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Pro-Russian supporters ignore Kiev's deadline to leave government

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buildings, or face eviction by Ukrainian forces. This morning,

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pro-Russians stormed yet another police station in eastern Ukraine.

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Oscar Pistorius breaks down, as he is accused of "concocting his

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evidence" about shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

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Why are you getting emotional now? I did not fire at Reeva!

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Andy Coulson, former editor of the News Of The World, takes to the

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stand for the first time at the phone hacking trial.

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A robotic submarine will be used for the first time, in the hunt for

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wreckage of the missing Malaysian plane.

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25 schools are investigated by Birmingham City Council over

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allegations of Muslim extremism and radicalism.

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Cambridge versus Cambridge, as William tries to bowl his maiden

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over in New Zealand. On BBC London: We go undercover to

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expose the black market in stolen smartphones.

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And, a man who collapsed on the finish line of the London Marathon

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has died. Good afternoon, and welcome to the

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BBC News At One. Around 100 pro-Russian separatists

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have attacked police headquarters in a city in eastern Ukraine this

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morning. They stormed the main police building in Horlivka, in the

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Donetsk region, ignoring Kiev's deadline to leave occupied

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government buildings by first thing this morning. Ukraine has accused

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Russia of infiltrating the country, and has threatened to use force, if

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the pro-Russian uprisings don't subside. James Reynolds is in the

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eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Not a very good day for Kiev, it had

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threatened to move in and kick out those pro-Russian protesters at 9am.

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But that did not happen. Instead, it was the other way around,

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pro-Russian protesters carried out a raid of their own.

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This morning, pro-Russian protesters rated these headquarters in

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Horlivka. They made their way in, and enjoyed their conquest. The West

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accuses Moscow organising raids across the East of Ukraine, not far

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from the Russian border. In the city Sloviansk, pro-Russian activist held

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the ground they took on Saturday. The authorities in Kiev promised to

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launch what they described as a large scale anti-terrorist operation

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against them at 9am. The government deadline came, and went. The

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protesters did not appear to be particularly worried. They argue for

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a greater say in how their country is run.

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TRANSLATION: I would like us to be heard, our government has forgotten

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about us. When the Western Ukrainians rose up, they were

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revolutionaries, but we are called aggressors. Why? We want to live how

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they live. Those protesters are backed by

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Russia. Its Foreign Minister condemns the threat of force against

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them. TRANSLATION: It is a very dangerous

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development and those who are encouraging the current authorities

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in Kiev to act in this way must be held fully accountable. The

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authorities in Kiev did not comment on the expiration of the deadline.

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But the president did suggest a new idea. He told lawmakers that a

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national referendum might be held alongside presidential elections

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next month. He suggested that a majority of voters would support a

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united Ukraine. But that idea is unlikely to win

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over the pro-Russian protesters crowding outside the police

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headquarters in Horlivka. The police have come to our site, the man

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shouts. It is a scene that will worry and anger the government in

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Kiev. In the last few minutes, we have

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seen more pictures from Horlivka showing a row of dejected police

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office -- police officers taking orders from what looks like a

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Russian colonel. With me is our diplomatic

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correspondent, Bridget Kendall. This deadline came and went, it is

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very tense but it does not look like today is a turning point. When this

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deadline was announced last night by the acting Ukrainian president that

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there could be a military operation, we all remember there have been

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deadlines announced before. Last Friday, a deadline for activists

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holding an intelligence headquarters, that they had to

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giving weapons and surrender otherwise it would be stormed but

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that did not happen. We have not seen any military operation by the

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Kiev government. We can get a sense why. Their rhetoric may be strong

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but they had to ask themselves, isn't the will among their police

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forces and military forces to want to fire on fellow Ukrainians, the

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allegation is these protests are being organised possibly by Russian

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special forces, but there are civilians among them. It is

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high-stakes. It is important the acting president this morning gave

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the beginnings of a concession. Not just presidential elections but a

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referendum at the end of May. Russia has been pushing week after week for

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there to be constitutional reform, referendums in the east, to decide

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on their future. This won't be enough for Russia but it is a sign

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they would still try to find a political way out. Russia can sit

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back and say it is nothing to do with us. These are local protests,

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and accused Kiev of waging war on its people, and accused the West of

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being behind this. The Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embellished

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on the idea the CIA are involved. This is not a conflict just inside

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the Ukraine which is tense and dangerous, but a widening rift

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between the East, between Russia and the West.

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The South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been accused in court

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of "concocting his evidence" about the night he shot his girlfriend

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Reeva Steenkamp. The prosecutor, Gerri Nel, suggested there was a

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row, and Miss Steenkamp wanted to leave. Mr Pistorius denies murder.

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He says he shot at what he thought was an intruder. Our correspondent

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Andrew Harding is at the courthouse in Pretoria.

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It has been another difficult morning for Oscar Pistorius, the

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start of his second week giving evidence. The prosecutor has been

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focusing on the exact details of what happens in the run-up to the

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death of Reeva Steenkamp. And immediately afterwards. Looking for

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inconsistencies, and repeatedly accusing the athlete of tailoring

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his evidence. Back in court, some well-wishers

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waiting for Oscar Pistorius. He shrugged aside the balloons, the hug

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was harder to escape. In court, there was no hint of sympathy for

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the athlete from Gerrie Nel, the prosecutor. Your version is so

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improbable that it cannot be reasonably possibly true. The focus

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again today, the circumstances of Reeva Steenkamp's death, the

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prosecutor looking for holes in the story, insisting the couple had a

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row. I am saying and it is the state's

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case that she wanted to leave, and that you were both awake. That is

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not correct, that is untrue. And that there was an argument. Then,

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Oscar Pistorius was asked again about his movement from the bedroom

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to the bathroom where he says he feared intruders had broken in. I

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screamed, I said, get out of my house! Get out of my house! But Mr

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Nel was sceptical, at one point he got a policeman to sit in the toilet

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cubicle to show where Reeva Steenkamp might have been.

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You fired at Reeva. The other versions of yours cannot work, you

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fired at her. Why are you getting emotional now?

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I did not fire at Reeva! This was a tough day for the athlete

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who as usual was not shown on court cameras. His evidence was shown to

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be incomplete and at times inconsistent.

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The trial has just resumed, Oscar Pistorius, trying to explain he

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wasn't thinking the moment he pulled the trigger for times. But Gerrie

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Nel saying, he did not believe that, saying, White at the very

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least did he not fire a single warning shot in case perhaps there

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was a child or unarmed Bartlett inside the toilet? Instead, it was

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his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp -- burglar.

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There will be a special programme on the BBC News Channel tonight,

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showing the key moments from today in court. That's the Oscar Pistorius

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Trial, tonight at 7.30pm. The former editor of the News Of The

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World - Andy Coulson has begun giving evidence for the first time

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at the phone hacking trial. He's defending himself against

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allegations of conspiracies to hack phones, and pay public officials for

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stories. Our home affairs correspondent, Tom Symonds, is at

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the Old Bailey. He began giving evidence a short

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time ago, what has been saying? He has been giving a description of his

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early years in journalism, starting on his local paper, with work

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experience at 16, joining properly at 18.

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And moving quickly within two years on to joining the tabloid

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newspapers, one of which he was go on -- to go in and edit. He was

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asked about the culture of the News Of The World. He said there was a

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rivalry between features and news desk which he felt was not good for

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the paper. He was asked about his resignation in 2011 when phone

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hacking flew up and became public. He said, after that, he went on a

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weekend away with David Cameron, when he became director of

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communications. He said that was the last time he spoke to the Prime

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Minister after resigning as director of communications. He was asked in

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the last half an hour about the use of private investigators, on illegal

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news-gathering which this trial is about. He said, while he was at the

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Sun newspaper, as a showbiz reporter, he said he did not use

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private investigators at all. He is likely to be in the witness box for

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a great deal of time, probably up to three weeks, and he will continue

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giving evidence later this afternoon.

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Teams searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane are to use a

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robotic submarine for the first time to search the sea floor of the

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southern Indian Ocean for wreckage. It will try to determine whether

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signals detected last week by sound-locating equipment were from

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the plane's black boxes. It's thought the batteries may now have

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run out. The plane disappeared five weeks ago, with 239 people on board.

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Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has the latest from Perth.

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For the last ten days, this small yellow triangle has offered the best

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hope for finding flight MH370. Today came the announcement that the Pinot

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locator is coming out of the water. The attempt to detect pings from the

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black boxes is over. The Australian defence vessel Ocean Shield will

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cease searching with the towed pinger locator later today, and

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deploy the autonomous underwater vehicle Bluefin 21, as as soon as

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possible. The Bluefin 21 is in fact a large

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yellow torpedo like vehicle. Starting tonight, it will be sent

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down 4000 metres to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. There, it will fly

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slowly back and forth, using high-powered Cerner to map the ocean

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floor below. It travels at barely more than walking pace. No one is

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now pretending this will be quick, easy.

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I would caution you against raising hopes at the deployment of the

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autonomous underwater vehicle will result in the detection of the

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aircraft wreckage. It may not. However, this is the best lead we

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have, and it must be pursued vigorously. When they picked up the

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sound last week, there was a sense of expectation here they were about

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to find the plane. Then the pings stopped and they have heard nothing

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for the last six days, so they have no choice but to start the long, the

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Boreas process of mapping the ocean floor, using sonar. That could take

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weeks, months or even years. The search for the missing plane did get

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one small breaks today. Researchers have found an oil slick on the ocean

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surface, just to the south of where they picked up the pings last week.

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It may be nothing, but if it turns out to beat aviation fuel, this

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could be more good evidence they are, at least, searching in the

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right area. Birmingham City Council is

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investigating more than 200 separate allegations that a group of hardline

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Muslims have tried to take over at least 25 schools in the city. The

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inquiry began when a document - dubbed Operation Trojan Horse - was

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leaked to the council and the media. Phil Mackie is in Birmingham.

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Of This is the first time we have heard

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from the leadership at Birmingham City council about these allegations

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that have been widely reported over the last couple of weeks. They have

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announced that a man called Ian Kershaw, a former headteacher, will

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oversee an investigation that has worried he lasted three months. They

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have also said that a former Home Office director, Stephen Romer, and

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four-time run the national anti-radicalisation programme that

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Mac prevent, will oversee a second review looking at these groups and

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communities in the city. This Operation Trojan Horse letter does

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not allege that Muslims were taking over schools in Birmingham 's dog

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that is to be expected in a city with such a large Muslim population.

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But it does say that a small clique with hardline views were trying to

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take over some schools and impose their views on those schools and at

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the same time turns on state funded secular schools into your just once.

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Bridget Jones is the council in charge of schools in Birmingham. If

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parents choose to send their children to a secular school, they

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deserve a secular education. And if they send their children to a

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religious school, they should expect certain things in terms of what

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their children are taught and how they behave. We need to set down

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guidelines and clarify the ground as part of this investigation. Ofsted

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has carried out investigations at 15 of those 24 schools. One would

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expect those inspection reports to be published after Easter.

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Meanwhile, this overarching review into the allegations is expected to

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publish its findings in early July. Our top story this lunchtime:

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Pro-Russian supporters ignore Ukraine's deadline to leave occupied

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buildings, and storm police headquarters in yet another city.

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And armed protestors are also reported to have seized a nearby

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airport at Sloviansk. And still to come... Working for a

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fitter city. With 100 days to go, organisers want this summer's

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Commonwealth Games to leave the people of Glasgow stronger and

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healthier. Later on BBC London: Driving on the

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hard shoulder - an extra lane is created on the M25 in Hertfordshire,

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but is it safe? And "painting with scissors" - the

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colourful new Matisse exhibition goes on show at Tate Modern.

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The trial of the radical cleric Abu Hamza, who was extradited from

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Britain to the United States after a protracted legal battle, starts

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today in New York. He's facing 11 terrorism charges, including

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providing support to Al-Qaeda and conspiring in the kidnapping of

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tourists in Yemen. Abu Hamza was extradited from a British prison,

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having been jailed for seven years for inciting murder and racial

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hatred. Nick Bryant has more from New York.

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The court complex in lower Manhattan, where Abu Hamza will be

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tried. It is close to the site of the September the 11th attacks,

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which the naturalised Briton has praised as a towering day in

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history. It has been claimed that his incendiary sermons at the

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Finsbury Park mosque in London inspired at least one of the 911

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attackers. Abu Hamza has been charged in America with the 1998

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kidnapping in Yemen of Western tourists, resulting in the deaths of

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three Britons and an Australian. He is alleged to have provided material

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support for Al-Qaeda by trying to set up a training camp here in

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Oregon. He is also accused of organising support for the Taliban

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in Afghanistan. After years of fighting extradition from Britain,

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he was brought to America in 2012, with David Cameron delighted to see

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the back of him. Like the rest of the public, I am sick to the back

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teeth of people who come here and threaten our country, who stay at

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vast expense to the taxpayer, and we can't get rid of them. I am

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delighted that on this occasion, we have managed to send this person off

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to a country where he will face justice. 150 Park Row. It sounds

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like a luxury Manhattan apartment, but it is the address of the high

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security jail next to the courthouse where he has been imprisoned. Abu

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Hamza has complained about the conditions in which he is being

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held. He wants access to the internet, better food and a b-day in

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his cell. But the judges had no sympathy, telling him, it is a

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jailhouse, not a hotel. In a letter to the judge, Abu Hamza said he is

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ready to discuss issues such as the September the 11th attacks, but his

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lawyers have argued they should not be mentioned, as it would deprive

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him of a fair trial. Legal experts disagree. The prosecutors in New

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York have long history with terrorism cases. They have developed

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tremendous expertise in it. Terrorism suspects have been

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demonstrated to receive fair and objective trials that result in

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verdicts based exclusively on the evidence. This long anticipated

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trial is expected to last for six to eight weeks.

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Officials say that "dozens of people" have been killed in

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explosions at a bus station in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Two bombs

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went off at the transport hub, and witnesses say they saw numerous

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victims being taken to hospital. The area was packed with commuters

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heading to work. No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts yet.

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French police are taking the unprecedented step of DNA-testing

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more than 500 male pupils and teachers at a secondary school. The

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unusual move is designed to help solve a six-month old rape case at

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the school, in the city of La Rochelle. Traces of the culprit's

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DNA were found on the girl's clothing. It could be several weeks

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before it's known if there's a match.

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The former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans, who was cleared of a

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string of sexual assaults last week, says innocent people who are

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"dragged through the courts" should not face "financial ruin". The MP is

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facing a large legal bill, despite being acquitted of all charges

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against him. He says he now intends to campaign to reform the law. Our

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political correspondent Ross Hawkins reports.

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When he was cleared last week, he stepped out to face a pack of

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reporters. Today, he spoke to interviewers won by one about what

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he called in 11 months of hell. Shell-shocked. I likened it to being

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hit by an Eddystone about truck every morning, and several times

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throughout the day. He was paid for the TV appearance, not for radio

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interviews later, and he did not want to answer every question thrown

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his way. How angry are you at the way you

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were treated? But he needs the money. He is an

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innocent man, left with ?130,000 legal bill. I was a bit shocked that

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you did not get your money back on acquittal. I thought you always did,

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but apparently the rules change a few years ago. I don't see why

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people who are dragged through the courts and then are acquitted of

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charges have to face financial ruin. Barristers have long

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campaigned on that issue, and said recent changes have made it harder

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for some acquitted defendants to get their costs repaid. But Nigel Evans

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says there is a bigger problem with the Crown Prosecution Service or CPS

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charging high profile people just in case they are guilty. They Lib Dem

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came to their defence. I have every sympathy with what Nigel Evans says

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about the distress caused to him. Justice involves people bringing

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evidence before the court which is then examined and the judgement is

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made. That is what happened. Nigel Evans is well liked by many at

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Westminster, and plenty of MPs are asking whether his case raises

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questions about innocent defendants who find their finances and

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reputation is at risk. The government says many defendants

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still get costs repaid when they are acquitted, and ministers believe the

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system is just. The organisers of yesterday's London

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Marathon have offered their condolences to the family of a

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competitor who has died. The man, who was 42, collapsed after crossing

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the finish line. 36,000 people took part in the event.

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Today marks 100 days until the start of the Commonwealth Games in

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Glasgow. As well as bringing world class athletes to the city,

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organisers are hoping the Games will leave a lasting legacy for the

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people of Glasgow, encouraging them to lead healthier and more active

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lives. Chris McLaughlin is outside Celtic Park, the venue for the

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opening ceremony, now. Chris. Organisers will be hoping for

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weather like this in 100 days' time. But where are they in terms of

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preparation is? 94% of the tickets have been sold. Most of the venues

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are ready, but what about the long-term legacy 's eye have been

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asking not what Glasgow can do for the combo of games, but rather what

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the games can do for Glasgow. The Glasgow skyline is changing.

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Across the city, crumbling tower blocks are giving way to sports

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stadiums, ready and waiting for the Commonwealth Games. The organisers

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hope the games can help get the city healthy, but there are grim

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reminders that for some here, life is still tough, evidence of social

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deprivation that has contributed to some alarming health statistics.

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Only 43% of secondary school kids who were going to leave secondary

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school in 2005 would make it to their pensionable age in some of the

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places we studied. Shocking figures that will probably come as no real

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surprise to the people here in the East End of Glasgow. Just a few

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streets in that direction is the new, revamped Tollcross swimming

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centre. Just beyond that is the new athletes' village and Emirates

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Arena. But can these venues inspire people of this area to get fitter,

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and ultimately live longer? The Games come with a price tag of over

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half a billion pounds. But they also come with a long-term sporting and

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cultural target. Build, regenerate, and a legacy will be left, or so the

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story goes. The games are not a panacea, but we have tried to make

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these Games about people. We can make a difference in the lives of

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ourselves and others. I think there is a real momentum that has been

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created that I think touches people from different backgrounds. When the

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celebration of sport is over, attention will turn to the pregames

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promises, and the sick man of Europe will await evidence of a

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Commonwealth cure. Now, you may have noticed the

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demolition of a tower block at the start of my piece. Glasgow 2014 were

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looking to demolish five more as part of the opening ceremony. Those

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plans have been cancelled, due to a public protest. They say the games

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will still start with a bang, just a less controversial one.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been visiting the city of

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Christchurch in New Zealand, to meet the families of people who died

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there in the earthquake of 2011. The couple also took part in an

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impromptu cricket match promoting the 2015 World Cup, which will be

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held in New Zealand and Australia. From Christchurch, here's our Royal

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correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. He returned to a city which has

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picked itself up from tragedy, and this time he was accompanied by his

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wife. William and Catherine spent several hours at Christchurch, the

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scene three years ago of a major earthquake. William visited

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Christchurch soon after it happened. He was shown the devastation. It

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made a deep impression on him. This is Christchurch today. Some parts

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are still in ruins and are gradually being demolished, but much of the

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city has already been rebuilt. 185 people were killed in the

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earthquake. William and Catherine met bereaved families and heard

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accounts of the day the earthquake struck. In a speech, William paid

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tribute to the city. What has truck me on this visit, three years on, is

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the resilience and adaptability of Christchurch. Despite the daunting

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job ahead of you, life continues with classic Kiwi humour,

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creativity, innovation and determination. Then a sharp change

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of mood. Next year, Christchurch will be one of the cities hosting

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the Cricket World Cup. Good reason, then, to invite these sporting

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guests to have a quick game. No matter that she was hardly dressed

:27:56.:28:00.

for the occasion. Catherine took to the crease. The bat was grasped, and

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advice was taken. A batting stance of sorts was adopted. At the

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bowler's end, William, his first delivery a full toss. The crowd

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gasped. Catherine wagged her finger. A wide was signalled. She survived

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three more deliveries, then retired not out. The crowd loved it. Over

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the past week, William, Kate and not forgetting baby George, certainly

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appear to have endeared themselves to this country. In coming days, we

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will see whether they can do the same in Australia. Nicholas

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Witchell, BBC News, in Christchurch. Now the latest weather. The weather

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for the weekend is looking mainly dry. We start the week on a sunny

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note, but the cloud will tend to build during the latter half of the

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week, but staying mainly dry. Overnight frosts are likely in

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response, so gardeners might want to take notice. The satellite picture

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tells the tale nicely. Most of us started with sunny skies and a bit

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of Fairweather cloud for some. Across south-west England and south

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of Wales we keep the clear blue skies for the rest of the day. But

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we will have this strong north-westerly winds blowing down

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the north sea coast, making it feel a little on the chilly side.

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Northern Ireland, patchy cloud of living here and a bit of Fairweather

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cloud for Scotland. There could be a few showers for the Highland 's. But

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this showers will be light and fleeting. A word to the wise, we do

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have fairly high levels of UV at the moment, so if you are outside for

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any length of time during the Easter holidays, it might be worth putting

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a bit of sun cream on. Tonight, any club which has built up will tend to

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fade away and we will be left with clear skies. Maybe the odd missed

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patch. Not desperately cold, but it is a different story in oral areas.

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With those clear skies, temperatures will fall further -- in oral areas.

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You could even have a touch of frost setting in. That is something

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gardeners might want to take note of. On Tuesday morning, high

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pressure is still in charge, so more sunshine to come. There will be an

:30:24.:30:26.

easterly wind across the southern counties of England, so it will not

:30:27.:30:30.

be as warm, but still plenty of sunshine. Maybe more warmth for

:30:31.:30:38.

Wales and Northern Ireland as well. High pressure is still on the scene

:30:39.:30:41.

as we get towards the middle of the week mobot tending to slip towards

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Germany. That allows this weather to move in off the Atlantic. That will

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bring increasing amounts of cloud to Northern Ireland and Scotland on

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Thursday. Away from that, the story is of a chilly start to the morning,

:30:56.:31:00.

with plenty of sunshine. The wind is coming from the south-east this

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time, so temperatures are building in London. The front from the north

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and west will push southwards as we had towards the end of the week,

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introducing cloudy conditions to most parts of the British Isles, but

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it should stay mainly dry and bright.

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Now a reminder of our top story this lunchtime.

:31:20.:31:28.

Pro-Russian supporters ignored Kiev's deadline to leave occupied

:31:29.:31:32.

government buildings. They have stormed police headquarters in yet

:31:33.:31:35.

another city in eastern Ukraine. Foreign Secretary William Hague told

:31:36.:31:39.

it a dangerous escalation of the crisis. That's all from us.

:31:40.:31:40.

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