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Six decades later, a special service at Westminster Abbey to mark the

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Queen's Coronation. She was accompanied by more than 20

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members of her family as well as 2000 guests are some of whom were

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involved in the Coronation in 1953. And a trip down memory lane for one

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street that was declared best decorated 60 years ago.

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The other headlines: Back in court, Oscar Pistorius makes a brief

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appearance in South Africa accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva

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Steenkamp. Two British soldiers add meat

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abusing Afghan civilians at a court-martial hearing in Germany. --

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add meat. Waiting times in a and B reach a

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nine-year high. -- A&E. And severe flooding now threatens

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the north of the Czech Republic. At least seven people have died and

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Southern's -- citizens are put on high alert.

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Later on BBC London: Drinking and driving? The Wetherspoons chain

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defends its decision to open a pub at a service station on the M40. And

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licensed sex shops win a legal battle, but Westminster Council

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warns of a boom in illegal Good afternoon from Westminster

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Abbey, where a special service to mark the Queen's 60 years on the

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throne has just taken place. 2000 guests were invited this morning,

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although that was a fraction of the 8000 people who packed in here back

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in 1953. The service this morning was full of echoes of the past, but

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it was also a celebration of the A day to reflect and remember. A

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Thanksgiving designed to evoke the original Coronation service, a day

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of deep spiritual significance to members of the Royal family,

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including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, seem to have their first

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child. A son or daughter who will have their own Coronation here one

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day. The procession through the abbey was

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a more sober entrants than 60 years full of pomp and pageantry. But at

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its heart was one woman dedicating During today's service, a flask of

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aromatic oil was taken to the high altar via group of people

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representing different generations and walks of life, from six years

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old to in their 90s. -- by a group. It was placed alongside the

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Coronation crown, the St Edward's crown, brought here from the tower

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of London for the first time since 1953 in recognition of the Queen 's

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dedication during her reign. Her Majesty knelt at the beginning

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of a path of demanding devotion and utter self-sacrifice, a path she did

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not choose yet to which she was called by God. Today, we celebrate

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60 years since that moment, 60 years The hymns sung today were also some

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60 years ago. But the service included something new - a poem

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written for today by Carol Ann Duffy and read by Claire Skinner as she

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stood alongside the newly restored Coronation chair.

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My whole life, whether it be long or short, devoted to your service. Not

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Today's service was a reminder of the splendour and symbolism of the

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Coronation. The Queen left alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, seemingly

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recovered after feeling unwell in recent days, and the rest of her

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family, here to honour the Queen's fulfilment of what she sees as her

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sacred duty. I'm joined here by our royal

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correspondent. That service was beautiful but also filled with

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symbolism. It was. The Coronation itself is hugely symbolic. They

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made, I thought, clever use of some of the key components of the

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Coronation service itself. The Crown on the altar, the first time it has

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left the Tower of London. The use of the holy oil being brought up the

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altar by 11 representatives of the people of the UK. The fact the

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Coronation chair was seen. The poem, the throne, read by the actress,

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Claire Skinner. Of course, what it did was to remind us of what the

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Coronation is. It has no real legal significance. A king or queen is

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monarch, regardless of whether they are crowned here. What it is is the

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consecration of that person, a commitment to a life of service to

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his or her people, hence the importance given to the application

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of the holy oil and the importance it had this morning.

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The congregation has this burst but the Queen is still here, isn't she?

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She is with the Dean of Westminster and 100 other guests. She is in the

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college hall. She is, I would imagine, enjoying a little

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refreshment after that. Very pleased to have the Duke of Edinburgh with

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her at her side. We are told he was slightly unwell known up -- last

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night. No sign of it this morning. The crowds are still here to see the

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Queen when she leaves the Abbey. We will be back with more legs in the

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Oscar Pistorius has been back in court this morning in South Africa.

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It is his first court appearance since being released on bail, having

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been charged with premeditated murder following the death of his

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girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in fabric. He claims he missed

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a couple an intruder. Let's cross to the court for more. Andrew.

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It was a very brief appearance in court today, less than 20 minutes in

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all, for Oscar Pistorius. It was interesting for what the magistrate

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had to say about the media frenzy surrounding this trial. Interesting,

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too, that he was seen in the flesh, the first time for most people since

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February. This report contains flash photography.

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He has been a virtual recluse for three months. Today, Oscar Pistorius

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had to face the crowds once again. No special treatment at Pretoria

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Magistrate's Court. The murder suspect out on bail, now obliged to

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tag the front door like anybody else. Inside, the same courtroom,

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the same document in during February's bail hearing. But note

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here today. South African prosecutors are still building their

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case against the limbic and paralytic athlete. The fact that he

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shot dead his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp, is not disputed.

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But was it premeditated? The prosecution is banking on forensics

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and ballistic evidence from the bathroom where she died.

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If you use the bullet in the doorway, you can either use a laser

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or put it through the door. You can see the part of the bullet. And that

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is crucial? I believe so, yes. This case is also being tried in the

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South African media. The victim's mother now alleges the couple had

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been arguing. She phoned me. We chatted about this

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and that. Little girl things. She said they had been fighting. She

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didn't elaborate on what they were fighting about. But she said, we are

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fighting a lot. In court today, the magistrate

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criticised the media and urged witnesses to respect South Africa's

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of the tuition. At the main business of today was the prosecution's

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request to delay the proceedings for three months. So, minutes later,

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watched by his family, Oscar Pistorius was on his way home again.

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After the tears and sobbing in February, today Oscar Pistorius

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looks like a man determined not to betray a single emotion as he stood

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in court and stared at the magistrate, telling him the case

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would now be postponed until August Even then, expect further delays as

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the blade runner prepares his defence. In fact, many people

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connected to the case believe we will not see Oscar Pistorius being

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cross-examined and this case going to full trial until early next year.

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Before then, we should get some key, crucial evidence from the

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prosecution's case. Two British Army soldiers have

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admitted abusing Afghans civilians during a tour of duty. Their patrol

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commander was cleared of failing in his duty to deal with the fences.

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All three have been granted anonymity because it is feared

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naming them could endanger their lives and those of their families.

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Our Europe correspondent is in Russells.

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-- Brussels. Because of that ruling, these

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soldiers were referred to as X, Y and Z in the court-martial taking

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place at a British Army base in Germany. Soldier X admitted

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indecently assaulting, or, rather, behaving, towards an Afghan boy. He

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said while on patrol, he grabbed a boy's hand and placed them on his

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crotch. Soldier why was accused and admitted racially abuse if language

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towards an Afghan mail. It is said he hung a sign around or was part of

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a group that photographed this Afghan man, who had a sign which

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contained racially abusive language on it. Then, soldiers led was their

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patrol commander. -- soldiers leave. He was in Italy charged with fences

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because -- he was initially charged with offences because he failed to

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act. But because they admitted their guilt, he had his charges dropped.

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Diana stand soldier X is a former private in the British Army. -- I

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understand. Waiting times for accident and

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emergency departments are at their longest for nearly a decade,

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according to research for the King's Fund. It says that in the first

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three months of the year, 6% of patients had to wait at least four

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hours. The government said that in the last few decades, accident and

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emergency waiting times have been back on target.

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Everybody from the walking wounded to the seriously ill arise at Royal

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Bolton Hospital. Accident and emergency if the front door to most

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services. Here, they see around 300 patients every day. Over the winter

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months, A&Es saw pressure on already busy department increase.

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Figures from the King's Fund health think tank showed how waiting times

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have crept up. In the first three months of this year, nearly six in

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100 patients in end and waited more than four hours, the equivalent of

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313,000 people. Four out of ten hospitals reported reaching the

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government's target. People go into accident and

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emergency departments. There is a target that they should not wait

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more than four hours. The proportion of people waiting more than four

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hours has now totalled more than 300,000 people in the last quarter.

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That is the highest it has been for nearly a decade.

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This is a typically busy A&E department. But here, they did

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manage to hit the target. 95% of patients were seen and treated

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within four hours. But what happens here in A&E has repercussions across

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the hospital. The financial watchdog, Monitor, warns that knock

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on effects are being seen with some hospitals cancelling planned surgery

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to cope with busy emergency departments. Ministers have promised

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a review of A&E but say there are problems abiding care outside normal

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working hours. -- providing care. We need to make sure we do all we

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can to stop the ball from going into A&E who do not have the availability

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of seeing their GP. -- stop people. The underlying concern is what will

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happen next winter, when pressure will inevitably build again.

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The riots in Turkey over the past five days have claimed their first

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lives. One protester was shot at near the border with Syria, although

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it is not known who fired the shot. Another died when a taxi drove into

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a group of demonstrators. In the early hours, in Istanbul,

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demonstrators confront the police near the Prime Minister's office.

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Some cheer them on. But others in this country see them as vandals.

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Five days into the protests, the demonstrators hold their ground.

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These barricades, set up at every junction, mark the new unofficial

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borders in the city. On this side, life goes on as normal. Here, coming

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past the barricade, into Taksim Square and Gezi Park, the protesters

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do what they want. Here the demonstrators run their own informal

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mini Republic. It has its own shops and even a chemists and it is an

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open air hotel. This is unbelievable to see such a

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scheme here and people are here and they are finding their lifestyle.

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The Government offered to meet environmental campaigners. It was

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their attempt to stop this park's development which sparked the

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country's protests. Those campaigners have their own demands.

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We want that they declare that the park will stay as a park and for the

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public use, but not only that, but at this moment, we want the police

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violence should stop. Outside the square, on Istanbul's

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golden horn, life appears to be untroubled. The protesters may have

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challenged the Government. But at this point, their demonstrations

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It is 1. 17pm: The Queen has celebrated the 60th

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anniversary of her coronation at a special service at Westminster

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Later on BBC London, we report on the expansion of Southend Airport.

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The cloud-like steel structure gracing the Serpentine. We have a

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pre-view of this year's exhibition. Now, the River Danube reached its

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highest level for over 500 years because of the rain that caused

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flooding across Europe. At least eight people have been killed and

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the moss serious flood threat is in the Czech Republic. Thousands of

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people have been forced to flee their homes. Christian Frazer sent

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this report. The swollen Vltava River flolg at --

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flowing at its peak this morning. So. Much rain has fallen, Czech

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authorities have been forced to open the flood dams to avoid reservoirs

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bursting. A decision with implications for everyone

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downstream. This is a village two hours north of the capital. It sits

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on a valley. 1,000 people were evacuated last night. By daylight it

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was cut off. We have passed factories marooned in the rivers and

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docksides that have all, but disappeared. You can see here the

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river is starting to overflow the kerb. It is rising at 15 centimetres

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an hour. People further down the valley are cut off and all they can

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do is sit and wait. It is still raining and it is predicted to rise

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another two meters. This family were emptying a ground floor workshop as

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the river lapped at their gate. This is your kitchen? Anthony showed me

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photos from the floods in 2002. Now he is faced with more of the same.

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The forecasts are changing, but gifble the rate at which the --

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given the rate at which the river is rising, the family believes the

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river will rise to their first floor window by this evening. Some of the

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worst hit areas are in Germany. The water is flowing six times higher

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than its normal level. Power lines down and bridges are washed away. In

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Austria, Switzerland, and Poland and Hungary, flood warnings are in

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place. It will be days before the rivers subside.

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Stephen Evans is in Lower Bavaria and the situation there, Stephen?

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Serious, but probably getting better. The Danube is behind me. The

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thing about this city, it is surrounded by rivers really. Three

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rivers meet here and it is a low lying spit of land which is

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inundated, but being here at midnight last night, there were

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posts sticking up which were underwater and looking this morning

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they are above the water. So the sense is that the waters are pulling

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back, are falling, but people here don't under estimate the weather. A

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lot of cleaning up has got to be done and a lot of homes remain,

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their ground floors are filled with water. So bad, serious damage, but a

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sense, a hope that it will get better.

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Stephen, thank you. Could RBS be split in two? The BBC

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learned that is being recommended in a draft report by the Parliamentary

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Commission on Banking Standards into the bank which is more than 80%

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owned by the public. Let's get more from Robert Peston who is with us

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now as you can see. The aim is to divide it into what a good bank, bad

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bank? That's right. What I have learned is that the Parliamentary

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commission set up by the Government to come up with ways of cleaning up

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the banking system has included in its first draft of what it will be

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saying, this controversial recommendation that the bad loans,

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the toxic loans that RBS made should be lifted out of the bank, kept on

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the public sector balance sheet which would in theory for those who

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believe this is the right baying to go, give RBS more confidence,

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therefore it might provide the credit that the economy so badly

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needs and also it will give more confidence to investors. So perhaps

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the privatisation which the Government wants would also be an

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easier thing to carry out. Now, I should point out that the Chancellor

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and the Prime Minister don't think this is a good idea. They think it

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would be expensive and they don't believe it would bring much in the

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way of benefit to taxpayers and the economy. And as it happens, not

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everybody on the commission has yet signed up to this proposal. It is in

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the draft report, but there is going to be some intensive lobbying by the

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Government to get it watered down and I think there will be one or two

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members of the commission who will also be arguing against it. So we

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have got about a couple of weeks to see how this goes. It is not a done

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deal. If it does happen, it will be the biggest change forced on a

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British bank well actually since they were nationalised.

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Robert, thank you. Political lobbyists with

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unrestricted access to Westminster could have their security passes

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withdrawn in the wake of the recent allegations about lobbing at

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Parliament -- lobbying at Parliament.

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Let's get more from Norman Smith. What is being proposed then, Norman?

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Kate, well the Speaker unveiled measures to clamp down on lobbyists

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access to Parliament. Where I am at the moment Central Lobby, anyone can

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come here to lobby their MP. Professional lobbyists have gone

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getting access to beyond here. This is my Parliamentary pass which

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enables me to go whichever I want. For a lobbyist this is like gold

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dust. They have been getting hold of them by this. This is a list which

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MPs set up but entitles them to a member of staff who is entitled to a

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pass. Only some MPs it is alleged have been giving the pass not to

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members of staff, but to lobbyists. The Speaker called for a halt to the

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issuing of all passes. A review of who has got the passes and to demand

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there are tighter controls and more information demanded before people

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get passes to come into Parliament. Norman, thank you.

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And we return to our main story. The Queen has marked the 60 0th

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anniversary of her coronation with a special service at Westminster

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Abbey. Sophie. Kate, thank you very much. Well, 60

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years ago, the focus was here at Westminster Abbey with the streets

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around us here packed with people. But all over the UK people were

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celebrate. There were street parties and bunting.

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Jon Kay is in a street in Bristol where they have been having

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something of a trip down memory lane, haven't they, Jon?

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They have, Sophie. This is Mansfield Street in the bed minister area of

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Bristol and 60 years ago this was ablaze with red, white and blue.

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Everyone of the 67 houses got involved. Now as you can see a lot

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has changed in the intervening decades, but with the help of ale

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reel of film and of memories of people who live around here, we can

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now look back of what it was like here that day.

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More than 100 miles from Westminster Abbey, the people of Mansfield

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Street in Bristol were making their own coronation plans. And they

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filmed as they prepared yards of bunting and thousands of paper

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flowers for a giant arch way. on the wall there and up there and

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it was 30 foot off the ground. Colin hur ford was 16 at the time

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and remembers the street party like it was yesterday. They were trying

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to win a local competition to have the best decorated neighbourhood and

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they spent weeks getting ready. There is Colin in the crowd when the

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big arrived. This is the house I was born in. We had flags coming out of

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the centre window going across into the house across the road and there

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was a big Union Jack out the window to the right and there was a big

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Union Jack out the window to the left.

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Back then, hardly anyone in Mansfield Street had a television so

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most people didn't actually see the Coronation. They spent the day

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outside making their own entear inment. Fun, fancy dress, feasting

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and it won them first prize. �75 for being the best decorated street.

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What did you do with the money? hired a train. Hired a train?A

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complete train yeah and they took the street to Weymouth actually for

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�75. You don't go far on 7 a �5 now. Among the judges was Natalie Wilson,

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newly crowned herself as scmap miss Bristol. This is the -- Miss

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Bristol. This is the actual dress I wore.

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Now in her 80s, it not just the dress she kept, but icing from a

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Coronation cake and her cigarettes. What was the atmosphere like around

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that time? Well, it was a joyous time. We had not long been

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recovering from the horrors of the war and the rationing, food

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rationing and clothes rationing. Even sweets were still rationed

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then, but then suddenly, we had this lovely young queen and it looked as

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though, you know, we were going forward to another new era. Everyone

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was so excited and keen to do what they could to celebrate.

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The young queen they celebrated that day is still on the throne six

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decades later, but in all that time, Mansfield Street has never gathered

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and partyied in quite the same way Having said that, talking to people

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here, they have a big party a year ago for the Jubilee and among the

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older residents there is respect and affection for the Queen and indeed,

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interest Sophie in what is going on I am sure there is. Jnl, thank you

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very much -- Jon. 60 years ago when the he Queen was crowned it was

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pouring with rain. Today, it is rather different. Blue skies and

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Thank you, Sophie. Well, so far so good this week. Take a look at the

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UK. Somewhere to the west of London could have highs of 23 Celsius. It

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is lovely to see UK temperatures on a par with some of the major

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Mediterranean cities. Prague a disappointing 15 Celsius. Still the

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potential for rain. In Central Europe, it is an improving weather

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picture at the moment with the area of low pressure that has been the

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dominant feature drifting east. High pressure really stays with us and

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quietening things down. For the rest of the afternoon, it is a case of

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dry and warm with sunny spells around across the UK. A little bit

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of cloud across the far north and that will come and go this

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afternoon. Still the risk of an isolated shower into Scotland.

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Sheltered western areas fairly nicely indeed. Highs of 20 Celsius

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possible. A cooler feel to things along the North Sea coasts. A

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disappointing 12 Celsius for Aberdeen and more sunshine for

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Northern Ireland than yesterday. Just the chance of a a shower as

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well. Temperatures more subdued with an on shore breeze, but to the west

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of London we could have highs of 22 or 23 Celsius. .

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The winds circulating around that area of high pressure. They could

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just draw in a little more cloud off the North Sea overnight tonight and

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certainly more coastal fog drifting down from the north through the

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night. So a cloudier night to come. Temperatures on a par for the last

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couple of nitsz, eight to -- nights, eight to 12 Celsius. Hopefully the

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cloud across England and Wales will burn away rapidly staying persistent

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persistent across North Sea coasts. Showers likely up into the far north

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of Scotland. Temperatures down on today because of cloud around. 19

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Celsius and maybe 20 Celsius is our highest values and subdued across

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Eastern Scotland and England. Temperatures start to climb up. 20

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or 21 Celsius the high. As we move towards the end of the week, take a

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look at this, England and Wales, dry, sunny and warm. Just a little

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more cloud up into the far north. So it bodes pretty well for the end of

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the week. I am going to tell you again, let me indulge. It has been a

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while! Warm and sunny with light winds and just a few showers. Dust

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off the barbecue. I suspect you will Thank you very much indeed.

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Now, the Queen has celebrated the 60th anniversary of her coronation

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