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Tributes are paid to David Coleman, described as one of the country's

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greatest ever broadcasters. He's died at the age of 87. Gunnell leads

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and goes for it. The face and voice of BBC Sport for more than 40 years,

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he was credited as setting the standard for the way sport's been

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covered. They killed my baby. They killed

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him. It's a many you are dear. The mother of a British surgeon -- It's

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murder. The mother of a British surgeon

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accuses the Syrian regime of murder. A memorial services are held to mark

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25 years since the Lockerbie bombing in which 270 people lost their

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lives. Very good evening to you. Tributes

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have been pouring in for David Coleman, the veteran TV broadcaster

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who has died at the age of 87. For almost half a century he brought

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some of the biggest sporting occasions into our living rooms,

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covering 11 summer Olympic Games and six football world cups. Brendan

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Foster said Coleman was the greatest sports broadcaster that ever lived.

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David Bond looks back at his life. And Coe gets the revenge he wants.

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It's Linford Christie. It's voice was instantly recognisable and for

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nearly five decades, the accompaniment to British sport's

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greatest moments. Good evening and welcome... David Coleman arrived at

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the BBC in the 1950s. He soon rose to prominence as the anchor of the

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pioneering Grandstand, delivering major sporting occasions into

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people's living rooms every weekend. On the programme today rkts we have

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every one -- today, we have every one of the top international

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swimmers. Just as technology was reshaping TV, so Coleman's informed,

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but less formal style, helped to move sport broadcasting into a new

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era. He was the lead commentator on Match of the Day. Can he do it? He

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surely must. The first season I was there and for two or three years

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afterwards, he was the number one football commentator, the number one

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athletics commentator, the presenter of Match of the Day and the

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presenter of Sportsnight. He did everything. But athletics was his

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greatest love. His Olympic comen tears became -- commentaries became

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legendary. Coleman's talents extended beyond sports reporter and

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in 1972, he anchored the unfolding horrors of the terrorist siege in

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the Olympic Village in Munich. There was some shooting. The other detail

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added since then, when they did arrive, there appeared to be six to

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eight minutes of shooting, then everything went quiet. Apparently

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there's been some shooting since. Could provide a lighter touch when

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needed. For years he fronted the sports quiz A Question of Sport. We

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used to record two programmes every other Sunday. We used to meet at

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lunch Times. We had the tradition we would sit down for Sunday lunch,

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roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. David would sit at the head of the

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table and debate the previous day's play. Despite his fame, he never

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enjoyed the limelight. He closely guarded his and his family's

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privacy. He was also prone to the odd gaffe, Private Eye named their

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Colemanballs column after him. David Coleman could not be emulated, he

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was quite simply, the voice of sport.

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The legendary sports broadcaster, David Coleman, who has died, aged

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87. The body of a British surgeon, who

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died in a Syrian prison, has been handed over to his family in

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Lebanon. Dr Abbas Khan was within days of being released when Syrian

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authorities say he committed suicide, a claim his family don't

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believe. Speaking after she saw his body, Fatima Khan has accused the

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Syrian government has killed her baby.

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Fatima Khan insisted on going to the hospital today. Hard as it is for a

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mother to receive her son's body. This was the day Fatima expected to

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bring Abbas home, after he spent 13 months in Syrian jails. She'd been

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told he would be freed. Instead, he left Syria in a coffin. They killed

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my baby. They killed him. It's a murder. The Syrian government says

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Abbas killed himself in prison. The British surgeon went to work in a

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hospital in an area controlled by the rebels. They arrested him for

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entering Syria illegally. It was his profession to give life, not to take

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life. He can't kill an ant even. He was so good. How can they kill

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humanitarian aid worker. Fatima spent five months in Damascus trying

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to free her son. She filmed this on her phone. She visited the prison as

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often as they let her. She swept the floor at a Muslim shrine because she

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was told it would bring her luck. She wrote lots of letters, including

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this one to David Cameron. Everyone in the family did. Even Abbas'

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six-year-old daughter, she wrote to William Hague. "Please help our dad

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to come back home, because we miss him too much. We cry every day." His

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two children had been excitedly preparing for their father's home

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coming. They'd even decorated the house. Now they know he's not coming

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home ever. The family says their government failed them. The Foreign

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Office says they did what they could. The Foreign Office's approach

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from the beginning has been one of procrastination, inept you'd and --

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ineptitu did he and a disregard for my brother's welfare. How can it be

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that a 57-year-old Indian housewife from Britain managed to knock so

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many doors and get so many answers? A British doctor's death in Syria is

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a very political story. But today, it's about a mother's loss.

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Four American servicemen on a mission to evacuate US citizens in

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south sue dawn have been injured -- Sudan have been injured after their

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aircraft was hit near the town of Bor. The south Sudanese army is

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sending more troops to the town in an attempt to retake it. More than

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500 people have died since Sunday, when the president accused his

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former deputy of plotting a coup. The head of the NHS watchdog the

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Care Quality Commission has criticised the effect of a target

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culture in the NHS, particularly in Accident Emergency departments.

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David Prior also said the Health Service had become too powerful to

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criticise, with even the most senior staff afraid to speak out.

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The UK, US and Libyan governments have vowed to work together to

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reveal the full facts of the Lockerbie bombing, which claimed 270

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lives. The announcement came in a joint statement as memorial events

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were held on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

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A quarter of a century on, there is much that we do not know about the

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Lockerbie bombing, but it's a mark of how the world has changed that

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Libya today pledged to work with the West to try to find some of the

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answers. Today, though, here in Lockerbie, the focus was not on

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politics, but on something much more personal.

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The 21 st December, 1988, the shortest day of the year and for

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Lockerbie, the longest and darkest night. 25 years on, those who are

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learning about Lockerbie only now gathered here with those who will

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never forget. The grief was undimmed, the bonds unbroken. We

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welcome you, once again, to this place and in doing so, we seek to

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comfort and console you, to offer what healing we can in the touch of

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friendship from those who have also experienced suffering. And the

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suffering spans the globe. Raymond Pagnucco was just 13 when his father

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Robert was murdered here. I still miss my dad every day. I learned a

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lot from my father. I have plenty of good memories. That keeps me going.

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Did you take any comfort from today's service? Yes, I did. The

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people of Lockerbie have kept everyone's memory alive. And at

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tonight's memorial service, there was a reminder that despair can

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breed hope. Every year now two scholars from Lockerbie study at an

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American university, which lost 35 of its own. They had hopes. They had

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dreams, ambitions and plans. They were loved and irreplaceable. We are

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looking back and acting forward on their behalf. At the same moment,

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across the Atlantic, they were also remembering. My beloved sister,

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Shannon Davis. Jay Josef Kingham. 270 chimes in Virginia for 270

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victims of terrorism. In London too, today was about remembrance. Even

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here in Westminster, the official story of Lockerbie was challenged by

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a father who believes the convicted bomber, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi,

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was framed. He died, my friend, over Christmas if you pray, please pray

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for his innocent family. Please pray also that we, who will sit down at a

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Christmas table with chairs forever empty may find peace. There comes a

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point when any tragedy moves from news to history. But even after a

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quarter of a century, the Lockerbie bombing is not yet there.

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Let's take you to the sport now. Good evening. As usual, Match of the

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Day follows the news, so look away now, if you don't want to know

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today's Premier League results. Liverpool have moved to the top of

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the league following their 3-1 win at home to Cardiff, a day after

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signing a new long-term contract, Luis Suarez scored two of

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Liverpool's goals. But there's still uncertainty over the future of

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Cardiff manager, Malky Mackay, in a week when he was told by owner,

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Vincent Tan to resign or be sacked, Mackay, a clear favourite with the

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fans, responded today by insisting he will not walk out on the club.

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Hot on the tails of the new leaders, Liverpool, are Manchester City. They

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added four more to their impressive goal tally, beating Fulham 4-2.

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Vincent Kompany among the goal scorers. City are up to second in

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the league. Here are the other results:

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Celtic have extended their unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership to

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16 games now, following their 2-0 win against Hearts. Kris Commons

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opened the scoring before James Forrest completed the victory.

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Celtic are now ten points clear at the top of the table.

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Dundee United are in second, they beat Ross County 1-0.

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Burnley are the new leaders in the championship. QPR have been knocked

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off the top spot, losing 1-0 to Leicester. The match will probably

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be best remembered for this: A furry visitor, a squirrel invaded the

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pitch. The match was delayed for over four minutes, before it was

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eventually chase add way. -- chased away.

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Leicester Tigers have confirmed that Toby Flood will leave the club at

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the end of the season. He's been linked with a move to French club

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Toulouse, which would rule him out of playing for England, since

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players based overseas aren't eligible for selection. The news

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came on the day Leicester suffered their heaviest defeat in the Aviva

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Premiership, beaten 49-10. Saracens stay top of the league.

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Bath continued their winning streak, beating harlins 14--- Harlequins

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14-3. That's all the sport. Back to you,

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Kate. Now, in case you weren't watching

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the final earlier, Abbey Clancy and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec, have

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been crowned the winners of the this year's Strictly Come Dancing. I have

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great pleasure in crowning Abbey and Aljaz Strictly Come Dancing

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Champions 2013. Yes, Sir Bruce presented the winning couple with

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the Glitterball trophy in the 11th series of the show. More than six

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million votes were cast in the first all-woman final which saw Clancy

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beat BBC Breakfast Susanna Reid and Natalie Gumede.

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Much more on all of today's stories on the BBC News channel. That's all

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from me and the team here. A very good night to you. Bye-bye.

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Hello. I can't see the weather taking much time off this Christmas.

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The run up over the next few days really quite turbulent at times.

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