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Tonight on BBC London News: One we join the BBC's news

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Polluting vehicles could pay ten pounds more on top of the congestion

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charge to enter Central London as part of the Mayor's plans

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for a low emission zone. It is right that the mayor should target diesel

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vehicles, but the zone is too small, to cheap and it is coming too late

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for London. We ask

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if the mayor's plans will work. The Mayor of Tower Hamlet's fails to

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stop a legal challenge which could Should lorries be banned

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from London's roads if certain Transport

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for London says they should. The campaign to save allotments

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in Watford from being built on goes We need to keep these sites, improve

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them and make them the community asset that it should be.

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Good evening and welcome to the programme.

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People who use polluting vehicles could have to pay more to drive

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It's part of the Mayor's plans for an ultra low emission zone.

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Motorists whose cars don't meet European emissions standards would

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have to pay ten pounds on top of the congestion charge.

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But the Mayor's critics say it's too little, too late.

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Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards reports.

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London has some of the worst air quality in Europe killing thousands

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prematurely every year, and a lot of the pollution now comes from diesel

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vehicles. Part of an attempt to clear it up, it could now cost ?10

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for all but the cleanest vehicles to enter central London. I think it is

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too much. You are going to get squeezed whether you buy petrol,

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diesel, a hybrid, you have got to get used to being done over I

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guess. Is pollution and issue? Yes, we are concerned about it. Their

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quality in the capital is coming under increasing scrutiny. In fact

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the ultralow emission zone, which is what this scheme is called, was

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launched one year ago, and it will cover central London. Only zero or

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low emission vehicles can enter without paying. When the Mayor

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launched this, he said the plan was to ensure all vehicles in central

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London would be zero or low emission. Today it has emerged that

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whatever you are driving, you can still pay to get into the congestion

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charging zone. Critics say he has backtracked. We don't think there

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will be many people whose cars are not in compliance. There will be

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some diesel cars that people want to drive into the centre of town but by

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2020 didn't comply, it is true that if they want to continue to use

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those old polluting cars in the centre of town they will face an

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extra charge. Campaigners want a complete ban of diesel vehicles and

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save the zone is too little and too late. It is right that the mayor

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should target diesel vehicles as a major public health concern, but the

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zone is too small, too cheap and coming too late. The zone would be

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subject to public consultation. Any extra charge would come down to the

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mayor at the time. Other cities are watching closely as policies start

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to move away from diesel engines. Let's speak to Tom who is outside

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City Hall ahead of a speech tonight. Yes, he will make a speech

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in about half an hour. I have read parts of it already and it could be

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read as being contentious, certainly very punchy. He is saying things

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like the ultralow emission zones means that by 2020 they will hit two

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thirds of their pollution targets. However, he once Westminster, just

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down the river, and the EU to do more ` he wants them to step up to

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the plate to do more to tackle air pollution. Air pollution.

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Air`quality campaigners I'm sure will see that as rhetoric. What they

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want really is more action. Lots more to come

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including new plans to use empty garages and over`grown car parks to

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help solve London's housing crisis. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets ` Lutfur

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Rahman ` is facing a full inquiry Today, High Court judges rejected

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his attempt to throw out a legal challenge, which has been brought

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by some of his political opponents. They claim his win was marred

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by vote`rigging, The count had lasted nearly 24

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hours, it was criticised for being poorly organised but some of Lutfur

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Rahman's opponents accused his party of electoral fraud, corruption and

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political smears. Today judges dismissed his efforts to have those

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claims thrown out. I am delighted there will be a full hearing in the

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autumn and the complaints about election fraud and the way the

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election was handled will have a full airing in the highest court in

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the land. Among the allegations were that votes were cast by people not

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entitled to be on the electoral register, that voting papers were

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marked in favour of Mr Rahman, and that canvassers were encouraged to

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give support to him. In September they will give a full explanation

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about why they ruled against Mr Rahman's efforts to get this

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petition thrown out, but they asked the petitioners to come forward with

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more information about their claims within three weeks. Lutfur Rahman

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was not in court today, but in a statement said there was no evidence

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of fraud and intimidation. Nonetheless, having lost this latest

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battle, he now faces the prospect of a full inquiry, probably later in

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the year, when the claims against him will be examined. In addition,

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inspectors appointed by the Government are due to report claims

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that grants were given in Tower Hamlets in return for votes.

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Transport for London has begun consulting

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on whether lorries should be banned from London's roads if certain

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Safety campaigners insist sideguards and extra mirrors should be fitted

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to reduce the number of people killed or injured

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Our reporter Tarah Welsh has more on the plans.

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Today was all about making HGVs safer for making the road `` sharing

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the road with cyclists. Derek's Laurie is an example of what HGVs

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will look like if the plans go ahead. Under the proposal all

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vehicles over 3.5 tonnes will have to have extra mirrors and they will

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have to be fitted with side bars like these to stop cyclists being

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dragged underneath the lorry. It gives me a great view of what is

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around me. But adapting the vehicles can be costly. It is quite a large

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financial burden for a company of our size but in the end of the day

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how much can you put on a life. City Hall once these measures in place by

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next year. These lorries are responsible for a vastly

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disproportionate number of cyclists and pedestrian deaths, and without

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this basic safety equipment `` with this equipment it will save lives

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each year. It involves a redesign of the lorry cab, moving the engine

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back a bit, the driver forward a bit and bringing the driver further

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down. We see it on the lorries that collect rubbish on our streets, it

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needs to be fitted on all lorries like this one. For now it is hoped

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the changes will reduce scenes like these on our streets.

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A couple from Carshalton have been jailed for a total of nine

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and a half years for defrauding London's leading cancer hospital out

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Stacey Tipler exploited her job in the accounts department at

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the Royal Marsden Hospital to steal money that was meant to buy cancer

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drugs, and spend it on shopping sprees and mortgage payments.

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She's been jailed at Southwark Crown Court for four years

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and her partner, Scott Chaplin, for five`and`a`half years.

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The custodial sentences handed down today reflect the seriousness of the

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crime and the seriousness with which the courts look at those offences.

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The Gherkin skyscraper has been put up for sale.

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The City of London tower is expected to fetch offers in the region of six

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The 40 storey building is being sold after one of its joint owners

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The skyscraper, which was designed by Lord Foster, opened in 2004.

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Tracey Emin's controversial artwork 'My Bed' is set to return to

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the Tate, where it was first shown in 1999.

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It was recently sold for more than two million pounds.

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The artist said before the sale that she hoped art lovers in the

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The new owner, a German entrepreneur,

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has agreed to loan the work to the Tate for at least 10 years.

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Still to come: The latest from the Commonwealth Games including a gold

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medal for the gymnast Max Whitlock. And I will be talking to bestselling

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author Jacqueline Wilson about the stage adaptation of her first

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historical work. And to the actress who brings the character to life.

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Could empty garages and over`grown car parks help solve

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The Conservative group on the London Assembly claim 10,000 new

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homes could be created across the capital over the next

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decade, by building on derelict spots right under our noses.

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They say the Mayor should order local councils to identify which

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Mohammed is delighted with his new home. He moved in with his family

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six months ago. Built on what was once a derelict car park, the

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council transformed the site into three new houses. Mohammed has been

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on the council waiting list for 15 years, he says having more space for

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his autistic son has made a real difference. It is life changing, not

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just for him but the whole family. We used to live in very small

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accommodation. Could building more homes like these help solve London's

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housing crisis? Many of these garages are not being used and

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Barnet Council says the site has become a dumping ground so instead

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there are plans to demolish this and build a block of nine flats with

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parking and a communal garden. The Conservatives on the London Assembly

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say more could be done. Their report identifies 1200 empty garages in

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Bexley that could be turned into homes, Brent has 1100 and Barnet

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believes 1000 homes could be built there. The Tories say they have

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found more than 4500 suitable sites and they want the mayor to order all

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councils to carry out a survey and set up pilot projects for small

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developers or even Londoners to build their own homes. The reason

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these small areas didn't get used before is because big developers are

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looking at large plots of land. We are looking at developments of up to

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three properties. Today Boris Johnson's office said they are

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supportive of the idea. The Labour Party says such schemes can only go

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so far and more radical solutions are needed if more families will

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find a home. Allotment owners

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in Watford are taking legal action to try and stop their plots being

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built on with new homes. Watford Borough Council wants to see

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69 homes on the Victorian Farm Terrace site, and has got Government

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agreement for the redevelopment. But campaigners are upset at

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the Government's use of its powers Rose has been coming to the

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allotment since she was a baby because her dad has been cultivating

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this plot for over 40 years. For a man who speaks very little English

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it has been a mainstay in making friends and although a brand`new

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site is being offered, leaving here will be a wrench. When you have been

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attending an allotment for over 40 years, it is very difficult at

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nearly 80 years old to have to start again. Watford Borough Council say

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they need this land for housing and have been given permission by the

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Government to develop it, providing family homes and room for the local

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hospital to expand. We have a vision to create about 6500 homes over the

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next 15 years. It is essential those homes are affordable and that they

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are family homes with gardens and people can have aspirations. This

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site is one of our remaining sites where we can provide that sort of

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vision. Last week at the High Court campaigners won the right to

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challenge the Government's approval. In the last five years permission

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has been given for 69 allotments to be sold. We are the thin end of the

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wedge and if they take our allotments they will go after other

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people 's allotments and a lot of them are historic. This one has been

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here since 1896. We need to keep these sites, improve them and make

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the community asset it should be. Allotments are an incredibly emotive

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issue, they partly helped feed the nation during the Second World War

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but these campaigners are facing the thorny issue of the housing crisis,

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powerful arguments on both sides. The Department of these new ``

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communities in local governments say they have helped strengthen

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protection for allotments. Cold comfort for those up farm Terrace.

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Jim Wheble reports. The diving pool in Waltham Forest, where Olympic and

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Commonwealth Games medallist Pete Waterfield first learnt to dive, is

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The centre will undergo a 23 million pound refurbishment

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but there are no plans to replace the five`metre board.

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This could be some of the last footage taken by

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but there are no plans to replace the five`metre board. divers at this

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swimming pool which has been featured in this singing `` music

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video. Councillors don't plan to replace the five metre diving board.

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meter board is my big thrill. I'm currently in the stages of starting

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to do stuff off it. We haven't had all the opportunities that the most

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experienced divers have had to go off that board. Them taking it away

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wouldn't give us the opportunities in a few months to do that. Tom

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Daley's Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving partner Pete Waterfield

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learnt to dive there. The other divers were doing somersaults and

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twist it is caught my eye. I wanted to have a go. The council will build

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two smaller diving boards. They say for safety reasons a five meter

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board would block off too many swimming lanes and mean a loss of

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revenue. Divers are using the Aquatics Centre. By them moving into

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the Aquatics Centre they will see a lot more divers participating in

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their Here they programme. Have access to state`of`the`art diving pa

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tilts, including a dry driving zone. Members of Wall ham Forest Diving

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Club say they do have concerns because when elite athletes are here

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to train, the diving club is told to go elsewhere. Without the Wall ham

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Forest Pool I wouldn't have been in the sport or found the sport. Last

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week at the Olympic Village they were celebrating the two year

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anniversary of the games with a 3D art installation. .

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It's been another Gold medal day for London athletes at

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the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Gymnast Max Whitlock has today

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joined the likes of Ashley McKenzie and Laura Trott, who have already

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made it to the top of the podium. Chris Slegg is here

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now to tell us more. A convincing performance by Max?

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A fine performance, he won two bronze medals at London 2014. He has

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a Commonwealth Games Gold medal. He trained in Basildon. He helped

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England win the Team Gold medal. There could be individual glory to

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come as well. England beat Scotland into the Silver medal position. Max

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said it was interesting to take on the top Scottish gymnasts when they

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are usually all part of Team GB. These guys we have been friends and

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team`mates with for a long time. It's fun training with them and

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against them. Then we come together as a team and preparing for this for

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a long time. For it to go well on the day, in front of a crowd like

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this, is amazing. Silver on the track last night? A first medal for

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Adam. He spent most of the year concentrating on the 100m. He was

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beaten to the Gold. He clearly revels in the Hampden Park

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atmosphere. He described it as the greatest result of his young career.

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He was pleased with how he got off the blocks. I got out very well. I

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just hanging on for dear life. That is all I could do. That I think was

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down to the crowd really giving me that energy. I'm grateful to the

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people at home in Dartford and able to do this for them and bring home a

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medal. Hopefully, it is one of many. He has a bright future ahead of him.

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A disappointing day for someone coming to the end of their career.

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That is Andy Turner, the defending Champion in the 110m Hurdles. He

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crashed out after hitting the very first hurdle. The 33`year`old from

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Sutton is the captain of the England Athletics Team he missed last season

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with an injury hechl was understandably distraught. There is

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no excuse. I didn't run well. I didn't execute what I should have

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done. I'm not that guy who is going to go ` well, my shoe lace came

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undone or a dog came on the track or something stupid like that. I didn't

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do what I was supposed to do. I ran in the Anniversary Games last week

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I'm disappointed not to put on a better show. Sad to see. He wasn't

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making any excuses there. He went on to say later that he does plan to

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compete at the European Championships next month, he may

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well retire after that. Heartbreaking for him. Thank you

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very much, Chris. She is

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the best selling children's author who has written nearly a 100 books.

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Now, the stage version of Jacqueline Wilson's 'Hetty Feather'

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is coming to the West End. As a champion of children's theatre,

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the author told our arts correspondent, Brenda Emmanus, that

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she is delighted that her first historical work, and favourite

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character, have been brought to life for a young audience.

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You can be anyone you want to be. And whoever I am, this is my story.

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Hetty Feather, a fiesty young girl abandoned by her

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mother at the Foundling Hospital. Set in Victorian London,

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it's the first historical work of celebrated children's author,

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Jacqueline Wilson. Following a successful tour,

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the stage adaptation now opens in the West End.

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I think, when you've been writing for as long

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as I have ` I mean I'm coming up for my 100th book now ` you want to

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set yourself new challenges. You want to do something different.

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I'd never written historical books before.

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I'd always been passionately interested in Victorians.

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So I thought, why not have a go. Following intensive circus training,

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it's fallen on actress Phoebe Thomas to bring Hetty to life.

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This is a character that Jacqueline Wilson has been with

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for three books, for a long period of her life, and

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has got, yeah, a huge following. We all said, as long as we have

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those core characteristics, and keep the spirit of each character going,

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then, hopefully, the kids will buy into it, and they have done.

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A, is for apple. B, is for bear.

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C, is for chair. D, is for dog.

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Now, you've consistently championed the need for books in the lives

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of young people. What do you think about theatre?

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Do you look at it in the same light? I think it's tremendously important.

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I think it's so sad that our special theatres,

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for children, are struggling. I think, if you attract children in

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your audience, then you are creating theatre goers for the future.

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Are you ever tempted to, for example, write a play or even

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director a piece of your own work? I have written plays in the past.

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But I can see that I can almost get it, but not quite.

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And, certainly, I couldn't possibly direct in that...

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I couldn't be bossy enough! Perhaps not a bossy boots,

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definitely a popular Dame. Hetty Feather is at the

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Vaudeville Theatre until September. Brendan Emmanus, BBC News.

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Now the weather with Wendy and a return of the sunshine

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after those storms. Yes. This is how it finished

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yesterday. We had lovely sunsets across London. More fine weather as

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we go through into the middle part of the Tomorrow there week. Will be

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more cloud in the sky. It will fresher than today. We got to 27

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degrees again. Very warm out there. The satellite picture tells the

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picture very well. We had cloud around early on. Most of the day

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brought us decent spells of sunshine, hence the higher

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temperatures. There is cloud working towards us at the moment. You might

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be able to make out the shape of it. It is a cold front. Weakening as it

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comes across to us. We are going to see a slight change to the weather,

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a few slight one because of that cold front. Enjoy the warm

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conditions out at the moment. There is plenty of sunshine to end the

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day. Note the direction in the wind, north`westerly as we go through the

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night. Also then we start to get the cloud in. That is the cold front I

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just showed you there. Into the early hours. Morning more cloud

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around. There will be fresher weather behind it. High Wycombe

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likely down to 12 degrees. 15 degrees underneath the cloud into

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the early hours of the morning elsewhere. We start the day tomorrow

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with most of the that cloud melting away. We will have sunshine to

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enjoy. The because we have a breeze through the afternoon it will feel

:25:29.:25:32.

cooler. There will be some cloud that fills in later on in the day.

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Whereas we got to 27 degrees in London today, tomorrow we are more

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likely to be around 25. That is pretty average for the time of year

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and perfectly pleasant. You can see the temperatures around London 23`24

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degrees, pleasant enough and warm into the afternoon. It will be a

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similar picture as we go through Thursday as well. There will be a

:25:53.:25:56.

fair amount of cloud drifting around from time to time. Brighter breaks

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or even sunshine breaking through. Temperatures 22`25 degrees Celsius

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with the risk of showers developing later on in the afternoon and

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towards the evening. We will watch that situation for you. On the

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outlook there is more chance of seeing a shower on Friday. They

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won't be for everyone. It is turning more unsettle through to the end of

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the week. For the weekend, there is a low pressure system that will be

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working through which will introduce instability. We will have some heavy

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rain here and there. Alex. Thank you very much. Lots of good weather to

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look forward to. The main headlines.

:26:30.:26:37.

More than 100 Palestinians are said to have been killed

:26:38.:26:39.

in Israeli air strikes on Gaza after one of the bloodiest days

:26:40.:26:42.

of the conflict so far. Israel carried out air

:26:43.:26:44.

strikes overnight, targeting sites associated with Hamas.

:26:45.:26:46.

The time EU migrants can receive out`of`work

:26:47.:26:48.

benefits is to be halved. From November they'll only be able

:26:49.:26:50.

to claim Jobseekers' Allowance for three months instead

:26:51.:26:53.

of the present six, unless they have a realistic prospect of a job.

:26:54.:26:57.

The European Union has agreed to impose broad economic sanctions

:26:58.:27:00.

on Russia, in the hope they'll force the country to change its

:27:01.:27:05.

support for separatists in Ukraine. They include restrictions on the

:27:06.:27:08.

finance, defence and energy sectors. Drivers whose cars don't meet

:27:09.:27:11.

European emissions standards could have to pay more to drive

:27:12.:27:15.

into London. The Mayor wants to improve air

:27:16.:27:18.

quality in the capital by creating an ultra low emission zone.

:27:19.:27:21.

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has failed to stop

:27:22.:27:24.

a legal challenge seeking to overturn his election victory.

:27:25.:27:27.

Lutfur Rahman's opponents want his victory declared void

:27:28.:27:30.

on the grounds that there was vote`rigging and intimidation.

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That's it. I will be back later

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during the 10.00pm news, but for now, from everyone

:27:37.:27:39.

on the team, have a lovely evening. Goodbye.

:27:40.:27:57.

I leave the ashram, travel halfway across the world to find my father,

:27:58.:28:01.

Oh, well. As Vashrati says, gotta keep smiling!

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We don't tend to use the bathroom together here.

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All right, well, I'll catch you later.

:28:13.:28:14.

This ashram of yours, it might be a cult.

:28:15.:28:17.

I take it back, he's definitely Cuckoo's son.

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