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Panic hits global markets amid fears about the state of China's economy.

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Shares plunge worldwide as China - the world's second biggest economy -

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suspends trading for the second time in a week.

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The Chancellor George Osborne warns of a difficult year ahead

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This year opens with a dangerous cocktail of new threats

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A man's shot dead in Paris - police say he was carrying a knife,

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a fake suicide vest and an Islamic state emblem.

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No sparkle for Marks Spencer as the boss announces he's stepping

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down early after disappointing Christmas sales figures.

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The sister of missing EastEnders actress Sian Blake says her partner

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must face justice amid fears he's fled the country.

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And making plenty of room for wheelchairs -

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a one-off concert in Glasgow tonight to show just how inaccessible many

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And on Reporting Scotland at 6.30: A murder investigation is underway

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after an 82-year-old woman is killed in her own home in Fife.

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And severe flood warnings for Aberdeenshire as more heavy rain

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across the north-east brings swollen rivers and travel disruption.

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

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There's been turmoil and panic on global markets today amid fears

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Shares plunged after trading was suspended on Chinese markets

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The Chancellor George Osborne warned that the British economy is facing

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a "dangerous cocktail of risks" from abroad including the slowing

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Chinese economy and instability in the Middle East.

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He said that Britain must get its house in order.

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Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed has more.

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A crisis in China, where the markets were once again shut down after a

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sharp correction downwards. Falling stock markets across the west.

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Collapsing oil prices as fears grow of a global economic slowdown. The

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world economy is once again under pressure. The Chinese economy has

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been slowing for some time. There is now uncertainty on its next step and

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policy. The concerns are not just about China but, if China undertakes

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a certain policy, that may have implications for other emerging

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markets, for the exchange rates, policy and growth, so we may get a

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bigger it to the global economy more broadly. The Chancellor chose today

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to send out a warning. After a New Year marked by terminal -- turmoil

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on the markets, there were global risks to the UK economy. Britain

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faces a dangerous cocktail of risks from abroad, falling stock markets,

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instability in the Middle East, but the best antidote to that is to fix

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our own problems, and that means big challenges. The main Chinese stock

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market fell 7% and the price of oil dropped to a 12 year low. In the UK,

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the Chancellor said that an interest rise was now on the agenda of

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America raised its rates. It is no wonder that people are starting to

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talk about what a rise in interest rates might mean for us all.

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Inevitably, with the US Federal Reserve having made their decision

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to raise rates last month, there is a discussion about how and when we

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begin to move out of a world of ultralow rates. In Cardiff, I asked

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what people were most concerned about. Interest rate rises, because

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we have been very fortunate for the last number of years that they

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haven't gone up and people have been able to afford extra luxuries. Their

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upside as well as downsides. Very good for savers. Of course, they

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have been having a rubbish time for many years. George Osborne has

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focused on the global risks affecting the economy, risks from

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overseas and far-away, but many of those risks are here in the UK. The

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government is poor at delivering infrastructure projects and business

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leaders are not happy. They want much more to be done to rebalance

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the UK economy towards manufacturing and exports to our key economic

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markets overseas. They have forgotten the terrible ways in which

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markets can bite back... For economists, the warning note is

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clear. The Treasury is worried about the public finances and they have

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sent him on a scare mission to recognise that we still have a

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deficit, debt is high, 80% of GDP and rising. China is the world's

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second-largest economy and the country's growth figures, to be

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published on January 19, could be the lowest for 25 years. This global

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economic turmoil does not appear to be temporarily.

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Our political correspondent Vicki Young is in Westminster.

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Is this a change of mood from the Chancellor?

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His team say that he has always been a cautious Chancellor. That is why

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he talks so much about balancing the books, getting the country to live

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within its means, and they say it is his job to flag up the risks that

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there are two people, whether they are coming from volatility in the

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world market or a possible rise in interest rates, which could make

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millions of people immediately feel less better off. I think the problem

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is that he is also looking at a political argument. He is trying to

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counter the argument from his SNP and Labour opponents who say, the

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economy is ticking along nicely, this is the time to borrow more and

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to invest, and they say that George Osborne hasn't done enough of that

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to protect people and bring security. We hear job -- George

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Osborne talking all the time about fixing the roof while the sun is

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shining. It sounds like he will be up there for some time.

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A man carrying a knife has been shot dead outside a police

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Police say he was wearing a fake suicide belt and was carrying

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the emblem of the Islamic State group.

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It happened exactly a year after the attacks on the satirical

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magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed

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Our Paris Correspondent Lucy Williamson reports.

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In northern Paris today, the now familiar feeling of France coming

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under attack. Exactly one year since gunmen burst into the offices of

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Charlie Hebdo, a loan assailant armed with a kitchen knife. Just

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after 11:30am, he approached the police station here, in the

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capital's 18th district, where officers shot him dead.

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TRANSLATION: They told him to get back and he did, but then he stepped

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towards them again. They want him once more. He lifted his arms and

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they shot him three times. On his body, a harmless home-made device

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made to look like a suicide belt. And, say police, an image of the

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flag used by Islamic State. Some eyewitnesses say that the man

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shouted Allahu Akbar as he ran towards the police station. This

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time, the only casualty was the attacker himself. But, on the

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anniversary of the shootings at Charlie Hebdo, it is a reminder of

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the threat that France still faces, one year on. News of the assault

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trickled through the lines of police officers gathered at their Paris

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headquarters today. They had come to hear President Hollande pay tribute

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to three of their colleagues killed in last January's attacks. Hard to

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imagine then that it would be just the beginning.

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TRANSLATION: We are now facing hardened fighters who have decided

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to kill, even at the cost of their own lives. Their attacks are

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coordinated from abroad, ordered by the organisation called Islamic

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State. That is why I say that we are at war. Charlie Hebdo itself marked

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today's anniversary with a special edition, aimed at none other than

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God himself. It's pointed headline, the killer is still out there.

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Investigators don't yet know what links, if any, today's attacker may

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have had with jihadist networks. Amid this week's commemorations,

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Paris is remembering its victims with the sound of sirens once again

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ringing through its streets. In the past hour, a view more details about

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the possible identity of the attacker has begun to emerge. Early

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reports say that he may be a Moroccan born man, 20 years old, who

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police questioned in 2013 about a robbery. Whoever he turns out to be,

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the key questions for the terrorism enquiry now getting under way here

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is what links you may have had or not with the jihadist networks here.

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The chief executive of Marks and Spencer, Marc Bolland,

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It comes as the high street giant posted a poor performance

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in its clothing and general merchandise division over

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the Christmas period, with sales plunging by almost 6%.

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Our Business Correspondent Emma Simpson has more.

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There was glitz and glamour in the run-up to Christmas. But it is now

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the exit for the boss of M After their worst Christmas in women's

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fashion. Marc Bolland has been nearly six years at Marks Spencer,

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one of the biggest, most high-profile jobs in British retail,

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so was he pushed? Two words, categorically not. People will look

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back and say that Mark had the courage to do some of the difficult

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things, to really put in place the infrastructure for the future. He

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has modernised the business, revamped the website, turned around

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food, but women's fashion, which drives most profits, has yet to be

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fixed. This is the fifth year of falling sales. This winter, the warm

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weather hasn't helped. We didn't want to buy. These heavy coats at

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M What we wanted to wear were these lighter items, but they didn't

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have enough of them in stock. Marx has had the odd bestseller. Remember

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this skirt? Ultimately, it is all about the product and making sure

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that those who want it get it. There has been a good response for the

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last few seasons in the fashion press but we are not really seen

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those styles and the right kind of sizing options in their regional

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stores, and I think a lot of customers find it frustrating. In

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Bristol, a glimpse of what M are up against. This woman loves the

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food but not the clothes. Every time I browse through the stores at the

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clothes, I think that the style is just meant for a slightly older

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market. Pauline always used to shop here, but not so much now. I am not

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very tall. They don't go for short people any more. Hazel and Gillian

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like fast fashion. Marks and Spencer are three or four times the price of

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prime. You don't get the quality but you don't always need something to

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last for ever. -- the price of prime arc. At least the new boss knows the

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challenges. He has been with Marks Spencer for years and he now has to

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bring the pizzazz back to women's fashion.

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The family of the missing Eastenders actress, Sian Blake,

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has appealed to her partner to come back to Britain and answer questions

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Arthur Simpson-Kent travelled to Ghana days after Miss Blake

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Three bodies have been found at the family home in Kent.

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Our Home Affairs Correspondent June Kelly reports.

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Sian Blake claimed -- came from a close family who are now forced to

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face losing her and her two boys. Zachary was eight and her younger

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son, Amon, was four. Sian's partner and the children's father, Arthur

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Simpson-Kent, is missing and is known to have travelled to the West

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African state of Ghana before Christmas. Today, Sian's sister,

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Ava, and her mother, Pansy, were asked about the man being sought. I

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want him back for justice because I want to know how and why it

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happened. It was three weeks after the former EastEnders actress and

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her sons were reported missing that three bodies were found in the back

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garden of the family home in Erith south-east London. Today, we heard

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about the relationship between the younger child and his father. They

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called him proper, pop of this. But Sian Blake's relationship with her

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long-time partner was said to be over. The relationship had come to

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an end but she hadn't quite made the decision to leave. I think she also

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wanted to do it in a way to cause a minimum of discomfort to him as

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well. Now this family will have to live with a triple loss. I've just

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lost my sister and my nephews. I'm not going to see them grow up. I'm

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going to miss Sian will stop she was my sister and somebody... Somebody

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that I loved. Loved the boys. We've lost a generation. We can never

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replace them. As the investigation continues, the search goes on

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Our top story this evening... overseas for Arthur Simpson-Kent.

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There's been turmoil on global markets amid fears

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Shares plunged after trading was suspended on Chinese markets

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And still to come: A state of emergency is declared

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in California after a major gas leak forces thousands from their home.

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A year since free school meals were introduced for our youngest

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pupils, is it radical social policy, or a middle-class subsidy?

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And minnows East Kilbride gear up for their chance to reach the last

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Hundreds of farms were hit hard by last month's floods,

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with some losing large numbers of livestock.

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Now the government is considering paying farmers to allow their land

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to be flooded during periods of heavy rainfall.

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The idea would be to prevent the water from reaching more

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In one of the worst hit counties, Cumbria, more than 600

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hundred farms were flooded, and at least 2000 sheep were killed,

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Our Environment Correspondent Claire Marshall has been talking to some

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This Cumbrian hill farmer is off to inspect what is left

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James watched the flood waters engulf 160 others.

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This is the Fire Service trying to do their best.

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There was nothing anybody could have done any different.

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It is just absolutely torture to watch it.

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Along with the towns and cities rural Cumbria was hit hard.

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These were trapped on a dwindling strip of land.

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The waters thundered down the valleys.

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This is one of the many rivers that flooded.

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You can just about see the tide line here.

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If this had been allowed to flood it could have saved urban areas

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Today, the government has said it wants to pay

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farmers to let their land be flooded.

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David is one farmer who could benefit.

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If there was a possibility where it is going to save housing

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and such being flooded we would seriously look at it.

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Yes, we have to have a bit of an incentive because at the end

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of the day we have to get our land back

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into top shape to produce crops that work for our business.

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Right now he does not have time to think about

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He is still dealing with these latest floods.

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It will take months and tens of thousands of pounds to do

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Going to have to build it all back up as a retaining wall.

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A member of the farmer network arrives.

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They are doing a survey of all the damage.

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How serious has it been for farmers in the region?

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Many farmers are telling me it is as serious as it

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There have been floods in many valleys before in the Lake District

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but never as many and never as concerted and the level of damage

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across the county is quite horrific in many areas.

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In a changing climate farming may well need to adapt to help hold

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The Prime Minister has been in Germany and Hungary today

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to try to garner support for the changes he wants

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The most controversial, a four year ban on migrant workers

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in Britain being able to claim in-work benefits,

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is proving a sticking point, but this afternoon Mr Cameron

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said he was confident a solution could be found

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Our political correspondent Ben Wright reports.

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David Cameron wants a clutch of changes to Britain's relationship

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That means persuading all Europe's leaders to back the deal.

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This morning BMW said it wanted Britain

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to stay in the EU, and his reception from top German

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David Cameron is a strong negotiator and David Cameron has

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good and fair arguments for his position, and that is received

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by all the other partners on the European level.

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David Cameron's next stop in Budapest was likely to be

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It seems he is not the first British Prime Minister

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Mr Cameron wants to stop workers from countries such as Hungary

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claiming in work benefits like tax credits in Britain for four

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Many Eastern European leaders are opposed but after talks

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with Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, David Cameron's aim

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My proposal that people should have to

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wait for four years before getting access to those benefits,

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I am open to listening to alternative solutions.

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As we agreed at the European Council we should be looking for solutions

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Of the thousands of Hungarians working in Britain some

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begin their journey here, but this recruitment agency

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does not think new benefit restrictions would reduce migration

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I believe people go to UK firstly because of the good salaries

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and different benefits including tax credits are not a point

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On many EU issues Hungary's Prime Minister agrees with David

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He said a deal on benefits was possible but...

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TRANSLATION: We would like to make it clear that we are not migrants

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in the UK, we are citizens of the European Union.

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We are free to work wherever we want in the EU.

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The Hungarian Prime Minister has not simply rolled over

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and accepted David Cameron's benefits plan.

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This remains the very sticky part of this renegotiation.

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David Cameron is looking for something that satisfies

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Mr Orban needs something that does not discriminate against workers

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from his country and others in central Europe.

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This daylong dash through Europe may have encouraged

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David Cameron a deal next month is doable.

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The referendum battle will then follow.

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Meanwhile, during the same trip to Germany,

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David Cameron indicated a possible change of position

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over the introduction of a sugar tax, something that's previously

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It is beginning to look that way. David Cameron was asked by reporters

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about a sugar tax and said the government should not be in the

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business of building things out. Very different to his rhetoric last

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autumn when he seemed firmly against the idea of a sugar tax although he

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said when it came to tackling obesity it would be better to make

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progress on the issue without having to resort to a tax. The idea of a

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sugary drinks tax, particularly on soft drinks, maybe 20p a can, is

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being discussed at the highest levels of government and ministers

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are weighing up the advantages of going ahead with this policy which

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may be electorally popular, celebrities like Jamie Oliver

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campaigning for it, against the possibility that it would hit low

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income families who spend relatively more of their money on food and

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groceries. The industry would be against the idea of -- and campaign

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against it. No final decisions have been made. The idea is on the table

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certainly. Thank you. A state of emergency has been

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declared in California after a major gas leak forced thousands of people

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from their homes in Los Angeles. Since October, huge quantities

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of methane gas have been escaping from an underground

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storage facility. People have been complaining

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of headaches and nausea. From Los Angeles,

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James Cook reports. In these clear Californian skies,

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there is a hidden menace. Every day thousands of tonnes

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of methane are pouring out The leak has been going

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on since October and people I had to go to the

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emergency room because I was violently throwing up

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and had a severe migraine and I was in severe

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pain for three days. Using an infrared camera the scale

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of the leak becomes clear. The methane is spewing

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from an underground storage facility Activists say it is the worst

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environmental disaster since the Deepwater Horizon oil

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spill in 2010 and it could go It is an ongoing thing and I know

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everyone thought this happened on October the 23rd

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and we have a situation This community is under

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a constant assault. The company involved, SoCal Gas,

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insists the fumes leaking from these hills do not pose an imminent

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threat to public safety. People here are still

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worried both about their Experts say the leak so far amounts

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to a quarter of California's entire annual emissions of methane,

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a potent greenhouse gas. Begging the question,

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what is all this doing It's a one off concert designed

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to highlight the difficulties that many disabled people have getting

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access to their favourite bands. It has just got under way in

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Glasgow. It's a sell out and it's hoped it

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will draw attention to just how much Fewer than half of music venues

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across the UK are even wheelchair accessible, and where there

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is access fewer than 1% of tickets are for disabled

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customers on platforms. Our disability correspondent

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Nikki Fox is in Glasgow now. I am somewhere that makes their

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sponsored very different from the average gig. This platform holds up

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to 30 wheelchairs. On average you are lucky if you normally get three

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or four spaces. You have a great view. There's also a high dependency

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back room that has been installed. There around 70 where. There are

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going to be some BSL interpreters on stage and you might see some guide

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dogs. The person who thought it up is passionate about this. He has had

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trouble himself accessing music. He is a real music lover. It takes a

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lot of effort to transform a venue like this and made it fully

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accessible and one of the promoters, Geoff Ellis, the man behind the in

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the Park, says this is not financially viable on a large-scale

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because the work involved is so intense. It is a sell-out. It is a

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one-off, but do you think it will make a difference? It is hoped so.

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Soon you are going to see a band performing and I spoke to them and

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they said that they hopes this will be the catalyst for other venues and

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promoters to think about accessibility and disabled people.

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This is being done on a large-scale, for everyone with every of

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disability. It is big. It is hoped that other venues will think there

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are other things they can do. Bands like this want to perform to

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everyone with every kind of disability so hopefully change will

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come. This has proved that it least it can be done. Enjoy.

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I am going to take you to Scotland because we have to max severe flood

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warnings issued at indoor and Invergowrie. Flood warnings mean a

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danger to life. We have a number warnings in force from the Met

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Office across the north-east of Scotland, but most of north-east

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Scotland is pretty wet at the moment. Elsewhere the rain has

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cleared through. We have called air so some of the rain will turn to

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snow overnight. Particularly across the hills but not exclusively. We

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have this next fly in the ointment across Northern Ireland and into

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southern Scotland. Perilously close to the central Olins. It is going to

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be a nice eve. The risk of snow. -- icy. Not a particularly pleasant

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rush hour if you are caught in the showers with the risk of sleet and

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snow back but they should move through and there will be some

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sunshine in between. Nowhere near as windy as today. The rain should

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become limited to Caithness, Orkney and Shetland. Elsewhere hopefully

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drying up a little for the north-east of Scotland but chilly

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and cold enough for wintry weather. Into the weekend we have another

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area of low pressure coming in sitting across the country. Where it

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lies will determine where we see the wettest weather but clearly there

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will be more wet weather. The risk of further flooding. Change on the

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way thereafter. Cold weather over the weekend but more rain

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potentially Monday. Thereafter we might see something drier. Plenty of

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warnings on the website. There's been turmoil

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on global markets amid fears Shares plunged after trading

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was suspended on Chinese markets The Chancellor George Osborne warns

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that the British economy is facing a "dangerous cocktail of risks"

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from abroad, including the slowing Chinese economy and instability

:28:36.:28:37.

in the Middle East. That's all from the BBC News at Six

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so it's goodbye from me

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