30/09/2012 BBC Weekend News


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2,000 people gather to remember police officers who have died while

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on duty. Families, colleagues and

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politicians attend a special service at York Minster.

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The head of the Labour Party Conference, Ed Miliband says trade

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unions won't be influencing his views on public sector pay freezes.

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The number of service personnel killed in Afghanistan reaches 2,000.

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In the Ryder Cup, Europe have a Good evening.

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Over 2,000 people attended a special service at York Minster to

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honour police officers who have died while on duty. This year's

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National Police Memorial Day service comes less than a a north

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nice after constables Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes were killed. Live

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to Judith Moritz who is at York Minster.

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Yes, and with the fatal shooting in Manchester so fresh in the memory,

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the timing of today's service was was pointant. PCs bone bone and

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Nicola Hughes were -- Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes were read out.

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The latest of two officers killed in the line of duty. We heard that

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ten police officers have died over More than 4,000 police officers

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have died whilst on duty over the last 180 years. Today, they were

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all remembered. Their relatives joining with serving officers

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including over 40 Chief Constables at York Minster. This is the ninth

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National Police Memorial Day. PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead by

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armed robbers in 2005. For her family, this has become an annual

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fixture. I think about Sharon regularly.

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This helps me in the same - the people that are here have gone

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through a similar thing that I have gone through.

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Today's service comes less than a fortnight after the fatal shooting

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in Mottram of PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone. The Chief Constable of

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Greater Manchester was present to read a prayer on their behalf.

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The deaths of Fiona and Nica have hit everybody hard. It is in the

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minds of the service and it has been good the way the organisers

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asked me to read this particular prayer.

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The Home Secretary, Theresa May, came to York Minster and joined the

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congregation of over 2,000 people. The service was designed to honour

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the ultimate sacrifice made by fallen officers. Thousands of

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petals were released, cascading from the roof, each one to

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represent a life lost. Many here spoke of the notion of

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the police family, a close-knit professional community which takes

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this moment every year to honour those who died whilst doing their

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The Archbishop of York spent time with the family of PC Nicola Hughes

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after the service. He told me he tried to comfort them during this

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particularly difficult time because her funeral and that of her

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colleague, PC Fiona Bone will be The Labour Party Conference is

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underway in Manchester with leader, Ed Miliband, emphasising that his

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trade union supporters won't be determining policy. In a BBC

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interview, he said the unions wouldn't influence his support for

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the pay freeze in the public sector. Gary O'Donoghue reports from

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Labour's theme for the week is rebuilding Britain, but as

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important for these party members, is rebuilding the trust between the

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party and the public before the next election. Ed Miliband believes

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that championing hard-working families is the way to win back

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that trust, but tough choices mean he won't oppose a freeze on public

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sector pay. In my view on this is very clear.

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We've got the right policy to say we put pay in - we put jobs in the

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public sector ahead of pay rises, that's what we said we would do.

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Tas difficult decision, but it is the way to keep jobs in the public

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sector. That has exposed the biggest fault

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line between the party leadership and the unions who insist freezing

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pay is punishing the poor. Well, any pay restraint for low paid

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workers is plain wrong and stupid. The Labour Party leadership are

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right in arguing there should be a stimulus in the economy to start

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growth, all of us want a growing economy, but you don't get growth

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by restraining the pay of low paid workers.

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Having a row with the unions is not a disaster, but it does serve to

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put distance between Ed Miliband. It threatens to overshadow his big

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idea. Labour says the Government hasn't done enough to separate the

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banks from their risker arms. sort it out, so the high street

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bank is not an arm of the casino operation or the next Labour

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Government will split those banks This is the future here.

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Like the unions, the elder Miliband is capable of overshadowing this

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conference, but he is promising to keep out of the way. For his

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brother, who insists is his own man, this week will be about persuading

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the voters in a party broadcast like this one that he can be a

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convincing Prime Minister. The number of personnel killed in

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Afghanistan since the conflict began has reached 2,000.

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Quentin Sommerville reports. In a long war marked with many grim

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sign posts, yet another. The death of the 2,000th American soldier in

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Afghanistan. The latest death came at this remote checkpoint. It is

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said there was a misunderstanding between American and Afghan troops.

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The details are confused, but there was a firefight which left three

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Afghan soldiers dead along with an American contractor and the US

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soldier. This eyewitness said, "Vehicles

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were being stopped and searched. We were also waiting. Then the

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shooting happened between Afghan army soldiers and Americans. We

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turned back to escape as helicopters were landing and taking

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off from there.". The international mission thought this was an insider

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attack when coalition soldiers are killed by the Afghans they serve

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alongside. They say the Taliban may have triggered the killings.

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We are establishing the facts to the extent that it is possible, but

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as I say, there was a report of insurgent firing taking place place

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in this incident. Breaking news. A disastrous

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milestone in Afghanistan overnight. This landmark American death made

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the US news, but only just. This war, unpopular in America, as it is

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in Britain, is largely ignored. It has taken 11 years to reach 2,000

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American deaths. Alongside those killed over 1,6400 US troops have

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been injured. But it is insider attacks that's causing the most

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concerned for NATO's generals and its politicians.

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American and British soldiers are more wary when fighting alongside

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afgang counterparts and there has been no let-up in Taliban attacks.

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11 years of fighting and dying here have passed, but two more years of

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this remain before most foreign A television documentary will this

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week claim that the late broadcaster, Sir Jimmy Savile

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sexually abused schoolgirls in the 1970s. His family has hit back at

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the allegation saying they are disgusted and disappointed when the

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claims came around with Sir Jimmy Savile not around to defend himself.

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Sir Jimmy Savile was a star of TV and radio for over 40 years, now

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less than a year after his death, an ITV investigation said five

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women have come forward with allegations. All it said were under

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16 at the time. A former BBC employee has spoken for the first

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time about ang incident she -- an incident she witnessed what looked

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to be a 14-year-old. It wasn't just like a peck on the

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cheek. She jumped on his knee and did it spontaneously, it was a

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sexual advance to this girl. There was a 2007 police

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investigation into claims made against the star, but was dropped

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due to lack of evidence. And in response the BBC today issued a

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statement saying it conducted searches of its files to establish

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whether there was any record of misconduct or allegations of

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misconduct against Sir Jimmy Savile while he worked at the BBC. It said

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no such evidence has been found and in the absence of such evidence,

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and anything that corroborates today's allegations, no further

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action can be taken. And in a statement from Sir Jimmy

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I was absolutely shocked when I heard this because at the end of

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the day, I know what Jimmy was like. I was friends with him for a long,

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long time. And why now? One of the girls says

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she was too frighten to speak while he was alive. Nevertheless, it is

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too late for Sir Jimmy Savile to Police in Pakistan are trying to

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track down the killers of a British man shot dead as he was about to

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give evidence against a gang suspected of kidnapping him. 55-

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year-old Malik Muhammad Iqbal from Bradford died on Friday.

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His nephew told the BBC his uncle only wanted justice and he will

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carry on the fight. Orla Guerin reports.

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He bore the scars of his three weeks in chains. This was Malik

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Muhammad Iqbal back home in Bradford last October. He warned

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then against travel to Pakistan. People who ever consider taking

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their kids or going themselves to Pakistan, I would say no. Never,

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ever think about it because it can happen to anybody. If it happened

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to me, it can happen to anybody. But he himself risked coming back

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to his relatives house in Rawaplindi. He was due to testify

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against his alleged kidnappers on Monday. Today, there was a lone

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policeman here, but there was no one to protect him on Friday.

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It was lunch time when the two attackers arrived on motorbike.

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They made their way up to the gate and barged into the house. One of

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them separated the women and put them in a side room and held them

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at gun point telling them not to say a word. The other went in

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search of Malik Muhammad Iqbal. The father of four was shot in the head

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at close range. Friends say he was brave and descent and determined to

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get justice. His nephew had left the house shortly before the

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killers arrived. You know, killing somebody is like

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killing a fly in the house. It is nothing complicated for them, for

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them, it is like killing an animal. And how much will you miss him?

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More than you can ever imagine. Tonight, police here are still

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searching for Malik Muhammad Iqbal's killers. They are hunting

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for two men who had been charged with his kidnapping and were out on

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Sport now and for a round-up of the day's action, let's join join

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Karthi. The third and final day of the Ryder Cup is underway and

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despite America's daunting 10 10-6 lead, Jose Maria Olazabal believe

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it is not over yet. Ian Poulter's rally mean Europe can retain the

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It began with a stroll, would it end with a victory procession? With

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a four point lead, the US fans could afford to be bull Ush, while

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Europe's -- bullish, while Europe's needed a miracle.

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USA. USA. It will blow up here. It is going

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to be a lot of fun. Oh yeah, it will be a great time. It will be a

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shocker if we lost. 10-6, we are in with a shout. It is

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not over until the fat lady sings! First up, one of the home

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favourites, Bubba Watson as the fans roared his tee short.

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Europe's equivalent is Ian Poulter a man who relishes the Ryder Cup

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cauldron and after his anics yesterday, he was after it again.

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Rory McIlroy was pleased to get to the course, nearly late for his

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match after a timing mix-up. No such problems for Justin Rose as

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he made an impressive start, the putts will have to keep on dropping.

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Europe still have hope then, but the USA still have a a hefty points

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advantage. In the next few hours, the fate of this this Ryder Cup

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will be decided. Darren Bent's goal gave Aston Villa

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a share of the points. Bent equaliser to salvage a 1-1

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draw. Arsenal's dominance of women's

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football continues as they secured a top flight title.

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Birmingham could only manage a draw with Bristol. Arsenal Ladies knew

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