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The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela as tributes pour in

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for a man described as the greatest leader of our time. People gather

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outside his house in Johannesburg as South Africa gives thanks for the

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life of the country's first black president. Thank you for the gift of

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Madiba. Thank you for what he has enabled us to know we can become. In

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the South African township of Soweto, there is mourning but also a

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celebration of Nelson Mandela's life. Outside South Africa House in

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London, people gather to sign a book of condolence, including the prime

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minister. He lived this extraordinary life, this

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extraordinary struggle of all those years in prison then the immense

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triumph against adversity. We'll bring you reaction from around the

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world and we're live in Johannesburg with the latest from South Africa.

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Also tonight: Landslides and flooding after the worst tidal surge

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for 50 years along the east coast of England.

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The Royal Marine found guilty of killing a Taliban in cold blood is

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given a life sentence. And England learn who they'll play

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in next year's World Cup Finals. The capital pays tribute to Nelson

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Mandela. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

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News at Six. As South Africa and the world mourns the passing of Nelson

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Mandela, there has been a rare unanimity among world leaders as

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they paid tribute to him. David Cameron said the man who had brought

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democracy to South Africa after 27 years in prison had lived an

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extraordinary life and inspired people around the world. Mr

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Mandela's close friend, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said the country's

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first black president had inspired the South African people to walk the

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path to forgiveness and reconciliation. Gabriel Gatehouse is

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Johannesburg. Flags are flying at half-mast across South Africa

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tonight, as indeed they are in many countries across the world.

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Condolence books have been opened in South African embassies in tribute,

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which have been pouring in for the former president Nelson Mandela. His

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death was anticipated, he was 95, he had been frail for months, receiving

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intensive medical care, but tonight there is no doubt about it, this is

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a country in mourning. They come from all walks of life and

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from all communities. To pay their respects outside the home of Nelson

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Mandela. The sense of bereavement is palpable. For some, almost private

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and personal. But this is also a coming together, a nation united in

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mourning, but also in celebration of the life of the man they call

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Madiba. People are celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela. I think he

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would want us to celebrate his life. As South Africa prepares for a state

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funeral of unprecedented proportions, thoughts turn to what

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kind of nation was to Mandela leaves behind. We will always love Madiba

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for teaching us that it is possible to overcome hatred and anger. In

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order to build a new nation and a new society. For decades, the

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struggle against apartheid looked like it might be crushed by a brutal

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regime, a system that applied violence and racist ideology in

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equal measure to our press South Africa's black majority and keep a

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white elite in power. But Nelson Mandela 's achievement amounted to

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more than the victory of the oppressed over the oppressors. I

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think his greatest legacy to South Africa and to the world is the

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emphasis which he has always put on the need for reconciliation. Nelson

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Mandela went to prison and angry young man, a fighter committed to

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defeating his enemies by violence if necessary. 27 years later, he

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emerged, preaching reconciliation, but he never gave up the struggle. I

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have no doubt that each and every one of you who is here can say, with

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authority, and confidence, that I have travelled this long road to

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freedom. I trust I did not falter. I made missteps along the way. But I

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have discovered the sentiment that after crossing a great deal -- great

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hill, one only finds that there are many more. Cross. His message has

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been an inspiration to millions, at home, in Africa and beyond. He

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achieved more than could be expected of any man. Today he has gone home.

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We have lost one of the most influential, courageous and

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profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on

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this earth. It would be a hard heart that wasn't moved by this

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spectacle, these flowers, these candles, and these messages, many of

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them written by children born in a post-apartheid South Africa.

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Messages that all more or less boiled down to one thing stop

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Madiba, thank you for freeing our country. In death as in life, Nelson

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Mandela 's read unique ability to bring people together and lift their

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spirits remains undimmed. In Britain, tribute came from across

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the political spectrum. The Prime Minister was the first to sign a

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book of condolence for Mr Mandela in South Africa House in London. He

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praised his generosity, humour and sense of forgiveness. Our Political

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Editor Nick Robinson examines the impact Nelson Mandela made on

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British politics during the apartheid years, and since. In death

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as in life, he is a towering figure who looks out alongside parliament.

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To millions he is more father figure than politician. A man with the

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power to move as well as inspire. This morning the prime minister

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signed the official book of condolence, ending with the biblical

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quote, listed are the peacemakers. The abiding memory I have is his

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complete forgiveness, his total lack of malice towards those who have

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done this to him. The Labour leader praised Mandela and those in Britain

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who have fought apartheid. I remember all the people who were

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part of his movement. He once said that was the second headquarters of

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the ANC in X oil. Today people of all parties and of non-United,

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praising Nelson Mandela. During his long struggle against apartheid,

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that wasn't always the case. There were divisions here just as there

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were in South Africa. In the 1970s, rugby and cricket teams who agreed

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to play South African touring sides were targeted. There were demands

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that British governments and companies stopped investing in the

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apartheid regime to stop a leading campaigner went on to be Britain's

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minister for Africa. Many countries in the West, including Britain and

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the US, almost saw Nelson Mandela and the ANC as agents of communism.

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Palpable nonsense but that was the way it was seen. Nelson Mandela had

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been in prison for 20 years when Margaret Thatcher chose not to

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boycott South Africa but welcome their prime minister to Chequers.

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You don't want to always have the stick to South Africa, she is fed up

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of that. When she does things we want her to do, we have got to

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encourage her. She was accused of giving respectability to a murderous

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regime. Her allies insist she was acting to prevent more bloodshed.

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What we did was to ensure that apartheid ended peacefully. That was

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what happened. Some people may say that was despite our policy. I like

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to think it was because of our policy. Some will never forgive Mrs

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Thatcher to calling Mandela's ANC terrorists and for opposing

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sanctions. Others point to letters that show that in private, she did

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urge the government to release him. After his release, Nelson Mandela

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was a regular visitor to London. At the unveiling of the statue, he

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recalled what he and an ally had said 45 years ago. We hope that one

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day a statue of a black person would be erected here. Freedom fighter,

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political prisoner, global statesman. Perhaps Mandela's

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greatest achievement was to bring together those who once disagreed

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violently. With me is our Johannesburg Correspondent Nomsa

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Maseko. Nelson Mandela is an irreplaceable figure, in the world

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but particularly for South Africans, what are your thoughts on

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South Africa now after Mandela? I think it's starting to sink in that

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the pulse of the rainbow nation has topped beating. He took his last

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long walk to freedom yesterday when it was announced that he has died.

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People have said it is time to emulate him, make sure that his

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dream of a rainbow nation, united South Africa, in which the equality

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gaps can be closed, is fulfilled. Having said that, there are

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anxieties about what the future holds, because there are still some

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racial tensions in South Africa. As we have been seeing, the

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anti-apartheid movement in Britain increased the pressure to release

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Nelson Mandela. We have been looking at his relationship with written and

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the legacy he leaves behind. -- with Britain. Primary schoolchildren in

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London, taking a moment in assembly to reflect on a man they appear to

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know quite a lot about. Thank you Lord Jesus for the life of Nelson

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Mandela. Aged ten and eight, these children have been told about Nelson

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Mandela by their head teacher. He is like a great hero, no 1's going to

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forget him, he is going to go on for generations. I think he is a real

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inspiration and a true hero. I think everybody will be remembering him

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today throughout the whole world. And I think they will in hundreds of

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years to come. That's how great he really was. And perhaps nowhere more

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keenly remembered that here in the UK. His affection and affinity for

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those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle was clearly

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signalled by his frequent visits. And it was here in Brixton, home to

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one of the largest black communities that he received a rapturous

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reception, for a man whose life had been transformed by the struggle, he

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in turn transformed the lives of those he encountered. He changed my

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life can be brought Brixton together, united us. He was a symbol

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of peace and we have never had that kind of experience before. For

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decades now, his presence has become embedded in British society,

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statues, street names and scholarships. This man is a

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recipient of the Mandela scholarship. He remembers the

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speeches the newly released Nelson Mandela made. Iran's with my friends

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to be in the stadium where he was giving an address. -- I ran with my

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friends. Those are the memories that never paid. -- never fade. The

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cultural connections run deep. This song is thought to have contributed

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to the pressure to have him released from prison. A campaign like that is

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like a clock, the smallest corgis as eager as the biggest. That is the

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most important thing, help take things can grow from little things.

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From an anthem for a generation to the legacy of future generations,

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there is a profoundly between ordinary people in this country and

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an extraordinary man and his struggle in South Africa. Our main

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headline... South African moorlands and celebrates the life of Nelson

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Mandela, who died last night. -- South Africa mourns and celebrates.

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Coming up in Sportsday, England's women footballers have a new coach,

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Mark Sampson. He joins from Bristol Academy.

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Hundreds of properties remain flooded across the east coast of

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England after a powerful storm triggered the worst tidal surge for

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60 years. At its height, water levels reached 19m, that is almost

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six metres. The Environment Agency says flood defences protected

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hundreds of houses. -- 19ft. Jeremy Cooke has been in Boston, in

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Lincolnshire, one of the most severely affected areas.

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With the rising waters, rising drama. A stranded van, a

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life-threatening situation, as the waves around Scarborough closing.

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The driver is out, just in time, and manages to clamber to safety. Within

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seconds, his van is lost to the waves. In north Wales, Rhyl was

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inundated. Yes, that is the lifeboat crew in a residential road, picking

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up anyone who needs help. The battering meant hundreds of people

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were rescued, more than 10,000 evacuated to safe shelters. At the

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end of this streak in Hemsby, Norfolk, well, there is no street.

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Three clifftop homes have been swept away by the biggest tidal surge for

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at least 60 years. Buildings which have stood for decades, one in

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minutes. We stood by the patio doors, and we could actually see the

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kitchen fold, the kitchen and bathroom went down first. In

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Boston, Lincolnshire, water cascaded into the city. Many flood defences

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held, but some failed in the face of sea levels which were in place is

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almost a metre higher than any ever recorded. Last night's tidal surge

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brought water pouring down this road and into people's houses. The damage

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was done in just a few hours. The clean-up will take much longer.

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First, the water has to be pumped out, and then there is the mess.

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Sonia has friends to help, but it is hard to take. I have spent all year

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saving up to replace my furniture in my lounge, and it is all ruined.

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Heartbreaking. Yes. All of this will go down as the

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great storm of 2013. At this lifeboat station and beyond, it will

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be remembered for the ferocity and the speed of the rising water.

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The Royal Marines filmed executing an injured Taliban insurgent has

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been given a life sentence, with a recommendation that he serves a

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minimum of ten years in prison. Sergeant Alexander Blackman was

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convinced it convicted last month. Jonathan Beale reports. Sergeant

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Alexander Blackman, a Marine with a proud career and a promising future,

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at least until what has been called a moment of madness. For the first

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time, we can show the face of the man, until recently only known as

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Marine A. These pictures are taken from the video which led to his

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conviction for murder. Out of view is the wounded Afghan fighter, a

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prisoner of war who he is about to shoot.

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The judge said those words were chilling. The court also heard he

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had been fighting in a part of Helmand which has been described as

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hell on earth. These images were taken by another group of marines

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nearby. Sergeant Blackman's defence said his unit was involved in a

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relentless fight with a ruthless enemy. He stood as the same military

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panel which convicted him of murder approved a life sentence with a

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minimum 10-year is in jail. The judge told Sergeant Blackman that he

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had betrayed his uniform and tarnished the British monetary's

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reputation. He was then marched out of court for the last time after

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being informed that he was being dismissed with disgrace from Her

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Majesty's service. It was left to his lawyer to express his remorse.

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He is very sorry for any damage which has been caused to the Royal

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Marines. Finally, Sergeant Blackman would like to thank the public for

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the support which has been shown to him and his wife. This case has

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proved highly controversial. Alexander Blackman were described by

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his commanding officer is not a bad man, but a normal citizen, tainted

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only by the impact of war. Police in Northern Ireland are treating an

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incident last night in which shots were fired at police vehicles as

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attempted murder. Officers say they believe military grade weapons were

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used in the attack in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. No one was injured.

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There is a warning that the Chancellor's plans to reduce the

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deficit could mean further cuts to public services, according to the

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Institute for Fiscal Studies. It warns that borrowing remains high,

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and that policies like free school meals are not funded after 2015. But

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the Chancellor has defended his Autumn Statement, saying things are

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improving. The energy company E.ON says it will

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increase prices by 3.7% in January. It is the last of the big six to

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announce price rises, and it blames the increase on the costs of

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delivering energy and buying gas and electricity. In the last hour,

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England's footballers discovered who they will be playing in the opening

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group stages of the World Cup in Brazil. Our sports editor, David

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Bond, was watching the draw in the resort of Costa do Sauipe. What can

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you tell us? There has been lots of talk about Brazil's ability to stage

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an event of this magnitude. You only have to look at the draw to realise

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that this is on another level altogether. Today at least gave

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Brazil a chance to focus on the football. Welcome to the World Cup

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Brazilian style. Organisers have spent millions of pounds converting

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this tropical beach resort into the venue for today's final draw. Much

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of the talk in recent days has been of security, and construction

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delays. But as the great and good of the game arrived here today, there

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was at last a sense of excited anticipation. With the world

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watching, this was Brazil's chance to give a taster of what they hope

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will be a footballing carnival. As ever, no draw is complete without a

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touch of the absurd. The dancing over, it was time to get down to the

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real business. England manager Roy Hodgson not only wanted to avoid the

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big guns, he was also worried about travelling huge distances across

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this vast country. So, when 1966 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst

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pick England, it was inevitable that both would materialise. Not only

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Italy in the same group, but also Uruguay. As well as that, and

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opening game to be played in searing heat. You do not win football games

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on paper. You do not look at games and think, this one we will win,

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this one we will draw, this one we will lose. The damage and of the

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field are the same, and if you are well prepared, you have got a chance

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to win all three games, so I am not disappointed. On reflection, despite

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the lower expectations around the England team these days, there would

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be disappointment if they failed to qualify. Roy Hodgson's it fear

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coming into this draw was not necessarily who England might play,

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but where they might big fear. There will be a lot of focus on that

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opening game against Italy, up in the very hot temperatures of the

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Amazon. That game will be played at 9pm local time, two o'clock in the

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morning in Britain. After that, they will come further south, to colder

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climes, to play Uruguay in Sao Paulo, and then Costa Rica. It is

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not an easy draw, but I think Roy Hodgson might be quietly hopeful

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tonight. More now on our top story, and as South Africa and the world

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mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, we can now speak to our

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correspondent in Soweto, the township where Mr Mandela used to

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live, and which was at the heart of the struggle against apartheid. Give

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us a sense of the atmosphere there, and what it was like for you growing

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up there. Yes, indeed. This is a township in Soweto, literally just

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across the road from Mr Mandela's old home. The crowds have gathered

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here all day. They have come from all sides of Soweto, and they have

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been singing old liberation songs, a bit like a bit of nostalgia, because

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they have been singing songs about, please release Mandela, you know,

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when they were talking to the apartheid regime. There is another

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one which they sang so many times, Mandela, there is no one like you.

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So, South Africans tonight, here on the second night after the

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announcement of the death of Mr Mandela, are still celebrating the

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life of their liberator. Let's take a look at the weather

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now. Good evening. It has been a quieter

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day today, but it is bitterly cold in Scotland. We finally got rid of

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those wins into the near continent, and this is allowing this frontal

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system to move to the north-west. It will enhance that cloud. That is

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going to be responsible for bringing this light, patchy rain through the

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night. A cold nights to come in Scotland. But then we will have a

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bit more clout, and maybe some freezing rain for a time before the

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milder air comes in. -- cloud. That south-westerly wind will eventually

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drag the milder air further north, perhaps with the exception of the

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Northern Isles, but it looks as though we will keep quite a lot of

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cloud and some showers along that coast. By the middle of the

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afternoon, for Scotland, have some snow still across the Northern

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Ireland 's . but look at the difference in temperatures. --

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across the Northern Ireland 's. -- Northern Isles.

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That area of high pressure continues to build and dominate as we move

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through the weekend, allowing these weather fronts to skirt and across

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the top. But look at the difference again in the temperatures, the

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milder air is set to continue into next week. So, for the weekend, it

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looks like we can take a deep breath and relax.

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That is it from us. There is a special programme on the life of

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Nelson Mandela at nine o'clock on BBC this evening. We leave you for

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now with the man and his words. There is no easy road to freedom.

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None of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act

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together as a united people. Let there be justice for all. Let there

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be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water for all. For the body,

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the mind and the soul to be freed to fulfil themselves. Never, never, and

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never again, shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience

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the oppression of one by another. The sun shall never set on so

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glorious a human

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