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his wife's murder on their honeymoon in South Africa is to be extradited

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to face trial. A judge in London roles that Shrien Dewani is well

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enough to face trial after his wife Anni was shot nearly three years

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ago. For cars, it is all about Anni. It is about finding out what

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happened to her. We will fight this battle to the end.

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Also this lunchtime: A&E departments in England could reach crisis point

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this winter unless urgent action is taken, warn MPs.

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A man is accused in court of murdering PC blade lock at the

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Breakwater farm riots. Two girls are named who died in the

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River Wear. And the Queen visit Kensington Palace to see her new

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great-grandson. Later on BBC London: The community

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leader accused of war crimes in Bangladesh more than 40 years ago.

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And a sign of economic recovery? Construction in London's at a

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BBC News at one. The court in London has ruled that Shrien Dewani should

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be extradited to South Africa to face trial. The judge said he had

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recovered enough from mental health issues to return to the country. His

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wife was shot in the head and chest after the car they were in was

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apparently hijacked in Cape Town. Shrien Dewani's lawyers says that he

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will appeal against the ruling. Arriving at court, members of Anni

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Dewani's family, hoping to find out more than two years after she was

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killed if the man who married her could be extradited to face charges

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that he arranged her murder. There's had seemed the perfect union, a

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successful young businessman and his beautiful young bride, married in a

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lavish ceremony in Mumbai. A picture of happiness. Then whisked

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away on a dream honeymoon to South Africa, where the happiness

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shattered and the tragedy unfolded. On the night of her murder, the

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couple had eaten out and were travelling through the township near

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Cape Town when their car was hijacked. Shrien Dewani was released

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unharmed. Anni was shot in the neck and killed. Three men are serving

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prison sentences for their murder, but it is alleged that Shrien Dewani

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organised it. He faces charges of murder, conspiracy to murder,

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robbery and obstructing the administration of justice.

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He denies all of them. Back in the UK, Shrien Dewani has fought

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extradition, primarily on grounds of mental health. Experts agree that he

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suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Last July,

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it was ruled that his mental health was too bad for him to be

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extradited. In a long and, six judgement this morning, -- complex

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judgement, it was decided that although Shrien Dewani remains

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unwell, his mental health is improved to such an extent that it

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is now no longer either unjust or oppressive to allow him to be

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extradited to South Africa. The court was packed with some 30

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members of Anni Dewani's family. Outside, they gave their reaction.

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We don't want to forget Anni in this. It is all about her. It is

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about finding out what happened to her. And we will fight this battle

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to the end. A spokesperson for Shrien Dewani's family said he would

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appeal, and he remains committed to returning to South Africa when his

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health and safety can be protected. Clive is with me now. Shrien Dewani

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has 14 days to go back to the High Court to get a certificate of a

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point of law of general public importance. He can then take that to

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the Supreme Court. Today, the judge said that although he is unfit to

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plead, he is fit enough to be extradited. In previous cases, if

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someone is deemed unfit to plead, they have not been extradited, and

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that will be the basis of the appeal. Shrien Dewani will remain in

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this country while the appeal process plays out.

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NHS accident and emergency departments in England could reach

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crisis point this winter unless urgent action is taken to deal with

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growing demand. That is the warning from MPs. It found that staffing is

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under strain, and plans to ease the growing pressure are inadequate and

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confused. NHS England says it recognises more work needs to be

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done. Accident and emergency departments have been under intense

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pressure. More and more patients have been arriving at a and E and

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hospitals have been struggling to recruit staff. MPs say plans are put

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in place to remove some of that pressure, but are not good enough.

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Doctors agree that a crisis is approaching. We will end up with the

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same situation repeating itself, patients waiting long periods of

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time, delays in diagnosis and treatment, and some of the adverse

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outcomes. Emergency departments are facing overwrite if different

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problems, including more patients coming through the door, and

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difficulty in recruiting doctors to come to work here. But these issues

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cannot be solved in isolation, because emergency departments are

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part of a bigger and more complicated health system.

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Winter pressure starts to build in November, only 12 weeks away, and

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last winter, the NHS struggles to cope. Although the crisis was most

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evident in the accident and emergency Department, the problem is

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in the whole system, and the fact that accident and emergency was full

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was also due to the fact that people were not leaving the hospital at the

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other end. We are just going to do a quick assessment.

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During the busiest period, at Barnsley Hospital, a consultant will

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see a patient as soon as they are admitted, to keep them moving

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through. But NHS England admits much work still needs to be done to

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reduce the number of people who turn to emergency departments as a first

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port of call. We do know that there are a range of other services

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whereby patients can get easy access, and if they can't, they will

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go to A&E. So we need to look at GP services, community services, and we

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need to improve signposting. MPs say they are not convinced by what they

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have seen so far, and their warning is stark. Emergency departments

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could become unsustainable unless urgent action is taken.

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Our political respondent Norman Smith is at work -- Westminster.

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This is becoming something of a political blame game.

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Yes, we are seeing round two of the NHS blame game. There were highly

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acrimonious exchanges in the Commons with the Shadow Health Secretary

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Andy Burnham being directly blamed for unnecessary deaths because of

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this culture of no bad news in the health service which is -- it is

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alleged he created. Today, various payback, with Labour accusing Jeremy

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Hunt. Eight out of ten A&E departments, it is suggested, don't

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have enough consultants on duty. Aside from the political argument,

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my sense is that there probably is a degree of consensus that there are

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long-term pressures at work here on hospitals generally, such as an

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ageing population, the reluctance of young doctors to work in accident

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and emergency, and so despite the argument, there is a degree of

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consensus about the real and long-term challenges facing the NHS.

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A 44 euros man has appeared in court charged with the murder of PC Keith

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Blakelock who died during the Broadwater Farm riots in London in

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1985. Nicholas Jacobs is accusing of killing the officer, who was stabbed

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as he tried to protect firefighters tackling a blaze at a supermarket in

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Tottenham. Tom Symons is at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

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It is 28 years since Keith Blakelock died and made the May in Broadwater

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Farm, and that has sparked an investigation that has been

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troubled. Three men have had their convictions overturned, but today, a

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new suspect was in the dock. PC Keith Blakelock was a father of

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three. He died when he was caught in a mob of protesters in October 1985.

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As the clear up began, police started an investigation which has

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lasted much of the intervening 28 years. More than a dozen people have

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been arrested. Only yesterday, four were told they face no further

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action, but one has been charged. Nicholas Jacobs appeared in the dock

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for a short hearing in which he confirmed his name and was told his

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case had been referred to the Old Bailey. The case has a long history.

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Winston Silcott, Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip or wrongly

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convicted in 1987, and cleared four years later. After reopening the

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investigation, police produced pictures of PC Keith Blakelock's

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overalls with tape showing the knife marks. Nicholas Jacobs remains in

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custody, and the evidence he faces will be revealed at trial at the Old

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Bailey. There will be a preliminary hearing on Friday.

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In court, Nicholas Jacobs waved to the supporters who have campaigned

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over the years against those miscarriages of justice. They said

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outside court that given what has happened in this case, the whole

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production of evidence and presenting it had to happen in the

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full glare of publicity. Of course, that is exactly what happens in a

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big Old Bailey trial. Police say one of the teenage girls

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who died in the River Wear yesterday afternoon had only gone into the

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water to try to save her friend. Passers-by attempted to rescue

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14-year-old Chloe Fowler and Toni-Beth Purvis, 15, after they got

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into difficulty near viaduct in Washington, but they were swept

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away, and their bodies were later recovered from the river. Fiona

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Trott is at the scene. A tragic story, and we are learning more

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about what happened. That is right. The deaths are tragic

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enough, but just this afternoon, we are hearing from police that one

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friend went in to save another, and that makes it so much worse. And we

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have learned that they weren't fooling around, police say. They

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simply went into cool off. Chloe Walker is just 14. Her parents said

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she was beautiful, kind and caring, and we would like to thank everybody

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who helped. 15-year-old Toni-Beth Purvis was the friend who went in to

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try to rescue her. Police say she was overcome by the current. Other

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teenagers got into difficulty as well trying to help. Police say some

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of them could have drowned. Police say they is not a place to go

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swimming, but the river looks so shallow now, you could almost walk

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across it, you would think. But it is fast moving and dangerous, which

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is why the police are saying today this is no place to go swimming.

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There were lots of people here yesterday doing just that, enjoying

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the sunshine. There is nobody here today, just people coming to lay

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flowers. One friend of the teenagers said today, our lives have changed

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for ever. The latest legal challenge to the

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HS2 High Speed two reject has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.

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Also than ground against the building of the London to Birmingham

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section of HS2 were rejected. 15 councils had sought further appeal

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on the scheme. But a final appeal can still be made to the Supreme

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Court. The only vaccine available to

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protect against a potentially deadly form of meningitis should not be

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adopted by the NHS, the body that advises the government says. It says

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the meningitis B vaccine is not effective. Campaigners say that the

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decision will not cost lives -- will cost lives.

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Meningitis B can have devastating consequences. Seven-year-old Tilly

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lost both her hands and some of her toes when she contracted the bug as

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a toddler. All of which might have been prevented if a vaccine had been

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available. She was 15 months old and in agony,

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and as a parent, to have to watch your child go through that,

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screaming and shaking, is horrific. If there is anything out there that

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can stop another family going through what we have been through,

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it needs to be done. 20 years of research went into this

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vaccine. Many trials have shown that it is safe, and that it works. But

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the committee which advises the government only Asian says the

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vaccine is simply not cost effective. The committee is unsure

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how many cases of meningitis B it would prevent, and it wants more

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evidence. Meningitis charities say they are very disappointed with the

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decision. We have the highest rates in the UK of any country in Europe,

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and we really believe that the only way to deal effectively with this

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terrible disease is to prevent it in the first place through vaccination.

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The meningitis B vaccine could be cost-effective if it prevented the

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bug from spreading from person to person. But the only way we will

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ever know that is if the vaccine is introduced.

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The company will reconsider the vaccine in October. In the

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meantime, expect vigorous campaigning from charities and

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families like Tilly's, all hoping that the vaccine will eventually be

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introduced in Britain. A court has ruled that Shrien Dewani, accused of

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arranging his wife's murder on their honeymoon in South Africa, is to be

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extradited. And after adding world championship glory to Paralympic

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success, Jonnie Peacock tells us about his golden year.

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Later on BBC London: The 7/7 survivor and Paralympic volleyball

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player, who says the future of her sport is in doubt.

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And three weeks before the new Premier League season, Arsenal

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increase their offer for controversial striker Lewis Suarez.

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The Queen has been to meet the newest member of the Royal family

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this morning. She spent half an hour at Kensington Palace with the Duke

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of Cambridge and the Duchess, with the new Prince. In the last half an

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hour, William and Kate left the palace with the baby.

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She wasted no time in visiting him this morning. The Queen spent half

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an hour with her new great-grandson before leaving Kensington Palace and

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that acting palace yesterday, she could not hide her delight at the

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latest addition to the family and at his size -- at Buckingham Palace

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yesterday. Last night, the world's first view of baby Cambridge and his

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parents as they left St Mary's Hospital. The images gave just a

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hint of the third in line to the throne, who seemed unfazed at the

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first of many photocalls. We are still working on a name. The name is

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now the focus of media attention. The interest, less frenzied, but

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still substantial. Choosing a name for a future king is not that

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simple. There is so much attached to the name of a monarch, Georgian

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architecture, Victorian values, you have to think of initials. Inc of a

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name like Richard, Richard the Lionheart, great, Richard III, bad!

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The family will now live in Kensington Palace, the Duke's

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childhood home with happy memories. After the Queens visit this morning

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the family left Kensington Palace. The speculation is they have gone to

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Bucklebury, wherefore now they will base themselves at Kate Middleton's

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family home. So just one night at Kensington Palace?

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Yes. The royal aides will not confirm whether family has gone. We

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saw a suitcase being packed with clothes and then not long after we

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saw the family leaving. Prince William in the front of their

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vehicle, the baby seat in the back of the car with Catherine. Where do

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you go with a baby that is one-day-old? You have to presume,

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back to mamma. The Duchess will clearly need extra support at this

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difficult stage where she is likely to be very tired. Prince William has

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two weeks paternity leave but he is due back at Anglesey after that.

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The head of the British pharmaceutical company

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GlaxoSmithKline, Sir Andrew Witty, has said that several executives of

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the company in China appear to have potentially defrauded the company

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and the Chinese health care system. The company is setting up an

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independent review to investigate what has happened. With me now is

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our business editor Robert Peston. What do we think has happened?

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The noises coming from China is that several employees of Glaxo Smith

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Kline were bribing officials and doctors to buy drugs. GSK drugs. We

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have known that for some time. What was striking in the press conference

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which the boss, Sir Andrew Witty, gave today is that we have emerged

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knowing a bit less than we already knew. He did not say sorry. He said

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if the allegations were proven, that would be very disappointing and it

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would be shameful for the company. But he also said that there was no

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evidence that anybody in head office knew it was going on. Here is the

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oddity for me, he said he felt the company had extremely good systems

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and controls around the world to prevent its 100,000 employees from

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giving bad stuff, and yet the Chinese authorities think that there

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has been major fraud conducted over there. Those two statements, good

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controls but they did not pick this up, are quite fickle to reconcile.

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The other thing which is striking, he was asked... He said they have to

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find out what was really going on over there and it was too early to

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say. The drug thalidomide is still

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causing birth defects in Brazil according to a new scientific study

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seen by BBC News. It was withdrawn in most places in the 1960s but was

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re-licensed in Brazil to treat leprosy. Some women there took it,

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unaware of the risks when pregnant. But campaigners, doctors and leprosy

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sufferers say the benefits outweigh the risks. Angus Crawford reports.

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We were told this could never happen again. But Alan, eight, has been

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terribly damaged by thalidomide which is mother took by accident

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when she was pregnant. From the late 1950s, thalidomide was given to

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pregnant women for morning sickness. More than 400 babies were

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born in Britain with shocking deformities before it was withdrawn

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in 1961. But thalidomide never really went away. In Brazil it has

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been relicensed to treat leprosy. This factory produces 8 million

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pills a year. This is where they mix the chemicals that make the litter

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might. I have to wear a mask and the medicine is so potentially toxic to

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unborn children, no women are allowed to work anywhere on this

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production line. The manufacturers insist it is safe if used properly.

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If we inform people about the benefits that thalidomide can bring

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to patients, we can dispel the myths because the benefits outweigh the

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risks. The drug is tightly regulated. Women must use two forms

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of birth control and have regular pregnancy tests. These are just some

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of the forms that a woman have to fill out. But there is evidence the

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system is not 100% effective. Researchers analysed 17 million

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births between 2005 and 2010. Where thalidomide was used most, they

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found a higher than average number of birth defects. After six years of

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research, we found a significant and positive correlation between the

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amount of thalidomide occurring and types of genital birth defects.

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Leprosy is a disease of the poor and it is the children of the poor most

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likely to be damaged by the drug. More than 50 years after thalidomide

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was first withdrawn, Alan is part of a second generation of children

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having to live with the terrible damage it can cause.

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The Roman Catholic church has confirmed that Monsignor Leo

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Cushley, a Scottish priest based in the Vatican, is to succeed Cardinal

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Keith O'Brien as the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Monsignor

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Cushley will take up his new role in September. Cardinal O'Brien left the

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diocese earlier this year following sexual misconduct allegations.

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It has been a rather golden year for British sprinter Jonny Peacock. Last

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night he added World Championship gold to the Paralympic title he won

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at London 2012. The 20-year-old beat his American rival Richard Browne in

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the T44 100 metre sprint in Lyon. He's been telling our sports

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correspondent Andy Swiss about his latest success.

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I am delighted to say I am joined by the man of the moment, Jonnie

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Peacock. Many congratulations. managed to get the first world

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championship medal I have ever got and luckily I got the one that

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counts! The gold! Is it all sinking in? More and more every minute. I

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must say it is a big relief. I am happy just to come and get the job

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done. That is what the year was built towards. It was a difficult

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season because I had ankle surgery so I am happy to cross the line and

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cross it first. Your great rival Richard Browne broke your world

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record in the semifinals. How much were you aware of the competition?

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There was definitely a bit of pressure! I have never had anybody

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since I have been running fast right next to me so it was a different

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race. Usually by 60 metres, I am clear, but this time there was

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someone right next to me. I knew that was going to happen but luckily

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I kept my head up. I held him off just at the line. Congratulations

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again. Jonnie Peacock back on action on Sunday. Quite a week for him.

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How long will it be before man sets foot on Mars? Some think it could

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happen in the next couple of decades. But one of the biggest

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challenges will be the journey there. Now a team of British

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scientists have designed a virtual mission with the help of the BBC,

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imagining what it would be like for a three-person crew on the

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nine-month trip to the red planet, as Neil Bowdler reports.

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This is how a very first human mission to Mars might look. A modest

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craft carrying a small crew. Ahead of them, a hazardous journey, 56

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million kilometres in distance. The concept is the work of scientists

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from Imperial College London, who considered how emission might work

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using existing technologies to demonstrate how we may one day put a

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human on Mars. There is a big jump between a demonstration at one level

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and making a mission but those are engineering challenges. They are not

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fundamentally about having to make new discoveries. And this recreated

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in the BBC virtual studio is the interior of the craft, which will

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take our crew on the nine-month journey to Mars. Once we are under

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way the craft will start spinning, generating artificial gravity is so

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our muscles do not waste away and that is important if we want to take

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our first steps on the red planet. Radiation bursts from the son of the

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biggest threat. A heat shield could be used to protect ourselves during

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solar storms. Then the perilous descent through the thin Martian

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atmosphere. Parachutes could slow a lander and get the crew safely down

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to the surface. There we could use our hands and eyes to explore the

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planet. Some people think the use of human something that is popular and

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attractive and an adventure from an inspirational point of view but

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there are also scientific benefits. We are probably the most

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sophisticated robotic living organism you could imagine. Getting

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home poses further dangers. The scientist suggest a return craft

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could be sent ahead of a human mission. The crew could then power

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off to begin their journey home. All good in theory. Now we just need to

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decide if we are ever going to do it for real.

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You can see plenty more on the challenges of getting to the red

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planet on the BBC News channel on Saturday at 3:30pm. The heatwave is

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the incredible thundery breakdown. More clout is working into Ireland

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and that would be a future of things later on. -- that would be a feature

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of things later on. Further north, the North East of England, Scotland

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and Northern Ireland, we will generate some showers and there will

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be clout. Some of them could be hefty. Central and western Scotland

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will be full of sunny spells and some showers. The north-east of

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England, sunny spells and heavy showers but the bulk of England and

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Wales will enjoy a decent afternoon. Maybe 27 in the south eastern corner

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but the humidity is that bit lower than it has been. The cloud will be

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thickening in the south-west, ringing patchy rain which will turn

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heavy later on. That could get into Pembrokeshire later on. But quite

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pleasant in the rest of Wales. Here comes the rain through the evening

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and some of it will be quite heavy. It is lighter elsewhere. It covers

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quite a large swathes of the UK by morning and it will be another warm

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night. A very different start to the day tomorrow. Quite grey with low

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cloud and damp but it will brighten up during the afternoon. However,

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from the North Midlands North, we will keep a fair bit of clout and

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some sharp showers. -- cloud. I suspect a pretty decent end to the

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week. Some uncertainty about the weekend with the low pressure coming

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from the near continent. It is set to bring some thundery downpours but

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its exact track is uncertain. At the moment, it cant, Sussex, London and

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East Anglia -- Kent. But that is not set in stone and we will keep you

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updated. More info on our website. Our top story: A court has ruled

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