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David Cameron announces his first major Cabinet reshuffle since the

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coalition came to power. The Prime Minister puts new faces at key

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departments as he tries to relaunch the Government. This reshuffle is

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about looking to the future, building on reforms, focusing on

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delivery and bringing forward the next generation. The Government can

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change faces all they like. Policies need to change. A new boss

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at Transport sparks a row over Heathrow. The London Mayor says

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David Cameron is planning a third runway. We will be asking if there

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are new policies to go along with the new politicians. Also tonight:

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Within the last few minutes, Ellie Simmonds misses out on a third gold

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medal. But it is gold for header Frederiksen. Northern Ireland

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cannot afford another night like this. A warning from the police who

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say someone could be killed in the rioting. And a breakthrough in the

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row over milk prices. Farmers and supermarkets reach a deal. In the

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sport: Warren Gatland is confirmed as the man to lead the British and

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Irish Lions in Australia next Good evening. Welcome to the BBC

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News at Six. David Cameron has made a series of key changes in his

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first major Cabinet reshuffle. Andrew Lansley, who steered through

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the controversial health reforms, has been replaced by the former

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Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. And the Transport Secretary, who

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opposed a new runway at Heathrow, has been moved on, sparking off an

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angry reaction from the London Mayor, Boris Johnson. We'll have

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more on that but, first, here's our political editor, Nick Robinson, on

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what lies behind this Cabinet shake up. If only sweeping up political

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problems was this easy. They cleaned up Downing Street in

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preparation for some new ministerial brooms. The Prime

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Minister returned from early morning meetings in the House of

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Commons. He had been firing those deemed to have failed. It was to

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allow those he was going to hire to parade their way through the door

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of Number 10. One new arrival, Chris Grayling. He has been asked

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to head off criticism this Government has gone soft on crime

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and human rights. What have you got? The answer was Justice. His

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answer was Health. Many watchers predicted the sack for the former

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health secretary -- Culture Secretary. It is a huge task. The

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biggest privilege of my life. I'm looking forward to getting on with

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the job. Another surprise new face is Patrick McLoughlin. The former

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government chief whip now transport secretary. In it is about looking

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to the future, focusing on delivery and looking to the next generation.

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The Prime Minister today shuffled more than half the cabinet pack. He

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concentrated on the Tory, rather than the Lib Dem Part of the

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coalition. The man in charge of the controversial health changes now

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has to sell the policies. Jeremy Hunt, once in the firing line for

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the merger with BSkyB, it gets the job of winning them back. The job

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of Ken Clarke as Justice Secretary was meant to be filled by Iain

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Duncan-Smith. He turned down the Prime Minister's offer. Lucky for

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this man, who gets a big promotion. Ken Clarke warned colleagues

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against filling the prisons, partly because of cost. This is what Chris

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Grayling told the Tory conference about crime. People think our

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criminal justice system is broken. Worrying too much about the

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criminals and not enough about the justice. The woman who was made

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Transport Secretary less than a year ago, Justine Greening, now

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loses that job. She is replaced by a man that does a share have public

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opposition to expanding Heathrow Airport. Patrick McLoughlin is a

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plain-speaking former miner from the Midlands, nowhere near those

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airports. That was bitterly condemned by Boris Johnson, he said

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he would fight the madness of a new runway. This reshuffle did little

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to change the top of the Cabinet. The Chancellor, foreign, home,

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defence and Welfare Secretary is, all kept their jobs. Staying in

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position all the Liberal Democrat ministers. Back there are not at

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the top table is the man who resigned over his expenses two

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years ago, David Laws. He becomes Schools Minister. The Government

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can change the face is all they like. It is the policies that need

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to change. No change in the economic direction, no change on

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the reorganisation of the NHS. Delivery, that is what the Prime

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Minister says his changes are all about. Every solution deliver it

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brings with it potential political problems. -- solution delivered. As

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we've heard, Justine Greening, a fierce opponent of expanding

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Heathrow Airport, has lost her job as Transport Secretary. It has re-

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opened the row over Britain's airport capacity. Of all the cards

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the Prime Minister has played in this reshuffle, the appointment of

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Patrick McLoughlin as transport secretary is potentially one of the

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most important? His appointment could pave the way for a massive

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expansion of airport capacity in the south of England, including,

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potentially, a U-turn on opposing a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

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He was the Transport Minister under Margaret Thatcher. Today he said he

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had an open mind on the future of Heathrow. That is not the view of

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this woman - his predecessor - Justine Greening. Not just a

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supporter of high-speed rail, as a West London MP, she is a firm

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opponent of a third runway at Heathrow. That his coalition policy

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for now. More Conservatives are coming and the view that a third

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runway at Heathrow should be in the mix, including the Chancellor and

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others at the Treasury. If the Government wants to rethink its

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policy, it needs a Transport Secretary who can live with it.

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First up is a planned consultation on all of theirs. That could

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involve expanding Stansted or a brand new hub airport on the River

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Thames east of London or the controversial extra runway at

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Heathrow. Even the possibility of that prompted Boris Johnson to

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attack the reshuffle, saying it was clear the Government was ditching

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his promise not to expand Heathrow. He is not alone. If there any

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change to government policy in having a third runway at Heathrow,

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I would lose my seat. I was elected to Parliament in fighting the

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Campaign Against a third runway at Heathrow. I need to make sure that

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we, as a government committee to a promise. Increasing airport

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capacity and other infrastructure projects such as the high-speed

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rail line from London to Birmingham form a key part of the Government's

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search for economic growth. Transport Secretary needs to have

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an open mind about the options. He needs to ensure they are considered

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fairly. We need decisions from this government. Business cannot wait

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until 2015 to get a decision. Whatever change Patrick McLoughlin

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may bring, it will not be quick. Democrats are firmly opposed to

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Let's get more now from Nick Robinson in Downing Street. In a

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broader sense, what do these changes say about the direction of

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the Government? They say the Government is not changing its

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central economic strategy. The Chancellor stays in place. He has

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ensured that at junior ministerial level, many of his allies have jobs.

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There is one fascinating appointments in what Downing Street

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are saying about delivery rather than policy. The man who is chief

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executive of LOCOG, an investment banker, it joins the Treasury. His

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job is not to build Olympic Stadium but make sure that all those roads,

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houses, bridges and all the rest we have long been promised by

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politicians, actually do get built. What other changes really about?

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Addressing problems. The Prime Minister has gone through a list of

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problems and tried to find people to sort them. Airports, the NHS.

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Not just the unpopular reforms but the biggest squeeze to the health

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service finances in its entire lifetime. Jeremy Hunt awarded --

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rewarded for the way he handled the Olympics rather than the way he

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handled the Murdochs. Then justice. It is a real problem in the Tory

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family and the Tory press. Every solution brings its problems. If

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Chris Grayling wants more prison places, if he wants to lock up more

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people, what will that do? Cost more money and upset the coalition

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partners in the Liberal Democrats. The way out of all his problems, I

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suppose, is to have another reshuffle. And you can find full

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details of today's Cabinet reshuffle online at the website. In

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the Paralympics, at Ellie Simmonds missed out on her third gold medal

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of the Games but managed to get bronze. The last time we saw Prince

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Harry poolside, it was in rather different circumstances in Las

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Vegas. Today he was watching one of the few people to have made as many

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reason headlines as he has. 50m freestyle is the weakest event for

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Ellie Simmonds. She has two golds but a medal of any colour in this

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race would have been an achievement. Mary Keitany is the record holder.

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She never looked like catching have. -- Mirjam de Koning-Peper. The

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touch was good. Ellie Simmonds had another medal. The smile said it

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all. She has already secured her status as one of the superstars of

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these Games. The Prime Minister presented her gold medal last night.

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I asked the man in charge of her coaching if there has ever been

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anyone like her. She could be a one-off but we will not stop

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searching for another one like her, which will help the British team.

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She is unique. I think it is her attributes that such as her

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organisation, work ethic, ability to learn new things, which makes a

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champion athlete. Heather Frederiksen had been training to be

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an Olympics the match until an accident in 2004 letter with

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limited use of her right arm and leg. A doctor told her she would

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never swim again. Here she was racing to victory in the 100m

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backstroke, successfully defending the title she won in Beijing. That

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is Great Britain's this gold medal in the pool. Gold and silver in the

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archery. Danielle Bram won. The footballers have looked at

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tournaments with their skill for decades block. Blind players are no

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exception. How about that for a goal! Let's have a look at the

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Hopes that the Olympics would give a boost to Britain's flagging

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retail sales have been dashed. Figures out today show that sales

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actually fell by 0.4% in August, compared with a year ago. It seems

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people preferred to watch the Games on TV rather than spending time in

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the shops. Emma Simpson is in Stratford near the Olympic Park now.

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They are streaming out of the park after enjoying that afternoon of

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sport. Chances are, a lot of folks will do some shopping. We are at

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the edge of the Big Mal and it is heaving. Today the first piece of

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hard evidence about the impact of the Olympics in the retail set. It

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has been a very different story and elsewhere. It has been a glorious

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summer, with excitement and medals galore. There has been little gold

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for retail. Things did not bode well from the start as London

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streets and teed and shoppers stayed away from the west end,

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although numbers did not -- did pick up. Most of us enjoyed the

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Games so much, we did not want to shot, especially those lucky enough

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to come to the Olympic Park. It is once in a lifetime. I'm sure it has

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hurt the High Street. You have got to come. It has been done so well.

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The atmosphere was amazing. Retail sales overall have taken a hit.

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Food and drink were up. Big-ticket items like home furnishings were

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down. We were so glued to the television, even reliable growth in

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online sales shrank last month. In Stratford-upon-Avon, to shot owners

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stocked up for an Olympic spending spree. My gut feeling was, do not

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actually go there. I did not have any products. I am pleased with my

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decision. For the industry as a whole, any chance to boost sales

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has to be seized on right now. year to date has been poor. A

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number of retailers have struggled. Let's not forget retail is the

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biggest single private set employer. That is 3 million jobs. Jobs really

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matter. Just like the Olympics, there were winners and losers in

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retail. Sales at this bike shot chain have certainly moved up a

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gear. Since the Tour de France and the start of the Olympics, August

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has picked up. The first week of the Olympics was difficult. The

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second week picked up a me had a record week. The Olympic feel-good

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factor. -- and we had a record week. It is about whether this would

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transfer to the high street after the Games has gone. Some would say

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it is not a bad thing we have not gone shopping. August is

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traditionally quiet. What this economy needs is confidence.

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Retailers will hope there will be a pick-up in sales. Dare I mention

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David Cameron announces major changes to his Cabinet in a bid to

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relaunch the government. And coming up, Scotland's First Minister paved

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the way for a vote on Scottish independence.

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Later on the BBC News Channel, the Olympic boost that never happened,

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retailers suffer in August, but the service sector bucked the trend and

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reports a far better August than Hayes senior police officer in

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Northern Ireland says he fears someone could be killed if rioting

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continues into a third night. Rioters have taken to the street in

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north Belfast in a dispute over parades. With the latest, here is

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Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson. Keeping the peace in this part of

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Belfast has proved impossible. Two nights in a row. One road divides

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two communities, mainly Catholics on one side, Protestants on the

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other. Hardline elements on both sides of the road have been

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involved in the recent violence. Police came under attack as they

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tried to keep rival loyalist and republican crowds apart. In total,

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more than 60 have been hurt this week, all in this one small part of

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north Belfast. Today police made a short but direct appeal. We need an

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urgent resolution to this issue, or there is a very real possibility

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that somebody will be killed over the course of the next few days and

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weeks. Tension has been simmering since a loyalist band was accused

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of playing a sectarian June outside the local Catholic church, but

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there is a wider issue, the underlying divisions. Some

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Unionists say they feel left behind by the peace process. We are still

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suffering, and people in the United Kingdom have not grasped that.

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People and Stormont can say, yes, it has moved on. Some parts of the

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province have moved on, our community here has not moved on.

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Paddy Higgins lives on the other side of the road. He was born in

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1994, the same year as the IRA ceasefire. But he thinks Paumen and

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peace is still a long way off. There are people of my age you do

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get involved, and they have been brought up in a community where

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they have always got involved, and that is the only reason why they do,

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not choice. Here in the city centre, it is hard to believe there was a

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full-scale riot last night only a mile away. Life has continued as

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normal, not just here, but right across Northern Ireland. But back

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in north Belfast, the police were on high alert. Talks aimed at

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defusing the tension have so far failed.

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The mother of a man who was shot dead by the Metropolitan Police

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seven years ago has today accused officers of executing a son. 24-

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year-old at the Azelle Rodney was shot six times as police believed

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he was reaching for a weapon. An inquiry was shown footage of the

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police chase in which his vehicle was brought to a halt.

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Police in Norfolk have named a woman whose body was found in the

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River per year. Annette Creegan, 49 and from Surrey, is believed to

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have been strangled. Her partner is believed to have drowned. Her 13-

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year-old daughter was found alone on the boat on Saturday.

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Scotland's First Minister has confirmed that a Bill to pave the

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way for a referendum on independence will be put before the

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Holyrood parliament, setting out his Government's legislative

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programme, Alex Salmond told MSPs that only independents would give

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Scotland the power to create growth and jobs. -- independence.

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A low-key start to an important day in the business of governing

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Scotland. A legislative programme, 15 bills. At its heart, one which

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will set out the framework for a referendum on independence. Without

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full responsibility for the economy, we will continue to be constrained

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by the choices, frequently disastrous choices, being made by

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Westminster. With independence we would have the fiscal powers needed

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for it -- needed to bring forward capital spending, encourage more

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businesses to invest will start up in Scotland. What do we know so far

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about how the referendum which could decide whether Scotland stays

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in or leaves the political union with England, Wales and Northern

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Ireland would work? It is expected to take place in autumn of 2014.

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The signals are that 16 and 17 year-olds will be allowed to vote,

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but it is not yet clear whether voters should after answer a

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straight question of whether there should be an additional question on

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more powers for Scotland. The SNP's opponents say this is a government,

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a First Minister obsessed with independence, with gimmicks over

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substantive policy. He says he cannot change Scotland because he

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does not have enough power, so he does not use the power he has to

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change Scotland for the better. What, then, of the other

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legislation on the cards? There will be built on same-sex marriage

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which has cross-party support but is opposed by some faith groups,

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including the Catholic Church. -- there will be a bill. The Scottish

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government has pledged to protect capital spending on projects which

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will support economic growth, and there is a plan to increase

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childcare up to 600 hours per year, more than what is available in

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England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Families at this nursery in

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Edinburgh approved. We are barely covering the day-care, so it would

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be good to have more help. The SNP does have a majority of MSPs in

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this Parliament, so it has a good chance of getting its legislation

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through. They already argue they are doing a good job in tough

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economic times, but ahead of the referendum they want to convince

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Scots that full economic powers are necessary. Today was all about

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starting to make those arguments. We can get more from Scotland

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political editor Brian Taylor, the joins us now from Holyrood. We

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heard the First Minister talking about the referendum, but how will

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it go down when people are worried about where the next pay cheque is

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coming from, about their jobs? is a key point. The economy is

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central in his own right but certainly with an eye to the

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referendum as well. The question is whether people will feel they can

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move towards this radical steps of independence, whether they feel the

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time is not propitious, that they will feel cautious, concerned,

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anxious about the economy, and perhaps not open to the argument of

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independence. That is a concern that is shared by some strategists,

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but the alternative view that Alex Salmond was advancing his that the

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mess in the economy is of London's making, and that independence would

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allow Scotland to shake the economy to its own priorities and needs.

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All right, thanks very much, thank you.

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For months, dairy farmers have been protesting over falling milk prices

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and have been calling for a better deal. Today there has been a

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breakthrough with both farmers and milk processors signing up to a

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voluntary code of practice. We can get more from Jeremy Cooke, who

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joined us from a dairy farm in Hinckley. Will the deal lead to

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higher prices for farmers? Well, yes, in a word, it should.

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Have a look at these beautiful cars, they represent the future of the

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dairy industry, but it is a future which has, we are told, been put at

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risk in recent times because of his ongoing fight between the big

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Dairy cows in an English meadow, a timeless vision of the British

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countryside, but for how long? Farmers have been warning that

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supermarkets and processes are driving costs so low that many of

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them are being forced out of business. Today, though, finally, a

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breakthrough. The industry has been so fragmented that we are never had

:24:52.:24:55.

enough power to do anything, but I have never seen the industry

:24:56.:25:00.

becomes so tight-knit as in the last six months, helping each other

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now, and I think the processes and the supermarkets have realised that

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the farmers mean business, and I think that is why we are starting

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to see things happen, because we will not give up now until the job

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is resolved. It is all about the prize of milk. Farmers complain

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that they are losing about 4p on every leader they produce. They say

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they have been bullied into contracts which give you my

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advantage to the big buyers. -- huge advantage. A series of cuts in

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the price that farmers are paid led to protests and now a voluntary

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code of practice. It says farmers should get more flexible contracts,

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be given better notice of price changes, and offered a chance to

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find better deals elsewhere. The National Farmers' Union has

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welcomed the news. Many big processors are also signing up.

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What the voluntary code of practice will do is enable farmers to

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understand how their price is calculated, and what they are

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telling me is that they want transparency, they want to

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understand why they get the prices they do, and this code of practice

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is a massive step forward. The code of conduct will not solve all of

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the problems, but it is a much needed positive move.

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That brings us to the weather now with John Hammond.

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No mention of the white stuff in his forecast, George, it is going

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to get warmer as we end the week, A band of cloud, the odd spot of

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drizzly rain nestling into southern counties as we go into this evening.

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At the other end of the UK, very windy across the far north, but a

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fine evening in between, and it will settle into a quiet night. The

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worst of the winds will moderate, the cloud will break up further

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south. A fresh night in rural spots, but not desperately cold anywhere.

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Tomorrow is looking good, a fine day, plain and simple. There will

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be fair weather cloud building up, but it should not threaten rain

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except for north-western parts of Scotland. Fleeting affairs. Any

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cloud across the south-east should tend to break up, and it will be a

:27:10.:27:14.

nice day and down the UK. There will be some cloud, a few showers

:27:14.:27:19.

running into northern parts of Scotland in particular, but broken

:27:19.:27:23.

cloud for Northern Ireland, northern England, too. Temperatures

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in the mid to high teens, breeze not too strong, feeling comfortable

:27:26.:27:31.

in the sunshine. Some of the best sunshine across southern counties,

:27:31.:27:33.

particularly towards the south coast where early cloud should

:27:33.:27:38.

clear away from the south-east, 21 in London, pretty comfortable.

:27:38.:27:41.

Looking further ahead, high pressure in the south keeps things

:27:41.:27:45.

fine and settled after a chilly start, but all changed further

:27:45.:27:51.

north, wet and windy weather in north-western a lot of clouds

:27:51.:27:53.

spilling into Scotland and Northern Ireland. Beyond that, things to

:27:54.:27:58.

settle down and a warm-up as well. Temperatures are set to rise quite

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sharply at the end of the week. I would not be surprised if some

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southern counties reach the dizzy heights of the high 20s at the

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