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Tonight at ten: On trial - the man who killed 77

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people in Norway last year. In court in Oslo, a defiant Anders

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Breivik admits his role, but denies criminal responsibility.

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TRANSLATION: I acknowledge the acts, but I do not plead guilty and I

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claim I was doing it in self- defence.

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The victims were targeted in two attacks - a car bomb and a gun

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assault at a summer camp. It is good to see him now when he is

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surrounded by police and in a safe place. The trial is expected to

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last ten weeks - we report from Oslo. Also tonight:

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The controversial plans to cap tax- free giving - now ministers say

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there are other options available. Inside Syria - four days after the

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ceasefire, we report on the evidence of continuing violence.

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The government is in control of this area, they have set up

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checkpoints and over the last hour, you can hear the sound of gunfire.

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More than half of England is now officially in drought - it's the

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worst since 1976. And after the latest goal dispute,

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a wave of new calls for the use of In sport, could Wigan upset Arsenal

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in tonight's big match affecting the top and the bottom of the

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Good evening. The man who killed 77 people in

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attacks in Norway last year has gone on trial in Oslo. Anders

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Breivik pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing that he'd acted in

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self-defence when he attacked a youth camp and set off a car bomb

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in the capital. The trial is expected to focus on the state of

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Breivik's mental health at the time of the attacks. From Oslo, our

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correspondent Matthew Price sent The mastermind of Norway's

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suffering was led in, his hands handcuffed. He seemed relaxed,

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eager. He always wanted this. The chance to present his views in

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public. He started with a salute to the far right. No remorse. And for

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the first time in court, we heard the voice of the killer.

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TRANSLATION: I acknowledge the acts, but I do not plead guilty. I will

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claim I was doing it in self- defence. He says the bomb in Oslo

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that killed eight and his massacre on the nearby island of place mack

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group were the opening shots in a walk, a war against

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multiculturalism, against political parties that support immigration.

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The prosecution named every one of his victims. It took them almost an

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hour. Slightly less time than it took Breivik to kill 69 people on

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the island. Among them, a boy Breivik shot three times, twice in

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the back of the head. And Margery ETA, 16 years old, a bullet through

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For the first time today, we saw tears from Anders Breivik. But not,

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it seems, for his victims. His emotion came as the court was shown

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a video that he had made to justify his one-man war. This ten-week

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trial inside a courtroom 250 is being very carefully managed. The

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most disturbing and sensitive evidence will be given only once

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the TV cameras have been switched off. Anders Breivik's appearances

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on camera will themselves be limited so as not to give him a

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platform for his views. He says that amounts to court room

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propaganda. The prosecution showed us the room he lived in in Oslo.

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The car he drove to get to the island, the uniform he was wearing

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there. His steady progress across the summer camp, each red dot

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another death. And this phone call Then, for just a few minutes,

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Breivik's lawyer spoke and defended his client's right to have his kit

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-- his say in court. TRANSLATION: It will be hard for the victims to

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hear him, but it is his right and it will be the most important

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evidence in deciding whether he is legally sane. Among the survivors

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in court was Ida. I think it is good to see him now when he is

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surrounded by police and in a safe place. It gives a little closure.

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Are you still afraid of him? No. He will be locked up no matter what

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for the rest of his life. But it will be a long, drawn-out process.

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Breivik takes the stand tomorrow. Matthew, we saw the defiance. You

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say he will have a limited platform, but of the authorities concerned

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that even with that, he can still cause more damage? I think they are

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concerned about that, yes, and that is why tomorrow the TV feed from

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the court after the initial opening proceedings will be switched off.

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They want to starve him of the oxygen of publicity he could gain

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in TV images, audio images. We will still be able to report his words,

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but he will not have a public forum to look directly into the camera

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and to speak what he believes. We still don't know whether the judge

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will allow him to deliver a 30 minute speech, which we are told he

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has prepared. But he will be cross- examined and it will take four or

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five days and because of that, he has quite a platform to get his

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views across. We know roughly what he will say, that he is a foot

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soldier in a war against multiculturalism, a water drive

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Islam from Europe and Norway, a war he believes will last many

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generations. It is a message that many will find exceedingly walked

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and there have been those in Norway that say this should never have

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come to trial since he admits carrying out the killings. As the

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defence said, they do want to see him in court so that the judges can

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decide whether he was sane or insane, criminally insane, when he

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carried out the acts he did. That will determine whether he spends

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the rest of his life behind bars in a prison or in a psychiatric ward.

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Thank you. David Cameron says there are a

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number of options to consider on changing the level of tax relief on

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charitable giving. Ministers say the current system has been abused

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by some wealthy individuals. But the proposals to cap the relief

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have been criticised by charities, who say that big donations will

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suffer. Downing Street has started a formal consultation, as our

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political editor Nick Robinson Who would have thought it could be

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so controversial to write a cheque for millions to a good cause?

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Charities claim a Treasury proposal to cap the tax relief on donations

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is already hurting. We have already done a huge amount of damage to

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charities, people are holding back on gifts, they are thinking of

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reconsidering the gifts they had in mind and we need is to stop. What

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is the problem? Currently if you are lucky enough to earn �4 million

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you could give it all to charity and pay no income tax. The plan

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from April 2013 is to cap tax relief so only �1 million could go

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to charity tax free. You would be taxed on the rest. More money for

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the Treasury, but potentially less for charity. But listen, that plan

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may be about to change. This was never going to be introduced until

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next year, plenty of time to get it right, time to consult and listen.

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The key principle is more for charities, yes, but allowing people

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to drive down their tax rate to 10% when they are some of the richest

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in the country, no. This is what the wealthy can pay for, the

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Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery was paid for by the

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supermarket family. Cancer research is often funded this way. Why, the

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critics ask, should the wealthy be taxed on the money they want to

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give to charity? Y, comes the reply, should they not be taxed on money

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they can give to an opera house or a donkey sanctuary and not paid to

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the Treasury to pay for schools and hospitals? Tonight, the former

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prime minister Tony Blair joined those praising wealthy donors to

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charities and warning the government to tread very carefully

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indeed. The Treasury has a battery of measures to take against people

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who are avoiding tax for abusing the tax system, but the

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philanthropic sector does a fantastic job. In the right

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circumstances, it can be a great partner for government, it can do

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things government will not do. If they have gone down this route, the

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most sensible thing is to go back. Sometimes it is best to do a U-turn.

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The government say they want more rich people to give away more money.

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They were always planning to consult on this, but to put it

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charitably, they are in a bit of a mess.

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UN human rights investigators say they've received reports of

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shelling and arrests by Syrian forces since the ceasefire last

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Thursday, as well as the executions of some soldiers by rebel forces.

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But the level of violence is said to be generally lower. Tens of

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thousands of civilians fled escalating fighting in the run-up

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to the truce last week. Access for foreign journalists is restricted,

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but our correspondent Ian Pannell and cameraman Darren Conway entered

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Idlib province in northern Syria They ask -- there's supposed to be

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a truce in Syria. In parts, it doesn't sound like it. At best,

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they can't hear feels uneasy and the ground remains highly dangerous.

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We moved with rebel fighters into a northern town firmly under the grip

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of President Assad's men. The Free Syrian Army remark -- relies on

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stealth and cunning, they know these routes well. Through

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abandoned flats that bear the scars But the rebels are vastly outgunned

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and were unable to resist the ferocious government offensive that

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swept through this region just days ago. The international community

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talks of ceasefires and peace plans, but the view from the ground is

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very different. TRANSLATION: They are buying time. The government

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lies to the people, it lies to the whole world so it is not surprising

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they like to Kofi Annan, too. They have not stopped shooting. Down

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below, you can clearly see not all government forces have withdrawn.

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Every few minutes, there are short bursts of gunfire. We don't know

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which side his shooting, but whoever is responsible, it leaves

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Kofi Annan's peace plan looking shaky. We're just overlooking the

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town, which is pretty much a ghost city, some traffic in the distance,

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but the government is in control of this area. We have seen a tank

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moving and checkpoints. Over the last hour, you can hear the sound

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of gunfire. This is a few days after the ceasefire was supposed to

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have taken place. We saw government road blocks in the road into town,

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stopping and checking vehicles. Looking for the men they called

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terrorists, the soldiers of the rebel army. Perhaps with good cause.

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The rebels have been beaten and bloodied, but not bowed. And the

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fighters move back in, bypassing main roads and cities. They call

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this a mission to protect their homes and families. This struggle

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is about their future. The girls of his family may be young, but they

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already know the language and the loss of Syria's revolution. Last

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week, this area was under attack. But today, women and girls dead to

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leave their homes once again. -- dead. Coming back onto the streets

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with a call for change that is It is a mistake to think all

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Syrians share their view. Some see these people as an Islamic threat,

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but if there's to be peace, it must be made in places like this. And

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after so much death, positions have only hardened. And fear is never

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far away. Even further this 19- year-old. President Assad's army is

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slaughtering us, he said. When Kofi Annan left last time, they attacked

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us, says this lady. She has no faith in the UN monitors. After the

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bloodshed of the last few weeks, the truth is that these people have

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simply come too far and lost too much to give up now. In the words

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of one, we will carry on protesting Flights in and out of Gatwick were

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suspended for more than an hour today after a plane travelling to

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the US was forced to make an emergency landing. Passengers,

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assembled here. The Virgin flight was bound for Florida when it was

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turned back. Firefighters said they received reports of a small fire on

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board. 15 passengers were taken to hospital with a variety of injuries,

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including suspected fractures. Another 17 counties have been

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declared drought zones, with some rivers reaching the lowest level on

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record. There are warnings that water shortages could last until

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Wetlands running short of water, even recent rain has not helped

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much. More rivers are running low. This is Dorset, a river important

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for trout and salmon. In Gloucestershire, stretches of the

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River led and are at the lowest levels recorded for this time of

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year. The Environment Agency says 17 more counties in England are in

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drought and it could last at least until the end of the year. We are

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heading towards one of the worst droughts on record, certainly if it

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continues to be quite warm and dry for the right of -- rest of the

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summer, we are in that situation. What worries us is if it continues

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beyond the worst we have seen historically. Agriculture is

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suffering as well. On this farm and the Cotswolds, the river providing

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water for livestock has dried up. It has to be pumped from a borehole

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instead. We are short of water here. We are getting towards being close

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to a desperate situation. At the moment there isn't enough grazing

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for some of the sheep. They are having to be moved on to the land.

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Here is an indication of how dry it has been. This is six weeks' work

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of rain, just half-an-inch. It should be four times that much. The

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drought began in June last year in parts of eastern England. By March

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it had spread further south and across the remainder of East Anglia,

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and then further north. Now, new areas have moved into drought,

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taking in all of the south-west and the Midlands. But water companies

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say why it is -- while it is an environmental concern, they have

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enough in reservoirs and do not plan hosepipe bans like those

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introduced for 20 million customers earlier this month. Our customers

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will not see any restrictions over the summer, at least we don't

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foresee any. We have sufficient water for drinking water purposes.

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Water companies are looking at how they can better share resources.

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Earlier this month, Severn Trent offered to sell water to a

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neighbouring supplier. Regulators and the industry believe that maybe

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one way to prepare for the possibility of a more prolonged

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drought. But there will be a cost. We don't have the level of

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infrastructure that would be sufficient to overcome drought

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conditions we have currently got. We would need to invest in more

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pumping, in more pipelines. As the drought spread, plans are already

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being made to cope with the effects of a third consecutive dry winter,

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if that happens later this year. Coming up: The goal that sparked

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renewed debate about the use of technology to verify referee

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decisions. As the stakes grow ever higher, calls for a means of

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distinguishing between goals that should stand and ones which should

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A man who plotted to blow up a passenger plane has become the

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first convicted terrorist in the UK to have his sentence cut for

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agreeing to give evidence against other suspects. Saajid Badat, from

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Gloucester, was an accomplice of Richard Reid, the man who tried to

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blow up a plane with a bomb hidden in his shoe.

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Three months after 9/11, once again aircraft with a terrorist chosen

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target. Saajid Badat planned to be a suicide bomber, blowing up a

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transatlantic plane. Then he decided he did not want to be what

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was described as a courier of death. His co-conspirator, Richard Reid,

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who became known as the shoe bomber, tried and failed to set off a

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device on a flight to the US. He is serving life in an American prison.

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Saajid Badat was jailed in the UK for his part in the plot. Now it

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has emerged he was released early, two years ago, after agreeing to

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become a supergrass. He did the deal at the end of 2009. Today,

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newly released court documents explain his apparent change of what

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Saajid Badat grew up in Gloucester. Those who know him are not

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surprised he appears to have turned against radical Islam. They

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brainwashed him. That is my opinion. Otherwise he would not have done it.

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He was strong in faith and he knew that Islam means peace. He knows

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that Islam will not lead anyone to do a Terrorism Act, or to kill

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innocent people. He will testify against a man accused of plotting

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to bomb the New York subway system. His changing position is welcomed

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by those here, experienced in encouraging people to reject a

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violent extremism. If he is assisting in further investigations,

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a change of heart, understanding what he has gone through, I think

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it is welcome, to tell the truth. Senior officers at Scotland Yard

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said that through Saajid Badat they have obtained significant evidence

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in relation to a number of counter- terrorism investigations. The 2009

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Court documents released today describe him off potential used to

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authorities in up to 18 trials. He is the first convicted UK terrorist

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to strike such a deal with police and prosecutors. Now he will be

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known as the extremist who turned In Afghanistan, President Karzai

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has criticised NATO for intelligence failings which allowed

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Taliban militants to carry out a sustained attack in the heart of

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Kabul. The assault lasted 18 hours and it seems British Special Forces

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were involved in tackling the The heart of Kabul this morning. A

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gun battle, raging between insurgents holed up in this

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building and Afghan security forces. The start of a new Taliban spring

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offensive, with the nearby British embassy one of their targets. Co-

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ordinated attacks, across Afghanistan. Soldiers, mounted a

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desperate effort to end the siege by scaling the building. The

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fighting lasted 18 hours, in what is almost a carbon copy of an

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attack last year on the US embassy. President Karzai said NATO

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intelligence failures are to blame for this embarrassing defeat. But

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Afghan troops were celebrating when they finally regained control.

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they come back again, we are still ready. We will be more ready to

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give them a strong answer, as we did yesterday. In one day, 24 hours,

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we killed all 36 of them, who came here to kill Afghans, to

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destabilise Afghanistan. We got inside the building afterwards. On

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every floor we saw the corpses of dead insurgents. Evidence of how

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fierce the battle had been. It was an Afghan led operation that

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brought the ataxia to an end. There is a general feeling that they did

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a lot better this time than in the past. But NATO back-up was still

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essential. We understand from Afghan security sources that

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British Special Forces will also here in this building and played a

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decisive role in bringing things to an end. Once the fighting was over,

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Americans were on the scene as well, gathering evidence. They say the

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attacks bear the hallmarks of the Pakistani based Haqqani network.

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What worries afghans is if insurgents can do this when NATO

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troops are still here, what will The Welsh Liberal Democrats have

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launched their local election campaign for next month's poll. The

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party hopes to maintain control of Swansea, Cardiff and Wrexham. It is

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defending 140 seats across Wales. Polling takes place on May 3rd.

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Football is lagging behind the times as one of the few sports not

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to use technology to verify referee decisions. That is the view of the

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Professional Footballers' Association following the latest

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controversial decision in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final win against

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It is the goal that may finally forced football to act. When

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Chelsea's Juan Mata was adjudged to have scored from this strike, Spurs

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were furious. This is why. Replays clearly showing that the ball had

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not crossed the line. Yet another contentious call and some believe

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the time has come to help match officials get it right. It's not an

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infrequent occurrence. It is so critical to the overall outcome of

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a game that we think that help for the referee with making that

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decision is inevitable. Lampard! Brilliant! It was in! The issue of

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goal-line technology in football to avoid injustices like this is

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nothing new. The debate over Sir Geoff Hurst's legendary goal and

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the 1966 World Cup final continues to this day. Technology has been a

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line that football has not want to cross, with those that run the

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sport reluctant to meddle with the traditions of the game, including

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the element of human error. As the stakes grow ever higher, calls for

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a means of distinguishing between goals that should stand and goals

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that shouldn't are intensifying. is looking very odd. It is looking

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strange that football has been so perverse as to not introduce what

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other sports have introduced successfully. Hawk-Eye, a British

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developed camera based system has been used in tennis and is backed

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by the Premier League. It is one of two rival solutions likely to be

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approved by FIFA in July. The other is GoalRef, which uses sensors

:25:54.:25:57.

inside the ball and around the goal to show whether the shot has

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crossed the line. The use of five officials have also been trialled

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in the Champions' League. But the men in the middle think that

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technology is the way forward. would give a clear indication of

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goal or no goal. Every referee, at every level, who had the

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opportunity to have that in his armoury would say yes. It seems the

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tension between technology and tradition has reached a critical

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point. For some, change cannot come too soon. For others it will come

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