21/04/2012 BBC Weekend News


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Violent protests in Bahrain, on the eve of the Grand Prix.

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Thousands of people take to the streets again, after the death of a

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protester. Security forces are accused of the

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killing. Tonight, Britain urges Bahrain's

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government to act with restraint. Dozens are seriously injured, after

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two trains collide near Amsterdam. Tributes have been paid to the

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Labour peer and disability campaigner, Lord Ashley, who's died.

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And, a classic finish, to finish off El Classico. Real Madrid beat

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Barcelona in the battle for the Good evening, There have been more

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violent clashes between protesters and police in Bahrain, where the

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Formula 1 Grand Prix is scheduled to go ahead tomorrow.

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A protester has been found dead. Opposition parties say he was

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killed by riot police. Tonight, the Foreign Secretary William Hague

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called on Bahrain's government to exercise restraint. Our

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correspondent Dan Roan is in Bahrain and sent this report.

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Violent protests on the streets of borrowing, as demonstrators and

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security forces clashed. Thousands of demonstrators demanding

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political reform, many bitterly opposed to the Grand Prix taking

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place here. With News at One of their own has died. These pictures

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appear to show the body of a protester, up on the roof where he

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was found dead. A cameraman appears to come under fire from security

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forces as he records the scene. The victim was 37, it is claimed he was

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killed by shotgun pellets fired by police. The investigation into his

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death is under way. The government claimed they found his body. At the

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same time, youths are being surrounded by armoured vehicles,

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they had been arrested. Just because the government wants it to

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seem like it is completely quiet while the Formula One takes place.

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This is a fortress in the desert, a heightened security presence. The

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drivers are here simply to drive, their eyes are firmly on the road

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ahead and tomorrow's race. John Todd is the -- Jean Todt was asked

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whether the death of a protester changed things? I feel very

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comfortable, having the race in Bahrain, after a great Grand Prix

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we had in China last week. Before going in three weeks have to

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Barcelona for the first Europe Grand Prix. The Crown Prince

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arrived at the track today as qualifying took place, part of the

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Sunni royalty struggling to contain the anger of the Shia majority. He

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has defied calls for the event to be cancelled, despite the inability

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of the sport's governing body to guarantee a trouble-free race. It

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emerged that Foreign Secretary had called his counterpart in Bahrain

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to express his concern at the violence here, to call for

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restraint when dealing with the protests, and to urge further

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reforms. There has been restrained by the security forces. One must

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not forget that some small minority of those protesters resort to

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violence. Today's qualifying session took place against a

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backdrop of virtually empty Grand stands. Sebastian Vettel back on

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pole position for the first time this season. This is a race weekend

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like the weather, when taking risks is expected, but a decision to defy

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critics and drive through with the most controversial of races could

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be its biggest gamble yet. Two passenger trains have collided

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"head-on" outside the Dutch city of Amsterdam. The accident has left

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more than 60 people injured, many of them seriously. It's not yet

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known what caused the crash, but neither train is said to have come

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off the rails. Our world affairs correspondent Caroline Hawley

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reports. Slowly, Caerphilly, the injured are

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brought to safety. Casualties of a head-on collision between two

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crowded trains. The crash took place at 6:30pm, throwing

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passengers around the carriages in a terrifying ordeal. Many suffered

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neck injuries and broken bones. Some are very seriously hurt. The

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emergency services are said to have a right quickly. But the rescue

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effort was slow. Some of the injured had to be lifted out by

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crane. The operation was complicated because of the elevated

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track. A police spokeswoman said hundreds of passengers had been on

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board but it was too early to say what had caused the crash.

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Investigators will want to know how two chains, won a high-speed

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service and one in local service, were on the same track at the same

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time. The United Nations Security Council

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has voted to increase, to 300, the number of observers in Syria

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monitoring a ceasefire agreed between government and rebel forces.

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Today, the first small group of UN monitors entered the city of Homs

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which, before the ceasefire, had seen some of the fiercest fighting.

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There was shooting nearby as they were shown around the city,

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although the monitors themselves are not thought to have come under

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attack. Our Middle East correspondent Jim

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Muir is in Beirut. 300 more monitors. But exactly how much of a

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ceasefire is there on the ground in Syria, for them to monitor?

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As you can see there, they did have an effect in bringing down the

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level of violence in Homs, during that visit. But in other parts of

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the country, activists say more than 30 people were killed, in

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incidences, a lot in the far north, others in the south in Deraa. A few

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others scattered around, some shelling involved there. The

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presence of the observers on the ground does seem to make a

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difference. In Homs, the level of casualties was right down. They

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decided to leave two observers there permanently for that reason.

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Keeping tabs on everything is difficult. After they talked to

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people in Homs, in one of the worst quarters, apparently those people

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were beaten up and arrested for talking to the observers. Difficult

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to monitor that, plus, they have to monitor the other side as well.

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Government TV is showing bombs activists have killed people Web.

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So there are two asides to the story and the observers have to be

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across all of it. Gun salutes have taken place across

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the UK today, to celebrate the Queen's 86th birthday. At Edinburgh

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Castle, large crowds turned out to watch a 21-gun salute by 105

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Regiment Royal Artillery. The Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has

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shown signs of recovery, after waking from a coma. The 62 year old

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had contracted pneumonia in his battle against colon and liver

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cancer. Tributes have been paid to the

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Labour peer Jack Ashley, who's died after a short illness. He was 89. A

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life-long disability rights campaigner, Lord Ashley, who lost

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his hearing in his forties, had a long and successful career at

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Westminster. David Cameron said he'd made a major contribution to

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public life. While Ed Miliband said he'd be remembered with "deep

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affection". Carole Walker looks back on Lord Ashley's life.

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Lord Ashley commanded huge respect and affection across political

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lines. But he was not afraid of confrontation as he fought for the

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rights of the underprivileged and disabled.

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What is happening today is disabled people are expressing their great

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anger at the refusal of the government to give them proper

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legislative rights. He worked for the BBC in the 1960s. This is a

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documentary he made about life on the dole. Many unemployed people

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have told me queueing for the dole is humiliating. Is there any way

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you can... He went on to campaign for the disadvantaged in Parliament.

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Jack Ashley was MP for Stoke the 26 years, although he almost stood

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down when he lost his hearing in a routine operation two years after

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winning his seat. Normally, he used to sit in the front bench because,

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if he asked a question, the Prime Minister's answer would be typed

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out, and would be on a little screen. Colleagues remember a

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determined campaigner. His whole life was devoted to dealing with

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the problem that he faced, which was disability. He proved that if

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you really do work at it, and campaign, you can make progress.

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When Jack entered Parliament, there was no provision for disabled

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people on access to the built environment. There were no

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allowances. He leaves a much better legacy than was left to him.

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Lord Ashley will be remembered as the champion of the rights of

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disabled people, who changed laws and public attitudes.

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Sport now. And for a full round up of all the day's action, here's

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Katie Gornall at the BBC Sport Centre.

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Good evening. It was an eventful day for teams at

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the top and bottom of the Premier League, as the fight for survival

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and the race for the Champions League places took a few twists and

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turns. Match of the Day follows the news here on BBC One. If you don't

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want to know the scores, then now's the time to avert your eyes and

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Newcastle United are up to fourth in the table, after a convincing

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victory over Stoke. Spurs, meanwhile, dropped to fifth,

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after slipping up at Queen's Park Rangers. Rangers are now three

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points clear of the relegation zone. An impressive win for Blackburn

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wasn't enough to lift them out of the bottom three.

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But they climbed above Bolton, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Swansea.

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Meanwhile, Wigan's survival hopes suffered a setback, after a last

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minute defeat at Fulham. Elsewhere, the matches at Arsenal,

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and Aston Villa both finished goalless.

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In the Championship: Southampton missed the chance to seal promotion,

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and handed the title to Reading, as they lost 2-1 to Middlesbrough.

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At the other end of the table: The fate of Portsmouth was confirmed.

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They went down 2-1 against Derby, and were relegated.

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As were Coventry. They'll both join Doncaster in

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League One next season. To Scottish football now. Dundee

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United edged closer to Champions League football, after victory in

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the SPL over 10-man St Johnstone. Scott Robertson scored after 32

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minutes, and John Rankin got the second in stoppage time, as United

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leapfrogged their hosts to move within three points of third-placed

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Motherwell. Elsewhere, there were wins for

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Rangers and Aberdeen. But Dunfermline remain bottom, despite

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On Tuesday, Barcelona welcome Chelsea to Camp Nou for the return

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leg of their Champions League semi- final. But first, Pep Guardiola's

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side had the small matter of El Classico to deal with. Tonight,

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Barca hosted Real Madrid, knowing defeat would leave their rivals 7

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points clear at the top of La Liga. The greatest club much in the world.

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Chelsea's task was to spot the witnesses in Barcelona. But here,

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of Real Madrid went one up. Lionel Messi drove them for it. They had

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to keep battering at the door and eventually, scrappily, the ball

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went in. The game was equal for two minutes. Lionel Messi gets so many

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mentions, the achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo have been almost

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overlooked. Call number 54, the altar mat. -- goal number 54, the

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ultimate. So, Barcelona will play Chelsea. Stephen Hendry rolled back

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the years, to make a breath-taking start at the World Snooker

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Championships. The 43 year old produced a maximum 147 break in his

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first round match against Stuart Bingham at the Crucible. The seven-

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time champion, who's not won the tournament since 1999, leads

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Bingham by 7 frames to 1. In Rugby Union's Premiership:

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Harlequins and Leicester played out a classic at the Stoop. The Tigers

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recovered from a 13 points deficit, to beat the league leaders 43-33.

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Thomas Waldrom's second try of the game sealed the win, and saw

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Leicester leapfrog Saracens into second place.

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In tennis: Great Britain's women trail Sweden by two rubbers to nil,

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in their Fed Cup World Group two play-off. GB's number one, Elena

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Baltacha, lost in straight sets to Joanna Larsson. While Anne

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Keothavong lost to Sofia Arvidsson, once again in straight sets.

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That's all from the BBC Sport Centre.

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A reminder of the main news tonight. Violence continues in Bahrain,

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ahead of tomorrow's Grand Prix. A protester is killed and the British

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government urges restraint. You can see more on all of today's stories

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on the BBC News Channel. From me and the team here,

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Good evening. If you think you've seen a lot of rain over the last

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few days, think again, wait until next week, it could be better.

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There have been some heavy showers. They are fading away but some will

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linger in parts of northern England in particular. And some showers

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along the southern coastal areas. It could turn quite chilly, in some

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rural areas not far from freezing. There is a chance a few showers

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could move into London in the morning. But it should be a bright

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and cold start for the London Marathon. Difficult to pinpoint the

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detail but many of us will catch a shower and they could be heavy.

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Some bright weather across Scotland. Grey and damp over the east coast.

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A lot of showers for northern England into Eastern Counties.

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Temperatures up and down, 14 the best in the sunshine. Across the

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