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More cuts, more tax, an uncompromising message from David

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Cameron. As the Conservative Party conference opens, the Prime

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Minister warns of new welfare cuts with the wealthy paying more to

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ease the deficit. It hundreds remember the missing

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A special church service is held as the search for her continues.

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Could Hugo Chavez's Socialist dream be over? As Venezuela votes, he

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says he will accept the re-election a result.

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-- the election result. Sebastian Vettel closes the gap at

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the top of the Formula One championship as Fernando Alonso

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Good evening. The Prime Minister has warned there will be more

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welfare cuts to help reduce the deficit. Speaking at the

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Conservative Party conference, which was getting under way in

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Birmingham, David Cameron said the rich would have to make more of a

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contribution but he ruled out a mansion tax. We report from

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Birmingham. David Cameron is on a mission to

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convince the country that his plan will work. He has come to

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Birmingham with a tough message. The economy needs to be sorted out,

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which means more welfare cuts are coming. In the end, those that work

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hard will be rewarded. Today David Cameron offered a glimmer of hope

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in the economic doom. He said the deficit had been cut by a quarter

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but he admitted more pain was inevitable. I want us to be the

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party that levels with the British public and talks plainly and

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strictly about what needs to be done. We have to find spending

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reductions. If we want to provide services in things like schools and

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hospitals then we need to look at things like the welfare budget.

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Tories made no secret of the fact that they want big cuts to that

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benefits bill. David Cameron is about to get involved in tricky

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negotiations with the Liberal Democrats about how to find extra

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savings of �16 billion to kick in after the next election. Today the

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BBC has learnt that ministers are actively considering curbing

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housing benefit for people under 25. With David Cameron on the back food,

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that kind of thing goes down well here. He insisted that things would

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be fair. He ruled out the possibility of a mansion tax on

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expensive properties but he did so the wealthy would pay more.

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believe that if you work hard and you pay and invest in your house,

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then we should not come back with a massive tax. That is not going to

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happen. He repeated his promise not to take away bus passes, to be

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licences and winter fuel allowances for pensioners in his Parliament. -

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- television licences. That is a crowd-pleaser here but outside the

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mood was different. David Cameron will never win over these

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protesters but he wants a clear message to go out that while the

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Tories are serious about reducing the deficit, they are also on the

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side of those that want to work hard and get on. Council tax will

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be frozen for another year and increases in rail fares will be

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limited. Senior figures are trying to lift the spirits of the party

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faithful. We Conservatives know that there are moments when

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political parties rise to the changing needs of their times. It

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is thanks to our Prime Minister that we have the strength to take

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the tough decisions that this country needs to succeed. There is

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plenty of debate here about which way David Cameron should take the

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party if it is to broaden its appeal. The challenge is to keep

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traditional Tories on board while attracting new support. Nick

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Robinson is in Birmingham for us now. Tough-talking on welfare, but

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detail, detail? Lots of tough talking. The Prime Minister talked

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about finding �16 billion worth of savings today. Tomorrow the

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Chancellor will repeat his call for 10 million of that to come from the

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welfare budget. You are right to be sceptical about detail but we will

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get it relatively soon, I am told. In November, the Chancellor makes

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an Autumn Statement. Benefits will be increased less than the rate of

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inflation. Medium term, they will change the rules on housing benefit

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so that there is no automatic right to that benefit for people under

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the age of 25. There will be a change in the rules so that those

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people with more than a certain number of children will not get an

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increase in benefit. You can see the Prime Minister arriving behind

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me. His message to the conference is that it is time for them to talk

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about the big and serious issues. He says the country is in a swing

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or swim moment. -- sink or swim. It is not made easy for him because

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Boris Johnson will be coming tomorrow. He has written in the

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Telegraph that they, the middle class, are feeling utterly and

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understandably ignored and it is time to help them according to the

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Mayor of London. Not very helpful! Another big issue will be Europe,

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surely. The Prime Minister is trying to put a lid on this issue.

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If he wins an election on his own and can negotiate a new deal with

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Europe, then there might be a referendum, so too many IFS on the

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issue but it is time to put a lid on it.

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Hundreds of people have walked through Machynlleth in Wales to

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attend a church service for April Jones. The five-year-old has been

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missing since last Monday. Mark Bridger will appear before

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magistrates tomorrow charged with her murder.

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They walked quietly in the October sunshine. Virtually an entire town

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came to pay tribute to a little girl whose absence is causing such

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heartache. From the estate where April was taken, they made their

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way to the town's church. Carrying with them a sense of bewilderment

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that they had not been able to protect a five-year-old child just

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yards from their home. It has been so sad. It has totally changed the

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town and it will take time for the town to recover. People are very

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subdued but there is anger. There is nothing we can do so doing this

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is a nice way of showing our support. April disappeared while

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playing outside on Monday evening. The efforts of hundreds of people

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to find her have been in vain. Inside the church, a poem about

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being a mother was right for her mother, Coral. Mum. She's a sadness

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stealer, cut knee healer. Hug me In this Welsh-speaking town, hymns

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into macro languages but with one meaning. -- two languages. Two

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classmates carried the candles to the altar. With the church

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completely full, the service was relayed by loudspeaker to the

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hundreds waiting outside. Afterwards, the Bishop thanked the

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community. The whole world has turned its eyes upon Machynlleth

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because of the way that you have refused to let darkness overwhelm

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the light. This is not the end. This is a step along the way. As we

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take steps along the way, we do that together. At the same time,

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less than a mile away, the search for April was continuing. A week

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without tangible results. Tomorrow the operation will be intensified.

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Deep down, the people here know there is no prospect of a pool

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being found alive. But this town is still praying for a miracle. --

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April being found alive. This has been a traumatic week and the town

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has lost its innocence, we keep hearing. The search for April is

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being seen as the start of a long and slow healing process.

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Two people have been arrested after a 12 year-old boy was killed in a

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hit-and-run accident in Bradford. Bilal Khizar was on the crossing

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when he was struck by a car which moments earlier had sped away after

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being stopped by the police. His friends left flowers at the

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roadside close to where he died. The Independent Police Complaints

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Commission has begun an investigation.

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There has been another exchange of fire between Turkish and Syrian

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forces. A mortar shell landed in the Turkish border town of Akcakale

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where five people died in a similar attack last week. Turkish state

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media says that retaliatory strike has been launched into Syria. A car

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bomb also exploded in Damascus, killing an officer.

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The Government of the Philippines has reached a police agreement with

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Muslim rebels to end a 40 year conflict that has killed 120,000

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people. The deal after a decade of negotiations would see an expanded

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autonomous region created on the southern island of Mindanao, with

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greater political powers for its Muslim population.

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Latin America's longest serving President, Hugo Chavez, says he

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will accept the result of the election and Venezuela which sees

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him facing the stiffest test yet of his 14 years in power. His

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Socialist Government is seeking another six-year term but his

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policies have proved divisive. This report from Caracas contains some

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flash photography. Polling day got off to a

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spectacular start, with a pre-dawn call for pro-Chavez reporters to

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get to voting centres early. -- supporters. By the time they opened,

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long queues had already formed. came only because I have just

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finished a night shift. I have not slept and I came straight from work.

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It is everybody's right to vote and it is important to choose for your

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country and your own well-being for a better country. The number of

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people here shows how much this election it means to Venezuela's.

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Supporters on both sides feel that their man has the chance to win.

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Hugo Chavez did not seem to be under pressure when he gritted his

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supporters ahead of casting his own vote. He wants to extend his 14

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years in office despite recent treatment for cancer. Charismatic

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and controversial, he is loved by some for his efforts to share the

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country's oil wealth among poor people in Venezuela. But he is

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detested by others. His opponents accuse him of authoritarianism and

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silence in the media. Hugo Chavez may finally have met his match in

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the former of rival Enrica peelers, a young lawyer turned politician. -

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- Han Henrique Capriles. He is the only candidate for a coalition of

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30 political parties. Venezuela has an automated ballot system.

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Normally that would make this a quick process, but with the close

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race expected, it may be many hours before the result is announced.

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Sport now, and for of full round-up of the big action, let's go to the

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BBC Sport Centre. Thank you. There were four matches

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in the Premier League today. All of the goals are on Match Of The Day 2

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straight after the news but I am about to give you the result. It is

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that time again if you want to avoid the next bit. Alan Pardew

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says that Robin van Persie should face disciplinary action after

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elbowing one of his players, Yohan Cabaye, in the face, in an off-the-

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ball incident. United had already won by then. John Lee Evans,

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Patrice Evra and Tom Cleverley got the goals. -- Jonny Evans. United

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are now second in the table. These Georgios Samaras has scored another

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important winner for Celtic. He got the only goal of the game this

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afternoon against Hearts. It saw Celtic going back to the top of the

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Scottish Premier League. One of the most famous matches in

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world football ended in a draw tonight with two best players in

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the world scoring the goals. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had

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already scored one each in the first half before Lionel Messi put

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Barcelona ahead in El Clasico with a stunning free-kick. He did not

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take long fought Lionel Messi to silence the camp. -- for Lionel

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Messi. Barcelona are top of the Spanish league with Real Madrid 5th.

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England have been beaten in the women's T20. It went down to the

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final over against Australia in Sri Lanka and England were beaten by

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four runs. The passion for cricket was around every corner in Colombo.

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Most interest was reserved for the Sri Lankan men's team on finals day.

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But cricket is for everyone. England's women have built their

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own profile. In reaching the final, England had won every game in the

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tournament, but unbeaten is not quite the same as unbeatable.

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Australia did not enjoy the notion of being underdogs. They managed to

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blunt Katherine Blunt with strong hitting from Meg Lanning. England

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regained some control the best spin bowling. Holly Colvin did the

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catching. Jess Cameron displayed fine variety in her batting. She

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certainly had the power to clear the boundary. She also showed touch

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and subtlety making a rapid 45 to guide Australia to a total of 142.

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England needed to bat aggressively. Captain Charlotte Edwards did but

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she fell in the process, making 28. Danielle Wyatt was caught

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brilliantly. England kept the match alive. They needed 16 of the last

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over, six of the last ball, not quite. It held our attention until

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the last. We are disappointed to lose but you need six runs off the

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last ball, and to see what we did see, it was a great spectacle and I

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am proud of that. -- we needed six runs off the last ball. It is vital

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that there is a rivalry for every trophy.

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The West Indies are the new champions in the men's world T20.

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They beat Sri Lanka by a massive 36 runs. They made a really bad start,

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winning the toss and choosing to bat and losing their big hitters

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cheaply including Chris Gale for just three. But 78 from Marlon

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Samuels helped them to post a meagre 137 for six. Sri Lanka just

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did not get close. They were bowled out for 101 and the West Indies

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have promised a big party in Colombo tonight.

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The Formula One World Championship is wide open after Sebastian Vettel

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got the perfect result in Japan. He won the race and the championship

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leader, Fernando Alonso, was forced to retire on the first lap.

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For the second time in four races, championship leader Fernando Alonso

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failed to make it past the first corner. In Belgium, he was lucky to

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avoid serious injury when he was hit from behind. This time his

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Ferrari was spent spinning after a brush with Kimi Raikkonen. The

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physical impact might have been less this time but his title

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ambitions took a serious knock. Romain Grosjean was banned from a

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race after a pile up and was the centre of attention here. He ran

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into Mark Webber. The Australian was able to continue but later

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described the Frenchman as a nutcase. Jenson Button was the main

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beneficiary of the drama, climbing up from 8th to finish 4th. Sergio

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Perez will be his team-mate at McLaren next season after Lewis

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Hamilton announced that he is joining Mercedes. If the next and

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was hoping to impress his new bosses by passing Lewis Hamilton,

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it did not go to plan. Sebastian Vettel did shy. He led from pole

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and set the fastest lap. -- Sebastian Vettel did shine. His

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victory cuts of Fernando Alonso's lead to just four points, boosting

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his hopes of being champion for the third year in a row.

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