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Monday. That is all from the

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Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme:

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The inspectors call as death rates at two of the south's hospitals come

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under scrutiny. A testing time for youth services in

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West Sussex as they face losing a further 100 jobs.

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Too many two wheelers ` are the numbers spinning out of control in

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Surrey? And in Lymington, they are preparing

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to give the freedom of the town to Sir Ben Ainslie.

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Two of the South's hospitals have been found to be at risk of giving

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poor care to patients, according to a report out today. The findings

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were based on a mountain of data ` including death rates, serious

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errors and patient surveys. Under the new system, band one is the

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worst. Both the Royal Berkshire and the Royal Bournemouth hospitals are

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in this category. It means they're considered to be at a raised risk of

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providing poor care. In band four are hospitals in Winchester,

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Basingtoke, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. And at the very top and

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doing well ` hospitals in Dorchester, Frimley, Salisbury,

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Worthing and Chichester. Today our health correspondent David Fenton

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had exclusive access to an inspection of the Royal Bournemouth.

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These visits used to be done behind closed doors, but not any more.

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Today 23 inspectors began investigating high death rates at

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the hospital. We have no vested interest, none at all. We are coming

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with an open mind to see if we can report fairly the strengths and

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weaknesses of any trust we visit, to help them all to improve, where that

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is necessary. They will spend two days interviewing hundreds of staff

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and patients about what they really think. I'm sure that hospital

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inspectors are professional and they know from people's faces how well

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things are going and how happy the patients look. We're trying to find

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out the patient experience, how the service is being delivered, the

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quality of the service, if people are safe, if the care is effective.

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And really, to see all the areas that we want to see. The inspectors

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are looking at every area of care in the hospital, from birth to death.

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So things like maternity services, children's services, surgery and

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A The issue around transparency is absolutely important and it's

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important for patients to be aware that we are looking at things in a

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great deal of detail. This is part of a new way of inspecting hospitals

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` more open, more honest and hopefully more effective at making

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care safer for patients. David is with me now. I suppose the

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question for many is, does this mean Bournemouth is unsafe for patients?

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Not really because Bournemouth sees half a million patients every year

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and the vast majority of them are dealt with perfectly safely. What it

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does mean is that there are some parts of the hospital where the

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death rates are higher than they should be. That's a statistical

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calculation but we have to remember, those statistics are about people

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who have died. This is really an alert to say that the figures are

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higher than they should be and ask what is behind that and see if

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something is going wrong. The inspections used to be in private `

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this is a fundamental shift. It has really opened up the process. Today

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23 inspectors were gathered at the hospital. A bit like a school

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outing, everybody with their clip or done nametags, and they were all

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going off across the hospital to ask lots of different questions. It

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doesn't end there. As we speak they are by Connaught Hotel asking

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patients to come and give them their experiences of the hospital. It is

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about making the process more open, more transparent and hopefully

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making care more effective for patients and improving the death

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rates, if there is a problem in some parts of the hospital. Thank you

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very much. The search for a man from Portsmouth

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who got into difficulty swimming off the Dorset Coast yesterday has been

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stood down. The man, thought to be in his 20s, was swimming with two

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friends just west of Durdle Door in Dorset when they got caught in a

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current. His friends made it back to shore. The Coastguard Search

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Rescue helicopter from Portland carried out a search last night and

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again this morning. Nothing was found.

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A man has been charged over a fatal ambulance crash in the New Forest.

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Richard Husband from Brockenhurst faces two counts of causing death by

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careless driving. The incident in April involved a South Central

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Ambulance Service vehicle and a car. The driver of the ambulance and a

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patient died in the collision. The number of youth workers in West

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Sussex is on the brink of being cut again, as the county struggles to

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make ends meet. There are plans to axe another 119 jobs ` in a bid to

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save just over ?1.5 million. It's been described as a blow for young

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people in the area, as Steve Humphrey reports.

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Financial pressures have already forced West Sussex County Council to

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make a series of cuts to its youth services in recent years. The latest

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proposal involves trimming another ?1.65 million from the budget, 119

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full and part`time youth workers. In future only vulnerable youngsters

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with specific needs will be offered support. The vulnerable youngsters

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are the most important to our society, the ones we need to protect

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and uplift. We need a service that works closely with them. Today the

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proposed cuts were discussed at County Hall. The union Unison, which

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represents many workers who face losing their jobs, is calling for a

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rethink. The public were very clear three years ago about what direction

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the service should take him straightened times on these

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proposals don't go in that direction. There should be a pause

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for more discussion with young people. In the future the county

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council is hoping more youth services and activities will be

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provided by centres like this. This outdoor activity centre in Shaw used

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to get around ?100,000 a year, county council, which also provided

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a full`time manager. But not any more. In the past they had always

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said that if you needed money you could ring up County Hall and they

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would send money. That is disappeared and gone. So it is a

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hard realisation. We have got to work out how we are going to run our

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business and also look at outside funding. The county council is

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hoping other organisations will follow the example of this outdoor

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activity centre. It is not our core business any longer. We will

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continue to support communities to help themselves. Meanwhile, back at

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County Hall, a final decision on the latest round of budget cuts is

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expected in a few weeks. There have in several unconfirmed

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sightings of a Vietnamese girl who went missing from her home in

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Ringwood at the weekend. 17`year`old Suong Thi Bui was illegally

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trafficked into the UK. Police in Hampshire have been increasingly

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concerned for her welfare. Following an appeal for information, they've

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had calls from people who think they've seen her as far away as

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London, Blandford Forum in Dorset and Chichester in Sussex. They are

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still appealing for information. Businesses in the South that fell

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victim to the mis`selling of complex financial products say they're still

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thousands of pounds out of pocket. Despite a compensation scheme, many

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small firms have yet to get any money back from the banks. The issue

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was today raised in Parliament, where MPs called for the process to

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be speeded up. Here's our business correspondent Alastair Fee.

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Theresa is ?250,000 out of pocket, and all because of a product sold to

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her by her bank when she took out a loan six years ago. She was told it

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would protect her if interest rates rose. Instead they fell and she was

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charged thousands. Her dental practice is among many firms that

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have suffered. The banks involved have all signed up to a consultation

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`` compensation process but the frustrations continue. It just

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doesn't have enough teeth. The bankers are getting away with what

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they've always got away with. They're is still on their nice big

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bonuses, they have loads of people supposedly sorting it out who are

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getting big paycheques, and I'm still not being paid. MPs are not

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impressed either. For the second time in the Commons, this complex

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financial product, called an interest rate swap, was up for

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debate. This bid of payments is painfully slow and it's notable that

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as this debate grew closer there was self congratulatory crowing that

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some of the banks have managed to make contact with 6% of their

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customers. Well done, but how about paying them back some of their own

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money? The Financial Conduct Authority says...

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Theresa's bank has suspended the monthly payment she was paying but

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despite a meeting to discuss her claim in August, she has still not

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heard if, or when, she will be compensated for her losses.

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There have been tributes today to an man behind a distinctive landmark on

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Poole key, who has died. `` the quayside in Poole. The sculptor Sir

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Anthony Caro, who was 89, created the piece Sea Music, which was put

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in place in 1991. Although the giant sculpture in Poole received a mixed

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reception, Sir Anthony is regarded by some as one of the outstanding

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sculptors of the past 50 years. An event to encourage more people to

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become foster carers in Portsmouth will be held tonight. There are more

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than 300 children in the care of the city council, with around 50 each

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year requiring specialist support. Still to come: We will have the

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weather details. Here is Chris. In the sport, we'll meet a young

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swimmer making a big impression in the swimming Poole on the way to the

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2016 Paralympics. We all know the road can be a

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dangerous place. Most of all for the people in yellow jackets who work on

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it while traffic roars past just a few feet away. Today a new device to

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improve the safety of construction workers was unveiled in West Sussex.

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Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton went to see it in action.

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On the back of this hard hat is a small electronic receiver. When a

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vehicle fitted with a transmitter approaches, it buzzes. It's a bit

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like having eyes on the back of your head. At first we were spectacle ``

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sceptical. But they do work and they let you know about a machine. I

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would know a machine was there if it was coming up behind me. Drivers who

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ignore warning signs and speed limits kill or injure road workers

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every year. Highways agency is highlighting the dangers of driving

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too fast through why works. In the last three years, eight road workers

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have been killed but there have been many more near misses. It makes a

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huge difference. We first trialled at 18 months ago and the feedback we

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got was really positive. We worked for the last 18 months now without

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having anybody injured. In the South West, including Wilts and Dorset,

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Highways Agency says 35 vehicles have driven into lanes closed off

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for roadworks this year. Roger was directing traffic passed and

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overturned vehicle on the A303 when he was hit by a car doing 40 miles

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an hour. In this video, he describes what happened. I cracked open my

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head, I broke the windscreen of the car. I landed up on the road. The

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first thing I knew, there was blood coming down from the back and top of

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my head into my eyes. 180 people and 50 machines are fitted with this

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kit. The safety record on this site is excellent.

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If you've driven through Surrey you'll probably have noticed the

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increase in people taking to two wheels ` many of them inspired by

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last summer's Olympics. But there's been some discontent over road

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closures and the number of cyclists on the roads. Katy Austin went to a

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BBC sorry debate to hear what oversight had to say. `` what both

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sides. Are they super cyclists or Lycra

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louts? Many riders have followed the tyre tracks of Bradley Wiggins and

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Mark Cavendish, enjoying both organised and spontaneous rides

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through the Surrey Hills. But some local residents and businesses are

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angry about clogged`up country routes and some road closures. In

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Hampshire's New Forest, a ride similar to this one was spolit by

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vandalism. Last night more than 100 people turned up at a BBC Surrey

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debate to take the discussion up a gear. It's quite grim, cycling in

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Surrey in general. The roads are so bad. They can't hit a left side of

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the road, as much as they'd like to. If the roads were improved, you

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wouldn't have the collection of cyclists in one area. A recurring

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theme was the management of cycling. Should the council control race

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routes? Are bikes spinning out of control? Or should we welcome the

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economic and health benefits? There is no statutory right to object, nor

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any process to follow to lodge objections. A large number of

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people, and Pratt is and cycling as fast as they can in many cases, on

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roads meant for other traffic. There is only one Complete Rd closure

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event in Surrey to our knowledge. Surrey County Council has already

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promised to improve road surfaces, and is consulting on a cycling

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strategy for the county. I think we are only the council and we can't

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stop people doing what they want to do. We can try and manage it better.

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But the challenge now is to shape an Olympic cycling legacy that suits

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everyone. Chris has all the sport in a moment.

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He's one of the world's greatest sailors ` four Olympic gold medals,

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a knighthood, and recently, an America's Cup winner. What further

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honours are there for Sir Ben Ainslie? Well, Ainslie is well known

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for his links to the South ` and in particular to Lymington. And tonight

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that's being recognised formally at a presentation. Our reporter Joe

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Campbell is live in Lymington tonight and can tell us more.

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In the last few minutes, Ben Ainslie has received the freedom of

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Lymington, the town which he told people had been his home for nearly

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20 years. He came here not knowing a great deal about the place but felt

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it had become his home in the time since then. That was when he was on

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the cusp of what has been an incredible career. First those for

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Olympic gold medals in the thin and laser classes and you can see him

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just behind us at the moment. He's been inside, where he has been

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receiving this freedom. The mayor made her feelings clear when she

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spoke a short time ago. Through the different aspects of sailing, be it

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on the boat yards, the Chandlers' stores, sailing is a top priority

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for us. To have Sir Ben, the world number one champion, what more could

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we ask for? We're pretty thrilled to have him here. We are with Sir Ben

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now. It must be a record`breaking Olympic career but to come back to

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Lymington tonight got Micro It is a huge honour to be here to receive

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this award. For me, having lifted the 20 years, it means a huge

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amount. Whenever I come home from racing, to see all my friends, all

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the family, and the support of the local community has made a huge

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difference over the years and in sailing terms, this is a fantastic

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place to be and we have so many great sailors and such a great

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sailing history. Interesting living in the high street with such a fan

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base here. That's right. There have been a few interesting occasions

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over the years. Letters under the door? Things like that. We've had

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some amusing times. But it's a lot of fun and a great place to live.

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Thanks for joining us and congratulations from BBC South

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today. They are going to be partying into the night here. But for now,

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back to you. Last week we featured the Great

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Britain men's sledge hockey team, which included Tyler Christopher

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from Andover. Well, unfortunately, they've failed to qualify for next

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year's Winter Paralympics in Sochi, after a third successive

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qualification defeat. Losses to Japan, Italy and Sweden mean they

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can't now make the Games in Russia. They may still seem quite a way off,

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but the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro are

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the main focus of thousands of sportspeople right across the world.

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And for a rising star of the swimming pool here in the South, a

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trip to Brazil is coming round sooner than she might've imagined.

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I've been along to hear her story. Those in the know have their gaze

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firmly fixed on Alice Tighe, the 15`year`old from new Mills in

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Hampshire, who flies out to South America next month to represent

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Britain at an international school event. The chance to test the water

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ahead of the Paralympics. It's really exciting. It's a great

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experience, to get to know Brazil and get to know the people. It was

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quite daunting acres I've never been that far abroad for a competition.

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The furthest I've been as Berlin. Alice benefits from her school's

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on`site facilities and sporting academy. Identified for a

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Paralympics Time programme, she was a torch bearer last year. But when

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Rio comes around, she hopes to be carrying British medal hopes

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instead. My hopes REO 2016, and I'd like to get up on the podium. But

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there are a lot of steps to get there first. `` are for Rio. Having

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gone through 14 operations to correct a foot condition, Alice's

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progress is even more remarkable. Competitive swimming requires plenty

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of dedication and Alice is gone to great lengths to pursue her dreams.

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She is on between nine and ten swim sessions a week depending on her

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competitions. And an additional three hours of land training. It's

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quite intense but she takes it in her stride and manages it well with

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all her schoolwork. Just a nice, relaxed butterfly, OK? Just work on

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the technique. I've had a lot of hurdles that I've had to overcome to

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get where I am now so the swimming has helped me a lot. It's helped

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with rehabilitation and just getting back to where I am and making sure I

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stay positive because I know there is always that one thing I'm able to

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do. Alice is now turning in performances that would have

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qualified her for London 2012. With three more years of potential

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progress before 2016, the possible it is clear to see.

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A lotta people will say they are targeting Rio but Alice is

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definitely one to watch. We have a moving story tomorrow about the

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great South run. Let's move on to the weather. If you

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thought it was hard earlier in the week, we have all eyes on the

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weekend. Some lovely pictures.

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Michael Hunt captured this bird in a puddle in Bracknell in Berkshire.

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Raymond Slack took this picture of a pheasant in the sunshine in Albury

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Park in Surrey. And a Heron on one leg on Meon Shore

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in Hampshire captured by Rod Smith. It will be blustery over the next

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few days. Tonight we will cease rain arrived during the second part of

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the night but dry initially with clear spells in places before the

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band of rain ` some heavy bursts in its ` moves north eastwards across

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the region, engulfing much of the region by dawn. Temperatures not as

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chilly as last night. We are looking at a damp start to the day tomorrow.

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The rain quickly moves north and eastwards on the brisk

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south`westerly wind and we'll see some sunshine. The risk of a shower

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through the afternoon but pleasantly mild temperatures despite the wind.

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Some late evening brightness on offer tomorrow evening. One or two

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showers through the early hours of Saturday and still a lot of cloud.

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You're more likely to see showers for western areas with temperatures

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falling. For some on Saturday, a damp start and we are expecting an

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improving Pritchard throughout the day. Here is the outlook for the

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rest of the weekend. Frame Will Claye swiftly, followed by some

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showers and sunshine. The middle part of Saturday looks pretty decent

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before abandoned train arrives in the evening. Blustery showers for

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Sunday but all eyes are on Sunday night into Monday. An intense area

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of low pressure swings in from the Atlantic and with it, very strong

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gale force winds, storm force wind gusts, and driving rain. We are

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keeping an eye on the situation. The Met Office have issued an amber

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warning which means be prepared for strong winds and potentially some

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flooding from heavy rainfall. This is the track the storm is taking,

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moving in to the south`west from the West. There could be heavy rainfall

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and very strong winds. Gusts along the south coast of up to 80 mph.

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Stay tuned to your local BBC Radio Leicester is on for the latest

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information. Strong winds and heavy rain at times. Just a reminder, on

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Sunday the clocks go back and our. The forecast is available on our

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website. An extra hour in bed! How lovely. We

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saw him earlier with Joe Campbell. Sir Ben Ainslie has been honoured

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yet again. Four medals, great success in the America's Cup, Sir

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Ben Ainslie, the list goes on and on. He has the freedom of Lymington.

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We can now go back to Joe, who is surrounded by people who have all

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come out to see Sir Ben Ainslie and get his autograph.

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They certainly have. It really has been something of a party

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atmosphere. He really is their favourite sun. There is this

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business of living in the high street and having letters stuffed

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under his door. Yasmin and Kate are here. Yasmin, you've got the

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autograph. Yes, I have it here. I bought some stamps when he won the

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gold for my family all over the world. It was nice to see him in

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person. I thought I would get one autograph behind one of the stamps.

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What was it like, Kate? You've been up to try and meet him. Yes, but we

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were asked to provide the flowers for this evening so it was lovely to

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see him up there and see the flowers on the stage with him will stop He

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really is somebody who people here are very proud of. He is a humble,

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sweet man. We've been up and down since the Olympics with flowers for

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him and goodwill gestures. It's a wonderful award and apparently this

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is the first one since 1974. The situation is that Sir Ben is now

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going to go off and join some of the councillors from here and they will

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no doubt have a lot of talking into the evening and maybe they will ask

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about his other dream, having won the America's Cup as a tactician for

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the United States, can he get a British team together?

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Sir Ben is not going to get away. Yesterday he set a new world record

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` paddling 100 metres in a pumpkin in exactly two minutes. But now he's

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gone further with a powered pumpkin! Today, Dimitri Galitzine has done it

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again. This time his pumpkin made it right across the Solent ` to the

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Isle of Wight. This was filmed shortly after he arrived and he was

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understandably proud of his achievement. I feel great. We've

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just made it over to the Isle of Wight. It was faster than we

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expected, under two hours. We're really pleased. Looking forward to

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getting onto dry land. I bet he is. Sir Ben Ainslie would be quite

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jealous of that record! He needs a sale in the pub in next

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time! He might be thinking about right

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now. That's all from us. We are back at 8pm and 10:25pm. Good

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