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Britain's summer of sport draws to an end with the closing ceremony of

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the Paralympics. At the heart of the Festival of the

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Flame, the pledge for London 2012 to inspire a generation.

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The final day brought more gold medals for Great Britain, with

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ParalympicsGB celebrating 120 medals in all.

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Also, coming home, the girl who saw her parents murdered in France

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returns to Britain. In racket erupts in a state of

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sectarian violence as a tax across the country claimed more than 90

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lives. And, Lewis Hamilton heats up the

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race for the drivers' championship with victory in the Italian Grand

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Good evening. The closing ceremony of the

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Paralympics is under way, bringing to an end a memorable summer of

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sport. The final event in the stadium showcases the Paralympians

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themselves and hundreds of performers with disabilities. Over

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the past 11 days, many events have been sold out, and more people have

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watched disabled sport than ever before. After a Closing Ceremony

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called the Festival of the Flame, how can it be kept alight?

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The sun sets slowly over east London and, for the last time

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during 2012, over the Olympic Stadium. More than 4000 athletes

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took their places, the first time that the athletes have been present

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throughout, at the heart of the action. They called it a festival

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of flame, but it began with air. A battle involving wind machines and

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the spirits of the Paralympics. The flames came later, fire to

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symbolise endings and beginnings, Air Festival because Britain is a

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country famous for its festivals. Then, help for the Rose. They

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tracked in a machine christened Human Endeavour. This Captain

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climbed to hand the Union Jack from the top of the flagpole. Another

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former servicemen celebrated the service -- spirit of the Games.

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celebrate that spirit, and although we have many differences, there is

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one quality we all share. One thing all of us have in common. Human

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spirit. Two that our most successful Paralympic athletes,

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David Weir and Sarah Storey, carried in the Union Jack together.

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This was also a national celebration. Like much of this

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summer. A summer that began with the

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee and culminated in the Paralympics has

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changed the way Britons think about their country, at least for now.

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The Olympics and Paralympics organisers hope for something more

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permanent. Seb Coe will tell the closing ceremony that Britons will

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never think the same way about sport or disability again. The

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Paralympians, he will say, have lifted the cloud of limitation. For

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the next hour, the ceremony turned into a concert by Coldplay,

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accompanied by a host of disabled performers. Disabled people have

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never had so high a profile. Public attitudes have changed as a result.

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The trickle to be ensured the Danes are not lost. The other will be to

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ensure that the remarkable spirit of London 2012 supplied.

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-- survives. Great Britain ended in Paralympics

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with another gold medal for David Weir in the marathon. Tomorrow,

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Paralympic and Olympic stars will take part in the athletes parade

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through central London. In the longer term, a key test will be

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whether they have inspired a generation.

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11 days of competition, which have left their mark on all who have

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witnessed it. Everybody has agreed these have been the best

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Paralympics ever, eight games impressed by the British public,

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faces which have become some of the best known in the country. David

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Weir wants Britain 34th and final gold medal. Large crowds in London

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to a claimed one of the big stars as he won the marathon. He had

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entered four events, he has four gold medals. He was greeted by his

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son. He will hear stories about his father's extraordinary achievements.

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Every time that we have seen a gold medal won or lost, it has been

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about sport, not disability. That is the most fantastic thing.

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Hopefully the wider public have embraced it and had their

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inspiration taken from that, as well as our Olympic colics. It has

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been at a fantastic six weeks of support. Tens of thousands of

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disabled spectators have been to the Olympic Park. Many have spoken

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of the positive impact the Paralympics has had. Others have

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found themselves educated about disability. The views of those

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watching the were overwhelmingly positive. It has changed my

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attitude. You see them out as athletes, whatever their disability.

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People might not stare so much, that must be a benefit. People will

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not point out and think they are different. More than 2.5 people --

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2.5 million people had visited the Paralympics. Tomorrow, all of this

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will just be a memory. There is no doubt that some attitudes have

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changed, but the question is, for how long? It will not change things

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overnight. The next 10 days will not be like the last 10 days, but

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there is a real momentum. There has been so much discussion about

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disabled people and the great things that they can do. This is an

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exclusive gathering, all gold medallists. The British team summed

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up their gains by stating that mission accomplished. The same can

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be said of the whole London Paralympics, an event that has not

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just entertain, but has inspired, and quite possibly changed us.

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After a summer of sport like no other, can the Olympics and the

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Paralympics build a lasting legacy? Six weeks of sensational sport, a

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very hard act to follow. For the first time, the Paralympics have

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emerged from the shadow of the Olympics. It is unprecedented that

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there are four Paralympians among the list of favourites for Sports

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Personality of the Year, we have never seen this before. Many will

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argue, when it comes to the principal ambition to inspire a

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generation, the Paralympians managed to do that in a way that

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even the Olympians could not. That is the ultimate accolade. The

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question is, well that transfer into a lasting legacy when it comes

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to perceptions of disability, reducing discrimination and

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improving accessibility to disabled sport? They are the challenges.

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Legacy was always part of the promise. How will we judge if the

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promises have been met? There is no denying the popularity of these

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London Games. There will be hundreds of thousands on the

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streets tomorrow. But when the nights draw in and the memories

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fade, that is where the challenge will come. When it comes to what

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exactly these games did, some will point to a new-found sense of pride,

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it redefined nation, a confidence that Britain could deliver on grand

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projects. Look at the Olympic Stadium. But the real challenge

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will by then it comes to whether this will make Britain a more

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sporting and healthier nation. That cannot be answered yet, that is for

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these years to come. Seb Coe has been appointed ambassador for

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legacy, but there are questions, school sports funding has been cut,

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school playing fields have been sold off. The real challenge lies

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ahead. A seven-year-old girl injured in an

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attack on her family in the Alps has been taken out of a medically

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induced coma. Her sister has returned home to Britain, where

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police have been searching the family home, and speaking to

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relatives. The attack killed both of their parents and the woman,

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believed to be their grandmother. For a second full day, police teams

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searched the family home, but they have not said if they have found

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anything significant. The family work a well-liked family here. This

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community is shocked by the killings, and they had the first

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piece of positive news in days. One of the young girls was back in the

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UK, being looked after at an undisclosed location, and the other

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was recovering. It is such good news, I am very pleased to hear

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that she has come home. And that the other daughter will get better.

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I am sure she is. I know that everybody in these houses will be

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as thrilled as I am. It is very good news. The best so far. I hope

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for a good recovery. The four-year- old hid under her mother's skirt as

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her parents were killed. She was in the car for eight hours before

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being found. Her sister were shot and beaten but is now out of a

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medically induced coma. French police say theirs is likely to be a

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long and complex investigation. Both girls will be deeply

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traumatised by what happened. Police hope that one of them may

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eventually be able to provide some information. It is unlikely that

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either will be returning here in the near future. This house remains

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an important focus of the police investigation.

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A British opera has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The

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MoD said a member of the Light Dragoons died in the Nahr-e Saraj

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district of Helmand province. His family have been informed.

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The series of car bombs have rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad at the

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end of their date of widespread violence across the country. They

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have been more than 20 separate sectarian attacks claiming the

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lives of more than 90 people and wounding hundreds more.

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In Kirkuk, they were just coping with one car bomb. Then another

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exploded. Wreaking havoc. The targets were police recruits

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waiting in line for jobs with the state one oil company. Nobody has

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claimed responsibility, but the local police commander blamed al-

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Qaeda, which often targets the security forces. Elsewhere, the

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bombings exposed Iraq's sectarian divide. A car bomb in a popular

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market in Basra was clearly aimed at Shia Muslims. Sunny insurgents

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who feel sidelined by the Shia Muslim dominated government are

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often accused of being responsible for such attacks. TRANSLATION: It

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took place in front of my shop, there was a soldier and a woman on

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the ground. Many people were killed, our shops were damaged. The car

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bombs hit Shia Muslim neighbourhoods. This is a usually

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peaceful city. Two bombs exploded. One went off near the French

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consulate, although none of the staff were hurt., automated spasms

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of violence are becoming more regular. They expose the power

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vacuum in Baghdad, where the government is deeply divided

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between Sunni Muslim, a Shia Muslim and Kurdish factions. This is not

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civil war, but neither is it the peaceful vision had four when the

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American-led coalition forces left Iraq nine months ago.

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Union leaders are warning of more co-ordinated strikes over pay as

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the Trades Union Congress begins its annual conference in Brighton.

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Many public sector workers currently have a pay freeze, with

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the NUT voted to strike over pay and working conditions. Unions say

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their private sector members are also feeling the pinch.

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Soaking up the last rays of summer, today, thousands of people took

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time out from their busy lives and headed for Brighton beach. Joining

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them briefly, Brendan Barber, who has led the TUC for the last decade,

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and Frances O'Grady, who will become its first woman general

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secretary later this year. It is all change, but the opposition to

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the austerity measures remains. key message is that all austerity

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is not working, the economy is flat lining, ordinary people are paying

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the price with their living standards being squeezed, concerns

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about their job security, we really needed change. Trade unions

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mobilised more than 1 million workers to take strike action over

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pension reforms. But this week at Congress, it is the issue of pay

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which is likely to result in repeated calls for more co-

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ordinated industrial action. Millions of people with jobs in

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sectors including the health service and local government have

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seen their income hit as a result of pay freezes. Now, the boss of

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the biggest public sector union says it has to end. We will stick

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to reach agreement and compromises, because that is what you do. If

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there is no way forward, if we are blocked, we will have no

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alternative but to move back to our members and seek a ballot for

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industrial action by our members. This will be a ballot and

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industrial action which we will not lose. Over the past five years, the

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gap between public and private sector pay has widened. But that

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gap is likely to narrow as pay restraint in the public sector

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continues. The government insists pay restraint has save jobs, but

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few here agree. Someone to step up the campaign against the Kurds and

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even consider a general strike. -- against the cuts.

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It Lewis Hamilton has won the Italian Grand Prix after dominating

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from the start. He put the recent rumours about his possible switch

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to Mercedes aside as he put himself back in contention for the drivers'

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championship, moving up to second place in the standings, behind

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Fernando Alonso. Mercedes provide the engine for

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Lewis Hamilton's McLaren, but they want him to drive their car next

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season, it is rumoured. He has been told by his boss to show total

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commitment if he wants a new contract. He did just that, by

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claiming the pole position and dominating from the start in Italy.

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Jenson Button could not stop Felipe Massa flying past him. But the

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McLaren proved too quick to hold off. Sebastian Vettel took to the

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grass here last year to get past Fernando Alonso, but this time, the

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roles were reversed. For Rory felt the German had forced the Spaniard

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off. It is very clear what happened. The stewards penalised the world

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champion. Not long after, a problem saw Jenson Button's hopes evaporate.

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Fernando Alonso moved up to second, but lost it to Sergio Perez. Then,

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more trouble for Sebastian Vettel. We need to save the engine, stop

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the car. There were no such problems for Lewis Hamilton, his

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first win here, and his third of the season. Really fantastic job, a

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great effort. I am so grateful for this opportunity. He is second in

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the drivers' championship, and McLaren will want to keep him.

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Andy Murray will face Novak Djokovic in the final of the US

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Open in New York tomorrow after the world No. To beat David Ferrer in

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the semi-finals. Novak Djokovic had to come down from -- comeback from

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a set down to win in four sets. The Serbian beat Andy Murray in

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straight sets last time they met in a Grand Slam final, but Amara, Andy

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Murray will have the Scottish support team, including Sean

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Connery and Alex Ferguson. He feels this time he can win the first

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grand-slam title. I am ready for the final. I know it

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will be challenging, but I have had a really good summer, the best of

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my career. I hope I can play well in the final.

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That is it from us for tonight, the Paralympics closing ceremony is

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continuing behind me. Shortly, the flame will be extinguished. We

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