families that are the made homeless. -- being made homeless. It doesn't

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get much harder than this. Robert and Victoria and their six children

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have been living in the motel for weeks. He lost his job in

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construction this autumn and he doesn't have enough money to pay

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the rent. We had a home, a yard for our kids to play in, two dogs. I

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used to make dinner every night. Now I can't even cook for my family.

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That's hard. I just miss our life. I don't think we deserve this. But

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at the same time, I am like, that's What there may be signs that the

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economy is improving, but the stories on the ground are so

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different. My kids know we're not going do have much of a Christmas

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this year. They are OK with that. As long as we have each other.

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Actually, this one, she told me, even if we do get presents, can we

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just wrap them and give them to the other kids that need them?

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The family are victims of a slowdown and no one seems able to

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control. For growing numbers of people, this is where their

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A famous sculpture by Barbara Hepworth has been stolen by

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suspected metal thieves from a park in south London. The large bronze,

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called Two Forms (Divided Circle), had been on display in Derek --

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Dulwich Park for over 40 years. Staff discovered the theft this

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morning. A reward has been offered for information leading to the

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thieves arrest and conviction. Astronomers in the United States,

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who have been studying a distant star similar to our own son, have

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found what they say are the most important Planets ever discovered

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outside the solar system -- our own Planets orbit many of the stars we

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see in the night sky. The big question is, could one of them be

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like our own? Scientists believe they have found one that once was.

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Orbiting a star 1,000 light years away, this is the first planet as

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scientists have discovered that is almost exactly the same size as our

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turf. It is too hot to support life now -- as our earth. Millions of

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years ago it was further from its sun, so temperatures were much

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lower. In the past, if it was further from its sun, it may have

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been cooler, it may have perhaps had oceans of water, possibly even

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have been suitable for life. Researchers worked -- writing in

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the journal, Major, have discovered a second planet around the start

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that is slightly smaller than the Earth -- the journal, Nature. It is

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also too hot to support life. The discovery was made with NASA's

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Kepler Telescope. It looks all planets twinkling. Up until now,

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researchers have only done planets much larger being -- larger than

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the Earth, the most recent being Today they have announced a

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discovery of a planet that is the same size, Kepler-20f, and one that

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is a little smaller, Kepler-20e. Scientists believe that planets at

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a similar size to ours are more likely to support life. I think we

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will find many more planets that I'll have like. I think we will

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find life out there. -- that are earth like. We may not find

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intelligent life, it may be green slime, but we may be there.

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Scientists may not have long to wait. With the telescope scanning

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