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The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is sentenced to life

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in prison over the killing of protesters in last year's uprising.

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There are mass protests in Cairo as his two sons and six senior

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security officials are acquitted. A British aid worker and three of her

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colleagues kidnapped in Afghanistan are rescued in a pre-dawn raid by

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British and American special forces. Gun salutes across the country at

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the start of four days of jubilee celebrations. And, the Queen enjoys

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the festivities with a day at the Good evening to you. The former

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Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, has been sentenced to life in

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prison over the killing proof testers during the uprising that

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forced him from power last year. The 84-year-old remained silent as

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the verdict was read, but tens of thousands of Egyptians are now

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gathered in Tahrir Square in central care owe to protest

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following the acquittal of the former President's two sons and six

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senior officials. Rupert Wingfield- Hayes reports. Today, all of Egypt

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has been waiting for and the one many here thought would never come.

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The man who ruled over this country for 30 years is wheeled into court

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to hear his fate. Outside the families of some of those killed in

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last year's protests wait for news. Hoping for justice, but fearful of

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disappointment. As the judge begins to read the verdict, Mubarak sits

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grim faced behind his dark glasses. Beside him in the cage are his sons.

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The court has decreed nrbgts presence of all the accused, to

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punish Muhmmad Hosni El Sayyid Mubarak with life imprisonment for

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the charges leveled against him of committing pre-mediated crimes.

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can see, they have just heard the news, Mubarak has been given a life

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sentence. Here outside the court is jubilation from the families of the

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people who were killed in last year's protests. Do you feel now

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you have justice for your son? I have a... He slept. Rest. He's

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very happy. Inside the court house there is a dramatic change of mood.

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Mubarak's two sons have been found not guilty. The lawyers and

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families of their protesters react with outrage. Outside the court the

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mood has changed too. Some of the young men now try to storm the

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police lines. TRANSLATION: Mubarak, his sons, we

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will kill them, I swear. I'm saying this is a message to the military

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council and the dog Mubarak. the people here, who lost children

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in the protests, only death for Mubarak and his sons will be enough.

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This afternoon, the 84-year-old, ex-president, was driven off to

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start a 25 year prison sentence. For many Egyptians, justice has

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been done. As we said, thousands of people have been gathering in

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Tahrir Square. Rupert is there for us now with more. Rupert. We have

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seen thousands and thousands of people in the square behind me this

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afternoon and into this evening. There is a great deal of anger here

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in Tahrir Square at the fact that, in particular, that the top

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security officials, from the Mubarak regime, have been let off.

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Have been allowed to go free after this trial. Also, many people

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wanting to see a much tougher sentence, perhaps death sentence

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for President Mubarak. There is a dse of electioneering going on here.

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A lot of people out here are supporters of the Muslim

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Brotherhood. Their presidential candidate was down here earlier. He

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said if he was elected he will order a re-trial. The Muslim

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Brotherhood wants to use this verdict today to drum up support

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for its candidate in the presidential election, which is

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just two weeks' away. Thank you. A British aid worker, freed after

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being taken hostage in Afghanistan, has thanked all of those involved

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in her rescue. Helen Johnston, and three colleagues, who work for a

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Swiss charity, were freed in a pre- dawn raid. They had been held

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captive for 12 days. Five kidnappers were killed in the

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rescue by American and British forces in Badakhshan province. This

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report from Quentin Sommerville. After 12 days in captivity, Helen

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Johnston returns to Kabul and freedom. The British deputy

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ambassador welcomed her back. The medical worker was kidnapped in

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eastern Afghanistan last monthment she had been working for a Swiss

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charity, Medair, in alleviating malnutrition in this poor and

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remote part of the country. Also freed were Kenyan medic, Moragwa

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Oirere, and two Afghan colleagues. David Cameron personally authorised

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the rescue mission. All five kidnappers were killed. I think the

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most important message is to terrorists around the world. They

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should know, if they take British citizens as hostage, we do not pay

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ransoms. We do not trade prisoners. They can expect a swift and brutal

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end. The Johnston family said in a Badakhshan, in the east of the

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country, is hostile terrain. The kidnappers were armed to the teeth.

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They demanded �7 million ransom, and that all foreign aid workers

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leave the province. British troops marched in, undercover of darkness.

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They had to cover the ground rapidly. They had to get on to the

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target undiscovered. The terrain was incredibly difficult terrain.

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Very rocky, with scrub, in a deep gully. It was about the most

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testing target you could imagine. Military commanders here in Kabul

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knew it was a risk operation. Previous attempts to release

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British hostages had ended in failure. A contractor in Nigeria

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was killed by his captors before British special force cos reach him.

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Here in Afghanistan, Linda Norgrove died when her rescue attempt went

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wrong. The threat to the workers was so great and ind creasing it

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was thought there was little aterntive but to go-ahead with the

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operation. Her kidnappers had threatened to start killing,

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triggering the rescue operation. Helen Johnston is being cared for

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now at the British Embassy. A British soldier has been killed in

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southern Afghanistan. The serviceman, serving with 1st

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Battalion, The Royal Welsh, was part of a foot patrol that came

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under attack from small arms fire in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of

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Helmand province. His family have been informed. In Lebanon, at least

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seven people have been killed in Tripoli, in clashes linked to

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unrest across the boreder in Syria. Supporters and opponents of

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President Bashar al-Assad clashed with rocket-propelled grenades on

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Saturday evening. Tension in the northern port city has mounted

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since Syria's uprising began. Four days of celebrations are officially

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underway to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Gun salutes echoed

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across London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. The Queen attended

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Derby Day at Epsom, one of the highlights of the racing calendar.

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Nicholas Witchell watched as Her Majesty presented the winning

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prizes in the renamed Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup A Derby Day

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with a difference. An event which is always one of the favourite

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moments of the Queen's year, acting this year as the launch pad for the

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Diamond Jubilee weekend. She was driven down the course from

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Tattenham Corner, a journey she's made in virtually every one of the

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60 years of her reign. This was Derby Day in 1953. It was a couple

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of days after the core nation. It was also the year that the Queen

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came closest to owning a Derby winner. Her horse finished second.

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Now, in the Diamond Jubilee year of her reign, the crowds were there to

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show their gratitude. She just brings so much into our country, I

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say. A time to enjoy and celebrate being British. Dress code for the

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Derby is a matter for the individual. In the Royal enclosure

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it's formal. For sopranos singing the National Anthem it's probably

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rather more relaxed. The Queen went off to look at the horses. Her

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interest in blood stock needs no underlining here. The Derby gives

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her the chance to inspect some of the finest. So to the big race

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itself. This year, with a red hot favourite, Camelot. As they came

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into the final furlongs of the Derby, it was that favourite who

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came storming through. COMMENTATOR: Camelot takes the lead

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from Astrology. He starts to pull away. The first father/son trainer

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jockey combination to win the Derby. A bad day for the bookies, a

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thrilling start to the Jubilee. So the Derby has been run and the

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Diamond Jubilee weekend is underway. Ahead, three more days of Jubilee

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celebrations. Well, the highlight, I guess, for many will be the 1,000

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boat flotilla on the River Thames. Despite the damp weather, thousands

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of spectators are expected. Crews are putting the finishing touches

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to their vessels. This was the moment that marked the anniversary

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of the Queen's core nation. A 41- gun Royal Salute at the Tower of

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London which coincided with gun salutes fired from official points

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from around the country. On the water below, boats taking part in

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the pageant had been putting the final touches to their vessels

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before heading off ready for the start of tomorrow's flotilla.

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Specialist police have been carrying out searches of London's

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bridges with no modern precedent for such a huge occasion on the

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river, security is a challenging task. You can sense the interest

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and excitement building here at the Thames. Nothing on the scale of

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tomorrow's pageant has been seen for 350 years. The sheer number of

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vessels and people taking part. The Thames will become a floating stage

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and a sight to behold. Some of the boats which haven't been able to

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join the flotilla are moored in St Katherine's Dock where people have

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been getting into the festive spirit. Some were so keen to be

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here that they reserved well in advance. I can't wait. We booked

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this over a year ago. We sailed down over the last three days. The

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whole place is buzzing. We booked the mooring two years ago. We have

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come from Norwich. We came down on Thursday. Over a period of three

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days. They have been getting into the Jubilee mood in Perth, which is

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hosting one of the biggest celebrations in Scotland. They

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began this morning with a parade of 1,000 pipers. In Wales, soldiers

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marched from Cardiff Castle through the city. There was a 21-gun salute

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at Hillsborough Fort in Northern Ireland. While many parts of the

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country will be celebrating all eyes will be on the Thames tomorrow.

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Time for the sport with Karthi Gnanasegaram at the BBC Sports

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Centre. Thank you very much. It is two wins outs of two at the start

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of Roy Hodgson's reign as England manager. His is side completed

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their preparation force the 2012 European Championship with victory

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over Belgium. With nine days to go before their first game of the

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tournament against France in Donetsk, England have yet more

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injury concerns. Bell begans are famous for their love of chips.

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Their football team is meant to be tasting as well. For England they

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had to win, but not at any cost. Roy Hodgson couldn't afford for

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England's midfield to be holed further by injury. England

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certainly stuttered at the start. Cahill was fouled by Hart was slow.

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Cahill leaving for an X-ray on his jaw. At last, a moment of urgency.

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Danny Welbeck combining with Gerard to steal the ball. This time, an an

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Englishman showing the Belgians how to chip. Welbeck finishing with

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relish. In the second-half, England reverted to the old sin of

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sloppiness, giving the ball away again and again, and again. Belgium

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couldn't capitalise. The right back came closest. England were sparking

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more upfront. Walsh -- Walcott and Defoe pinged the post at the other

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end. France will be similar to tonight. A tough test for us. I

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think a performance like tonight will be needed if not a little bit

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better. Roy Hodgson is a month into the job. The upside that he has

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secured two wins in two games. There are familiar frailties to

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England. The euros begin in nine days' time. An inexperienced

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Northern Ireland suffered a 6-0 thrashing from a full-strength

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Netherlands side. The pick of the six coming from Wesley Sneijder.

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There were two goals each for Robin Van Persie and Ibrahim Afellai with

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Ron Vlaar completing the drubbing. Andy Murray booked his place in the

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last 16 of the French Open. With a straight-sets victory over Santiago

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Giraldo. Murray had recovered from his back spasm problem to cruise

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past the world No 50. He faces Richard Gasquet next. Aston Villa

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