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Theresa May comes under renewed

pressure to take a tougher line

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with the EU over Brexit.

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On the eve of a crucial meeting

for the Prime Minister in Brussels,

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a group of leading Brexiteers,

want new guarantees before any

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divorce bill is paid.

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The risk is that we pay the money

from the day we leave and that

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reduces our negotiating cloud.

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But is the Prime Minister prepared

to make such demands?

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We'll have the latest.

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Also on the programme...

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The Government defends its record

on improving social equality

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after all four members of the Social

Mobility Commission resign.

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Australia take control

on day two of the second

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Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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And, in the race for the title of UK

City of Culture 2021.

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We look at Coventry,

in the first of our city profiles.

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Good evening.

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Theresa May is coming

under increasing pressure

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to adopt a tougher line

during Brexit negotiations,

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as she prepares to travel

to Brussels tomorrow

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for talks with the President

of the European Commission.

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An influential group

of Brexit supporters has

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written an open letter,

urging the Prime Minister to refuse

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to settle the UK's so-called divorce

bill unless Brussels

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agrees to a series of new demands.

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Here's our Political

Correspondent, Alex Forsyth.

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They have met plenty of times

before, always appearing friendly,

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but there is a lot riding on their

get-together tomorrow. Where the EU

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leaders can be persuaded to move

Brexit talks on later this month.

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Back home, some of her MPs have

upped the pressure. A handful of

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Brexit backing Tories have written

to the Prime Minister, laying down

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conditions they want Matt, including

a promise that the European Court of

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Justice will cease to have any

jurisdiction over the UK. For some,

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this goes to the heart of the Brexit

debate.

The European Court of

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Justice is there to rule on all

matters to do with the European

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Union. We will have left the

European Union and therefore the

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simple point is that we should not

therefore have to look to the

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European Court of Justice Clarke or

to have judgments made by them,

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bound directly back here into the

UK.

When it comes to the European

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Court of Justice Theresa May has

signalled it will have a role during

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the transition period but not after.

Some ardent Brexiteers fear there

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could be compromised as the EU wants

it to keep overseeing citizens

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rights. Today the Government

insisted European law would not hold

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sway over British law and had a

warning for backbenchers.

The

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Supreme Court will decide what the

law of the country is in this

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country, as voted on by Parliament.

That is the big thing that Theresa

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May have achieved. There is a bigger

point here. The choice we face now

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is not between this Brexit or that

Brexit, if we don't back Theresa May

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we will have no Brexit.

There are

conflicting views over several

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aspects of the talks. The island of

Ireland will be whether UK meets the

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EU. All agree there should be no

hard border. Today the Irish

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government still was not convinced

as to how that could be achieved.

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The Irish government is not being

unreasonable for the asking

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questions that need more credible

answers before we can allow the

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process to move on to phase two.

Tonight there is no agreement in key

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areas on the issues the EU said it

wanted progress before moving on to

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talk trade. Tomorrow's meeting is a

crucial step in deciding whether

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enough has been done. The outcome is

vital but far from certain. Alex

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Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.

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The Government has been

defending its record

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on promoting greater social

equality, after all four members

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of the Social Mobility

Commission resigned.

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Led by the former

Labour Cabinet minister,

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Alan Milburn, they say

the Government isn't doing enough

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to improve the life chances

of people in England

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from poorer backgrounds.

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Downing Street says Mr Milburn

had already been told

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he was going to be replaced

as head of the Commission.

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Jonathan Blake has the details.

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Your chances of getting a job,

finding a good school for your

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children and being able to afford

somewhere decent to live.

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Issues at the heart

of social mobility.

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From day one in power,

tackling inequality

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was a personal priority

for Theresa May.

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The mission to make

Britain a country that

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works for everyone means

more than fighting these injustices.

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If you're from an ordinary,

working-class family, life is much

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harder than many people

in Westminster realise.

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But, for the former

Labour Cabinet minister, Alan

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Milburn, who was until now

in charge of monitoring the

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Government's progress on social

mobility, not enough is being done.

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What is lacking here

is meaningful political

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action to translate very

good words into deeds.

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In the end, what counts

in politics is not what you

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talk about, it's what you do.

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And I'm afraid the divisions

in Britain are becoming wider.

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They're becoming wider

economically, socially

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and geographically.

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Downing Street says it had

already told Mr Milburn it

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planned to appoint a new chair

as his term in office had ended.

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So, is the former Labour minister's

very public resignation sour grapes

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or political point scoring?

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Well, Alan Milburn

and I both care deeply

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about social mobility

and equality of opportunity.

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He said that.

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And he said you wanted

to keep him on, is that true?

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I'm not going to get into

the discussions we have inside the

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Government.

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He's done a fantastic job.

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His term had come to an end and I

think it was about getting some

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fresh blood into the commission.

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The Education Secretary went on to

defend the Government's record.

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We're seeing standards

in our schools rise.

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Critically, we're seeing

the attainment gap in

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schools narrow.

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This is the difference

in outcomes between

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disadvantaged children

and their better off peers.

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The Social Mobility

Commission's most recent

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report described Britain

as a deeply divided nation.

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Two thirds of the areas

where young people face the

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brightest prospects

are now in London.

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While many coastal, rural,

and former industrial areas are

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being left further behind.

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It singled out the Midlands as the

worst performing area in England.

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Deprived areas registered some

of the highest support

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for leaving the European Union.

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The Government is now facing

criticism that it is so

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focused on the process of Brexit

that it is ignoring some of the

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reasons that led

people to vote for it.

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Jonathan Blake, BBC News.

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President Trump's National Security

Advisor says the potential

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for war with North Korea

is increasing every day.

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General HR McMaster,

says America and its allies,

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are in a race to stop Pyongyang

achieving its nuclear

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ambitions but armed conflict

isn't the only solution.

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Let's speak to Laura Bicker,

who's in Washington.

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Laura, these are sobering words from

the general.

He told the audience

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here in Washington never other

options to deal with North Korea but

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he said there was not much time

left. In another very serious

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warning in the last few hours, the

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

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has said that he thinks the threat

is so serious he will be earning the

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bashers are urging the Pentagon to

take American dependents out of

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South Korea. -- urging the Pentagon

for that this comes at a time when

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the US believes North Korea is

getting closer to achieving its

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nuclear ambitions after the rocket

launch earlier this week. These

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warnings are not just aimed at the

regime of King John Un, they are

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aimed at China for that they want

China to step up pressure on its

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neighbour and stop crude oil

supplies to North Korea. China so

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far has seemed unwilling to do so

put up with these serious warning

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were Will Beijing take the threat

more seriously? Be in no mistake. If

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Kim Jong Un does not change his

actions and the sanctions do not

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work, the message that is coming out

of the Trump obliteration is they

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will act.

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Children are to get access to mental

health support in schools

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and colleges in England.

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£300 million of funding will be made

available over three years,

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in a joint initiative

between the Departments

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of Health and Education.

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A waiting time of four weeks

for those who need specialist

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support will be tested

in some areas.

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Labour says the plans

don't go far enough.

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Here's our Health Editor, Hugh Pym.

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George discovered the harsh reality

of young people's mental health

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services.

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Very long waits in many areas.

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He struggled with anxiety and OCD

but was told he would have to

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wait nine months for NHS care.

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That really hit me hard.

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I thought, "Oh, my God,

I'm in this situation and I now

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have to wait 40 weeks

to get help that I need."

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What can happen in that time?

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It's quite scary.

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I didn't know what I'd do

to myself during that time.

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His GP recommended he went private

therapy and his family

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could afford it but he knows many

others arn't so lucky and he is

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campaigning for faster and more

effective treatment across the NHS.

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How do we encourage people

to speak out about it?

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That's what the Health Secretary,

Jeremy Hunt, says is the

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aim of a new government plan.

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Access to mental health

support will be provided

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in schools in England

with trials in some areas,

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of four-week targets for treatment

to be delivered.

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If your child has a mental health

issue, we want to make

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sure you get the help much, much

earlier than happens at the moment.

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And, if possible, we want to work

within the school system to prevent

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that condition deteriorating.

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But Labour argues that children's

mental health services have been

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underfunded for too long.

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Services are really overstretched

and children are waiting

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years for the vital

support that they need.

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So, this is a drop

in the ocean compared

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to the cuts unfortunately that many

services have faced.

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This is one teenager

who had to be sent

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hundreds of miles from home for

treatment for an eating disorder.

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Her mother, Rachel, is angry

they were failed by local services.

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She says the stress

on the whole family

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has been devastating.

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You keep going and you keep

going to do all you can

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to aid their recovery.

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You travel to where

you've got to travel.

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It's difficult for them and it's

excruciating for the family

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really left behind.

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The Government's plan,

bringing together schools and the

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NHS, has been welcomed

by mental health charities.

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But they say it is only a start.

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It is not clear whether

sufficient funding has been

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committed to train enough staff

and make the four-week treatment

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target a reality for young people

who need care urgently.

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Hugh Pym, BBC News.

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Australia are in a commanding

position after day two of

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the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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Rain ended play early,

with England on 29 for 1 in reply

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to Australia's first innings total

of 442 for 8 declared.

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From Adelaide, Andy Swiss reports.

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For England, a demoralising day.

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For the Ashes,

a potentially defining one.

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And yet, the visitors

began it so brightly.

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Third ball, Peter

Handscomb led before.

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-- leg before.

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Stuart Broad quite enjoyed that.

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But England didn't

enjoy what followed.

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Tim Payne and Shaun Marsh both given

out, both reprieved by the video

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umpire with match-changing results.

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Payne went on to 50,

Marsh an outstanding hundred.

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He had seemed a strange

selection to many people,

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not any more.

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When he did finally offer up

a chance, this moment pretty

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much summed up England's day.

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Alastair Cook and James Vince's

calamatous collision,

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a symbol of their struggles.

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Marsh simply piled on the misery.

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Australia declaring on 442-8.

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England, remember,

had put them into bat.

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Now they had a mountain

to climb under floodlights

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and the fiercest pressure,

their batsmen soon faltered.

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Mark Stoneman trapped

for just 18, Australia were

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closing in.

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But so was the weather.

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The rain rescuing England,

only for now though.

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Tomorrow they'll have to produce

something very special.

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It's not impossible to score runs.

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There's a long time

left in the game.

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So, it will be up to one or two

of our guys to go out and

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make a big score, and not

just add 40 or 50.

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For England then, a frustrating

and deflating day.

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They now need to bat

at their very best

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if they're to save this

match and realistically

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save their Ashes hopes.

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Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.

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Coventry, Paisley, Stoke,

Sunderland and Swansea

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are all competing for the title

of UK City of Culture 2021.

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The winner will be

announced this week.

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The year-long celebration of arts,

music and culture has

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boosted local economies

and proved a huge success

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for the current holder, Hull.

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Well, we'll be taking a look

at all the cities in contention.

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And first tonight it's Coventry,

from where Colleen Harris reports.

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This is a city that has

embraced its reputation

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for peace and reconciliation.

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Transformed by post-war immigration,

Coventry's which has been

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shaped by its history.

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-- culture has been shaped.

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The cathedral symbolises

its resilience.

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What stands today in my

home city are the ruins

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from a campaign of bombings

during the Blitz.

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The martyred city of Coventry.

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It was also the heart

of the British car industry.

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Its decline turned it

into a ghost town.

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# town.# This town is comiing like a

ghost

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The song became an anthem

for a generation,

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written by The Specials.

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The Coventry band captured racial

tensions of the early 80s

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through their music.

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Walking around in Coventry

at the time, it was horrendous.

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And you couldn't walk down

the street without being

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So, when The Specials got together,

that was to get black and whites

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united.

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Coventry is hoping to breathe

new life into its rich multicultural

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and industrial past.

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Its bid to win the city of culture

2021 puts young people

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at the heart of its focus.

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There are so many exciting things

to see and do for the people just

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for the people just don't know.

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We need to do a lot of work

as part of the city

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of culture bid as to

what our city has to offer.

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Helping to move the city forward

is Louis, a choreographer,

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taking his work from Coventry

to young people around the world.

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He represents a new

generation looking for hope

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in a city trying to shake

off its post-war image.

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It's actually crucial it wins.

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This is like the biggest thing that

has ever happened in Coventry.

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It's bringing a lot of hope

and excitement to the city which it

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doesn't tend to have -

there is always a lot of doubt.

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This is the one time

for the underdog to come up and rise

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and show what we really have.

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Winning the city of culture can help

transform the city's chins.

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