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Referendum battle lines are drawn over the health service -

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and the chances of Turkey joining the EU.

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With controversy over what future migration levels might be,

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David Cameron clashes with one of his own ministers

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on whether Britain could veto Turkish membership.

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The head of NHS England says the health service would be

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affected if a UK exit caused an economic slowdown.

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We'll be exploring the latest arguments from the two sides -

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The drone strike on a Taliban target - Afghanistan confirms the militant

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The SNP's Deputy leader - Stewart Hosie - says he won't be

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seeking re-election after reports of an extra-marital affair.

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And on his way - Louis Van Gaal leaves the Manchester United hotel -

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but still no official word on Jose Mourinho's appointment.

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The two sides in the EU referendum campaign have clashed over

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the chances of Turkey joining the European Union.

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David Cameron has accused those campaigning to leave -

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including one of his own ministers - of making misleading claims.

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Defence Minister Penny Mourdant said the UK was powerless to prevent

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countries like Turkey becoming full EU members, but the Prime Minister

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insisted Britain would be able to block such a move.

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Here's our political correspondent Alex Forsyth.

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Sitting on Europe's south-east flank, Turkey is now centre of the

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referendum battle. Its role in tackling the migrant crisis has

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renewed calls for it to join the EU, and that has allowed those who want

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the UK to leave to raise questions about immigration and security. Like

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this minister who today wrongly claimed the UK had no power to stop

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Turkey joining. We are not going to be able... I thought taxation was

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something each country could veto if it wants to? No, I do not think the

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EU is going to keep Turkey out. Her boss David Cameron said such

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assertions dented the Leave campaign's credibility. If you

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consider this as their whole argument about why you we should

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leave, that really calls into question their judgment. We have a

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veto, every country has a veto, and let's be clear, as Boris himself

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said, Turkey joining the EU is not remotely on the cards. But rewind

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six years, David Cameron was in Ankara promoting Turkey joining. I

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will remain your strongest advocate for EU membership. As was the Leave

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campaign Boris Johnson in this documentary. What are we saying if

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we keep Turkey out because it is dominantly Muslim? Turkey first

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applied for full membership in 1987. Talks have stalled, but because the

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EU needs Turkey's help in tackling the migrant crisis, accession talks

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will be read energised. Turkey has to meet a whole series of criteria

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and address concerns about press freedom, human rights and tensions

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about Cyprus. And even then, any country can veto membership which

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also needs approval from their national parliaments.

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Turkey's biggest supporter when it comes to mention, has historically

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been the UK. We think pushing for membership because increasing the

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size of the market will be good. It is in fact some way off but it is

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being talked about, not least in a referendum campaign, where migration

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issues really matter. The health service was also part

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of today's EU referendum arguments with the head of NHS England

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expressing concerns about how its funding might be affected

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if a vote to leave the EU Our political correspondent,

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Ellie Price, reports. It is a central issue in this EU

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referendum debate. Will our health service be better if we remain in

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the European Union or if we vote to lead it? Now the man in charge of

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the NHS in England has given his assessment about what a vote to

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leave might entail. When the British economy sneezes the NHS catches a

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cold. This would be a terrible moment for this to happen, add

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precisely the time the NHS is going to need extra investment. His

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intervention comes less than a fortnight after the governor of the

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Bank of England said leaving the EU could lead to recession. It could

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have economic effects. That led to calls for his resignation from some

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key Leave campaigners who accused him of overstepping the mark. But

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Simon Stevens said he took Mr Carney's forecasts very seriously.

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He said 100,000 doctors could quit the service. As chief executive of

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the NHS in England, Simon Stevens is in charge Briton's biggest employer.

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There is no doubt his intervention today is highly significant. It is

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highly political. And for some like Mark Carney before him, it is highly

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unwelcome. He is an individual, he has a view on the European Union,

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that is fine, but his basic job is looking after the NHS and he is

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currently making a very considerable mess of. The Vote Leave campaign

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released this video today to illustrate how it believed the NHS

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would be better off if Britain left the EU. Every week the UK pays ?350

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million to be part of the EU. That is a figure Remain campaigners say

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is inaccurate when you factor in the rebate from contributions. Both

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insist the feature of the NHS depends on the outcome of the

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referendum but both have very different visions about how to

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achieve it. And the BBC's Reality Check team has

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been looking at the claims on Turkish membership -

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as well as other issues You can find their analysis

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at bbc.co.uk/realitycheck. Officials in Afghanistan have

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confirmed that the leader of the Afghan Taliban -

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Mullah Mansour - has been killed His car was targeted yesterday

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in a remote area of Pakistan. US officials believed him to be

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behind much of the Our correspondent

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Caroline Hawley reports. Several drones were apparently used

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in the strike, said to have been In the burnt out car which had been

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travelling close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan were two

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men, among them Mullah Mansour. He has been the official leader

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of the Taliban since last summer, he has been busy trying

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to tighten his grip on the movement. Mansour posed a continuing,

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imminent threat to US personnel in Afghanistan, Afghan civilians,

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Afghan security forces. Since he took over, there has been

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an increase in violence This was the aftermath

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of a suicide bombing The Americans said Mullah Mansour

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had been actively involved The Afghan government said he had

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rebuffed repeated calls to end the war.

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TRANSLATION: He was a barrier for the peace talks,

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and from the date he was announced as the Taliban leader,

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he was behind lots of violence against the Afghan people.

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Mullah Mansour took over when it was announced Miller Omar had died three

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years earlier. His deputy has a ?3.5 million bounty on his head and is

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seen as more hostile and hard line. But it is not clear who will succeed

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Mullah Mansour and what direction the Taliban will take. Under his

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leadership, the Taliban have expanded their territory, but the

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group are likely to be caught up in a battle for succession and the

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theories that could give militants from the so-called Islamic State a

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chance to increase their influence. The question for war weary Afghans

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is what impact his death will ultimately have on their desperate

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hopes for security. Votes are being counted in Austria

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after a closely fought presidential election that could result

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in victory for the far-right Exit polls say he is running neck

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and neck with his rival. Let's join our correspondent

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Jenny Hill who's in Vienna. Given how close it is, how soon

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might we have a result? This is so close we may not have a result until

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tomorrow. Opinion polls suggest the electorate is split right down the

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middle between two candidates. One, a far left politician, the other,

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younger candidate from the far right. His name is Norbert Hofer. He

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represents the Freedom party. It is antiestablishment, anti-EU,

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anti-migrant. It has been doing very well in Austria for some time but it

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has received a substantial boost among the electorate following the

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refugee crisis. If you look around, it really feels the eyes of Europe

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are on Austria tonight, and that is because they are. That is because Mr

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Hofer represents the success of the rise of far right parties across the

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EU. There are similar parties in France, Germany, Poland and Hungary,

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the list goes on. There are some of those comments which keep coming up

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again and again right at the heart of the EU. This is about populism

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versus the establishment, nationalist interests versus those

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of the European Union. We will have to wait until tomorrow to find out

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who is victorious, but Mr Hofer has succeeded in one respect, he has

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exposed once again the fault lines running through the EU. Thank you.

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Egypt's President - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi -

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has warned the investigation into the EgyptAir plane crash

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Some wreckage, but not the black boxes, has been found and a

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The Airbus jet carrying 66 people crashed into the sea while flying

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The SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie has announced

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he'll step down in the autumn, after widespread allegations that

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Our Scotland correspondent, James Shaw, is in Glasgow.

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How much more do we know? In his letter to his boss, the leader of

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the SNP, Stewart Hosie apologises for what he described as the hurt

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and upset, caused by the stories about him in the papers, stories

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about an extramarital affair with a journalist. He apologises for that

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and says the stress caused by the scrutiny on his private life,

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combined with health problems, he does have high blood pressure, those

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things mean he feels he cannot carry on with his job. Nicola Sturgeon has

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accepted his resignation. She has thanked him for the work he has

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done. But it does leave her with a problem. This summer, the SNP is

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supposed to be launching an initiative to boost support for

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independence, and Stewart Hosie was supposed to be a big part of that

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plan. Thank you. There's no official word as yet

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from Manchester United about the replacement of its manager

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Louis Van Gaal - with Jose Mourinho -

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formerly of Chelsea. Today Louis Van Gaal left the team's

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hotel in London apparently without any formal notification

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from the club, a day after victory Here's our sports correspondent

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Katie Gornall. His weight is nearly over. Five

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months after he was sacked by Chelsea, Jose Mourinho is set for a

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sensational return to management. It might be news to the man he will

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replace. This morning, Louis van Gaal left Manchester United's London

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hotel, without being told by the club but it was time to say goodbye.

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12 hours earlier he was celebrating victory in the FA Cup, a trophy that

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will now be a parting gift. Despite spending millions on players, they

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failed to qualify for the Champions League. While this unfolded,

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Mourinho was watching boxing at the O2. It is understood an agreement

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with Manchester United had already been reached. It is quite exciting,

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especially with Pep Guardiola being at Manchester City. I think it

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needed change and with a manager at this time, I think Mourinho is the

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best person for the job. Sir Alex Ferguson won several trophies during

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his time at the club. Rooney's record is not suggest that longevity

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but he will be trying to step out from Ferguson's shadow. Mourinho won

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three Premier League titles during spells with Chelsea. He has also won

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trophies with Inter Milan and Real Madrid. He is an exceptional manager

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and he will make the Premier League very exciting. This season since he

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has gone, press conferences as being a bit dull. If nothing else, it

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gives us something to talk about. Mourinho left Chelsea in December

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after a spectacular slump in fall and public fallouts with medical

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staff. United have decided he is a risk worth taking.

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We have still had no comment or confirmation. In the coming days

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Jose Mourinho will be confirmed as Manchester United's manager. There

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will be a real challenge to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City next

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season. He will face questions about his behaviour but it will be a

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positive thing for supporters who have grown tired of the Louis van

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Gaal regime. Thank you.

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England's footballers are playing Turkey at the Etihad Stadium

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in Manchester as part of their preparations for this

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They went in front early on through Harry Kane, although

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And we return to the forthcoming EU Referendum.

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The decision over whether to stay in or leave the EU has led to many

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questions about what it would mean for Northern Ireland.

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It's the only part of the UK to share a land border

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And with the debate focusing on issues like immigration,

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security and trade there are many asking if there would have

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Here's our correspondent Chris Buckler, whose report contains

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Fermanagh sits at the edge of the UK.

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There is a point in this land where Northern Ireland ends

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But could that invisible border soon mark the line

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What looks like a haphazard red line on that map is actually the border

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and on this one road come as you are travelling down it,

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you move in and out of the Republic of Ireland

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In fact, coming up here we're just going back

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But during the violent years of Northern Ireland's Troubles,

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there was huge security whether two countries met and some are asking

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whether checkpoints would return if the UK

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We have such good relations now that we will be able to build

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on that and I don't foresee watchtowers going back

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in South Armagh, if that is what the question is.

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Nobody means watchtowers, but we need some kind

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of checkpoints that says there's a physical border there?

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There are borders all across Europe and those things will be negotiated

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Northern Ireland's First Minister is a supporter of the Leave campaign.

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But other parties at Stormont worry about the potential impact

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of an exit on the economy here, and the government in the Republic

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Approximately ?1 billion of goods and services is traded

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between the UK and Ireland every week.

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Towns along this shared border have benefited from European peace money.

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It's helped to build among other things this sports facility

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The town's most famous son is former world boxing champion

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In the fight over Europe, he's not sure which corner to be in.

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The south has benefited enormously from being part of Europe.

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I'm still relatively undecided about whether I now live in the UK

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or whether they should be part of Europe or not,

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and none of the politicians have convinced me,

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that's the interesting thing, but my gut feeling tells me

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that the UK should be part of Europe.

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Politically and practically, checkpoints on Irish roads

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might not be an option, but if Britain was outside of EU

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and the Irish Republic within, migration controls be necessary.

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Currently, you don't need a passport to travel between these islands.

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But with modern security concerns some have suggested that

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I think you should have to show passports regardless.

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You're on a ferry, it could be anybody getting on this ferry.

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It could be terrorists getting on the ferry.

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But other travellers, used to crossing seasoned borders,

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don't like the idea of new restrictions.

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Where we live borders is completely insane.

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Britain and Ireland have always sat apart from the rest

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of Europe geographically, but this referendum is about where

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the UK sits politically, and the final decision will make

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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 10.30pm.

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Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

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