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That's all from the BBC News at One - so it's goodbye from me -

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The headlines this Wednesday lunchtime.

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Friends of the Earth are warned to withdraw an anti-fracking advert

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Honouring Bluebird and remembering its driver, Donald Campbell,

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And the forgotten footballer - England's first non-white player,

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Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth have promised not

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to repeat misleading claims made in an advert against fracking,

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according to the Advertising Standards authority.

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It follows a complaint by the energy firm, Cuadrilla.

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Friends of the Earth say they'll not be reproducing the ad.

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This is the leaflet at the centre of the controversy.

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It was produced by Friends of the Earth more than a year ago as

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In it, the environmental campaigners claimed that fracking chemicals can

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cause cancer and other health problems such as asthma.

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It also claimed they could pollute drinking water and that fracking

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would cause property prices to plummet.

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The leaflet also featured a photo of Grasmere in the Lake District,

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despite there being no plans for fracking in the area.

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The energy firm Cuadrilla recently won the right to drill for shale gas

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It complained about the Friends of the Earth leaflet,

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It was so blatantly obvious to glass that they were exaggerating and in

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fact scaremongering among people in Lancashire and also wider in the

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attempt to get fundraising for this. After a 14-month investigation,

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the ASA says Friends of the Earth has agreed to withdraw the ad

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and not to repeat any The case has now been closed with no

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formal ruling having been made. Friends of the Earth said

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Cuadrilla's complaints were an attempt to "shut down

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opposition, which hasnt worked Other anti-fracking

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campaigners said... They won't be deterred. I am

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confident that friends of the art will carry on their campaign, just

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as we will, just as the grassroots group will carry on their campaign.

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would put a stop to campaigners using misleading material

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to influence the British public about fracking.

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Eleanor Moritz, BBC North West Today.

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The 50th anniversary of the death of former British land and water

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speed record holder Donald Campbell was marked at the site of his fatal

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crash at Consiston Water in Cumbria this morning.

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His daughter Gina laid flowers where he died

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in his jet-powered boat, Bluebird.

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They gathered at dawn for a pilgrimage in

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On a boat bearing his name, admirers of Donald Campbell set out

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from the spot where exactly 50 years earlier he died attempting

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We are all speed enthusiasts but we are also admirers

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of Donald Campbell, about what he stood

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for and what he achieved in speed record-breaking.

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For his daughter Gina, this was the most poignant of journeys.

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He was an incredibly brave and courageous man and I am just

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filled with pride and humility to represent my family here today.

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And so the Campbell is now on its way out to the exact site

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of the crash and at 8:51am, the time when Donald Campbell

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suffered that fatal accident, the vessel will come to a halt

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and flowers will be laid on the water in his memory.

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It's an amazing day in the life of the Campbell dynasty and for me

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to be involved and to be here, it's an amazing privilege as well.

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Why do you think it is important to remember this anniversary?

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We don't have British heroes any more and Donald Campbell was one

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And at 8:51am precisely, Gina Campbell cast two

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flowers onto the water in her own act of remembrance.

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My dad is still alive in my mind and in my memory but coming

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here to this spot now is really, how do you describe those emotions?

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It may be half a century ago but the legend of

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Dave Guest, North West Today, Coniston.

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Four men have been charged following a collision in Oldham in which two

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young girls died. Those who died were Helina

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Kotlarova, who was 12, and her 11-year-old cousin,

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Zaneta Krokova. One man from Oldham has been charged

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with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a

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licence, failing to stop after a collision and failing to report a

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collision. Three other men have been charged with conspiracy to prefer

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the course of justice. Tributes have been paid to a soldier

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from Greater Manchester, Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington

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from Middleton died after what's been described as a "tragic

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incident" at Camp Taji, The commanding officer

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of 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

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described him as a "superb soldier". Police in Merseyside say a fire

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at a Bromborough charity shop is no Emergency services were called

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to the shop on The Rake late It is now thought to have been

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caused by an electrical fault. The rail union RMT is to ballot

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its members on Arriva Rail North for industrial action

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in a dispute over pay. The ballot of 2600

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members will open next Arriva Rail North has

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so far not commented. He's been called one of the most

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important British players Playing for England,

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as well as Chelsea and But Frank Soo from Liverpool,

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the first non-white person to play for England has been largely

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overlooked in the history Now a new book tells the story

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of his life and career. He was a household name

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in the 1930s and 40s. His biographer says he was up

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there with the greats. So it's something of a mystery that

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Frank Soo has been all but forgotten During his lifetime,

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he was recognised to be an equal of Stanley Matthews,

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Tommy Lawton, Billy Wright, Anyone who knows about

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football in that era knows Frank Soo was with Stanley

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Matthews at Stoke city. He also played alongside him

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for England wearing the number six. During the war he joined the RAF

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and played as a guest player for other clubs,

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including Chelsea, But Frank Soo was half Chinese,

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the first non-white player His family believe he's been

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overlooked because of his ethnicity. Growing up it was the one thing

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that we all sort of clung onto, our great-uncle played football

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for England, did yours? It's a little bit frustrating

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when you're the grandniece, the great niece, of a man who played

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for England and he's the first Asian player to play for the national side

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and yet he doesn't The more I learned about him

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and his life, his achievements throughout his career,

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I feel he is an important figure in his own right,

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irrespective of his ethnic background he was actually one

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of the most important figures in 20th century football history

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in my opinion. Frank Soo spent the rest of his

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career after the war coaching, He died in 1991, largely unknown

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in his home country. Susan Gardner hopes her account

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of his life story will get him Alice Bhandhukravi,

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BBC North West Today. Well, after a bit of a cloudy start

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first thing this morning the clear skies are starting to come in now

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so it is brightening up quite nicely outside and in fact there was a bit

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of blue sky around first thing this morning in Chester, captured by one

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of our Weather Watchers. But with the clearer skies

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coming in it also means that it is going to start quite cold

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as we head towards late afternoon. The daytime temperature day

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a maximum of 8 Celsius. The wind continues to come

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from the North but it is A widespread frost developing

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overnight tonight because of the lighter winds

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and the clear skies. The temperatures that you start

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to see within the towns and cities, so close about -6, possibly even -7

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first thing tomorrow morning. A lovely bright, winter's day,

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though, albeit a very chilly day after that frosty morning with highs

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of three Celsius. Looking very cold there! That is all

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for now. I will be back with Roger and the rest of the team tonight at

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6:30pm. I hope you can join us then. In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine.

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