27/04/2014 BBC Weekend News


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Pope Francis declares two of his predecessors saints in an historic

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ceremony at the Vatican. The moment was watched by hundreds

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of thousands of people in St Peter's Square. Details emerge about the

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five military personnel killed in the Lynx helicopter crash in

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Afghanistan. And South Korea's Prime Minister

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resigns over the sinking of the passenger ferry, which claimed

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hundreds of lives. Good afternoon. Two of the most

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influential popes of the 20th century have been made saints at a

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ceremony in the Vatican. In front of hundreds of thousands of people in

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St Peter's Square, John XXIII and John Paul II were canonised by the

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current Pope Francis. Our Religious Affairs Correspondent Robert Pigott

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reports from the Vatican. This report contains some flash

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photography. It was joyful, it was solemn, it was

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spectacular, it was humble. The moment when the church declared that

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two of its own had entered heaven are saints. It took place in the

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presence of orderly relics of the two men. A sliver of skin from the

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body of John XXIII, a vial of blood from John Paul II. Never before have

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two living Pope 's overseen the making of saints. In Latin, Pope

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Francis recited the formula by which mortal men were recognised as

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immortal saints. We declare and define blasted John

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XXIII and John Paul II to be saints and we enrolled them among the

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Saints, decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole

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church. Almost 1 million came to witness this unprecedented event,

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packing St Peter's Square, the broad boulevard before it and the banks of

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the River Tiber beyond. Many were from Poland, a renewed upwelling of

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pride and affection for Pope John Paul II. The canonisation, in just

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nine years after his death, is the quickest ever. Some who questioned

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his handling of sex abuse say it happened too soon. Many others,

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however, say that he, like Pope John, lived a holy life. John Paul

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travelled the world as the church's charismatic Evangelist, giving

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Catholics renewed confidence. John XXIII in the greater the second

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Vatican Council in the 1960s that brought far-reaching reform to the

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church. Veteran churchmen say, together, they helped shape

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Catholicism as it is today. Only five years, but he conquered the

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world. Pope John Paul, to me, came over as, how shall I put it, a free

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man. Here I am, with my background, a Polish priest, Bishop, now Pope

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and this is what I stand for. It was very powerful. It was Pope Francis

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himself who decided to balance the canonisation of the traditionalist,

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John Paul, with the reforming Pope John. Both he is saying our models

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for the papacy and a United Church. In the last hour, more details have

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emerged about the five British military personnel killed yesterday

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when their Lynx helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. Three were from the

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Army Corps, one was an RAF serviceman and another a reservist

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with the Army Intelligence Corps. All those from the Joint Helicopter

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Command, in particular those stationed here at RAF Odiham, as

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well as those in wider Defence, will be deeply saddened by this dreadful

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news. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families at this most

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difficult time. Our Defence Correspondent Caroline

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Wyatt is at the Ministry of Defence. What more do we know? Well, tributes

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have come in from across Defence. We know that at the crash site that has

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now been cordoned off, investigators are looking very closely at what

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happened. The rest of the Lynx fleet, we hear, will probably not be

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grounded as a result of this crash. We have had political tributes paid

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as well. David Cameron said, my heart goes out to the friends and

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family of those killed in this tragedy. This latest incident brings

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home to us once again how our armed forces continue to put their lives

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on the line to help the people of Afghanistan. A simple tribute from

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Ed Miliband, saying that people from across the UK was the saddened by

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the news. He said it was a tragic and poignant reminder of the

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sacrifices made by our Armed Forces when serving the country with

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bravery and distinction. South Korea's President has accepted

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the resignation of the Prime Minister, Chung Hong-won, over the

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government's handling of the sinking of the passenger ferry. The Prime

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Minister had earlier apologised for the disaster. More than 300 people

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are believed to be dead or missing. Lucy Williamson's report from Seoul

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contains flash photography. For almost two weeks, these images

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have haunted the nation. The slow and desperate search - first for

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survivors, then for bodies. It's still not over. And now South

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Korea's Prime Minister is paying with his job.

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TRANSLATION: I was planning to take responsibility and resign earlier.

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But I thought responding to the accident was the most urgent

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priority. But now I feel I am a burden. I have decided to resign.

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Families of those on board are angry with the government. This was their

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response when the Prime Minister visited them last week. The cries of

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those families, he said today, still keep me awake at night. Some are

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still there, waiting for the bodies of their children. More than 100

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passengers still haven't been found. Here in the capital, as mourners pay

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their condolences, there is criticism of the resignation. The

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main opposition party called it a cowardly ovation of responsibility

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and called on the President herself to apologise. This is now a country

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tortured by what might have been. Facing the truth that prosperity and

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growth offer no protection from broken rules or lack of duty, and

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mourning the ship full of children that proved it.

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The law is to be changed to make it illegal to download information

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about how to groom children for abuse. The Prime Minister has said

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the new offence will close a legal loophole which currently allows

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paedophiles to write and distribute such material.

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The police officer at the centre of the so-called plebgate dispute,

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involving the former government Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell, is

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seeking libel damages from him of up to ?200,000. PC Toby Rowland is

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suing Mr Mitchell for suggesting he wasn't telling the truth about the

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row at the gates of Downing Street. Mr Mitchell has denied allegations

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that he called police officers plebs.

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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has said Britain is

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now a "post-Christian" country. In a newspaper interview today, Lord

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Williams says Britain is no longer a nation of believers. His comments

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come after David Cameron urged Christians to be more evangelical

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about their beliefs. Britain's banks and insurance

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companies are warning that quitting the EU would pose very significant

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risks to the UK. CityUK, which represents all major banks based

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here, commissioned a report to examine the UK's relationship with

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the EU from a financial perspective. It found that leaving the EU could

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harm investment in Britain and raise unemployment and prices. Our

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Business correspondent Joe Lynam explains.

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London is home to some of the largest banks, insurance companies

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and professional advisers in the world. Collectively, they account

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for almost 15% of the UK economy. So their opinion always gets a hearing

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in the corridors of power. This time, the city is very worried about

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Britain quitting the EU. In examining what Britain's economy

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might look like outside the EU, City UK says that UK banks may not be

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able to get full access to Europe's single market. Future financial

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rules could adversely affect British banks and insurance companies. And a

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British exit, known as Brexit, would lead to higher prices, higher

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unemployment and lower growth. Time and again, what we found was that

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only by membership do we get voting rights, do we have the right to veto

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unpopular measures that are not in our national interests. But, more

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importantly, membership of the European Union means that our

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recovery will continue. Exiting the EU means exiting 60% of the world's

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trade deals. It puts our economy at long-term risk. CityUK tried to

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scare us in the 1990s, saying we should join the Euro because the

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city will fail and all the business will go to Frankfurt. It's trying to

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scaremonger again If Britain does vote to leave, it won't be the end

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of the world. The city is a global marketplace and it will still

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succeed, whatever happens. With European Parliament elections taking

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place next month, you can expect a lot more debate, discussion and

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polarising opinion on the issue of Britain's relationship with the

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European Union. And that's still three years before a possible in-out

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referendum in 2017. You can see more on all of today's

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stories on the BBC News Channel. Our next bulletin on BBC One is at 6:35

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this evening. Goodbye. There are some significant changes

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on the way later this week will stop high pressure will be in charge. It

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will stay very unsettled at the moment with heavy showers in the

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south. At the end of the week, it will turn drier and colder. This is

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the satellite picture. There is an area of low pressure in the South

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producing some showers. There is some sunshine and drier weather in

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the North. We might pick up one or two showers in Northern Ireland.

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Showers could increase in the West of Scotland. More eastern areas

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could see a lot more low pressure. It will be increasingly wet. On the

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other side of the Pennines, it will be drier and brighter. It should be

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drier and brighter across East Anglia. Elsewhere we are into the

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showers. Some of the showers will be heavy, possibly with hail and under.

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They will push their way northwards into the Midlands and possibly

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Wales. A lot of showers around. A lot of those will decay overnight.

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Patchy rain and drizzle will sink further south. Not much rain in the

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north. There will be a lot of low cloud by the end of the night. The

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weather pattern will not change much over the next few days. This low

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pressure is providing a focus for the showers. The weather front is

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weak in the North, producing rain but more in the way of cloud. Away

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from here, it may brighten up to the south. There will be some fierce

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storms. There could be big totals of rain across the Midlands, the South

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and across East Anglia. The warmth will be in the North West of

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Scotland. On Tuesday, a lot of low cloud will keep it chilly in

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Scotland and the North of England. Again the threat of some heavy, slow

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moving showers. Still some showery rain across southern parts of

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England. We will pick up some moisture from across the Atlantic.

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There will be rain in the West of Scotland. More likely in Northern

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Ireland overnight. Quite a poor day. That is where we have the

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highest temperatures. But the North, it is turning colder and drier. In

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the north-east, significantly brighter. Any remaining warm air

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will be in the south. It will push across the whole of the country on

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Friday. Some showers in the east, which will be wintry on the high

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ground. There will be a brisk north to north-easterly wind which will

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make it feel cold everywhere. We end the week with high-pressure sitting

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right over the UK. Not necessarily entirely good news. With clear

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skies, a widespread frost.

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