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quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The BAFTA is awarded to 12 Years A

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Slave. And it is A Slave. And it isn't my fault -- a night of triumph

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for British talent at the film awards in London.

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Good evening. The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel

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Barroso, says it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for an

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independent Scotland to join the European Union. But his remarks have

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been dismissed by the Scottish National Party Ospreys boss trust.

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-- preposterous. Opponents of independence say the comments are

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bit set back for the yes campaign. Laura Bicker has the story.

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The question seems simple. Would an independent Scotland be a member of

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the European Union? But the answer is never been clear and today came a

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warning. It is a new country and so I believe it is going to be

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extremely difficult, if not impossible, and new member state

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coming out of one of our countries, getting the agreement of the other,

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but having said that it is now for the British people and the Scottish

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people, of course in their referendum, to decide their future.

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If Scotland has too applied to join the 27 country club it would need

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the approval of all its members and convincing Spain might be tricky.

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Catalan separatists fighting for independence and Spain would be wary

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of setting a precedent which may make it easier for Catalonia to

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break away from Madrid. Opponents of Scottish independence say that is

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just one reason why negotiations would not be easy. Even when the

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European Union has been absolutely united in admitting new members it

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takes an inordinately long time to agree everything. You would not have

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that. This is the first time a country would be breaking away from

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existing member state and applying to get back in again. The SNP has

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always asserted an independent Scotland would be welcome the EU.

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And there would be no need to reapply for membership, they say,

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despite what Mr Barroso says. I think his remarks really don't

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represent the reality, given that not a single member state of the

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European Union has in any way suggested that they would veto

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Scotland's membership of the European Union. Voters in Scotland

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have had a lot to think about this week. George Osborne, backed by all

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three main UK parties, told them voting yes would mean walking away

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from the pound. Tomorrow, Alex Salmond will make a speech in which

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-- which he claims will deconstruct the Chancellor's intervention on the

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currency union point by point. It certainly feels that this referendum

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campaign is stepping up a gear, as both sides battle for every vote.

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The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has defended the government's

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handling of the floods crisis, but says in future the military would be

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deployed sooner. It comes as the Environment Agency says the overall

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picture is starting to improve, though there are still 16 severe

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flood warnings in place and water levels in some areas are expected to

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rise. Jeremy Cooke reports from Wraysbury in Berkshire.

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In flood ravaged Wraysbury, the sun has come out. Of course, the water

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is still here, but for now at least it is slowly, slowly in retreat. It

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is much lower than it has been. But there is still a lot of water, yes,

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so I have been sleeping in my armchair in the lounge with my

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wellies on, because everything was sodden and many layers of clothes

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because my heating went for several days, so it was a bit chilly. Here

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on the village green it is another place where there is actually some

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good news because believe it or not the water levels here are dropping.

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But everyone knows that the ground water level is now so high that any

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more rain here or upcountry could bring a new wave of flooding. Make

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no mistake then. The crisis is still with us. The water still being

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pumped out of houses. And in many communities the military is on the

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ground, amid suggestions that they could have been ordered in earlier.

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We offered troops quite a long while ago to civil authorities who wanted

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them. What we have done over the last ten days is pushed them a bit

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more aggressively up to civil authorities. For some, the extreme

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weather has brought tragedy. Last week a freak wave hit the Marco Polo

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cruise liner in the English Channel. 85-year-old James Swinstead

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was killed but the ship's owners have denied accusations by his widow

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that it was poorly maintained. I said to my husband, that is a rusty

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patch. There was water on the windowsill next to him and there was

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a woman behind me who was looking in an agitated way because the sea was

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big, then suddenly it blew in. For some so, today has been a day of

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respite. But the Environment Agency is urging caution, more rain is

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expected. But for now, here in Wraysbury, the chickens can finally

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come home to roost after a week away from their flooded homes. A small

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indication that things may be improving. Everyone has been

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absolutely brilliant. Everyone has looked after everyone else, looking

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out for people, the army have been here doing a fantastic job, the

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police, the Fire Brigade, people have come from so many different

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areas. It is unbelievable. The direction of travel is good for now,

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but all eyes here are on the water levels, set to rise again in the

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coming days. The labour leader Ed Miliband has

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warned that climate change is now a matter of national security and the

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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says it is clearly a factor in the

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recent storms. New research suggests the main weather system which

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affects the UK, known as the jet stream, is changing, and some

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scientists believe that is because of recent warming of the Arctic.

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Here is our science correspondent, Pallab Ghosh.

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The storms in Britain have gone on for weeks. While America has

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experienced one of its most bitter winters. The meteorologists at this

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weather station in Illinois have seen nothing like it for many a

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year. Not only just below average conditions but really much below

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average. For instance, the month of January in Chicago, ranked as the

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10th coldest on record, dating back to 1872. Chicago is used to freezing

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winters, but data taken from this weather station chose it has been

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one of the coldest on record and the same is true across many other parts

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of the United States. So the big question is whether this can be

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explained by natural variability, or whether something has gone wrong

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with our weather. Some scientists are worried that the recent warming

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in the Arctic has shifted the main system that drives weather patterns

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in northern Europe and North America. A current of fast flowing

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air, in red and green, called the jet stream. This year, it has dipped

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down lower than usual, which has meant weather has stayed the same

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for weeks on end keeping the cold weather in North America and the

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storms over Britain. At a science meeting in Chicago Jennifer Francis

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has presented new evidence that in recent years these tips have been

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deeper and they have been happening more often. I think we can expect

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more of the same and we should expect it to occur more frequently,

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it being these very wavy patterns in the jet stream that tend to result

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in weather conditions being very persistent in one place, so it seems

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like your weather is kind of stuck for a long time. It is too soon to

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tell whether this shift in the jet stream is permanent, or whether it

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is a direct result of man-made climate change, but the new research

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does suggest we may have to get used to winters were spells of whether go

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on for weeks, or even months. In Syria, around 300 men are still

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being held for questioning after leaving the rebel held part of the

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city of Homs last week during Annie Machon -- evacuation. The Foreign

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Secretary has called for their release, while the Syrian government

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insists the men will not be mistreated. Lyse Doucet has been

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given access to the centre of Homs, weathermen are being held.

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This school in Homs is where hundreds of young men now await a

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decision on their fate. Family members can visit them, but they

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can't leave. Many who escaped the besieged wall city already know

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their future will be tough. In this first room we visit, all the men

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have suffered serious injuries. 14-year-old Abdul was shot in the

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leg when he was out buying bread. His father died long ago, his mother

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died of malnutrition. He tells me he has no one in the world. This boy

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can't walk. His nine-year-old sister does not leave his side. There was

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no medical care inside the old city, he says, and no food. We had to eat

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grass, and cats. Families were ready to kill for food. Many men did not

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want to be on camera. Some told us they were involved in the fighting,

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but they had no choice but to come out. If they stayed they would have

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died. Now, they face a different kind of danger. It is in these

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classrooms on the top floor that the interrogations involving the police

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and intelligence services are taking place. Everyone we have spoken to,

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who has been through this process, say they are being asked a lot of

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questions about their own activities and also about the rebel fighters

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still inside the old city. That is what made many people uneasy about a

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humanitarian mission that is also turning into an intelligence

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gathering operation. We saw men going in and out of these rooms.

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Some were told they will be freed. But others were not. They are

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fearful. They are being lectured here. This is called re-education.

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The governor tells them, we are all Syrian, all the side. But what about

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the men who told us they will not be freed?

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TRANSLATION: I believe most of the men will be

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cleared, or given an amnesty. I -- they will be free to go wherever

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they wish. For those who are not, they will be tried in civilian

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courts. The UN is keeping a close eye on what happens here, but they

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admit as time goes on that may not always be possible.

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With all the sport, here's Lizzie Greenwood Hughes at the BBC Sport

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Centre. Good evening. Arsenal have knocked

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Liverpool out of the FA Cup. Today's 2-1 victory means they are

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through to the quarterfinals, where they will play Everton, who beat

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Swansea city 3-1. Tim Hague reports. Arsenal needed to put down a marker

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after this fixture eight days ago. 5-1 they were humiliated at

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Liverpool. They began casually in this match. Daniel Sturridge should

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have scored in under two minutes. He couldn't, but his England team-mate

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could. But Arsenal did not settle for just one.

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Oxlade-Chamberlain turning provider next full Lukas Podolski. But after

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conceding a penalty, which Steven Gerrard scored, it got nervy and

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even more so when Daniel Agger headed wide of an open goal. But

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Arsene Wenger's Arsenal are not. Everton away to the quarterfinals

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and then matzo -- their manager, a cup winner with Wigan last season,

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got the perfect start against Swansea. Traore using his lengthy

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frame to meet effect. While Swansea equalised, Everton regained control,

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scoring two second-half goals including this one from Steven

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Naismith to move a match away from Wembley.

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Here is the draw for the next round. Sunderland will travel to brighten a

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whole, there is a repeat of last year's final as Manchester City face

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Wigan and there could be a Sheffield derby as United, who beat Nottingham

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Forest today, will play either Sheffield Wednesday or Charlton.

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Celtic's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership is back to 21

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points. A hat-trick from Anthony Stokes gave them a 3-0 victory over

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St Johnstone and a record equalling 12 clean sheet for the keeper. Great

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Britain's Young halfpipe skier rowing Cheshire suffered concussion

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after a serious fall in training at the Winter Olympics. It comes after

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a difficult day for Team GB, including Zoe Gillings narrowly

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missing out on the final of the snowboard cross. Andy Swiss reports.

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It is perhaps sport's greatest roller-coaster ride. The snowboard

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cross. Drama guaranteed. The first three qualified for the women's's

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final and in the white bib, Britain's Zoe Gillings thought she

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had scraped through. But a photo finish showed she had just missed

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out. The final was won by the Czech Republic's delighted Eva Samkova.

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Meanwhile, there was a rip -- the return of an Olympic fairy tale. 12

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years after their last appearance, the Jamaican bobsleigh team were

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back. 46-year-old Winston Watts and his team-mate Marvin Dixon had to

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raise their own funds to get here. They got down safely, but they are

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in 30th and last place at the halfway stage. Britain 23rd. But

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there is also been worrying news for Team GB that 18-year-old halfpipe

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skier rowing Cheshire was knocked unconscious during a training

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accident this evening and had to be stretchered from the course --

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rowing Cheshire. The British team say she is staying in hospital

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overnight for further assessment. They will make a decision in the

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coming days over whether she can compete in her event here on

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Thursday. There was one of the story for you

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this evening. England's Dan Cole will miss the rest of rugby union's

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Six Nations championship with a neck injury.

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It is the biggest night of the year for the British film industry, with

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the BAFTA awards ceremony taking place in London. 12 Years A Slave

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won best film and the best actor award for Chiwetel Ejiofor. Will

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Gompertz was that the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and his

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report contains some flash photography.

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A sea of super celebrities roll-out the Royal Opera house red carpet,

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stopping for a photo, twirling for the telly and head off for the 2014

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BAFTAs. Whoever Winston Wright is likely to be a good evening for the

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British film industry which is enjoying a purple patch. British

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actors and directors are in high demand and technicians and studios

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based here are proving a magnet for big Hollywood blockbusters,

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particularly those with a digital dimensional. And it was just such a

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film that turned out to be the big winner tonight. And the BAFTA goes

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to... Gravity. Gravity. Gravity. Gravity. Grab hold of anything you

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can. The British made space thriller won six BAFTAs, including its

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director, Alfonso Cuaron. I consider myself a part of the British film

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industry. I live in London for the last 13 years and I have done almost

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half of my films in the UK. Steve McQueen, the Turner prize-winning

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British film director, saw his film 12 Years A Slave win the prestigious

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Best film category. I just hope that 150 years from now, our ambivalence

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will not allow another film-maker to make this film. Thank you so much

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for this trophy, thank you. The film star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, picked up

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the best actor award for his performance as Solomon Northrup,

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free black man who was kidnapped and enslaved in the American South. Wow.

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The best supporting actor went to Barkhad Abdi. Cate Blanchett won

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best actress award for her role in blue jasmine. And Jennifer Lawrence

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picked up the best supporting actress BAFTA for her part in the

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1970s crime caper American Hustle. Please welcome to the stage Dame

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Helen Mirren. Prince William presented Dame Helen Mirren with

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Fellowship of the British Academy, and with that the show was over. A

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case of next stop, the Oscars, in two weeks' time.

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