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of the sharpest falls across the European Union, according to new

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figures. Real pay, including the impact of

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inflation, has dropped 5. 5% since 2010. Labour says it shows life is

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getting harder for families. The Government says the economy is on

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the mend. Police grow increasingly concerned

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about 13-year-old Erika Cacicova, who has been missing since last

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Monday. I need her to let us know that she is safe and well, that she

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is in no harm and she can come to us and we will take care of her and

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make sure she is all right. COMMENTATOR: Bolt is going to take

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it again. Triumph in the rain for Usain Bolt. He storms to gold in the

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Good evening. New figures suggest that the value of workers' wages in

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the UK has suffered one of the sharpest falls across the European

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Union. According to statistics from the House of Commons Library, real

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wages, which include the impact of inflation, have fallen by 5. 5%

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since the middle of 2010. The Treasury says the Government has

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taken action to help with the cost of living, such as increasing the

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amount people can earn before they pay tax.

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That the pounds in our wallets buy less and less every month won't come

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as a shock to many households. Since July 2010, wages have been stagnant

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in Britain, while inflation has been well-above its target, which means

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that real wages have gone down. Wages in the UK fell by 5. 5.5%

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while comparably large European economies, such as France and

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Germany v seen their wages rise by 0. 4 and 2. 7% respectably. There

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were countries fairing worse than Britain. Portugese real wages fell

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by 8% while in another eurozone bailout country, Greece, they fell

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by over 11%. The present Government are out of touch. They are trying to

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suggest everything is fine in the economy when we know and working

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people themselves know that they have taken a hit, their incomes have

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been squeezed, they are seeing prices rising faster than wages and

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they know from the money coming into their pockets and the bills they

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have to pay, that things are getting tough. A Treasury spokesperson said

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the Government had taken continued action to help with the cost of

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living, including plans to raise the tax-free personal allowance to

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�10,000, and freezing fuel duty and council tax.

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This research was requested by the Labour Party and carried out by the

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House of Commons Library. Its choice of starting point just as the

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coalition came to power s very deliberate. Doubtless the Government

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would have chosen a more flattering start date. There is no doubt,

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though, that the hit being taken by many households over the last few

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years, has been very pronounced. The with Bank of England signalling that

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it doesn't expect inflation to come down towards its target level before

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the end of next year, the recovering UK economy may not benefit

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households for a while yet. Let's go live to our Political

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Correspondent Ben Wright. Why are Labour pushing so hard on this?

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Well, Nick, this living standards argument is politically potent.

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There are a couple of classic election campaigns that political

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parties fight. There is the one where a Government goes to the

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voters and claims to have repaired a broken economy and asks them not to

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risk it by voting the other lot back N then there is the one when an

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Opposition looks the voters in the eye and asks them straight - whether

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they feel better off than they did four or five years ago. I think

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we'll see both campaigns deployed at the next election. This is a tricky

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moment from Labour. We know there are rumbling in the ranks about a

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lack of policy. Another Labour MP spoke out today. The economy is

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clearly getting some sort of head of steam and beginning to recover,

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which is why Labour has chosen these figures to show the wages have

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fallen in real terms since the coalition came to power. It is a big

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picture point it is making that it hopes will get it votes. The

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coalition, of course, though, will is a I this all started as a result

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of a crisis that happened when Labour was in power and are pointing

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out things it is doing to alleviate the squeeze people are feeling. The

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argument about how to repair the economy, is shifting to what sort of

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recovery it'll be and how it is felt in people's pockets. The police say

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they are becoming increasingly concerned about a 13-year-old girl

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from Sheffield who has been missing for six days. They have appealed for

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Erika Cacicova to get in touch with them. A man of 22 from brd Ford who

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was arrested on suspicion of child abduction on Friday, has been

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released on bail. -- from Bradford. 13-year-old Erika Cacicova, missing

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for almost a week. Now detectives have pleaded directly to the

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schoolgirl to get in touch. Erika was last seen leaving her home

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in the Darnall area of Sheffield last Monday. Do you recognise her?

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Officers have been carrying out inQuiries in the area where she

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lived and stressed that time is of the essence. -- inquiries. Erika ka

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is not in trouble. We just want her to come home and make sure she is

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safe. A 22-year-old man from Bradford, arrested on suspicion of

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child abduction, was released today on bail. Officers say he had a

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friendship the with girl and continues to help the inquiry.

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The search for Erika has widened out to other parts of Yorkshire. The

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focus now switching to here in Bradford, where police believe she

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may be staying with friends. Officers from South Yorkshire

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travelled here and are working with West Yorkshire Police. Everything

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that we know to date, or what we've had so far would lead us to believe

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that she's with people she knows. Although Erika Cacicova has been

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missing before, detectives say her disappearance is out of character.

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More than 50 officers are helping with the search and urge anyone with

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information to contact them. Three US soldiers have been killed

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by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The attack took place

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in Paktia province, in an area close to the border with Pakistan. More

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than 100 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year.

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Nearly 80 Americans. A controversial republican parade in

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Northern Ireland has passed off peacefully. Several hundred bandsmen

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and their supporters turned out to remember dead republicans, including

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two IRA men killed when their own bomb exploded. The parade has

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angered unionists and their families of IRA victims who staged a

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counter-protest. There was concerns about the parade after a loyal

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loyalist protest about a parade on Friday, left 56 police officers

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injured. Our Ireland correspondent is in castle derring now. Bring us

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up-to-date with the situation there now. -- castlederg.

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This was a controversial parade because of who was being remembered.

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There were many people but specific focus on two IRA men killed when

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their bomb went off prematurely. Some of the victims of IRA violence,

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their families gathered at castle derring to protest. Many were upset

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and clutched photographs of their loved ones as the parade went

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through from the town to a specially-built memorial. However,

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this has passed off peacefully which will come as huge relief to the

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politicians and the police. There had been many, many appeals for

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calm, particularly after the trouble on Friday night in the centre of

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Belfast. Rioting took place after loyalists protested against another

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completely separate republican parade. However, even if you regard

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this one as being peaceful, as it was, you still have to say that this

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marching season has been difficult. It has exposed the pointed and very

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sharp divisions that exist in Northern Ireland. The politicians

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have been set a Christmas deadline to try to sort all of these problems

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about flags, par ands the past. To be frank, that's going to be a big

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challenge. -- flags, parades and the past.

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The Israeli government has approved the construction of nearly 1,200 new

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homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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Settlements are considered illegal under international law but Israel

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disputes that. The decision comes ahead of the first peace talks

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between Israel and the Palestinians for three years.

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The last direct talks were halted in 2010 over the issue of settlement

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building. The two main rivals for Australia's

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top political job have gone head-to-head in their first

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televised debate ahead of an election in September. The Prime

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Minister, Kevin Rudd, who is vying for another term, and his

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Conservative rival, Tony abolt. Clashed for an hour during the

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debate which centred on the economy. -- Tony Abbott.

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Tonight's debate was prime-time viewing. A big moment for the two

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men vying to lead Australia. Please put your hands together for

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition leader, Tony aboted.

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race Pitts -- Abbott. The race pitts Kevin Rudd a against Tony Abbott.

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Much of the debate focussed on the country's economy, which is now

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beginning to struggle after decades of growth. Kevin Rudd defended the

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Government's record. David, the key challenge for the global financial

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crisis was to prevent our economy from falling into recession.

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Practically every other economy in the world did. But, Tony Abbott said

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Labour's time in power had seen a huge budget surplus, built on the

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back of a mining boom, transformed into a deficit.

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Mr Rudd talks about a new way. Well, if you want a new way, you've got to

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choose. Choose a new government. What did those watching at home

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think? There was lots of talk, rhetoric and jabba but the heart

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wasn't there. I didn't get anything from either of the politicians.

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truth is, this evening, that really neither candidate shone in this

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debate. Certainly neither delivered a knockout blow. They both seemed a

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little stiff, a little nervous. Perhaps more concerned with avoiding

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a possiblyly-cost stly -- possibly-costly slip of had up. And

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with the first of three possible debates over and the polls showing a

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tight race, there is still all to play for.

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Now with all the big sports news of the day over to Liz did I at the BBC

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Sports Centre. If last night's worldletic

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Championships were all about Mo Farah's long distance domination,

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tonight attention was on Usain Bolt's sprinting supremacy. He has

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become the new 100m World Champion in Moscow.

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Andy Swiss was there. Would it be another victory procession? Usain

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Bolt, unflappable. Almost unbeatable. The title seemingly his

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for the taking. In a Moscow thunderstorm, what fireworks?

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America's Justin Gatlin led at first but then Bolt came charging through

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and, once again, he was World Champion.

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It was another dazzling display. Britain's James das say lieu

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finished eighth. The 100m final might have been the showpiece event

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in another sweltering day here but there was plenty of other British

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interest, including a medal hope in the long jump.

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Proctor had finished top of yesterday's qualifying session and

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it's early signs were encouraging. She was briefly in the silver medal

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position but ultimately slipped back to finish in sixth. But another big

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British hope remains firmly on track. Christine Ohorughu.

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If she can repeat this sort of form in tomorrow's final, she could take

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some stopping. It was also a good day for Andrew Osaje. He is through

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the final of the 800m. It was the beginning of a new era at

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Wembley as David Moyes won his first trophy as Manchester United manager

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beating Wigan 2-0. Our correspondent Natalie Perks joins me from Wembley.

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No Sir Alex, but business as usual for United. Well, it wasn't a

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vintage United performance but it was yet another win. For David

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Moyes, a chance to show fans what life might be like after Sir Alex.

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After 26 years, just how do you replace the X Factor? Auditions, it

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seems, were taking place all over Wembley today. Not least for

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United's new manager, doing his best not to show the pressure.

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The United fans came in their tens of thousands to show their loyalty,

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but in the bright sunshine, the shadow of a certain someone still

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looms large. Moyes's new era started as the last one ended, Robin van

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Persie yet again with the goods. COMMENTATOR: Robin van Persie is at

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it again. But a Wigan, full of new signings were finding their way.

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James McLean had a good chance but his hard work came to nothing. The

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atmosphere inside Wembley felt muted but any yawns were soon stiffled.

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That man, again. A timely reminder for Wayne Rooney, perhaps, that he

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is not the only star at United. Giggs certainly is. Given a standing

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ovation, three months shy of his 40th birthday. Proof this team might

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be coached by moist but it was crafted by Sir Alex. -- by Moyes. So

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winning I with as maintained. Moyes dedicated his trophy to his

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predecessor but cheekly then said any trophies from now on are

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strictly down to him. It is fair to say he will have tougher days to

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come. Thank you very much. After a

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difficult morning for England at Chester will he Street. Fourth Ashes

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Test against Australia is finely balanced. Ian Bell's third century

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of the Series repaired some of the early damage and at stumps on day

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three, England were 234-5 with a lead of 202.

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