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. Workers work through the rubble of the helicopter crash. The pilot was

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David Traill and with him were two police constables, Tony Collins and

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Kirsty Nelis. The dead and the injured are remembered at a special

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service in Glasgow Cathedral. 12 of the injured are still being treated

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in hospital tonight. Also on the programme - cutting the cost of

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being green, the Government says it will take ?50 off the average annual

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energy bill. Violent clashes in Ukraine tonight,

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as demonstrators demand closer links with Europe, not Russia. This is a

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scene of absolute chaos. The police are growing stunned. There is...

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This is a major political crisis in Ukraine. And the class of 1992 comes

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of age. Manchester United's dream team, the focus of a new film.

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Police have named t three people on board the helicopter that crashed in

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Glasgow on Friday night. They were the pilot, David Traill and two

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police officers, Kirsty Nelis and Tony Collins. 12 people are still

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being treated in hospital. Three of them are in intensive care. Attempts

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to remove the helicopter from the site have been continuing all day.

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We'll get the latest now from James Cook, who is in Glasgow tonight. Two

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days after this crash now and the pain it has caused is becoming ever

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clearer. As you say, police have confirmed that eight people have

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died, but they also say that they cannot rule out finding more bodies

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in the wreckage. Slowly, gently, inch by inch, the

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full impact of this crash is becoming clear. It has left this

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city with many questions. And now, the search for answers is beginning.

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But first, the merge services have -- emergency services have another

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job, they must bring out the dead, including three of their own. So

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what is the plan tonight? We have lifted the helicopter probably 18

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inches to two feet today to try to tunnel under. It's secure now on the

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end of the crane. It's very, very delicate and painstaking work and

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also we have to be very careful not to cause further collapse. The scars

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this disaster has left are not just physical. Today, with courage, a

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survivor returned to the scene to pay tribute. Craig said his only

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memory was waking up and being pulled out by a fireman. I don't

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remember anything after that. There was a man next to me. He was dead.

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The names and faces of the dead are being made public. Kirsty Nelis was

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36, a police constable on the air support unit, who had won an ward

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for bravery, so too had PC Tony Collins, who was 43. The pilot,

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David Traill also David he had served with the RAF in both Gulf

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wars and in the pub, Gary Arthur from Paisley was among the victims.

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His daughter said he meant the world to her. At Glasgow Cathedral, they

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gathered in sorrow. This city has been shaken, but it's still standing

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tall, proud of how ordinary people and the emergency services risked

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their lives to help others. We do not end this day in despair of the

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losses. But our answer is that we stand defiant and that our great and

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vibrant and irrepressible city shall stand together with our suffering

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ones. The city is standing together. One candle for each of the dead,

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giving some light amid the darkness. Well, two sisters who were in the

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pub when the helicopter hit have been telling us how each feared that

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the other was dead. Ann Faulds and Nancy primrose were injured, but

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they were back home and they've been talking to my colleague about

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surviving, when so many did not. When the blast went off I looked and

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I seen everything around about me was debris. I looked to the right

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and there were bodies. Nancy was blown up in the air and on the

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ground. She was a couple of feet away. Those who escaped The Clutha

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pub can't help but think what could have beenment both of the sisters

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were injured, but they know their survival depended on where they sat

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in the bar. There were so many people who just didn't make it out.

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All their families lost them and the people went for a night out. We were

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lucky. People are still piece together their memories after the

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shock of Friday noiT, working out who was in the bR and where.

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Relatives rushed to the scene hoping for news, but all the time dreading

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what it would be. The phone call that I got was Nancy's not good and

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you need to be here. I thought that meant come and see Nancy before she

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passes away. It's a horrible thing. There are families still facing

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their fears and others are grieving. Today, again, people gathered at the

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corner near the pub in part because they didn't know what else they

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could do. They watched and prayed as the search operation continued, but

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for some, including those who escaped, it was important to at

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least come here. It's the families and everybody that was involved. I

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feel so lucky to be alive. Us two sisters and we both came out.

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Tonight, the search operation still seems to dominate the skyline, but

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despite the horror, people are determined to remember.

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Investigators are probably examining we are told two theories, either a

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failure of both engines, possibly caused by some kind of fuel problem,

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or some kind of catastrophic failure, perhaps in the gear box of

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the helicopter, but it may be some time before we know for sure.

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The Government is promising to reduce the average energy bill by

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?50 a year in an effort to quell concerns about rising fuel costs.

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Ministers say it will be paid for from general taxation and a further

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crackdown on tax avoidance. Labour says the move won't prevent future

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energy price rises and will do little to address what it says is a

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cost of living crisis. The political temperature has been

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rising over fuel costs. Labour's promising a price freeze, while five

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of the big six energy companies have announced above-inflation increases

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in bills. So, today, the Government attempted to take the wind out of

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the opposition's sails. What we are going to do is role back the levies

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that -- roll back the levies that are placed on bills and this will

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mean that for the average bill payer they'll have ?50 off their bills and

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it will help families and we're doing it in the way that Government

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can do it. So, to ease the pressure on bills, companies will no longer

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have to meet the cost of discounts for low-income households. The

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Government will foot the bill, but they say the money will come down

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from clamping down on tax evasion, not taxpayers' pockets and allow

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companies to roll out home instalation measures. Those who move

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house will be eligible to ?1,000 towards a bill. Some in the industry

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are not that impressed. Actually, at the moment you can get up to ?1,000

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help if you instale measures. You don't have to move house. You do

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have to use certain contractors, but that's already there, if only people

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knew about it. Not everyone will get ?50 off. One company, EDF, raised

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prices by much less this winter than many. It hasn't made a commitment to

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bring prices down. Other companies will make their positions clearer

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tomorrow. Under Ed's plan gas and electricity bills will be frozen.

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The Government have denounced this as a con, but the opposition say the

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Government is using smoke and mirrors to conveal a cosy deal with

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the energy companies. Energy prices are going up this winter by ?130. A

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?50 cut when they're going up by twice that means people are still

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paying more. At the start of the festive season, even the prospect of

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some money off didn't fill everyone with Christmas cheer. Too little too

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late. Any money of my bill is always good. The Government's been worried

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that the outlook has been obscured over the rising bills. The

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Chancellor will hope he's done enough today to generate more

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positive headlines. We'll speak to Iain Watson now.

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You've been looking into this ?50 promise all day. What do you think

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in I think at this time of year that any good offer that's around has to

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be studied very closely and looked at by the small print. What the

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Government is saying is they're enabling companies to reduce the

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average bill by ?50. But that will be still in excess of ?1400 for gas

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and electricity. N every company is pledging to give a reduction. One

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company has said because they kept their increases to a relatively low

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level then they're not necessarily going to give customers any money

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back. If you're a customer of one of the other big six, don't expect a

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Christmas bonus either. Don't expect a cheque in a post. The impact won't

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be felt until 2014. The Government thinks it will have a popular

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message and it's do what it can to reduce the bit of the bill it

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controls. Some will be told by clamping down on bad employers who

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avoid national insurance contributions, but Labour think

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think message is far simpler and easier to understand, simply freeze

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prices this winter, whether the energy companies like it or not.

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Thank you. At least four people have been

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killed and dozens injured after a New York City commuter train

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derailed. Several carriages left the track in the Bronx. The railway

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along the Hudson River is ordinarily one of the most pist touresque ways

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to enter New York, but earlier this morning it became a scene of death

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and chaos. The train left the tracks on a sharp bend, only yards from a

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station and yards from the freezing water. The lead carriage came to a

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halt just short of the river. The derailment occurred at 7. 20am and

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the first emergency crews reached the scene within five minutes. They

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had to shatter windows of the toppled carriages to reach

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survivors. Eyewitnesses said the train had approached the bend going

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unusually fast. It's really scary that something like that could

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happen. You wonder what speed they were approaching the turn. From her

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apartment high above, Mabel heard the terrifying noise. It felt like a

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force, a sound and a big force coming towards you. Very, very

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powerful. As well as scouring the woodland for passengers, police

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divers searched the waters of the river. The derailment occurred early

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on a Sunday morning, on a holiday weekend on a train thankfully that

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was only half full with 150 passengers. It this been a week-day

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commuter service the authorities say they would have been dealing with a

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much more major disaster. Investigators are examining the

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track, the signal system, the locomotive's black box recorder too.

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They'll also interview the driver, who was injured, but survived this

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fatal derailment. There have been mass protests on the

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streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Demonstrators claim the

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President is intent on strengthening links with Russia. Police use tier

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gas against the protesters. -- tear gas against the protesters. This is

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what happened when they went to see the President in Kiev today. Riot

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police clashed with anti-Government protesters, near the President's

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headquarters. The angry crowd tried to push their way through. But they

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were forced back. The protesters are calling for revolution. They're

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trying to breakthrough the police lines and get to the presidential

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administration building over there, but this is a scene of absolute

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chaos. The police are throwing stun grenades and there is total... This

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is a major political crisis in Ukraine. Earlier, more than 100,000

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people had flooded Kiev to demand political change. They accuse the

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authorities of a disastrous U-turn. The Government here has rejected

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closer ties with the EU in favour of relations with Russia. Hundreds of

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protesters took over Kiev's City Council building. With a quick show

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of hands, the Mayor was out. They declared a new administration. Who

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is in power tonight in Kiev? The people. The people. People of

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Ukraine. One senior Government official said the situation in Kiev

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was under control. But today's violence suggests that Ukraine, one

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of Europe's biggest countries, is entering a period of huge

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uncertainty. Time now for some of the sport. Over

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to Karthi at the BBC sport centre. Thank you. There were four Premier

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League games as well as Scottish Cup fixtures today, so if you don't want

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to know the result please pop out of the room for one moment. Liverpool

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failed to reduce Arsenal's lead at the top of the table and are now in

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fourth after they were beaten by Hull for the first time 3-1 the

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score. Chelsea took advantage of

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Liverpool's defeat to move into second thanks to a win against

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Southampton. Manchester City moved up to third with a 3-0 win over

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Swansea. Tottenham and Manchester United shared the points after a 2-2

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draw. Fulham have sacked Martin Jol after

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two-and-a-half years. They've lost six games in a row. They are in 18th

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place. Rene Meulensteen will take over. Celtic are through to the

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fifth round after thrashing Hearts 7-0. Kris Commons scored a hattrick.

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Aberdeen are also through after a 1-0 win over Partick. David deck ham

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and Ryan Giggs and their 1992 Manchester United youth team-mates

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have taken a trip down memory lane. It's the premiere of a film

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documenting their unique success which culminating in them winning

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the treble in 1999. There is flash photography in the report.

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21 years after they burst on to the scene, the six are now famous faces

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and firm friends. On the red carpet to see the premiere of a film

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telling the story of their lives in football. All of us were just

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wanting to be professional footballers and playing for

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Manchester United. That's all we ever wanted. What we did over those

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ten or 15 years was something they would never have dreamt off. It was

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so special. The class of 1992 tells the story of a group of young men in

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Manchester, who went on to define a footballing generation. Just six

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young lads who were enjoying life. In our eyes we your just playing

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with our mates. I was loving it. They went from being Manchester

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United's FA Cup udge side to winning the Champions League and achieving

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an unprecedented treble. Six boys who grew up together and then became

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friends for life. It was good, because six good lads who loved each

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other's company and it went from there. From 12 or 13 right up until

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today. While all six are involved in football, playing, coaching and in

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the media or in the case of David Beckham, starting work on his new

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MLS club and while their story is an unusual as it is inspiring, their

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place in British footballing history is guaranteed. Rory McIlroy has won

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his first title in 2012 beating Adam Scott on the final hole at Royal

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Sydney. He was four shots behind, but an excellent round saw him take

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the title by one stroke. That's all your sport.

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That's it from us. More

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