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Two of the Prime Minister's most senior advisers have resigned,

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in the wake of the general election.

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Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit, after Theresa May failed to win

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There were plenty of voices in the Conservative Party that

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reminded her that you cannot run the government like you run

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The London Bridge killers who used a van in their terror attack,

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had wanted a seven tonne lorry instead.

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And Scotland are playing England in their World Cup

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Theresa May's two closest advisers, Nick Timothy

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and Fiona Hill, have resigned, following the Conservative

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Party's failure to win a majority in Parliament,

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The BBC understands the Prime Minister had been warned

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she faced a leadership challenge, if she didn't sack them.

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The Government's Chief Whip Gavin Williamson is now

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in Belfast, to hold talks with Northern Ireland's largest

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party, the DUP, to secure support for Mrs May's minority government.

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Here's our Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth.

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They were at the heart of power, the Prime Minister's closest advisers

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for years. Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill were accused of having too much

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control over policy and tactics, costing Theresa May the majority and

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costing them their jobs. They are brilliant street fighters and

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terrible political leaders because you need in government grey-haired

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people who will say don't do that, you will make mistakes. Mistakes

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acknowledged by Nick Timothy today who said Britain was divided and the

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Prime Minister was the one leader who understands division. But he

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said... Today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection

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and recrimination. Some Tory MPs saying Theresa May had to heed calls

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to change. There were plenty of voices in the party that reminded

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how you cannot run the government liking on the Home Office and there

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have been calls to make sure the circle around her was wider, more

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inclusive, to prevent anyone believing the two principal advisers

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had undue influence. The Prime Minister is under pressure from all

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sides with no majority and her plans for things like grammar schools and

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social care will be hard to get through Parliament and the Queen's

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Speech, the programme for government, is just a week away. I

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cannot see how a Queen's Speech can be laden with interesting

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legislation because many of them will be items that will cause

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dispute within the Conservative Party and between the Conservative

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Party and DUP. Theresa May is seeking support from Democratic

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Unionist Party to govern here. For more talks are under way today. In

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order to lead a minority government she will have to balance competing

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demands on every front, considering not just the position of the DUP on

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some issues, but that of her own MPs. In Scotland there are now 13 of

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them and they are essential to the Prime Minister. The party leader

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here suggesting a revised approach to Brexit. What is clear is the

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Conservative Party having failed to win a majority needs to work with

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others, which means we can look again at what we hope to achieve as

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we leave the EU and I want to be involved. The Prime Minister may be

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back in number 10, but in a position far from what she hoped. She has

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lost her trusted advisers, she has lost her majority in the Commons,

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and the job of leading has become that much harder. Flesh out where

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you think the two departures of the advisers leave Theresa May. Theresa

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May operated on the basis of a small inner circle of trust and Nick

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Timothy and Fiona Hill were at the centre of that. Their departure will

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leave her feel at isolated. -- feeling isolated. It shows the level

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of influence Tory MPs will now influence over the Prime Minister.

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There were suggestions if they did not depart she might face a

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leadership contest and with their departure she has bought some time

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on that front. There is no immediate clamour for her to go. After so much

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instability, the country needs stability, say the Tory MPs but

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there are now questions about how effective she can be in government

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because we know the Conservative Party is divided on issues, not just

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domestic policy, but Brexit, where there are differing opinions about

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the direction the government should take. Theresa May is on the verge of

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starting those negotiations and this election, the fact she lost the

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majority and now she has lost these advisers, has undoubtedly left

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Theresa May weakened. Mrs May needs

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the support of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party

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to give her a working majority in Parliament,

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and the Government's Chief Whip But what will the DUP demand

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in return for their loyalty, and how could any deal affect

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the politics of Northern Ireland? Political views here are firmly held

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and slow to change. Saturday morning 's for the last five years, Unionist

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protesters have gathered at Belfast City Hall, opposing a council policy

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to reduce the numbers of days on which it flies the union flag, a

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decision may feel undermines their British identity. They welcomed the

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DUP's new influence. I think Northern Ireland is in the best

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position, we could not have wished for anything better than a hung

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parliament. They should be asking to stop the witchhunt against people in

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the British Army. What do people think DUP should prioritise. The

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national health, the hospital is one of the most important. Schools and

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welfare. I am pleased they are going into government with them. An

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executive for government in Northern Ireland. Money is great but it does

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not answer all the questions. The DUP is a party with religious roots

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and that continues to influence its social policy. It opposes extending

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gay marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, but issues like

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these are unlikely to feature in talks with the Conservatives. I

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think the DUP's demands will be financial, they have a road map they

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set out in 2015 when they thought they would be in this position and

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there is little in that about social policy. Soon I -- financial demands

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are likely to include infrastructure investment. On Brexit, the DUP does

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not appear to share Theresa May's view that walking away with no deal

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is a viable option. The Conservative Chief Whip is here tonight beginning

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talks with the DUP. There is a suggestion a formal coalition could

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be on offer rather than a vote by vote arrangement but the DUP might

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be wary given the Lib Dems' bad experience as a junior partner. And

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there is the wider question, how can a Conservative Secretary of State be

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an honest broker among Northern Ireland parties if they are in

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government with the DUP? It's been revealed the ringleader

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of the London terror attack had tried to hire a seven tonne lorry,

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instead of a van, to run down Police say the number of injured

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would have been much higher. Eight people died in the knife

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and van attack a week ago. Here's our Home Affairs

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Correspondent, Daniel Sandford. On the edges of Borough Market,

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they were repairing the damage today, replacing the doors that had

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been shot off by armed police in the desperate hunt

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to find the killers. The police are gone but the market

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where five victims were stabbed We have stories of people who came

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out armed with chairs, other items, were throwing bottles and anything

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they could get their hands on with a view to try to prevent

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the attackers coming into pubs and bars but more importantly

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to scare them off to stop other The weapons the attackers used

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were 12-inch pink ceramic knives of the Ernesto brand,

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possibly bought at Lidl. They were found tied onto the men's

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hands with leather straps Minutes earlier, they had killed

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three other people on London Bridge In the van police found 13 petrol

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bombs made with lighter fluid and cloth cut from tracksuit bottoms

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and two blowtorches. Detectives believe behind

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this door in East Ham by Rachid Redouane two months ago,

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detectives discovered items that had been used to make their petrol bombs

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and fake suicide vests. And an English-language copy

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of the Koran left open at a page The ringleader of the gang,

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Khuram Butt, had tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck that morning

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which would have made the attack worse, but fortunately his payment

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did not go through. He was also being investigated

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by counterterrorism detectives for fraud and was still on police

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bail, although the case At the present time I do not

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regard what I have seen But everybody would expect us

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to look at what has happened and to ensure we learn whatever

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we can from what has happened and secondly we continue to improve

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and improve and that is what we have always done in this

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country in the face The men killed three

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of their victims as they drove and stabbed five more to death

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in Borough Market. It was the third attack on Britain

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in ten and a half weeks. People are being urged to visit

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London's bars and restaurants in a show of "unity and resilience"

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a week after the attacks. Our Correspondent Sarah

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Campbell is in Southwark, This is the Anchor part and it is

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packed. You might be able to make out London Bridge. Borough Market is

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a few minutes walk away, where this afternoon residents who had to leave

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after the investigation were allowed back in. It is close to the events

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of last week but people I have spoken to say although it is on

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their minds, it will not stop them coming back to the capital, which is

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the centre that promoted this evening. Donations are set to pour

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into the UK Solidarity fund set up by the British Red Cross in the wake

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of the Manchester and Westminster attacks and so pubs like this,

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people will be asked to donate the price of a drink and restaurants the

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cost of the meal. Uber will donate ?1 per fare. All the money will go

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to the victims and families of victims caught up in the attacks and

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the centre but from here is what ever happened last Saturday will not

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stop people enjoying themselves. Thank you. Sarah Campbell.

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A rescue operation has taken place in the mid-Atlantic

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after a fleet of yachts that set out from the UK was hit by a "once

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The sailors - who are competing in a transatlantic race -

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encountered fifteen-metre waves and 60-knot winds.

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The liner the Queen Mary 2 rescued one yachtsman,

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one race yacht sank, and another lost its mast.

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Artillery staged a 410gun Royal Salute in his honour.

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The Duke, who is stepping down from public duties in the autumn,

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is understood to be spending the day privately at Windsor Castle.

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Scotland are taking on England in a football World Cup qualifying match.

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Our correspondent is that Hampden Park. What is the latest? About a

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quarter of an hour in, 0-0 and Scotland made an encouraging start

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backed by supporters who arrived en masse and in such high spirits, the

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atmosphere has been terrific all afternoon. There was increased

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security searches but everything seems to have passed off OK. There

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was an impeccably observed minute silence to remember those affected

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by recent terror attacks before kick-off and then play got under

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way. Scotland need to win this match. Their bid to qualify for

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Russia next summer is looking in doubt. England top the group on 13

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points. Six points clear of Scotland, who are fourth. England do

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not have the same pressure. This is the oldest football rivalry in the

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international game, dating back to 1872, and we should have a classic

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game. Thank you. The British and Irish Lions

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have won their latest They recovered from a midweek loss,

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to beat the Crusaders Owen Farrell, making his first

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start on tour, scored all of the Lions' points,

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kicking four penalties. And in Paris, there's been a shock

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in the women's singles The unseeded 20-year-old

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Jelena Ostapenko has won fought back

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from one set down to beat Romania's There's more throughout the evening

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on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be back with the late

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news at Ten. Now on BBC One, its time

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for the news where you are.

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