07/03/2016 Victoria Derbyshire


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Hello, it's Monday, it's 9:15am, I'm Joanna Gosling in for Victoria.

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Knowing this is the last time I will feel tired for hours

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everything will be the last time, which is great.

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I feel a bit like, in your face chemo, and yeah, goodbye chemo.

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Victoria's end of chemotherapy video diary.

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We'll play the full diary in the next few minutes,

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and you can watch all of her previous diaries back

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on the programme page bbc.co.uk/Victoria.

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Also on the programme: The UK is sending what it calls "vital

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military assets" to tackle people smugglers off the coast of Turkey

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and Greece, as David Cameron prepares to meet EU leaders

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And over the course of a lifetime women earn around

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Really keen to hear from you about this this morning.

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Do tell us what happens in your place of work.

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We're on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel until 11am.

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Well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories

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throughout the morning and as always we really want to hear

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from you on all the stories we're talking about this morning.

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We are particularly keen to try and get an insight from women

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about your experience of asking for a pay rise.

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It's after new figures show women are paid almost ?6,000 a year

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You can get in touch in the usual ways.

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If you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate.

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And of course you can watch the programme online wherever

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you are via the BBC news app or our website bbc.co.uk/victoria.

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First this morning, seven months after Victoria was first diagnosed

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with breast cancer, she's preparing to return to work full-time

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As you know, she's been keeping a video diary of her treatment,

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and in this latest instalment she describes her joy and relief

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at coming to the end of six cycles of chemotherapy.

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Next month she'll begin a course of radiotherapy.

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Victoria's been filming her experiences for this programme

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to try to help demystify some of the procedures and treatment.

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She's being treated at Ashford and St.

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Peter's NHS Hospital Trust in Surrey.

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This latest diary focuses on her final three chemotherapy sessions.

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It's 6th January 2016, I'm at hospital and I'm

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about to have my fourth session of chemotherapy.

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It's a new drug today, Docetaxel, so I'll see how

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In a couple of hours I will be two thirds of the way through this

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and I feel excited, I really do, because I can see that light

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I have been in bed all day, I feel totally wiped out.

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This is perhaps the cumulative effect of chemotherapy.

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I've only got up to go to the loo, or to go

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downstairs to get a bowl of cornflakes.

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I have aches and pains in my back, legs, hips.

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We are day 11 since the fourth session of

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chemotherapy and it's definitely been the most difficult to bounce

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back from and the most unpleasant in terms of the side-effects,

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What it does mean, though, is I am thinking about the penultimate

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session, which should be a cause for optimism because that means it's

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Actually, I'm dreading it, which is annoying.

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I never am, but it just makes me feel

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It's the Monday after the penultimate chemotherapy,

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so that was Wednesday and now it is Monday.

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I spent a few days sleeping, sleeping off the drugs.

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I am feeling a bit spaced out, that's about it.

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I just want to show you a close-up, if

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you can see it, that's my eyes, I barely have any eyelashes left.

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There are probably about three on that side and similar amount

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on that side, and then underneath just very

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Last week most of my eyelashes seemed to fall out and for the whole

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I am actually quite sanguine now about any more side

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So the eyelashes go, I think, come on, what else have you got?

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What else have you got to test me with?

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It's 13 days, 13 days since the penultimate chemo

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It's really good to be back at work and see everybody and not

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think about cancer treatment, or chemotherapy, or side-effects,

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and just concentrate on what's in the news.

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I've just noticed this on my hand, which is a souvenir of chemotherapy.

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Those are the veins into which the chemotherapy drugs

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Anyway, that won't distract me from the programme.

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It's due to be another busy programme.

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It can get quite intense and I can already see

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that it's the wrong day on the autocue.

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Despite getting up at 3:30am, 3:45am for the last few days

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I don't feel physically tired at all.

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I look it, I've got absolutely massive bags under my eyes.

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I look really, really tired and my eyes as dull streaming,

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my nose is streaming but physically I feel all right.

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And as my editor said, it's better to,

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Better to look knackered but not feel it and be

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alert and be across things in terms of the programme than look great

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and not be alert during the programme.

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I've been trying to work out why being at work at the moment...

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Why being at work, particularly at the moment, I've always

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loved my work and always loved my job, but why at the moment

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And I suppose it's pretty obvious really.

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I don't really think about cancer while I'm at work,

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One job that is now part of my routine is washing my wig.

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It still sounds so incongruous saying, "My wig".

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If I think about it I actually can't believe

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I'm washing my wig because I have so little of my own hair.

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I've been to the Royal Television Society awards for the very first

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time in my life and it was a very lovely evening.

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We had a good laugh with our team and Ben,

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who is a reporter on our team, won in the young talent category

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And it's the first proper night out that I've had in ages.

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And I must have had a good time because I have no idea

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But obviously I have managed to get in, which is good.

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And in four days it's my last chemotherapy cycle and I cannot wait

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It's Sunday, the day before my last chemotherapy.

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And I feel really relaxed today, which

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is a contrast to the last few days where each day for about the last

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four days I have shed tears, which is really unusual,

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because I haven't much throughout the last six or seven months at all.

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And I think it's because through the whole of

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this process I've just been concentrating on and focusing

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on getting through it and taking each

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day as it comes, as much as is possible.

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Because it is coming to an end, gosh, I can feel myself

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Because it's coming to an end I've been

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reflecting on what I have experienced.

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I suppose it is just a release of emotions and relief.

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So these are actually happy tears because it's

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This is hopefully my last journey to the

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infusion suite, because today is Monday 22nd of February

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and it is my last chemo, I hope, forever.

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And here's the corridor that I've walked

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down every three weeks since November.

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If I wasn't carrying stuff like blankets and hot water bottles

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It's the last time I'm ever going to wear a cold

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It's been a bit grim, but worth it because I've

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probably got about half my hair left.

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I think I might be slightly hysterical, I mean happy hysterical,

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# Now that we've come to the end of the road.

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Gosh, I feel like I just want to cry.

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I bet you never thought you'd feel like this at the end of your chemo.

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You've done really well, you've done so, so well.

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You've had a lot of hurdles to cross.

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And I can't stop crying, which is mad.

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I think it might be six months of tears just coming out

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I don't know if that's possible, or logical, or sensible.

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But I'm just trying to find a reason why.

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I think when it was over, when the drugs had

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stopped going into me through the IV drip and the cold cap was coming off

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Which is not like me, as you will have gathered!

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And then I just texted my family and my

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close friends to say in capital letters with

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So, yeah, now I just want to see my boys after work.

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And have a cuddle and a celebratory tea.

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I think I have no more tears left, which is great.

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I feel a little bit tired, but knowing this

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is the last time I'll feel tired four hours after chemotherapy,

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everything will be the last time, which is great.

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And I feel a bit like in your face, chemo.

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I've got some energy back and some feistiness back.

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Victoria is back presenting the programme on Wednesday,

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and you can watch all four of her diaries on our

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And you've been sending in your comments to us.

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BRCA Umbrella, which is a support group for those with a high risk

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You have helped so many who are struggling

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with a breast cancer diagnosis by being so open.

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Calum Warren-Piper tweeted us with: Really happy for @vicderbyshire,

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have been there and experienced it and it's time to celebrate!

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Aliya Saleem said: I remember my last chemo day so well.

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I'm so pleased for you and your family.

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This has made not my day, but my year.

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Jon Higginson facebooked us to say Victoria, I listened

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to you through my struggles when you were on 5 Live,

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you were a tonic, thankfully here to live through happier times

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and so happy you're at this milestone.

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And another from JoAnn Betschart on Facebook: Congratulations!

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This video pointed me to the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Ann Hood said: Victoria, you are an inspiring lady.

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I have walked in your shoes with breast cancer and it's

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Well done to you for your strength and sharing your story.

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Deborah Osborne says, I have been so uplifted by your bravery and it has

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been inspirational to all of us. I wish you a very happy and wonderful,

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fulfilled life. We will read more of your messages in the

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We will read more of your messages in the programme.

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Still to come: A 92-year-old woman has been given permission to stay

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in the UK and be cared for by her daughter after a high-profile

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Could former Chelsea FC doctor Eva Carneiro get a settlement

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in her claim for constructive dismissal and sexual discrimination

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We'll be live at the tribunal hearing.

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Yet more migrant arrivals in Greece after dozens died trying to cross

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Turkish and EU leaders are about to hold an emergency meeting.

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Britain says it's sending a warship to join allies from Germany

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Its mission will be to stop migrant smugglers.

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The head of the top business group resigns after being suspended

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in a row over his support for the UK leaving the European Union.

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The government has had to deny claims it put pressure on him.

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A threat of nuclear war from North Korea as the US

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the North sees it as a rehearsal for invasion, but South says it is

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defensive. People took to Twitter and Facebook to vent their fury over

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a lake and damaged Mother's Day presents. Moon cake said gifts

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ordered by Friday would be on time. Some customers said it was untrue.

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You can usually only see them much closer to the North Pole

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in countries like Norway, but there were amazing displays

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of the Northern Lights here in Britain last night.

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Lucky skygazers have been tweeting their pictures.

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They could be seen in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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and even as far south as Oxfordshire.

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Let's catch up with the sport. Lots of British success over the weekend.

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Yes, it was a packed weekend of sport, Lott leased for GB cycling.

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There was a golden finale for them at the world track Championships.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish won the Madison event even

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after Mark Cavendish came off his bike. Laura Trott got her second

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title of the championship in the Omnium. That leaves Great Britain

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with five goal medals, one silver and three bronze. They topped the

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medal table and it puts them in good stead ahead of the Olympics. Andy

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Murray has put Great Britain through to the quarterfinals of the Davis

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Cup. He beat Kei Nishikori in a five set epic match, four hours and 54

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minutes. Up next is the small matter of Serbia and world number one Novak

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Djokovic. Heather Watson won her third WTA title in her career in the

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Monterrey open in Mexico. One person who will be joining me later is

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Hannah Cockroft who won two goal medals at the Paralympics in 2012.

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She will be talking about her preparations ahead of the Olympic

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Games in Riyadh this summer. All of that at ten o'clock.

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Britain is sending "vital military assets" to the Aegan Sea

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between Greece and Turkey to help stop people smugglers taking

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It comes as European Union leaders and the Turkish Prime Minister

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gather in Brussels for a summit aimed at tackling

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Last year more than a million people entered Europe illegally by boat,

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travelling mainly from Turkey to Greece.

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Now EU leaders say they'll give Turkey over ?2 billion

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if they provide housing and shelters for migrants to stem the flow.

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So what kind of support should the European Union be offering?

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Maya Mailer is the Head of Humanitarian Policy And Campaigns

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at Oxfam and Alp Mehmet is Vice Chair of Migration Watch.

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What do you think about the EU putting the focus on Turkey? Is that

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the right solution? It is difficult and problematic. Turkey already

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hosts up to 2 million refugees and there seems to be a paradox in the

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EU's approach in that it is calling on Turkey to keep its borders open

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from Syria, so there are Syrian civilians fleeing the most vicious

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conflict with bombs falling from the sky and Isis and other groups on the

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ground. So the EU is calling on Turkey to keep its border with Syria

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open, but close its border with Greece which seems to be the EU

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outsourcing is border control to Turkey and that has significant

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implications for human rights. The EU needs to deal with this

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unprecedented crisis, but I am not convinced that is the right

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approach. What do you think? I think that is a good place to start. It is

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wrong to think we have a magic solution that by dealing with

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Turkey, by helping Turkey to accept that those who have left her shores

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is somehow solving the problem. I think sending ships to the

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Mediterranean, we have tried that before. What needs to happen is not

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so much to accept everyone who applies for asylum, but first

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identified those who do not merit asylum and return them back from the

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countries they came from. It could be Nigeria, Pakistan, any number of

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countries in the Balkans who are also taking the opportunity of

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looking for a better life, their nationals. We have got to look

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there. They are in the minority. No, they are not. If you look at the 1.2

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million last year who came in, only about a third of those were from

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Syria. We are not sending anyone back to Syria. In Turkey it is right

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we should be helping Turkey to deal with those who have gone into

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Turkey. But it does not end there, that is my point. What do you think?

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I would take issue with the numbers. The UN Refugee Agency says about 80%

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of people who are coming from Greece are from refugee producing

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countries, Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, where conflicts are ongoing.

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The vast majority of those people are likely to be refugees. There is

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an important principle in international refugee law, in that

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the UK and the EU subscribes to, in that each claim must be processed on

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a case-by-case basis. You need to look at the individual. At the

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moment we are seeing these blanket border closures by Austria and the

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Western Balkan countries, denying people the right of entry simply on

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the basis of their nationality. That is the whole point. You cannot

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simply say there are 2 million, 3 million in Turkey, everyone can come

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over. I am not suggesting that. Everyone who is in Afghanistan, in

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sub Sahara Africa, who is looking for a better life opportunity, you

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cannot simply say because you are spot asylum, we will accept you. But

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how do you manage it? These people are continuing to come. They will

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continue to come, we are not sending Syrians back. And people from Iraq

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and Afghanistan and other war zones? Some of them are looking for an

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opportunity for a better life rather than because they are under an

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immediate threat. We simply cannot say we can take 30 million people

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without thinking about the consequences. We have got to be

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careful that in accepting people to come to Europe or the UK we are not

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simply making matters worse. The mistake we made last time with our

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ships... What do you mean by encouraging more people? If you feel

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you will step on European soil and that is there, there is no question

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of going back, of course people smugglers will encourage more and

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more to come. I think those numbers are a bit sensationalist. There are

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about 1 million people over the last year... There are 10 million people

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displaced. There are 1 million people who have come to Europe,

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about 0.2% of the total EU population. The EU could have

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managed this. We have got the resources to deal with it. How would

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you have managed it differently? By having a method based on solidarity

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and not allowing unilateral moves by countries to close their borders. We

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could have easily absorbed those numbers? Yes, we could, not putting

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all of the responsibility on Greece and Italy, these front line states.

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Yes, there is a global crisis when it comes to people fleeing conflict

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and acute hardship, but the vast majority of those people are hosted

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by poor and developing countries. You have 1 million Syrian refugees

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in Lebanon, a tiny country the size of Wales. We are talking about 1

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million refugees in all of Europe. There is a question of perspective

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and these people are fleeing the most vicious conflict. That is not

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the issue. The issue is looking ahead, how are you going to deal

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with increasing numbers. There are many people in the leadership of the

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EU who have said we cannot cope with all of this. We can chuck figures at

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each other. You are underplaying it, I think I am being realistic. If you

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look at the figures, the numbers coming out, there are 12 million

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displaced within Syria. it is going to assault with the

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numbers that have come so in terms of the framework that has been put

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in place, do you think it is the right way of dealing with it? There

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is a number of things. The starting point has to be a policy that is

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based on human rights and not on Fortress Europe because that will

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not work. If you close the migration route from the Western Balkans to

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Austria another one will appear because these people are desperate

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and determined to get to their destination. You need to meet the

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needs of people that are here and find safer ways for people to get to

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Europe and it has to be part of a global framework. Are there

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unlimited numbers? Of course not. There has to be border patrol. It is

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becoming unlimited and that is the problem. These are human beings who

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need homes, children need schools, all the services, you simply cannot

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say let us take their men and say we are going to take them all in.

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Without thinking of the consequences of what that means in terms of

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taking people in. We are not taking them all in. Without thinking about

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the numbers. Human rights not Fortress Europe? I do not think the

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UK has any lessons to learn with regards to the rights. We are doing

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a huge amount already. Numbers compared to other countries. We are

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thinking with our heads and our hearts. There are children who need

:32:51.:32:55.

help. Of course we must help them. We must help those in need but

:32:56.:33:00.

simply saying taking in more numbers without thinking of what is required

:33:01.:33:04.

once you take them in is not helping them. In a way it is encouraging the

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fittest and strongest to make their way into Europe and to Calais and

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whenever. Thank you. Let us know your thoughts in all the usual ways.

:33:19.:33:22.

Coming up: The boss of the UK's largest breast cancer charity tells

:33:23.:33:25.

us how Victoria's breast cancer video diaries have helped other

:33:26.:33:27.

Do continue to get in touch with your experience.

:33:28.:33:33.

We will have much more of your comments throughout the programme.

:33:34.:33:42.

Someone says I feel like the wait has been lifted off me.

:33:43.:33:44.

"I feel like the weight has lifted off me".

:33:45.:33:47.

The words of the 92-year-old woman facing deportation who's been given

:33:48.:33:49.

Myrtle Cothill had been ordered to return to South Africa

:33:50.:33:53.

by the Home Office who said she'd entered the country "by deception"

:33:54.:33:56.

as she hadn't applied for UK residency.

:33:57.:33:58.

They've now decided she can remain here "given the compassionate

:33:59.:34:01.

We first spoke to Myrtle Cothill and her daughter Mary two weeks ago

:34:02.:34:06.

when Myrtle told us the impact the case was having on her.

:34:07.:34:09.

I'm just praying and hoping that something good can be done for me.

:34:10.:34:22.

I can't face living without my daughter at this age.

:34:23.:34:32.

If I've got to go back to South Africa, I've got no

:34:33.:34:35.

I'll be put into places where there is no

:34:36.:34:43.

I can't read and I can't hear and my breathing's impaired.

:34:44.:34:58.

What will I do, just sit with my thoughts and wait

:34:59.:35:01.

We can speak again now to Myrtle Cothill and her daughter

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Mary Wills, who're at their home in Dorset.

:35:18.:35:22.

Lovely to see you both. How relieved I you? I am very relieved. I am

:35:23.:35:37.

still trying to get my head round that it is true. It has been such a

:35:38.:35:47.

wonderful shock to us and mum is feeling a lot more relaxed and so am

:35:48.:35:53.

I and I think I will feel more relaxed once I get her passport

:35:54.:36:04.

stamped to live in England. Your mum cannot hear me directly. Can you ask

:36:05.:36:09.

her how she is feeling? We heard before she was talking about a black

:36:10.:36:13.

cloud hanging over her and the impact of all of it. How are you

:36:14.:36:24.

feeling? I am feeling so much more relieved. I have not got this

:36:25.:36:32.

terrible pain in my tummy. It is down a lot and I am feeling so

:36:33.:36:39.

happy, so relieved, but I can spend the rest of my days with my daughter

:36:40.:36:46.

and her husband. I am very happy here. It is all that I have wanted

:36:47.:36:57.

in my old age to remain with her and I want to thank everybody for their

:36:58.:37:10.

prayers and wishes, especially for the person who has arranged all this

:37:11.:37:16.

and worked very hard. And also James Davies. And Bob Robinson. Everyone

:37:17.:37:27.

that made it possible for me to stay year. It is so wonderful. I do not

:37:28.:37:32.

know how to thank everybody. All the good wishes I have had. It has been

:37:33.:37:42.

tremendous. I just have to thank everybody for all the hard work and

:37:43.:37:50.

the effort put into this. That is all I can say. I am feeling so much

:37:51.:37:57.

happier. Does this stress and tension you have been feeling for

:37:58.:38:01.

such a long period just go away? Can you relax? Your stress and tension,

:38:02.:38:14.

can you relax? Yes, I am starting to relax. We heard the news on Friday

:38:15.:38:19.

night and it has been a joy. I am starting to relax. All the well

:38:20.:38:28.

wishes that went on yesterday at the church and afternoon, it has all

:38:29.:38:36.

been so wonderful, but today I can sit back and really think, you are

:38:37.:38:44.

really haul now with your daughter. It is wonderful. I am starting to

:38:45.:38:49.

feel much more relaxed. I have to thank everybody. What is the impact

:38:50.:38:55.

of what you have been through been on both of you? It has been a very

:38:56.:39:05.

long hard and cruel road we have been through years. Especially since

:39:06.:39:14.

January this year. About two weeks ago when they had looked mum on to

:39:15.:39:19.

this flight to go back to deport her, it was so cruel, we did not

:39:20.:39:24.

know which way to turn, it was awful. As mum says, thank you to

:39:25.:39:40.

doctor Ben Robinson and 151,000 supporters whose messages have been

:39:41.:39:44.

tremendous. I thank everybody and the TV companies and your show. For

:39:45.:39:49.

broadcasting is all over the show. Thank you. Thank you. Jack says,

:39:50.:39:59.

poor woman, hopefully she will be left in peace with her family.

:40:00.:40:06.

Still to come: They're likely to earn a staggering ?300,000 less

:40:07.:40:09.

than men over their lifetimes but why are women not earning

:40:10.:40:11.

Let us know your experiences. All the usual ways of getting in touch.

:40:12.:40:30.

Northern lights. Last night there were some spectacular sights of the

:40:31.:40:37.

Northern lights. Viewers have been sending them in. Look at the

:40:38.:40:42.

colours, the Greens and the blues. We also had a kaleidoscope of

:40:43.:40:51.

colours, purple as well. This one from Northumberland. A good night to

:40:52.:40:54.

see the Northern lights up and down the country. Beautiful blues and

:40:55.:41:01.

greens. We do not often get to see as many as this. This is in

:41:02.:41:10.

Newcastle. Stunning. It was not just in England. Scotland as well. They

:41:11.:41:16.

look like weaving curtains. When you see them it is so hit and miss, you

:41:17.:41:25.

need clear skies. Stunning. Such a clear night. All of the stars as

:41:26.:41:32.

well. A plethora of stars. You can see the different colours. A

:41:33.:41:39.

plethora of stars. We have had some snow this morning. The Northern

:41:40.:41:44.

lights, if you did not see them last night and are hoping to see them

:41:45.:41:49.

tonight there is a chance. You need clear skies and the further north

:41:50.:41:53.

and east you are the better chance you have. As far south as

:41:54.:41:58.

Huddersfield. We have a weather front coming in from the west. I

:41:59.:42:03.

went to the north of Scotland chasing the Northern lights one

:42:04.:42:09.

time. Did you see them? No. Everything was set and then the

:42:10.:42:14.

cloud came over. Not far from as you did see them. I was gutted. Windy

:42:15.:42:21.

hopefully. Some people waking up to snow like this. It has been a cold

:42:22.:42:28.

start to the day. We have also had some frost. For many we are looking

:42:29.:42:34.

at sunny spells and a few showers. The showers have been in the west

:42:35.:42:38.

and the east and some of those to come. Cold in the east with the

:42:39.:42:43.

northerly wind but we have showers continuing with a wintry element

:42:44.:42:46.

which will diminish through the day and the showers weakening in the

:42:47.:42:51.

west but a few more across Wales and south-west England. In between a

:42:52.:42:58.

glorious but cold day with a lot of sunshine. Showers continuing across

:42:59.:43:03.

Yorkshire and East Anglia. Also across south-west England. Not all

:43:04.:43:09.

of it. In between bright and sunny skies. Sunshine for Wales.

:43:10.:43:18.

North-west England fairing nicely. Scotland, a beautiful day, but more

:43:19.:43:21.

cloud in the west. As in Northern Ireland. A few breaks and fewer

:43:22.:43:27.

showers than this morning. By the time it gets dark we will be

:43:28.:43:32.

watching the temperatures drop. A week whether front with the risk of

:43:33.:43:38.

ice. We have this weather front. This is introducing some rain and

:43:39.:43:45.

also some hill snow. A cold start to the day with the risk of ice and

:43:46.:43:49.

frost. As the weather front moves towards the east it will weaken. It

:43:50.:43:55.

is still going to bring some rain but it will be turning more showery.

:43:56.:44:00.

Behind that some brightness coming through but still some showers.

:44:01.:44:05.

Temperatures ranging between five and nine. All change due to this low

:44:06.:44:11.

pressure coming in from the Atlantic. The position of this could

:44:12.:44:16.

change. This is what we think is going to happen. Wet and windy

:44:17.:44:22.

weather across England and Wales. The strongest wind will be in the

:44:23.:44:26.

west but heavy and persistent rain that may move further north and if

:44:27.:44:32.

it does it could be wintry. But I'm that, brighter conditions coming

:44:33.:44:36.

through and temperatures will start to rise by the end of the day.

:44:37.:44:45.

5-8dC. It is going to be critical mag for the next few days. We have

:44:46.:44:51.

milder conditions moving across the British Isles so by Friday there is

:44:52.:44:57.

the potential some parts of the south and east could hit 16 Celsius.

:44:58.:45:07.

Hello, it's Monday, it's 10am, I'm Joanna Gosling in for Victoria.

:45:08.:45:10.

Welcome to the programme if you've just joined us.

:45:11.:45:12.

Coming up before 11am: Joy, relief and plenty of tears.

:45:13.:45:14.

Seven months after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer,

:45:15.:45:17.

I have no more tears left, which is great.

:45:18.:45:23.

I feel a little bit tired, but knowing this is the last time

:45:24.:45:26.

I'll feel tired four hours after chemotherapy,

:45:27.:45:29.

everything will be the last time, which is great.

:45:30.:45:33.

And I feel a little bit like, in your

:45:34.:45:37.

I've got some energy back and some feistiness

:45:38.:45:44.

You have been getting in touch to say how much her diary has helped

:45:45.:46:01.

with your treatment. One says, tears streaming down my face, what an

:46:02.:46:08.

inspiring women. Also new research suggests women may be earning

:46:09.:46:13.

?300,000 less than men over their careers. Is that surprising and what

:46:14.:46:18.

can be done to change it? And braving ice cold temperatures of

:46:19.:46:22.

up to -30 and taking part in gruelling survival drills, the Royal

:46:23.:46:27.

Marines have been in the Arctic training US Marines for the first

:46:28.:46:31.

time. We will have a special report on the Nato training exercise.

:46:32.:46:36.

Yet more migrant arrivals in Greece, after dozens died trying to cross

:46:37.:46:43.

Turkish and EU leaders are about to hold an emergency meeting.

:46:44.:46:48.

Britain says it's sending a warship to join allies from Germany

:46:49.:46:51.

Its mission will be to stop migrant smugglers.

:46:52.:46:55.

The head of a top business group resigns after being suspended

:46:56.:46:57.

in a row over his support for the UK leaving the European Union.

:46:58.:47:01.

The government has had to deny claims it put pressure on him.

:47:02.:47:09.

Complaints for the card and gift company Moonpig after people took

:47:10.:47:11.

to Twitter and Facebook to vent their fury over late

:47:12.:47:14.

Moonpig had previously advertised that gifts ordered by Friday

:47:15.:47:18.

afternoon would be on time, some of their customers found that

:47:19.:47:20.

The Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says that the school funding system

:47:21.:47:30.

in England is "outdated, inefficient and unfair"

:47:31.:47:31.

Money will be sent straight to headteachers rather

:47:32.:47:35.

than local authorities but Labour says she's dodged

:47:36.:47:38.

92-year-old woman, Myrtle Cothill, has told this programme she is so

:47:39.:47:51.

relieved she has permission to stay in the UK and be cared for by her

:47:52.:47:55.

daughter. She been ordered to return to South Africa. I am feeling so

:47:56.:48:02.

much more relieved. I have not got this terrible pain in my tummy now.

:48:03.:48:09.

It has eased down a lot and I am feeling so happy that I can spend

:48:10.:48:14.

the rest of my days with Mary. You can usually only see them much

:48:15.:48:19.

closer to the North Pole in countries like Norway,

:48:20.:48:22.

but there were amazing displays of the Northern Lights

:48:23.:48:25.

here in Britain last night. Lucky skygazers have been

:48:26.:48:27.

tweeting their pictures. They could be seen in Scotland

:48:28.:48:28.

and Northern Ireland and even as far south

:48:29.:48:31.

as Oxfordshire. Let's talk sport now, Jessica

:48:32.:48:36.

is back and as the Paralympics in Rio draw closer, I see

:48:37.:48:38.

you have a medal-winning guest. Good morning. Great Britain won an

:48:39.:48:49.

incredible 120 medals at the London 2012 including 34 goal medals, two

:48:50.:48:59.

of which were won by Hannah Cockroft. It is six months until

:49:00.:49:05.

Rio. How are the preparations going? I will be training this afternoon.

:49:06.:49:09.

We have just come back from Australia where we were doing lots

:49:10.:49:14.

of miles and there was a bit of sunshine and I am happy and I am

:49:15.:49:18.

faster and stronger than ever and if things carry on like this for the

:49:19.:49:21.

next six months, that will be perfect. You want two goal medals in

:49:22.:49:27.

London 2012, but you are competing in different races. In Rio I will

:49:28.:49:35.

race in the 100, 400 and 800. There are so many classifications and

:49:36.:49:40.

different disabilities, if every disability had every event, the

:49:41.:49:44.

Paralympics would last four years. So they mixed them up and change

:49:45.:49:49.

them every four years. It is a change and it is a harder

:49:50.:49:53.

competition and I have had a lot to learn, but it is exciting. You are

:49:54.:49:59.

very much used to success on a Paralympic level, but a few months

:50:00.:50:03.

ago you lost your unbeaten, seven year record that had gone on for 300

:50:04.:50:09.

races. Do you feel under pressure that the pack who were chasing you

:50:10.:50:14.

are catching up? I felt under pressure since I became world

:50:15.:50:19.

champion in 2011. I was always aware there was a lot more talent coming

:50:20.:50:24.

through after London. We got so much exposure in London and so many

:50:25.:50:28.

youngsters saw Paralympic sport for the first time and thought, I could

:50:29.:50:34.

do that. The girl that beat me, that is what happened. She saw me and she

:50:35.:50:40.

came out and suddenly 300 races meant nothing. But it gave me a bit

:50:41.:50:43.

of motivation and it reminded me why I love being top the world. It was a

:50:44.:50:49.

bad day, but it was so worth it in hindsight. How do you build the

:50:50.:50:56.

perceptions of Paralympic sport has changed? London 2012 was

:50:57.:51:00.

exceptional. Disability and perception in general have changed

:51:01.:51:05.

massively. People see us as elite athletes and we are bit more

:51:06.:51:09.

accepted in society as well. People realise we are there are a bit more.

:51:10.:51:14.

You have noticed a difference in everyday life? Yes, definitely. I do

:51:15.:51:21.

not know if it is just for me for everybody, but things are a more

:51:22.:51:26.

accessible and people want to watch what we are doing. We had 80,000

:51:27.:51:32.

people in London. I am not sure how many we will get in Rio, but it is

:51:33.:51:37.

supported by BT and everyone can support us wherever they are in the

:51:38.:51:41.

world. But it is incredible and the support has been amazing. Hannah,

:51:42.:51:47.

thank you very much for joining us and best of luck for the

:51:48.:51:50.

up-and-coming season, your next race is in May at the British

:51:51.:51:52.

Championships. All the best. Thank you for joining us this

:51:53.:51:57.

morning, welcome to the programme if you've just joined us,

:51:58.:52:00.

we're on BBC 2 and the BBC You can get in touch in the usual

:52:01.:52:02.

ways use the hashtag Victoria LIVE. Lots of you have been in touch to

:52:03.:52:17.

talk about Victoria's video diary. Lisa says, I have just completed 16

:52:18.:52:22.

rounds with a cold cap, it is great to finish.

:52:23.:52:37.

Watching your diary has helped me to re-evaluate my illness and wellness.

:52:38.:52:52.

Looking forward to seeing you back on TV. Take your time, the recovery

:52:53.:52:56.

process is a long road. Thank you for all of those and keep

:52:57.:53:18.

your comments coming in. You can get in touch in all the usual ways.

:53:19.:53:23.

Wherever you are you can watch our programme online

:53:24.:53:30.

via the bbc news app or our website bbc.co.uk/victoria.

:53:31.:53:35.

Women are likely to earn ?300,000 less than men over their working

:53:36.:53:38.

New analysis shows a gap of ?5,732, or 24%, in average full-time

:53:39.:53:44.

annual salaries between men and women.

:53:45.:53:49.

It comes over 40 years after the Equal Pay Act

:53:50.:53:53.

was introduced, which aims to ban any less favourable

:53:54.:53:57.

treatment between men and women in terms of pay.

:53:58.:54:00.

Get in touch with your experiences and we are keen to hear from you if

:54:01.:54:13.

you are a woman and if you have asked your boss for a pay rise.

:54:14.:54:15.

We can talk to Helen Stevens, who is a negotiator at the union

:54:16.:54:21.

She's represented a number of women involved in unequal pay cases,

:54:22.:54:25.

and Natalie Reynolds, who owns the company Advantage

:54:26.:54:27.

She works with companies to improve their negotiation

:54:28.:54:30.

techniques and has successfully increased her own pay.

:54:31.:54:37.

Helen, tell us about some of the cases you have been involved in and

:54:38.:54:44.

what you think of these figures. I am not surprised about the figures.

:54:45.:54:49.

I have been a union officer for 30 years, and it is sad we are still

:54:50.:54:54.

talking about this problem. We know what the problem is, but we need to

:54:55.:54:58.

take more steps to fix the problem. I have looked that members at the

:54:59.:55:03.

intellectual property office and at the Met Office where we have just

:55:04.:55:10.

put in 77 claims to the employment tribunal. We know what the problem

:55:11.:55:14.

is, but we are not doing things to put it right, so women are earning

:55:15.:55:21.

less and losing out. The law is clear, you would think it should

:55:22.:55:25.

therefore be straightforward, but clearly it is not. Exactly. There is

:55:26.:55:31.

a particular problem in the public sector, and I am a public sector

:55:32.:55:36.

union officer, where the two government policies are at odds.

:55:37.:55:41.

Most recently the Prime Minister and ministers have been talking about

:55:42.:55:45.

publishing equal pay audits and making the problem visible, but in

:55:46.:55:49.

the civil service where I look after people the problem is known, but

:55:50.:55:54.

Treasury policy says the employer cannot fix it. I know at the Met

:55:55.:55:58.

Office if the employer was given freedom to manage its own pay bill,

:55:59.:56:04.

as the private sector might, then it would be able to sort this out. But

:56:05.:56:10.

the government policy on pay is at odds with sorting out the equal pay

:56:11.:56:15.

issues. Natalie, what are your thoughts on this? I think the whole

:56:16.:56:22.

point is this, of course we have government legislation and

:56:23.:56:26.

government interest in this issue which is fantastic. I wholeheartedly

:56:27.:56:29.

agree with the comets just made that it is a shame we are still talking

:56:30.:56:36.

about this. My issue and what I do a lot in work with senior executives

:56:37.:56:40.

around the world is, we cannot wait around for legislation to fix this.

:56:41.:56:46.

I think a lot of what we can do is take control and find out the best

:56:47.:56:49.

way that we can negotiate for ourselves as well. That is not to

:56:50.:56:53.

say that we should let employers off the hook, we should not, but in the

:56:54.:56:59.

meantime whilst legislation is ticking over, how can we help

:57:00.:57:03.

ourselves when it comes to negotiating our own salary? What

:57:04.:57:07.

about the general downward pressure on pay? If somebody goes to an

:57:08.:57:13.

employer and says, I am being paid less than a man, but the employer

:57:14.:57:17.

says this is not the time for a pay rise, where do you go from that? For

:57:18.:57:23.

me this all goes to planning well for that conversation. There will

:57:24.:57:28.

always be excuses why somebody cannot evaluate pain. There will be

:57:29.:57:34.

excuses like, you might think they are paid more, but you cannot prove

:57:35.:57:38.

that. I spent a number of years in the public sector, but in the

:57:39.:57:43.

private sector this is equally a problem. There is a culture of

:57:44.:57:48.

secrecy around pay. You can be reprimanded for talking about pay or

:57:49.:57:52.

asking your colleagues about their salary, which can make it quite hard

:57:53.:57:56.

to baseline for any conversation you might go on to have. But if you get

:57:57.:58:02.

immediate push back, you should be thinking of a jewel response. The

:58:03.:58:07.

first one should be any formal avenue that you can take for the

:58:08.:58:11.

refusal for them to review your claim, or you can look at what you

:58:12.:58:16.

can do here and now, which is how you can go on to negotiate that

:58:17.:58:20.

position. How much does motherhood come into the equation on equal pay?

:58:21.:58:26.

For me I always say that motherhood is the get out clause for a lot of

:58:27.:58:29.

employers and a lot of the corporates we work with, but people

:58:30.:58:35.

generally and women have this view, this is an issue because people have

:58:36.:58:39.

babies and when they come back they are part-time and they are not as

:58:40.:58:43.

ambitious and a focus on other things or want to stay at home, but

:58:44.:58:48.

when it comes to the gender pay gap it is very convenient to say this is

:58:49.:58:53.

a motherhood issue. But we know from looking at a number of pieces of

:58:54.:58:59.

research that the gender pay gap kicks in far earlier than

:59:00.:59:03.

motherhood. It is not an issue that happens to mothers. We see

:59:04.:59:07.

apprentices are routinely as women paid less than their male

:59:08.:59:11.

counterparts for doing the same job. It is happening at the very first

:59:12.:59:16.

levels when women are going out into the world of employment. Natalie and

:59:17.:59:19.

Helen, thank you very much. Natalie and Helen,

:59:20.:59:22.

thank you very much. As Turkish and EU leaders hold

:59:23.:59:24.

an emergency summit on tackling Europe's worst refugee crisis

:59:25.:59:27.

since World War Two, we'll be live on the

:59:28.:59:29.

Greece/Macedonia border where 13 thousand migrants are

:59:30.:59:32.

currently stranded. Royal Marines have been training US

:59:33.:59:38.

Marines in the Arctic As tensions run high

:59:39.:59:40.

between Russia and the West, a Nato training exercise involving

:59:41.:59:44.

15,000 troops is under way. UK defence secretary Michael Fallon

:59:45.:59:47.

has warned the alliance should be ready to respond if Russia

:59:48.:59:51.

"crosses the line". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat joined the US

:59:52.:59:55.

Marines for their training in Norway where temperatures can drop

:59:56.:59:59.

to minus 30 degrees. ARCHIVE NEWS FOOTAGE: Bloodshed

:00:00.:00:13.

on the streets of Ukraine on the deadliest day yet

:00:14.:00:15.

of anti-government protests. In response to Russia's actions

:00:16.:00:18.

in Ukraine earlier this year. David Cameron is expected to support

:00:19.:00:21.

President Obama's warning to Russia. We have to be ready to deal

:00:22.:00:26.

with that kind of aggression, and make sure that

:00:27.:00:29.

Russia knows that if it crosses the line, if you like,

:00:30.:00:31.

then we are ready to respond. We are now continuously rotating

:00:32.:00:35.

additional personnel and aircraft This is probably the

:00:36.:00:37.

most challenging one. I've never been in this kind of cold

:00:38.:00:41.

weather environment. Being fatigued and cold

:00:42.:00:47.

and tired and hungry, One of the reasons why

:00:48.:00:49.

we are in Eastern Europe is to support our partners

:00:50.:00:55.

and deter Russian aggression. I am sure that unless we are

:00:56.:00:57.

robust and unless we show resolve then this

:00:58.:01:03.

could become dangerous. The Royal Marines are the only

:01:04.:01:16.

cold-weather and mountain It's obviously a fairly brutal

:01:17.:01:19.

environment, temperatures The US Marine Corps

:01:20.:01:26.

are terribly gung ho, you see the pictures of them

:01:27.:01:30.

all running along shouting Some are concerned that their focus

:01:31.:01:32.

has been typically special An infantry battalion

:01:33.:01:46.

certainly creates I've been in the Marines

:01:47.:01:48.

for three years. People have their motives

:01:49.:01:52.

to join the Marines. They want to serve

:01:53.:01:55.

their country, they They want to get to

:01:56.:01:57.

travel around the world. I did it purely because my brother's

:01:58.:02:09.

in the Marine Corps and watching him graduate Boot Camp was honestly

:02:10.:02:12.

the sole reason why I joined I was working two jobs,

:02:13.:02:15.

I was working in a fast-food restaurant

:02:16.:02:21.

and in a factory. I was working in the restaurant part

:02:22.:02:22.

time and the factory It was just getting really stressful

:02:23.:02:25.

and tiring so I wanted to try something new, and something

:02:26.:02:29.

I figured would really help me The reason I joined

:02:30.:02:31.

was because of my wife, Now I'm out here doing this

:02:32.:02:52.

and having a good time Icebreaking basically entails a man

:02:53.:02:56.

on skis with his pack It's important because,

:02:57.:02:59.

moving around frozen terrain, we don't always know

:03:00.:03:11.

the consistency of the ice. It's a whole lot colder

:03:12.:03:19.

here and there is a whole It's hard to breathe

:03:20.:03:23.

and hard to talk Initially when they go in the skin

:03:24.:03:30.

receptors on the body are aware of this sudden

:03:31.:03:38.

change in temperature, and that would kick in this

:03:39.:03:48.

in voluntary response, so you get this, huh-huh,

:03:49.:03:51.

that generally lasts for

:03:52.:03:52.

about three seconds. The body then starts

:03:53.:03:54.

hyperventilating, starts breathing quickly command that can

:03:55.:03:55.

last for up to about three minutes. I was afraid I was going to get

:03:56.:03:58.

in there and not be We rode in on the BBs and now we are

:03:59.:04:09.

building our snow shelters We are piling up a bunch of snow

:04:10.:04:23.

and compacting it down. And after it settles we will dig

:04:24.:04:29.

into it and that will be our shelter It's actually a long,

:04:30.:04:40.

long and tedious, exhausting project that probably takes

:04:41.:04:44.

about six to eight hours Some would say it isn't

:04:45.:04:46.

as comfortable as a night in a tent. However, if you've got a candle

:04:47.:04:57.

going and there is no air flow, ie you have dug your

:04:58.:05:04.

sleeping bays higher than the entrance trench,

:05:05.:05:13.

then all of the cold air drops and it will be a comfortable zero

:05:14.:05:16.

degrees in the shelter. We've been piling up

:05:17.:05:18.

all of this snow and We started digging

:05:19.:05:22.

around 9:45am and we didn't stop digging

:05:23.:05:49.

until at least 1700. So that's practically like eight

:05:50.:05:51.

hours of just piling the snow We called for help and

:05:52.:05:53.

the whole company came. Essentially they've

:05:54.:05:59.

got to put in bits of That then maintains

:06:00.:06:02.

the stability of the Therefore, once they were digging

:06:03.:06:05.

in they dug beyond the limits, and the roof of the shelter

:06:06.:06:13.

collapsed in on top of them. Unfortunately, now we've had to move

:06:14.:06:16.

them on to the snow bank over there and they will have

:06:17.:06:19.

to dig another shelter. This is probably the

:06:20.:06:21.

most different thing I'd say we'd be ready

:06:22.:06:28.

for anything that comes our way, That is just how we,

:06:29.:06:32.

as Marines, are. Yes, just ready to respond

:06:33.:06:35.

and serve without a question. I think everyone that

:06:36.:06:44.

comes out here finds The reason the Royal Marines come

:06:45.:06:46.

here, we know that if we can operate here we can operate anywhere around

:06:47.:06:51.

the world, or anywhere It couldn't get any tougher

:06:52.:06:53.

and more demanding. These guys have stepped straight off

:06:54.:06:57.

a plane from the US, they have come to Europe

:06:58.:07:00.

and a week later they are 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle

:07:01.:07:03.

fighting against these conditions. Fighting in that weather

:07:04.:07:05.

is really, really difficult. To survive is more than half

:07:06.:07:07.

the battle, it is 95% of it. If you survive and can also fire

:07:08.:07:14.

something and your equipment works The training that our armed forces

:07:15.:07:17.

can provide is something other armies around the world

:07:18.:07:21.

really, really want. We have some of the most

:07:22.:07:23.

specialist and most admired training of any

:07:24.:07:26.

army around the world. It's obviously a fairly brutal

:07:27.:07:49.

environment, temperatures The US Marine Corps

:07:50.:07:50.

are terribly gung ho, It is obviously a fairly brutal

:07:51.:08:27.

environment, so as you would expect there is a spectrum

:08:28.:08:30.

of cold-weather injuries. You have your hypothermia,

:08:31.:08:32.

where the whole body is cold and becomes cold and generally

:08:33.:08:34.

begins to shut down. Frost nip is a bit of

:08:35.:08:36.

a warning sign, where, yes, people have cold

:08:37.:08:39.

hands, cold feet, Also the progression

:08:40.:08:41.

from that is the tissues start freezing, and that is frostbite,

:08:42.:08:44.

and that is a significant problem Different degrees of frostbite

:08:45.:08:46.

from superficial to deep depending on the layers of

:08:47.:08:49.

the tissue that are actually frozen. It is supposed to be

:08:50.:08:52.

a shelter to keep us safe and warm but it

:08:53.:08:56.

is still rather cold. We worked for long hours yesterday

:08:57.:08:58.

up until about midnight Our clothes are still kind of wet

:08:59.:09:00.

and cold and some parts It's been a really rough time

:09:01.:09:04.

these last two days. It takes its toll and

:09:05.:09:10.

you've just got to suck Get your jackets on if you haven't

:09:11.:09:13.

already, and have your flasks out. How was the night in

:09:14.:09:17.

the quinzhee on the whole? Did it serve its

:09:18.:09:19.

purpose as a survival The move that we are going

:09:20.:09:23.

to introduce initially will start off with movement by snowshoes,

:09:24.:09:28.

and then a little bit later on we are going to slowly

:09:29.:09:31.

but surely develop utilising movement by skis, which will prove

:09:32.:09:33.

quite an arduous task. I'm not used to this

:09:34.:09:36.

position and wearing skis. I need to get some

:09:37.:09:39.

better gloves because I can't really shoot

:09:40.:09:42.

with these mitts on. The gloves, the skis make it more

:09:43.:09:43.

difficult and it is more of a workaround to get

:09:44.:09:46.

to the weapon, and But a little practice

:09:47.:09:48.

and we will get good at it. It's a lot different

:09:49.:09:52.

than what I'm used to being on, you know, much more solid

:09:53.:09:55.

ground handling a weapon. Having to break through

:09:56.:09:57.

the undisturbed snow just makes it a lot more of a work-out

:09:58.:09:59.

and a lot more The techniques are getting

:10:00.:10:02.

slowly perfected. It's an arduous environment,

:10:03.:10:09.

where not only are we combating the actual skill sets

:10:10.:10:11.

involved with maintaining our body temperature in the cold,

:10:12.:10:20.

but also with the more pertinent point with closing on and

:10:21.:10:22.

defeating the enemy. I'm EXPLETIVE if we

:10:23.:10:24.

move towards Russia. I can't figure out how

:10:25.:10:26.

to move in this EXPLETIVE. In the last ten or so years we've

:10:27.:10:34.

been focused elsewhere in the world. Are cold-weather expertise hasn't

:10:35.:10:48.

been what it should be. Coming here and learning

:10:49.:10:50.

from the best cold-weather trainers in the world

:10:51.:10:52.

is a fantastic opportunity. All that skijoring is

:10:53.:10:59.

it is utilising a long length of rope, a small

:11:00.:11:01.

hitch over the ski poles. It means that we can almost double

:11:02.:11:05.

the amount of personnel we can move around an area in order

:11:06.:11:15.

to close with the enemy. The biggest energy expulsion

:11:16.:11:26.

during this activity is going to be the constant falling over and then

:11:27.:11:28.

trying to stand up with kit The last bit of the exercise

:11:29.:11:31.

we are conducting is basically Ultimately this is probably the most

:11:32.:11:57.

testing part of the week, due to the fact of the degradation

:11:58.:12:02.

and the guys have received due to spending two nights previous

:12:03.:12:05.

under canvas and then again the survival shelter

:12:06.:12:08.

on the final day. We have made it a long way,

:12:09.:12:13.

we've done a lot of hard work, and the Royal Marines have given us

:12:14.:12:16.

a lot of help as far as being able It's a really harsh

:12:17.:12:20.

climate, but I think with a little more

:12:21.:12:26.

practice we can do it. It's taken a while to

:12:27.:12:34.

grasp the urgency. It's that standing waiting

:12:35.:12:36.

for an order and understanding that you need to move away from that

:12:37.:12:39.

and start acting for yourself. This is the best office in the world

:12:40.:12:42.

as far as I'm concerned. I think the Americans are slowly

:12:43.:12:45.

starting to appreciate that as well. Culturally, yeah, there

:12:46.:12:48.

are differences, but we are Marines. UK Marines, US Marines,

:12:49.:12:52.

we are Marines. There is a brotherhood that

:12:53.:12:54.

transcends political If you come across people

:12:55.:12:56.

who are highly trained and able to live in that environment

:12:57.:13:03.

it is extremely difficult So the Russians will take

:13:04.:13:05.

this quite seriously. They watch very carefully

:13:06.:13:09.

what we are doing. Skiing is the most demanding

:13:10.:13:11.

thing I've ever done. I'm glad to be back

:13:12.:13:21.

on base and a nice That was BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat

:13:22.:13:23.

with rare access to a Royal Marines training exercise with the US

:13:24.:13:42.

Marines in the Arctic. If you want to share

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the film, you can find it boss of the UK's largest breast

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cancer Charity tells as how Victoria's breast cancer diaries

:14:06.:14:11.

have helped. It is brave and outstanding journalism and is having

:14:12.:14:16.

an amazing impact on awareness. Kerry says I loved your videos. I am

:14:17.:14:22.

due to have my penultimate in this week. Get to know my feelings are

:14:23.:14:28.

pretty normal. Someone says, amazing what happens when you do not go

:14:29.:14:35.

through it or know anyone who has. Tears of joy that you made it

:14:36.:14:39.

through. I lost my wife to cancer for my days ago. Your happiness has

:14:40.:14:46.

raised my gloom. I have been going through the same as Victoria. I

:14:47.:14:50.

phoned the videos would make me more upset but after watching this I

:14:51.:14:55.

realised I was wrong. Thank you for your comments. Continue to get in

:14:56.:14:56.

touch. Deteriorating conditions in

:14:57.:15:11.

Macedonia. Leaders from Turkey and the UK are due to hold an emergency

:15:12.:15:16.

meeting. Our reporter is at the camp. What is happening? We have

:15:17.:15:24.

moved locations to show you this extraordinary scene that runs

:15:25.:15:29.

through the centre of the camp, this railway track. It was built for 2000

:15:30.:15:34.

people but they are spilling onto the tracks. Probably 13,000 people

:15:35.:15:40.

here at the moment and in these conditions you pitch your tent

:15:41.:15:42.

wherever you can however uncomfortable. We have families here

:15:43.:15:51.

in a flimsy tent, two or three. It has not read but we are expecting

:15:52.:15:57.

rain this evening. It is very different to what we saw last summer

:15:58.:16:02.

which was lots of young Muslim men heading north. It is mostly women

:16:03.:16:09.

and children. 60% of the people estimated to be women, children or

:16:10.:16:13.

unaccompanied minors. This lady trying to keep her children

:16:14.:16:20.

entertained. Trying to keep the four youngsters busy while they wait. We

:16:21.:16:24.

do not know how long they are going to wait for the Macedonian foot is

:16:25.:16:29.

still open the border. Noses starting to filter about the summit.

:16:30.:16:35.

The route that follows this railway line through the Western Balkans is

:16:36.:16:37.

going to be closed. Britain says it's sending a warship

:16:38.:16:44.

to join allies from Germany Its mission will be

:16:45.:16:47.

to stop migrant smugglers. The head of a top business group

:16:48.:16:52.

resigns after being suspended in a row over his support for the UK

:16:53.:16:55.

leaving the European Union. The government has had to deny

:16:56.:16:58.

claims it put pressure on him. Women are likely to earn ?300,000

:16:59.:17:03.

less than men over the course of their working lives,

:17:04.:17:06.

according to a new report. It says there's a gap of almost

:17:07.:17:11.

a quarter in average full-time salaries despite the Equal Pay Act

:17:12.:17:15.

being introduced four decades ago. Complaints for the card

:17:16.:17:20.

and gift company Moonpig after people took to Twitter

:17:21.:17:22.

and Facebook to vent their fury over late or damaged

:17:23.:17:25.

Mothers' Day presents. Moonpig had previously advertised

:17:26.:17:28.

that gifts ordered by Friday A 92-year-old woman,-

:17:29.:17:30.

Myrtle Cothill, has told this programme she's so relieved she has

:17:31.:17:42.

permission to stay in the UK and be She had been ordered

:17:43.:17:46.

to return to South Africa. I am feeling so much more relieved.

:17:47.:18:02.

I have not got this beautiful pain in my tummy now. It has eased down a

:18:03.:18:12.

lot and I am feeling so happy, so relieved that I can spend the rest

:18:13.:18:16.

We will bring you the spot, but you might want to see these pictures of

:18:17.:18:27.

the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge skiing with their children in the

:18:28.:18:33.

French Alps. The trip is the first time they have been on holiday

:18:34.:18:37.

together as a family. They arrived on Wednesday night and the following

:18:38.:18:42.

day George had his first experience of playing in the snow. The family

:18:43.:18:47.

out in the Alps. The first holiday abroad together. Six photographs

:18:48.:18:53.

have been released in all. I am not sure if we can see the others. We

:18:54.:18:58.

will show you the other is a little later if we can. Now let's catch

:18:59.:19:02.

Plenty of British success to talk about. Andy Murray won three matches

:19:03.:19:16.

in three days to send Great Britain through to the quarterfinals of the

:19:17.:19:21.

Davis Cup. But it is Serbia and Novak Djokovic up next. But after

:19:22.:19:26.

almost five hours on court against Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray wanted to

:19:27.:19:31.

go home. It is Kim's verse mother's day. Yes, so it is nice to get to

:19:32.:19:42.

see her this evening. I will try and get back for bath-time and try and

:19:43.:19:47.

put her to sleep. Not Kim, the baby. Heather Watson is on her way up the

:19:48.:19:53.

world rankings after winning in Mexico. She came from a set down to

:19:54.:19:59.

beat Kirsten Flipkens for her third WTA title. British cycling is in top

:20:00.:20:04.

shape as we edge closer to real. Great Britain finished top of the

:20:05.:20:09.

medal table at the track World Championships. Sir Bradley Wiggins

:20:10.:20:13.

and Mark Cavendish won the final event of the Madison, after Laura

:20:14.:20:16.

Trott took her second goal medal in the Omnium. Tony Duggan gave England

:20:17.:20:23.

the lead against Germany, but they lost 2-1 thanks to this

:20:24.:20:34.

controversial penalty. Coach Marsh Samson was furious after the match.

:20:35.:20:38.

England have no chance of winning the tournament. Manchester United's

:20:39.:20:44.

hopes of taking a top four place in the Premier League took a knock this

:20:45.:20:50.

Government plans to allow local authorities to extend Sunday opening

:20:51.:20:54.

hours for larger stores could be moving a step closer.

:20:55.:20:57.

Our political guru Norman Smith can tell us more.

:20:58.:21:00.

Brink of up to date. Successive governments seem to run into trouble

:21:01.:21:09.

when they look at the issue of extending the hours. It was the only

:21:10.:21:14.

time misses Thatcher was defeated in the Commons, that was over Sunday

:21:15.:21:19.

trading. Now David Cameron appears to be facing his own difficulties

:21:20.:21:25.

over the issue. He wants a situation where the big supermarkets can open

:21:26.:21:28.

for longer than the current six hours which they are limited to.

:21:29.:21:33.

There has been a huge amount of opposition, not just from the Labour

:21:34.:21:37.

Party and the trade unions who are concerned about the impact on

:21:38.:21:44.

workers, but Christian family and Tory MPs are concerned about the

:21:45.:21:47.

further erosion of Sunday as a special day. Some MPs say this was

:21:48.:21:53.

not in the manifesto, why are we doing this? It will make it harder

:21:54.:21:59.

for small businesses and town centres in massive, great big

:22:00.:22:04.

supermarkets on the edge of town are allowed to open all day. I have

:22:05.:22:08.

picked up on the opposition in the papers. The FT says a storm brews

:22:09.:22:15.

over Sunday trading laws. It looks like Mr Cameron is going to get his

:22:16.:22:19.

way after he is poised to strike an unlikely deal with the Scottish

:22:20.:22:25.

Nationalists of all people. It seems they may well no longer oppose this

:22:26.:22:29.

measure if the government can offer them a deal on protecting the higher

:22:30.:22:38.

pay rates that staff in Scotland already get where they have longer

:22:39.:22:44.

Sunday trading hours. I do not think many people would expect Mr Cameron

:22:45.:22:48.

and the SNP to try and reach some sort of arrangement, but all the

:22:49.:22:52.

signs are that is what is going to happen. If that happens, the

:22:53.:22:59.

opposition will be outraged and moves to extend Sunday trading may

:23:00.:23:07.

go ahead. Shopping on a Sunday, it is good news for you. But if you

:23:08.:23:12.

don't like it, you will have to lock yourself in a broom cupboard on

:23:13.:23:17.

Sundays, like me. I will think of you on every Sunday.

:23:18.:23:19.

Former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro will try to reach

:23:20.:23:23.

a settlement with Jose Mourinho and her old club in a private

:23:24.:23:26.

She's claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has

:23:27.:23:29.

a separate personal legal action against her former boss,

:23:30.:23:32.

who has since left Chelsea, for alleged victimisation

:23:33.:23:34.

The 42-year-old doctor was criticised by Jose Mourinho

:23:35.:23:38.

and then dropped from first team duties after going on to the pitch

:23:39.:23:42.

to treat Eden Hazard, meaning that Chelsea

:23:43.:23:44.

Our reporter is at the tribunal in South London.

:23:45.:23:52.

Yes, it is. Either arrived at 9:15am with her husband this morning for

:23:53.:24:08.

this private hearing. It is the second time she has been here. Today

:24:09.:24:14.

it is what is called a judicial mediation. This is held in private.

:24:15.:24:19.

Her legal team will be in one room and Chelsea's team will be in an

:24:20.:24:24.

adjacent court room and the judge will go between the two rooms trying

:24:25.:24:30.

to mediate and get common ground. I understand the Chelsea chairman and

:24:31.:24:38.

the Chelsea CEO are here today in Croydon, so key members of the

:24:39.:24:43.

Chelsea hierarchy. The settlement may not be reached today, so the

:24:44.:24:50.

legal process continues. She is suing Chelsea for constructive

:24:51.:24:53.

dismissal and there is a connected claim against Jose Mourinho for

:24:54.:24:57.

alleged discrimination. If there is no agreement today, it will continue

:24:58.:25:01.

to a full tribunal on the 6th of June. Have the parties involved said

:25:02.:25:09.

anything? There has been no comment from either side. We do not know how

:25:10.:25:14.

far apart the two sides are. There are certain things to consider. If

:25:15.:25:20.

it goes on to a full tribunal, this will be in public. There are key

:25:21.:25:24.

communications between members of the Chelsea hierarchy, e-mails and

:25:25.:25:30.

text messages that would be made public. Chelsea would be compelled

:25:31.:25:35.

to give evidence in person and Jose Mourinho would be compelled to give

:25:36.:25:40.

evidence in person. That intrusion the club may want to avoid. It might

:25:41.:25:45.

be difficult for Jose-Maria knew who is currently out of work and looking

:25:46.:25:50.

to get back into management with possibly the Manchester United job.

:25:51.:25:54.

We do not know if there is an appetite to settle, but if they

:25:55.:26:00.

settle it comes to settling for a value of the claim and how much

:26:01.:26:04.

money could be awarded and those details have to be talked about.

:26:05.:26:08.

There is also the potential for discussing a confidentiality

:26:09.:26:13.

agreement, is a public apology on the card as well? But if we do not

:26:14.:26:18.

get a settlement today, it does not mean it will not be settled in the

:26:19.:26:22.

future. Chelsea could choose to settle this case at any time before

:26:23.:26:27.

it reaches that public employment tribunal on the 6th of June.

:26:28.:26:30.

Amanda Jones is a specialist in Employment law and discrimination

:26:31.:26:32.

law at Maclay Murray and Spens law firm and is a non-executive director

:26:33.:26:36.

Talk us through first the constructive dismissal

:26:37.:26:46.

What would have to be proved? I do not think anyone knows the full

:26:47.:27:01.

detail of the claim, but they would need to be a demonstration that

:27:02.:27:05.

there was a fundamental breakdown in the employment relationship between

:27:06.:27:09.

her and the club as the employer rather than any individual in the

:27:10.:27:14.

club. The burden of proof is on how to demonstrate that. What about the

:27:15.:27:19.

personal case against Jose Mourinho? What would have to be proved there?

:27:20.:27:25.

I would imagine the case would be against him and the club to be

:27:26.:27:30.

honest. Employers are liable for their employees of' activities. If

:27:31.:27:36.

there is a sex discrimination case and that is what is viewed as might

:27:37.:27:41.

be the case, it might be against both the club and Jose Mourinho as

:27:42.:27:45.

an individual. That could have a number of different aspects to it.

:27:46.:27:51.

The most publicly perceived one is the Eden Hazard issue and the

:27:52.:27:55.

comments that Jose Mourinho made roundabout that time, but also

:27:56.:28:00.

potentially the allegations that he swore in Portuguese, and in my

:28:01.:28:07.

limited understanding of Portuguese it is offensive. The FA investigated

:28:08.:28:14.

it and reached a conclusion without actually interviewing either

:28:15.:28:20.

individual who the allegation was made against, or the claimant

:28:21.:28:27.

herself. There may also be comments that have been made in the past, how

:28:28.:28:32.

she could have been treated by Jose Mourinho and the club generally. A

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discrimination claim can be brought in relation to one individual

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incident, but more often than not that would need to bring in a

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background of this context in which she worked, how she was treated in a

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professional capacity by Jose Mourinho and had the club dealt with

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that in the background. How hard or easy is it to prove a case of sex

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discrimination? It is very difficult principally because again the onus

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is on the individual to prove it. In employment law there are some claims

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where there is a neutral burden of proof, or indeed the requirement for

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the employer to prove something, but in both constructive dismissal and

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sexual harassment, the burden is on the individual. What they have got

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to do is prove primary facts effectively. They have got to put

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forward a whole set of facts and then invite the tribunal to infer

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from those facts that there was an act of discrimination. It may be

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that an individual in those cases will want to go back quite a

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distance in their employment and may bring up things that have happened

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way back in the past, but use that as evidence to say, this happened in

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the past and that is the context I was working in. In those

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circumstances it is more likely than not that saying she was naive and

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impulsive like that were discriminatory. Amanda Jones, thank

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you. EU leaders are meeting the Turkish

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Prime Minister in Brussels at a summit expected to agree measures to

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stop people smugglers sending boats full of migrants from Turkey to the

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Greek islands. Here is a reminder of the impact of migrants on the

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Here is a reminder of the impact of migrants on the European Union.

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We will keep you up-to-date with those migrant talks throughout the

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day on BBC News. So many of you have been getting

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in touch this morning to share your experiences

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after watching Victoria's fourth video diary following her

:32:58.:32:59.

treatment for breast cancer. I was very emotional once Mikey

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Moore finished, I did not feel like celebrating. Very common apparently

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but well done. I watched your diary and Robert inspires anyone who was

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unfortunate enough to be in the same situation. I lost my wife to cancer

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years ago after a long fight and I wish I had been able to video her

:33:25.:33:28.

progress and bravery. I know she would have drawn strength and

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inspiration from you. I can relate to your story as I was diagnosed

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last September with stage three breast cancer. I finished my

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chemotherapy on the 12th of February. It is not like this for

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everyone. Do not beat yourself up if tiredness persists.

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Victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of July and has

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just finished her sixth and final chemotherapy cycle.

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She's been keeping a video diary of her treatment to try and help

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demystify some of the treatment and procedures.

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In this short extract of the full diary you can watch her emotional

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It's the last time I'm ever going to wear a cold

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It's been a bit grim, but worth it because I've

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probably got about half my hair left.

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I think I might be slightly hysterical, I mean happy hysterical,

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It's all a bit overwhelming, isn't it?

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Gosh, I feel like I just want to cry.

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I bet you never thought you'd feel like this at the end of your chemo.

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You've done really well, you've done so, so well.

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You've had a lot of hurdles to cross.

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And I can't stop crying, which is mad.

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I think it might be six months of tears just coming out

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I don't know if that's possible, or logical, or sensible.

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But I'm just trying to find a reason why.

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I think when it was over, when the drugs had

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stopped going into me through the IV drip and the cold cap was coming off

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And I feel a bit like in your face, chemo.

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I've got some energy back and some feistiness back.

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Victoria's back presenting the programme full time from

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She will undertake six weeks of radiotherapy in April.

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You can watch all four of her video diaries on our programme

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Delyth Morgan is the Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Now,

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the UK's largest breast cancer charity.

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Her sister has been diagnosed twice with breast cancer and she's acted

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We can also talk to two viewers who have contacted us. Cathy was

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diagnosed with breast cancer last July when she was pregnant and

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finished her chemotherapy in January and Lisa was diagnosed last

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September and is going to have her final round of chemotherapy in ten

:37:50.:37:56.

days. What impact do you think Victoria's diaries have had? They

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have been extraordinary. She has been so brave. They are so clear. It

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is a period of immense vulnerability going through treatment like this

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and to be so open, she did not know how she was going to feel or look or

:38:13.:38:17.

anything like that so to be so open and bravery is tremendous and

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inspiring for so many going through treatment and for people thinking

:38:25.:38:28.

about their experiences having been through it before. It is gruelling

:38:29.:38:32.

physically and emotionally and she has talked about that so openly. I

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mentioned your sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer and you

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have been higher chemo buddy. How have higher experiences timed with

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Victoria? Very similar. If you're fortunate enough to have support

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from family and friends, it can play a really important role. That can be

:38:59.:39:02.

boring sitting for hours waiting for the treatment to go through at those

:39:03.:39:06.

moments when you are really tired or really feel very law, that

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supporters really important. There are support services available for

:39:16.:39:22.

women going through chemo and all breast cancer treatments and

:39:23.:39:26.

afterwards, whether it is breast Cancer care, Macmillan or by talking

:39:27.:39:31.

to breast cancer specialist nurses, there is support. It is really

:39:32.:39:38.

tough. How much openness is there a red cancer and treatment of it? Most

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of us are touched through someone we know or direct experiences but until

:39:47.:39:50.

you go through it you do not know. It is much better than it used to

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be. When I was a child, a long time ago, my father had cancer and nobody

:39:57.:40:04.

talked about it. It meant death. People are so much more open. Still

:40:05.:40:09.

you hear about people feeling isolated and alone. There are these

:40:10.:40:15.

kind of opportunities to be open and to have a greater understanding and

:40:16.:40:20.

to demystify, and it is so important because people go through treatment

:40:21.:40:24.

feeling alone and hearing about Victoria's experiences reaches out

:40:25.:40:30.

to people. Cathy and Lisa got in touch with us because they have been

:40:31.:40:37.

watching at home. You are there with your baby. You were pregnant when

:40:38.:40:41.

you were diagnosed. Tell us your experience. Yes. It was the huge

:40:42.:40:52.

shock, an absolute shock. I thought about whether to terminate the baby.

:40:53.:40:57.

You think of life preservation to start with. I could not eat for a

:40:58.:41:03.

week. Gradually you get used to it. You think I will get through this.

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You got in touch because of Victoria's video diaries. What have

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they meant to you as you have been going through similar experience?

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Absolutely inspirational. She is so open. I have been open throughout

:41:20.:41:30.

the war thing. She has been so open. She has been brilliant. Showing we

:41:31.:41:35.

can get through this. It is scary to start with but not as scary as you

:41:36.:41:41.

think. You will get through it. It used to be looked at as a death

:41:42.:41:46.

sentence but you think I will survive and get through this and

:41:47.:41:54.

beat it. What is your experience? My experience as Queen quite positive.

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-- has been. We decided we were going to look at the positive rather

:42:02.:42:07.

than going towards the negative and trying to stay positive which is

:42:08.:42:12.

half the battle I feel. What Victoria has been going through, she

:42:13.:42:17.

has always been two weeks ahead of me so she has taken some of the

:42:18.:42:22.

scariness out of it because I have seen the videos and I know a little

:42:23.:42:26.

bit about what I should expect and the way she explains everything I do

:42:27.:42:33.

not feel on my own. She says she is scared, I was scared. Everything she

:42:34.:42:39.

went through I went through as well. It makes things so much easier and

:42:40.:42:46.

easier to explain to other people as well because when you do not want to

:42:47.:42:50.

explain what you are going through they can watch the video and have

:42:51.:42:54.

some kind of understanding of what you are going through. Yes. That is

:42:55.:43:00.

so important because for friends and family and work colleagues, they may

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have no idea what someone is going through. They may feel they cannot

:43:06.:43:12.

talk about it or ask how are you or make any kind of reference to the

:43:13.:43:17.

condition so being able to see what is going on and demystify, that is a

:43:18.:43:26.

good word, it can be helpful. Ultimately what we want is to find a

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way in the future so that these kind of treatments can only be used

:43:31.:43:37.

absolutely minimally and we can find better ways of treating cancer and

:43:38.:43:40.

helping all women to survive in the future.

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Thank you for getting in touch with your thoughts. Victoria is back on

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Wednesday. I will be here tomorrow. We are told that OJ Simpson

:43:53.:43:57.

IS in that car,

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