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French police investigating the shooting of a British family in the

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Alps arrive in the UK. They spent the day searching the

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couple's home in Surrey as they try to establish a motive for the

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murders. French prosecutors confirm that

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each of the victims was shot twice in the head.

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Two newly appointed Health Ministers call for a re-think of

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the laws on assisted suicide. Another gold for Paralympics GB as

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David Stone wins the cycling road Good evening.

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French police investigating the shooting of a British family in the

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Alps have spent the day searching the couple's home in Surrey. As the

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forensic work was going on, prosecutors in France confirmed

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that each of the victims was shot twice in the head. Over 40 French

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police officers are working on the case and it has emerged they are

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being helped by colleagues from Switzerland and Italy. We'll have

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the latest from France in a moment. First, this report from Tom Symonds.

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The smart house belonging to the al-Hilli family in Claygate Surrey

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has been sealed off. A close forensic examination has begun. The

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facts that British officers are now involved shows this has become an

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international inquiry, straddling the English Channel. This evening,

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British and French officers promised full co-operation. The

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Surrey force is offering the UK's specialist officers to help the

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surviving daughters of the family. I want to place the emphasis on the

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victims of this tragic incident and Surrey Police working with our

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French colleagues are ensuring that all those who need support will get

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the support specifically Surrey Police deployed specially trained

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family liaison officers both in the UK and abroad in France. French and

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British police have refused to say if there is a theory as to why the

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killings happened, but the possibility it resulted from a

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family feud requires that all members of the al-Hilli family be

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questioned as part of the investigation.

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They will be combing Saad al- Hilli's finances. There were

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suggestions he and his brother were involved in a property dispute.

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Police say the brother denied that. They will be looking at Mr Al-

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Hilli's friends, businesses. Senior officers arrived in London last

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night, but co-ordinating an inquiry that may stretch across Europe

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maybe tricky. It is a French inquiry so Surrey

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Police would not be wanting to do anything that would interfere with

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anything the French will be doing. Surrey Police will have a

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responsibility to inform the British coroner as to what happened

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to British nationals abroad. Forensic work continues at the

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house, but police are focusing on the life of this family and Mr Al-

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Hilli in particular in the search Relatives of the two girls who

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survived the shooting have arrived in France to be with them. Four-

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year-old Zeena al-Hilli is being looked after by the French

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authorities. Her seven-year-old sister, Zainab, remains in a

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medically induced coma in hospital. Our correspondent, Jon Kay, is in

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Well, Matthew, it is clear here tonight that this investigation is

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getting much wider. Tom was describing the UK end of things. It

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is based, the investigation, here in France, where the shootings

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happened, but it is now questions being asked in neighbouring

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countries in Europe, even in Iraq where its al-Hilli family came from.

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But don't forget, this all comes down to what happened in a quiet

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country lane not far from here where two little girls saw their

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parents shot and they were shot On this Alpine campsite, there is

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one abandoned caravan. The al-Hilli family family left their pitch for

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a day-trip, but never returned. Police have now searched their

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vehicle, for any clues about what happened, but all that's visible

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are the handle bars of a little girl's bike and DVDs of cartoons.

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The older daughter, seven-year-old, Zainab is in a coma at this

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hospital. Her little sister, Zeena, who is only four, wasn't physically

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hurt, but she has been cared for by psychiatrists elsewhere.

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Family members have now arrived in France to support the young sisters

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who saw their parents shot in the head in this lay-by. It is

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understood a male and female relative arrived in the region

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today, but it maybe sometime before they are allowed to see the

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children. This afternoon the local prosecutor

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said the aim was for the girls to be back in the arms of their family.

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Police said that would have to be done sensitively and without

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compromising the investigation. He added that for security reasons,

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he could say no more. There are no obvious signs of

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police activity at the crime scene anymore. It seems the authorities

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are now looking beyond this part of rural France, co-ordinating with

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their counterparts in Switzerland and Italy, checking border records

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and CCTV for any sign of a getaway Hundreds of thousands of tourists

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from across Europe come come to this part of the world every year.

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It is beautiful weather and it feels like the end of summer and it

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is tinged by what happened in the last few days. And instead of the

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mountains, the focus of where this inquiry is centred.

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STUDIO: What are you hearing about how the French authorities are

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planning to handle this investigation over the coming days?

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Well, they have made it clear, there is a lot more forensic work

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to be done. There is more ballistic expertise to be done to work out

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what firearm or firearms were used, what kind of bullets, what they can

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learn about the assailants. The the difference and the change that we

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will notice is we are going to get less information. It has been clear

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to us today that the police are very, very very frustrated by the

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speculation and by the coverage. They want to close this down,

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concentrate on the job in hand and solve, they hope, what they have

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described as this dreadful, horrible drama.

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A newly appointed Health Minister has described the laws on assisted

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suicide as "ridiculous and appalling". In a newspaper

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interview Ann Soubry said people seeking help to die should not have

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to go abroad. Another newly promoted Health Minister, Norman

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Lamb, has said he too believes there is a case for reform. Our

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political correspondent, Robin It was the case of Tony Nicholson

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who suffered from locked in syndrome which brought assisted

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suicide into the spotlight. He lost his legal bid to change the law.

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Which could have helped people end his life without facing prosecution.

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Days later he died from natural It is a criminal offence to help

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someone to die, but cases are looked at individually by

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prosecutors. The Department of Health played down the controversy

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saying Anna Soubry's remarks were her personal views. But another new

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Health Minister echoed her opinions. The Liberal Democrat, Norman Lamb,

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who is close to Nick Clegg said he agrees the law should be looked at

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again. There is a case for looking at

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reform. This is an individual decision of conscience. There is

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not a Government policy on it, but I certainly think that we should

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debate it. The positives and negatives about reform, but I

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personally think there is a case for looking at this.

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Its Ministry of Justice said there was no plans to change the law.

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Campaigners warned of a slippery slope which could threaten the

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right to life. The issue was been debated four

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times by British parliaments four four times since 2006 and it has

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been rejected. Some Conservatives promised to

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fight any review. Mark Pritchard told the BBC there would be a row

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if the Government was to re-examine A suicide bomber in Afghanistan has

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killed at least six people in the centre of the capital, Kabul. Some

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of the dead are children. The blast happened close to the headquarters

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of NATO-led international forces in the heavily guarded diplomatic

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quarter. In Pakistan, a Christian girl accused of burning pages of

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the Koran has been released after spending three weeks in prison. The

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teenage girl, Rimsha Masih, was remanded in custody after a mob

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accused her of blasphemy and demanded she was punished. A

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Pakistani imam has since been arrested. He is alleged to have

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planted the burned pages of the Koran in her bag.

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Paralympics GB have added another gold to their tally with a win by

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David Stone in the cycling road race. Hopes are high that the

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swimmer Ellie Simmonds will win another medal tonight in the final

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of the 100 metres freestyle. She won her heat comfortably earlier

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today. Our sports correspondent, James Pearce, is at the Olympic

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Park. Tonight she will go for gold for one final time at these Games.

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This morning, Ellie Simmonds had her heat for the 100 meters free

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freestyle. This is her fourth event. She said she was tired and that was

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hardly surprising, but it didn't show. She won her heat comfortably

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and set a new Paralympic record. It will be tough tonight, her big

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rival clocked a world record time in her heat. David Stone is the

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latest Gold Medallist. Stone successfully defended the road race

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title he won in Beijing. That was Britain's eighth cycling gold of

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the Games. Less than half the 17 won four years ago, but ahead of

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any other country. There was dispintment for --

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disappointment for David Smith. He to settle for silver.

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Tonight, we will see Oscar Pistorius, who has qualified

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fastest for the 400 meters final. He has yet to win an individual

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gold medal at these Paralympics. The men's 400 meter final will be

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the last event and preparations will begin for tomorrow's closing

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ceremony. London 2012 is coming to an end, but with Ellie Simmonds and

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Oscar Pistorius in action, we could still have one of its best nights

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Scotland face Serbia in a World Cup qualifier. Despite their hopes of

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collecting all three points, the match ended in a goalless draw. The

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pressure is on the national team to deliver their first win when they

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face Macedonia on Tuesday night. Sir Paul McCartney has been

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presented with one of France's most prestigious awards in recognition

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