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A Premier League footballer is fighting for his life after

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collapsing on the pitch during an FA Cup tie. Bolton midfielder

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Fabrice Muamba is rushed into intensive care as the quarter-final

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against Spurs is suspended - tonight he's described as

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critically ill. Get well soon, our thoughts are with you. Just gutted,

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I just hope he pulls through. It is all about him. Unions condemn plans

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to end national pay deals for thousands of civil servants. They

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say it will drive down wages and damage the economy. If you drive

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down that ability to spend money in the local economy, there will not

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only be an effect on the public sector, but on the private sector

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as well. The face of the US soldier accused of a massacre in

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Afghanistan - Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is held in a high-security

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military prison. And Wales are victorious in this year's Six

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Nations - they clinch the Grand Good evening. The Bolton midfielder

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Fabrice Muamba is tonight critically ill in hospital after

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collapsing in a televised FA Cup quarter-final match. The 23-year-

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old is in intensive care at a London hospital. He fell to the

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ground just before half-time during Bolton's match against Spurs and

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was rushed to hospital. Our sports correspondent Tim Franks has the

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latest. In a sport known for its astonishing levels of athleticism,

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Fabrice Muamba has had a reputation for being one of the fittest.

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COMMENTATOR: Fabrice Muamba is struggling. The physio has come on.

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Five minutes before the end of the half, with the ball nowhere near

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him, he collapsed. Players signalled frantically for the

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medical staff to come on. The TV cameras looked away, as the medical

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staff started pumping his chest. The referee, Howard Webb, spoke to

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both managers and called the players off. Shortly after, the

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players off. Shortly after, the game was abandoned. Muamba's fellow

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Fabrice Muamba, here scoring for Bolton earlier in the season, came

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from Congo when he was 11, and qualified to play for England. At

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Bolton tonight, voices trembled. Get well soon, our thoughts are

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with you. Get well soon, mate. just gutted, I hope he pulls

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through. It is not about Bolton Wanderers, it is about him as a

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person. Sport is supposed to provide an escape from everyday

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travails. But the events of today have left the sport in trauma. Our

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correspondent Ed Thomas is at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. A sombre

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mood there tonight? Yes, and there is disbelief. Within minutes of

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Fabrice Muamba collapsing on television, mini fans left their

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homes, left the pub they were watching the game in, and came here

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to the stadium. Then we had this desperate search for information.

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Phone lines here were jammed, fans wanting to know what was happening.

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Then we had the official confirmation that Fabrice Muamba

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was critically ill in intensive care. There were mixed emotions,

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first of all, relief that he was still alive, then concern for the

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future. Fans came down here because he is not your typical footballer.

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He has enrolled to do a degree in accountancy. He is really popular

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here, fans say he gives everything every time he goes on to the pitch.

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The mood can be summed up by one fan who said, he is my favourite

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player, I absolutely love him. I do not mind if he never palls on a

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Bolton Wanderers shirt again, I Trade unions have reacted with fury

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to plans by the Government to end national pay settlements for

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thousands of civil servants in England and Wales. The Chancellor,

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George Osborne, wants the pay of Jobcentre staff, Border Agency

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workers and other officials to reflect private sector wages in the

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areas where they live. For some, this could mean their pay is frozen.

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Our deputy political editor, James Landale, has the details. Should

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the public sector worker in Southampton get the same pay as one

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in Swansea? For years, the answer has been yes, but that is all about

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to change. In the Budget, George Osborne will announce that he is

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speeding up plans to make the salaries of some civil servants

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reflect local private sector pay. In some places, the public sector

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is relatively underpaid. But elsewhere, because the public

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sector get paid more than the private sector, it is hard for

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businesses to employ the best people. If we're going to get his

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recovery going, especially in the poorer parts of the country, we

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have got to get businesses taking have got to get businesses taking

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people on. On average, public sector workers get paid 8% more

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than comparable staff in the private sector, but the variation

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across the country is large. From next month, 160,000 civil servants

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next month, 160,000 civil servants in various government agencies

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could start seeing their pay frozen, or at least rising more slowly. Not

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surprisingly, public sector unions are not happy. If you drive down

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that ability to spend money in the local economy, there will not only

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be an effect on the public sector, but on the private sector as well.

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Doctors, dentists and the Armed Forces are not affected, but

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teachers, nurses and local government workers could face pay

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changes next year if the Government decides to phase out national pay

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bargaining more widely. Labour warned of anarchy in the public

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sector, with the taxpayer having to pay more, not less. But the

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Treasury says that changes will help boost the economy. James is in

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Downing Street - is there any more news tonight about what else might

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appear in next week's Budget? we have learned tonight is that in

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the Budget, George Osborne will announce that during the Olympics

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and Paralympics, he is going to suspend the Sunday trading laws. At

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the moment, big shops can trade for only six hours on a Sunday. What he

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will say is that for eight Sundays, from July 22nd, these shops can

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trade all day if they want to. He will sell this as an attempt to

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boost the economy. He is hoping that thousands of sports fans will

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be able to shop and create some kind of retail consumer confidence.

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But this measure I'm sure will prompt a lot of opposition from

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trade unions, churches and small businesses. There may be some fear

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that what has been billed as a temporary change could become

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The Syrian authorities say terrorists are to blame for two

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explosions in the capital, Damascus, which they claim have killed at

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least 27 people. Almost 100 others were wounded in the attacks. Syrian

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state television said intelligence Possibly by two car bombs.

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Government officials in Libya have confirmed that Colonel Gaddafi's

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former intelligence chief has been detained in the West African state

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of Mauritania. Abdullah Senussi fled Libya when Gaddafi was ousted

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and killed last year after an uprising and months of fighting.

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He's wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against

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humanity. A former Nazi death camp guard who was convicted last year

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for his involvement in the murder of thousands of people has died in

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Germany. John Demjanjuk was sentenced to five years in prison,

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but released, pending an appeal. He died, aged 91, in a Bavarian

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US officials have named the American soldier accused of killing

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16 Afghan civilians nearly a week ago. He's 38-year-old Army Staff

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Sergeant Robert Bales. He's being held at a maximum security military

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prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. Our correspondent David

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Willis reports from his unit's military base in Seattle. This is

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Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of three tours of duty in

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Iraq, for which he received numerous commendations. He has been

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described by one former commander as a great soldier. But there was

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no hint of any hero's welcome when he arrived back on US soil last

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night. Fort Leavenworth in Kansas is home to the US military's only

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maximum-security prison, and Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is being held

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there amid allegations that he shot dead 16 unarmed Afghan civilians

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and set fire to the bodies. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales joined the

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Army in 2001, just a week after the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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During those three deployments to Iraqi was injured twice, suffering

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concussion in a roadside bomb attack, and losing part of his foot.

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He was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury as a result of the

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concussion, but was cleared for duty after treatment. US officials

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have not denied that he was missing from his base around the time of

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the massacre in Afghanistan. Was this terrible tragedy the work of a

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man traumatised by his experiences on the battlefield? The US army

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insists it is doing everything it can to screen soldiers for signs of

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post-traumatic stress disorder. am confident there is sufficient

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screening going on during deployments. We continue to learn

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and get better at that every time. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales's

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Seattle home is now deserted, his family have apparently been moved

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for their own safety, and neighbours are struggling to

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reconcile the allegations made against him. I cannot believe it

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was him. There were no signs. It is really sad. I feel so sorry for him

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and his family, he is just a victim of a terrible, terrible war. Here

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at his home base, military officials are equally perplexed.

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The key question they will have to confront is, having suffered that

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concussion, was he mentally fit to return to the battlefield? Now with

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a round-up of the final day of the Six Nations and the rest of the

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day's sport, here's Amanda Davies. Wales are celebrating Grand Slam

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success in the Six Nations after victory over France at the

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Millennium Stadium. They gained revenge for defeat in last year's

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World Cup semi-final with a hard- fought 16-9 victory to complete

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their clean sweep in this year's Championship. Andy Swiss was in

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Cardiff for us. It already felt like a victory parade. Wales

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arrived at the Millennium Stadium to find the rest of Wales waiting

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for them. This young team has captured the country's imagination,

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but could they now capture the Grand Slam? Well, not if France

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could help it. Dimitri Yachvili put them ahead, but Wales responded in

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swashbuckling style, Alex Cuthbert sending Cardiff into euphoria.

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Wales were leading at the break, but France came back. Remember,

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they shattered Wales's Dream at the World Cup, and threatened to do so

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again. Wales defended stoutly, but their lead had been cut. Some could

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hardly watch. But a nervous penalty from Leigh Halfpenny meant they

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could finally start celebrating. Moments later, Wales had done it,

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and the Grand Slam party was in full swing. We have had to show a

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bit of toughness and character, and hopefully it is a real turning

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point for Welsh rugby, because these players have shown great

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courage in this tournament, they have found ways to win, when under

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pressure. This is what it means for these fans, a third Grand Slam in

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eight seasons. What a day to remember for Welsh rugby.

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England muted Ireland's St Patrick's Day party with a 30-9 win

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at Twickenham. Six penalties from the boot of Owen Farrell and a

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converted try from Ben Youngs ensured England finished second in

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the Championship in Stuart Lancaster's first campaign in

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charge. And Coach Andy Robinson insists he is the man to lead

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Scotland despite his side finishing with the wooden spoon. They were

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beaten 13-6 by Italy in Rome in their final game of the

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Championship to complete five Everton and Sunderland will meet

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again for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals after a 1-1 draw in

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their fifth round tie at Goodison Park. After Phil Bardsley put

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Sunderland ahead, Tim Cahill equalised for Everton before half-

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time to take the tie back to the Stadium of Light. The replay will

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be take place on 27th March. Away from the FA Cup, there's been

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action in the Premier League as well. Match of the Day follows the

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news here on BBC One, so now's the time to avert your eyes and ears

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while I go through the results. Swansea are up to eighth in the

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table after two goals from Gylfii Sigurdsson helped them to a 3-0 win

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over Fulham. And Wigan stay bottom of the table after a 1-1 draw with

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West Brom. Celtic could claim the SPL title next weekend after

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Rangers were beaten by Dundee United. Rangers are now 21 points

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behind their Glasgow rivals. Keith Watson's fantastic strike got

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Dundee United on the way to their 2-1 win at Tannadice. Motherwell

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have moved level on points with Rangers after their victory over

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Aberdeen. And St Johnstone beat St The new Formula 1 season gets under

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way this weekend with a new-look grid for the first race of the

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campaign. Britain's Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for tomorrow's

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Australian Grand Prix ahead of his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button on

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the front row. The unfamiliar name of Roman Grosjean starts third in

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his Lotus, with Michael Schumacher in fourth. And last year's World

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Champion, Sebastien Vettel, could only post the sixth fastest time,

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behind his Red Bull team-mate, Mark Back to you, Julia. Now just a

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reminder that tomorrow morning on the Andrew Marr Show at nine

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o'clock on BBC One, you can see interviews with the Chancellor,

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George Osborne, and the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, ahead of next

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week's Budget. But that's it from me and the rest of the team. From

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Hello. Turning pretty cold outside, a widespread frost forming across

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northern Britain. Wherever you are, it will be chilly first thing

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tomorrow morning. We have had showers today across the Midlands,

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East Anglia and the south-east of England, and northern England.

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Temperatures will be going down to freezing in rural areas. So, a

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chilly start to Sunday. There will be this area of cloudy weather.

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That will be drifting south during the day. There will still be some

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pretty lively showers in the afternoon. Across much of Scotland

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and Northern Ireland, a fine day. A few showers further north. Brighter

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skies across northern England in the afternoon. Some of these

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showers will be heavy. But like today, they will be somewhat hit-

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