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Tonight at 10pm, female stars at the BBC, call on the corporation

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to sort out its gender pay gap, now.

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In an open letter, more than 40 personalities

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call for urgent action, to ensure women get the same as men,

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It is not about getting whacking great pay rises for women who are

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already well paid, it's about pay parity and getting fairness for

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everybody. The BBC's Director General

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Tony Hall, says work is already under way,

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to tackle pay inequality. Princes William and Harry,

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speak candidly about their mother, Princess Diana, 20 years

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after her death. All I can hear is her laugh

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in my head and that sort of crazy laugh where there was just pure

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happiness shown on her face. England's women, win

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cricket's World Cup, in a nail-biting victory,

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over India at Lord's. Chris Froome toasts victory,

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as he wins the Tour de France The Director General

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of the BBC, Tony Hall, says work is already under way,

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to tackle the gender pay His comments come after some

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of the BBC's best known female personalities,

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signed an open letter The presenters Claire Balding,

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Fiona Bruce and Jane Garvey, are among the more than 40

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signatories. Our Media Correspondent

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David Sillito reports. More than 40 of the most famous

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female presenters at the BBC are calling on the

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Corporation to act now to end its Good morning, friends,

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and thanks for tuning in. The trigger for today's letter, that

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list published this week of the pay deals for the BBC's

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highest-paid stars. In the top 20 names,

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there was only one woman. The best paid men were

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being paid twice what the This open letter to

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the papers says that this week's annual report

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confirmed what many have long suspected,

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that women were being paid less

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than men for the same work. On the whole I think it's

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fantastic that so many wonderful women have been prepared

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to stick their head above We've got stick, we knew we were

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going to get stick, that's why we knew it was never going to be

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an easy thing to do, but it isn't just about,

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in fact it's not about getting whacking great pay rises

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for women who are already well paid. It's about pay parity and getting

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fairness for everybody. Today's letter says

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the BBC has known about We all want to do

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on the record to call Indeed, when programmes such

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as Woman's Hour first went on air 60 years ago equal pay for equal work

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was a pressing issue. The fact it remains

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an issue despite law changes in the 60s and 70s after

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pressures from the women's movement is perhaps a sign of how tough

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it is to find quick solutions. Attitudes about age,

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experience and authority It's also worth noting

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in the top 20 there's not a single black

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or Asian presenter. And this also comes at a time

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when the BBC is facing opposition over its plans to change

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the terms and conditions for the rest of the staff who are paid

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a fraction of what any star gets. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says

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this taps into a wider issue of We would insist

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on a strong gender pay audit of every organisation,

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and we would also look at a 20:1 ratio between the Chief Executive

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and the lowest paid staff in every public

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sector organisation. Meanwhile, the Government's

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Equalities Minister said that if anything showed

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the value of their new regulations requiring firms to reveal

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pay gaps, it was this. I think it's impossible not to be

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shocked, to be honest, at just how different some

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of those differentials were. And, of course, this

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is the whole reason why we brought forward these regulations,

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because as much as anything else, transparency is demonstrating

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to organisations that it's a In response, the BBC said

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today its overall pay gap is 10%, less than the national

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average of 18%, but it needed to go further and faster

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to close the pay gap. The Corporation's Director General

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says he's confident next year's figures will

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look very different. Let's speak to our political

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correspondent, Alex Forsyth. The politicians are getting involved

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in all this, Alex. What do you think are the possible wider ramifications

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of this BBC row? Several senior politicians have now

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condemned the difference between what the highest-paid man women at

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the BBC earned and you heard Justine Greening, the equalities minister,

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call it staggering and the Prime Minister said last week the BBC had

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to look at this whole question of what it pays men and women who are

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doing the same job. This has implications beyond the BBC. In

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April this year the government introduced a requirement for any

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company which employs more than 250 people to publish details of this

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gender pay gap. They have to do that by April next year. In the next few

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months we will see a spotlight on other organisations across different

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sectors. The Government's hope is that transparency and possibly the

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public sector Dummett pressure that will follow will force companies to

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address this. Labour wants the government to take more direct

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action, not just on gender pay but equality more broadly, particularly

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on the difference between what the highest and lowest paid people in an

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organisation own. I think what is clear is that the BBC's revelations

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have sparked a much wider and longer running debate, one that is likely

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to continue for some time. Alex, thank you for that. Alex Forsyth

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there. Prince William and Prince Harry,

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have spoken candidly about their relationship

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with their mother, Princess Diana, in a documentary marking

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the 20th anniversary They describe her sense of fun,

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but also speak of their regret, that their last conversation

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with her, was a rushed phone call. Our Royal Correspondent

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Nicholas Witchell's report, To the watching world,

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she was the princess whose image It was a glamorous

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but necessarily limited Now nearly 20 years after Diana's

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death in the car accident in Paris, her sons William and Harry have

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spoken in an ITV documentary about Diana, the mother who did

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so much to shape their childhood. We felt, you know, incredibly

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loved, Harry and I. And I'm very grateful that that

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love still feels there. It was that love that

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even if she was on the other side of a room, as a son

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you could feel it. The person who emerges from William

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and Harry's description is a woman When everybody says to me,

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you know, "So, she was fun, All I can hear is her

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laugh in my head. And that sort of crazy laugh

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where there was just pure One of her mottos to me was that

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you can be as naughty as you want, And they talk about

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their mother's death. They recall the last time they spoke

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to her and they reflect on the overwhelming public reaction

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and how they coped with the week As William himself has said,

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it is a tribute to Diana from her sons in which they recall

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the woman they hope A 20-year-old man has

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died in East London, after a confrontation in a shop

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with a policeman. CCTV footage has emerged,

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of the officer wrestling the man to the floor,

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in the store in Hackney, Our Home Affairs Correspondent

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Daniel Sandford reports. The moment when Rashan Charles ran

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into his local late-night shop At first the arrest

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was calm but then the officer threw him

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to the floor and grabbed him

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around the neck. Later he was joined by what appears

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to be a plainclothes Just over an hour later

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Rashan Charles was declared dead at The Independent Police Complaints

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Commission says an object was removed from his

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throat at the scene. As the CCTV spread through social

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media, there was a growing collection of flowers

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and candles at the scene Pauline Pearce, famous

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for chastising rioters on camera in That boy should be alive today

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sitting in a cell somewhere being But instead, he is laying on a

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morgue waiting for an autopsy and The community's got

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to pick up the pieces. Many people visiting

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the shop and the neighbouring barber's

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shop were clearly upset. I'm angry, I'm sad, I feel

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for his family, his mother. I know him personally

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and it's disgusting. Rashan Charles's death follows

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a similar incident last And there is a growing

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anger here that young men are dying

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while being arrested, Tonight, the always fragile trust

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in the police in this Daniel Sandford, BBC

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News, Haggerston. The parents of the terminally

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ill baby Charlie Gard, say they've suffered a backlash,

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after Great Ormond Street Hospital, which is treating their son,

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revealed its staff have Charlie's parents have been fighting

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a legal battle against the hospital, which wants to remove his life

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support because of his illness. Our

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reporter Helena Lee joins me now. Wahab Charlie Gard's parents been

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saying? As you say, this is in response to the Great Ormond Street

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statement put out last night in which they said both doctors and

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nurses have been subjected to what it called a shocking and disgraceful

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tide of abuse both online and verbal abuse in the street, some of them

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death threats. Tonight, Charlie's parents, and Chris, responded to

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that statement and said they are extremely upset by the backlash they

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say they have received since that statement was put out, by backlash

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we understand that to be online comments directed towards them. They

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said they suffered the most hurtful comments from the public. Charlie's

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mother goes on to say Chris and I are just ordinary periods with a

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sick baby and we have his best interests at heart. We do not and

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have not ever condoned any threatening or abusive remarks

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towards any staff members at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Tomorrow the

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case goes back to the High Court, it starts at two o'clock. The judge

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will look at new evidence, especially that meeting between the

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American doctor proposing the treatment and medical staff at the

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hospital, and he is expected to give his decision on Tuesday. Helena Lee,

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thank you. The head of the powerful trade body,

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that represents German car makers, says a long transitional period

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after Brexit is needed, otherwise jobs and investment

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in Britain will be threatened. The President of the German

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Automotive Industry Association, accused the UK, of abandoning

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pragmatism over the issue. Here, the Trade Secretary, Liam Fox,

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has suggested a transitional deal At least one person has died,

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in a shooting at the Israeli Embassy Local police say a Jordanian

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national was killed, and two people including

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an Israeli, were wounded. It's unclear what motivated

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the attack, but regional tensions have been heightened,

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after recent violence in Jerusalem. The number of migrants arriving

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in Greece is picking up again, putting increasing pressure

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on a country, still More than 8,000 people have

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arrived so far this year, down from the thousands

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who were turning up every But since then, a deal

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to deport failed asylum seekers back to Turkey,

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and the slow process of investigating cases,

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has led to a bottleneck in Greece, and on the island

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of Lesbos in particular. Our correspondent,

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Mark Lowen reports. A scene that's defined Europe,

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played out almost daily for the last Staged, this time, by

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Amnesty International, a message to Europe by migrants trapped in Greece

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or risking deportation to Turkey. 11-year-old Rania Al-Obaidi escaped

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Mosul and so-called Islamic State. For a year she was kept

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in Moria migrant camp She's been moved, but

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the memories endure. They fight so much, yes,

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and I see three people dead in Scarring the olive

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groves of Lesbos, Moria It's stretched and

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beset with problems. This footage obtained by the BBC

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appears to show police violence Some migrants burnt

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tents and threw stones. One escapes but a

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policeman goes to any The poor conditions

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and incessant wait for asylum applications

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are fuelling the rage. Eddie Mangai guy says he fled Congo

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as a political prisoner. The daily struggle here

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defies the empty slogans. "Greeks saved us when we were in

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the water," he says. "But now the Syrians

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are getting papers and Greece, still in financial

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crisis, forced to The number of new arrivals

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is a fraction of what it was and the media has somewhat moved

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on but the problem persists. Crowds of migrants in

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an increasingly permanent camp Thousands stuck here in Greece,

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caught in Europe's forgotten crisis. We get drunkenness,

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drug addictions, things Obviously, I think, are directly

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the results of the depression and And to be honest, the Greeks,

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I know they feel frustrated The island feels abandoned

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by the mainland and all of Greece feels

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abandoned by the EU. Europe's most bankrupt country has

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become its waiting room. Lives are on hold here

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and Greece is overwhelmed. Now, it's been a big day for sport,

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from the Tour de France, to the Open, to a dramatic World Cup

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win for England's women cricketers. So let's join Natalie

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Pirks at Lord's. Hi, Clive, only one place to start

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because England's cricketers have won the women's World Cup for the

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fourth time. It was a sell-out at Lord's for their final against India

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and they got their money's worth. Anya Shrubsole won the match ball

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after taking six wickets. David Ornstein reports. There was a time

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when English cricket barely even registered with many sports fans.

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Millions more watching around the world, only a match yet

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England won the toss and opted to bat but the loss of

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Sarah Taylor handed India the impetus.

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If this was an advert for the women's game Nat Sciver was

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providing the promotional material, though elsewhere runs were in

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supply and even when England looked to kick on, moments of Indian magic

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Chasing 229 to win, India looked to be cruising and at one

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point needed just 38 runs with seven wickets in hand.

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But England dared to dream and clawed their way back

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from a seemingly irretrievable position.

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Alex Hartley and Anya Shrubsole did the damage.

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Shrubsole taking six wickets in a devastating

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spell that broke India and guided England to glory.

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A breathtaking end to a truly ground-breaking tournament.

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I always think it is better winning when you are all out there in the

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field because you've got your team-mates around you.

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This World Cup really has been a team effort.

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People have chipped in along the way.

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We have fought our way through some games, haven't necessarily won

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the prettiest at times but tournament cricket is all about

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winning, it's not necessarily about how you win, it's just

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This, though, is a victory not only for them but for women's

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cricket too, and perhaps even a seminal moment for women's sport.

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Britain's Chris Froome has won the Tour de France

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for the fourth time, after completing the

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The Team Sky rider is now second in the all-time list following his

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Our Sports News Correspondent Richard Conway reports.

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A formidable performance has delivered Tour de France

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From early on, fans clambered to gain any vantage point they could

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find on the Champs Elysees, sensing they were about to

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watch one of the Tour's greatest-ever competitors.

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I think Chris Froome could take it five times.

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It's incredible for a British cyclists to have achieved four,

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well hopefully, four Tour de France wins today.

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When you compare it to any other sporting achievements,

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he would be knighted without a question.

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This victory was not achieved in isolation, though.

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Champagne on the road into Paris today, enjoyed by a team that worked

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hard to give their leader yet another vintage year.

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And once he crossed the finish line, Chris Froome drank it all in.

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An incredible feeling to ride on the Champs Elysees,

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even after having done it three times previously, it

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Still, all the same emotions are here.

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Meanwhile, thoughts are already turning to 2018.

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I think he's already thinking about the next year, I guess.

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If he could have a fifth win it would be nice but of course it does

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mean he is going to enter in history.

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God Save The Queen rings out on the Champs Elysees for the fifth

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time in six years and Chris Froome, at the age of 32, with four

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titles under his belt, he says he's not done yet.

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We could be hearing that for many years to come.

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There was final-round drama at the Open Championship.

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Jordan Speith threw away a three-shot overnight lead

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but the American clung on for his third Major title.

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Our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss reports from Royal Birkdale.

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The history books will show he won comfortably.

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For most of his round, Jordan Spieth seemed a man in meltdown.

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His overnight lead, unlike his putts, soon vanished.

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COMMENTATOR: He doesn't miss too many of them.

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But at the 13th, it was head-in-hands time.

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A drive so bad, he ended up playing it from the practice ground.

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He now trailed Matt Kuchar but having seemingly

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thrown the Open away, Speith sensationally seized it back.

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Three birdies and an eagle, the worst to the best in barely

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Finally, he could relax, as at just 23, he became

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the Open's youngest winner in nearly four decades.

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COMMENTATOR: It's a royal performance at Birkdale.

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But talk about doing it the hard way.

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A dramatic and at times chaotic finale then,

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but it for Jordan Spieth, eventually the perfect result.

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Andy Swiss, BBC News, Royal Birkdale.

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There were more medals today for Great Britain in the World Para

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Sammi Kinghorn won her second gold, in the T53 100 metres to leave

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Britain third overall, in the medal tables - as

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The greatest Championships to date, with record-breaking performances

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and the usual suspects topping the podium but for some

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Sammi Kinghorn had never won a world title but this morning she raced

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to her second victory of the Championship

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I literally had no idea when I crossed over the line.

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I heard the crowd scream so I thought - I've won a medal.

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I saw my name popping up and I was like - really?

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I got off really hard, my start was good.

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I knew that was the biggest thing I had to work on from Rio.

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I'm really glad it has all worked out.

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Ten months on from Britain's most successful Paralympic Games,

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the pressure was on the athletes to do it all over again

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here in London and thanks to a little help from the home

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crowd, they certainly didn't disappoint.

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There is no doubt at all, when you have the home support,

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There may not have been sell-out crowds but it has far exceeded any

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previous Para Championships and for many of the British

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athletes it has been the highlight of their careers,

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creating new memories of London that will be hard to beat.

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At the women's European Championships England

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This late strike from Jodie Taylor sealed the win.

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They are top of Group D and need just one point from their final game

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Erin Cuthbert scored as Scotland lost 2-1 to Portugal,

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but they can still reach the last eight with victory

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That is it for a very busy day of sport and it looks like it will be a

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long night for England's cricketers who are still celebrating in the pub

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next to me, and quite right too. Thank you, Natalie Pirks at Lord's.

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The world's first floating wind farm will soon be in place,

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One of its five huge turbines arrives at midnight,

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with the revolutionary technology, allowing the generation

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of power from strong sea winds, while it floats.

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It'll provide energy for 20,000 homes.

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Our Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin, has been

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following the vast turbines' journey from Norway to Scotland.

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In the half-light of a summer night in Norway, a landmark in the history

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of energy floats upright in the chilly water.

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These five towering turbines will cross the North Sea to Scotland,

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to form the world's first large-scale floating wind farm.

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This is engineering on an absolutely gargantuan scale.

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What you can see is taller than Big Ben.

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But that's only part of it - there's a third more under

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the water, weighted heavily at the bottom with iron ore,

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to keep the thing floating stable in the water.

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The turbines will be tethered to the sea bed with thick

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mooring lines 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead.

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Being able to use floating offshore wind farms gives us much more

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flexibility when it comes to locating these farms

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But a note of caution among the enthusiasm.

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Scientists warn that far more investment in additional

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new technologies is needed to combat climate change.

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This monumental kit comes dear, but the price should fall.

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We think that this is a game changer, this project,

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for enabling us in the future to reduce the cost and develop wind

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The first turbine is hauled from the fjord by tugs.

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It's nearly 12,000 tonnes of steel and ballast.

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Each blade is as wide as the wingspan of an Airbus.

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The power of engineers to capture wind energy at sea is growing far

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

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but do stay with us here on BBC One, it's now time for the

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