30/01/2016 BBC Weekend News


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39 migrants, including several children, have drawned trying

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39 migrants, including several children, have drowned trying

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Those crowded on to the boat included Syrian refugees.

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Their deaths come as UN peace talks on Syria continue in Geneva.

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A British helicopter pilot is shot dead in Tanzania by elephant

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The targeted cancer treatment which causes fewer side-effects

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in children than conventional radiotherapy.

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And, as Serena Williams suffers a shock defeat in Australia,

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doubles champion Jamie Murray urges brother Andy on for tomorrow's

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At least 39 migrants have drowned trying to reach Europe

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in the sea between Turkey and Greece.

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Coastguards said they were trying to reach the island of Lesbos,

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where tens of thousands of refugees, including many Syrians,

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have arrived in recent weeks.

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This latest tragedy comes as members of the main group opposing

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the Syrian President flew to Geneva to join UN talks aimed at ending

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They had originally boycotted the process.

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More on that in a moment, but first Mark Lowen reports

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on the latest boat disaster off the Turkish coast.

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What remains of a death trap for the desperate.

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It carried 120 but was meant for far fewer.

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Dozens on board drowned when the vessel capsized off

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Turkey's western coast just miles from the Greek island of Lesbos.

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They combed the shore for survivors, most of the pictures are too

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Among those who died were five children, two of them babies.

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The casualties were from Syria, Afghanistan and Myanmar.

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Don't you have a conscious, he is asked?

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"I swear I didn't do it", he replies.

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"I was on board, I had six relatives there too.

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I don't know if they're alive, I wanted to go to Germany".

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Typically, the migrant tasked with driving the boat is caught.

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The big smuggling bosses are never found.

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Over 50,000 have already made the journey to Greece this month,

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Here, Italian coastguards spot a group off the island of Kos.

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Scuba divers are sent in for the rescue.

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Gradually they're pulled in, scared, but alive.

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Strong winds and freezing seas are still not deterring those

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who risk their lives dreaming of a new one.

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There was much fanfare over the EU deal giving Turkey 3 billion euros

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to patrol its borders and improve conditions for refugees

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But the money's been held up and there is no sign that the flow

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Europe still isn't controlling this crisis and still can't deter those

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who risk their lives dreaming of a new one.

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Meanwhile, Britain has welcomed the decision by the main Syrian

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opposition groups to take part in peace talks in Geneva.

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Today came another stark reminder of the situation inside Syria

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with the reported death of 16 people from starvation in the besieged

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Syria's war has lasted five long years. At least a quarter of a

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million Syrians have been killed. 13 million driven from their homes,

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sieges are causing starvation. Now after months of trying, the UN

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has persuaded the Government and the opposition to come to Geneva, but

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huge obstacles remain. These pictures appear to show a

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Russian air strike on Homs. The opposition says it won't talk to the

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Syrian Government until sieges are lifted, the bombing stops, and

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prisoners are released. We are here to make this a success. We are ready

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to start negotiation but at least we should see something, you know, on

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the ground there in Syria. We should really stop these massacres against

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our people. The goals for these talks are very ambitious. A

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ceasefire, a transitional Government and a new constitution, and,

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finally, UN supervised elections so the Syrians can choose their own

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Government. Previous attempts to bring peace to

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Syria have collapsed in failure. The UN is hoping that this time the

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tranquil surroundings of Geneva will have a positive effect but even if

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these talks are successful they won't be quick. We are being told to

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expect six months of painstaking negotiation.

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And even as the talks inched towards their start, there were reports of

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more deaths from hunger in the besieged city of Madaya. We know

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that in many of the besieged areas people are living off leaves, they

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haven't gotten food in weeks. They're emaciated. We have seen

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people die from starvation. This is in the 21st century. We need access

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and we need it now. How much longer can Syria wait? Over the five long

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years of this conflict the UN estimates that life expectancy has

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fallen in Syria from just over 70 years old, to just over 50.

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For people trying to live here, peace can't come soon enough.

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Turkey has warned Moscow it will face consequences after alleging

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that a Russian fighter jet violated itsz irspace despite repeated

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warnings. Russia has dismissed the claim as pure propaganda. Tensions

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have been high since Turkey shot down a Russian plane in November.

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Nine people have been arrested during clashes between anti-fascist

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groups and demonstrators opposed to immigration.

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Officers seized more than twenty weapons during the disturbances

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in Dover and at a motorway service station in Maidstone.

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A British helicopter pilot working for a wildlife charity in Tanzania

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has been shot dead by elephant poachers.

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The Friedkin Conservation Fund said Roger Gower was helping to find

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the criminals when they fired on his aircraft.

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Roger Gower was a former accountant who took up flying over ten years

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ago. He was said to be a man who loved his job trying to protect

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Africa's wildlife. Roger was an amazing person. An

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amazing - full of joy, full of life. He loved Africa, he loved Tanzania.

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He was an incredible key player. His helicopter crashed after he came

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under fire. In this image you can see what appear to be bullet holes.

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He had been over flying a group of elephant poachers after being

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alerted to their activities. A huge manhunt is under way for them. They

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haven't been found yet. The crash happened in northern Tanzania in a

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game reserve near the Sereneti National Park. Protecting wildlife

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in Africa is a dangerous business. The stakes are high and poachers are

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not afraid to kill. A former Tanzanian Minister for

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natural resources said those who murdered Roger Goeer were cowardly,

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evil and sad people, he said everything will be done to bring

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them to justice. A local authority is struggling

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to restore its computer systems after being targeted by cyber

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attackers who are demanding Lincolnshire County Council's

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computers were first infected Threat of a cyber attack,

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now a daily reality for large organisations and increasingly

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difficult to deal with. The targeting of companies such

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as TalkTalk and HSBC shows that But now a new type of attack,

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one which demands a ransom and it's An e-mail to Lincolnshire County

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Council contained software which encrypted council files

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and shut parts of its network. The attackers are demanding

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?1 million for services The large security software

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companies that provide the software hadn't seen it before so they've had

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to work with us to develop something to fix this and to block

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it for the future. The attack has affected a number

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of council services. Here at the library it's

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a handwritten note in the window which explains there are no computer

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or internet facilities. Social workers have been unable

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to access case notes and staff have been unable to use an online booking

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system for rural transport. Experts say this type of attack may

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become more common in future. This is going to be a daily

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occurrence from here going forward. Experts say this type of attack may

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become more common in future. This is going to be a daily

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occurrence from here going forward. The amount of data that is

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sensitive, personally identifiable and, if compromised,

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can assist a hacker in doing things like identity theft and breaking

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into bank accounts is enormous at County Councils,

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it's a treasure trove. Lincolnshire Police say they're

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investigating but computer experts are worried just how vulnerable

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other organisations could be to this Colombia says more than 2,000

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pregnant women in the country have The infection, which is carried

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by mosquitoes, is linked to brain The World Health Organisation has

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warned that 3 to 4 million people in the Americas could be

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affected this year. New research suggests

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a treatment for brain tumours, known as Proton beam therapy,

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may be as effective as conventional radiotherapy, but with

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fewer side-effects. The treatment was at the centre

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of a high-profile medical dispute in 2014, when the parents

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of five-year-old Ashya King removed him from hospital

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against doctors' advice and took him Back home in Wiltshire,

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three-year-old Alexander. He has a particularly aggressive

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form of brain tumour and he's just returned from receiving proton beam

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treatment in the United States. Especially with Alexander,

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he took the treatment very well. He enjoyed every day

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going to the treatment. Everyone there been really

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friendly and very warm technology, proton therapy

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is highly targeted. That causes less damage

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to surrounding tissue making it especially suitable for children

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whose developing Patients will be treated using huge

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gantries as tall as a three-storey house and surrounded

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by concrete 17 feet thick. In London, the whole

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operation will be sited below Now the treatment won't be available

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in Britain until 2018 but figures released last year show that the NHS

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had helped 400 people This treatment hit the headlines

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in 2014 when five-year-old Ashya King's parents took their son

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out of NHS care against doctors' advice to seek proton beam therapy

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in the Czech Republic. The report published in the Lancet

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is based on a survey of 59 children Cancer experts say it confirms

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the value of the treatment but they warn that even with greater

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availability, there will still be Proton is about double the cost

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of conventional so those responsible for paying for healthcare,

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not just in the NHS, but in all healthcare systems,

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are close to looking at this area to know what criteria to use

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to decide whether to give or not Alexander's therapy has relied

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on public generosity, Even when the new centres

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are on stream there will still be a limit on the number

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who is can be treated. With all the sport, here's

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Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre. FA Cup football in a moment,

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but it's finals weekend at the Australian Open and there has

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already been double British success in the Doubles and

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Wheeelchair tennis. There was also a surprising result

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in the women's final as the World Number One,

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Serena Williams, was beaten Angelique Kerber stepped into the

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arena a huge underdog. It didn't show as she proved more than a match

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for Serena Williams. Outstanding point! Taking the first set 6-4 to

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her delight. This is a bit of a turn-up. Kerber first set. Williams

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was vying to equal the record of another record, Steffi Graf by

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winning her 22nd Grand Slam and the world number one fought back to

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level the match. Into a third set and many expected

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Kerber to cave. Oh, rally of the final!

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Not a bit of it. Playing sometimes sublime tennis, she took it 6-4 and

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with it one of the biggest upsets of any Grand Slam final.

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Earlier, on the outside court Britain's Gordon Reid won the

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wheelchair final and the 24-year-old narrowly failed to make it two Grand

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Slams in an afternoon, just losing out in the men's doubles.

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But Jamie Murray added to the Scottish spoils. Picking up his

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first Grand Slam title in the main men's doubles. Among the crowd a

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keen observer. Andy, you should be in bed. Don't know why you are here

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taking photos! We will be there to support you tomorrow. I need to

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thank my wife, she's not here, she's at home. She's working hard to pay

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the bills so that I can travel the world playing sport. So, another

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great day's tennis here in Melbourne and not a bad one for the Brits in

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what has been a pretty good tournament for us. We have still got

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Andy Murray on Sunday up against his old nemesis, Novak Djokovic.

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We had 13 ties in the FA Cup fourth round today,

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all the goals including two hat tricks are coming up on Match

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I won't spoil it for you too much, but there weren't any major shocks.

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No Premier League side lost to lower league opposition,

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Tottenham's Nacer Chadli scored twice against Colchester

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There was better news for League One Peterborough

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as they earned a replay against West Bromwich Albion.

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Hibernian are into the Scottish League Cup Final after beating

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In the Premiership, only two games survived the weather.

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Gary Locke resigned as Kilmarnock manager after their 1-0 defeat

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In Rugby Union, Saracens have stretched their lead at the top

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of the English Premiership to seven points after rallying from 13-0 down

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Schalk Brits converted try drew them level before two late penalties

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In the Pro12, Connacht beat Scarlets.

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Hello. Storm Henry is on the way. More about that in a moment. Storm

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