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A call for root-and-branch reform of gun licensing laws, after a

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coroner hears the case of a man who shot and killed three members of

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his family. Michael Atherton was allowed to keep guns despite a

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history of domestic violence. He shot his partner, her sister and

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his partners knees after a row at their home in County Durham.

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family have had a very upsetting week, but we will continue to try

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to improve public safety, to ensure that no other family have to endure

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what we have gone through and will go through for the rest of our

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lives. A former police officer admits selling information to the

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Sun newspaper, including details about the mother of Chelsea captain,

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John Terry. Situation critical. The Liberal Democrats are given a dire

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warning about the party's future by their own President, as they gather

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for their party's spring conference. World leaders gather for the

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funeral of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. And Manchester City

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player Carlos Tevez is arrested on suspicion of driving while

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Later on BBC London. New classes to help warn London schoolgirls of the

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dangers of bullying and sexual abuse. And fighting crime at the

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Thames' largest container port - the police ask for help from the

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Good afternoon. A coroner has called for a complete reform of gun

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licensing laws after hearing the case of a man who shot three

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members of his family before killing himself. Michael Atherton

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Trotters partner, her sister and his partners Nice after a row at

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their home in County Durham and New Year's Day last year. Durham police

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were also criticised by the coroner, after it was revealed he had been

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allowed both a shotgun and firearms licence, despite a history of

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domestic violence. Danny Savage is at the inquest for us. Remind us of

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the background to this. Durham police's licensing laws have been

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described as not being fit for purpose today, in the months and

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years running up to this shooting. This goes back to New Year's Day

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2012, when Michael Atherton went to his car, got out a shotgun that he

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held legally and shot dead his partner, Susan McGoldrick, her

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sister, Alison Turnbull, and her daughter, Tanya. He had been in

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trouble with the police before for issues of domestic violence. At one

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point mackerel he'd had his guns taken off him, but police had

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decided to give them back again. They've now admitted this was the

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wrong decision. This man had been in trouble with the police, he

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should not have had his shotgun licence. That has been the theme of

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this five-day inquest, which finished today. This is what the

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IPCC, who investigated this episode, have had to say after the ruling.

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It is beyond doubt that Durham Constabulary missed valuable

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opportunities to assess his suitability to be granted a licence

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and remain a gun owner. At each stage the decision-making process,

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every person involved, irrespective of their position within Durham

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Constabulary, had a responsibility to gather additional information,

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especially given the history of domestic incidents involving

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Atherton. The family have also been giving their reaction. Yes, a huge

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group of extended family have been watching the inquest. They came out

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and stood in front of the cameras. They've been left devastated.

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They've lost four members of their family, three of them unlawfully

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killed, and then Michael Atherton, who then took his own life after

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killing his partner, her sister and her daughter. This was their

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reaction. We consider the inquest has exposed some serious flaws in

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the way applications for shop guns and firearms are managed by Durham

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Constabulary firearms licensing unit. This includes lack of

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training, if any at all, lack of process, lack of accountability,

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poor leadership and poor communication structure. The family

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have had a very emotional and upsetting week, but we will

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continue with our commitment to improvements in public safety.

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the wake of this, Durham police reviewed every single gun licence

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held in the county. They revoked more than 100 of them. With

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hindsight they decided that people who legally held guns should and

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have had them, so they were taken away. That leaves the question -

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how many more people across the UK have guns who shouldn't have them?

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A senior police officer has said that where you give guns out to

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people legally, there is always a risk. A former police officer and a

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prison worker have admitted selling information to the Sun newspaper.

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They pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey this morning. Rebekah Brooks,

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the former chief executive of News International, has also appeared in

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court on bribery charges. David Cameron's former communications

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chief, Andy Coulson, also appeared. Their cases were adjourned to a

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later date. A total of four public officials

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pleaded guilty here this morning to the charge of misconduct in public

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office. In the case of two of them, we can't report any details. All we

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can say is one is an ex-police officer. We can report on the other

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two, who have admitted their guilt. Alan Tierney, on the right, once a

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serving police officer, now a convicted criminal as a result of

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the fall-out from the phone hacking scandal. This morning he admitted

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selling information to the Sun newspaper when he was with the

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Surrey force. One story involved the family of the footballer, John

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Terry. This was a front page after his mother and mother-in-law were

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accused of shoplifting together. Both received a police caution.

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Tierney also gave details about an incident involving the private life

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of the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The Broxtowe received

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a caution for assaulting his then girlfriend. There was a guilty plea

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from Richard Trunkfield, in the beige jacket, a one-time prison

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employee who admitted selling information to the Sun newspaper

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for just over �3,000. He worked at Woodhill top security jail. The

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information involved a high-profile prisoner. Both these men were

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arrested as part of Scotland Yard's Operation Elveden, a spin-off from

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the hacking investigation. It is focusing on illegal payments to

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public officials. The high-profile names charged under the operation

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include Rebecca Brookes, former chief executive of News

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International, who was at the Old Bailey for a hearing this morning.

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In the dock with her, Andy Coulson - the man who was once editor of

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the News of the World and David Cameron's Director of

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Communications. Their cases have been adjourned to a later date.

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Also appearing here today was the chief reporter John Kay. He has

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pleaded not guilty to illegal payments to public officials. He

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will now stand trial at a later date. Nick Clegg's office says as

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far as it is aware, neither he nor Vince Cable nor any Liberal

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Democrat appears to have known about Chris Huhne passing on his

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speeding points to Vicky Pryce before the event was made public.

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They are due to be sentenced next week. Supporters gathered for the

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spring conference in Brighton, but its president has warned them the

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party is in a critical state. This is the Liberal Democrat President,

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Tim Farron. He is known as an energetic Action Man. In an

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interview he said the party was in a critical state. He also called

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his activists cockroaches because of their resilience, that they had

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a campaign like nutters to win elections. He is being

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complimentary. It is a plea did not get complacent after the Eastleigh

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by-election. But it's a victory that raised spirits. We managed to

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win a by-election mid-term against a background of the allegations

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against Lord Rennard and the conviction of Chris Huhne. I think

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that says a lot about how could the party is. As Liberal Democrat

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activists lead party HQ for the convent, they will be aware that

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three names will linger over the event in Brighton. Yes, the

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Eastleigh by-election, that is a positive for them, and whilst the

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rows involving Lord Rennard and Chris Huhne could arguably have

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happened in any party, they did happen in the Lib Dems and so they

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have to deal with them. Questions are still being asked about whether

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the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg, and the Business Secretary, Vince Cable,

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knew about Chris Huhne, his ex-wife and the speeding points before it

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ended up in the papers. They insist they didn't. Does all this leads

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one former party leader feeling gloomy? Do why look like someone

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who is easily squashed? We've lived off scorched earth in the past.

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issues raised by the allegations of sexual harassment by Lord Rennard,

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allegations he denies, will be addressed by Nick Clegg this

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evening. But a far bigger concern for the party is its appeal or lack

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of it to voters. Our political correspondent is in Brighton for us.

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Despite the success of the Eastleigh by-election, it's fair to

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say there's a very difficult back up to the spring conference. How

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are you reading the mood? You are right. Despite the fact that Lib

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Dems should be coming here to Brighton in buoyant mood for this

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conference, fresh from their victory in Eastleigh, they won that

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by-election against the odds but also against some truly terrible

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headlines. Senior figures in the party are having to deal with

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questions asking whether they knew that Vicky Pryce had agreed to

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accept speeding points on behalf of her then husband and former energy

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secretary, Chris Huhne. The party denies any prior knowledge of that,

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but they are also facing allegations against the former

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chief executive, Chris Renald. An independent enquiry has been set up

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looking into how those complaints have been dealt with. Nick Clegg

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will address that issue at a rally here this evening. But there's no

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doubt for senior Liberal Democrats here, they are very aware the party

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is facing difficult times, difficult questions and they cannot

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rest on their laurels. Barclays has revealed that more than 400 staff

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at the bank were paid �1 million or more last year. Their annual report

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also shows 70,000 workers to come less than �25,000. Let's talk about

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that top figure first of all because that's going to surprise a

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lot of people. Yes, it will. Particularly because of the

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scandals which emerged last year at Barclays. For instance, the

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attempted rigging by Barclays staff of that key set of interest rates,

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the LIBOR, and the mis-selling of payment protection insurance. In

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spite of that, the figures have revealed that 428 of their staff

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earned over �1 million over the years, including their bonuses.

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They split it down even further, so five of those staff earned more

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than �5 million. As you say, it's a bank with 145,000 staff, around

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half of those on less than 25,000. Would other banks be revealing

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their figures to show how this compares? They are not required to.

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HSBC has. They have 200 staff on over �1 million. But Barclays said

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it is this has reduced since last year, so they've got 10 % fewer on

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that high salary. They also say that the amount of money they've

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set aside for bonuses has been reduced because of those gambles

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which I mentioned. North Korea has reacted angrily to do new sanctions

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imposed by the UN city council, saying it is ending all non-

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aggression pact with the South. They are closing the joint crossing

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area between the two countries. The sanctions target North Korean

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financial transactions and cash transfers, as well as illicit

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activities by its diplomats. In North Korea's nightly news

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bulletins, but talk is of self- defence. And of its leaders' visits

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to frontline troops to discuss the enemy targets in the south. North

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Korea has announced it is withdrawing from all non-aggression

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pacts with its southern neighbour - a response to new sanctions. But

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those new sanctions were themselves a response to North Korea's so-

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called hostile acts. Last December, North Korea successfully launched a

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long-range rocket. Tensions then grew last month after it carried

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out a third nuclear test. And yesterday it threatened to carry

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out a pre-emptive nuclear strike in response to new UN sanctions.

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think you will see the international community keep

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stressing this message of calm and moderation. At the same time, you

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have the competing pressure from North Korea, where Kim Jong Un does

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seem to feel this need to keep acting out and taking military

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steps to try to prove himself. Relations between Pyongyang and the

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world's major powers have been getting steadily worse since its

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new leader came to power. TRANSLATION: We don't make empty

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threats. If we say we will strike, we will strike. If we say we will

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fight, we will fight and be victorious. South Korea, too, is

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training its forces in its annual joint exercises with the United

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States. Another source of irritation to the north. It might

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sound like the path to war, but the armistice agreement and the

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communications hotline have been broken many times in the past. The

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situation may be less predictable, less stable as a result of

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Pyongyang's threats, but the risks of escalation are every bit as

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Police in Birmingham say a teenager killed on a bus on her way to

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school died from a single stab wound to the chest. Christine

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Edkins had been described as a bright and popular student he was

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much loved by staff. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion

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of murder. Sinn Fein have held on to the Middle East a parliamentary

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seat left by Martin McGuinness when he stepped down as an MP at the end

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of last year. The election had a single Unionist candidate, whose

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father was killed by the IRA, against from C Molloy, who was

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cleared of being involved in the The conclave to select the next

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Pope will start next week. Pope Benedict stepped down, the first to

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do so in over 600 years. Seeking guidance they believe God

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will provide. The Cardinals must choose the next Pope, they have

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spent the past week at worship and impress. These princes of the

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Church have been holding daily meetings, preparing the secret

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conclave, when they must cast their ballots. All are aware this will be

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a conclave like no other, prompted by a paper resignation at a time of

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crisis for the Catholic Church. -- papal resignation. The 115 Cardinal

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Electors have been summoned from all corners of the world. Their

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secret conclave places them behind the locked doors of the Sistine

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Chapel, entirely cut off from the world outside. Voting takes place

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at a four times a day, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon

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until a two-thirds majority backs one man. All the ballot papers are

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burned until famously white smoke announces a decision. Although the

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electoral conclave takes place here in the Vatican at the heart of a

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church historically rooted in Europe, this time there is pressure

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from some cardinals to break decisively with the past,

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especially the immediate, painful past, that could, just could, mean

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the cardinal's choose a non- European Pope. They would be

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defying more than 1000 years of tradition. Predicting the next Pope

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is hazardous. Cardinal Schoeller from Milan is a safe choice, some

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favour the one from Canada. Others talk of a cardinal born in

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Argentina but also a long time Vatican insider. Choosing one from

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Ghana might be the most radical choice from this particular

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shortlist, but it is just as likely someone quite different will emerge

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as Pope. The Cardinals could reach a decision in conclave very quickly,

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electing Pope Benedict took only two days. But this time they made

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hard -- they may take far longer to agree on a Pope meant to give the

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Church a new beginning. Our main story this lunchtime. A

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coroner has called for a complete reform of gun licensing laws, after

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hearing the case of a man who shot three members of his family before

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killing himself. Coming up, the campaign to save the vanishing

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water vole as its habitat is under threat.

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One BBC London, why Call The Midwife is more than just essential

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Sunday-night viewing for this family. And... The Gareth Bale

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goalscoring machine just keeps on It has taken 50 years under the 60

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scientists from more than 14 countries to do it, but they have

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finally been able to calculate just how much ice is in Antarctica. It

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is important because it will allow more accurate predictions be made

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about what is going to happen to the ice sheet in the future, giving

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better estimates of potential sea- level rise. Pallab Ghosh reports.

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Pristine and largely untouched by human activity. It is still unclear

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how climate change will affect Antarctica and if the ice Mills,

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how much of it will cause sea levels to rise. So to find out,

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researchers create the most detailed map yet using a

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combination of satellite data, radar from aeroplanes and ground

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surveys. And this is what they found. Take the ice away and hidden

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landscape of mountain ranges, hills and planes could by steep gorges.

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We see deep valleys, deeper than for the Continent. Put the ice back

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and scientist see there is more of it than previously thought, about

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5%. The downside, it is vulnerable to climate change. Much more of the

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Antarctic ice sheets are resting on a bed below sea level. They are

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potentially more vulnerable to the ocean currents coming in from

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underneath a melting them from underneath. It may well be that

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Antarctica might not be affected too much by climate change, but

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this is the most alarming scenario from scientists. It could be an

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instability in the ice sheet, but has it retreats back into ever

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deeper water, deep troughs and basins that we see under the ice,

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but that rate of gracea Flo could accelerate and we could see much

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higher rates of ice loss. Russian researchers say they have

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discovered a new bacterial life form in a giant lake in the

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Antarctic. After a century of are really finding out about this

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most mysterious of Continent. World leaders are gathering for the

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funeral of the VES and -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez,

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which will be held this afternoon. He died on Tuesday. His body has

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been lying in state and two million people have paid their last

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respects. After the funeral the body will be embalmed and placed on

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permanent display. Will Grant of the Caracas for us with more.

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It is set to be another very emotional day here Venezuela and

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the government have ordered another seven full days of national

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mourning. When you saw the size of the crowds who turned out to see

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President Chavez's body lying in state, you could certainly see why.

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The government had called for a celebration of Hugo Chavez and it

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was certainly that. Rather than the funereal black, the colour of

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choice was red, socialist red, the colour of the revolution. They came

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from across Venezuela and by any means they could. They were

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prepared to wait for as long as it took to glimpse a moment of

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Venezuelan history. President Chavez's body, lying in state. Hugo

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Chavez was so much more to these people than just Bunia President.

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He was their leader, their father figure and there, and dance and

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they say there will never be another quite like him. So many

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turned out in fact that the government took a radical decision.

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Mr Chavez's remains would stay lying in state for another seven

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days. Heads from as many as 33 states around the world are due to

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send representatives to the funeral. From close allies such as Evo

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Morales of Bolivia, to Mr Chavez's bitter enemy, the United States.

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But in death, political differences have been put to one side, briefly,

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to pay respects to Chavez, the man, if perhaps not Chavez, the

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politician. Meanwhile the faithful, ordinary people who have been

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queuing around the clock to glimpse Mr Chavez, have been granted

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another week to say goodbye. Among the leaders who have gathered

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of Cuba. Close allies who were wondering what his absence from the

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mean for their relationship with the oil-rich nation.

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Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law is to appear in court in New York charged

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with conspiracy to kill American citizens. US officials say Sulaiman

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Abu Ghaith played a key role in putting the 9/11 attacks and acted

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as Al-Qaeda's spokesman in the aftermath, threatening more

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terrorist acts. For Manchester City footballer

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Carlos Tevez has been arrested on suspicion of driving while

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disqualified. The striker, who was banned from driving for six months

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in January, was arrested yesterday and later bailed. Andy Smith is --

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Andy Swiss is that the Etihad Stadium. What more can you tell us?

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We understand that Carlos Tevez was stopped while driving near his home

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in Macclesfield at around five o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was

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arrested by police on suspicion of driving while disqualified and he

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was later released on bail. Now, back in January, Carlos Tevez was

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banned from driving for six months after he failed to reply to letters

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from police about speeding offences. His team had argued he failed to

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reply because he did not understand the word, Constabulary, contained

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within the letters. Tevez is one of the biggest names here at

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Manchester City. He has had an eventful career here. He famously

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went on strike a few years ago, after a row with his manager,

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Roberto Mancini, but he has since been reintegrated into the squad.

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This is potentially a very serious matter indeed. The maximum penalty

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for driving while disqualified is six months in prison, although it

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can also be punished by a ban or indeed a fine. Manchester City for

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their part are saying this is a police matter and they have

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declined to comment. The number of water voles is

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falling rapidly come up to 90% of the population has disappeared in

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the last 30 years. Now the Environment Agency are starting a

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programme tried to protect their habitats. Duncan Kennedy reports

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from Bridport, in Dorset. The vanishing voles of Britain.

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This is a rare site -- site, messing about in the river. Human

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predators and the environment has made them the fastest disappearing

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mammal in the country. The Environment Agency has stepped in

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with this, a unique project in Dorset designed to clear riverbanks

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and build an entirely new Ireland to try to give voles break --

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greater protection. Water voles have declined by up to 90% and the

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way we can combat this is to create projects that restore habitats for

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water voles, so their populations can recover and return to areas

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where they previously existed. was wind In the Willows which wrote

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voles into the nation's hearts 100 years ago. Since then, plays, films

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and programmes about them have made sure the cute creatures have stayed

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in the public eye. At this time of year the voles Arun Sarin

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hibernation so they are elusive on river banks like this, so the

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Environment Agency and wildlife below -- volunteers believe that if

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they worked together with the public they can get the numbers

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back up again in the British countryside. In rivers and ponds it

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is now hard to find any voles. Unlike badgers and deer, their

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numbers have dwindled. But now there are projects taking shape to

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retort -- to restore more to Britain's which could decide fabric.

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-- rich countryside fabric. Pop star Justin Bieber was in the

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news again. He was treated by doctors after suffering breathing

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problems at his concert in London last night. The 19-year-old

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returned to the stage. He returned after a short break can later

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posted to a photograph. You can see him having difficulties there. He

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posted a photograph of himself on Twitter. He said he is recovering

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and sank his fans. Rail staff had an unusual excuse

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for late running train in Kent yesterday evening, the arrival of

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the baby. A woman gave birth on the packed London to Vitoria still --

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service. The train was delayed. There is the proud dad, Alan

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Stanley. He was on the train with his partner, whether contractions

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started. He said he was on cloud nine. A lovely story, judging by

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the tweets and texts, from the commuters. They were delighted to

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All the excuses you will ever need to be late in the next few days, we

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have everything including the kitchen sink thrown in. Today,

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misty, murky, we have had some rain. Things will not change much as we

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go through the afternoon. This area to the south-east of rain will come

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to the forefront for the rest of today and in to tomorrow. To the

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north, it is cold. An easterly wind driving Merc into the coast of

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England. To the West, more bright as possible from time to time.

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Across Scotland, more snow for the champions. To the west of violence

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you may get sunshine for the afternoon but it will feel cold. --

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to the west of the islands. A chilly afternoon in Northern

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Ireland. For Wales, lots of cloud, misty and murky particularly across

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the hills. For the south-west of England, 14 degrees Celsius. If the

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sun does pop out temperatures could shoot up nicely but there could be

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some sharper showers this afternoon. In terms of rain, it is this area

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here that we are most concerned with as we go through the remainder

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of today, gone into tonight and tomorrow. Notice the darker areas,

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it will be heavy in places. It will be persistent in places,

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particularly eastern Kent, parts of Norfolk and Suffolk and the West

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Midlands. We could see that causing some problems with localised

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flooding. To the north of the UK, a frost tonight. To the south, a

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comparatively mild story. Temperatures of eight or nine

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degrees Celsius. We keep the difference us we going to Saturday.

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To the north, cold air streaming in from the East mixing with the

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the Pennines, possibly down to lower levels. Further south, a

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little sunshine and maybe a mild day, highs of 11 degrees Celsius.

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To the north, highs of three or four degrees Celsius. It will feel

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cold. The cold air will chase the weather from further south across

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the UK through Saturday, into Sunday. There is a risk of some

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snow transiently, across the Midlands, may be into the south-

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east. We are not a dissipating much settling. On Sunday, wintery

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showers into the north-east, perhaps the area of rain turning

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wintry through Sunday evening into the early hours of Monday. It is

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the temperatures that make the story. Add on the effect of the

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wind and it will field below zero on Sunday unfortunately that is a

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taste of things to come for next week. The cold week in prospect and

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a risk of some snow. It will be worth staying in tune. Winter is

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A reminder of the main story. A coroner has called for a complete

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