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Robert Mugabe is expected to make

a statement imminently,

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announcing that he is standing down

as Zimbabwe's President.

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Hours after a visit from

the generals who moved against him -

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he appears to be responding

to an ultimatum to

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resign by tomorrow.

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That came from his old comrades

in the ruling party Zanu-PF -

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which has already replaced him

as its leader.

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We'll have the latest from Harare

as we await Mr Mugabe's

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address to Zimbabweans -

37 years after he came to power.

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Also this evening:

Here, the Chancellor says he'll use

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this week's budget to speed up

the building of new homes.

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And England make it

through to the semifinals

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of the Rugby League World Cup.

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Good evening.

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Robert Mugabe is preparing

to address his fellow Zimbabweans -

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and is expected to announce

that he is standing

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down as President -

after nearly four decades in power.

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Time appeared to run

out for Mr Mugabe today

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after his own party gave him

an ultimatum to resign -

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and he was visited by the army

officers who moved against him.

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Let's cross live to our

Africa Editor Fergal Keane.

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This city is tonight tented

anticipation, because we are told

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that possibly even within the next

hour, President Robert Mugabe will

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go on state television and address

the nation. Reuters is saying he has

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reached a deal with the military

earlier today, and is preparing to

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stand down. That isn't confirmed,

but these reports come at the end of

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another extraordinary day here.

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It began today with this

visit from the generals.

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Bearing a message that left

Mr Mugabe in no doubt that

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all support had now drained

away from him.

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At the same time, his own party

was meeting to remove him

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from the leadership.

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It was a jury that celebrated

its way to the verdict.

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The old man is coming, they sang.

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Actually, he was on the way out.

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How quickly loyalties have turned.

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An old friend read out the sentence.

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It had the feel of a show trial.

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Mr Mugabe's wife, Grace,

was kicked out of the party,

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and prosecution demanded.

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It has to be over now.

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Oh, yes.

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It's over.

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What he did is enough.

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Enough is enough.

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The people of Zimbabwe showed

in numbers that they are fed up

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with this dynasty and,

look at my back.

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This is the moment when Robert

Mugabe lost power in his own party,

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the party he dominated for so long

and has now been replaced as party

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leader by a man who was one

of his closest allies for decades.

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A crocodile!

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The new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa,

is known as the crocodile,

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celebrated here for his ruthless

cunning.

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And when it gets its prey...

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And, for decades, he enforced

Robert Mugabe's will.

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The fear is that he

becomes a new strongman.

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We need a deliberate

process that turns power

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to an elected civilian order.

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Not someone who will be deemed

and perceived to be the target

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and the beneficiary of the coup.

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That would be a disaster.

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In the centre of Harare, there

was a very different atmosphere.

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Gratitude and hope

for reconciliation at

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this prayer service.

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All here have borne the sufferings

of the Mugabe years.

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Some were personally targeted

during attacks by his supporters.

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You and your family suffered

terribly at the hands of Mugabe.

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Do you feel the nightmare

is now over?

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I'm just worried about obviously

what's going to happen next.

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His trusted lieutenants

are the ones that carried

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out his business for him,

and they will be the ones

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in power in future.

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And it's a question of what happens

in that transition, whether we get

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to a place where there are free

and fair elections.

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These are emotions that have

been pent up for years.

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Mourning for what was lost here,

and daring to hope.

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So bring us up-to-date on where we

stand tonight. The speculation that

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this address from Robert Mugabe will

signal his departure.

The

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speculation is intense. You've got

to remember, the military control or

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access to Robert Mugabe. He

effective house arrest. Would they

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allow television cameras and the

state broadcasting service to pitch

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up and allow him to make a statement

unless unless they were something

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they were sure they wanted to hear.

The interesting thing will be the

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terms, though, because is he going

to be allowed to go into exile to

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live in comfort somewhere else, or

even stay in the country? People

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might accept that, but at the party

rally today at the Central committee

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meeting, there was intense

discussion about his wife, Grace,

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who faces so much opposition from

people, and there are many who want

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to see her and others around her

faction prosecuted.

Thank you. BBC

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News will keep you up to date with

what ever we hear from Harare as it

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happens.

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The Chancellor, Philip Hammond,

has said he'll use this week's

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budget to speed up the building

of hundreds of thousands

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of new homes.

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But Mr Hammond stressed there was no

"single magic bullet"

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to increase housing supply -

and the government would not

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simply "pour money in".

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Our Political Correspondent,

Ben Wright, reports.

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Building up expectations ahead of

the budget for a raft of measures to

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fix the housing crisis. The

Chancellor wants developers to stop

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sitting on land that's been given

the green light for housing.

There's

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lots of things we can do using

planning and intervention powers to

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get planning permission is that have

been granted to be built up. We will

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use the powers of the state and the

planning system, but we are

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determined to get those missing

homes built.

Today Mr Hammond gave

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hints about government help for

smaller house builders and a

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possible cut to stamp duty. Housing

seems set to be the centrepiece of

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the budget, but will it add up to

the giant house-building leapt

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another Cabinet Minister has called

for? Labour says the government

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should borrow more money for

house-building and stretched public

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services.

Stop giving tax cuts to

the rich and invest in public

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services.

The head of the NHS in

England says health needs a £4

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billion spending boost. The

Chancellor says he will seek to

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address particular pressure points,

but a splurge in any one area looks

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unlikely. Balancing the books is

still the age. There will be cash

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for driverless technology and

artificial intelligence, but will

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robots put millions of us out of

work? The Chancellor said that will

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not happen, and said this.

Where are

these unemployed people? There are

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no unemployed people because we have

created job since 2010.

Mr Hammond

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said he meant that technological

change over the years has not left

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people out of work. He knows the

contents of his budget box will be

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crucial to Theresa May's struggling

government, as well as his own

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fortunes. More money has been argued

as being needed to be spent on the

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health service and house-building.

Some Tories are urging him to come

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up with new ideas. The Chancellor

knows there are critical Tory MPs

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who want him out of his job because

they don't think his heart is in the

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task of getting Britain out of the

EU.

We will not be defined by...

The

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outcome of the Brexit negotiations

will matter more than a single

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budget, and tomorrow, a core of

ministers will discuss how to

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unblock talks, knowing that offering

more money may be key.

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A British sailor has died

after being swept overboard

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during an international yacht race.

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60-year-old Simon Speirs

from Bristol was sailing

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between South Africa and Australia,

as part of

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the Clipper Round the World Race.

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The retired solicitor,

who was wearing a life

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jacket and safety tether,

was rescued from the water,

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but never regained consciousness.

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Police in Dorset say they're

treating the death of the teenager

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Gaia Pope as unexplained.

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The 19-year-old's body was found

yesterday afternoon close

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to a coastal path near Swanage.

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She was last seen alive 12 days ago.

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Her family have said

they are "absolutely devastated".

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The Conservative MP Anna Soubry

says her office has received

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13 death threats against her over

the last week.

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She says the messages were directly

linked to the way she and other

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party members were branded "Brexit

mutineers" by

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The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

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She said that she had been "quite

frightened" by the threats.

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A huge air and sea search

involving five countries,

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and including the Royal Navy,

is underway to try and locate

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an Argentine submarine.

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The San Juan has been

missing since Wednesday,

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with 44 crew on board.

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Contact was lost as it returned

from a routine mission

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near the southern-most tip

of South America, but there are now

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signals being detected which may

provide clues as to its location.

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Dan Johnson reports.

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This is a vessel designed to play

hide and seek in the deepest depths.

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So finding the San Juan, its crew,

and the 22 torpedoes it carries,

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is a real challenge.

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Fresh satellite signals,

albeit weak ones,

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have revived hopes of rescue.

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Seven call attempts have been

received, says the Navy spokesman,

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but they were incomplete

and need to be checked

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to pinpoint the location.

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He stressed they are making every

effort to find the submarine,

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searching the open ocean

and the sea bed.

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This is now an international effort.

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The US Navy has flown in deep-sea

rescue equipment, and HMS Protector,

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the Royal Navy's Arctic patrol ship,

has been diverted to help

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scan beneath the waves

of the South Atlantic Ocean.

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The San Juan left the southern port

of Ushuaia last Monday

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after a routine mission.

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It was making the 2,000 mile journey

back to its base in Mar del Plata,

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not far from Argentina's capital.

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The search is focused around

halfway, in the San Jorge Gulf,

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where the sub last made

contact on Wednesday.

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One of the 44 crew members is

Argentina's first woman Sub-Mariner.

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The best hope for finding her

and her crew mates alive,

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is that a power failure knocked out

the submarine's communications.

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Six countries are now

hunting for the San Juan,

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but it's lost in a huge area

of ocean, and bad weather is making

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a difficult job even harder.

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Dan Johnson, BBC News.

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With all the sport, here's

Lizzie Greenwood Hughes

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at the BBC Sport Centre.

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England are through

to the semifinals of

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the Rugby league World Cup.

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They beat co-hosts Papua New Guinea

36-6 to set-up a last four match

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against Tonga next weekend.

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John Watson has the details.

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Flying the flag down under. A trip

worth making were England to reach

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the semifinals. Her Papua New

Guinea, Rugby League is their

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national sport, and they are

fanatical. Silence the crowd, and

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you may just silence the team.

England did just that.

Yet another

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try for Jermaine McGillvary.

Ten

tries, ten matches. Papua New Guinea

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were trying to knock England off

their stride, but the vast hand of

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Kallum Watkins a moment of magic as

McGilvray found the line again.

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Watkins died the try line... --

Watkins died the try line and that

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semifinal spot. Ryan Hall finished

with a flourish.

A bit scratchy at

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times, so still a lot to work on.

Really pleased to be progressing in

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the competition. The boys are

looking forward to it. To be in the

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semifinal is something special.

Time

for the fans to extend their stay.

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Two games for England to find the

fluency that will take them to the

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title.

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David Moyes has lost his first game

in charge at West Ham.

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They were beaten 2-0

by Watford in today's only

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Premier League match.

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Richarlison scoring a brilliant

second goal at Vicarage Road.

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West Ham are third from bottom

after just two wins this season.

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Hearts drew their first game

of the season at Tynecastle

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after their new main stand

was belatedly given a safety

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certificate this morning.

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The score was 1-1 against Partick

Thistle.

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Chris Coleman, who resigned

as Wales manager on Friday,

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has taken charge of the struggling

Championship side Sunderland.

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Coleman led Wales to their highest

world ranking and took them

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to the semifinals of the Euros.

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Sunderland are currently

bottom of the table

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after just one win this year.

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He'll be their eighth manager

in the past six years.

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English golfer Tommy Fleetwood

held-off a late charge

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from Justin Rose to win the Race

to Dubai title as the season's

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European Number One.

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Fleetwood only finished 21st

in the final event -

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The Tour Championship -

but it was enough to top the money

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list after Rose fell apart

in his final few holes.

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England's women's cricketers could

still draw the Ashes Series after a

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win in camera by 40 runs. Australia

have already retained the trophy,

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but England have close the gap in

the multiformat points series and a

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win in the final game will level the

series.

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Great Britain's four man bobsleigh

team have won a surprise bronze

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medal at the second World Cup event

in the USA.

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With less than three months

until the winter olympics,

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they put aside a difficult

off-season to come third

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