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Europe re-emerges as a fault line for the Conservatives, as David

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Cameron's own backbenchers urge him to take action. Nearly 100 Tory MPs

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tell the Prime Minister that Britain should be able to veto EU

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legislation. We want a different relationship

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with the European Union, that allows democracy. Democracy is about the

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right to make and change or own laws. The division comes as the

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Government says it wants to work more closely with Europe to further

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limit migrants' access to benefits. Also: Ariel Sharon is honoured at

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the Israeli Parliament, ahead of the former Prime Minister's funeral

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tomorrow. A bumper year for Jaguar Land Rover,

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as a spike in exports helps deliver record sales and the stars are out

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for the Golden Globes in Hollywood, as the curtain rises on the film

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award season. Good evening. Nearly 100

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Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron urging him to change

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the law to give Britain more powers to reject European Union

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legislation. The Prime Minister has pledged to reform Britain's

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relationship with Europe and put it to a referendum in 2017 if he wins

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the next election. But many of his MPs appear to want to go further

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sooner. Is the letter emerged as the Work and Pensions Secretary said he

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was working other countries in Europe to try and extend the ban on

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migrants' access to some benefits. Here's our political correspondent,

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Vicki Young. With European elections in May, David Cameron is under

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pressure. He has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship

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with the EU and hold a referendum. Many of his side are wresless. They

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don't think that will be enough to see off the threat from the UK

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independence party. There have been some changes already, when Romanians

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and Bulgarians got free access to the UK's job market at the beginning

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of the year, ministers tightened the rules so new arrivals have to wait

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three months before claiming benefits. Now the Government is

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working with others in the EU to go further. There is a groundswell of

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opinion out there that says people may be able to move from one country

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to another to get a job. To move from one to another to live off the

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state is not acceptable. Some argue it is a phoney debate because

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migrants contribute to the economy. Actually I am quite puzzled that we

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have this debate at this moment. Immigrants from EU countries, over

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the last decade, have been more likely to be in employment. They are

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very well educated and they paid in 34% more into the system, in terms

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of taxes, than what they took out in terms of transfers and benefits. A

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significant number of Conservative MPs believe the UK should have of

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total control over its borders and the only way to do that is by

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reducing the influence of Brussels. Almost 100 have written to Mr

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Cameron, urging them to give Parliament a national veto over

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current and future EU laws. We want a different relationship with the

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European Union, that allows democracy. Democracy is about the

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right to make and change your own laws. And that's what we are asking

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Parliament to take back. But senior Conservatives say the

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idea is unrealistic. If national Parliaments all around the European

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Union were regularly and unilaterally just able to choose

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which bits of EU law they would apply and which bits they wouldn't,

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well then the European single market wouldn't work. The Liberal Democrats

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leader said it is sensible to work with other countries on restricting

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migrant benefits. Hell accused the Tories of jeopardising millions of

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British jobs by threatening to leave the EU. It is essential that we

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remain an open trading nation, not pull up the draw bridge, not cower

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we hind the White Cliffs of Dover to. Have that spirit to know we can

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win in the world to be open. David Cameron is not the first

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Conservative leader trying to find himself to unite a party with very

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different views on Europe. Let 's join Vicky now. How

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significant would you say this letter is? It is significant because

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they have decided to go public in the first place. Significant because

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of the sheer number, almost one-third of Tory MPs who back this

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idea. The problem for David Cameron is tinkers with changes on migrants

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is all very well, but it will not satisfy this group of MPs. They want

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something more sweeping, giving powers back, giving this place here

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a veto over EU laws. The Prime Minister made it clear it would not

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happen. The message later this week is that Britain is not isolated when

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it comes to change in the EU, that other countries are coming in our

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direction. If UKIP do well in May, there'll be more pressure on David

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Cameron to be much clearer and define more clearly how he sees

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Britain's relation relationship developing with the EU. Thank you.

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Thousands of mourners have been filing past the coffin of the former

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Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, at his laying in state in

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Jerusalem. Mr Sharon died yesterday at the age of 85, eight years after

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a stroke which left him in a comma. Our Middle East editor reports from

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Jerusalem. And then there was one. As the

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coffin lay in state at the kes net, the country's 90-year-old President

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paid his respects. With Sharon dead heed is the last political survivor

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of the generation of 1948 that founded modern Israel.

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And among Israeli citizens who filed in was this man, saluting his old

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commander. It is a big commitment. I think that

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everybody should do that. That's why. I am sorry, I cannot

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talk. But Palestinians, especially, are

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not shedding tears for Ariel Sharon. They say he spent his life shedding

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their blood and taking land they want for a state for Jewish

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settlements. One of the big what ifs is what

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might have happened had Sharon not had that stroke in 2006. Would he

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have pulled settlers out of the West Bank, as he pulled them out of Gaza?

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I absolutely am certain that you would have acted to separate Israel

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from the Palestinian Palestinians to the utmost. Which means that Israel

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would have pulled out from most of the territory. That's all hi per

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thetal. These days, the Americans are having another day at brokerring

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peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The big surprise would

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be success. It is eight years ago this month

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that Ariel Sharon had the stroke that sent him into a coma. It is a

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sign of his place in modern Middle East history that there are so many

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here in Israel that venerate him and so many others, especially

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Palestinians, who get very angry about what he did.

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Jaguar Land Rover has announced record sales for last year, selling

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more than 400,000 vehicles. The figures were boosted by a 40% leap

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in overseas sales of Jaguars w the cars proving popular in America,

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Germany and India. Our business correspondent, Joe Lyman, reports.

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They are the vehicles of choice for future kings, as well as current

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Prime Ministers. And increasingly so for thousands of drivers around the

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world. Jaguar land rover have not sold as many as they did last year,

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with America, India and Germany seeing the biggest growth.

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In all, Jaguar Land Rover sold 425,000 of its luxury vehicles

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around the world. Up nearly a fifth. The Land Rover brand, which includes

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Range Rover, accounted for 550,000 of those sales. Up 15%. 75,000

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Jaguar cars were sold. Up 42% on the previous year, as the customer base

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gets younger. We have had the core key ingredients in 2013. We had

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fabulous products for Jaguar and Land Rover we have introduced to the

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market. We continue to invest in global manufacturing facilities.

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Really, we have hit the marbling with the public all over -- the

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market with the public all over the globe, with that Britishness of the

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cars we have got. GLR is one of the biggest employers, with 26,000 staff

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in its plants in the West Midlands and Merseyside.

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The turn around at Jaguar Land Rover has been phenomenal. Five years ago,

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as the recession started, the demand for cars fell off a cliff, and they

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even stopped making them for a while. They went cap in hand for a

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bailout to the UK Government. What they didn't do was stop focussing on

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quality. They aimed at the emerging markets and they got them. Without

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China they would not be as nearly exciting. They have a long way to go

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in China. There's spectacular growth there. We are seeing growth in India

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and Germany and the United States. It is a booed-based growth. -- it is

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a broad-based growth. Car sales are at their highest since 2 oh 0 - oi

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2007. Iran will stop some of its uranium enrichment in eight days in

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turn for the easing of sanctions. The agreement came in international

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talks on implementing the nuclear deal reached last November. For the

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first time in almost a decade, Iran's nuclear programme will not be

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able to advance. In fact, parts of it will be rolled back. While we

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start negotiating, a comprehensive agreement to address the

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international commune Citity's -- community's concern about Iran's

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nuclear programme. After nearly a month of fighting Government forces

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in South Sudan are attempting to re-capture the last key town still

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in the hands of rebel fighters as peace talks in Ethiopia stall.

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Travels of civilians are trying to escape the violence.

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The first boats arrive at dawn. Desperate families fleeing heavy

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fighting on the far side of the River Nile.

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It is not a free trip. This grandmother has had to borrow money

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to pay for the crossing. How many times in your life have you had to

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run because of war? She goes through the list. This is the tenth, she

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says. The children wait patiently nearby,

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while the wounded are brought ashore.

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There is a Government soldier. A grandfather. But Peter's younger

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brother didn't make it. Shot besides him, he says, by the rebels.

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Then the bullet didn't come out and then in the head. So he died? Yes.

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Nobody plays with me again. The survivors gather for Sunday

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worship, praying for an end to a bewildering conflict - a power

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struggle which is splitting the country on ethnic lines. Suddenly a

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muffled roar, air strikes, out of sight, across the river.

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We head deeper into the countryside. We are trying to find a group of

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families we have heard may be taking refuge up ahead. The concern is

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because this is such a vast country and access is so difficult, there

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may be tens of thousands of people in the same situation.

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We find a family, sheltering from the sun.

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They got here yesterday. Five in their group were killed on the

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journey. They say thousands more are still trapped on the far side of the

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river. But there is a new arrival - this

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baby was born last week, as his mother hid in the bushes besides the

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Nile, waiting for a boat to safety. France's First Lady, Valerie

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Trierweiler, has been treated in hospital just days after her

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partner, President Francois Hollande, was accused of having an

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affair. Closer magazine claimed on Friday that Mr Hollande has been

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having an affair with an actress. What do we know of her condition,

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Christian? Well, the Elysee Palace is tonight confirming that Valerie

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Trierweiler was admitted to hospital on Friday, the same day that the

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gossip magazine published these damning photographs of President

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Hollande leaving an aapartment where allegedly he spent the night with

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Julie Gayet. The Elysee says Valerie Trierweiler is suffering from a

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severe bout of the blues. She's had a weekend of rest. She will leave

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hospital tomorrow, said her spokesman, before deciding what to

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do next. There in lies the problem. Valerie Trierweiler is still

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fulfilling the role as First Lady, despite the fact they are not

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married. They are due to go to Washington in February at the

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invasion of the Obamas. Some heavyweight comment taters demanding

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that President Hollande spells out the situation. You might expect

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public sympathy with Valerie Trierweiler. 89% of the French want

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the President to say that they are separating. For him, the timing

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could hardly be any worse. On Tuesday, he's got to make a big New

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Year's speech on the agenda, jobs and unemployment, the high taxes,

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the corrosive effect of the taxes on the economy and instead, the one

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question he will answer and he said he will, is this question about his

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very tangled love life. Thank you. More than 60 flood warnings remain

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in force tonight, with more rain forecast overnight. The Environment

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Agency said it is particularly concerned about flooding in

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southeast England and along parts of the River Thames. Residents of old

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Windsor, which has been severely affected by the floods for days, say

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it has been very difficult for them. Physically and mentally it has been

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affecting us very badly. You know, you just, it has been going on and

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on. It is like a slow water torture. The levels have been rising and

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rising. Luckily they are falling a bit now. But it has been very, very

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hard. Very hard indeed. England's dismaltour of Australia

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continued today with defeat in the first one day international. England

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made 269-7 after deciding to bat first. That total never proved

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challenging enough. Aaron Finch scored a century for Australia, who

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reached their target with six wickets and 26 balls to spare.

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Football, and there were two matches in the Barclays Premier League and

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one in Scotland this afternoon. Match Of The Day and Sportscene

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follow the news. Look away now if you don't want to know the results.

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Manchester City won 2-0 at Newcastle. The home side having what

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would be been an equaliser denied them by the referee. City returns to

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the top of the league. And Luis Suarez starred as Liverpool

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won an eight-goal thriller against Stoke at the Brit Britannia Stadium.

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That sees them return to the top four. The one match in the Scottish

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preem yearship saw Dundee United and Inverness share the points. The film

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industry award season begins with the Golden Globes. Often a good

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guide as to who might triumph of at the Oscars. This year there is a

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strong British contingent. Let's go live to Peter Bowes in Los Angeles.

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It looks like it will be quite a night. Five out of the ten nominees

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in the main acting category are British. Many of the behind the

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scenes film makers are represented as well. The musicians and the

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writers. It is a very good year for the British film industry, which

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continues to make its line in Hollywood. You will see some flash

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photography. Some of Hollywood and the UK's bigsest names have --

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biggest names have been out on the town, celebrating the success of

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British nominees at the annual tea party hosted by BAFTA. 12 Years A

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Slave has the most nominations for the Golden Globes. A film about a

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man who was sold into slavery is based on a true story. The main

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character is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is nominated for Best

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Actor in a drama. It has been an extraordinary journey with this

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film. It is a film we are all deeply proud of. We are thrilled to be in

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this moment and in the mix of a year which has so many different films

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and an incredible range and and diversity and topics and styles. The

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British actor is up against strong competition, including Hanks, who

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plays the captain of a container vessel hijacked by Somali pirates it

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is another story based on real events. The flight was bumpy. The

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food was awful. You would think first class... . Cate Blanchett

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scores in Blue Jasmine. She is a strong favourite for Best Actress.

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As the Oscar nominations approach next week, you are the lady everyone

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is talking about. I hate to make this sound like a horse race, but so

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many people do, and you are the... People bet on it, don't they? And

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they are betting on you. I hope I don't disappoint. Depending on what

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happens in the next few hours those odds could change considerably.

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Thank you. And that's all from me. Now on BBC

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