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More than 50 dead including three Britons in the Kenyan shopping

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centre siege. There's a stand off Britons in the Kenyan shopping

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between the army and Islamist militants, who are thought to be

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surrounded on one floor. Although hundreds of shoppers have

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escaped the militants are holding an unknown number of hostages. It is a

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sickening and despicable attack of appalling brutality. What we know is

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sickening and despicable attack of that three British nationals have

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been killed. Because the situation is ongoing, we should prepare

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ourselves for further bad news. As the labour party Conference gets

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underway, Ed Miliband's forced to defend new policies on immigrant

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workers. Angela Merkel looks set to return as

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Germany's Chancellor as exit polls suggest her party has made big gains

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in the country's elections. And a Manchester mauling for United

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as City run rampant in the derby. Good evening. Three British

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nationals were among those killed in yesterday's attack on a shopping

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centre in Kenya and that number could rise, according to the Foreign

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Office. At least 59 people were killed and over a 170 injured when

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Islamist gunmen opened fire at the complex in Nairobi. Tonight a

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standoff between Kenya security forces and the militants is still

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underway, with a number of hostages thought to be held. The Kenyan

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president said his nephew and his fiancee were among the dead. Here,

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David Cameron condemned what he called a despicable and sickening

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attack. From Nairobi, Gabriel Gatehouse sent this report.

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24 hours after it began, the stand-off continues at the Westgate

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shopping centre. All day, police and military have been seen coming and

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going. But still, no resolution to the crisis. More than 1000 shoppers

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were inside on the busy Saturday afternoon. For your own safety, put

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were inside on the busy Saturday your hands up. With the panic that

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immediately followed the attack, hundreds run for their lives as

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conmen threw grenades and spread the complex with machine-gun fire. Kenya

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for suit -- Kenya and forces entered the building, trying to flush out

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the militants. As they invaded the building, trying to flush out

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different areas, others were able to escape. Still it is not over. A

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number of foreign countries have been assisting in this most delicate

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of situations, a hostage crisis. It is a sickening and despicable attack

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of appalling brutality. What we know is that three British National have

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been killed. Because the situation is ongoing, we should prepare

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ourselves for further bad news. Outside the shopping centre, anxious

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relatives have gathered in the hope of some use, any news, of loved ones

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still trapped inside. This British man says his wife and young daughter

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were inside when the attack took place and he has had no word since.

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He did not want to give his name. place and he has had no word since.

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The emotion is, I am breaking up. All I am hoping is that they are

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safe, they are hiding, and they are just waiting for time to come out.

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The Kenyan government says its forces have the attackers pinned

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down inside the shopping centre. It is just the other side of these

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gates. The trouble is, they do not know how many gun men there are and

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they do not know how many other people may still be trapped inside.

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As they wait for a resolution to this crisis, Kenyans have been

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coming out in numbers to help in whatever way they can. Many have

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been giving blood for the growing number of injured, maybe in

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anticipation of worse to come. As the security forces continue their

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operation inside, Kenya's soldiers are on the ground in Somalia,

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battling Al-Shabab, the group that says it carried out this attack.

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Now, the militants have struck back hard, bringing the fight to the

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heart of the Kenyans capital. -- to the heart of the Kenyans capital.

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What is the story there tonight? the heart of the Kenyans capital.

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In the last half-hour, it has been relatively quiet. The shopping

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centre is behind me to the right. There are fewer people in there now.

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In the past half an hour, there has been some gunfire and some

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ambulances were racing out of the building. We saw a truck covered

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over, it could have had bodies coming from the building. This is a

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high security operation. There is hardly any information coming in.

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Earlier in the day, we know at least six people escaped. One woman I

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spoke to said she was hiding through the night. She said she heard people

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walking around, sushi chose to keep quiet. -- so she chose to keep

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quiet. Ed Miliband has come under fire from

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business figures for his new policy of making larger employers take on

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an apprentice for every skilled foreign worker they employ from

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outside the European Union. It's among a raft of polices that Mr

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Miliband is announcing that he says will tackle a cost of living crisis

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in the UK. Our Deputy Political Editor James Landale reports from

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Brighton. He is waiting in the wings of

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British politics, hoping to lead his party into government. With his

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reading is done and the economy up, Ed Miliband acknowledged he had a

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tough fight ahead. We have listened, learned, and we are ready

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to lead. Today, a promise that Labour would try to get immigration

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down, with medium to large companies forced to hire an imprinted for

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every skilled worker they hire from outside the EU. We will legislate

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for secure control of our borders, we will crack down on exploitation

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of workers coming in, and we will say to companies that they have got

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to train the next generation. This first big conference promise came

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and swift fire from leading business groups, who said it would do little

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to control immigration. Like the buses, you wait for one Labour

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policy for months, and then they are queueing up. All-day childcare, and

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into housing benefit cuts, and even hope to increase the minimum wage,

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with bigger fines for firms who do not pay it. The question is whether

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a string of policies like this taken together would give voters a sense

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of what Labour would do in government. The risk is that by

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focusing on how Labour would help people with the cost of living, the

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party says less about what it would do to tackle the economy. Many

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voters seem to need some convincing and not just about the policies, but

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also the leader. A fresh poll today by you got suggested only 17% of

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also the leader. A fresh poll today voters think Mr Miller band is up to

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the job. At the same time, they could not escape revelations about

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how Gordon Brown's press officer had briefed against ministers. Ed

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Miliband said he had tried to get him sacked. I was never engaged in

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the briefing. That was not my style of politics. The politics he wants

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to change is Labour's relationship with the trade unions. Although he

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was not clear to date if their powers would be curbed, they said it

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would not happen. Be assured, the collective voices of working people

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and their families, and 100 years of shared history, will not be washed

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away for an electoral gimmick. Ed Miliband begins his conferences in

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reunions, the polls and the past. He cannot afford to blink first.

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Angela Merkel appears to have won another term in Germany. Exit polls

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suggest the Christian Democrats will be the biggest party with a

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commanding lead over the Social Democrats. Our Europe editor is in

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Berlin. The exit polls really predicting victory for Angela

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Merkel? I think so. This was a stunning

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personal success for Angela Merkel. She described the result as super.

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As for her party, they have got the best result in decades. Angela

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Merkel will be the next German Chancellor and she has already said

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she will strive to make the next four years successful. She did

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suffer one setback, her current coalition partner, the free

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Democrats, did not get enough votes to make it into Parliament. It is

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just possible she will be able to form a governing majority on her own

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but if she cannot, she will be forced into a grand coalition with

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the opposition and that might involve months of negotiations. One

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other factor worth noting, the new Euro-sceptic party may just be able

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to get enough votes to get into the German parliament. If that happens,

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that will be a new factor in German politics.

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In Pakistan, more than 70 people have been killed in a suicide

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bombing at a church in the north western city of Peshawar. Two

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bombers detonated devices as hundreds of Christians were leaving

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a service. Aleem Maqbool reports. It is the day Pakistan's Christians

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had been dreading, a massacre in a church after Sunday service. This

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area had been packed with Christian worshippers and police two suicide

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bombers blew themselves up. Dozens of men, women and children were

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killed. The security now, but Christians say they were not

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afforded protection by the authorities before. We are treated

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like foreigners just because we are Christian, says this pastor at a

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neighbouring church, but we are Pakistani as well. More bodies being

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identified. There is grief and sorrow, and a lot of anger among the

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Christians. While there have been problems within different

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communities, nobody expected an attack like this, the worst on the

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Christian community in the history of the company -- country. This man

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lost his daughter. Somehow, he talks of the company -- country. This man

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of forgiveness. Other Christians increasingly wonder if they have a

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future in their own country. One of China's most powerful and

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popular politicians has been jailed for life after being convicted of

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bribery, corruption and abuse of power. The court found Bo Xilai

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guilty of all charges, including an attempt to cover up the murder of

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the British businessmen Neil Heywood. -- the British businessman.

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China's Communist party is cleansing its ranks. To date's verdict is the

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judgement of China's leaders - implacable, while purging one of

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their own. There was never any doubt Bo Xilai would be convicted. This

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was a show trial. He stood smiling, defiant to the end. The judge said

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his confession was not obtained under torture, pronouncing him

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guilty of taking bribes and trying to cover of the murder by his wife

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of the British businessman, Neil Heywood. He was handcuffed,

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humiliated, and led away. Last year he was on the brink of being

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elevated to the commonest party's top rank. This is a region of 30

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million people and unlike many of China's communist bureaucrats, he

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was popular - he had a reputation of China's communist bureaucrats, he

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getting things done and for caring for the poor. Few of China's other

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leaders are so genuinely liked. But he had enemies in the party who

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seized upon his failings. His family were living it up, his son was at

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Oxford University. They had a villa in the South of France, now

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confiscated. The money was coming from corruption. His wife triggered

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his downfall when she fell out with Neil Heywood and poisoned him. Bo

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Xilai has been sentenced to life in prison, his wealth seized, and he is

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banned from ever returning to politics. For his supporters, it is

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a shock. TRANSLATION: What? Life in prison? He is the victim of a

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political battle. We ordinary people cannot change this. He has done good

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things for us. TRANSLATION: It is not a fair verdict. He cared about

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the people, so we support him. If it were not for the murder of Neil

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Heywood by his wife, it might have all been so different for Bo Xilai.

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He might have been one of China's top leaders. Instead, this ambitious

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and charismatic politician has been crushed.

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Let's get the sport. Good evening. Arsenal are now top of

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the Premier League but the headlines today will all be about the

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Manchester derby as City stunned United with a 4-1 win at the Etihad.

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Tim Hague reports. The Manchester rivalry is something

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that has stood the test of time. Will these two new managers? There

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was a world-class finish for Manchester city. And Mr reliable

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made it two. To concede at half time is a sin but straight after is

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surely a crime. David Moyes' side were in disarray. It was to get

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worse for the red half of Manchester when Samir Nasri made it four.

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Although Wayne Rooney got one back, it was little more than a

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consolation. Following Sir Alex Ferguson was always going to be one

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of the toughest jobs in football and on the basis of this performance, it

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could be harder than anyone imagined.

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That extraordinary derby rather over-shadowed Arsenal's table

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topping achievements in the earlier kick-off. They beat Stoke 3-1 at

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home. Aaron Ramsey opened the scoring with his seventh of the

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season. Record signing Mesut Ozil set-up all three goals.

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Tottenham are now level with Arsenal on points after beating Cardiff 1-0.

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And Crystal Palace lost 2-0 to Swansea.

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In the Scottish Premiership, Motherwell came from behind to draw

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2-2 at Dundee United. Scotland's women are beating the Faroe Islands

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5-0 in their opening World Cup qualifying match.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins was back winning in London today, claiming the Tour

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of Britain title - his first race victory since the Olympics. Mark

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Cavendish won the stage with a sprint finish. Our Correspondent

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James Pearce was watching the action. Was this Wiggins back to his

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best? If not his best, certainly somewhere close. It has been such an

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important week. Last year, everything went right for him. This

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year, so much has gone wrong. When it came to the finish of this final

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stage of the tour of Britain, Mark Cavendish was in front and claimed

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his third stage win. They came to a Gallup -- they came together, so no

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one was able to overtake Sir Bradley Gallup -- they came together, so no

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Wiggins. He has won the tour of Britain. He thinks his motivation is

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back, although he has struggled. Tomorrow he will fly to Florence,

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where he will try for more success in the World Championships.

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Sebastien Vettel closed-in on a fourth successive Formula One world

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title today, winning the Singapore Grand Prix. The German was in a

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class of his own, taking the flag more than 30 seconds ahead of

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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in second, who then had to give Vettel's Red

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Bull team-mate Mark Webber a lift after his car broke down on the

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final lap. Vettel's championship lead is now a seemingly unassailable

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60 points and his dominance isn't going down well with the fans who

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booed him on the podium. The top English and French rugby

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union leagues have announced their new European competition. It'll be

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called the Rugby Champions Cup. Meanwhile, unbeaten Saracens are now

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top of the Aviva Premiership after a 31-17 win over Bath this afternoon,

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David Strettle scoring two of their four tries for the bonus point

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victory. And that's the sport.

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That's it. We are

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