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Lifting the lid on the BHS collapse - MPs are told the former

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owner threatened to kill the company's chief executive.

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The retail chain went into liquidation last month,

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Owner Dominic Chappell claims the business was viable -

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but colleagues say he wasn't up to the job:

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He was a Premier League liar and a Sunday pub

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The EU referendum - the voter registration deadline

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is extended after the website crashes.

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Guilty of attempted murder - the knife attacker who went

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on the rampage on the London Underground.

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Maria Sharapova gets a two-year ban for failing a drugs test.

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I think that's probably because I haven't had

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And Tim Peake makes his last public appearance as he prepares

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

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Dominic Chappell, the man who bought BHS for one pound,

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has faced a barrage of criticism from former colleagues.

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Speaking to MPs, the company's chief executive said Mr Chappell had

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The retail chain went into liquidation last month

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Mr Chappell, who also appeared before MPs, accused the former

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owner, Sir Philip Green, of undermining a rescue deal

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Here's our Business Editor Simon Jack.

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The postmortem into BHS's rapid eye so it's most Matic episode. Key

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players in the drama came to face MPs. The former finance director was

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followed by the Chief Executive when the company collapse. And the

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usually elusive, former bankrupt, former racing driver, former owner,

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Dominic Chappell. It was soon clear why he was keeping his head down.

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He was a Premier League liar and a Sunday pub

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It just did not smell right. Promised money never arrived. He got

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his fingers in the till. When he challenged a last-minute ?1.5

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million withdrawal, he got an extraordinary response. I said, that

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is theft. If I take out all of the expletive, he basically said, do not

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kick off about this, Darren. I've had enough of you telling me what to

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do over the last few months. It's my business, I can do what I want. And

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if you kick off about it, I will come down there and kill you. With

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the seat warmed up, Dominic Chappell took his turn, and five he denied

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threatening to kill his own Chief Executive, he admitted to profiting

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from his doomed venture. Is it fair to say you have made a proper? Yet

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it is, I had made a profit, but I have worked in the business

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continuously over the last 13 months. I racked up considerable

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fees on the way through. And I personally gave millions in

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guarantees. What do you think about the 11,000 people who are in danger

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of losing their jobs? Ever stating. It is said the former owner

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frustrated attempts to save the company at every turn. Another

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employee blamed Sir Philip for the Company's fate. The responsibility

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lies with circular because they milked BHS as a cash cow and then

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threw it away for ?1. Sir Philipp Wollscheid have to defend his role.

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Simon is with me now. You could not -- Sir Philip will have to defend

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his role. You could not make this up.

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Dominic Chappell said the management wasn't focused on getting the retail

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bit right, and then he trained his fire on Sir Philip Green. He made

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serious allegations, including that Sir Philip triggered the

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administration, that he hand-picked the administrators. Both of those

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things Sir Philip Green will deny next week, I understand. Although

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Dominic Chappell comes across as the pantomime villain, there are

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questions to be asked about whether Sir Philip Green in fact help them

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through the process and financially supported him so that he could find

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a credible buyer to off load a business he no longer wanted. Those

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are the questions that come next Wednesday. I am sure people will

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tune in for what has been an incredible drama so far.

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Voters now have until midnight tomorrow to register to vote

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The deadline has been extended after the website crashed last night

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as tens of thousands of people tried to register before

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Our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, has more details.

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Were you one of those who try to register to vote online since last

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night? The chances are you failed. After 500,000 clicks, the website

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crashed. Thousands were denied the right to join the EU referendum, so

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today, an extension. David Cameron, who believes the bigger the vote the

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better, broke the news. It is welcome that so many people want to

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take part in this massive democratic exercise, in this vital decision.

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The new deadline will be midnight tomorrow. Gordon and Vicky from

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Worcestershire tried to register last night. He could, she couldn't.

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Are they happy now? I think it is great that the Government are being

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flexible and responsive so quickly to make sure that people get the

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vote. I hope a lot of young people are online at this very moment,

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because it is their future more than ours. This about 's beside Britain's

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placing a lot of decades. The Remainers are happy about it. Every

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vote will count, they know, and that is why the campaign has become

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frantic, with the Believers -- with those wanting... If Britain leaves

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the EU, there is a fear that many more Scots will want to leave

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Britain. Not everyone is happy about the decision to extend the deadline.

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Rewriting the rules in any substantial way would be madness and

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make the country look like a shambles in the run-up to this

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referendum. If they left it till the last minute and all tried to

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register yesterday, that is their fault and we should not change our

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regulations in the middle of a very important referendum campaign simply

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to suit those who have not organise themselves well enough to secure

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their registration in good time. But thousands more will be able to

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about. Will more young voters swing it for Remain? There is not much

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cheer from either side so far. There are competing visions of gloom. On

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the 23rd of June, voters will decide once and for all how the country is

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run, and the sky is already darkening for the political fallout.

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Well, with the referendum just over two weeks away,

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some opinion polls suggest the result could be close.

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But after failing to predict the outcome of the last

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general election, should we believe them?

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Christian Fraser has been having a look.

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Let me take you back to the day before the general

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This was the poll of polls - the Conservatives had a narrow lead

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- but nowhere in this was there any clue of what was to come next.

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And we are saying the Conservatives are the

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The exit poll took everyone by surprise.

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David Cameron was on track for an absolute

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A huge embarrassment for the polling agencies.

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It was quickly followed by an industrywide

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There have been changes since, but in a referendum

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On Europe, we've not had a vote since 1975.

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Please, I'm trying to work. Could you go away? The polling results are

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appearing on the front pages of newspapers as the voting day gets

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closer. The BBC does not do voting intention polls, but I can show you

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this, which comes from written's larger social research Centre. Every

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marquee is the average of the six most recent polls. You can see that

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the gap between Remain and Leave has been narrowing. They have Remain on

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top by two points. No two polls say the same thing. This tracks polls

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from the last 30 days. Remain are ahead by one point. The gap has been

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harrowing. They were 13 points in front. Look at ICM, you can see that

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two weeks ago, they had the two sides neck and neck, and now they

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have Leave in front and pulling away by four points. This is why the

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president of the polling Council John Curtis says we need to remain

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sceptical. The pollsters are faced with the task of estimating

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something that they had not previously had to estimate. In

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contrast, in the general election, they can always point to past

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experience to try to ensure that their polls are as accurate as

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possible. That uncertainty is reflected in the shape of the

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currency market. Up and down it goes, Starling at its most volatile

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since 2012. There were five polls on Monday, three for Leave, two for

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Remain. And tomorrow - we'll be getting

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experts to answer your questions Send us your questions

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using #BBCAskThis, text us on 61124 or email

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[email protected] That's the BBC

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Referendum Question day tomorrow. The former Wimbledon champion,

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Maria Sharapova, has been after she failed a doping test

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at this year's Australian Open. The former world number one says

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she will appeal. Let's talk to our sports

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correspondent Richard Conway She has wasted no time at all in

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appealing. Absolutely, and within minutes of

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that decision being known, she issued a statement saying she would

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appeal and she wanted to be back playing tennis. Of course, she will

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not be at Wimbledon this summer, it seems. It was here in 2004 that

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Maria Sharapova was launched to fame by winning the ladies singles title

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at the age of 17. She's now at the peak of her career but is facing

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that two-year ban. It stretches back to January this year, to the

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Australian open, when she tested positive for a banned substance. She

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said she took it for legitimate health reasons and was not aware

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that it had joined the list of prohibited substances on the 1st of

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January. She offer that as a defence, but an end to -- an

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independent tribunal said that was not good enough and that she should

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have known about the rule change. It could be some time before we see

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Maryanne Sharapova back here at Wimbledon -- Maria Sharapova. It

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could be 2018 before we see her in competitive action again. Thank you,

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Richard. A man who attacked passengers with

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a knife on the London Underground has been found guilty

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of attempted murder. Muhuddin Mire stabbed

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a man in the throat in the incident last December,

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claiming he was inspired Tom Symonds reports

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from the Old Bailey. Muhuddin Mire, knife in hand. He has

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already attacked one man, a musician, a guitar on his back.

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Muhuddin Mire has cut his throat. He then digs out his Oyster card and

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leaves. To confront other bystanders outside. A clue to his motivation...

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It doesn't matter. He goes back into Leytonstone station. These people

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don't run - they try to distract and contain him. They keep filming, the

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footage shown to the jury. It takes police three attempts to bring him

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down with Tasers. And a bystander shouted this. You are no Muslim,

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bruv. During the attack, Muhuddin Mire shouted, this is why my Muslim

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brothers. I am going to spill your blood. He had no contact with any

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jihadists, and his family are convinced there was another reason

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for what happened here. He had a history of psychotic delusions.

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Police are increasingly worried that mentally ill people can become

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motivated by jihadists propaganda. Terrorist organisations in Syria

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prey on individuals such as him. He had downloaded our vast amount of

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extremist material which we think certainly inspired him to conduct an

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attack. The man in charge when BHS

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collapsed is accused Still to come, 58 years of pain that

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Wales will finally end as they prepare to play in their first major

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football tournament since the 1950s. Coming up in Sportsday

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on BBC News England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor speaks to us

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exclusively about her anxiety and panic attacks which led

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to her decision to take It's a space mission

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that's gripped the nation. Six months after he blasted off

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to the International Space Station Tim Peake is preparing

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for his return to planet Earth. Speaking publicly for the final time

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he appealed for the UK to stay at the forefront

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of space exploration. Here's our science

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editor David Shukman. Tim Peake showing how strange life

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can be in space. The first British astronaut on the International Space

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Station always wanted to inspire children to get into science and

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exploration. Today, speaking from the station by satellite, he said he

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missed something rather surprising. This is going to sound remarkable

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but I most miss the rain, probably because I haven't had a shower for

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six months. When his mission began last September it tugged at the

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heartstrings. His two sons watched, amazed. The soya used rocket blasted

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into orbit. For the man on board, everything was going smoothly. This

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has been home for six months. Much of the life there has been quite

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mundane. Keeping the place clean. Making scrambled eggs. And getting

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used to the facilities. Take the cap off, turn on the fan and the airflow

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keeps everything going down the pipe. Tim had the time to run the

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increment of the London Marathon. And to take part in the Brit awards.

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By far the best thing of being in space is the view of planet Earth.

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He has downloaded images that millions of people have enjoyed on

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social media. The main point of his mission has been research, making

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experiments and developing new materials. His biggest challenge was

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a trip outside to fix part of the solar power system. No Briton had

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done this before. It is great to be wearing this. He caught this

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night-time shot of Britain and hopes that others will follow him into

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space. This is about the UK being involved in human space flight,

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hopefully, for the future. Not just for science and our industry but for

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kids and education and outreach. Tim returns to Earth in ten days' time

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but the excitement about his mission may last for years.

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One of the world's most wanted people smugglers -

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accused of trafficking thousands of migrants from Africa to Europe -

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has been caught and extradited to Italy.

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Merred Medhanie - who's nicknamed the General -

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was tracked down in Sudan after UK intelligence intercepted

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Our correspondent James Reynolds is in Rome for us.

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In the last few years, Europe has picked up hundreds of thousands of

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migrants from the Mediterranean and now officials have finally got one

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of the men accused of organising many of those desperate missions. He

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is the first people smuggler to be sent from Africa to face trial here

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in Italy. Mered Medhanie was

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brought to Italy by jet. His journey to Europe was easier

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and safer than those made by the migrants who paid to go

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on overcrowded boats. TRANSLATION: It is a particularly

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important arrest. He is the head of one of the most

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advanced criminal organisations dedicated to the trafficking of

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migrants and the new path has been opened thanks to international

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cooperation between agencies. Mered Medhanie, who is 35,

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is accused of smuggling migrants, bribing officials and extorting

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money from families. Prosecutors believe

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he smuggled up to 8000 people He and an accomplice may have

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taken in up to ?700,000 In 2013, one of his suspected boats

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went down near an Italian island. Investigators say Mered Medhanie

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was heard on the phone His phone conversations

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may have cost him. British intelligence agencies

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were listening in and helped We would consider this to be a major

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disruption of an organised However, we still have

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other investigations and lines of inquiry,

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particularly where we focus our attention on high priority,

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iconic individuals who certainly feel they are out of reach of law

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enforcement and of the courts. And those smugglers are still able

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to dispatch vessels towards Italy. These migrants were

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rescued this week. An new IVF technique -

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that uses DNA from three people to create a baby -

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has moved a step Scientists at Newcastle

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University say the method - which prevents serious genetic

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disorders from being passed on to children -

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is safe and will lead Last year the UK became the first

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country to pass laws Now, it's been a long

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wait for Wales fans - 58 years since their team made it

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to a major football tournament. But now, they're three days away

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from their opening Euro Our Wales Correspondent Hywel

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Griffith has been with the team George. Decades of despair and

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footballing frustration are almost at an end. On Saturday Wales take on

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Slovakia in their first game in this tournament. Later, they will take on

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England and the media frenzy that will involve. They have been getting

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ready and trying to save a moment they feared would never arrive.

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Generations of Welshmen have wanted to make this journey.

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Now, with their talisman Gareth Bale,

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Wales are finally flying the flag of a major football tournament.

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Having the world's most expensive player on your side helps.

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But the manager wants the team to remember all the other greats

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Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Dean Saunders.

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Unbelievable team that, you know.

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This team, they've gone one more step,

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one step further and they have proved that they are a golden

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generation, so now we're here and we have to do a little more.

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The last time Wales played in a major tournament

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was in the 1958 World Cup when they made it through

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to the quarterfinals here in Gothenberg, Sweden.

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They came up against Brazil and a young striker

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who was about to announce himself to the footballing world.

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It's remembered by Welsh fans as the year Pele broke our hearts.

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It was his first ever World Cup goal and enough to send Wales phone.

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He remembers returning to find few people knew

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Wales had been at a World Cup, but things will be very different

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Especially as Wales face England next week.

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It's the biggest game Wales has ever played since we

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The biggest games they were playing. I'll be there.

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Welsh fans will make themselves heard in France and seen, as well.

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Tim Williams is responsible for the hats that many fans wear.

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The first game will be a moment no one wants to miss.

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They've ordered up to 20,000, which will be a fantastic

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I've been to some Wales away games and we've had

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So, for me, to see, it's fantastic to see.

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But this is a team that wants to write its own history.

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Time for a look at the weather. Here's Darren Bett.

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More heat and more humility. There has been some flooding. In

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Ambleside, through Manchester to the West Midlands through to London. The

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worst weather at the moment is around Birmingham. Poor conditions

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for the evening rush hour. These thunderstorms will fade away quicker

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than the ones yesterday. A lot of low cloud coming in off the North

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Sea from the east. That cloud will take most of the morning to burn

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back towards the coast. When the sunshine comes through, it warms up

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again, a few showers but not many and most places will have a lovely

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day. For the whole of southern England it should be a dry day.

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Temperatures maybe not as high as today but around the low 20s.

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Showers in North Wales, Northern England, possibly Scotland and

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Northern Ireland. Fewer and lighter than today. We are not really

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expecting any thundery downpours but those showers will probably linger

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through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. We will see some

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hazy sunshine on Friday but more showers, some of them heavy and

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coming in from the West. Temperatures not quite as high

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because of the cloud. Still a very humid feel to the day. As we head

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into the weekend, fresh air that there will be some rain at times.

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A reminder of our main story. The former owner of BHS threatened to

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kill the company's chief executive. That's all from the BBC News at Six,

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so it's goodbye from me.

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