19/02/2017 BBC Weekend News


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Thousands of prison officers will get a big pay rise, but will it be

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enough to keep staffing problem jails? There are some benefits. We

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will welcome additional money for our members, of course, but we don't

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think this goes far enough to solving the present crisis. Also on

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the programme this evening: The Battle for Mosul -

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a new assault on the last stronghold We are now above the village, which

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is their main target. There were about to call in some artillery

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strikes. President Trump makes a strong

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defence of his first 4 weeks in office -

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saying a spirit of optimism And it's a hat-trick from Harry Kane

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for Spurs in their FA Thousands of prison officers at

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jails and the south-east are to get a pay increase between three and

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?5,000. Ministers want to try to boost

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recruitment and retain existing staff at prisons under pressure

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from shortages and violence. But the Prison Officers Association

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dismissed the pay rise, saying it won't help

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a system in meltdown. Here's our Home Affairs

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Correspondent, June Kelly. This is how many officers it takes

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to contain one violent prisoner. Every working day, staff

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are fighting simply to keep control. The ?12 million in extra pay

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announced today is aimed at bringing in new recruits and paying some

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existing staff more. Here in Wandsworth

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jail in South London, The offer is limited to prisons

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in the capital and the south-east. A divisive move, according

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to the prison officers Association, who compare it to trying to put

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a plaster over a gaping wound. We're going to welcome

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additional money for our But we don't think this goes

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far enough to solving We believe it needs

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to be a national issue. The offer is for standard grade

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three prison officers. Not for more senior

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supervisors or specialists. Each will receive a pay

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hike of at least ?3000. For new recruits, their pay package

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will be increased by ?5,000. The Panorama programme recently went

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undercover at Northumberland jail, And on the floor, a prison officer

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suffering a seizure after accidentally inhaling

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the synthetic drug, spice. There is no more money in today's

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announcement for him or The Justice Secretary, Liz Truss,

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has already announced plans It is not something you can sort

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out in weeks or months, it takes time to recruit people,

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it takes time to bring But I am absolutely

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determined to deal with that. But prison reform campaigners,

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including those who have been inside, so there has to be more

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focus on holding onto There is a peculiar,

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invisible chemistry of wary mutual respect between experienced prison

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officers who know how to keep difficult prisoners under control

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from inexperienced prison officers, who don't quite understand that

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you don't need to take out your truncheon to sort out

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a fight between two prisoners. Eventually, the plan is for 2500

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extra officers in England and Wales. But they won't all be

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in place until 2018. A major new offensive is underway in

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Iraq against the so-called Islamic State group with security forces

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trying to regain full control of Mosul.

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The city was seized more than two years ago -

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as I-S took control of northern and western Iraq.

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Iraqi Forces launched their main offensive in October.

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And last month they recaptured the eastern part of Mosul.

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But around three quarters of a million civilians remain

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in the western half - where there'll be stiff

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Our Middle East Correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman

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Nik Millard are the only television journalists on the frontline

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Just after sunrise, Iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle

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against the so-called Islamic State. Thousands of men and hundreds of

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armoured vehicles in a line of attack that is spread for miles. The

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Iraqi army are starting their assault on Western Mosul. They have

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reached their own defences. Armoured vehicles are lining up, getting

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ready for Islamic State. They are only a couple of kilometres over

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that way and they know these men are coming. They have dug in on their

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assault in Western Mosul. Leading the attack, Iraq's emergency

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response division, police special forces. Some of these men were

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surrounded by IS two years ago. They just escaped with their lives. Today

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they threw everything they had at IS.

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GUNFIRE. We are now above the village which is their main target.

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They were laying down fire. There were about to call in some artillery

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strikes. -- they are about. The captain tells me there are three

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IS fighters in a yellow building down More and car bombs. He says

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they are targeting them now. Soon government forces were inside. They

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killed 13 IS fighters without taking any casualties. -- down there. Here

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they discovered IS weapons. This village is small but it's important,

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it's the gateway to Mosul proper and the city's airport. Hidden inside

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another house, away from surveillance aircraft, another car

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bomb disguised as an ambulance. The bomb inside was still live. In these

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streets, though, a critical advantage, no civilians. And in

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western Mosul there are three quarters of a million people at IS

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fighters. They took their target. They made progress but with

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overwhelming force. The next town over overlooks the City Airport and

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the city itself. From here, the going will not be quite so fast.

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The body of a missing two year-old boy has been found

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He was reported missing from a property near the Bridge of Cally

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An air and ground search was launched and the child was found

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close to the property, in the River Ericht, an hour later.

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President Trump has made a strong defence of his first

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four weeks in office - saying a new spirit of optimism

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Addressing thousands of supporters in Florida,

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he repeated pledges to create jobs and improve the nation's security.

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But his attacks on the media have attracted criticism

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from a senior Republican, as our our Washington Correspondent,

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After a rough first month, President Trump stepped

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into the sunshine state, back on firmer, more

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The president of the United States...

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He defended his first four weeks in office and promised

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to get more work done, including a new immigration order.

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This will replace his controversial travel ban.

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But his reasoning got a little muddled.

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You look at what's happening last night in Sweden.

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They took in large numbers, they are having problems

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The Swedes are slightly baffled, there have been no terror

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Prompting the Swedish Prime Minister to ask, what had he been smoking?

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It's this kind of distraction from his message that he

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I also want to speak to you without the filter of the fake news.

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They've become a big part of the problem.

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But his secretary of defence disagrees.

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I've had some rather contentious times with the press, but, no,

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the press, as far as I am concerned, are a constituency

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And I don't have any issues with the press myself.

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Donald Trump may be revved up by this rally,

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but reiterating his campaign promises is also a reminder

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President Trump seems far more comfortable at the campaign podium

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than he does in the oval office right now.

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He seems to feed from the energy of this crowd.

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But he doesn't need to win friends here in Florida,

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he needs some on Capitol Hill, if he is to get his

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He also needs to find a new national security adviser after his first

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pick resigned and his second turned down the job.

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This rally was hugely popular with his voting base,

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Up to 480 police investigations could be reviewed after a criminal

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probe was launched into the actions of two people at a

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Randox Testing Services, based in Manchester,

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Two men who worked at the laboratory have been arrested.

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Our correspondent Phillip Norton is in Manchester.

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What more can you tell us? Randox testing services analyse

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samples of hair, blood and saliva for traces of blood alcohol for

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police forces across England and Wales. Those results are then used

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in court proceedings. Up to 500 tests carried out here since

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November 2015 may have been compromised by what the laboratory

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described as manipulation of data which supports test results. An

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internal enquiry led to a police investigation being launched by

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Greater Manchester Police. And a list of cases that may be affected

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has now been sent to police forces across the country. Randox Testing

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Services says there is no evidence the samples themselves may have been

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tampered with but said it might be possible. They said they would

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reanalyse them to provide robust results. Two men have been arrested

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on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and have been

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released on police bail. Thanks very much.

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The supermarket chain Morrisons has recalled a meat product

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after it was found to contain traces of listeria.

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It's removed from sale its Ready to Eat Peppered Beef Slices

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in a 150-gram packet, which may cause flu-like symptoms

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The affected product has a use-by date of this Tuesday.

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With all the sport - here's Olly Foster at

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There are two more Fifth Round ties in the FA Cup today with two

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Championship sides looking to repeat the upsets of yesterday

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Fulham were no match for Tottenham, though.

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A Harry Kane hat-trick giving Spurs a 3-0 win at Craven Cottage,

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On a weekend win the FA Cup showed the underdog always has a chance,

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now Fulham had their eyes on another surprise. This was their big day but

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Tottenham's big chance. Perhaps the most realistic prospect of a trophy,

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Spurs were on song from the start. Already denied a goal, Christian

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Eriksen then provided one. Harry Kane! He stretches the score.

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Leading from the front, Harry Kane, the captain, tapped into that his

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side in control before the break. Fulham has been warned but fail to

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learn. The same combination, Christian Eriksen to Harry Kane, the

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same outcome. It hopes of an upset had faded they were soon gone. When

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Harry Kane is on form there are few can stop him. -- who can stop him.

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Job well done. Winning gives you confidence. We had to make sure we

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came here, did our job, and we did that. Leaving with the match ball

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today, Harry Kane will be hoping to get his hands on the trophy in May.

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Manchester United are facing Blackburn Rovers.

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Rovers are second bottom of the Championship,

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Danny Graham with the opener for Rovers inside 20 minutes.

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But they didn't hold on to their lead for too long.

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Henrik Mikataryan with a lovely pass for Marcus Rashford,

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It's 1-1 midway through the second half.

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In the Scottish Premiership, second-placed Aberdeen came

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Trailing with less than 10 minutes to play, goals from substitutes

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Jayden Stockley and Peter Pawlett saw them snatch the win.

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Celtic's lead is back down to 24 points.

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In the day's other game, third-placed Rangers

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Wigan have won rugby league's World Club Challenge

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It's the annual match between the Super League winners

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The Warriors were facing the Cronulla Sharks at the DW Stadium.

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They led 10-0 at halftime and though Sharks mounted a comeback,

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Joe Burgess's third try secured the win, 22-6.

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Wigan are the first English team to lift this trophy in five years.

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In rugby union, the Premiership leaders Wasps lost for only

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And on a day of hatricks, Denny Solomona crossed over three

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They remain 10th in the table despite the 34-28 win.

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Wasps are six points clear at the top.

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In today's other match Newcastle beat Northampton to jump

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Hopes of a first medal for a British man at

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the Alpine World Championships ended in disappointment for

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The 30-year-old was well placed in 4th after his opening run

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in the slalom but was more than two seconds slower on his second run.

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11th overall was still the best finish by a male British

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Manchester United have taken the lead against Blackburn Rovers.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored. Thank you.

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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel,

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we are back with the late news at Ten - now on BBC1 its time

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