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Pictures emerge in Iraq appearing to show ISIS forces capturing

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and then killing Iraqi troops. The images cannot be independently

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verified, but with ISIS now in control of large areas of Iraq,

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Whatever form of intervention we choose,

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it's going to be difficult, but it's better than the alternative.

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David Cameron says its time to be more assertive

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about promoting British values and demand them of everyone in the UK.

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With three teenagers still missing in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu

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accuses the militant group Hamas of abducting them.

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And the ecstasy and the agony as England lose their World Cup

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The former Prime Minster Tony Blair says Britain and the United States

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should intervene to tackle the crisis in Iraq.

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He says military action - possibly in the form of air strikes

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- might be required to defeat ISIS extremists who have taken control

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of several key areas and are threatening the capital Baghdad.

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Unverified photographs have emerged online, appearing to show

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the execution of dozens of Iraqi troops captured by ISIS fighters.

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From Baghdad, Jonathan Beale sent this report, which includes

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These are the latest images purporting to come from the front

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line. Scores of men, reportedly captured Iraqi troop 's, rounded up

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onto trucks on their way to be executed by Sunni extremists. The

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pictures were posted on an ISIS Twitter account. A spokesman said

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nearly 300 men were slaughtered by two crit, but we cannot verify the

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claim. In Baghdad, hundreds are still signing up to join the Iraqi

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army to take on the Sunni extremists. Young and old, even a

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mother of two sons already in the Army. She says she wants to enlist

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as well. It's over a decade since Tony Blair backed George Bush's

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invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. The former Prime Minister

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is still making no apologies for that decision. There is an

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acknowledgement that mistakes were made. What we underestimated about

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Iraq, Afghanistan and the whole of the region is that once you remove

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the dictatorship outcomes this tribal, ethnic and above all

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religious tension. And then you are engaged in a different type of

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struggle against that. Others are convinced it was the Iraq war that

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sowed the seeds is of the chaos, violence and fear now tearing this

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country apart. If, in Syria and Iraq, there is a Sunni extremist

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entity, with ISIS in charge, which carves out a place for itself, it

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will be the great irony of the modern era. President Bush said he

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wanted to go into Iraq to fight terrorism. There was no terrorists.

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There are now. Iraqi forces, with the help of militia, appear to have

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slowed down the advice of the ISIS extremists, who have been helped by

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disillusioned Sunnis. Tony Blair still believes the West will have to

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step in. Intervention is tough. Partial intervention is tough.

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Nonintervention is also tough. The best policy for us is to realise

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whatever form of intervention we choose, it is going to be difficult,

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but it's better than the alternative. We have to look at

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Syria, Iraq and the region in context. We have to understand what

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is going on and engage. That doesn't mean, by the way, engagement as in

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Iraq and Afghanistan, ground troops. But it does mean we actively try to

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shape this situation with our allies in the region and don't believe if

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we wash our hands of it, and walk away, problems will be solved. On

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the streets of Baghdad, Shia militia seemed less interested in shaping

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the politics of the Middle East. They are thinking more about

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revenge. Shia militia are now openly patrolling the streets of Baghdad.

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The lines between the Iraqi army had this checkpoint and the militia are

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becoming extremely blurred. The danger for Iraq is that this will

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only deepen the sectarian divide. Any Western military intervention

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will be hard to sell back home, given the bitter experience of the

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past. Nor is there any guarantee that it will help bridge the divide

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in Iraq the Queen Sunni and Shia. -- between Sunni and Shia. John Simson

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is in Baghdad. Tony Blair, so is closely associated with Iraq in

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recent years. What do you make of what he had to say? Cull of course,

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people June into what Tony Blair is saying because they are hoping he

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will say sorry for 2003. He never does. This is clearly another

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element of his defence, as well as casting it forward and looking at

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the situation. I should say, just as we came on air, a minute or so ago,

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there was quite a large... Sounded like a car bomb, not far away. That

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is the second there has been today in Baghdad. As for Tony Blair's

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views about things, well, nobody is ever going to agree about the causes

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of what is happening now. Except that when he says that the reason

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for the rise in Sunni fundamentalism here is the way that the present

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government in Iraq has been behaving, that is to say pro-Shia

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and anti-Sunni, he is right about that. But the thing is, it is mostly

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about rhetoric, rather than about politics. It also seems likely that

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he is right that the Americans will do something, will intervene in some

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way. Not with soldiers on the ground, of course, but with bombing

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of some kind. But that has its dangers as well.

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Johnson sent, our world affairs editor.

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David Cameron has been defending his plan to have "British values"

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taught in every school in England, saying that a more muscular

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promotion of them is needed. His plan is a response to

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allegations about an Islamist Today, the newly appointed head

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of the Muslim Council of Britain broadly welcomed the

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Prime Minister's move, but said asserting Britishness should not be

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used as an excuse for Islamophobia. Our Political Correspondent Gary

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O'Donoghue reports. Trooping the Colour this weekend.

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For many, the ultimate in pomp and circumstance. A tradition dating

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back to the 17th century, that you might say symbolises what it means

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to be British. But despite such displays, the Prime Minister

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believes it is time to be more muscular in promoting British

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values. In a newspaper article, he says those values include a belief

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in freedom, tolerance of others, accepting personal and social

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responsibility, respecting and upholding the rule of law. He added,

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to me, they are as British as the union flag, as football, as fish and

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chips. In East London today, the Muslim Council of written, which

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represents more than 500 groups around the country, passed a motion

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saying it had deep concerns about the tone and tenor of the debate on

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British values. Their new head was more conciliatory. I think what is

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important is that these values are not seen through a prism of

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Islamophobia or anything. These are values that we all need to work

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together and exercise. Outside the conference centre, there was limited

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agreement over David Cameron's views. I suppose British people are

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very self-deprecating. We do tend to be quite down on ourselves. What do

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you think? With the World Cup on at the moment, I'm seeing a lot of

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negative sides to being British at the moment. The debate is

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particularly charged after allegations of a hardline plot by

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Muslims to take over some schools in Birmingham. Five have been put into

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special measures. Ministers say all schools in England will be required

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to teach British values from the autumn. It is a small group of

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Muslims that have done this. Therefore, nobody should vilify the

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whole Muslim community. What we have to do, what I am trying to do, it's

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target those small groups of individuals and make sure they

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respect each other. The quintessential images of Britain are

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easy to agree on. Finding common ground on tricky things like values

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will be much harder. Israel has accused the Palestinian

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militant group Hamas of kidnapping three teenagers who've been missing

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for the last three days. About 80 Palestinians, including

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dozens of members of Hamas, have been arrested during searches

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in and around the West Bank. Hamas has praised the kidnapping,

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but denied it is responsible. Our Middle East Correspondent

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Quentin Sommerville reports. Israeli soldiers, pouring into the

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occupied West Bank in the hunt for three missing teenagers. Israel says

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the boys have been kidnapped. 80 Palestinians were detained. The

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missing are 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel and Gilad

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Shaar, both 16. Like many people here, the teenagers were hitchhiking

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home. It is thought they might have got into a car somewhere around

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here. This was the last spot where they were seen. That was three days

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ago. As the search continued, Eyal Yifrach's mother appealed for their

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quick return. We trust that boys coming home, on their way from

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school, just an their way home, they will be with us here and we will hug

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them soon. But this is quickly escalating into a political crisis.

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Israel's Prime Minister says that militants were to blame. These

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children were kidnapped and the kidnapping was carried out by Hamas

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members. Hamas denials do not change this fact. Hamas previously

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kidnapped aqua-dam up. He was held for five years and then released.

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But the group denies kidnapping the teenagers. A Starbucks and said, the

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statements are silly statements. We believe the extensive arrests of

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Hamas leaders, administrators and legislators are aimed at breaking

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the will of Hamas in the West Bank. Tensions are increasing.

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Israeli-Palestinian relations may hinge on the safe return of three

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missing teenagers. The authorities in Pakistan say

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a comprehensive military operation is underway to target militants

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blamed for the attack on Karachi Civilians have been fleeing

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Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, where

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air strikes have been taking place. Pakistan says 80 militants have been

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killed so far, including an Uzbek man accused

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of masterminding the airport attack, Ukraine is holding a day

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of mourning for 49 servicemen killed when their plane was shot down by

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pro-Russian separatists yesterday. A gathering in Independence Square

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in Kiev observed a minute's silence. The shooting down

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of the plane has raised tensions with Russia, with the Russian

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embassy in Kiev attacked. Moscow has criticised the Ukrainian

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authorities for failing to stop The England manager says he's

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confident the team can still qualify for the knock out stages

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of the World Cup despite their 2-1 Roy Hodgson said England put

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on an attacking and confident display and were gutted to return to

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their base in Rio with nothing. Let's cross there now

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for the latest with Olly Foster. Well, England's players have been

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given the day off after arriving back here. Some gentle recovery work

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for them after their exertions in the Amazon and a four hour-long

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overnight flight. Yes, there were positives, but crucially no points

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for them. England had a four-hour flight back

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to their base in Rio to try and comprehend just how a

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performance full of vim and vigour In the sultry heat of the jungle,

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the Three Lions needed to roar. Like the temperature, England's

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pace from the off was blistering. Roy Hodgson's bold inclusion

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of Liverpool's fearless teenager, Raheem Sterling, almost paid

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off inside just four minutes. But it only takes one moment,

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and this Italian corner was straight The peerless Pirlo cleverly

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leading the ball to Marchisio. Just two minutes later came

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the equaliser. Wayne Rooney have been largely

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ineffectual, stuck out wide. But his fizzing cross to

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Daniel Sturridge got a nation In Rio, those that couldn't get to

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the Amazon Even the Brazilian crowd cheering

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for Italy must have appreciated But for head physio Gary Lewin,

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there was pain in the pleasure. He dislocated his ankle

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during the celebrations The mercurial Mario Balotelli is

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well-known to England's defenders but when Gary Cahill failed to track

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him, he gave Joe Hart no chance. Rooney was just inches wide

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from scoring But Hodgson's anguish summed up

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the thoughts of a watching nation. But you've got to give Italy credit,

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it goes to show how good they are, the standard

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of players they possess. If we match that performance

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in the next two games, we'll get six points and come out of

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the group. The day following a World Cup defeat

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is usually punctuated with the sound of despair. But many pundits agree

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with a cause for optimism. I actually enjoyed it, I thought the

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substitutions were positive. We wanted to get a result, he probably

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believes he deserved a result, which I think he probably dead. England

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rolled the dice, but the bold gamble ultimately didn't pay off. After

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Uruguay also lost, their game against England could now be win or

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bust for Roy Hodgson's men. As you saw, thousands of fans on the

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beach watching the match on the big screen. Millions back home were

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glued to the game as well. Watching England on

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the telly means going from this... Every World Cup,

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a descent into disappointment. But in this corner of West London,

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they are still in love with England. They went out there

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and they gave their all. You know?

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It just weren't to be. But I'm still confident, I still

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think we'll get through the group. United in excitement by the

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performance, there are disagreements

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about the way forward. Put Rooney back where he should be

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playing and you watch him score. Of course, there is another form

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of Sunday World Cup reaction. How does that feel,

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being an Italian fan with so much England support around

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you? Well, it was the first

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time for me, to watch a match of the World Cup in

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a foreign country. But it was nice, because

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everybody is really friendly. In Leeds, at Francesco Mazella's

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restaurant, Sunday lunch But there is diplomacy amongst

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the linguine. On the night,

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I think the best team won. But I think England played a nice

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game. But I was really happy

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when the second goal came. I think Balotelli put

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a nice icing on the cake. Well, the twists in the pasta may

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be many in the days to come. In Acton, Mr Hodgson, they will

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be keeping the flags flying. There are three more matches today,

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France face Honduras in the next hour Argentina play

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Bosnia Herzegovina here in Rio later this evening,

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It's currently Switzerland 0. Ivory Coast came from a goal

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down to beat Japan 2-1. England's

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cricketer's have been losing wickets at Lords in the First Test

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against Sri Lanka. They were defending a first innings

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lead of 122 runs and their former star batsmen was there to see how

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they would fare on the fourth day - not very well, captain

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Alastair Cook was caught behind off Eranga for 28 and despite his double

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ton in the first innings Joe Root soon followed for 15 trapped lbw by

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Rangana Herath Tennis now and with The first ever monument to remember

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those who served and died in the Navy has been unveiled by Prince

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Michael of Kent - and the first sea The site is the National Memorial

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Arboretum in Staffordshire, from where our Defence Correspondent

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Caroline Wyatt reports. Gillian Molyneux

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and her four children, aged from six to 16, came here today

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to remember her late husband, their I think about him every minute,

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every day. The lieutenant commander was shot

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dead on his submarine, HMS Astute, We make a concerted effort to come

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at least once a year, if not more. With it being Father's Day today,

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it's extremely poignant for us. But it's nice for

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the children to be able to remember not just the sombre moments,

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not just about the fact that he is gone, but to recognise his service

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and everything that was wonderful. At midday,

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the new memorial was dedicated in thanks giving to the men and women

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of the Royal Navy who laid down then I think, in that sense,

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it's an absolutely fitting tribute to the Navy's contribution to

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our history and our heritage. The lone sculpted figure

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of a sailor looks to the west, The glass panels behind represent

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the colours of the five oceans. It is so different, but it's

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the epitome of all the difference I think it will mean quite a lot

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for all naval personnel

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