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before the army's ultimatum for the president and his opponents expires.

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Thousands pour into Tahrir Square a ahead of the 3. 30pm deadline to

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meet the demands of the people or face military intervention.

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I will be reporting live from the square on what could be a momentous

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and dangerous day for Egypt Some foreigners could be forced to

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pay to use the NHS under new plans. The Bolivian president's jet is

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diverted to Austria. Brian O'Driscoll and five others are

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dropped from the Lions squad. And at Wimbledon a big day for Andy

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Murray. Exterminate. Exterminate.

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LAUGHTER Prince Charles drops in on the Dr

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Who set and comes face-to-face with On BBC London: The

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Prime Minister of Malaysia condemns the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in

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Woolwich. And why landlords could soon be

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required by law to check the Welcome to the BBC News at One.

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Senior military officers in Egypt are holding a crisis meeting just

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hours before their deadline to President Morsi and the opposition

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runs out. They have told him to resolve the country's political

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crisis by this afternoon or face military intervention. The army has

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said it is ready to die to defend Egyptians against what it called

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terrorists and fools. Protesters are continuing to gather in Tahrir

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Square ahead of that 3. 30pm deadline. Well, Ben Brown is there

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for us now. Ben. Yes, across Egypt millions of Egyptians are holding

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their breath this afternoon on what could be a defining day for the

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history of this country. These protesters here behind me in Tahrir

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Square, they are delighted with the army's ultimatum to President Morsi.

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It expires this afternoon. Of the clock really is ticking. So far

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though, he has been defiant. He made a TV address to the nation last

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night. He said, " Look, I'm in charge. I'm democratically elected.

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I'm staying and I will lay down my life if I have to." This is a

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question of who blinks first the president or the Armed Forces? Let's

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get this report now from my colleague.

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This crisis is costing Egyptian blood. President Morsi says he is

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willing to give his life to protect his legitimacy, it seems others are

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prepared to do the same. Mobile phone footage shows frightening

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scenes outside Cairo University. It had been supporters of President

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Morsi who gathered here. The police watched without intervening as

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people were killed. During the night this area became nothing less than a

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battlefield. You can see a lot of the blood stains over the road here

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and the fear is as tensions rise further, this could just be the

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beginning. Massive numbers of demonstrators continued to take to

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the streets. Tahrir Square was once again full of those wanting

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President Morsi to leave. For days now, they have been making their

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message clear. In Egypt's second city of Alexandria, there were huge

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anti-Morsi demonstrations. TRANSLATION: My opinion is he should

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leave. If he doesn't, the whole country will be ruined. It will be a

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civil war. We don't want anymore of this. Gas, there is no gas. Water,

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power, what are we supposed to do? We can't eat. We can't live.

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President Morsi said he was going nowhere. He rejected the ultimatum

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given by the army. TRANSLATION: No one has the

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authority to intervene in the constitution either by what they say

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or by force God for bid. No one has the right to change the

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constitutional legitimacy or to come up with a new system. The military

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chief has given the politicians until late afternoon to come to a

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solution and Egypt is holding its breath waiting to see what happens

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Well, the protesters, very noisy protesters in Tahrir Square blame

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President Morsi for what they say is the economic collapse and failing to

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share power, but the president's supporters and the Muslim

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Brotherhood, they say he is this country's first democratically

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elected president and any move against him this afternoon by the

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military would amount to a coup. STUDIO: Ben, this deadline 3. 30pm.

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It is anyone's guess what happens once that deadline passes? It is,

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Sophie, although we have had indications from the military that

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what they want to see put in place is a kind of what they call a road

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map, a transition where there be a transitional interim governing

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council. The controversial constitution that this country would

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be suspended and Parliament dissolved and that council pave the

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way for new electionings, Parliamentary -- nexts Parliamentary

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elections in a year's time. It remains to be seen if Mr Morsi will

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accept any of that. There has been a lot of bloodshed and deaths and

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injuries last night. The fear is that as the tension rises this

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afternoon, there could be more bloodshed ahead.

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Ben Brown, thank you very much indeed. There is more information on

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Foreigners from outside the EU face being charged to use the NHS in

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England under plans to tackle so-called health tourism. The

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Government wants people with visas of six months or more to pay a

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health service fee of around �200 a year. The Demt estimates the co f of

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treating people from overseas is �30 million a year, but some doctors are

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warning immigrants with untreated diseases could pose a public health

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risk. Well, Norman Smith is in Westminster. The difficulties of

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just implementing this is, of regulating this, are apparent?

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Absolutely so and what is striking it seems to me is despite the

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political umpth given to the propostals, it is not clear that

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health tourism is a problem for the NHS. Ministers concede they don't

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know how much money it might be the costing the NHS and their estimates

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of 20 to �30 million, that's peanuts worth of spending compared to the

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overall NHS budget and the problem pails in comparison to the

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challenges facing the NHS in terms of an ageing population and cost of

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drugs, having to save �20 billion worth of savings and yet ministers

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are determined to get headline treatment for these proposals.

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So why is this being brought up now? These propostals, I think, Sophie

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have to be seen in the context of other reforms announced by the

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Government. They are suggesting that landlords should have to check on

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the immigration status of tenants. We know the Home Secretary is

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piloting a scheme whereby visitors from the India and subcontinent

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would have to pay a bond before coming to the UK. Iain Duncan Smith

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is looking at curbing so-called benefit tourism. The Government says

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this is about fairness, but pressing on two key issues, welfare and

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immigration where ministers believe Labour is on the defensive and where

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they believe they are on the right side of public opinion. So in part,

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this is all p about saving money, but it is also very, very largely

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about the politics. Norman, thank Bolivia expressed anger after their

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president's jet was forced to land in Austria last night following a

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tip-off that the US spy contractor, Edward Snowden was on board. The

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plane was taking a Evo Morales home after a summit in Moscow where Mr

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Snowden has been staying in a transit area of the airport. He was

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not on board. The President of Bolivia hadn't

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planned a trip to Austria, but on his way home from Moscow, his

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presidential plane diverted here. Officials say that France and

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Portugal had refused to let it cross their airspace suspecting that

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Edward Snowden was on board. Inside Vienna Airport, a bemused Evo

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Morales put on a brave face, while his ministers denied giving Mr

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Snowden a ticket to freedom. Of TRANSLATION: This is un untrue. It

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is a conspiracy organised by the US Government with the help of European

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governments to damage the image of the president of Bolivia.

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When Austrian officials searched the jet, they found no secret passenger

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and the presidential plane flew on. That means that Edward Snowden is

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probably still in the transit area at Moscow Airport, but no one has

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seen him here. Waiting for a country to offer him refuge. There is

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speculation that Bolivia may do so or Venezuela, but so far, there has

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been no firm offer. The I thinks dent involving the -- the incident

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involving the Bolivia president's plane shows Edward Snowden's

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predicament, even if he gets on a plane and there is no guarantee he

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will arrive at his desired Nelson Mandela's grandson has been

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horde ordered to return the remains of three relatives this afternoon

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from the former South African grew up. Two years ago, had Is grandson

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exhumed the bodies of three of Mandela's children and moved them

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where he is the local chief and where his grandfather was born. But

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a group of Nelson Mandela's relatives said he did it without

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their consent. Well, Mike Wooldridge is outside the court now. Mike.

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Well, really an extraordinary drama is played out here over the past few

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days. Last Friday, 16 members of Nelson Mandela's family obtained a

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court order on that day for the bodies of the two late sons of

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Nelson Mandela and one daughter to be exhumed from the village, Nelson

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Mandela's birthplace where Nelson Mandela's grandson had taken them

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back in 2011 and to take them to an area nearby and that's believed to

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be the place where Nelson Mandela wants to be buried, but then the

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grandson challenged that and a short while ago in this court, he failed

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in that challenge and that means that in theory at least, those

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bodies, remains, should be exhumed and returned. That's about 40 miles

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away from here. Whether that will happen is not clear and it is just

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possible that there will be a further legal challenge. It seems

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many people feel this long running dispute over the removal of the

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remains has come to a head because of Nelson Mandela's severe illness

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now. He is still lying critical ill in hospital, but certainly also

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everyone around here, traditional elders feel this is an extremely

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unfortunate, distasteful affair to have come to a head in this way at

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this time. Mike, thank you very much.

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The Government's plans for a Royal Charter to regulate the press will

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not be introduced until the autumn at the earliest. Ministers insist

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they are still committed to the measures drawn up after the Leveson

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Inquiry, but they want to ensure they are not challenged in the

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courts. Next week, the Privy Council will consider a system of newspaper

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regulation proposed by the industry itself.

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Plans have been announced for a major overhaul and expansion of the

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Territorial Army. The service which will now be known as the Army

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Research will double in size to 20,000 over the next five years, but

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the move comes as the number of regulars is being reduced and

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critics say they are creating an Army on the cheap.

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Caroline Wyatt is in Helmand province.

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This is all part of the Government's plans to reform and overhaul the way

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that the Army works and bringing into service more use of reservists

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as the size of the regular Army is cut and today Philip Hammond

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announced several measures. �42 million to be spent on better equip:

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The right of reservists to have an Army pension and the right to the

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same sort of healthcare. All this aimed at trying to quell the

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criticism that has been deployed against the changes.

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On exercise in Cyprus, the men of the Rifls come into land. The

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Government will promise more training abroad, vital for men like

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Captain Ted Evans a doctor and reservist for the past decade.

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have done two operational tours to Afghanistan. That's my key

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achievement. It has been my service and I spent a lot of time training

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soldiers either in the UK or in training areas around Europe.

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Through my military service I have gained a huge amount of experience

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and dare I say confidence in treating severely injured

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casualties. Back in the UK, the Defence Secretary, has now promised

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reservists access to the same welfare facilities as the regulars

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they serve alongside. In terms of healthcare, pensions and more leave.

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As well as more training with the regulars and better equipment. A

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riposte to the critics who says the Government wants an on the cheap.

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But no one is denying these changes were driven by the Government's need

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to save money. Having reserves who are able to

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deploy gives us extra flexibility and it does make financial sense.

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But businessmen like Simon who owns a coffee shop in Sheffield worry

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about taking a on more staff who are reservists. Even if he is given

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better notice of their deployments and a cash incentive. It has a huge

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impact on me. I only employ one person in production, so if one

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person goes off that is 25% of my workforce. It is not like I employ

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hundreds of thousands, where you can absorb that reduction. It will have

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an impact on productivity, and impact on the team, and impact on

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everything we do in production and other people will be left to pick up

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the pieces. The government's aims in all of this remain ambitious. Some

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critics are still skip it all about using reserve is small. Although

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many thousands have proven their worth in the fields of Afghanistan

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and Iraq. Amongst the changes that Philip Hammond announced was a �500

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cash incentive every month for employers that higher reserve is.

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Crucially, after worries over mental health issues after reservists

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served in Iraq, with more coming home than regulars reporting

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post-traumatic stress, the government has said they will have

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access to the same medical facilities, including help with

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mental issues and getting back into civilian life after they have been

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deployed. All of these measures are aimed at helping confidence in the

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Army in its ability to bring in the reserves and use them, much more as

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an integrated part of the overall Army.

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Our top story: Crisis talks in Egypt, just hours before the Army

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ultimatum for the president and his opponents expires.

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Coming up: It was on Mallard, one of the streamlined specifics, that the

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driver set a speed record that has never been beaten.

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The sights and sounds are fantastic. Little wonder that people travel

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from all over the world for a trip on this train.

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Later on the programme, the London tennis player trying her hand behind

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the microphone at Wimbledon. And celebrating the aircraft of my

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command, a new book which shows of Wimbledon. Andy Murray is due on

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court later this afternoon. He will play Fernando Verdasco for a place

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in the semifinals. Andy Murray is favourite to beat the Spaniard, who

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has never made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before.

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But, as we know by now, this year has been full of surprises. Verdasco

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was the first left-handed player that Andy Murray has had to face

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this year. Let's get the latest from Wimbledon.

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In the last few minutes, we have seen the Argentine won Martin Del

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Porto take a nasty tumble on Centre Court, where he is playing the

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number four seed, David Ferrer. He looked to be in a lot of pain and he

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has been receiving treatment over the last few minutes. It is not

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clear how badly that will affect what was set to be a great day of

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tennis, 24 hours after the women put on a spectacular show. A terrific

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way to end it. Yesterday was a day for the girls. Game, set and match

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for Lisicki. Today, the covers are off for the men's quarterfinals. On

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a slightly worn looking centre court, first David Ferrer. He faces

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former US open champion won Martin Del Potter. After that, Andy Murray

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faces Spanish left-hander Verdasco. In preparation, practice was with

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left-handed grey grid ST. -- Greg Rusedski. He has his hands full. We

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talk about the competition getting tougher. I reckon Verdasco will be

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the strongest test so far. Novak Djokovic leads the charge on court

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1, against the tall and talented Tomas Berdych. Then comes a Polish

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double act. With Radwanska through to the semis, it is Poland's best

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year at Wimbledon. Those that braved the rain this morning are praying it

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is an even better one for Britain. Well, he is still receiving

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treatment. Andy Murray has had to play down speculation about his

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injured back. You will remember that he missed the French open to have

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treatment ahead of Wimbledon. He admitted feeling some discomfort

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after his last game. But he says his confidence is high and he will not

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give up on lifting the trophy unless he is physically incapable of

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lifting his own racket. Well, there was more good news for

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the economy this morning as a new survey suggested the UK service

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sector grow at its fastest rate for more than two years. Hugh Pym is

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with me. Can we say that the economy has turned a corner yet? Quite a few

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economists are beginning to say the recovery is gaining momentum. We had

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the British chamber of commerce yesterday saying that things were

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looking a lot more positive. Today, purchasing managers in the servicing

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sector, covering everything from business services to hotels and

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restaurants, saying that business activity was the strongest since

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March 2011. Two other surveys, from construction and manufacturing, have

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been equally positive. It all points towards a strong likelihood that we

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would have seen growth in the second quarter of this year. As we have

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seen, the threat can come from the Eurozone. Portugal is having a

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difficult time? Yes, the eurozone can always come back to bite

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investors. Imported all, two senior ministers have resigned from the

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Coalition Government, raising fears that Portugal will not see through

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its bailout, its austerity programme. Shares were down by 70%.

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Movement borrowing costs have soared above 8%, at one point. Shares in

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London and other leading stock markets are down as well.

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Prince Charles has come face-to-face with the Daleks this morning, when

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he visited the doctor who set in Cardiff. Nicholas Witchell was there

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and his report contains flash photography.

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He has been around for decades and he is always doing his bit to save

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the world. So, it might be said that the Time Lord who we know as Doctor

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Who has qualities in common with the royal prince from Windsor that we

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know as Prince Charles. The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall were

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given a guided tour of the TARDIS by the current doctor and his

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companion. Breaking briefly through the time and space continuum, for

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which Doctor Who is famous, a face-to-face encounter with some of

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his adversaries. Intruders detected! What are you doing on our planet?

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It's one of those moments when Charles could say what one suspects

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he has frequently thought, certainly in respect of the media and, albeit,

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as a Dalek. EX-TERM-IN-ATE!There was a close encounter with the

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Cybermen. Memories of childhood were being stirred. I heard him say he

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has watched it since he was 15. He knew about the world of Doctor Who,

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definitely. Do you think he has the qualities of a timelord? Who knows?

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He would have to audition like anybody else. If he did want the

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job, which is soon to become vacant, he may need to help his wife

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use a sonic screwdriver. Charles was a natural. Memo to BBC bosses, the

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new Doctor Who may have been found. Rugby, and in a surprise move, Brian

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O'Driscoll has been confirmed... Content to not be the captain.

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Critics have described the decision as a cute shot and terrible mistake.

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Dan Roan is in the resort of Noosa Well, the Lions have won won and

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lost one so far, setting up a pivotal, winner takes all decider

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against Australia in Sydney at the weekend. The perfect finale, you

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would think, for the most capped centre of all time, Brian

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O'Driscoll. A huge surprise when he was omitted, not just from the team,

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but from the entire squad. It has been described as the biggest

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selection surprise in rugby history. He is one of the most talented

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players of his generation. But Brian O'Driscoll found himself surplus to

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requirements today. His Lions career, over. Instead of preparing

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to face Australia in the decisive third test, the Irishman found

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himself coaching local youngsters, along with other players not picked

:24:35.:24:42.

for a game that the tourist must win. It wasn't about leadership, it

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was about picking what we thought was the best team. Obviously he was

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disappointed. It's not easy for that to be the first time. He has enjoyed

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an illustrious career for his country and the Lions, with which

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whom this is the fourth and final tour for him. The decision has been

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met with shock. I am hugely disappointed. He was building up to

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the final game of his Lions career. He said it was the most important

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match in his life and he is not going to be part of it. Do not be on

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the bench is equally scandalous. may be the shock omission from the

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squad, but Brian O'Driscoll is just one of six changes to the team that

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lost the second test in Melbourne at the weekend. It has left this series

:25:25.:25:30.

on a knife edge. Ten of the 15 players selected to start for the

:25:30.:25:36.

Lions are Welsh. That includes their captain. I played from the start of

:25:36.:25:43.

the tour, the first test, so to be selected in the position I am for

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the final test is a special moment for me. But obviously there is still

:25:47.:25:51.

a job to do. Having spent the last few days relaxing on the Sunshine

:25:51.:25:55.

Coast, the Lions must get down to business and prepare for one of the

:25:55.:25:58.

biggest games of their lives. They will do so on the back of a

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selection that has made waves. The harsh reality is that Brian

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O'Driscoll has not been in top form. But such is his talent, such

:26:07.:26:12.

is the Irishman's experience, it remains a huge call by Warren

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Gatland. In fact, it is fair to say that he has staked his entire

:26:17.:26:21.

reputation on the decision. It is bold, some would say it is brave, it

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leaves no room for sentimentality. The time to judge it will be on

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Saturday, when the Lions play this huge game against Australia. It may

:26:30.:26:33.

be a decision that he lives to regret.

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Now, 75 years ago today a world record which still stands was set by

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a steam engine called Mallard. For just a couple of minutes, the

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locomotive thundered along at speeds of 126 mph. To mark the occasion,

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the engine has been reunited with five of its sister locomotives at

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the National Railway Museum in York, attracting enthusiasts from all over

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the world. To a fanfare at the National Railway

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Museum, the star of the show arrived in style. Mallard, the fastest steam

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engine in the world. This is what she is remembered for. Her

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streamlined form, dashing along the line, her curves to spired by

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Bugatti. For a few fleeting seconds, she got up to 126 mph. Driver Joseph

:27:31.:27:41.
:27:41.:27:43.

Duddington was at the controls. 125, they held their breaths. 100

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and is 26 mph. It was every schoolboy's ambition to be the

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driver. When you first start, it was hard and dirty work. As you progress

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up the ladder, you look forward to it. You look forward to being part

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of this. For months now, engines of its kind have been beating a path to

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York. For today's great gathering. Some of them still take passengers.

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Life on the foot plate has not changed. The first thing in the

:28:19.:28:23.

morning, it takes several hours to get this steam engine ready to

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roll. The sights and sounds are fantastic. Little wonder that people

:28:27.:28:34.

travel from all over the world for a trip on this train. For the driver,

:28:34.:28:37.

here on the North York Moors Railway, it is a privilege to

:28:37.:28:47.

operate one of these. They were the thoroughbreds. It was Sir Nigel

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Gresley's finest design, meant to run from King's Cross to Edinburgh,

:28:52.:28:59.

nonstop. And they proved their worth, over and over again.

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sixth surviving engines of this classic breed will stand together

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for the next two weeks, before those that can go back to work. Reminding

:29:07.:29:17.
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now. Nick Miller assures me he has are waiting for the sunshine. It has

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been a cloudy morning and for many of us it will be late afternoon or

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the evening before we will see the sunshine coming through the cloud.

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There are still a few drizzly showers, whether cloud is big enough

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and still quite damp for some of these west facing hills. A slum

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improvement to the afternoon, and we will take a look at things at four

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o'clock. By this stage it is mainly dry. Some sunshine down the eastern

:29:48.:29:57.

side of Scotland, lifting the temperature. Generally, a warm day

:29:57.:30:02.

than yesterday. The risk of mist down the coast in late afternoon and

:30:02.:30:06.

into the evening. Still a chance for one or two showers around the

:30:06.:30:10.

Wimbledon area over the next couple of hours. I don't think they will

:30:10.:30:13.

amount to much, but the possibility is there. Tomorrow, Sunny spells

:30:13.:30:17.

with cloud. Tomorrow, the possibility of catching the odd

:30:17.:30:20.

shower into the afternoon. That is because we have, before things

:30:20.:30:24.

improve at the weekend, one more weather system to get through. It

:30:24.:30:28.

starts to show its hand across western areas overnight. A bit of

:30:28.:30:31.

rain heading into Northern Ireland and western Scotland, with heavy at

:30:31.:30:38.

this late in the night. The wind is strengthening as well. Temperatures

:30:38.:30:47.

are around 1114d to start Thursday. So, this rain will push south into

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Thursday. One or two heavy bursts into England or Wales. Weakening

:30:53.:30:57.

considerably as it feeds its way south. The odd shower in the

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afternoon and sunny spells. Behind the weather system, to the north and

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west, much brighter. Feeling fresher. Given a sunshine towards

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the south-east and East Anglia, temperatures shoot up. It will feel

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quite muddy. Still a few showers, but generally on Friday it is

:31:15.:31:19.

looking fine. The high pressure is finally moving in. A word of caution

:31:19.:31:24.

on Saturday. Still a weather front that threatens parts of Scotland and

:31:24.:31:27.

Northern Ireland. Nothing more than a band of cloud drifting south

:31:27.:31:31.

across some parts on Sunday. The general theme for the weekend is the

:31:31.:31:34.

weather settling down. That means we will see more in the way of sunshine

:31:34.:31:38.

coming through and temperatures heading up. How warm? By Sunday

:31:38.:31:45.

there will not be many spots that get in to the 20s. The warmth

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