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A call from the Defence Secretary for the Government to cut welfare

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benefits, rather than the armed forces.

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Philip Hammond says Britain's ability to respond to future

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dangers could be seriously affected. We will not be able to deliver big

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further savings without eroding military cape yaipblts.

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Barack Obama signs into law, sweeping budget cuts while warning

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it will inflict pain on businesses and workers across America.

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And a dramatic victory in the pole vault, secures Holly Bleasdale's

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first medal of the European Indoor Good evening. The, Philip Hammond,

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has warned that further significant cuts to the armed forces could

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undermine Britain's capability. He said that the forthcoming

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sprenspren, should look at maybe saving from the welfare budget.

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The's drawn a line in the snow. This week, he travelled to Norway

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to see the Royal Marines hone their skills in Arctic survival.

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But his mind is as much focused on his own department's survival in

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the tough economic times, with the threat of yet more defence cuts.

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The Government has to make savings and the MoD is once again in the

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line of fire, but he's unwilling to contemplate more large-scale cuts.

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There maybe some modest further reductions we can make through

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efficiency, we will look for those, but we cannot make significant

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further cuts without eroding military capability. We are taught.

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We have challenging targets ahead of us to deliver the outcome of the

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last Spending Review. I am clear that we will not be able to deliver

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big further savings without eroding our military capabilities.

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Defence cuts have left tens of thousands of military personnel

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redundant and led to the scrapping of prize military assets, including

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warships and fast jets. Now defence experts have one think-tank

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forecasting that the MoD could lose another �1 about the come 2015, in

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the drive to bring Government spending down.

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This public intervention by the Defence Secretary, comes as the

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ministers haggle in private over where the next round of cuts should

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fall. Philip Hammond is not alone in defending his department. Nor is

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his the only Conservative Cabinet Minister, who believes that savings

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should be made in the welfare budget instead, but that is

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something opposed by the Liberal Democrats. Among the Liberal

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Democrats, there is still strong support for those who volunteer to

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fight for their country but also the question of whether defence

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deserves special treatment. We have asked some of the poorest

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people in the country to take a substantial hit.

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If we are looking for further cuts, then I think we have to take that

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firmly into account. It is not to say that the welfare

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budget is totally inviolate. Philip Hammond's fight to avoid

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another round of brutal cuts is a political gamble.

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There is no guarantees that it will pay off.

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Our Political Correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster for us now.

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Chris, Philip Hammond raising the issue now, why this timing? Yes, no

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sooner has the tussle between the coalition parties finished on the

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streets of Eastleigh and Hampshire with the by-election battle, than

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it resumes in Westminster. Money is tight it will be for the

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foreseeable future, so there is a battle for spending between the

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Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. A key problem is expend

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tower. Many saying look at the welfare budget, it swallows up much

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money. There is a suggestion of a poll for the spending, but Danny

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Alexander says that there should not be further cuts with the

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Conservative arguing that there must be cuts to welfare to allow

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other budgets to work, the Liberal Democrats less sure. What we are

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getting is a glimpse inside Whitehall to the battles that are

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going on to shape the spending priorities for scarce money, where

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it should be spent and there where it should not in 2015. A key year,

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the year of the expected next general election. So lots at stake.

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Chris Mason, thank you very much. President Obama has warned that

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hundreds of thousands of Americans risk losing their jobs after he

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signed an order triggering $85 billion of cuts in government

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spending. It came after talks between the White House and the

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Republicans to agree less severe cutbacks ended in bitter

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disagreement. From Washington, Ben Wright reports.

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Good morning America, this morning, America under the knife at midnight,

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$858 billion in budget cuts, kicking in... Waking up this

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morning, many Americans may have despaired. The cuts were never

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meant to happen. The swinging aside, the spending was designed to force

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a budget deal, but it did not. The deadlined passed. This morning

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he warned of the consequences. The cuts are not smart. They ril

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hurt our economy and hurt jobs. Congress can turn them off at any

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time. The cuts were triggered to spending programme as cross the

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Federal Government. As the education is cut, the affects will

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be felt in classrooms, less money for airport security and Air

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Traffic Control and half of the squeeze to fall on defence.

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It affected immediately, the air force will be cutting back. This

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will have impact on training and readyiness. The army curtailing

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training for units to all other than those deploying to Afghanistan.

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Democrats and the Republicans agree that America must balance the books

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and recover spending, but they are at loggerheads as to how.

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Republicans are adamant, that there should be no new taxes.

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Taxes on the richest Americans went up in January. The Republicans say

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that is enough. Let's make it clear, the President

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has his tax axe out on January the 1st. The discussion about revenue,

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in my view is over. It is about taking on the spending

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problem in Washington. These cuts may harm the American

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economy in a way that is felt by us all. Nobody is sure but politicians

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do agree that this is a budget debacle of their own making.

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One person has been killed and dozens injured in a wave of unrest

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in Egyptian cities. In Port Said demonstrators set fire to a police

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station. A anti-government protestor was crushed to death by a

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police truck. A number of British people have been injured in a coach

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crash in Kenya. The bus rolled down an embankment on the opposite

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carriageway. The Foreign Office say that three passengers are being

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treated at a local hospital. The Queen was forced to cancel a

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visit to Wales because of illness. Buckingham Palace said she was

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suffering from symptoms of gastroenteritis and will spend the

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weekend at Windsor Csatle. Simon Clemison is in Windsor for us

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now. Well, what are the Royal circles

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saying about this? Well, no updates today, Nick, from Buckingham Palace

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on this. Nor are there likely to be any for a little time yet while

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doctors assess the Queen. In many respects in Windsor it has been a

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Saturday like any other. The Queen has been at home. This is where she

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usually spends the weekend. She was meant to be in Wales, in Swansea,

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celebrating St David's Day. She has symptoms of gastroenteritis a

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miserable, unpleasant stomach and bowel bug. Not uncommon but the

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decision was made for her to stay here and rest, but for the Queen to

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pull out of an event is unusual. Made all the more remarkable by the

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fact she is 86 and leads a busy programme. Made possible by the

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fact she is normally always in such good health, but the question is

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now, what impact does the illness have on her, and what it mean force

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the engagements in the coming days? She is meant to be going to Rome

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shortly. Now, time for the sports news.

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Manchester United have moved 15 points clear at the top of the

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Premier League after beating Norwich 4-0 at Old Trafford.

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The Japanese midfielder became the first Asian player to score a

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Premier League hat-trick. Wayne Rooney rounded off a good afternoon

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for the side. Following his mid- week rant at the fans, there were

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many anti-Rafael Benitez banners at Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea

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claiming third spot. Queens Park Rangers got a win at Southampton.

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That draws them closer to second- bottom Reading. Swansea beat

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Newcastle, Liverpool are currently beating Wigan 2-0 in the first half.

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Celtic are through to the semi- finals of the Scottish Cup. Anthony

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Strokes scored the winning goal. They are on course for a league and

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cup double. Also through are Falkirk who beat Hamilton 2-1.

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A gold and is silver medal for Great Britain in the Indoor

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European Championships at Gothenburg. Holly Bleasdale winning

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a nail-baiting pole vaulting competition.

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She may have struggled at London 2012 but Holly Bleasdale bounced,

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or vaulted back in style in Sweden it took the athletic's version of a

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penalty shoot-out to do it. Holly Bleasdale and her opponent

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could not be separated, so a jump- off ensued. Then the 21-year-old

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from Preston showed no fear. COMMENTATOR: It is all or nothing

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for Holly Bleasdale. She's got it! It's gold for Great Britain! Holly

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Bleasdale is the champion! I've never experienced anything like

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that before. The jump-off was weird. I have never done one before. So I

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was happy to clear the 67. I wanted to run around everywhere. I was so

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happy. That gold seemed to inspire James James. He took an unlikely

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medal in the men's 60 metres final. And the European outdoor champion

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and Olympic Bronze Medallist will leave without a medal.

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And Sharia Proctor missed out on a medal in the long jump on her last

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jump. Heartache for Proctor, delight for

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