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Peter, thank you. That's all from the BBC

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will create over 550 more. Our transport correspondent,

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will create over 550 more. Our so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC

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One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

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Tonight on BBC London News date two of the tube strike. More trains have

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been running but no sign of an agreement. Going to have to have

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changes to the ticket offices. They are an antiquated way of doing

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things. If there is progress, we will take it seriously. Nothing has

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been said at the moment. We will have the detail on how

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London's transport ran and ask what is at stake for both Boris Johnson

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and Bob Crow. Also tonight, eight years in jail for abusing boys. Nick

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Clegg's former headteacher is sentenced.

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Plus, teaches walk`out at a North London secondary in the first ever

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industrial action at every school. And... I try not to push others. We

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are famous for forming a queue, but can we still do it in a choose dry?

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`` Tube strike. Good evening and welcome to the

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programme. Tonight, millions of Londoners are struggling home in the

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rain in the last rush hour of the Tube strike. Transport for London

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admit there has been a lot of disruption again today, but say they

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are managing to run a few more services. 73 stations were closed

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today, compared to 80 yesterday. And there were 57,000 more journeys on

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the Tube this morning than yesterday's early rush. The two

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sides are due to meet tomorrow, but there doesn't seem to be any sign of

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a real break in the deadlock. Our political correspondent Karl Mercer

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is at Great Portland Street. Karl. There are another few hours before

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the official end of the strike, but it will be a long journey home for

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many commuters. People are queueing for buses. Many Tubes are not

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running. Transport for London tell us that many more stations were

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open, but a lot of them do remain closed throughout the day. And there

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is the added bonus for commuters tonight. Mother nature has decided

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to play her part. If the weary trudge home wasn't

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miserable enough on strike day, the weather decided to lend a hand. But

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commuters can put their feet up at home tonight knowing the strikes

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will be over for this week at least. Do you think they should just sit

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down and talk? Yes, they should sit and talk. And work things out. But

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we will feel it more than them. I think it will happen again next

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week. I have just got a feeling, I think they will stick it out this

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time. If no agreement can be found, we will be doing this again next

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week. Just try to stand quietly on a station platform. This was the mayor

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heading out on a visit at Embankment Tube just after rush hour this

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morning. This was Clapham Junction in the middle of rush hour, with

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commuters heading in. On day two of this week's strike, Londoners once

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again faced difficult journeys to work.

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Many stations still shut. Many buses taking the strain. Transport for

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London says around three quarters of stations opened today, up on

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yesterday. But services remained patchy. At least the station is

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open, so we might get a train! Are they running?

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The mayor was thanking volunteers this morning, and tomorrow the two

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sides in the dispute will meet for talks. The mayor says he wants talks

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today. Let's get on with it, get into the negotiating room and do a

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deal. What deal you offering? That is for our negotiators and TEFL to

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spell out. It is their job to sit down and go through the package, and

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I am sure it will be very reasonable.

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What it seems is not negotiable is the fact the Transport for London

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wants to close more than 250 ticket offices on the Tube, and that will

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make tomorrow's talks pretty difficult. We are going to those

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talks tomorrow, and we are going there to try to reach an agreement,

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going in on a positive note to try to reach an agreement. It is not

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about getting everything you want, but getting a compromise that is

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satisfactory to the majority of our members. But if we don't get that,

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the strike will commence again next Tuesday night. I do apologise to

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people for the destruction they are experiencing. `` the disruption. As

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Londoners struggled to work this morning, MPs were discussing the

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strike and the lack of talks. Isn't it a fact that it takes two

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sides to create industrial action, and the problem is with the Tory

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front bench, that they dared attack Boris Johnson for not conducting

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talks because half of the Tory MPs want Boris Johnson to be their next

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leader. The honourable gentleman says it takes two to talk, but if

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one of the main leaders is out of the country the week before, then it

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is very difficult to have those conversations.

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There will, though, be conversations tomorrow. The unions and Transport

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for London will sit down and talk. Discussions that could decide if

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there are more strikes next week. So, no imminent end to this dispute

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yet. And it's been another very trying day for many Londoners trying

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to get around the capital. Tarah Welsh has spent the day finding out

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how the systems have been coping. She's at Oxford Circus now. Tarah.

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It certainly feels different today, slightly calmer. Look at this

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platform, for example. It is almost deserted, and yesterday they had to

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close the gate at Oxford Circus because of crowds. The next train is

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coming in about nine minutes. It could be quieter because people are

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staying home. Transport for London say that 25% of stations have been

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opened today, and services on nine of the 11 lines have been running.

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Traffic was bad this morning, but taxi drivers tell me it wasn't as

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bad as yesterday. And people have been asking me, why don't they scrap

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the congestion charge when there is is tricorn. Transport for London say

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they want to keep the traffic flowing, and that is why they don't.

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I asked Londoners how they were coping with their journey today.

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Another difficult journey to work for many. Today there was a train,

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it was very crowded but it was well organised, and there were people

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there. It was OK. If people want to go on strike to better their lives,

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then obviously that is a little bit inconvenient, but there should be a

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mechanism so that people can do that. I think a lot of people stayed

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at home today, and that can't be good for the economy.

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On the roads, it has been just as frustrating. There is a car behind

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me that the truck weren't letting, said he has ended up in the bus

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lane. You have people that aren't used to driving in rush hour, they

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are used to getting the Tube. For this minicab company, the

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bookings haven't stopped, but the traffic has. It has been pretty much

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constant, all of the major routes into central London have been

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gridlocked. Transport for London the 75% of stations were open, despite

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the strike. Cycle hire has been up 50%, and some people were using it

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for the first time. But that brings its own problems. Trying to find a

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docking station getting around London, it has been a nightmare. No

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spaces on the Strand, in Holburn, in Soho, or almost anywhere in the West

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End. The vans that move the bikes around a stuck in traffic. We have a

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lot of people around London, and our oyster card data shows that about

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40% of people who normally use the Tube have used it today. So we are

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moving quite a lot of people. We regret the disruption that still

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exist. The question is, can they stop this from happening all over

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again next week. What about tomorrow? Transport for

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London say they intend to run services as normal. Any Londoners

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will hope so. From Oxford Circus, thank you very

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much. Yesterday we heard from London Underground. Tonight let's hear from

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the RMT union. John Leach is at Highbury and Islington station. We

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heard Bob Crow saying earlier that the strikes are still on next week

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unless there is a compromise. What is the compromise that will break

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this deadlock? Well, the compromise will be the management can come to

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ACAS tomorrow, suspend the limitation of these cuts, suspend

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the booking office closure programme, lift the threat of 953

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redundancies, go back to the beginning, take as long as it takes,

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take the pressure of the negotiations by removing the form HR

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one, which is the document lays down redundancies in front of the union.

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But what you prepared to compromise on? Whatever London Underground goes

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through the proposals of these ticket office closures station by

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station? We will do the same, we will go through it line by line,

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page by page, word by word, whatever it takes. Today, our members have

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taken industrial action against these cuts. These cuts result in a

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reduction in headcount by 1000, and many booking offices closing. But

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after losing two days' pay, is there any appetite from your members to

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lose another two days next week? Yes, not any appetite, but we are

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prepared to do it. We are prepared to stay here for as long as it

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takes. This is an incredibly important dispute in relation to the

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number is concerned. ?4.2 billion worth of cuts, every single ticket

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office to close, reduction in front`line staff by just under 1000.

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The face of the Tube will be unrecognisable. There will be no

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staff for emergencies, a lost child, fire and emergency. And we are

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prepared to stick it out, we will look through every document line by

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line. This is a safety dispute. Let me ask you this. If there is no

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movement on Friday, the strike goes ahead next week. If there is no

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movement after that, what are you going to do? Is London going to see

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a series of strikes? We can't rule that out, actually.

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This is a seven`year savings programme which is going to save

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them for 2p. We have got seven years of relentless cuts, driverless

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trains, attacks on staff, pensions, station staff, so we might end up in

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that position, but let's hope not. Let's hope we can have a successful

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day's talks tomorrow at ACAS. We must leave it there. Thank you

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very much indeed. Coming up later in the programme:

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give each other time, please don't push.

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And caught in the crush to get to work, can we maintain our British

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cool in the queue? A former headteacher at a

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prestigious prep school in Buckinghamshire has been sentenced

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to eight years for abusing pupils. Roland Wright who taught at

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Caldicott Boys, the school attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick

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Clegg, assaulted five pupils aged between eight and thirteen between

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1959 and 1970. Ben Ando reports. Frail and using two walking sticks,

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83`year`old former headteacher Roland Peter Wright arrived at court

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to be sentenced after being found guilty before Christmas of abusing

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boys on a dozen occasions. The abuse took place here, at Caldicott

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Preparatory School in Buckinghamshire, which takes boys

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aged six to 13. He had a room in the school near the dormitories, which

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the judge said he seemed to regard as his own private fiefdom. Mr

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Wright, who still lives opposite the school, was also said to have abused

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boys on trips to Scotland. One victim told the BBC it had been a

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long wait for justice, but it was worth it. Only ever do a proportion

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of victims come forward, it is difficult for them to speak. So we

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have small percentage of the people we suspect he has abused, but

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pleasingly, he has been found guilty of that abuse, and we have today

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sentenced. So that is a step in the right direction. The officer who led

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the investigation paid tribute to the victims who had come forward to

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give evidence. He has a last been held to account

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for his actions, and I hope he has time to reflect now on the lasting

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effect that he has had on the many victims of his abuse. I hope that

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the victims who have suffered at his hands feel that they have got some

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degree of justice. One former pupil is debited by Mr

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Nick Clegg, who was head boy in the early 1980s. He said he was shocked

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and appalled by the case. The judge said that while Wright had been to

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many pupils and inspirational French teacher or a brilliant games master,

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the impact of what he did on those he abused had in some cases lasted

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throughout their lives. Roland Peter Wright was sentenced to eight years.

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He will serve at least four in prison, where he will require

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specialist care due to his age, and will be eligible for release on

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licence in 2018. It's not just Tube workers striking

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today. Teachers have walked out at a sixth form college in North London.

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It's the first ever industrial action at a free school, and the

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dispute is over so`called zero hours contracts. Marc Ashdown reports.

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Cleaners, restaurant workers, and supermarket staff. Hundreds of

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thousands of UK workers are on zero hours contracts, giving books

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ability but no guarantee of work. Teachers in Islington feel they

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could be added to the list come on strike today after spotting a clause

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in their contract which could see them sacked over every holiday

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break. It could be in the middle of the school year or change our hours

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depending on what suits the school. It feels like you have no security.

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The clause told the staff the school could lay you off from work without

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normal pay. We regret that the students are

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losing education. We would rather be at the negotiating table. But we're

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not prepared to be played with and will pair for members to be

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intimidated and bullied. The principal says it is not the case.

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He has now removed the clause and blamed the union for giving him the

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wrong paperwork. It is incredibly easy. We are committed to this

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process, verbally and in writing. But they have chosen to still go out

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on strike. We have said we will do this but we have asked for

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documents. The Academy is small, just 140 students and 11 teachers.

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Margins can affect finances hugely. The Department for Education say

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they are aware of the situation but it is up to the school to sort it

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out. Part of the school's appeal is greater freedom of Inquirer `` the

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curriculum and hiring and firing staff. At the moment, the teachers

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will be out again next week. Other schools are watching closely.

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There are growing health concerns about the smoking of shisha among

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Londoners. Four local councils and Customs Officers have joined forces

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in cracking down on illegal imports of shisha in an effort to regulate

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the market. Our special correspondent, Kurt Barling,

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reports. The growing use of shisha, are

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largely unregulated product, is causing growing concern because it

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is not clear exactly what people might be smoking. It is not illegal

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but the harm caused is unknown. Now combination of crackdown and public

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education is underway as four south London boroughs have joined forces

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with customs and excise to regulate the market. They are not certain

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what it is they are smoking. It can have serious health impacts which

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could have consequences for them years down the line. Again, we don't

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know where the money is going to and some of this stuff could be linked

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to some unpleasant activity. We are worried about it. It is a hit and

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miss affair, calling in on a restaurant that serves shisha

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showing no evidence of wrongdoing, and so that teams move on. Since the

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1st of January, Judy hasn't been paid on shisha. But many of those

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people supplying shisha, without tobacco in it, don't realise it.

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Today's effort, above all else, is to educate people who are selling it

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that they must pay duty or they will be breaking the law. Finally, after

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several visits, the teams find significant amount of shisha that

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have been imported are unlabelled and duty unpaid. They seize it and

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give the trader warning. There is certainly a lot of it. We think

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there is increasing use of shisha. As for the people understanding the

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position in relation to the herbal shisha, we are engaged with other

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partners, Trading Standards, the Department of Health, to provide

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education to those shisha bars so they understand the change in law.

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The loss of tax is thought to be in the millions and the health risks

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are uncharted. It is now in priority to bring it into line with other

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production that the Exchequer and the user get the information they

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need. It's the first day of competition in

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the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and Londoner Aimee Fuller has made it

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through to the semi finals of the women's Snowboard Slopestyle this

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Sunday. She finished 10th in her heat and remains optimistic that

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she'll be able to reach the final. West Ham are to take legal action

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against the Football Association after an appeal failed to overturn a

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red card show to striker Andy Carroll. He was shown the card last

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weekend in the win against Swansea, and that decision means he'll now be

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banned for three games. The club are currently battling against

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relegation and think the decision is unfair.

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Back now to the tube. As we get close to the end of this first

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48`hour strike, how do the two public faces of this dispute come

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out of it so far? The stakes are high for both Boris Johnson and Bob

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Crow, and they both need to prove they can deliver for their

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supporters. Here's our political editor, Tim Donovan.

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Forget for a minute is the nitty`gritty of this dispute, the

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issues at the heart of it. What it has done is bring to the forefront

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clash of will, of style and tactics between the union leader and

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London's mayor. At least now they have talked of sorts, if only via

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the media. Could their relationship with an obstacle? With the personal

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polarise? Londoners are caught in the middle. You have got these two

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big Sur sees playing to their own constituencies. `` personalities.

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Taunted by the tabloids and even in the street, cursed by commuters, and

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those who know him say that would deflect him one bit. He has the

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intellectual capacity and the ability to recognise that what he is

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doing is normally for good, for the people he represents. He is aware,

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content, even, that are fundamentally local dispute has been

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getting national exposure. Can he cope? Important signals are being

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sent. Underneath the charm, there's a lot of steel there. You don't

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become a Conservative mayor of London in a left`leaning city unless

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you have some ability to get the confidence of the public. That,

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nation of charm and steel can still see a result in this. Asthma drug

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combination. It is a case of having to exaggerate the other's stance. He

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has modernised his own organisation full stop they have adopted the

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medication strategies, they have adopted we would expect a

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21st`century organisation to have. What Bob Crow does is vocally and

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proudly stand up for the people he represents. Cry had `` Crow has the

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mayor down as wanting to destroy the unions. This is not Boris Johnson

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picking a fight for broader purposes. It is not his style. He is

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actually not one of your more confrontational politicians. So

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far, both are reverting to type. All now wait to see how either will

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finesse their way out of this. The British have a worldwide

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reputation for queuing, but the tube strike has been putting that to the

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test. So have we lost the ability to form an orderly queue? Gareth Furby

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has been finding out. Welcome to a London bus queue during a tube

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strike. I don't think there is a system. Everybody is here for an

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hour or more. Trying to stand back! This is for the 94 in Shepherd's

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Bush. You will notice there is no queue. Just the line of people

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waiting, along the curb, hoping the bus will stop near to them. We don't

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have her technique. Just go for it. I wait and try not to push others.

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Wish me luck. It is different during the 1960s. Today, in Shepherd's

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Bush, people were giving up on the bus queue. We have done this one,

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ladies and gentlemen. I am going, walking to Oxford Circus. The

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problem for those left behind is that the next bus could stop at

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another part of the curb. But then somebody arrives to bring some

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order. The bus would stop exactly where the last one left. Some have

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stopped further back and it has not worked out so well. People then

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surge. Keep the bus in one place and people don't rush. You must be

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proud. Not proud, fed up. Today it was hard to cope with London's bus

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queues. Back to our political correspondent,

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Karl Mercer. What can we expect from tomorrow's talks? I think it is a

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fair guess to say we can expect some blunt talking. At least the size

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will be talking to each other. Over the last few days they have been

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talking at each other through the media. Both sides are saying they do

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hope some kind of agreement can be reached in those talks at ACAS,

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which starts tomorrow. We heard earlier that the unions were telling

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us there is a compromise to be had. Compromise comes with some kind of

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clauses. They say it can only be had of transport for London withdraw the

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ticket office closure plans. That is unlikely. TEFL may come up with a

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compromise where they talk more to the unions. If we look around at

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these cues, most of the commuters awaiting here and will hope the

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compromise can be reached. The executive will decide on Monday if

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next week's strikes go ahead. Let's get a check on the weather

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with Sara Thornton. Let's get a check on the

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There is better news tomorrow. It is going to be better. Before that, we

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still have something to get through. From the Met Office, and amber

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warning towards the south and west of London for the rest of us. It is

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the next 48 hours. More spells of heavy rain. Another 40 millimetres

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by tomorrow night. There will be edge wry interlude before we start

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all again tomorrow night. `` age wry interlude.

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We have had some heavy bursts this afternoon. They bit of a break in

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the rain at the moment. But we will have more through the night. That,

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combined with gusty winds, means more windy conditions as we head

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towards breakfast tomorrow. Temperatures, though, not close to

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freezing. Tomorrow starts with the last few showers around. It doesn't

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take long before the start to dry out and the wind will change of

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action, too. Still blustery through the day but a good day in prospect,

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dry with sunshine. Look at that, 10 Celsius. In the shelter, it could

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feel like spring. But of course, as is the pattern, it is make the most

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of that. We have more showers heading towards us late tomorrow

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evening. Then the net alt of rain. Again, we still have the warning in

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place. A yellow warning as moving to the start of things on Saturday.

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Saturday will start with a few showers and then there will be this

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reef drier interlude before showers pack in. The showers will be heavy,

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they will be scored Lee, and there will be gassed the wins as well.

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Along the south coast, again we have got a weather warning in place

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because of those wins. The flood warning is to the west, longer

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attends. For tomorrow, some dry weather for a time.

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I heard you say sunshine! The main headlines now.

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The Coronation Street actor, Bill Roache, has been cleared of sex

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offences against five women. The jury at Preston Crown Court cleared

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the actor of two counts of rape and four counts of indecent assault.

:27:10.:27:16.

A Met police officer has been jailed for 12 months over his role in the

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so`called plebgate affair. PC Keith Wallis had admitted falsely claiming

:27:20.:27:23.

to have seen the row at the gates of Downing Street.

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Fresh talks will be held tomorrow to try to bring an end to London's tube

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strikes. Millions of commuters faced more misery today because of the

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48`hour walk`out, which ends at 9pm. A second strike is planned for next

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week. That's it for now. Thanks for

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joining us. Assad Ahmad will be back with our late news. From me and the

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team here, have a lovely evening.

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