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A tax break for some married couples and more help for aspiring home

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owners, pledges from the Conservatives ahead of their annual

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party conference. But will David Cameron convince sceptical voters

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and his own backbenchers that he is on the side of hardworking families?

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And in Greece, an unprecedented crackdown on the far-right Golden

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Dawn party as its leader and four other MPs are arrested.

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A vigil in Nairobi for the victims of the Kenyan shopping centre siege,

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as a sixth Briton is confirmed dead. Good evening. David Cameron has

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arrived in Manchester, ahead of the start of the Conservatives' annual

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conference, amid policy announcements including a tax break

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for some married couples, and the early introduction of a

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controversial scheme to help aspiring home buyers. As Ian Watson

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reports, his over-riding message over the next few days is expected

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to be that the economy is improving, so "let us finish the job."

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David Cameron was well protected from voters as he swept into the

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secure zone around his party conference. But his task is to reach

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out to hard-working families and tell them he is in touch with their

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concerns. And he had good news for this couple who got marriage today.

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They may have tied the knot for love but now they could get some money.

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Marriage is a great institution and it helps to build a good and strong

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society so it is right to back marriage in the income tax system.

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Most other advanced industrial countries do it and we should also

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do it. The part -- the policy would also apply to civil partnerships and

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gay couples. This is how it would work... That could save up to £200

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each year from 2016. At only basic rate taxpayers would benefit and the

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Conservatives say one in three married couples will gain. Nick

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Clegg called the idea patronising drivel and he will not vote against

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it. Labour said the money could be better spent. Tomorrow, the Prime

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Minister will announce plans to bring forward a scheme to help

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families with limited savings get on the housing ladder, but critics fear

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families with limited savings get on this will push up house prices. The

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sunshine was out in Manchester and Conservatives were upbeat, they

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believe the economy has turned a corner and the message is, please

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let us finish the job! At some say there are darker political clout on

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the horizon. Labour focused on the cost of living last week because

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they want to attach themselves to fairness because they think

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Conservatives have a weakness with that. Statistics show the economic

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is getting better at Labour saying, some of better and others are being

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left behind, and Conservatives need to be aware of that. Even before the

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conference, activists were having an exchange of opinions. And the policy

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divide between the parties is likely to grow.

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Ian, what does David Cameron have to do convince voters and his

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backbenchers? You are right to point to those 26.

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He has to prove he can help hard-pressed families in a way

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different from the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. -- to point

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to those factors. So the married couples tax allowance was an attempt

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to form a closer relationship with those who say he should sound a bit

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more Conservative. And the housing announcement will send shivers up

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the spine of Vince Cable who is worried about a house bobble. But

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David Cameron says in the North of England, there is no housing

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bubble. Expect opponents on welfare also and education. Over Cameron is

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saying, give me a majority and I can achieve this. His opponents say that

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all he will do is prove his -- he is out of touch.

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Thank you. A sixth Briton has been confirmed dead following the Kenyan

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shopping centre siege, as the Foreign Office said it could not

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rule out the possible discovery of further British casualties. It comes

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amid reports that the Kenyan government was warned by Israel of a

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high risk of action by islamic militants. Our Africa correspondent,

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Andrew Harding, has more. Inside the ruins of the Westgate

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Andrew Harding, has more. Shopping Mall today. Survivors are

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being allowed back into claim their vehicles, even as dozens of bodies

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are still thought to be missing somewhere under the rubble. Huge

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destruction. This is our car. This man was among the first

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civilians to go in this morning. Everything had caved down so you

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could see the metal, you could see cars on top of the rubble that had

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come down from the top level. It is just one giant cave in that will

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take months to work through. It is a mess.

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New footage of the attack itself, Red Cross officials frantically

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ushering people to safety. Today, there were new claims the Kenyan

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authorities overlooked warnings ahead of the attack, what it is not

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clear how specific they were. Exactly one week after the killings

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started, there is still enormous confusion and uncertainty. Kenya

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government insists its and intelligence forces did the best

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they could in chaotic circumstances, but many are starting to question

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that. For this man, a difficult moment.

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The businessman was captured in these photographs going repeatedly

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back into the building to save civilians trapped by the fighting.

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Including this four-year-old American girl. Somehow persuaded to

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run for her life. She was very brave. A little girl her age running

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towards strange men holding guns is not easy. I am not sure if any child

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her age would have done the same. It has tested many here and there

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are plenty of questions as well as prayers right now.

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Kenya seems determined not to be divided by the horrors of the past

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week. Four people, including a

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16-year-old, have appeared in court charged with murder over a house

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fire that killed four members of the same family in Leicester. Bilal and

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Jamil Taufiq, as well as their mother Sheneela and sister Zainab,

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died in the fire at their home two weeks ago. Three other men have also

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been charged for their murder. Thousands of people have marched in

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protest over plans to close services at Stafford Hospital, just days

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before a public consultation ends. The demonstration was against plans

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to move maternity and paediatric services from the hospital which was

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at the centre of a health scandal and was put into administration last

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April. In an unprecedented crackdown on the

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far right in Greece, the leader of the controversial Golden Dawn party

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and four other MPs have been arrested on charges of belonging to

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a criminal organisation. The arrests come after the killing of a

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left-wing activist by an alleged Golden Dawn supporter ten days ago.

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Mark Lowen's report from Athens does contain some flash photography.

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They were, it seemed, untouchable until now. The leader and senior MPs

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of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece seized for being part of a

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criminal group. An extraordinary moment, the first mass arrests of

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MPs here in 40 years. Angry supporters gathered outside, golden

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dawn has 18 MPs, its ratings soared with the economic crisis. But after

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a left-wing musician was killed by an alleged member, government moved

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fast. This is an unprecedented clamp-down on golden dawn.

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Supporters are on the back foot and in the police headquarters, the

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senior party leadership is under arrest. Government believes this is

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the beginning of the end of golden dawn but it has a big challenge to

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crush the neo-Nazis. But golden dawn vows it will not be silenced. --

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Golden Dawn. This is only the beginning. There and not ours. The

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government says it will crush you. No wait! Tonight, they were taken to

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court to be charged and the government will have two questions

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-- have to answer why it took months to arrest the party. This stunned

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country waits to see if Golden Dawn will fight back.

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There is fresh political instability in Italy after ministers from the

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party of the former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi have resigned from

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the coalition government. The ministers, from his centre-right

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party, quit after what they called an "unacceptable ultimatum" from the

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current Prime Minister to back him. A second earthquake has struck a

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remote part of Baluchistan province in South West Pakistan. Four hundred

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people died after an earthquake there on Tuesday, which was so

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powerful, a new island emerged from the sea. Over a hundred thousand

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people have been affected but aid has still not reach many of the

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worst affected areas, as Aleem Maqbool reports.

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First, a disaster, now in dignity. People at the epicentre of the

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earthquake is still not getting help. Salvaging what they can of

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their lives with their bare hands. It was already one of the most

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impoverished areas of Pakistan. Now whole villages have been reduced to

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rubble. Hundreds have lost their lives and many more have been left

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injured, with medical help only reaching a fraction of those who

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need it. The army says age distribution has been hampered

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need it. The army says age notched just by poor road networks

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and communication at by poor security -- the distribution of aid.

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Off the coast of the province, a different consequence of the

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violence. Amazingly, this was not here are a few days -- a couple of

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days ago, a new island forced out by the tremors, methane gas still

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bubbles around. This is very interesting. This is the part of the

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sea bed which comes out from the sea. Studies will have to be

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completed soon. Experts reckon the island could disappear again within

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months. What nature has thrown up is

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fascinating and it does feel like a privilege to be here. But it has

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thrown up hundreds of miles away the station and suffering. And that

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cannot be forgotten while looking at this incredible place.

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With all the sport, Catherine Downes at the BBC Sport Centre.

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Good evening, there were plenty of goals in the Barclays Premier

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League. Much of the day follows, so look away now. Dash-mac chip of the

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day. Under David Moyes, Manchester United have made their worst start

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in 24 years, beaten 2-1 by West Bromwich at Old Trafford and they

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are down to 12 in the table. Arsenal came out winners at Swansea in a

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match that marked 17 years in charge for the manager.

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Aaron Ramsey scored the second goal, so they climbed two points clear at

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the top of the league. A shock for Manchester City, beaten

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3-2 at Aston Villa, and the problems continue for Fulham and Crystal

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Palace. Chelsea and Tottenham drew. Celtic were in goal-scoring form,

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beating Kilmarnock 5-2 at Rugby Park.

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Georgios Samaras -- Georgios Samaras scored a hat trick.

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This kind of look would come in handy on Tuesday, Kris Commons had

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this shot into an empty net. That was fortunate but the goals from

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Georgios Samaras were anything but. The first was able to effect

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powerful shot. The second a tap in after great teamwork. 3-0 and

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comfortable, Kilmarnock needed something to cling onto and it was

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provided. After half-time, they drew closer. Celtic manager Neil Lennon

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was rightly concerned and soon had reason to be cheerful. Georgios

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Samaras completed the hat trick to reason to be cheerful. Georgios

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quash the Kilmarnock come back and this rounded off a handsome victory.

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Ring on bass! -- Barca. Dundee drew at hearts, and elsewhere...

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Saracens stay top of the premiership after eating Harlequins. They came

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from behind. -- beating. Chris Ashton scored the only try of the

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game and Owen Farrell kicked the rest of the points.

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And a Dutch cyclist has retained her road race title at the World

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Championships in Italy. British road race title at the World

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Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armistead finished ninth. This is

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the third time the Dutch cyclist has been champion. A talented lady.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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That is all from me, good evening.

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