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A day of remembrance as Britain honours its war dead.

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At the Cenotaph, the Queen leads the tributes to men and women killed

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Thousands of military personnel and veterans were

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among those gathered in London, with similar ceremonies across the UK.

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We have the story of one Afghanistan veteran's journey to march

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The Labour leader clashes with the head of the armed forces over

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The British holidaymakers waiting to fly home as an Egyptian investigator

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says a bomb almost certainly caused the Russian plane crash.

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And a huge turnout in Myanmar for the election that could end 50

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The Queen has led the nation's tributes to military

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personnel killed in conflict, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in London.

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She was joined by politicians, and thousands of service personnel

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and veterans, as the traditional two minute silence was observed.

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It was one of many ceremonies held across the UK on this Remembrance

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Sunday, as our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports.

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It is a day when differences are put to one side

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as the nation pauses to remember those who gave their lives in war.

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Making his first appearance at the Cenotaph, and getting a guiding hand

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from the Prime Minister on where to stand, the Leader of the Opposition,

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Jeremy Corbyn, in a dark jacket and tie, and a red poppy in his lapel.

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No-one has more experience of these occasions than the Queen.

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It is 70 years now since she attended her first

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Then, she was a 19-year-old princess.

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Now she is approaching the age of 90.

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At the stroke of 11, a field gun signalled the start

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of the two-minute silence, observed in Whitehall and around the nation.

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At the Cenotaph, the Queen placed her wreath

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on behalf of the United Kingdom and the countries of the Commonwealth.

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For the first time, some members of the Royal Family laid their wreaths

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in groups, to shorten the time the Queen and World War II veterans

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So, Princes William, Harry and Andrew stepped forward together.

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The Prime Minister placed a wreath on behalf of the Government.

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There had been a plan for opposition party leaders to lay

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their wreaths as a group, too, but it had to be shelved.

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After the wreath laying, a short service and the singing of

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the national anthem, in which all the party leaders joined -

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some with perhaps more confidence than others.

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After the politicians had gone, past the Cenotaph came

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the veterans, turned out in their best to show respect

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Nicholas Witchell, BBC News, at the Cenotaph.

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The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has become embroiled

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in a row with the head of the armed forces over his views on

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The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, said

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the Labour leader was undermining the deterrent value of Trident

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Mr Corbyn says the military should remain politically neutral.

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The Labour Leader is a life-long campaigner against nuclear weapons.

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Jeremy Corbyn opposes the renewal of Trident and has said he would

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Now Britain's most senior military officer has said he would be very

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worried if anyone with such views is in power, because it would

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completely undermine the country's nuclear deterrent.

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When people say, "You are never going to use the deterrent."

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What I say is - you use the deterrent every second

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The purpose of the deterrent is you don't have to use it

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Most of the politicians, I know, understand that.

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I think that, dare I say, the responsibility of power is

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probably quite a sobering thing and you come to a realisation and

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Jeremy Corbyn, who was at Remembrance Sunday events today,

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accused the Chief of Defence Staff of breaching the constitutional

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principle that the military should be politically neutral.

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The Armed Forces obviously must advise, obviously must put

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their point of view, obviously have a great deal of access to the

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Secretary of State for Defence, the Prime Minister and of course every

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I do not think it is helpful if they start making political comments of a

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It is highly-unusual for such a senior military officer to be

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drawn into political controversy but this row between the Chief

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of Defence Staff and the Leader of the Opposition, also highlights the

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difficulties within the Labour Party, about the future

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Despite Jeremy Corbyn's views, Labour's annual conference endorsed

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the party's current policy in favour of keeping Britain's

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nuclear deterrent - though the issue is now the subject

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of a review - and the Scottish Labour Party has voted to scrap it.

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The Government is committed to renewing the Trident system

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and will put the issue to a vote in Parliament within

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Despite the opposition of the Labour Leader, ministers are confident they

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will get the backing of MPs to build a new generation of nuclear weapons.

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Meanwhile, David Cameron faces a crucial week ahead for his bid to

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On Tuesday he'll lay out some of his terms in a letter to the President

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of the European Council, that will then for the basis for negotiations

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Let's get more from Carole Walker, who's joined me in the studio,

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as details emerge tonight about a speech the Prime Minister's

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Yes, this speech will really set the agenda for the next phase of these

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formal negotiations. Already we are hearing that much tougher tone from

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the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, warning that if they

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don't get what they want then they are prepared to consider a life

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outside the EU. Now, we are hearing tonight that David Cameron will also

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be saying that it's not just about whether Britain could survive

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outside the EU, it is whether we would be more successful,

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economically, in or out. He's also going to be stressing that the

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choice that we will all get in that referendum will probably be the most

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important we will make in our lifetimes. There will be a huge

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focus on the letter that will be published on that day to the

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President of the European Council, setting out the Prime Minister's

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demands, undoubtedly Eurosceptics will be saying he is not asking for

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enough, we are not hearing enough. But, crucially, once David Cameron

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has set out the key changes he wants, only then will we started to

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get a more clear idea of whether the other 27 EU leaders will allow

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Britain to have a very different relationship with the EU from the

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one that they have all signed up to. Carroll, thank you. Carol Walker,

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our political correspondent. One of the Egyptian investigators

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working to determine the cause of the Russian plane crash in Sinai

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says he is 90% certain it was The Egyptian government says it is

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still too early to know Our Middle East correspondent

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Orla Guerin is in Sharm El Sheikh Well, British tourists have

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continued to depart from this red Sea resort today. The latest we have

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from the Foreign Office tonight is that around 1900 people are left on

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eight flights. That would bring the total number of departures in recent

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days to 5300. In Russia today, there was a memorial for all those that

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boarded a flight here last weekend and never made it home.

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The Bell told in St Petersburg today. 224 times.

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Mourners packed into Saint Isaacs Cathedral, remembering the victims

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of Russia's worst air disaster. Among the dead, a cathedral employee

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and her teenage daughter. At the airport they departed from, in Sharm

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El Sheikh, we can only film from a distance now. The authorities will

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not allow our cameras inside. But there are growing questions about

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security in the terminals and on the runway, before the Russian plane

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took off and fell from the skies. Egyptian investigators are looking

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at airport staff who had access to the plane, including baggage

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handlers. They were supposed to be monitored by close circuit TV, but

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according to one report, those screens were often abandoned and

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many cameras inside the airport were broken. We filmed this security

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screening on Friday, when staff were being vigilant. But the Foreign

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Secretary has told the BBC that if the so-called Islamic State or Isil

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did bring down the plane, there are implications across the Middle East.

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If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil of operative, or

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somebody inspired by them, clearly, we will have to look again at the

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level of security we expect to see in airports in areas where Isil is

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active. For now, thousands of British holiday-makers are grounded

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here, including these couples from Suffolk. They were supposed to leave

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on Thursday, but when we met this morning they were still waiting to

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hear from their airline, easyJet. Just to get in touch with us and

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tell us what is going on, rather than leaving us dangling. Well, you

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are all right, you are in a hotel, five stars, sit back and relax, we

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were told this morning. Some British tourists here are continuing to do

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just that. Savouring every minute in the sun and the swimming pool.

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Brenda and Kevin Davies, due to go in a few days' time, say they will

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definitely be back. It's been fantastic. Sharm El Sheikh is

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wonderful, the people absolutely brilliant, they are friendly,

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helpful. It's been absolutely great. The authorities here are hoping

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these are the kind of images and visitors will take away. But tourism

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could be another casualty of the crash.

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Votes are being counted in Myanmar - formerly Burma -

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after its first openly contested election since 1990.

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Among those voting today was opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi,

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whose party is expected to win the most seats in parliament.

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But the current constitution prevents

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her from becoming president and the military retains a strong grip

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Our special correspondent Fergal Keane's report from Yangon

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It is literally one minute before they open the gates.

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A government official, in his first free election.

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To those who remember when these streets were filled with fear, this

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Generations who doubted they'd ever see this day joined those who

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hoped their children will inherit a democratic nation.

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Exciting. So exciting.

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And this has come about through non-violent struggle,

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something exceptional in a world beset by conflict.

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That's because this woman, pro-democracy campaigner

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Aung San Suu Kyi, always refused to countenance violence during decades

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Our camera caught the moment when she voted.

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But to form a government, her party needs

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a landslide to counter the built-in advantage enjoyed by the military.

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Her opponent, sitting President Thein Sein, is a former general.

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He's backed by the military, who have a quarter of the seats

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That is their insurance against losing influence

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as the country transforms under the eyes of the world.

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There are high stakes for the country.

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It's an historic transition that they are in.

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We cannot expect this election to be perfect.

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It's the first time international observers have been invited to

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We believe this, in and of itself, constitutes progress.

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Aung San Suu Kyi visited polling stations.

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Even if she does win a landslide, the challenges are immense.

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Many of the country's Muslim minority were disenfranchised

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and faced threats from militant Buddhists.

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Grinding poverty is the lot of the nation's majority.

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As Aung San Suu Kyi continues to tour her constituency, there is

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After years of human rights abuse, military rule, a great deal

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And at a party headquarters tonight, a constellation

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Now that the polls have closed and the waiting has begun, by this time

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tomorrow people here should know of the election has delivered the

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A brief look at some of the day's other news stories:

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Sebastian Coe - the new head of athletics' governing

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body the IAAF - says he's shocked by allegations of bribery within

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the organisation - bribes that it's claimed were used to cover up doping

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More details of the allegations are expected to

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be revealed in a independent report to be published tomorrow.

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Britain's biggest steelmaker, Tata, is demanding that

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its suppliers cut their prices as turmoil in the industry deepens.

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Last month the firm said it was cutting 1,200

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jobs in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire amid a fall in global steel prices.

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Global warming could push 100 million more people into poverty

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across the world, according to a report from the World Bank.

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It says the poor are more vulnerable to climate-related shocks

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A major summit on climate change will begin

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And Andy Murray has suffered a straight sets defeat to

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Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters.

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The Serbian took the first set 6-2 before Murray rallied

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in the second but could not do enough to stop the World Number One

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from taking the second set 6-4. It's the 10th time

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The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrives in Britain later this

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He'll have lunch with the Queen and hold talks with

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David Cameron - which are expected to lead to new trade deals

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The UK is already a big investor in India.

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But as our correspondent Justin Rowlatt discovers in

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Varanasi, some feel Britain should be doing much more to tap

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His report contains some flashing images.

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Varanasi, India's most holy city and the parliamentary stronghold

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of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

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Mr Modi sells himself as a no-nonsense technocrat who

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transformed his home state, Gujarat, into an economic powerhouse.

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And he won a landslide victory a year and a half ago on the promise

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And the Indian economy is moving along at a fair clip.

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It recently overtook China to become the world's

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Mr Modi has invited the world to come here, to India, to do business.

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His team conjured a virtual lion to promote his Make In India policy,

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And British businesses are taking up his call.

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India's new middle class is prospering and wants a taste of the

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Jamie Oliver has just opened his first restaurant here.

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For us, it's a fascinating long-term market, because few markets globally

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What a 25-year-old wants in New York or San Francisco, or Tokyo,

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these days is often very similar to what the same age group wants

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Triumph motorbikes, Vodafone and Costa Coffee are just

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some of the British company is prospering in India.

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But the relationship could do with a bit more pep.

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These days, Britain doesn't even make the list of India's

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British industry has not engaged with the new liberalised,

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It is a competitive market, it's got other big players in it

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and Britain must therefore show much more aggressiveness,

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much more patience in engaging with India to promote its trade.

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India can seem otherworldly to British eyes.

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But we actually have a lot in common.

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Think curry, cricket and a taste for tea with milk.

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Mr Modi says this is India's century, and he's probably right.

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The hope is, Britain will use his visit to build closer trading ties.

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Finally, let's return to our main story

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and the ceremonies that have taken place to mark Remembrance Sunday.

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Among those at the Cenotaph today was Shaun Stocker, who lost

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his sight and both of his legs during the conflict in Afghanistan.

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Step by step, Shaun Stocker is starting a new life.

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He became a veteran just three weeks ago, leaving the Army more than five

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years after the bomb blast that took both his legs and his sight.

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Today was his first Remembrance Service, using prosthetic limbs.

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I've only been able to come down once.

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So, it is really good to be actually able to walk.

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After eight weeks in a coma and 40 operations,

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The explosion happened just days before he was due to end

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It took a few seconds to actually figure out what happened.

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I could feel the guys putting torniquets on my legs and

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so I knew something serious went on down there but I didn't really

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know what happened to me until I heard someone say on the radio that

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Being a 19-year-old lad, I didn't really want to use

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His injuries changed everything, including Shaun's hopes of becoming

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a father. But surgeons froze some of his sperm and, earlier this year,

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He has got stronger over the past few years, more confident.

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Walking is making him more confident.

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Having someone that loves you and spends all their time with you

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Determined nothing will get in his way, Shaun's next challenge

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is to walk 100 kilometres, raising money for other blind veterans

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That's all from me, stay with us on BBC1, it's time

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for the news where you are.

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