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it accuses Russia of an armed invasion. Men with guns and Russian

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naval flags are now patrolling two airports in the Crimea region. A

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Russian frigate appears to be blockading a crucial port, also in

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Crimea. The ousted president speaks from Russia, vowing to return.

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TRANSLATION: I am eager and ready to fight for the future of the Ukraine.

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It's unclear whether Russia is orchestrating events. The Foreign

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Office has urged all Britons to leave the area.

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Also tonight: The serial killer who laughed as she was sentenced to life

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in prison without parole. The BBC learns last year's badger

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cull was ineffective and not sufficiently humane, according to

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the Government's own report. Washed up by this winter's storms,

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the bombs left over from World War II.

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And as far south as Jersey, the spectacular view of the northern

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lights. Victims of a serial rapist win the

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right to sue The Met for failures in the investigation.

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And an international crackdown on financial fraudsters.

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six. Tension is mounting in

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Ukraine as the ousted president, who hadn't been seen for days, has

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resurfaced in Russia and is vowing to fight against what he called a

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coup. The interim Ukrainian government has accused Russia of an

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armed invasion and occupation, as gunmen carrying Russian naval flags

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have begun patrolling airports in the region of Crimea, where the

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majority of the population are ethnically Russian. It's not clear

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who the men are at Simferopol and Sevastopol airports, nor who has

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ordered them to be there. And a Russian frigate is blockading the

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strategic Black Sea port of Balaklava. Our Moscow correspondent

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Daniel Sandford sent this report. Crimea's main connection to the

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outside world, today in the hands of men with machine guns. Simferopol

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International Airport in south-east Ukraine, but patrolled by men

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without markings on their uniforms and apparently loyal to Russia. The

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armed men, in green military uniforms, have taken over the

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building containing the control tower in Crimea's main civilian

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airport. All day, military trucks were on the move through Crimea.

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Although it is a region of Ukraine, Russia's Black Sea fleet are based

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here. Troops loyal to Moscow were in control of the main military airport

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near the port of Sevastopol, too. The new government in the Ukrainian

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capital, Kiev, said it was an invasion. But this woman, like many

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in Sevastopol, is suspicious of the new Kiev government and supported

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the Russian move. TRANSLATION: Who else can we turn

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to? Who can defend us? Thank goodness the Russian fleet is here

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to defend us. And then this Russian naval ship appeared at the entrance

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to the world-famous Balaklava Bay, another show of strength by the

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Russian Armed Forces. Ukraine appears to have lost control of the

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sea and the main airports in Crimea, a major strategic region. As

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the country fell apart, there were angry scenes in the national

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parliament, and the new security chief pointed the finger directly at

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Moscow. TRANSLATION: Crimean 's have nothing

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to do with events in Crimea. These are extremists, or military troops

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of the Black Sea forces. In Russia, the ousted Ukrainian president,

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Viktor Yanukovych, appeared in public for the first time since he

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fled last week. He said he was ashamed he had not been able to hold

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onto power juror in the Kiev uprising and apologised for failing

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to keep stability. -- juror in the uprising.

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TRANSLATION: I am eager and ready to fight for the future of the Ukraine.

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I was forced to leave and there are threats to my life and to people

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close to me. Power was taken by nationalist, fascist thugs who are

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in the minority in the Ukraine. Although Kiev has lost control of

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Crimea, including the main regional TV station, no shots have been

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fired. This is not yet a war, but Kiev has not moved to reassert

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control, and if it does, Moscow made it clear today that its troops are

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waiting. Daniel joins me from Sevastopol. An

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unconfirmed report has come in that four Russian air force transport

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aircraft, carrying hundreds of troops, have landed at Simferopol

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airport. Can you shed light on that? It was certainly known that flights

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in and out of the airport were stopped earlier this evening. There

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are not flights landing there at the moment. The news agency reporting

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this, one of the main Ukrainian news agencies, is usually reliable. It is

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saying four Russian transport planes with 700 men on board have landed

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and some personnel carriers have travelled from here to go and pick

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them up. We have not been able to verify that, but the news agency is

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normally quite reliable. The Foreign Office is warning British National

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is to avoid travelling to Crimea, and if they do come here, they

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should leave as soon as possible and by train, because that is probably

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the only way out at the moment. The White House is urging Moscow not to

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intervene in Russia and to preserve Ukraine's territorial integrity.

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Downing Street said the Prime Minister, David Cameron, spoke to

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President Putin in Russia today and President Putin promised to honour

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Ukrainian sovereignty, but we have seen influential Russian MPs in

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Crimea all week. And we know that many people in Crimea would like to

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be part of Russia and ever since Russia lost Crimea it has wanted it

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back. Thank you. Serial killer Joanne Dennehy has

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been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering three

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men and randomly selecting and attempting to kill two others. She

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laughed in court as the Judge described her as "a cruel,

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calculating, selfish and manipulative serial killer". Ed

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Thomas reports. A killer who was calm, confident and

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in control. Joanna Dennehy said she wanted to be famous and write a

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book. She took these pictures to celebrate her murders. Today, she

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arrived at court to be called a monster. In the dock, the judge said

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she was a cruel serial killer. Dennehy smiled before she was told

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she would spend the rest of her life in prison. The fact that she will

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never see daylight again in the outside world is a huge comfort for

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the family. Whilst I don't measure success of any investigation on

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prison time, in this case, the Dennehy, it is absolutely the right

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thing that she won't come out of prison. Dennehy, the court heard,

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had a thirst for blood. Last year she murdered her friend Lucas

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Slaboszewski. Today, the family gave this reaction. We miss him with each

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day that passes and although the sentence has been passed we will

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live with the legacy of the actions of Joanna Dennehy. By the time she

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killed, she had abandoned her children and was an alcoholic, using

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heroin and cannabis. The blade was no bigger than three inches, but she

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had had practice. This is Mark Lloyd. She forced him to watch as

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she stabbed two strangers. This CCTV shows him with the killer. She puts

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her arm around his neck. What you can't see is the knife hidden under

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her clothes. In his first TV interview, Mark Lloyd said he

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thought he would be the next to die. She wanted to kill someone, anyone,

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right there and then. But could she have been stopped? She was diagnosed

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a psychopath with several personality disorders. She would

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have been known to services. Someone has been prescribing medication to

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her. There is no question that she would have shown significant

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disturbance prior to these events. But predicting that someone is going

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to do something as horrific as this is an extremely difficult thing to

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do. The court was told she killed because she wanted to see how it

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felt. In the dock, she laughed and swore at the judge as she revealed

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that he told a psychiatrist that killing was moreish, and after her

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first murder, she wanted more. Joanne Dennehy will never be

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released. A murderer who said killing was fun.

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Two women who were sexually assaulted by a London taxi driver

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have won compensation from the Metropolitan and for failures in its

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investigation. He was jailed for life in 2009 for a series of rapes

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and sexual assaults over six years. The women brought their challenge

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under the human rights act, in a case which could pave the way for

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similar claims. They were hugely controversial last

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year and now BBC News understands that badger culls carried out in

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west Somerset and Gloucestershire were ineffective and insufficiently

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humane. That's according to the Government's own official report.

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The culls had a target of killing 70% of the badgers within six weeks.

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In fact they killed less than half. They also had a target of no more

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than 5% of the badgers taking more than five minutes to die, and that

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target was missed too. Our science correspondent Pallab

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Ghosh sent this exclusive report from West Gloucestershire.

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It is thought that badgers pass TB onto cattle, and that they are a

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source of an epidemic that is slowly spreading across the country. Last

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year, the government allowed licensed marksman, here training, to

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shoot them. Culls were organised in parts of Gloucestershire and

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Somerset. Now, the government's own assessment has shown that in their

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first year there have been no risks to public safety but in other

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respects, they have failed. Professor Rosie Woodroffe warned

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that if too few badgers were killed, TB rates in cattle may actually

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increase. And she says now, ministers should scrap plans to

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extend the culls to other parts of the country. Both farmers and

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government should be scratching their heads and wondering if it is

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even worth going forward with these culls, let alone recruiting new

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areas. Because it is so costly, and the benefits are likely to be

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minimal. TB has been devastating cattle farms across the south-west.

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Farmers believe that culling would be essential to eventually

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eradicating the disease. So rather than abandoning the culls, they want

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to learn lessons from them, so that they can do a better job in the

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future. Go on. Andrew cousins is a dairy farmer in Gloucestershire. He

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has had TB on his farm before and it has hit his business card. An

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average of 3000 up to ?5,000. Each time we have to go through winter

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keeping extra cattle. That is money off the bottom line the end of the

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day. We have two culls some of the wildlife. It is a no-brainer. It has

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to be done. No two ways about it. The government has said it plans

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more badger cull is to help farmers such as Andrew, but its own

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scientific assessment has raised serious concerns, and there are also

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worries about the humaneness of the policy. The British Veterinary

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Association says it may even withdraw support if it feels too

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many badgers are suffering too much. The leader of the UK Independence

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Party, Nigel Farage, has said he is taking a "mega gamble" by predicting

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his party could win the European elections in May. At his party

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conference in Torquay, he also told the BBC that he was very proud of

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taking votes from the British National Party. He was speaking to

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our Deputy Political Editor, James Landale, who has just sent this

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report. This report contains some flash photography.

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Some may be old, some unsteady on their feet, some perhaps even a

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little eccentric. Nice day for a lovely conference. But never let it

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be said that UKIP members lack confidence. Richter scale seven

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political earthquake is going to shake up the country. 48 party once

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dismissed as fruitcakes and loonies is now growing faster than any

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other. They can abuse us as much as they want. The more they throw at

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us, the more people vote for us. That is why he is telling his party

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not only might they win most votes at the European elections, but also

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a good number of MPs at the next general election. And if they do not

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win any, he would resign. This is the moment we have waited for. This

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is it. This is the big one for UKIP. Together, we can achieve

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something remarkable in these European elections. We can top those

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polls. He told them their party was changing, broadening its appeal, and

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yes, involving more women and younger people. I have always loved

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being among UKIP people. It is great fun, like being in dad 's Army. Some

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members continue to embarrass the leadership, recently won blaming the

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floods on gay marriage, but this is a party with a spring in its step,

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and a leader not afraid of raising expectations. I want us to get back

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pride and self respect in who we are. If that means taking a gamble

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on the European elections, so be it. But why gamble by reclaiming a

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slogan once used by the British National Party? If you take the

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total UKIP vote, the percentage that comes from the BNP is very small,

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and I am very proud we take those votes of the BNP. We have actually

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smashed them by saying to people, if you believe immigration should be

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controlled but you do not hate everybody, both Russ and not for

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them. It has worked. It is a message some locals liked, but not all. Will

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you vote for UKIP? No. They are too right wing and I don't agree with

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their policies on immigration. Do you share her views? Certainly not.

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I would definitely vote for UKIP. Would you vote for UKIP? No, they

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are barking mad. The car parks are full, and they are not shy of

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letting people know why they are here. Our top story this evening:

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The interim Ukrainian government has accused Russia of an armed invasion.

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And still to come, the multi millionaire who rescued Cardiff City

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on why he won't allow his critics to force him out. Later on BBC London:

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Jailed for manslaughter - the parents who denied their child

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medical care for religious reasons. And the Olympic Gold medallist

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returning to his east end roots to help inspire the next generation of

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rowers. Every year the Royal Navy deals with dozens of unexploded

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bombs and artillery rounds across the UK but this winter's

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unprecedented storms have sparked a sharp rise in call-outs. This time

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last year the specialist diving squadron safely disposed of 108

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munitions. But, this winter, that number rose to 244 - mostly small

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mortars and shells just 3-5 inches long, exposed by the huge waves

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along the south-west coast of England. In a BBC exclusive, Claire

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Marshall has been on patrol with the naval divers charged with making our

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coastline safe. This is what the winter storms have exposed. A 500

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pound World War II depth charge. It has become dangerous to walk on the

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beaches here. On the south coast of Britain, more world war bonds are

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being discovered than ever before. Here in Devon, this couple were out

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for a Sunday walk when this is what they found. I was suspicious because

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of the shape of it. It was sticking out of the sand and looked like a

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missile. Welcome to the unit that handles these emergencies. We were

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given exclusive access to this training exercise. From taking the

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call to leaving the base, they have 30 minutes and they do not know what

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they will find when they get there. This is one of dozens of shells that

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they have made safe along the coastline this week. To do this they

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have to learn how to get up close. At the base in Portsmouth, this is a

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test lake. They call them the human minehunters. The diver approaches

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the missile and wraps it in plastic explosives. This is the team

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detonating a German mind. The explosive is usually high quality.

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The Germans are good engineers. We do not know if the weapons are

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viable into we get our team on site. This makes rebuilding smashed flood

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defences very risky. Around the UK coastline there are still hundreds

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of thousands of tonnes of old munitions still to be found. The

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chief executive of the group which owns British Airways has said a vote

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in favour of Scottish independence would probably be a "positive"

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change for the airline. Willie Walsh of International Airlines Group said

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the Scottish Government's plans to abolish air passenger duty

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recognised the huge impact the tax had on the economy. Our Scotland

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correspondent Lorna Gordon is at Glasgow Airport for us now. Coming

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after the comments by Standard Life, this must be a welcome move for the

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pro-independence campaign? Yes, absolutely. The bosses of a couple

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of good businesses have told how independence may impact on their

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companies. Standard Life said they had concerns and said they would

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want to see agreements on financial regulation or they will have two

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lose some jobs. Willie Walsh, whose company is headquartered in London,

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said that his company had no concerns and no contingency plans.

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He said: Yes vote would be a positive development why? He is a

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hard-nosed businessmen and does not like airline duty, that tax we pay

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when we get on and airline. -- when we get on an airline. In the event

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of independence, they would like to cut back tax in half and eventually

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abolish it. They say that only independence would give Scotland the

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powers to boost business. I think, over the next few weeks and months,

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we will see other companies declaring their hands in this

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debate. Thank you. The Green Party leader

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has used her Spring Conference speech to re-enforce her party's

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opposition to fracking. Natalie Bennett told supporters in Liverpool

:20:35.:20:37.

that opposing the controversial gas extraction method would put their

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party on the "same side of the argument" as the British public.

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He's one of the most controversial figures in British football. The

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multi millionaire owner of Cardiff City has sacked the club's manager

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and changed the players' strip. But the Malaysian business tycoon

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Vincent Tan has told the BBC he thinks the vast majority of fans

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support him. David Ornstein's exclusive report contains some flash

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photography. He saved Cardiff City from financial ruin, but much of the

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good will that Vincent Tan has gained has been lost. He changed the

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shirt from blue to red and also the manager. It is farewell and thank

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you. 90% of the fans are supportive. The problem is that 10%

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who are not supportive and they should regret what they have done to

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me. Some of them should apologise to me. They can be a little bit racist

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and unfair. It is a different story in his home country of Malaysian

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where he is regarded as a hero. As you know, I bought Cardiff City

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football club. Sometimes I wonder why I did it. His relationship with

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British football has been turbulent but it is hoped that this level of

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support can be repeated in the Welsh capital and Premier League. Right

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now, I will stay unless the fans annoy me and then I will leave. You

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made one of the most controversial decisions in football history when

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you changed the colour of the shirt. You will not change it back? No way.

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I like blue. Perhaps if I am bought out, they can change it to blue.

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Scenes of celebration have been replaced by controversy at Cardiff.

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Vincent Tan is hoping to turn that around and relaunch his reputation.

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It's a stunning natural phenomenon that is rarely visible from anywhere

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in the UK apart from the remotest parts of Scotland. But last night

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the aurora borealis - or Northern Lights - put on a spectacular

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display that was seen as far south as Jersey. It gave thousands of us a

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rare chance to witness one of nature's most magical events, as

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Duncan Kennedy reports. When you think of the Northern Lights, you

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probably imagine the Arctic Circle, not this road. That is where

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17-year-old astronomer Tom has been viewing this spectacular sight.

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Right here in Woking, in Surrey, in the heart of the South. It is

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amazing, really. I did not think I would see the Northern Lights from

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my hometown. It is a once-in-a-lifetime event. For

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several nights, this is what some astronomers have been treated to,

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the aurora borealis, a stunning light show which shoots beams of

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colours across the sky. It is not just here in leafy Surrey that the

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lights have been seen. They have been viewed in Essex,

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Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. It is the first time they have been seen

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in a quarter of a century. They are the result of charged particles

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streaming of the sun and colliding with the Earth 's atmosphere. If you

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get more charged particles, you do not just get the Northern Lights in

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the south, you get them further down. You can see them at much lower

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latitudes. Northern Britain has not been left out of this. There is

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still another nights to witness them. Southern Britain may have to

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wait until 2040 until it gets another glimpse of this solar show

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stopper. Time for a look at the weather... Here's Alex Deakin. Will

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be get a repeat of last night's of events? No, I do not think so.

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Clearer skies but the aurora borealis is not in evidence tonight.

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She will provide some other rare elements, though. There will be

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frost and for the patches tomorrow morning. There will be sunny spells

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on Saturday, just a few showers, and rain will spill in on Sunday. Some

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rain will move away from the East first off. It will take a while,

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lingering over Hampshire. A dry night, turning clear, and cold.

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Temperatures in towns and cities hovering above freezing. It may lead

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to things turning icy in the South, particularly where we had the wet

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weather during the day. Misty and murky weather fog patches are. They

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should clear away and then it will be a bright enough day on Saturday.

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Cloud in the West with some scattered showers, and cloudy across

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the South East with some showers lingering. Elsewhere, something a

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bit brighter. Cloud across Wales, scattered showers. Sunny spells for

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the Midlands and North East England and most of Scotland. Western

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Scotland there could be some showers and we see this band of rain moving

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away from Northern Ireland. That could turn wet around tea-time. As

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this clears, it turns cold, and again there is the risk of ice for

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Sunday morning. Temperatures just above freezing but in rural areas

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there will be a frost. A chilly start to Sunday with some rain to

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move away to the East. Writer for northern England and Scotland is,

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before the next band rain arrives, which will bring a wet ends to the

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weekend. Temperatures are a bit higher but it will be cold in the

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morning. This weekend is the first weekend of March which is the first

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weekend of spring. Thank you. A reminder of our main story... We are

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getting reports of developments in the South of the country. What can

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you tell us? It does appear that the airspace over the Crimean peninsula

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has been closed. The biggest airline in the country has complained that

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it has not been a -- able to land planes in the main airport in the

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south. A flight from Istanbul was closed. -- cancelled. For Russian

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aircraft landed in Crimea with 700 men aboard. Those reports cannot be

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confirmed and our colleagues at the airport have not seen this but there

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are numerous military airports on the peninsula so that does not mean

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that these reports are not true. Associated Press has seen armed

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personnel carriers moving across the peninsula today. The risen a lot of

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military activity in the area tonight. That is all from

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