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The first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians for

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three years. Washington says meetings will start tomorrow.

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The break through came after the Israeli Cabinet agreed to release

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over 100 Palestinian prisoners. We will be live in Jerusalem and in

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Washington. Also tonight - the Government's official statistics on

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migration are dismissed as "not fit for purpose." The Home Office

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insists the system is robust. In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood

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supporters defy the Government's call to abandon the tense standoff

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at a Cairo mosque. The driver of the Spanish train that derailed at high

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speed is questioned in court. The death toll now stands at 79.

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It is a fourth win in Hungary... Lewis Hamilton is victorious in

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Hungary. His first win of the Good evening. Within the last hour,

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there has been a major development in the Middle East peace process,

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with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to take part in the

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first face -to-face talks for three years. The preliminary meetlings in

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Washington are scheduled to begin tomorrow, after six months of

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shuttle diplomacy by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry and

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the decision earlier from the Israeli Cabinet to release more than

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100 Palestinian prisoners. In a moment, we will speak to our

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correspondent in Jerusalem, but first our correspondent is live for

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us in Washington. How much of a coup is this for American diplomacy?

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think it is certainly an achievement. It is too early to work

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out what size of one it is. Bear in mind that, what six months ago,

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probably six weeks ago no-one in this town would have thought they

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would be hosting face-to-face talks between the Israelis and

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Palestinians. The White House, President Obama seemed uninterested

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in the problem. It has taken the commitment of John Kerry to really

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get this going. At the same time, there are grave doubts a lot of

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cynicism about how much common ground there is between the Israelis

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and the Palestinians. It is worth noting these are talks about talks.

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Simply getting them going at all is an achievement. So they will take

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place in the same room with the negotiators in Washington? That is

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what we understand. Tomorrow, we will see the beginning of what may

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or may not be a relatively long dance. They will be discussions

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about discussions. It is important to both sides to know where they are

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coming from and where they might be going together. So these are, as I

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say, talks about talks, but some talks are better than nothing.

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Also with us, from Jerusalem, is our correspondent there.

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There was an Israeli Cabinet meeting earlier on today. Part of the

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process that made this announcement possible.

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Yes. The Cabinet decided to release 104 Palestinian prisoners. Now, this

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was a very difficult decision for the Cabinet. The vote was split,

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13-7. The Israeli Prime Minister said that he understood this was a

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difficult decision because these prisoners, some of them have been in

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Israeli jails for up to 30 years for killing Israelis. He said this was

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an important step to take to try and start talks again with the

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Palestinians, especially given the challenges Israel face with the

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wider Middle East at the moment. difficult decisions for the

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Israelis. What about the Palestinians? What will be the key

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issues for them? Well, the Palestinians are very concerned

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about Jewish settlements being built in the West Bank. The Palestinians

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also have to worry about the divisions among themselves.

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President asbestos is -- President Abbas is emphatic in the West Bank.

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Gaza is controlled by Hamas. They will have their own internal

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divisions to get over with. And many Palestinians and many Israelis will

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tell you that they are very, very sceptical about the prospect of

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these talks making any progress t a all.

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-- progress at all. Thank you.

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Other news and the Government has insisted that its statistics on

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migration are accurate, after criticism from an influential group

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of MPs. The Public Administration Select Committee said the figures

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were little more than a guess and unreliable because they were based

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on too small a sample of cases. The Home Office has defended methods and

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said net migration is coming down. How many people cross the border to

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live in Britain, or to move abroad? Despite the technology and the

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bureaucracy, politicians cannot be certain. Today, MPs say the figures

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aren't accurate enough. They are asking questions about net

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migration. That is the difference between the number of people coming

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to live in the UK and those moving out, including people from inside

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and outside of the EU and even returning British ex-pats. Net

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migration was down by one-third, to 163,000, in the 12 months to June

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last year. But, because that figure comes from a survey, not from

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counting travellers, there's a margin of error, which means the

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true figure could be higher or lower by as many as 35,000 people.

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MPs say that is not good enough. The Conservative minister disagrees.

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office for Office for National Statistics, which is of course

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independent from the Government, and which compiles the statistics say

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they are fit for purpose and they produce robust estimates of the

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migration coming to and from the UK. Tories like him want to get the net

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migration figure down to below 100,000 - a goal that is opposed by

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the Liberal Democrats. This idea that you are pursuing a net

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immigration figure is very misleading. Among other things, the

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largest number of people counted as immigrants are overseas students.

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They are visitors. Labour admit they should have done

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more on this when they were in office. They too oppose the Tory net

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migration target. When the Government is then boosting that it

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has cut net migration by one-third, when actually it might not have

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fallen at all because it is within the margin of error, it just, I

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think it feels wrong. As for dealing with illegal immigration, Labour and

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the Lib Demes were united today, criticising these temporary mobile

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adverts, designed to encourage illegal immigrants to leave the

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country. Vince Cable said they were stupid and offensive. However they

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approach this issue, all sides know voters care deeply about the topic

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and expect the politicians to deliver results.

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Egypt is braced for a new phase in the standoff between the Army and

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supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi w the interim

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Government pledging to deal decisively with unrest. A day after

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clashes at a mosque killed scores of people, the Muslim Brotherhood is

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refusing to abandon its sit-in They have been chanting his name for

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nearly a month, since their President Morsi was ousted. Their

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vigil goes on but with no progress regaining the power over Egypt that

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their man and the Muslim Brotherhood once held.

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Just a few streets away yesterday they battled against the security

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forces of the new Egypt. More than 70 of them died. The human rights

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organisation said these deaths were likely targeted killings. Britain,

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the United States and others have called on Egypt to stop the

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killings. Today, the country's Foreign Minister responded. We need

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to have a strong presence of the security forces, the police in

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particular, on the ground, on the etheter being able to manage the

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situation -- on the theatre being able to manage the situation you

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need to defuse violence. If you have people shooting each other, you will

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obviously have casualties. They lost control yesterday? It is difficult

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to control a crowd using weapons if you are trying not to use weapons.

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How will Egypt resolve these dark divisions? It seems the security

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forces weren't trying to clear out the protestors, they were trying to

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contain them. Now they say they will do just that. The protestors say

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they will not budge. So, we have stalemate w the world looking on,

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telling Egypt not to use violence. The millions who gathered in Tahrir

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Square want their revolution completed. Groups say it must happen

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peacefully. We are worried they will interpret this as a blank cheque.

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There are rules Governing how lethal force can be used. We are calling on

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the authorities to abide by these rules, no matter how many go into

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Tahrir Square and egg them on. Egypt is being built. The question

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is whether it carries millions of Islamists with it. That will be

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settled either with force or reason on these streets in the coming days

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and weeks. The driver of a Spanish train that

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derailed at high speed on Wednesday, killing 79 people, has appeared in

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court. Garz garz garz, who has been a-- the driver was questioned by a

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Three days after his arrest 52-year-old Jose Garzon was escorted

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to face a judge in the nearby courthouse. He is formally under

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investigation for what has been termed negligent homicide. The judge

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will decide whether the driver should remain in custody pending any

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charges. Earlier in the day, I had met this

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man and his wife, who live yards from the crash scene. A photographer

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captured this image and the man and a neighbour helped Mr Garzon to a

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clearing area. He recalled the same words spoken repeatedly. The driver

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was saying he wanted to die. He would rather be dead than see the

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damage he caused. He said he was going to fast. He said he oh -- he

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was going too fast. He slowed down, but it was too late. The events hang

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over this ancient religious centre, over those who pray for the the dead

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and injured. For the pilgrims outside the great Cathedral.

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Watching recovery work at the crash scene this woman told me she is

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struggling to cope with what she witnessed. I cannot sleep. I want to

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forget it, but I can't. I saw it happen in front of me, but I

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couldn't do anything. It was horrible, horrible.

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The physical evidence will soon be gone. The events of last week may

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have left permanent scars on those touched by the tragedy.

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The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has called his Spanish

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counterpart to express serious concerns about delays at the border

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between Spain and Gibraltar. Motorists crossing between the two

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have had to endure queues of up to six hours. The delays could be

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linked to a harbour dispute between Spain and Gibraltar, over which the

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UK holds sovereignty. A 21-year-old man busy an arrested on suspicion of

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harassment over messages on twitter. Caroline Criado-Perez who organised

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a campaign for a woman to be featured on the new �10 note, said

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she subsequently received abusive messages, including threats of rape

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and murder. Police investigating the death of Linzi Ashton in Greater

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Manchester have charged her former boyfriend with murder, rape and

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assault. 28-year-old Michael Cope will appear in court tomorrow. The

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mother of two was found dead at her home last month. Over three million

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people gathered on Copacabana Beach today for the final mass of Pope

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Francis's visit to Brazil. He greeted people around a three-mile

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stretch of coast. This was one of the biggest

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gatherings ever seen in Brazil. At least three million pilgrims waking

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up after a night-long vigil on Copacabana Beach, inspired by a Pope

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who communicates at their level. This papal visit may have been more

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about style over substance, but in the words of one Vatican insider,

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Pope Francis has electrified the Catholic Church and brought many

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young people back home. For the leader of a church that is

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trying to overcome so many internal problems the adulation has been

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almost unconditional. The Church here in Latin America is

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inclusively charismatic. For a moment, even the bishops forgot who

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they were. The verse "go and make desip

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approximates of all nations" has been a constant theme.

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The Church needs you, your enthusiasm and your creativity, Pope

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Francis told his young, attentive audience.

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Repeatedly Catholic youth have told the Pope to tell them to get up, go

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out and spread the word. As they joined together in pilgrimage they

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said it was a church beginning to listen and modernise.

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institution that does not deal with its young people die. That is the

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way it works. The Church has to address the young people, nurture

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their faith and spirituality, otherwise the Church will not exist.

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There were other young people marching, unhappy with the Pope's

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visit and the Church's stance on issues like abortion and gay rights.

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I am against the fact they are spending money with the people, the

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money from people, in this kind of event. It is bringing nothing for

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Sheer enthusiasm for Pope Francis diverted attention away from serious

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organisational problems, hosting the World Cup next year will be a much

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tougher challenge. ??FORCEWHITE Diamonds worth an

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estimated �34 million have been stolen in an armed robbery in the

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south of France. The jewels were stolen by a man arnled with a pistol

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from the char on the hotel in Cannes.

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-- from the Karl on the hotel in Cannes. Lewis Hamilton won the

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hundred gr Ryan Grand Prix today. -- Hungarian Grand Prix today.

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Lewis Hamilton said he needed a miracle to win the Hungarian Grand

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Prix. That is because although he was starting from pole for the

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fourth time this season he was yet to win a race. Beating Sebastian

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Vettel was vital and his prayers were answered while he did that

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while the German struggled to fend off Romain Grosjean. Hamilton

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stopped for new tyres. Vettel's hopes evaporated. He slowed to

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seventh behind Button. He did Hamilton a favour, holding up

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Vettel for 12 frustrating laps. There were no such problems for

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Mercedes. With the Australian out of the way, there was nothing to stop

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Hamilton cruising to the chequered flag. A brilliant job!Hamilton says

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it is one of the most important wins of his career and now anything is

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possible. He will need another miracle to

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catch Vettel in the driver Drivers' Championship. Tom Daley had to

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settle for sixth place in the ten-metre platform final at the

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World Championships. He was struggling with atry accept injury

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and re-- a tricep injury. Qui Bo retained his world title. There was

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an international Paralympic meeting, as some of the stars of last summer

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made a return to the Olympic Stadium. For the fans, one final

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trip down memory lane, as the Olympic Stadium welcomed back its

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Paralympic heroes. Among them the poster boy, Jonnie Peacock. Could he

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once again sprint to 100 metres glory? What followed was the most

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staggering race the sport has seen. Peacock could only watch. Olivara

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knocked two tenths of a second off the world record.

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This was a day when once again Britain's passion for Paralympic

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sport was plain to see. Whitehead with another stunning surge to take

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the 200 metres. It was the greatest hits of 2012 all over again. Rounded

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off by David Weir. His victory - the perfect ending to an unforgettable

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three days. So the end of the anniversary games and for this

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stadium the end of an era. It will be closed now until 2015. It is for

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2012 it will always be remembered. Germany's women are champion after

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beating Norway 1-0. It was their goalkeeper, Nadine Angerer, who

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proved the real hero, saving two penalties. Germany have won six

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