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Police in South Korea seek to arrest the Captain of the ferry which sank

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with hundreds of children on board. Rescuers retrieve more bodies from

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the ship - hopes are fading of finding any more survivors.

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A British teenager has been killed in Syria - the Foreign Office says

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it's urgently investigating how he died.

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The Duchess of Cambridge meets children at a hospice on the royal

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tour of Australia. And the going is good - horse racing

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takes place on a Good Friday for the first time in Britain.

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Good afternoon. Police in South Korea have asked a

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court to issue an arrest warrant for the captain and two other crew of

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the passenger ferry which sank on Wednesday, with hundreds of children

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on board. More bodies have been recovered and for the first time

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rescue teams have entered the ship's cargo deck. Hopes are fading of

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finding anyone alive on board. Martin Patience reports from Jindo -

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and you may find some of the pictures in his report distressing.

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This search operation is now entering a grim, new phase. Today,

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more bodies and not survivors were brought to shore. Dozens of vessels

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are still searching the sea for any survivors but it is what is

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happening under water that represents today's major

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breakthrough. Divers have entered the stricken ferry for the first

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time. TRANSLATION: Two divers entered the

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second floor cargo bay but because of the obstructions, they could not

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identify or rescue any people from the sea.

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Back on shore, anger and frustrations are mounting. This is

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now day three of the search operation. And with no news of their

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loved ones, many here are preparing for the worst.

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TRANSLATION: It is heartbreaking if I think about how cold she must be

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in the water. I pray she is still alive.

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Families of the missing have just boarded this Coast Guard vessel and

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they will be travelling the 20 kilometres to the scene of the

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stricken ferry. It's bound to be a highly charged and an emotional

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journey. This mobile phone footage captured the dramatic moments before

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the ferry sank. Students clinging onto the vessel in order to survive.

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Today it emerged the accident had claimed yet another victim. The vice

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principal who led the school trip was found hanged. He was reportedly

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guilt ridden about having been rescued.

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And Martin Patience joins us now. It does look like the police are

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treating this as a criminal enquiry? That is right. Ross acute as are

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focusing on two areas. One area is the captain did not order and

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evacuation from the ferry quickly enough. The supposition is had he

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done so, more lives could have been saved. And second, that he just

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abandoned the vessel. I am told there is grief surrounding this

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entire rescue operation and now the dreadful news of the vice principal

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of the school? Terrible news and more details are emerging. One South

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Korean news agency said it has seen this suicide letter, left at the

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scene of the suicide. The teacher said he simply couldn't live with

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himself knowing he had organised this trip. He went on to say he

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helped his ashes were sprinkled at the sight of the sunken ferry so he

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hopes he can become a teacher again for the students, but this time in

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the afterlife. Thank you very much. An 18-year-old man from Brighton has

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been killed in Syria. Abdullah Deghayes died there earlier this

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month. The circumstances of his death are not yet clear. The Foreign

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Office has said it's urgently investigating. I'm joined by our

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security correspondent, Frank Gardner. Frank, what do we know

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about this? This is a sad story of a young man

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due to go to write-in university. Instead he ran away. His family

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believed he was in Libya but he had gone to Syria. About the most

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dangerous country on the planet you can go to. The Foreign Office said

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the circumstances of his death are unclear. But people will be working

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on the assumption he has been killed in fighting. A number of Britons

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have gone to Syria to fight and they have a one in 20 chance of getting

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killed and the longer they stay there, there are chances increase

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and getting killed. The government is concerned about this. Even though

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most people who go out there either to get involved in humanitarian

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issues or to join the fighting, they say they have got no intention of

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coming back here to carry out any violence. The government is

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concerned, and the director-general of MI5 made a speech last year that

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there is a risk skills learned over there in bomb-making and so on,

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could be transferred over here. There is no evidence at this stage

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to say that Abdullah Deghayes was involved in that. His uncle was held

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in Guantanamo Bay at one stage but the circumstances around his death

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are unclear. At least 12 people have died in an

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avalanche on Everest - the worst accident to have taken place on the

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mountain. All those who lost their lives were local Nepalese guides

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who'd been preparing the way for western climbers. Three are still

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missing. Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

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have said the new pro-western government in Kiev must step down

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before they will abide by the terms of an international agreement to

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ease the crisis in the country. They're continuing their armed

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occupation of official buildings in at least nine cities in the east of

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the country. Duncan Crawford reports from Donetsk.

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Armed and ready. They are not leaving their headquarters in

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Donetsk, they are arriving. Despite an international deal but says armed

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groups must leave occupied buildings. People here say they want

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a referendum first four more powers to be transferred to the east. And

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today, a call for the government in Kiev to step down. Some people are

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nervous. TRANSLATION: We don't want

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bloodshed, we want these issues to be resolved peacefully and to be

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given an opportunity to decide on future. Diplomats in Geneva

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yesterday had hoped they might bring eastern Ukraine back from the brink

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and ease tensions. But only hours after the talks finished, the US was

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already raising doubts. Our preference would be for Mr Putin to

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follow through on what is a glimmer of hope coming out of these Geneva

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talks. But, we are not going to count on it until we see it. Today

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in eastern Ukraine, this is the most rebellious city but it is peaceful

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and calm. But the barricades remain. Convincing people here to give up

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their weapons may also not be easy. The struggle for Ukraine's future

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shows no sign of ending. What Western diplomats want and what

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anti-Kiev activist wants, are two different things. It is up to

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Ukraine's new leaders to control the situation on the ground.

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The two biggest teachers unions in England and Wales are expected to

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call for industrial action at their annual conferences this weekend.

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Both unions are in dispute with the government over changes to pay and

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pensions. Ministers argue the reforms are designed to bring

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teachers in line with other workers. David Miliband has appointed Barack

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Obama's chief election strategist to advise the Labour Party during next

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year's General Election. David Axelrod helped Mr Obama win

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back-to-back presidential terms in 2008 and 2012. His appointment

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follows several months of negotiations.

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The Duchess of Cambridge has thanked Australia on how warm welcome since

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she arrived in the country. Visiting an Easter show in Sydney.

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On an almost cloudless autumn day in Sydney, the crowds were large and

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the royal couple remained the attraction as they made their way

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through this showground will stop after celebrity chefs, cooking

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demonstrations and displays of local produce, a champion ram called Fred,

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got a hazard and Pat. Then something quintessentially Australian,

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demonstration of sheep shearing. A good sheep shearer can shear a sheep

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in around two minutes. They make it look easy.

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After the Easter show they went on to visit only one of only two

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children's hospices in Australia. Kate spoke of her gratitude for the

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reception they have been given. To be here as a family will always be

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very special. Thank you for inviting us here and for such a generous

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welcome. Thank you. Finally, to Manly Beach near Sydney and a

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demonstration by trainee lifeguards. Walking on sand in those shoes

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cannot be easy, but going barefoot was evidently not an option. After

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sailing in Auckland, they must be disappointed not to be so active.

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Beach, C and trainee lifeguards, they have had an Australian end to

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their Good Friday. History will be made today when

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horse racing takes place on a Good Friday for the first time in

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Britain. Organisers believe breaking with tradition is vital to bring an

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audience to racing. There are two race meetings with Lingfield Park in

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Surrey expecting a record crowd. From there, Joe Wilson reports.

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These days there are many courses for horses. At Lingfield, it is wax

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coated sand and synthetic fibres, ultramodern and this is tradition

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changing. Good Friday, no longer racing free. It is a leisure day.

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People want to be able to do something and everybody has a choice

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what to do. Whether it is theme parks, now horse racing or even go

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to the shops. This race courses over 100 years old. The parish church has

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stood since the early 15th century. Society may have altered

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immeasurably, but for some, Good Friday is still about Christian

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worship. Obviously opinions about horse racing on Good Friday differ.

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We hope people will take the opportunity to visit the beautiful

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church. They will be very warmly welcomed. In the past, jockeys have

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been run up in to compete on Good Friday because it is a rare day off.

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There are only three days in the entire EA without a racing fixture

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in Britain. But Lingfield has raid at -- laid out the red carpet and

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there is ?1 million worth of prize-money today. This is a finale

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of a winter championship run on all-weather tracks. The sponsorship

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here today is provided by a betting company. Robin hood's Bay is fancied

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to win the race and his owner is a passionate racing follower who has

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been blind since his 30s. I don't miss out at all because every

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racecourse has eight commentary. All of the commentators are wonderful

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picture painters. This is a racetrack built for all seasons,

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with Good Friday no longer the exception.

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First racing on Good Friday. Let's have a reminder of the main news.

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The police in North Korea have requested an arrest warrant for the

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captain and two crew members for the ferry that sank on Wednesday. It had

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hundreds of children on board. There is more on that story on the

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