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Corruption in Test cricket. Former Pakistani cricket captain, Salman

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Butt and fast bowler, Mohammed Asif, are found guilty of conspiracy to

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cheat during last year's tour of England.

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The UK economy picks up as the latest figures show it grew by 0.5%

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over the summer. It is a positive step forward for the British

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economy, a better figure than some were expecting this week, given

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what is happening in the world, and the British economy has a difficult

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journey to take from its debt fuelled past.

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Financial markets across Europe dive after Greece's surprise

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decision to hold a referendum on the EU's plans to solve its debt

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crisis. Protestors camped outside St Paul's Cathedral are about to be

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told they have 48 hours to leave as legal action is launched.

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Plans for a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland to tackle some

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of the worst drink-related problems in Europe And the real life slumdog

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millionaire - the office worker who couldn't afford a TV wins a million

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Later, Chelsea and Arsenal are in Champions League action tonight.

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Chelsea are in Belgium, but without Good afternoon. Within the past

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hour, two Pakistani cricketers have been found guilty of plotting to

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fix part of a cricket match at Lords last summer. Salman Butt and

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Mohammad Asif were found to have conspired to cheat by a jury at

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Southwark Crown Court. Our sports correspondent is there. What

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happened in court? Allegations of three no-balls being bowled on

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purpose, well first today the jury delivered verdict on Salman Butt,

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the former captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He and his team-mate

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are facing charges of taking corrupt payments, and also of

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cheating. The jury gave a clear verdict of guilty on both of those

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charges. The first charge was the majority, unanimous for the second.

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At the moment there is no verdict for Mohammad Asif on accepting

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corrupt payments. They have reached a unanimous verdict that he was

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guilty of the second charge of cheating to enable others to gamble.

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What are the wider implications of this? Some major questions raised

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for international cricket. The biggest question is the ICC has its

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anti-corruption unit which has been in place for many years, so why was

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a national newspaper, the News of the World, having to come up with

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these allegations to do the dirty work? If it hadn't been for these

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allegations, they would never have been made. The second question is

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you only have two players in the dock, but a number of cricketers

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were named during this case - what now will happen to those players?

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How widely can these allegations continue? Thank you.

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The financial and service sectors helped the UK economy grow by 0.5%

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between July and September, more than many economists had predicted.

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The Chancellor said it was a positive step but he was warning of

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the difficult journey ahead for the British economy.

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Take the value of all the goods and services we produce, add them up

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and you get gross domestic product, GDP, a barometer for the health of

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the economy. Today we learned there was growth of 0.5% between July and

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September. That was encouraging news for the Chancellor, visiting a

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construction site today. I think this is a positive step forward for

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the British economy. It is a better figure than some were expecting

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this week, given what is happening in the world. The British economy

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has a difficult journey to take from its debt field past, made more

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difficult by the problems in the euro-zone. A looking back over six

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months, the figures suggest sluggish growth in the UK economy.

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There was growth of 0.5% between July and September, but to an

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extent that was a predictable bounce back after a very weak

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figure of just 0.1% between April and June, affected by factors like

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the extra bank holiday. Underlying growth is underneath the average

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figure of 0.6% a quarter. It would be any complacent Chancellor who

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took comfort from these figures. We have barely grown, it has been the

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slowest recovery since the First World War. Business services saw

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growth picking up over the third quarter, and this marketing and

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printing company in Derbyshire wants to advertise the fact it is

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coping with economic challenges. It has had to adapt to customers

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cutting back on their spending. Remember that this has been a long,

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lean period for business and we have been able to adapt, expand,

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develop, and also offer customers more choice and better value for

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money. On the consumer side of the economy, the mood is more downbeat,

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squeezed by high inflation. We have seen from surveys of consumers and

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business that confidence is weakening again, and there are

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concerns about what is happening in the wider world. Shoppers we spoke

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to in Glasgow today spelt out their concerns. I find it difficult, I

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have four children. Just a worry, come Christmas, worried about what

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they will be asking for. I can't afford it. You could say that GDP

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growth was respectable in the late summer book looking forward there

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is uncertainty. A lot of uncertainty as you just

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said, despite some good news? the Chancellor is entitled to say

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the figure for the third quarter was better than expected,

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confounding some of the gloomier expectations. Equally, I don't

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think he is pretending things are resumed looking forward. In a sense

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we have the rear-view mirror today on what did happen, so where are we

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now? There was a worrying survey produced today, which is basically

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an opinion poll showing a lot of uncertainty about the euro-zone.

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Exports go there, so if there is a sharp slow down next year, which

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was predicted yesterday, then that could affect the UK. In a sense,

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what goes on outside the UK is one of the biggest factors in what

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happens in our economy. Given the figures we have been out lining, it

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is not surprising the Chancellor was quick to point out the

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difficult journey ahead for the British economy. I'm sure the

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Chancellor did a metaphorical wiping of his brow that the growth

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figures in this quarter were at least better than the derisory 0.1%

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of the previous quarter. There has been no sense of celebration,

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congratulation whatever in the Treasury today. Quite the reverse,

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they have been adopting a sombre, even down playing these figures.

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That is because the British economy is still stuttering along. We faced

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a long, slow protracted slog out of this possession and is not going to

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be like previous recessions where there is a quick bounce back.

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Ministers want to brace themselves for the fact this will take time.

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Talking to those around George Osborne, they think it is possible

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that towards the end of the year growth could falter again, economic

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prospects could dip backwards. I detect real apprehension and the

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anxiety about what is going on in Greece and Euro land, and a real

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fear that if the euro-zone crisis not only staggers on but intensify

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as, that could snuff out the flickering embers of what is

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already a pretty dysentery recovery. Share prices have dropped sharply

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across Europe following the decision by Greece to hold a

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referendum on the latest aid package to tackle its debt crisis.

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Last week, euros only does agreed they should have 50% of its debts

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with private banks written-off. The talk of a referendum has now thrown

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the deal into doubt. This idea of a referendum caught

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everybody by surprise, even would you believe the Greek Finance

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Minister himself. In Brussels, Paris and Berlin they knew nothing

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about it. The ruling party in Athens has lost... Its majority has

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gone down to two, and the decision to hold a referendum has caused

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worldwide turbulence. This is what the threat looks like on the market

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- down. Private investors and pension funds lost money this

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morning, and out on the streets of Germany, which has been

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instrumental in bailing out Greece's lifeless economy, they

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weren't happy either. TRANSLATION: We can't keep supporting Greece.

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Last night in the Greek parliament, the Prime Minister gave no warning

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that he was about to turn decision- making over to his people. It's a

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referendum on the crucial question facing our country, George

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Papandreou said, we trust the citizens. It has been a year and-a-

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half of pain, of cuts, of job losses for Greeks, now they are

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being asked whether they accept the terms of the bail-out package.

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Indications for now are that they will vote No, so why is the Prime

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Minister doing this? He is trying to say I went in this building over

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there, I made a deal, and this is the best I can do. If you want it,

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vote yes, and stop rioting and back-stabbing me. The Greek

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decision has caused officials in Brussels by surprise. They hoped

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the deal had bought them some time. Now they are fully aware that if

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the Greeks vote No in the referendum on another bail-out for

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their country, it could ultimately lead to Greece leaving the euro-

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zone. Some might think that is good for the single currency, cutting

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out the cancer of Greece, but many fear it would lead to even greater

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instability than we have now. This afternoon President Sarkozy and

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Angela Merkel will speak about this latest crisis within a crisis. Last

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week's summit they felt was a success, it was short lived. The

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immediate question is whether that referendum will indeed take place.

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The Greek Prime Minister appears to be haemorrhaging support this

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lunchtime, and if there were to be early elections one would assume

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the referendum would be cancelled, but even if that scenario does play

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out, it will do nothing to remove yet another new and potentially

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very damaging source of instability at the heart of Europe's debt

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crisis. With me now is our business editor.

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Hypothetically, if there was a referendum and they voted No, what

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are the implications? Let's pick up on what Matthew just said. He said

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if there is an early general election, if the government falls,

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maybe there will not be a referendum. Let's be clear, the

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general election would not have the same impact of a referendum. It

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would throw up into the air the whole question of whether the

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rescue package will go through, and it is profoundly worrying for

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bankers, investors, 4 euros own government heads because it raises

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a two scary prospect for them. One, that Greece will say we will not

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pay back any of our debts, and two that they will say on top of that

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we will leave the euro-zone so a currency can fall to a level where

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industry stands a chance of being competitive again. You can see why

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those outcomes my -- might look attractive to the Greeks, but it

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would crystallise losses for banks and raised the possibility in the

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minds of those who led -- lent billions to them that other

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countries could follow Greece's example, they might stop lending to

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banks, and we would be in a situation of financial paralysis

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within the euro-zone. It is on the back of this that European stock

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markets have fallen, banks are on average down about 10%, and we are

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Motorists have been suffering long delays on the M25 in Kent following

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a diesel spill this morning. The road has had to be resurfaced,

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causing delays of more than two hours for motorists, and traffic

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jams going back 20 miles. Scotland has taken a major step

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today towards becoming the first country in Europe to introduce a

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minimum price per unit for alcohol, in an effort to reduce drinking-

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related problems. The SNP says Scotland's drinking culture is

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causing severe health and social problems. They hope minimum pricing

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will force down consumption, and lead to fewer hospital admissions

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and less crime. Our scotland correspondent, Lorna Gordon,

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reports. Scotland has a difficult relationship with alcohol, and it

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is costly. Figures suggest these problems include lost days at work,

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crime and health, adding up to more than �3 billion a year. These two

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are both started drinking in their teens. It got really out of control

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about 16, 17, that was drinking vodka during the day. It has left

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them both with serious health problems, including cirrhosis of

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the liver for this 26-year-old. Both of them have now been sober

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for five months, and are in rehabilitation. You would not drink

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as much, definitely, because there is not so much money going about.

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So, would you support minimum pricing? Definitely, yes. There are

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already a range of measures in Scotland to try to reduce alcohol-

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related harm. Minimum pricing would be just one. The SNP government is

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absolutely convinced that cheap drink is making a bad situation

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worse. The relationship between the price of alcohol and the

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consumption of alcohol is well known. We see emerging evidence

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from Canada that a minimum price reduces consumption. It is not a

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magic bullet, we have never said that, but it is a crucial part of

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an overall approach. But some say cost is not the issue. Supermarkets

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are already tackling things like under-age sales, giving clear

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information to drinkers. That's the way you change the culture, through

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education. This legislation is almost certain to go through. But

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we will not know until the new year, after more research, what the

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minimum price will be. Our main headline - former Pakistani cricket

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captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif are found guilty of

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conspiracy to cheat during last year's tour of England. Coming up -

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film becomes fact, the Indian government worker who scooped the

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Protesters outside St Paul's cathedral are expected to be told

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this afternoon to remove their tents. The City of London

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Corporation is to hand over a letter warning of high court action

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unless the camp is cleared within 48 hours. But in the last few

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minutes, the Chapter of St Paul's has announced it is going to

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suspend its current legal action against the camp. Our correspondent

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is at St Paul's. What has just happened? Yes, this is dramatic

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news, just a day after the Dean resigned, it seems the cathedral

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has undertaken an about turn, it is opening its doors to the protesters

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and engaging with them about the issue has they're concerned about,

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without the threat of forcible eviction. It is going to launch an

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initiative headed by a merchant banker, to try to reconnect, they

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say, the financial and the ethical. Giles Fraser, the former Canon

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Chancellor who resigned, is going to play a part in this. These are

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quite astonishing changes, and I think it is because the bid of

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London, Richard Chartres, has been brought in as an adviser to the

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cathedral. But having said all of that, the action by the City of

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London Corporation seems to be going ahead, which could impact on

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things. The land around here has a complex pattern of ownership,

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because of which it could be that the compass could be displaced onto

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cathedral and. At the moment, we're waiting to see what will happen

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with that. Protesters were waiting for notice to quit this morning,

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expecting an order to move their tents and equipment or face legal

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action. But they say they are in stronger heart than ever. They say

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they are receiving supplies of money and new campaigners, and do

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not intend to go anywhere. We have just had the example of the

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appalling eviction at Dale Farm. If it becomes apparent that that might

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happen here, more and more people will come to help us. You assume

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that I do not hold the same views as you... The day after the Dean

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resigned, the third member of the clergy to step down, Anglicans are

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asking how the cathedral reached this position. The idea of forcibly

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removing the protesters is just too far for any Christian body to go.

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It is a ridiculous step. Unless they pull back from that, which I

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do not think they can or will, it is going to get worse. St Pauls

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says it is playing no part in today's formal legal notice, and

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that it still hopes for a peaceful resolution. The Bishop of London

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has said today that alarm bells are ringing all over the world, and the

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cathedral once emphatically to open its doors and enter into

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discussions with the protesters. It seems to be a rather fluid

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Tougher penalties for people who belong to gangs, but also help for

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those wanting to leave them, are some of the proposals to tackle

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gang culture being unveiled later today by the Home secretary,

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Theresa May. The plans for England and Wales are also likely to

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include proposals to toughen up some punishments for other gang-

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related crimes. Our home affairs correspondent, Tom Symonds, reports.

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Stockwell, south London. We are with a group of young men who have

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lived the gang life for years, and now want out. Right over where the

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telephone box is... This man watched a motorcycle hit man killed

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his friend just six months ago. saw him stop, he put his hands up

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to the motorbike person, what do you mean? Then I heard shots.

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British 20-year-old do not speak like this. No-one wants to die.

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crucial question for the Government - how do young people end up living

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like this? It has been since I was nine, no family members looking

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after me, I'm by myself in the park, crossing the road by myself,

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meeting new people. And so the early years of their lives, on

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estates like this, is where the Government's new strategy starts.

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Crucially, we want to try and prevent young people getting

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involved in gangs in the first place, also offer pathways out for

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those who do get involved, and for those who carry on, make sure the

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police have got the power to take action against them. That

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enforcement includes considering tougher penalties, possibly life,

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for supplying the guns which are passed around by teenage gangs on

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each other, and also deporting convicted gang members were

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possible. This strategy was triggered by the riots, but seeks

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to attack the whoops of the problem. Ministers will consider how gang

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members might be considered to leave. Back in Stockwell, one youth

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worker says the key is to use former gang members like him to do

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the persuading. It is good if you have got the experience but you

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have got the wisdom to turn around from that previous life. Someone

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like that would be ideal. Schemes like this one in Glasgow, combining

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enforcement with life opportunities for gang members, do work. But

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there are worries that the funding might not be available for schemes

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like that. The Government is cutting programmes, with community

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safety budgets being more than halved, and losing 16,000 police

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officers. The problem is that gang members who grow out of this sort

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of thing are replaced by younger ones, a generation, as one man

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described it, that never ends. With the prospect of harsh winter

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weather approaching, the Government is introducing a system of weather

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alerts to help protect elderly and vulnerable people in England. The

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Met Office will notify agencies such as the NHS and social services,

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who will then have to take action to ensure people are safe in their

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homes. But the charity Age UK says fuel prices are the biggest problem.

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Our health correspondent, Jane Hughes, reports. When the

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temperature drops, it can take its toll on the oldest and most

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vulnerable in society. Cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks,

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strokes, respiratory problems and falls. It is responsible for one in

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falls. It is responsible for one in 20 of all deaths in the UK. The new

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alerts are designed to tackle that The Government is also promising

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some extra money -- money to help vulnerable people heat and insulate

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their homes, though it had previously cut funding. None of

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this comforts Tina Watkin, who just cannot afford to keep her home warm.

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I have put it on for 20 minutes, just to come into. But I do not

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have it on for hours on end, I just could not afford it. I do have a

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gas fire, which, if I'm really cold, I get nearer to! Scotland, Wales

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and Northern Ireland already have their own cold weather plans, but

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campaigners say the rising cost of fuel is the big issue. It is going

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to need something dramatic to make a real difference, to get rid of

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those winter deaths, and all the misery and unhappiness and indeed

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cost to the Health Service. From my point of view, it is about what we

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do this winter, in relation to the NHS and local authorities, to make

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sure we have identified holeable people. Sometimes it is because of

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issues relating to the cost of fuel, sometimes it is because we could do

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much more in terms of energy efficiency, insulation, helping

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them to have a better heating system. Last winter's weather may

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seem a distant memory, but before long, we could all be battling with

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the cold again, putting the most vulnerable at risk. Now how about

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this for a case of life imitating art? A government clerk from a poor

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region of India has become the first person to scoop the million

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dollar prize on the Indian version of the game show Who Wants To Be A

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Millionaire? Sushil Kumar's win echoes the plot of the Oscar-

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winning film Slumdog Millionaire, as our correspondent Rajini

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:26:41.:26:41.

Vaidyanathan reports. Building up to the million dollar question for

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Sushil Kumar. It was time for a quick drink of water to calm the

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nerves. Even the host, Hollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, was

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feeling the tension. -- Bollywood. Sushil Kumar and his wife are

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currently staying in an expensive hotel in Mumbai. It is the first

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time they have ever flown anywhere, and he has ever had a smart pair of

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shoes. The winning moment is yet to be broadcast on Indian television.

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But it is still fresh in the mind of Sushil Kumar.

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TRANSLATION: I have struggled a lot in my life. I still believe this is

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a dream. I told the presenter that if I do not see the episode where I

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won on the television, I will still believe it is a dream. I cannot

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believe I have achieved this after all of the years of hardship and

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struggle. The story echoes the plot of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog

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Millionaire, where a boy from a humble background scooped the top

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prize on a game show. The right answer! It is a far cry from Sushil

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Kumar's life back in his village in Bihar, where he earns less than

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�100 a month. He had a basic education, he says he picked up his

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general knowledge from listening to the BBC World Service.

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TRANSLATION: I read magazines and newspapers and listen to the BBC

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Hindi Service, which gives current affairs in a comprehensive manner.

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I listen to it a lot. People here in the area where the film Slumdog

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Millionaire was set say they will be watching the real live

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performance. Sushil Kumar's is a story of success against the odds.

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Here in India, the land of Bollywood, it resonates so much

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because everybody loves a happy ending. He might have a cheque, but

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he has not received his winnings yet. He says he will donate much of

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it to building a school, as well as a library for himself. Like most

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overnight billionaires, he promises the money will not change him. It's

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time now for the weather forecast, with mean a ridge. We have got some

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fine weather at the moment. Some good sunshine this afternoon. For

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many, it will be dry. We have had a bit more cloud across the south-

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bit more cloud across the south- east corner. That is taking some

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time to clear away, but behind it, plenty of fine weather. Over the

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next couple of hours, it will continue to be sunny for the south-

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west of England, apart from a few showers around the coast. Again, in

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Wales, just the odd shower. Otherwise, dry and bright. In

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Northern Ireland, unlike yesterday, plenty of sunshine. There are some

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showers in Scotland, particularly in the north-west. It will be

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cooler in eastern Scotland, despite the bright weather. More cloud in

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East Anglia and the south-east of England. It is still miles. -- mild.

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There will be some mist and fog overnight, but it will be breezy in

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the west. We will just about get down into single figures tonight.

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Some early brightness in the east tomorrow morning. Out towards the

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west, a very windy day. It will be more cloudy. But despite that cloud,

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it is still going to be mild. The wettest of the weather holding off

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until later in the afternoon. It will be moving through Northern

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Ireland and the south-west of England. It is linked with this

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deep low pressure in the Atlantic. It is the same system which brought

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the snow to the United States over the weekend, but having travelled

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over the Atlantic, it will be not snow but rain for us. Some frequent

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checks on Thursday, at times they're likely to be heavy,

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especially for southern and western areas. We have still got the breeze

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