05/07/2014 BBC Weekend News


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The Tour de France has officially started from the grounds of Harewood

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House in Leeds, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince

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Hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the sporting spectacle.

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Our reporter has been following the action so far.

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Welcome to the Tour de France Yorkshire style. From early morning

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the proud crammed into Leeds city centre to have a chance to say, I

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was there. One of the world's biggest sporting events on their

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doorstep. Really excited. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

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Brilliant. Great atmosphere. At least it is not raining. The

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nominal. I think the French are little bits taken are back. Before

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the racing, the procession. To a deafening roar of the 198 cyclists

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paraded through the streets of Leeds, the crowds cheering them all

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the way, to the stately home where they were greeted by thousands of

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fans. Yorkshire bathed in golden sunshine and a party atmosphere.

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Also there to meet them, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined by

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Prince Harry. The cyclists briefly paused for a moment of ceremony

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before some of them, including the defending champion, received a royal

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introduction. Moments later, with a little help from the Red Arrows, the

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sendoff was complete and the 101st Tour de France was officially under

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way. With that, the serious racing could begin. Nearly 120 miles

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through the towns and villages of Yorkshire. The organisers hope this

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will showcase the county to the world. With the streets and lanes

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lined with supporters the excitement and enthusiasm were plain to see. As

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many as 2 million people were expected to turn out. For cycling

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and Yorkshire, an unforgettable weekend seems guaranteed.

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This is where the official start happened. If the prediction of 2

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billion, perhaps even for -- 2 million, perhaps even 4 million

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people watching in the UK, you have huge numbers who have turned out for

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what is now called a cycling festival. We have seen over the last

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hour several examples of the enthusiasm for the Tour de France.

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Running through the Yorkshire Dales today. The organisers sound very

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confident. Then you get the middle-aged men in lycra and they

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are out in huge numbers. The enthusiasm is overwhelming for this

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first three days, getting off to a terrific start.

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The Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has called for an

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over-arching review into historic allegations of child sex abuse.

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A senior civil servant has already been asked to find out what happened

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to a missing dossier on alleged paedophiles

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It is almost 30 years since Lord Brittan was Home Secretary.

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What happened in the mid-1980s has been brought into sharp focus.

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Then, Leon Brittan was given a dossier of claims about prominent

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He says he passed this onto officials and the Director of

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The dossier is missing and there are calls for a full inquiry.

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The public are very concerned about all of these allegations that

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We have had Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris.

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People want to feel the government is taking action, looking at how to

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There has been growing pressure for a full inquiry since the Home Office

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held an independent review last year into how it handled these documents.

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It concluded that some of the material was passed

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on to the police but the dossier itself has not been found.

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More than 140 MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling

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for a full properly resourced investigation into the failure

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of the police to follow the evidence in a number of historical cases

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The contents of the dossier are of interest to those who believe

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that the late Liberal MP Cyril Smith was not the only powerful political

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figure to have abused children in the 70s and 80s.

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about the sex abuse allegations and he has now asked the top official

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at the Home Office to do everything he can to find all the answers.

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The Ukrainian government says its forces have entered the eastern

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city of Sloviansk, which has been occupied by pro-Russian insurgents

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It's unclear how much of the city the Ukrainians control.

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Ukraine's new president, Petro Poroshenko,

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has ordered the national flag to be raised at Sloviansk's city hall.

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?1 billion a year should be taken from

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the duty collected on fuel and used to fix Britain's crumbling roads.

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That's the view of the Local Government Association,

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which represents hundreds of councils in England and Wales.

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The government says billions are already being invested

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Dodging potholes, swerving around cracks and bumps.

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Motorists in parts of the country know

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Several extreme winters, some very cold, some very wet, have,

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say councils, followed years of underinvestment.

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The Local Government Association says there's now a ?12 billion

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Its plan is not to put up tax on petrol and diesel but take 2p

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per litre of existing fuel duty and use the money to increase road

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That would, say councils, bring roads back to

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The damage that's been caused by a succession of really bad

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winters has left a backlog of repairs that we need to catch up on.

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That's so important because it enables deliveries to take place,

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it enables people to get to work, it enables business to function.

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So we think this would be a really good value for money investment

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Councils say motorists pay a lot of tax to the government and deserve

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But the Treasury is reluctant to use specific taxes

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for specific purposes and seems unlikely to support this plan.

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The government also says that billions of pounds are also already

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going into road maintenance in the years ahead, with a new fund

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One of the biggest stars of the World Cup, the Brazilian

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He fractured a bone in his back after a challenge

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during his team's quarter-final victory over Colombia last night.

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His doctor says he doesn't need an operation, but will take four

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At Wimbledon, the women's final starts in just under an hour's time.

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The sixth seed, Petra Kvitova will try to win

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the title for the second time when she meets Eugenie Bouchard.

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Our Sports Correspondent is at Wimbledon now.

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Sunshine at the moment but there has been some

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Sunshine at the moment but there has this morning so it looks as if the

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women's final this morning so it looks as if the

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the roof. Petra Kvitova takes on the Canadian with the colour smile.

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Named after royalty, Eugenie Bouchard is the new Princess of

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Wimbledon. She has been a sensation this past fortnight. That is nothing

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compared to the headlines she has made back home. Breaking news from

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Wimbledon, Eugenie Bouchard is heading to the final. Despite the

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hype, she remains steely and determined which is why she is a

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contender for the title. I expect myself to do well and I put a lot of

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contender for the title. I expect pressure on myself to try to be as

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good as I can be so that is pressure on myself to try to be as

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am aiming to do. Her opponent has not shone as brightly as many would

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have hoped. Petra Kvitova won the title in 2011 but had had no repeat

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of that success. Our hunger looks to be back and today should be a

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compelling final. I like Eugenie Bouchard for character and how she

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expresses what she wants. I love Petra Kvitova because she is my

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friend and she is a really nice person and she won already before.

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It is going to be a beautiful champion. I will still be the

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champion forever. It is difficult to relinquish a Wimbledon crown but

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today a successor will step forward.

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Life will change for one of those players today. Taking their place

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among the elite ranks of those who have won multiple titles. It will be

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watched from the Royal box by Princess Eugenie.

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

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The next news on BBC One is at 6:40pm.

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It was a soggy start this morning. Things have been improving. We are

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left with showers and a fresher feel that some sunshine as well. That is

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the case

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