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Nigel Evans, the senior conservative MP, has been arrested

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on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Deputy Speaker of the

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House of Commons has been questioned about alleged attacks on

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two men. Activists accuse the Syrian government of another

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massacre, but the regime says it was fighting terrorists. After

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UKIP's local election success, calls for a Conservative policy

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rethink to win back the voters. And joy for Hull City - winning

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automatic promotion to the Premier Good evening. The senior

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Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of rape

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and sexual assault. It is understood the MP for Ribble Valley,

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who is also the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, - is being

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questioned about alleged attacks on two men. Luisa Baldini reports.

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A popular figure in Westminster, Nigel Evans has been a member of

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the Conservative Party since 1974, when he joined at the age of 17. Mr

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Evans is the first of three Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons.

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When elections were held for the position in 2010, he topped the

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poll. Later that year, he came out as gay, saying he was tired of

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living a lie. In a statement this The alleged victims are understood

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to be men in their 20s. This evening, a friend and fellow MP

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spoke of his shock. I have known him to be a kindly, caring and

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him to be a kindly, caring and gentle person. I do not believe

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that he is capable of inflicting his way on anybody. Born and bred

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in Wales, Nigel Evans fought elections there before contesting

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Ribble Valley in Lancashire, where he has been MP for more than 20

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years. Mr Evans was previously a vice-chairman of the Conservative

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Party and a shadow Welsh secretary. Prime Minister David Cameron has

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been made aware of the arrest. It is understood that tonight, Nigel

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Evans is still being questioned by In Syria, hundreds of families have

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been fleeing a town in the north- west of the country, where

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activists say 150 people have been killed by government forces. State

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media denied there had been a massacre, but said troops had

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massacre, but said troops had killed what it called terrorists.

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It comes as Israel is reported to have carried out an air strike

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inside Syria - targeting a weapons convoy. Our Middle East

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correspondent Wyre Davies has more An increasingly brutal conflict,

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where atrocities against civilians are a daily occurrence. But the

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latest allegations from Syria are among the most shocking of the two

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years of civil war. Amid reports that hundreds of civilians were

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fleeing from the coastal city of Baniyas, images emerged which we

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cannot verify and are too gruesome to broadcast, suing the mutilated

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bodies of whole families, the alleged victims of pro-government

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forces as they overran the area. But showing off pictures of

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captured weapons, Syrian state television said government troops

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had successfully driven off what it called terrorists from the area. In

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a statement, the US Government This man made it across the border

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to Ilonen. He grieves for his four young nephews, all killed in Syria.

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-- to Lebanon. TRANSLATION: My son, who had been

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up all night, had me and told me, may they rest in peace. I asked him

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if my brother had died. He said no, but the four children were dead.

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the situation deteriorates, reports from Israel said several Israeli

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fighter jets entered Lebanese airspace late on Thursday, from

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whence they are said to have bombed a weapons convoy inside Syria, a

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convoy bound for the militant organisation Hezbollah, the arch-

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enemy of Israel, based in southern Lebanon. Israeli sources say the

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convoy contained significant weaponry, probably Russian-made

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surface-to-air missiles. While the Israeli Government rarely comments

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on specific incidents, it has repeatedly said in the past that it

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would intervene in Syria if it felt that weapons were falling into the

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wrong hands. Earlier this week, I crossed the open border between

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Lebanon and Syria and saw how Hezbollah is playing an

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increasingly decisive and active role in the civil war in Syria,

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supporting fighters loyal to the Assad regime. As the world

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prevaricates about if and how to support President Assad's opponents,

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he and his supporters claim to be increasingly confident, immune to

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mounting global criticism that the latest horror stories emerging from

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The former Conservative Chairman Lord Tebbit has called on David

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Cameron to consider adopting some of the UK Independence Party's

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policies to win back disaffected Conservative voters. He is one of

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several senior Tories who have been speaking about the party's heavy

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losses to UKIP in Thursday's local elections. This report from our

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political correspondent, Iain Nigel Farage's party members have

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been called clowns, nutters and fruitcakes, but they say imitation

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is the sincerest form of flattery. UKIP are now being taken so

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seriously that some senior Conservatives are calling on David

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Cameron to steal their policies. has really got to look at the

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policies which Nigel Farage has been putting forward, and saying,

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which of those are really Conservative policies that would be

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attractive to the Conservative Party and to its traditional

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supporters? And there are quite a lot of them. In fact, the Prime

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Minister has already begun formulating policies which might

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appeal to some UKIP voters. Next week, new legislation on

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immigration will be announced. The rhetoric on welfare reform will

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also be upgraded. But there is still debate on what to do about

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Europe. A man who once challenged David Cameron for the Conservative

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Party leadership has called for a referendum in this Parliament. It

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will not happen, but other backbenchers have had other

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suggestions. David Cameron says, if he is still here in 2017, he will

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hold a referendum on EU membership. But some will worry that many

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voters will not believe him, so some party members are calling on

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him to bring forward a new law to pave the way for that referendum in

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this Parliament, ahead of the general election, to try to

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convince the sceptics that he is serious. The Home Secretary hinted

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that voters might need more reassurance that a referendum will

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take place good and we did give a very clear view to people, through

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David Cameron's speech of Europe, about what we would be doing in

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relation to Europe. We said we would renegotiate and then offer

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people a referendum. The Conservatives are concentrating on

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the electoral challenge from UKIP, but they know that their room for

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manoeuvre on Europe will be limited while they remain in coalition with

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the Liberal Democrats. Accident accident and emergency

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departments have been urged to make sure they have got sufficient staff

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to cope with any increase in demand over the back, they began. It

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follows a warning that patients are going to hospital with non-urgent

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conditions because they are losing confidence in the new NHS 111

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helpline. It is the new number for non-urgent medical inquiries, with

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a remit to give practical advice. But there are concerns that

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teething troubles with the NHS 111 service may be putting patient at

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risk. This call centre in Newcastle is working well, but like others

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across England, it is expecting a surge in demand over the Bank

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Holiday weekend. The worry is that frustrated or badly advised callers

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will overwhelm busy accident and emergency departments. This man

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from Blackpool dialled 111 in the good of the night, feeling sick and

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in a lot of pain. He was not impressed. I described my symptoms,

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and she kept asking the same questions as to where the pain was,

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over and over again. It was like banging my head on a brick wall.

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was eventually told to dial 999 himself and admitted to hospital

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with pancreatitis. According to the GPs' magazine, 22 potentially

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serious incidents have been linked to the 111 number, three involving

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patient deaths in the Midlands, which are now being investigated.

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But any just England says such cases are a tiny minority. -- NHS

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England. The vast majority of patients have a very good service,

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getting their calls answered within 60 seconds, and getting the right

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advice. The NHS 111 number is controlled by NHS England, the

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arm's-length body created by the Government as part of the NHS

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reforms. Nonetheless, the Government says it is aware of

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issues around the service, and it says it is looking for what it

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calls long-term solutions to a long-term problem. Time for the

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sport now. The final day of the Championship season was a real

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nail-biter. Hull are heading back to the Premier League. Meanwhile,

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Wolves have been relegated to League One. Three weeks ago, Steve

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Bruce and Hull seem to be guaranteed a place in the Premier

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League. Then they had three games without a goal, and serious doubts

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were cast on the chances. Today, it was Cardiff who took the lead just

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after half-time, Frasier Campbell haunting his former club. But Hull

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equalised shortly afterwards. The Premier League was within their

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grasp, when Paul McShane put them ahead. Hull looked to be following

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the lead of their fans, surging towards promotion, especially when

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they have wasted a penalty deep into injury time. Steve Bruce could

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not watch, and Hull could not score. Then, incredibly, Cardiff got a

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penalty of their own. Nicky Maynard equalised, and it finished 2-2. But

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the drama had barely started. A draw would only be enough for Hull

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if Watford drew or lost at home to Leeds. The match was running late,

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so Hull faced an agonising wait. Watford had pressed desperately for

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the victory which would see them promoted, but their hopes were

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dashed when Ross McCormack scored for Leeds in the dying seconds. For

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the watching Hull players, anxiety turned to jubilation. The contrast

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the Wolverhampton Wanderers could not be more stark. Wolves and

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Peterborough were both relegated to League One, a second successive

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relegation for Wolves, reflecting a club in freefall. But for Hull, the

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only way is up. So, well done to Hull. They will be

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on Match Of The Day next season, and that programme follows the news.

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The results coming up in the next few seconds. The battle for the

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Champions League places is really hotting up, and a top four finish

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is still in spurs' hands, after Gareth Bale got a late winner

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against Southampton. The great escape could be on for Wigan, again.

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They are still in the relegation zone, but survival is in their own

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hands, after they beat West Brom 3- 2. Callum McManaman got the winner.

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Gabriel Agbonlahor scored twice for Aston Villa, who won at Norwich.

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Walcott's goal, within 20 seconds, was the fastest of the season, and

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was the fastest of the season, and it was enough for Arsenal to beat

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QPR. There were just three matches in the Scottish Premier League

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today. St Mirren are not yet say chick from relegation. Inverness

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stay third. Dawn Approach has won flat racing's first Classic of the

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season. It was owned by Sheikh Mohammed, the owner of the stables

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recently at the doping -- centre of the doping scandal. Mark Cavendish

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has won the first stage at the Giro d'Italia, coming out on top in a

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sprint finish in Naples. It means he will wear it the leader's Pink

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Jersey tomorrow. Sir Bradley Wiggins, favourite to win the race,

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is well placed, 18 seconds behind Cavendish, as he looks to complete

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