29/04/2012 BBC Weekend News


29/04/2012

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David Cameron says there was no grand deal between his government

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and News Corp over the BSkyB takeover. But the Prime Minister

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insists he will sack his Culture Secretary if it's proven he broke

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ministerial rules. I don't do it my responsibilities. If that has

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happened I will act. A British charity worker is found

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dead three months after he was taken hostage in Pakistan.

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Police catch the man wanted in connection with two murders in the

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North East of England. Can he get that hat trick?

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And three for Torres as Chelsea hit Good evening.

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David Cameron has denied he entered into a grand deal with the Murdoch

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family to protect their media interests in return for political

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support. But the Prime Minister did admit he was embarrassed by some of

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his contacts with News Corporation. Speaking to the BBC, he insisted he

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doesn't currently believe his Culture Secretary broke the code

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for ministers in his dealings with the company. But the Prime Minister

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said he would act if it turns out Jeremy Hunt, acted improperly. Our

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political correspondent reports. The Prime Minister says all

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politicians got too close to Rupert Murdoch, but just how close was he?

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David Cameron has come under pressure about his dealings with

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News Corp. What I recall at that dinner. Today he admitted he wanted

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to win the support of many media organisations, but denied there was

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an unspoken arrangement to help the Murdoch empire in exchange for

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favourable coverage. Why has there are some big agreement between me

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and Rupert Murdoch or James Murdoch, that in return for support for the

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Conservative Party, I would help their business interests, or allow

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this merger to go through? It is not true. I will be handing over

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all of my private text messages and e-mails to my special adviser.

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Culture Secretary has faced calls to resign, because of the contacts

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his special adviser had with News Corp when it was attempting to take

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over BSkyB. He insisted he acted with total integrity Terry. Was

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David Cameron are still backing his minister 100%? I think he does a

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good job. He is doing an excellent job on the Olympics. Frankly, I do

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think in this thing, people deserve to have these things looked into

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properly. We have to have a sense of natural justice were people can

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explain their actions. It somebody has a reach the ministerial code

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badly, they cannot stay in the Government. Jeremy Hunt will be

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explaining himself at the Leveson Inquiry in around the two weeks.

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But Labour say they should be a separate investigation into whether

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ministerial rules were broken. is evident Jeremy Hunt broke the

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ministerial code. The longer the Prime Minister does not do anything,

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the more it looks as though he is in breach of the ministerial code.

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David Cameron says he will decide if Jeremy Hunt has breached the

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code or not, once he has heard the evidence. He says he won't duck his

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responsibilities. As things stand, I don't believe Jeremy hands breach

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the ministerial code. If evidence comes out, that is a different

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issue and I would act. Leveson Inquiry is attempting to get at the

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truth at the links between politicians and the press. David

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Cameron will say under oath, he did not shake Government policies to

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suit any media moguls. Ben, joins us from Downing Street.

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The Prime Minister seems to have changed his position slightly on

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his Culture Secretary? Downing Street have been stung by the

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accusations they have faced, that somehow the Leveson Inquiry was

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being used as a delaying tactic or cover up when it came to Jeremy

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Hunt. They feel it was important the Prime Minister came out and

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said, he would act if there was any damaging evidence that was to

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emerge against the culture secretary. Downing Street have

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maintained all along Jeremy Hunt has done nothing wrong. The Prime

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Minister is making it clear, if he does act it will be ones that

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Jeremy Hunt has given his evidence to the Zawadi Alba Choir in the

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next couple of weeks, and won't wait until the whole inquiry is

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over. -- Leveson Inquiry. And it is safety's sake the dealings with the

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meat -- Murdoch empire go beyond the fate of one minister. David

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Cameron may face tough questions when he goes before the inquiry.

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How damaging is this for the Government? It is another battle

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they have to fight when they have been fighting on so many fronts

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over the last few weeks. There is an opinion poll which puts the

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Tories 11 points behind Labour. It is just one opinion poll, but we

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have local elections coming up and there is no doubt the Government

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would be happier if people were talking about their long-term plans

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for the reform of welfare and paying off the deficit, and talking

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about Rupert Murdoch. The former Scottish First Minister

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Jack McConnell has announced he is taking legal action against News

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International over allegations of phone hacking.

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Lord McConnell said police have told him that his telephone number

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and those of his children, had been found in the notes of the private

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detective, Glenn Mulcaire, who worked for the News of the World.

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A British aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this year has been

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found dead. Khalil Dale worked for the International Red Cross. He'd

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been beheaded. His body was found by police in the western city of

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Quetta. The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, described the

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killing as a senseless and cruel act. From the capital Islamabad,

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Orla Guerin reports. The body of the 60-year-old aid

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worker is said to have been found here by the roadside, in the

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lawless city of Quetta. They say the Pakistan Taliban left a note

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identifying domains and saying they killed him. Doctor, Khalil Dale was

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a Muslim convert born in Manchester. He dedicated 30 years of his life

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to helping others, braving the risks of assignments in Afghanistan,

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Iraq and Somalia. He spoke of his traumatic experiences there in the

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early 90s, in a TV documentary. was overwhelmed, I had never seen

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anything like it. People had died of starvation, people with gunshot

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wounds. Young children, women, lying waiting to die. I remember

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one child coming and pleading with us, not to let her grandmother died

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because she was the only surviving member of her family. His concerns

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are others led him to Quetta, one of the most dangerous cities in

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Pakistan. Friends in Scotland are paying tribute to his bravery and

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commitment. I remember him as Ken, and he was a lovely person, devoted

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a caring for others less fortunate than himself. Spending time in war-

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torn countries where people were desperate. That was his role in

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life. He was abducted in January, just 200 metres from a Red Cross

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residence. The British Government said it worked closely with the Red

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Cross since then on the tireless efforts to secure his release.

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Tonight, colleagues remember him as a humble and tireless humanitarian.

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They said his killing was a huge loss for the people of Quetta, for

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whom he did so much. Police are questioning a 36-year-

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old man over the murders of two people in the North East of England.

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After a manhunt lasting several days, James Allen, was spotted by

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an off-duty officer in Leeds. Danny Savage reports.

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After days of public appeals for help in tracing this man, police

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arrested James Allen in Leeds this morning. After he was spotted by an

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off-duty officer, who was driving down this road on his way to work.

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He had his attention drawn to a man. He kept him under observation and

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requested assistance. The assistance arrived, there was a

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short chase and the man was detained. James Allen was wanted in

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connection with the deaths of two people. 81-year-old Colin

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Dunfield's body was found at his home in Middlesbrough. Julie

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Davison was discovered dead in her flat on Wednesday. Detectives have

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travelled from here and North Yorkshire to Leeds, to interview

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James Allen. They have renewed their appeal for people to check on

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friends, neighbours and relatives. People are concerned there could be

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other victims connected to this investigation who they do not yet

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know about. With that in mind, they want anyone who may have seen James

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Allen over the last week, to come forward with information stop they

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are still trying to build a clear picture of where he has been.

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It has emerged Dwain Chambers will be eligible to race at London 2012,

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after the British Olympic Association lost its case at the

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Court of Arbitration for Sport. He was subject to a lifetime ban after

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being found guilty of doping. But the ban has been overturned.

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Strong winds and heavy rain have been lashing large parts of England

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and Wales. Thousands of homes across South Wales, Oxfordshire and

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southern England are without electricity after trees and power

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lines were brought down. Gusts also brought down scaffolding in London.

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Flood alerts and warnings are in force in all parts of England and

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Wales, except the North West and Cumbria.

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Residents living in a block of flats in East London are being told

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they could have surface-to-air missiles positioned on their roof

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as part of security arrangements being considered ahead of the

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Olympic Games. The Ministry of Defence says the location is ideal,

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but insists that the site is just one of several being considered.

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Richard Lister went along to have a look.

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The Government has promised the biggest security operation in

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Olympic history. It said last year, anti- aircraft missiles could be

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part of the package. Now the MoD says it could place them at this

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East London apartment complex, a plan which would see a missile

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battery on the water tower and soldiers here around the clock.

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Residents have a seat Government leaflet saying theirs is the only

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suitable building in the area. did not think they would be placed

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on top of private residences. It creates a lot of fears, it is a

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massive inconvenience. Among the 700 people who live here, opinions

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are mixed. The Olympics is a special event in London. We need to

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make sure it is a secure events and we need to take every precaution to

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make sure there is no incidents. But there are, we are prepared for

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it. This is a substantial Victorian building, and the roof of the tower

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can take the weight. Not every modern London building can do that.

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But the key factor for the MoD was the location, and the Olympic Park

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is just over there. Anti- aircraft and missile batteries like these

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deployed near the Beijing Olympics have long been a feature of the

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modern Games. The question is where to put them. These green spaces in

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south London is an option, but built up areas are more

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controversial. The MoD needs to look at this again. At the very

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least explain to people what the security measures are and how their

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safety will be safeguarded and what the risks are to them. They have

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already been several Olympic security exercises and this week

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sees another. More than 13,000 service personnel will be on hand

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in the summer and there seems there could be a missile battery in

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London for the first time since World War II. Fernando Torres seems

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to have found his touch in front of goal. He scored his first hat-trick

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for the club. And Tottenham kept their hopes alive for the other

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European place with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn.

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Any worries at John Terry would be shunned came to nothing. He shook

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hands and Chelsea took about shaking QPR to the court. Rangers

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never recovered from receiving -- conceding within another -- minutes.

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The second followed within the first 15 minutes. John Terry, his

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way of apologising for being sent off against Barcelona. The

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adrenalin was still pulsing around Chelsea, particularly Fernando

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Torres. QPR's confidence down. Afford to zero and only 25 minutes

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gone. -- 4-0. It was to finish 6-1. Everyone is smiling at Chelsea

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these days, most importantly the owner.

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How different the mood has been at White Hart Lane. But Spurs seemed

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determined to put their recent troubles behind them. They had

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plenty of chances but it took Rafael Van der Vaart to force one

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over the line. Tottenham came close. William Gallas was the closest but

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failed to turn dominance into a commanding lead. They needed a

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moment of class. It came from their right back. Walker's goal reignite

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so the fight, but may have ended Blackburn's.

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Celtic proved they are worthy champions of the Scottish Premier

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