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Two former intelligence chiefs say Britain's security could be

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affected by a vote to leave the European Union.

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The ex heads of MI5 and MI6 say intelligence sharing could be

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We would not be able to take part in the decisions that

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frame the sharing of data, which is a crucial part

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of counterterrorism and counter cyber work that we do

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We have by far the best and most effective intelligence services

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in Europe, so there's every reason to suppose that we would be able

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to negotiate a perfectly satisfactory agreement.

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The wildfires still raging in western Canada -

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the authorities say it could take months to bring them under control.

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And ahead of the opening of the Invictus Games in Florida -

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Prince Harry speaks frankly about his public and private life

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Two former heads of Britain's intelligence and security services

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have said the UK's ability to protect itself could be

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undermined by a vote to leave the European Union.

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Sir John Sawers, who stepped down as the head of MI6

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in 2014, and Lord Evans - who led its domestic counterpart

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MI5 until three years ago - say a British exit could damage

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intelligence sharing and destabilise the rest of Europe.

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But the Vote Leave campaign says the UK would be safer

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Here's our security correspondent Frank Gardner.

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Out of the shadows and into the debate, two top former intelligence

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chiefs said today that Britain is safer off staying in the EU.

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Jonathan Evans ran MI5, John Sawers ran MI6, so what are arguments? They

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say sharing data on terror suspects between EU members is vital. If

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Britain left, it would receive less data. The former MI6 spy chief said

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England could no longer shape the debate on balancing security

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unproductive. We have built the structures in the last 30 or 40 we,

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Britain, have played an important role, making sure the security

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dimension is properly considered an integrated into the EU decision is

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taken. If we walk away from it we will lose a lot of those games. That

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others say cross-border co-operation would continue, even if Britain

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left. EU governments would still feel morally obliged to pass an

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intelligence which could save lives and they need British intelligence

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in turn. But the two former spy chiefs argue EU membership gives us

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access to passenger records, alerting Britons to suspects before

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they get here. The European Arrest Warrant has led to over 5000 people

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being extradited to Europe, and that worries over border controls are

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except rated since the UK is not part of the Schengen free movement

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zone. But the leave camp point to extremist like Abu Hamza, it took

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years to get him out of the country because of European legislation.

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Another former MI6 chief says Brexit would allow Britain to dump the

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European Convention on human rights and give it greater control over

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migrants coming from the continent. A view shared by former Home

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Secretary. If the Home Secretary can't deport and can't refuse entry

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to people who are suspected of terrorism, the people of our country

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are less safe. And that is a direct result of the rulings of the

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European Court of Justice, by which we are bound as long as we remain

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members of the European Union. But then there is stability, the former

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MI6 and MI5 chiefs say the postwar was that it would be in jeopardy if

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it led to the EU disintegrating. Probably say Britain's security is

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hitched to Nato, not the EU. The people who work in this building,

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MI6, and their colleagues down the road at MI5 have been trying not to

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get torn into the debate on the EU referendum. But John Sawers and Lord

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Evans both left secret intelligence in the last three years so they are

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free to speak their minds, and the intervention may have made today

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makes them probably the most authoritative voices so far in the

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world of intelligence to express their opinions on whether Britain is

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safer in or out of the EU. Both men insist their views are independent

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of Downing Street, but what they have said today will undoubtedly be

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welcomed by David Cameron and the Remain camp. Frank Gardner, BBC

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News. One of the leading campaigners

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for Britain to leave the European Union,

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the Justice Secretary Michael Gove, has confirmed that he also wants

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the UK to leave the single market. He said a post Brexit UK should

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negotiate access to the market, But the Chancellor, George Osborne

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said leaving the single market would be catastrophic,

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as our political correspondent Britain's economy and our prosperity

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up at the heart of the argument over whether we should stay in the EU.

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Across manufacturing, retail and financial services, how we trade

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with other countries has an impact on jobs and prices. For those making

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the case to leave their is one very important question. Do you want us

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to stay inside the single market, yes or no? No, we should be outside

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the single market, we should have access to it but we shouldn't be

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governed by the rules the European Court of Justice impose on us which

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cost business and restrict freedom. This is how the single market works

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at the moment. It allows goods, services and money to be bought and

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sold freely around the European Union, but there are rules which

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come alongside that. Free movement is one of them, which is why people

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can come to the UK from all over Europe and lots of Britain's retired

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to Spain. Remain campaigners think Michael Gove's worked at a

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significant moment. You just had the leave campaign admit this morning

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that Britain would leave the single market, the largest free trade area

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in the world. That would be catastrophic for people's jobs,

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incomes and livelihoods. Some people might think wrecking the economy is

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a price worth paying, I absolutely reject that. Lance Foreman, who runs

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a salmon smoking for Menez London, says small businesses are weighed

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down by EU red tape. Last year we had to spend thousands of pounds

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printing new packaging so that a packet of smoked salmon could have a

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warning sign printed on the back which said contains fish. It is

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completely mad. It is a huge, huge waste of unnecessary expenditure.

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Leading business figures insist the existing arrangements we have with

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the EU are crucial to the UK economy. It is a cloud cuckoo land

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world to imagine we would be able to have the same trade deals with the

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European Union having left, than if we stayed in. It is one of the

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fallacies the vote leave campaign is making. Trade deals are very

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difficult to do. They take a long time. Part of this EU debate is

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centred on Britain's sovereignty and place in the world, but the result

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could hinge on whether people believe that their personal

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prosperity is at stake, whether that's jobs or the cost of the

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things that we buy in the shops. The EU campaign will spring back to life

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this week, with security and living standards the main themes. Micky

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Young, BBC News. The authorities in Canada

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are warning that a huge wildfire is still spreading rapidly

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and could take months Hot, dry and windy conditions

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are hampering efforts by hundreds 80,000 people have already been

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evacuated from the town of Fort McMurray -

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many fleeing south to Edmonton. Our correspondent Laura Bicker

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reports from the affected area. After the panic and the fear, there

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is quiet in Fort McMurray, a city They are still fighting

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to save what they can, but this fire is growing, and it's

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taking its toll on those on the But I've met more heroes in this

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experience than I've ever Strong winds are fanning

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the flames towards the neighbouring province

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of Saskatchewan. And officials believe this wildfire

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could burn for months. In no way is this fire under control. At this

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point we have approximately 500 firefighters, 15 helicopters, 80 85

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Rangers, 12 pieces of heavy equipment and 14 air tankers at work

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on the Fort McMurray wildfire. This is Canada. Canadians work together

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in the face of a disaster like this. This is as far along the road to

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Fort McMurray as anyone is allowed for now. They are constantly

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reassessing because a strong wind is fanning the flames away from heavily

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populated areas. The temperature has already dropped and has started to

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rain a little, which is good news. The bad news is, it's simply not

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enough if they are to put this massive fire out. This was one of

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the last convoys to leave the city. They are safe, that Canada will be

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looking at the cost of this natural disaster. Insurance bills alone

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could be billions of dollars, and how and when will they ever get the

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chance to rebuild? Laura Bicker, BBC News, Fort McMurray.

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Police are investigating the death of a soldier in Carmarthenshire. He

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was found on the street in Brecon and about one o'clock this morning.

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His death is being treated as unexplained.

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The new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned that his party can win

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elections only if it reaches beyond its own activists.

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He said it was vital for Labour to be what he called a "big tent".

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This morning he told the BBC he expects to have a meeting

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with the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, tomorrow.

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And he emphasised the party's aim should be to improve people's lives.

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What's important for the Labour Party is to get back into the

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election. We can only get -- improve people's lives by being back in

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office, winning elections, general elections. I am hoping we speak to

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more and more people who didn't vote Labour last time to persuade them

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that we can again be the Labour government. Some football news now.

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Celtic have beated their closest

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challengers Aberdeen to win the Scottish Premier League title

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They beat Aberdeen 3-2 this afternoon.

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Here's our Sports Correspondent Patrick Gearey.

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They think highly of their home at Celtic.

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While it hasn't been a place of timeless harmony all season,

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this was set out to be a day of celebration, congratulation.

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Realistically the title was theirs already,

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If there was any doubt, it wasn't in Patrick Roberts' mind.

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A 19-year-old on loan from Manchester City, who will be

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Roberts seemed intent on sorting out the sums on his own -

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another chance, another goal, another blow for Aberdeen.

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Celtic Park's pleasant sunny afternoon went up a notch again

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It seemed Mikael Lustig had started the lap of honour early,

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but 3-0 down and knowing even victory wouldn't be enough,

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It took them a surprisingly long way.

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First Niall McGinn got one back, then five minutes later

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The comeback was never completed, though.

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So this season, for the fifth time in a row, Celtic are champions.

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And in the English Premier League,this afternoon there a vital

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match in the race to secure a top four spot and a place in next

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season's Champions League as Manchester City play Arsenal.

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The home team went ahead in both halves, but each time Arsenal

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equalised. The latest score at the Etihad Stadium is 2-2 with just a

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few minutes of injury time left to play.

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Prince Harry has criticised what he sees as "incessant"

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and "unnecessary" intrusion into his private life.

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He was speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr ahead of tonight's

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opening of the Invictus Games in Florida - a tournament

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for injured service personnel and veterans.

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From Florida Aleem Maqbool sent this report.

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A very Disney welcome for competitors at the Invictus games.

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An event for injured or sick members of armed forces from Britain

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It is all the vision of Prince Harry, who has been

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spending time with athletes, as they prepare for competition.

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He created the first games in 2014, after wanting to do

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something for those he served with in his own time in the army.

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Josh from Salisbury has hopes of a gold medal.

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He lost both legs and an arm after stepping on an explosive

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In London in 2014 we thought it was just going to be a big sports

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day and the public would just feel sorry for injured soldiers and,

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I will give you a big hug or something.

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But the level of competitiveness was great and you come to a place

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We all know the Americans like to put on a show, don't they?

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Well as happy an event as this is, the reminders of the costs of war

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are all around, and Invictus isn't just about veterans with physical

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injuries, but those with psychological trauma as well.

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American, Tino, suffered PTSD after several hours in Iraq.

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It is clear what he feels Prince Harry has done for him.

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It gives me the drive, gives me ambition to still accomplish things,

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But Prince Harry himself says he is frustrated his private life

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not his charity work is still what some people are interested in.

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There is this sort of incessant need to find out every detail about

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It's unnecessary, I hope that people get to see me here in this Invictus

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role, cracking on with the guys and mucking in and having a good

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time with them and this what is I enjoy doing.

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But the the private life has to be private.

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For the next five days, Prince Harry says he hopes

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it is the remarkable athletes here who are the focus.

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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.

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We are back with the late news at 10.

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