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deliberately diverted from its course by someone on board. Police

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have searched the home of the plane's pilot, as Malaysia's Prime

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Minister says investigators are keeping an open mind. Despite media

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reports that the plane was hijacked, I wish to be very clear - we are

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still investigating all possibilities.

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Protesters in Crimea demand it remains part of Ukraine, on the eve

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of a referendum about union with Russia.

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And victory for Ireland in the Six Nations, after a thrilling climax in

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Paris. Hello, good evening. The passenger

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plane that went missing on a flight from Malaysia, a week ago, was

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deliberately diverted from its scheduled route to China, after its

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communications were switched off by someone on board. Malaysia's Prime

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Minister told a news conference that the plane, with 239 people on board,

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could have flown on as far as Kazakhstan to the north or the

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southern Indian Ocean. There are flashing images in this report.

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There were sudden and dramatic developments today, this white

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police car has just raided the home of the pilot of missing flight

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MH370. 53-year-old, Zaharie Ahmad Shah was the captain that day. His

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home and that of copilot, Hamid were raided following a press conference

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by the Malaysian Prime Minister. In it he said his government believes

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someone on board the plane deliberately diverted it. Primary

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radar data showed an aircraft, which was believed, but not confirmed, to

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be MH370 did indeed turn back. These movements are consistent with

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deliberate action by someone on the plane. This is what we now know:

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Flight MH370 took off at 12. 40am, heading for Beijing. As it crossed

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the East Coast, a key communications system was disabled. At 1. 22, over

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the Gulf of Thailand, the plane's radar transponder was also switched

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off. Malaysian military radar tracked it as it turned back and

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headed into the straits of moo lacka. This is the -- Malacca, this

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is the last known position. We know it continued to transmit satellite

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data for six more hours. That data shows it could have flown North West

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towards Kazakhstan, or south-west into the Indian Ocean.

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Whoever diverted the flight did so very deliberately and with quiet a

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lot of knowledge about how to fly a Boeing airliner. In theory, that

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could mean any of the more than 200 adults on board. But right now, the

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focus is on the pilots. But tonight, one of the captain's friends told me

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it is inconceivable he could have gone rogue and taken over the plane.

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His character, his personality doesn't point to that kind of

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direction. So I honestly, I'm in a very confuelsed state -- confused

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state. If we were to fly on the plane and we were given the chase to

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choose a pilot, captain would be my first choice. The task ahead is

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still massive. The hunt for the plane now stretches over not

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hundreds, but thousands of miles. Confirmation that the plane's

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disappearance was not an accident has further focussed attention on

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the 12 crew and the passengers. But the motive for someone taking

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control of the plane remains a mystery. Our Security Correspondent

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is with me for more on that. The whole nature of this

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investigation has changed dramatically in the last 24 hours.

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Knowing now that it was a deliberate act by whoever turned off the

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plane's communications, means that either the flight crew chose to do

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it or someone forced them to do it. But who and why?

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Modern passenger airliners normally have two automatic communications

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systems on board, and a transponders. Disabling them in

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flight is a technical task. Only flight crew or trained engineer

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could have done it. They must have known what to do and when to do it

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and how to get access to the system. Whether this was a pilot or one of

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the others, that information would not normally be accessible. So they

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would have to have prior knowledge. The pilot and copilot of the flight

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were not initially under suspension. But investigators will now look more

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closely at the men's private lives, looking for any signs of personal

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crisis. Then there's the security question: Could someone or some

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people have got on board and forced the crew to change course? If so,

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they would have had to overcome modern security systems, but the

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pilots could have alerted air traffic control. And why target this

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flight? Malaysia has no real enemies. It did face a militant

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insurgency a decade ago by a regional group, but experts doubt

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they're capable of hijacking a plane like this. If this was terrorism,

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then it was a very well thought-out, planned, executed operation.

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Spotlight on South East Asia in the past often is on the group that

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carried out the Bali bombings. But counter-terrorism agencies believe

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the group is no longer capable of pulling off mass casualty attacks.

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Their operations have largely been diminished. As the search for clues

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continues, on land, at satisfy and in the air, ever more outlandish

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theories are being considered. We won't know the truth until they

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recovery the flight recording, the vital black box.

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We're left with a number of possibilities, none of which are

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conclusive. A hijack, for political or criminal reasons by the crew or

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someone on board, or some kind of mental break down, even suicide by

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someone who had control over the plane's systems.

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Russia has vetoed a US-backed United Nations resolution condemning

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tomorrow's referendum in Crimea, in which voters will decide whether to

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remain part of Ukraine or join Russia. Ukraine has warned that it

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will use all necessary measures to stop what it's called "Russia's

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military invasion". Final preparations in the polling

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station in school number two in Simferopol, for the referendum which

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could tear Ukraine apart. A ballot pay were two choices -- paper with

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two choices, to declare independence or join Russia. It's as if the

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decision has already been made with the Russian flag flying here. This

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will be the most significant redrawing of a European border since

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Kosovo. Across town, a last-ditch demonstration by those opposed to

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the referendum. People who say the poll is illegal. People who warn

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that Crimea is dependent on Ukraine. There's no water here. Water comes

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viate canal from Ukraine. The only two rail roads go to Ukraine. But

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like many here, the owner of the local safari park is a huge

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enthusiast for rejoining Russia. He says Ukraine wasted its chance.

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"We've been waiting for 23 years for Ukraine to pay attention to Crimea.

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Nothing has been done." In Moscow, tens of thousands took to

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the streets to protest against their country's actions in Ukraine. That

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was countered by an organised demonstration in support of the

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Kremlin. As Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution

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condemning the Crimean resolution, helicopters were flying outside

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Crimea on a nearby bit of land, something the Ukrainian Foreign

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Ministry called an invasion. Tomorrow's referendum could hardly

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be held in more controversial circumstances.

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Our world affairs editor is in Crimea tonight. John, reports today

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of Russian military incursion into Ukraine as well. Yes, something like

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80 Russian commandos seem to have gone to a village just north of

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Crimea in eastern Ukraine, taken over a village on the pretext or on

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the excuse, at any rate, that they were protecting some kind of

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installation and then were confronted by the Ukrainian army.

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There doesn't seem to have been any shooting, certainly no blood shed.

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It looks as though it is all over now. Not a big incident in itself,

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buffer it's precisely the -- but it's the kind of thing Western

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countries are really nervous about, the whied that Russia -- the idea

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that Russia might stage an invasion of Ukraine, very dangerous indeed.

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It's clear why the Russians might want to do that, because they're

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very nervous about having a hostile Ukraine right bang on their borders,

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but it's precisely the kind of thing that the West realises is going to

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be an extremely dangerous crisis. Thank you for now.

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Here, the Education Secretary has criticised the number of old

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Etonians in David Cameron's inner circle. In an interview with the

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Financial Times, Mr Gove, a personal friend of the Prime Minister, said

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it's ridiculous there are so many people at the top of Government from

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similar, privileged backgrounds. Very busy day in the world of sport.

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Let's get all the latest details. Good evening, there was a thrilling

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conclusion to the Six Nations competition with Ireland eventually

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being crowned the 2014 champions after a nail-biting finale against

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France. Ireland had to win the match to claim the title and deny England

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the championship. They did so, beating France 22-20.

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It was the most fitting of Fay gnawies, disc -- finales, Brian

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O'Driscoll playing his last international and helped Ireland to

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win the tournament, the legendary player had come to define. This Six

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Nations went to the wire. England doing their best earlier in the day

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to grab glory in Rome. They weren't able to overhaul Ireland's superior

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points difference, but seven tries sealed an impressive 52-11 victory.

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England now needed France to do them a favour in Paris. For Ireland, it

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was simple - win and they'd be champions. Two early tries put them

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on course. But in a thrilling game, that swung one way, then another,

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France hit back. The hosts holding a one-point lead at halftime. Ireland

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regained the initiative through Jonathan Sexton's second try of the

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night. England's players nervously watched on. France could have handed

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them the trophy. Chances were missed and a late try ruled out for a

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forward pass. Ireland bravely holding out for the win. The

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retiring great O'Driscoll had his fairy-tale ending. It feelles great

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to be a -- feels great to be a two-times Six Nations winner. It's

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great to finish on a high, my last game, in this magnificent jersey.

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When I hang it on the hook, it will be with very fond memories. Ireland

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champions then of a classic Six Nations, arguably the greatest

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player of his generation, given the sendoff his career deserved.

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In the final day's other game, Wales secured their biggest Six Nations

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victory with a win over Scotland. Wales finished in third place.

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Scotland are in fifth. Match of the Day follows us on BBC

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One, so please pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's

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results. Fabian Delph scored Aston Villa's

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winning goal as they surprised Chelsea with a 1-0 victory. The

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Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho and two of his players were sent off

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during the defeat as they failed to regain their nine-point lead at the

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top of the table. Fulham are still bottom of the

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table, but had their first victory to move to within one point of

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Cardiff. In the Scottish Premiership, Ross

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County won away from home for only the second time this season. They

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beat St Johnstone 1-0 to ease relegation concerns. Wins for dun

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deep ut and Partick Thistle. -- Dundee United and Partick

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Thistle. Great Britain have won a bronze in

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the wheelchair curling. They beat China 7-3. The medal makes this

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Great Britain's most successful winter Paralympics for 30 years.

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In just over seven hours, Lewis Hamilton starts on pole position for

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the first Grand Prix of the Formula One season. The Mercedes driver

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equalled Nigel Mansell's British record of 32 pole positions after

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qualifying fastest in wet conditions in Australia. World champion,

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Sebastian Vettel, starts back in 13th place.

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That's all your sport for now. Before I go, just a pointer that the

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Chancellor, George Osborne, will be talking to Andrew Marr tomorrow

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morning in the run up to Wednesday's budget. That's the Andrew Marr Show,

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9am tomorrow on BBC One. From everybody here tonight, a very good

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night. Bye-bye. Good evening. High pressure has been

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dominating our weather now for a week. It's sitting just to the

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south-west of the UK. And actually it's allowing this cloud to topple

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over the top and produce patchy rain across the North West of Scotland

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today. There were decent breaks in the cloud with highest values in the

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south-east of 19 degrees. Through the night, a quiet night, largely

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dry. Rather breezy with

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