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within Ukraine. Turnout has been high, but critics have boycotted the

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vote, which America and the EU say is illegal. Meanwhile in eastern

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Ukraine, pro-Russian protestors have stormed government buildings,

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demanding their own referendum. 25 countries are now helping in the

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search for the missing Malaysian airliner. Investigators are

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appealing for radar and satellite data. Plans to build a new garden

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city in the south-east of England have been unveiled by the

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Chancellor. And it is victory for Liverpool

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against their bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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Good evening. The polls are about to close in the controversial

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referendum in Crimea on whether the region should rejoin Russia or

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remain part of Ukraine. The result is expected within the next few

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hours. It was organised by Crimea's new pro-Russian administration and

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today, both the EU and the United States condemned the referendum as

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illegal. Our correspondent Daniel Sandford reports now from Simferopol

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in Crimea. It is a referendum that will rip

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modern Ukraine apart. Voters wanting to leave the 23-year-old country and

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rejoin Russia flocked to the polls. In Simferopol, almost every vote

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seemed to be in favour of Crimea breaking away from Ukraine.

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TRANSLATION: We have been waiting too long. I think this is the best

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choice for my child. The poll has been denounced as illegitimate and

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too hasty by much of the world. But the new leader of Crimea insisted it

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was both legitimate and fair. TRANSLATION: There is no pressure on

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people. You can see for yourself. People are free to vote. I do not

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feel or see any pressure. But this is no ordinary polling day. Most of

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the world still believes this is officially Ukraine, and yet Russian

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troops are standing guard outside the bases here, effectively holding

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the Ukrainian troops prisoner. The Russians have agreed to a truce in

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Crimea until Friday, regardless of the outcome of the referendum. But

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no one knows what will happen to the Ukrainian troops after that. And

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there are many people in Crimea who refuse to vote today, like these

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Ukrainian speaking sisters. They told me the vote is illegal. They

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said they will never take Russian passports. That they are worried

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about what it might mean for their future.

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TRANSLATION: It causes me so much pain, and so much grief. It hurts so

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much here. Because I want to die here, in any circumstances.

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But for the pro-Russian crowds, this is the day they have been waiting

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for for almost a quarter of a century. The turnout was high, the

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result will almost certainly mean Crimea rejoining Russia. But Ukraine

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does not recognise the poll, nor do Europe or America. This crisis is

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about to get worse. On the Ukrainian mainland, in the Eastern city of

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Donetsk, pro-Russian supporters stormed the prosecutor 's office,

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demanding the release of fellow activists and raising the Russian

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flag. Nobody can be sure what the next move will be from the Kremlin.

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Daniel joins us live now. It is likely to be a yes vote for the

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shift towards Russia, does that mean sanctions against Moscow are

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inevitable, and if so, how will Mr Putin react? Yes, you can see there

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is a very enthusiastic crowd in the centre of Simferopol tonight,

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preparing to welcome what they expect to be an overwhelming vote in

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favour of joining Russia. The key thing is what happens next, and what

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effect it will have on international relations. The first move is

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President Putin's, does he decide to accept the results of the

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referendum? It looks like he will do that. And will he start moving

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towards joining Crimea on to Russia? If he does that, the

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European Union will impose sanctions on some Russian officials. As the

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union moves closer, those sanctions will escalate. The question is, what

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will be the response of Russia to that? Will it be a series of tit for

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tat economic measures? If so, things may start to calm down. But if

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Russia seeks to encourage able in different regions of Ukraine, then

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the Western response will have to be much stronger. And if that happens,

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then we could have an effect on international relations which will

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last for many, many years, which is why people are talking about the

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possibility of a new Cold War. 25 countries are now involved in the

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search for the Malaysian airliner that disappeared more than a week

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ago, and checks have been ordered on all 239 passengers and crew, as well

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as ground and technical staff at the country's main airport. The

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authorities are searching along two main air corridors and are appealing

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for radar and satellite data that might help them locate the plane.

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Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes is in the Malaysian

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capital, Kuala Lumpur. His report contains some flash photography.

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We want real information about our families, screams this man. Why has

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it taken a week to tell us the truth, shouts another. Nine days

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after the Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared, the anger in China is

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unabated. In Kuala Lumpur, this man is close to despair. His wife was

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one of many Chinese on the plane. He says the Malaysians have wasted a

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whole week looking in the wrong place. If they knew the plane had

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turned around, he tells me, then why did they waste so much time

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searching in the South China Sea? Why did they send all of those ships

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and planes and satellites to search there? This is the question, but we

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get no answer. The Malaysian government has now declared the

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disappearance of Flight 370 eight terrorist act, and it is widening

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the list of possible suspects. We are refocusing our investigations on

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all crew and passengers on board, as well as all ground staff handling

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the aircraft. Several others on board may have known how to take

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control. In a simulator today, it took me just a few minutes to learn

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how to navigate and to change course.

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And insert... ? And now, the plane is heading, it is turning, towards

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the new point. It is as simple as that. I also learned just how easy

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it is to switch off the plane's transponders. Some of the matters

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who hire this simulator are very skilled. People can really handle

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the aircraft like a pro. But they are not qualified pilots? No. With

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nine days already gone, and hundreds of thousands of square miles of

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ocean to search, solving this mystery could now be all but

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impossible. A government-backed scheme to help

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people buy newly-built homes in England is to be extended until

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2020. Speaking ahead of this week's Budget, the Chancellor has also

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announced plans to build a "garden city" of at least 15,000 homes at

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Ebbsfleet in Kent. Labour has responded by saying the Government's

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plans don't go far enough. Our political correspondent Ross Hawkins

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has the story. Politicians have always liked the

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idea of creating leafy new cities, but they have grown less keen on

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saying where they should be built. Today, the for the first time in 100

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years we will be building a garden city in Ebbsfleet, in the Thames

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Estuary TV which means more homes, more aspiration for families, more

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economic security and resilience. The site he has got in mind looks

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green, but the idea is not new. There have been plans for homes here

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since 2003, but the project has stalled. The Government is prepared

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to spend ?200 million to get things going. At the Treasury, they want to

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set up a special Corporation with planning powers to try to make sure

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there are no more hold-ups. But for today, they cannot say when the

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building work will be done, or even whether it will begin before the

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general election. They can help with the money, though. They will be

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extending a scheme providing government backed loans until the

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end of the decade. Labour says it is not enough. We have been calling for

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new investment in housing, to get the economy stronger, and to help

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with the cost of living crisis. We have said more than 200,000 more

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homes a year are needed and the end of the decade. This is no more than

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an old policy. It is a drop in the ocean. It is not the help that we

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have been calling for. He should do more. And one Liberal Democrat said

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today's announcement would barely scratch the surface is what is

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needed. Prices have risen, and even those backing today's announcement

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says more needs to be done. 15,000 homes, but at, say, 1500 homes per

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year, is a good first step. If we designated 40 times as much, then

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would we would make a significant contribution towards meeting the

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housing needs of the nation. Meeting those needs blonde Ebbsfleet could

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prove more controversial. -- beyond Ebbsfleet.

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Syrian state media says government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters

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have taken control of a rebel-held town on the Lebanese border. Yabrud,

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in the mountains between Damasacus and Homs, lies on an important

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supply line for the rebels into Syria. Opposition forces deny the

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town has been taken. With all the sport, here's Karthi

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Gnanasegaram at the BBC Sport Centre. Liverpool captain Steven

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Gerard has described his side as genuine title contenders after their

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three nil victory over Manchester United. It moves Liverpool into

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second place in the Premier League. Arsenal are in third after beating

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Tottenham in the North London derby. It was a game many call the biggest

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in British football. This time Liverpool arrived playing not only

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for north-west pride, but challenging for the title. That

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title still belongs to Manchester United. They were not letting go

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without a fight. Liverpool's early dominance was rewarded when Rafael

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handled, and Steven Gerrard dispatched the penalty. Wayne Rooney

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led the Manchester United response. That saved from Simon Mignolet

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proved crucial, as Liverpool got another penalty just after

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half-time. Gerrard put it away again. They then won a controversial

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third spot kick. Nemanja Vidic was sent off in the process, but this

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time, Gerrard hit the post. Luis Suarez sealed the victory. It was a

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famous victory for Liverpool. The pressure was now on Arsenal to

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justify their own title ambitions, and they struck within two minutes

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of the start of the North London derby. The goal came from Tomas

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Rosicky. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wasted a glorious chance to make it

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two. Early in the second half, Nacer Chadli was stopped from equalising

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for Tottenham. Arsenal held on. Aberdeen have won the Scottish

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League Cup for the first time in 19 years, beating Inverness Caledonian

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Thistle on penalties. After 120 minutes without a goal, it went to

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the penalty shoot out, and the decisive spot kick was taken by Adam

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Rooney. E Rosberg has won the opening Grand Prix in Australia. --

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Nico Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo was eventually disqualified for

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breaching new engine rules. For a while, it was the greatest day of

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Daniel were Thiago's Korea. He had become the first Australian to stand

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on the podium at his home Grand Prix. But five hours later, he was

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disqualified, his Red Bull team accused of breaking new rules on

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fuel. It is no fault of Daniel's, I do not believe it is a fault of the

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team, either. I believe we have been compliant with the rules. The

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investigation and documents which will be submitted within the appeal

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will demonstrate that. They were not the only ones who had a bad day.

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Starting from pole position, Lewis Hamilton had been favourite, in his

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Mercedes, but when it matters, he's let him down, forcing him to retire

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after just three laps. And the gremlins claimed Sebastian Vettel

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soon after. There were no such problems for Hamilton's team-mate,

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Nico Rosberg, who won by 25 seconds. Ricciardo's disqualification gave

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second place to Kevin Magnussen, in his first race. Jenson Button was

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promoted to third. Double Olympic champion Mo Farah collapsed and was

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taken away in a wheelchair after coming second in the New York half

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marathon. He tripped and fell during the early stages but recovered to

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finish second. He said afterwards he was doing OK. That is the sport.

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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll

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