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signal about Britain. The Syrian peace talks focus on aid

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for the people of Homs and securing the release of prisoners.

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And an upset in the Australian Open as Stanislas Wawrinka beats an

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injured Raphael Nadal to take the men's title in Melbourne.

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Good afternoon. The Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, has insisted

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that Labour is pro-business after criticism of his party's plans to

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increase the top rate of income tax to 50 pence in the pound. Some

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business leaders have suggested that the policy could jeopardise the

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economic recovery. This morning, Mr Balls ruled out any further increase

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under Labour to a 60 pence top rate. Our political correspondent, Louise

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Stewart, reports. Ed Balls' announcement of the return

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of the 50p tax rate has proved devices, with even the former City

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minister criticising it. At the Shadow Chancellor defended the move

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this morning. We are a pro-business party. This is not an anti-business

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agenda. But, Andrew, it is an anti-business as usual agenda. Some

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business leaders have warned that increasing the rate could put the

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recovery at risk. Fiscal policy sends a powerful message and has a

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powerful impact on investment decisions. Yes, personal income tax

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but also corporate income tax as a significant bearing on those

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decisions. Arguments over the top rate of tax are not new. In 2009,

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Alistair Darling announced that the top rate for tax for those earning

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over ?150,000 per year would increase to 50p in time for the

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general election. Three years on, the Conservative Chancellor brought

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it down from 50p to 45p, allowing Labour to accuse him of cat --

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cutting tax for the rich. The Foreign Secretary says the proposal

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sent out the wrong message on Britain's economy. Ed Balls

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descending the signal that with the Labour government, we go back to

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high tax, high borrowing, high spending. That is an anti-business,

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anti-job creation agenda. At balls didn't say how much the tax rate

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would generate but said it was fair way to get the deficit down. -- Ed

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Balls. Louise is here. Despite the

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criticism some evidence today the public like Labour's 50p policy?

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The majority of the public who vote don't pay it because it is only for

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the very highest earners, those earning over ?150,000 per year. A

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survey today suggests that when asked, the sample, six out of ten

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said they would support an increase in the top rate of tax. There does

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seem to be support from some voters. Does it suggest the idea of whether

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you are pro or anti business could be one of the battle grounds in the

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run-up to the election? I think it will be. The former Labour

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Chancellor who increased the rate in the first place, Alistair Darling,

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has been on today to defend it as well. He has been saying that it

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should be brought in for the next Parliament and that would help to

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share the burden on those with the broadest shoulders, who could afford

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it, and would reduce the deficit. They have both said it should be a

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temporary measure. The question is, will it be enough to win over medics

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like business leaders, who are warning it could be detrimental to

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the recovery? The government is to outlaw the sale

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of electronic cigarettes to people under the age of 18 in England.

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Ministers are also going to make it illegal for adults to buy real

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cigarettes for children. Daniel Boettcher reports.

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Electronic syrups are growing in popularity will subvert designed to

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stop people -- electronic cigarettes are growing in popularity. They are

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designed to stop people being reliant on tobacco cigarettes. Some

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people argue there hasn't been enough research into the potential

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long-term effects of the electronic products. Many health professionals

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have welcomed new laws to be introduced in England that will not

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stop the sale of e-cigarettes to under 18s. Tobacco products are

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already banned from sale to under 18s. E-cigarettes should be

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considered in the same legislation. Manufacturers of e-cigarettes have

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also welcomed the changes, saying they have always been clear that

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their products are not for those under 18. There are to be changes in

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the law on the sale of normal cigarettes, too, banning adults from

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buying them for children. 41% of 15-year-olds who smoke usually by

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the cigarettes from others rather than trying to get them in shops.

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95% of 11-15 -year-olds who smoke have got somebody off to buy them at

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least once in the past year. -- somebody else. We know that this is

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a major source of supply to younger smokers. It would be a good idea to

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do something about that. In principle, we support the

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government's move. You have to make sure it is enforced. The changes

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will bring the law into line with that for alcohol. A teenager

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arrested 's vision of murder after the discovery of a girl's body had

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been sectioned under the mental health act. The 16 yard will be

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transferred to a secure hospital while he remains on police bail. --

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the 16-year-old. The body was discovered in Surrey on Friday

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afternoon. Opposition groups in Ukraine have

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vowed to continue their protests in support of their demand for new

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elections despite being offered senior jobs in the government. There

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were more clashes between protestors and police in the capital Kiev

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overnight, from where Steve Rosenberg reports.

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What is happening today? This afternoon, the protest support for a

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service of remembrance for one of the protesters, who was killed in

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Kiev last week. Also, in a building just to the left of me, or they

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people have been streaming into a building that was captured by a

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group of protesters last night. There was a dramatic hassle outside

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an exhibition centre. -- dramatic battle. There were 200 police

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inside. They attacked the building with fireworks, with rocks, and

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managed to force their way in. The police later retreated. It is one of

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several buildings which anti-government protesters have now

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captured in the Ukrainian capital. Thank you very much.

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Representatives from the Syrian government and opposition groups are

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meeting for a second day of face-to-face talks at the UN in

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Geneva. Discussions are expected to cover the issues of prisoners and

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humanitarian aid. The Chief Inspector of Schools in

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England has accused staff at the Department for Education of briefing

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against his organisation. Sir Michael Wilshaw spoke after a

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newspaper said two right-leaning think tanks were to criticise

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Ofsted, and one would call for it to be scrapped. He's told the Sunday

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Times he was spitting blood and blamed Michael Gove's department. A

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source close to Mr Gove said no-one close had encouraged the attacks.

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England's miserable tour of Australia continues. They threw away

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a winning position to lose the fifth One Day International by five runs.

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After their bowlers restricted Australia to 217 they appeared on

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course for victory in Adelaide, but lost their last seven wickets for 59

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runs and were bowled out for 212. It was captain Alastair Cook's last

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match of the tour. He'll fly back before the Twenty20 series starts.

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Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka has won his first major title at the

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Australian Open, beating an injured Rafael Nadal in four sets in a

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dramatic final. Wawrinka is the first man to beat Novak Djokovic and

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Nadal at the same Grand Slam. Alex South reports from Melbourne.

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Rafael Nadal's 14th Grand Slam wing was supposed to be a formality. His

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opponent, Stanislas Wawrinka, had never beaten him or even one set.

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What with the Swiss star's shots as reliable as his

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What with the Swiss star's shots as reliable as country's clocks, he

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shocked everybody by breaking his duck. For fans of the Spaniard, it

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was painful to watch and then painful for him to play. The medical

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time-out and go down well with the crowd, or Wawrinka. But it was soon

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clear he was in trouble. Limp serve followed limp serve and the contest

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looked over. Brides seem to keep him going, or was it the power of

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painkillers? Somehow he took the third set to launch an unlikely

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comeback. Now Wawrinka was gripped by anxiety. If Nadal was physically

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at 50%, Wawrinka was about the same mentally. But the mind unscramble

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just enough to take a decisive break and finally put the gutsy Nadal out

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of his misery. An extraordinary first Grand Slam for Wawrinka in one

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of the strangest finals you have ever seen. A good day for Roger

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Federer! Not even the best player in Switzerland any more.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel. The

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next news on BBC One is at 5.25. Bye for now.

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It has been a very wet and windy entered the week. It looks like next

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week could end on a similar note as well. In between, something a little

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bit different. For the week ahead it will start to feel a bit colder for

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all of us. There will soon be some heavy showers but they will turn

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