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Reports of another massacre in Syria. This time it's claimed 13

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factory workers have been shot in cold blood.

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And the town of Houla, where there was a massacre last week, suffers

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fresh bombardment. The UN says the bloodshed there may amount to a

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crime against humanity. The Foreign Secretary insists all options must

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be considered. Syria is on the edge of a catastrophic situation. If we

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can imagine one even worse than the current situation.

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Now international efforts focus on trying to persuade Russia to back

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diplomatic attempts to stop the killing.

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Also tonight: World markets take a tumble, as the

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US economy stumbles. Never before seen images of the

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Queen returning home just hours after learning she was monarch.

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And 66 years on, a full dress And Hodgson's headache - England

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Coming up in Sportsday: Brendon Rodgers promises to "fight

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for his life" to bring success to Good evening.

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Syria is on the edge of all-out civil war - the warning from the

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Foreign Secretary, William Hague, after reports of a fresh massacre

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of civilians. Activists in the country say 13 factory workers have

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been shot dead by a pro-government militia. The United Nations is now

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pressing for a full investigation into last week's massacre of more

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than 100 civilians in the town of Houla. They've said it could amount

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to "crimes against humanity". But, as Bridget Kendall reports, there's

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frustration at the latest diplomatic efforts to stop the

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conflict. More disturbing images from Syria

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posted on the internet by opposition activists. Factory

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workers forced off a bus and murdered, they say, by pro-

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government militias. It is an account that UN observers inside

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Syria have not yet verified, but they did confirm the massacre last

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week at Houla, and today the UN Human Rights Council blamed Syria

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for it, urging an inquiry to investigate possible war crimes.

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These acts may amount to crimes against humanity and other

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international crimes, and may be indicative of a pattern of

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widespread or systematic attacks against civilian populations.

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Syria's envoy denied his government's involvement, blaming

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the massacre on rebel fighters. TRANSLATION: It is now a familiar

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pattern for armed terrorist gangs to carry out massacres times

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deliberately to lead to special sessions hostile to Syria, like

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this one. From several parts of Syria today there has been amateur

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videos suggesting renewed shelling. Here in Homs. And around Houla,

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where the massacre was. One activist from Houla told us what

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being under siege felt like. It was such a horrible thing. You feel

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like an earthquake under you. When the bomb fell, you feel like an

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earthquake and you. Not much left of the UN's ceasefire. No wonder

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Kofi Annan is despondent. We are all frustrated by the violence, by

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the killings. So am I. I think perhaps I am more frustrated than

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most of you because I am in the thick of things. Meeting the Syrian

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opposition in Turkey today, William Hague warned of imminent civil war.

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Syria is rapidly becoming less stable, not more so, and there is a

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great danger of a collapse in Syria. So what can the outside world do

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about it? Well, it is clear that Syria is unlikely to turn into

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another Libya, involving Western military action. In the first place,

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Russia would probably Blunkett at the UN Security Council. But even

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without Russia, there is no appetite for intervention. --

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Russia would probably block it. Syria is well-armed and an all-out

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war would soon involve its neighbours. And Western powers are

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distracted, the United States with a presidential election and

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Europeans with the euro crisis, and all of them worried about

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withdrawing from Afghanistan. In Paris, President Putin was digging

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in his heels. He refused to consider sanctions on Syria and

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pointed out that opposition fighters are also killing people.

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And the UN peace plan, he says, is still worth backing.

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Bridget joins me in the studio. Why is Russia so reluctant to join in

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the effort to find a solution? is complicated. It does feel a

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little bit as though President Putin and Russia want it both ways.

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They want to say on the one hand that they are not taking sides,

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that they are trying to be even- handed and point out violence on

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both sides. And they are not necessarily backing President Assad,

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just trying to stop the violence. But it does also feel as though

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Russia is digging in its heels and refusing, today for example, at the

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UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, to condemn the Government for what

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the UN said was responsibility for a massacre. Western governments are

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waiting for a moment when they hope Russia might begin to move, as it

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did on Libya, away from support for the government in Damascus, and to

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a U-turn and say, it is time for him to go. The problem is that,

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just as for the West, Syria is not like Libya. They do not want to

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intervene in this one. It is far too complicated. For Russia, also,

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it is complicated. They see that President Assad is entrenched. He

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is a long-term alliance of Russia, and they are not going to change

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their mind on Syria just because there is an opposition and there is

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violence on the ground. The danger is that this split, this difference

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of opinion in the international community, is going to carry on for

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a long time, just as the violence on the ground in Syria is going to

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carry on a very long time. So there is not any sign of diplomatic

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pressure coming together on the outside that could help to move the

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peace plan forwards. Gloomy economic figures from both

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sides of the Atlantic led to sharp falls on world markets today. In

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the US, unemployment rose unexpectedly, leading to fears that

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the economic recovery there could be grinding to a halt. There was

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more bad news in the eurozone, and in the UK a survey suggests

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manufacturing is shrinking at its fastest rate for three years. Hugh

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Pym reports. It was another nerve-jangling day

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for traders on world financial markets. A raft of new data

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suggested some leading economies were faltering, with the biggest of

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them all, the US, raising the most concerns. The American President,

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out on the campaign trail, acknowledged that the first

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increase in unemployment for nearly a year suggested that all was not

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well with the economy. businesses have created almost 4.3

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million new jobs over the last 27 months, but, as we learned in

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today's jobs report, we are still not creating them as fast as we

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want. Just like at this time last year, our economy is still facing

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some serious head wins. -- headwind. As Wall Street dealers digested the

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implications, hopes that a robust United States would pull the global

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economy forward were dented. This should be some source of concern

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for US trading partners. The largest economy in the world does

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appear to be slowing down, so it raises some risks. At the same time,

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the US consumer does seem to be holding in pretty well. World

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markets chose to focus on the negatives. On Wall Street, the Dow

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Jones closed down more than 2%. The main German index was nearly 3.5%

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lower and London's leading shares fell more than 1% on the day. The

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market mood in the UK had been soured earlier by a gloomy

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manufacturing survey, the worst of its kind in three years, raising

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fears that the recession could prove deeper than expected. The

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latest economic news is likely to fuel the debate over whether the

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Government is doing enough to boost growth. The pressure on ministers

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both at Westminster and further afield to justify existing policies,

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or, with new ones, seems set to intensify. -- or to come up with

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new ones. The Government's response should be to steer away from the

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iceberg rather than rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic. In the

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Queen's Speech, we saw one pro- business piece of legislation and

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several anti-business piece of legislation and a range of things

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that were nothing to do with stimulating the economy.

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Treasury said there were business- friendly policies in place and

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measures to halt lending to companies, but with weaker data

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from the eurozone and China today, the fear is that growth will be

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hard to come by for every economy. -- measures to help lending to

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companies. People in the Irish Republic have

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voted in favour of a controversial EU treaty that imposes austerity in

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return for access to emergency funding. 60% backed the plan, which

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is aimed at enforcing budgetary discipline in eurozone countries.

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The posters testify to a hard- fought campaign. A vote in favour

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of the pact was described as a vote for stability, but the No campaign

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had said the pact just ushered in more austerity. In the event, 60%

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voted Yes. The majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 326,003.

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The Yes campaign went to celebrate and then stopped themselves. Tough

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economic challenges lie ahead. So what is the new Fiscal Treaty? It

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imposes strict discipline over budgets and deficits. There will be

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penalties if the rules are broken. And agreeing to the treaty

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guarantees access to the new eurozone bail out fund. The Irish

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leader, Enda Kenny, said that good housekeeping rules would benefit

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Europe. It will also send out a message to other cities around the

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world which have not been expressing full confidence in the

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euro and the eurozone. We believe in this process. The Irish

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government will now try to push Europe's leaders into reducing the

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cost of the bail out for the country's bust banks. In some

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places it was clear that many people had voted Yes to keep a

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European safety net. We have a lovely calm sea behind us, but the

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sea can be rough. For the business community, this could be a lifeboat

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for the future of our government and for the future of our

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businesses. One in 10 mortgages are in arrears and house prices are

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down 50%. Most of the No vote came from those affected by austerity

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and spending cuts. I think we saw a huge amount of anger and protest in

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the No vote in working-class areas against the austerity agenda. The

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other sectors of the population are giving the government and Europe

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one more chance. The result was welcomed by the German Chancellor,

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Angela Merkel, as good for Ireland and good for Europe. She will hope

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it will put pressure on other countries, like Spain and Greece,

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to continue taking the harsh medicine to put their house in

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order. Others point out that the tougher rules, however, will do

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A senior barrister will be appointed to review allegations

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that the Metropolitan Police failed to properly investigate claims of

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police corruption during the inquiry into the murder of Stephen

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Lawrence. The Home Office confirmed the review would take place after

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the Met said its own examination of the claims had found no new

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evidence to justify them. Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racist

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attack in 1993. Now, the bunting is out, final

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preparations are under way for a weekend of events to mark the

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee. A full dress rehearsal of the procession

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to Buckingham Palace took place this morning, and across the UK

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people have been making final plans for street parties to celebrate the

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60th reign. This evening remarkable footage has been broadcast for the

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first time showing the Queen returning to Britain hours after

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she succeeded to the throne. Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell

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Oh, it must be the aeroplane. Flying home to face her destiny, an

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image from 60 years ago seen publicly for the first time today.

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This is the Queen's private footage taken aboard the aircraft which

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brought her home to Britain after learning that her father had died

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and that she was now Queen. I have never seen this. So these must be

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the first pictures taken after she knew she was Queen. It featured in

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a Jubilee tribute to his mother by 60 years after Elizabeth flew home

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as Queen, Britain is gearing up with its Jubilee tribute. While

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much of London's Left, a full-scale rehearsal took place of the

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carriage procession which will conclude the celebrations on

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Tuesday. -- while much of London's Left. Then the streets will be

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crowded. This morning there was barely a spectator to be seen,

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giving the car is a chance to measure out their positions and the

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Household Cavalry to familiarise themselves with the route that the

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carriages will take from Westminster Hall and up Whitehall

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and finally: The Mall and back to Buckingham Palace. On the Thames,'s

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are being marshalled for the river pageant. For that day, the main

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uncertainty seems to be the weather. Around the Victoria Memorial, a

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huge stage has been constructed which will be the setting for the

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diamond Jubilee concert. In his tribute to his mother tonight,

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Prince Charles spoke of the Queen's contribution over 60 years. My Mama

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has been a constant feature on the scene, has provided that sense of

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continuity in a time of immense change over the last 60 years, it

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is one of the most important things to celebrate, it seems to me.

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course, not everybody will be cheering this weekend. Republicans

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believe the Jubilee is misconceived. 60 years on the throne is not an

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achievement, it is a job for life with no scrutiny or accountability.

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If you are given a job for life at 25 and now you are 85, you have

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done it for 60 years. Yet the facts tell us that across the 60 years of

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the Queen's reign, the monarchy's popularity has remained remarkably

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resilient. The stage, quite literally, is set for a weekend

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when I think we can fairly say a clear majority of people in this

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country will indicate their support for the institution and their

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gratitude to the person who exit. -- Hillheads it.

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And you can keep up to date with the diamond Jubilee celebrations on

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the BBC website with full details of what is happening in London and

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around the UK. The Don't touch me! I am not a

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criminal! A protestation of innocence from one of the Britons

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accused of drug smuggling in Bali. It is one of Britain's biggest

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companies and one of its biggest commercial ventures, but today BP

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said it wanted to sell its 50% stake in one of Russia's largest

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oil producers. Its relationship with the four billionaire oligarchs

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to run the Russian country has been profitable but they have been

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simmering tensions in the boardroom. TNK-BP's glossy video hails 10

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years of bravery and innovation. BP owns exactly half of the highly

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successful oil company, but despite the huge profits, it has been a

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painful 10 years of a troubled partnership with a group of Russian

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billionaires. It was a very happy investment for them, a good

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investment for them. The company was happy in its involvement if we

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put aside this very serious corporate conflict. Today, BP said

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it is considering selling its half of the company, which has earned

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its �12 billion from an investment of �5 billion. A Russian state-

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owned business has apparently made an offer. BP's low point in Russia

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was when Bob Dudley, now the chief executive, had to leave the country

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complaining of an orchestrated campaign of harassment. What should

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have been a lucrative Arctic exploration deal, blessed by

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Vladimir Putin himself, fell apart when BP's billionaire partners

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blocked it. BP's Russian adventure has been immensely profitable, but

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its partners have proved unpredictable, and increasingly

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there has been another factor in the Russian oil and gas business.

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More than ever, the Kremlin wants to be involved. It is tough doing

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business in Russia, and this gravy is a reminder of how tough. This

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man was a lawyer investigating fraud on behalf of a huge

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investment fund but he ended up dead in prison. The man he was

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working for suspect BP have been forced out of Russia. I have

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surprised that they have held on his wrong. -- I am surprised. It is

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a remarkable tribute to the endurance of the guys running the

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company to be able to stay there given the level of criminality in

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Russia. Billions of pounds of UK pension fund money is invested in

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BP, so if the company does sell up, how it reinvest the cash matters to

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A British woman who is under arrest in Bali suspected of drug

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trafficking has been taken to hospital. Rachel Dougal is

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receiving treatment. She claims she has not slept properly or eaten for

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days. She's being held along with three other Britons, Julian Ponder,

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Lindsay Sandiford and Paul Beales. Nick Bryant reports from Bali.

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For a British woman at the centre of the Drug trafficking allegations,

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the awfulness of her situation has made her fearful and fragile.

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Concerns for her physical and mental states today led the

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Indonesian authorities to transfer Rachel Dougal from the jail where

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she is being held to a police hospital. Don't touch me! I am not

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a criminal! The 38-year-old said she has not been sleeping or eating

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and that she is missing her six- year-old daughter. Another Briton

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in custody is 55-year-old Lindsay Sandiford, arrested at Bali airport

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on the 19th May. It is thought she agreed to take part in a sting

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operation aimed at Rachel Dougal and her partner, Julian Ponder,

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arrested last Friday. Both claimed they were set up by Lindsay

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Sandiford, who allegedly disguised the drugs as a birthday present for

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their daughter. Lindsay Sandiford's lawyer said she brought the drugs

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into the country because of threats made against her sons. She do this

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not because of the money, because of the safety of their child.

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read this island of the scourge of narcotics, the Indonesian

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authorities have made an example of foreigners found guilty of drug

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trafficking. The consequences are potentially fatal, a spell on death

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row, execution by firing squad. Rachel Dougal is spending the night

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in hospital, but one that is He ruled his country for nearly 30

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years, but Egypt's former President, toppled any Arab Spring, will be in

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court tomorrow for a verdict which could see him sentenced to death.

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Hosni Mubarak is accused of ordering troops to fire on

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protesters during the uprising last year. The trial has divided opinion

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among Egyptians, as Rupert It takes some bravery to declare

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your love for Hosni Mubarak in Egypt these days, but these young

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men are preparing to do so loudly and in public outside the court

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house. President Mubarak should be treated as a former President with

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a proud military record, this man tells me. He gave us 30 years of

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peace, we should honour him. Anyone who supports Mubarak is treated

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like an insect, says this man. All I am guilty of has been born under

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Mubarak -- under Mubarak, I happen to love the man. This is Mubarak as

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they would like to remember him, as the soldier and statesman. Not as

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he is now, a sick old man laid out on a stretcher in court. But for

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this woman, there is only bitterness and hatred for Mubarak.

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She says he took away her son. He was shot in the chest, and this

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is the blood you can see on his trousers. Mustafa was one of the

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First Martyrs of the revolution, cut down by police bullets as he

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marched on Tahrir Square. TRANSLATION: I will not rest until

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I have revenge, because my heart is still burning, until what they did

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to my son is done to him. Tomorrow's verdict was supposed to

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be art bringing a definitive end to the Mubarak era, but Egyptians

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today remain as deeply divided as ever about what to do with their

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former president, and about the only thing that you advise people

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here now is a common fear of the post-Mubarak future. On the streets

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and in the tea shops it is the topic on everyone's lips. The year

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since the revolution has been traumatic. The economy has ground

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to a halt, tourists have played, and Cairo has been hit by an

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epidemic of crime. We are feeling fear, the newspaper and the news

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and the TV are talking about crimes and criminals. That is why the

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atmosphere is so harmful. There is an irony here. Last year, hundreds

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of people died on the streets of Cairo to get rid of Mubarak. Now

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many here are yearning for a new strongman to take control and make

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The England manager, Roy Hodgson, has played down his team's injury

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woes as they prepare to fly to Ukraine for Euro 2012. They have

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been training ahead of a friendly against Belgium tomorrow, but

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without midfielders Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry, who have been

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forced to pull out of the tournament. Mr Hodgson said he was

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happy with his team. The protracted English season has

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worked its usual effects before a major tournament, a key topic of

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discussion was the injury list, along and for a time today looking

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as if it might grow even longer as Theo Walcott fell to the turf. Last

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weekend, Gareth Barry limped out of the England team. Then, just

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yesterday, Frank Lampard strained his thigh in training and withdrew

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from the squad. Scott Parker will, we are told, play tomorrow, but he

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barely figured towards the end of the Premier League season with a

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persistent Achilles problem. All of this has led to a late call-up for

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Jordan Henderson, who had at best a mixed first season for Liverpool.

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It is a huge blow that Frank has got to go home, especially on the

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back of losing Gareth Barry, but when you go out to train and play,

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you have got to give it 100%. You cannot afford to ease back or relax,

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because sometimes you can pick up injuries. Gary Neville, the former

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England player turned coach, says he has never known such a low sense

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of expectation around an England team going into a tournament. The

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question is, does it take the pressure off the new England

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manager, or does it even heed it on? I am satisfied with the group

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we have put together. I believe in the group, I think they will do

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well. Obviously, I am disappointed to have lost two senior players,

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three if you count him, but it is a great opportunity for someone else.

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With only 10 days to go before the FirstGroup game against France, Roy

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Hodgson will be hoping not just for a decent performance but one that

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