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The Arab uprising delivers its first major trial - the former

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Egyptian President appears in court. Hosni Mubarak is wheeled into the

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courtroom on a hospital trolley. He's charged with ordering the

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killing of protesters. TRANSLATION: All these accusations, I deny them

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all. The moment they and the rest of the Arab world thought they

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would never see. When I saw him today I felt it was the very first

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step to a long way to justice. on tonight's programme: Tens of

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thousands of holiday-makers to Turkey face uncertainty after their

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tour operator goes bust. I suppose the way things are, the economic

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climate as it is, these things are going to happen, and we just have

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to grit our teeth and bear it. hacking scandal spreads - Heather

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Mills claims a Mirror Group executive told her that messages

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from Sir Paul McCartney were intercepted.

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Trapped in her own home with a bomb - an Australian teenager and her

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ten-hour ordeal as police tried to Good evening, welcome to the BBC

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News at Six. Even Egypt's most ardent pro-

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democracy protesters had wondered whether they would ever see this

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day - Hosni Mubarak wheeled into a courtroom on a hospital trolley.

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Tens of millions in Egypt and around the Middle East watched as

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the man who had ruled the country with an iron fist for nearly 30

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years denied charges of corruption and ordering the killing of

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activists. John Leyne reports on the moment the Arab uprising

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delivered its first major trial. From early morning they gathered

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outside the courthouse they Police Academy. Protesters and relatives

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of those killed in the revolution, denieding justice and revenge.

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Clashes quickly broke out. There is still anger here towards the police,

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and the opposition don't trust the military who from in charge either.

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Most Egyptians still did not believe the military would put on

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trial their former mabder and President. But as the hearing began,

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they filed into the caged dock. The two sons, Gamal and Alaa. The

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former interior Minister, finally Hosni Mubarak himself. Brought in

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on a stretcher, but clearly conscious and fully aware of what

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was going on. The judge refused his lawyer's plea for the 83-year-old

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to be allowed out of the hearing on grounds of ill health. Then the

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prosecutor read out the charges. Hosni Mubarak did nothing to

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prevent attacks on demonstrators, he said. TRANSLATION: The intention

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was to kill the biggest number of protesters possible. For the first

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time in 30 years the former leader was forced to answer for his

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actions. TRANSLATION: All these accusations I deny them all. Then

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an unpleasant surprise for Egypt's current military leader. As loyals

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called for -- lawyers called for him to testify. So this is Hosni

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Mubarak, once all powerful, now on a stretcher in a courtroom facing

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charges which could lead to the death penalty. The accusation is

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that the former President responded to these protests by ordering his

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men to open fire. More than 800 protesters were killed. But proving

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his command responsibility will be a huge challenge. This is a moment

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Egyptians surely never believed they would ever see - their former

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President, members of his family, and officials, in all the dock of

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what used to be the Mubarak Police Academy. The implications will be

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felt across the Middle East. Certainly the protesters outside

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the court within exhilarated by the spectacle. When I saw him today I

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felt it was the very first step on a long way to justice. It is not

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like they are happy to -- because of what's happening to him but they

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are happy that justice came this this country. Will this now heal or

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just re-open Egypt's wounds? Our world affairs editor John

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Simpson, the only western journalist allowed in court, joins

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me now. It must have been extraordinary to see this once

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powerful man brought low like this in a courtroom. It really was,

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George. I've seen various of these sorts of things. I've watched the

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trial of Saddam Hussein from beginning to end. But this was

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different. Somehow or another this was all about power and the

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destruction of a leader that had come to be hated. People were

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really excited about it. A lot of the journalists here, a lot of the

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newspapers here, had managed to convince themselves, this really is

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the home of the conspiracy theory, that President Mubarak wouldn't be

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there for some reason, that a deal had been done or whatever. So when

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we actually saw the figure of the President being brought in on a bed,

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and lying there, that was an amazing and exciting thing for many

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people here. The thought that they were seeing a sick President and

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they were seeing him as he is - weak and lacking in any kind of

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defences. All the things that are different from how they were. There

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was a sharp intake of breath and then suddenly a real silence. I

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think this country won't ever be the same again, having seen ex-

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President Mubarak in that position. They will never forget it here.

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Tens of thousands of British holidaymakers have had their plans

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wrecked after a tour operator specialising in packages to Turkey

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went into administration. The crisis at the Brighton-based

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Holidays 4U comes at the height of the holiday season. For the latest,

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live to Manchester Airport and our correspondent there, Chris Buckler.

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If you look behind me you will see some people with their bags packed

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but they are not Holidays 4U passengers. They should have been

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checking in around about now for a 9 o'clock flight. They've been told

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that the company has ceased operating. That's affecting

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passengers not just here in Manchester but those in Bristol,

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Glasgow, Belfast and elsewhere. To rest to the sun and to begin their

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holidays, but the getaway isn't going to happen for Holidays 4U

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passengers. They've been told not to make the journey to the airport.

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Those booked on-line were promised a flight to guaranteed good weather

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but today there's a new gloomy message on the website. The company

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is now in administration and its customers' plans are ruined.

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Confirmations mean nothing, and for couples who have spent hundreds of

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pounds there is not just the inconvenience. They don't yet know

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if they will get their cashback. No-one likes to lose money on

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something like this, but I suppose the way things are and the economic

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climate as it is, these sort of things are going to happen. We just

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have to grit our teeth and bear bear it. Those currently on holiday

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have been contacting the administrators with their concerns.

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It has another 20,000 bookings, including family holidays. That

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means the number of people affect could be twice or three time that

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is. This is a company with a turnover of �35 million. This is

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going to be a terrible time for 50 ,000 people who now have to run

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around and try and find alternative holidays. They will find that it is

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a sudden spike in demand, so other companies are putting their prices

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up. Not everybody can afford a holiday. It is people's worries

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about money that are blamed for this firm's problems. The travel

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business over the last couple of years has had a tough time. We

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understand this business in particular had a difficult June and

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July, so trading conditions have contributed. But those hoping to

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join other holiday-makers on another trip abroad may have to

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wait to get their money back. The departures board in Manchester, a

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flight is missing, this evening's 9 o'clock flight to Dalaman in Turkey

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won't fly. The story is the same at other UK airports, with families

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discovering their holiday plans have simply disappeared. There are

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reassurances for those currently on package holidays. They are covered

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by the atoll scheme. In simple terms they are going to get back to

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the UK, that's pretty much guaranteed. For those who haven't

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got away yet, the future is a little more uncertain. We are

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expecting some of the first people making it back from a Holidays 4U

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holiday to be back here in Manchester this evening.

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The UK border force and the Serious Organised Crime Agency have

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uncovered a record �300 million pounds worth of cocaine hidden in a

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luxury yacht headed from the Caribbean to the Netherlands.

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Officers boarded the boat in Southampton after close co-

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operation between the British agencies and their French and Dutch

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counterparts. Six men have been arrested. Our home affairs

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correspondent, June Kelly, reports. The Louise, a luxury yacht with all

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the touches and trappings of a wealthy lifestyle. The Louise had a

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hidden extra - the largest cache of cocaine ever siezed in the UK. And

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this is what it looks like. 1.2 tonnes. This was an international

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law enforcement operation involving seven countries. This is a global

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threat, it require as global response and it requires trusted

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partnerships and for people to rely on the information and the

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intelligence they are given. It was from Venezuela that the drugs

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consignment set sail. The cocaine was shipped to the British Virgin

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Islands and packed inside the Louise, a 65 foot cruiser. This is

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where the British and French authorities were tipped off. They

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attracted the Louise across the Atlantic. With her illegal cargo

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she was transported on a container ship. The next stop was Southampton.

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The Louise was en route to the Netherlands, but the UK became her

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journey's end when law enforcement agencies boarded the boat. It was

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under the yacht's diving platform that they located what they had

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been looking for - cocaine. The street value? �300 million. So how

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do you hide such a large stash of drugs? The smugglers were pretty

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clever. It took search teams working 12 hours a day six days to

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find all the cocaine. Often smuglers use a false fuel tank to

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hide liar drugs. The Louise had a false fuel tank but it was empty.

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The smugglers were hoping to put the searchers off the scent. But

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they kept burrowing for the cocaine, which was 90% pure. Ifrts It would

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have found its way into Europe and then around Europe and back to the

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UK in large store. We think this would amount to in terms of street

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availability something in the region of 7 or 8 tonnes of cut

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cocaine. This is huge. This will damage, harm health. With Louise

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impounded, the owner, his three sons and two other men are under

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arrest in the Netherlands. As well as the cocaine, also seized from

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the gang were guns and more than 1 million euros in cash.

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Part of the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria is to close,

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putting 800 jobs at risk, according to the union, Prospect. The Mox

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fuel manufacturing plant which supplied the Fukushima plant in

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Japan has been badly affected by the disaster there. The Nuclear

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Decommissioning Authority says it will help to find the plant's

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workers new jobs at the site. A multi-billion bound computer

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project for the NHS in England has been condemned as unworkable by MPs.

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The committee says health chiefs should consider abandening the plan

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to set up a central database of patients' records.

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The Italian Prime Minister has been addressing parliament on the

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country's debt crisis, amid calls from opposition parties for him to

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step down. Silvio Berlusconi said Italy's country had a solid

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economic foundation and its banks had good reserves. Cuts to the

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armed forces may leave them unable to do what's asked of them after

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2015. That's the warning from the Commons Defence Committee. They

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rejected David Cameron's assurance that Britain retains a full

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spectrum of defence capability. White white the details.

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After scrutinising the defence review the MPs warn that Britain

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risks turning from a nation that punched above its weight to one

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whose forces may not be able to fulfil all their commitments

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During the Second World War Britain's Royal Navy and her allies

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fought against if might of the German Navy. Then HMS Ark Royal

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playing a key role before she was Today's HMS Ark Royal was put out

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of action by spending cuts. The army will shrink by 25,000 soldiers,

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one-in-five, by 2020. The RAF and the Navy are to lose 5000 people

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each, from much smaller forces. will be over-committed and under-

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resourced. Sadly, it seems that the Government has postponed its

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ambition to bring our commitments in line with our resources. I among

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the current commitments Afghanistan, with some 10,000 personnel from all

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three services. And now Libya, where the RAF, the Royal Navy and

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the Army Air Corps are in action. They are also in the Falklands, as

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well as fighting piracy and drugs. MPs warned that the forces risk not

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being able to take on new tasks, something the Government disputes.

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We have been able to operate in Libya while we are still deployed

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in Afghanistan. We have been able to deploy more assets than we have

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been asked for by NATO to that. It is still clear that we are able,

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with the fourth-biggest defence budget in the world, to mount

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operations to a greater extent than most European allies. The committee

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also worries about gaps left by the scrapping of the Nimrod. Or having

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no carriers with aircraft for a decade. Analysts say that they will

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need more money. We are going to need increases in the defence

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budget after the spending review in 2014. That is difficult for the

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Treasury to agree to in the long term. Who knows where the economy

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is in 2014? Can the UK hope to retain the same influence on the

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world stage while cutting spending on defence and diplomacy? The

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Government says it can, the Defence Our top story tonight: The Arab

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uprising delivers its first major trial. The former Egyptian

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president appears in court. Coming up, a wide Leeds wants to become

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the most breast feeding friendly city in the UK.

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Later on the BBC News Channel, concerns mount over Italy's economy

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as the European jet -- debt crisis spreads. And why just one in four

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work has got a pay rise this year. More phone hacking allegations have

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emerged, this time about the Mirror Group. Heather Mills has made

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claims to BBC Newsnight that a senior Mirror Group journalist

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admitted hacking a highly sensitive voicemail left for her by Sir Paul

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McCartney before they were married. Heather Mills is a former model,

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best known for her four year marriage to Sir Paul McCartney. She

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was the subject of tabloid stories for many years. She once said she

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had always been driven to suicide by them. Tonight, she alleges that

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a senior journalist at Mirror Group Newspapers admitted having a voice

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mail left for her in 2001 by Sir Paul McCartney. She said the

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journalist quoted part of a message following an argument she had with

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her then boyfriend. He said, oh, I hear you have had a big argument

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with your boyfriend? I said, you have obviously hacked my phone. If

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you do anything with that story, because they will fiercely private

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conversations between a couple, I said I would go to the police. I

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said, OK, OK, we did here it on your voice messages. I won't run

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this story. The parent company, Trinity Mirror, which publishes

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more than 260 titles, said in response to the allegation that its

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position was clear, that all its journalists work with in criminal

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law and the Press Complaints Commission code of conduct. The

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journalist who Heather Mills said had contacted her was not then

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editor Piers Morgan. However, the message in question appears to be

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one which Mr Morgan it admitted listening to in 80,006 article in

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the Daily Mail, in which he wrote, at one stage I was played a tape of

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a message Paul Hart left for head on her mobile phone. It was

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heartbreaking. They had clearly had a tiff, Heather had fled to India

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and he was pleading with her to come back. He sounded lonely,

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miserable and desperate and even sang, we can work it out. If the

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recollection is correct, the message that he listened to have

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been hacked. A fellow umbrella group -- Mirror Group journalist

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had tried to use it to get a story. Piers Morgan has consistently

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denied phone hacking authorising it. James Hipwell worked for the

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company as a business journalist before he was sacked and later

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convicted of conspiring to illegally inflate share prices at a

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time that Heather Mills alleges her phone was hacked. He said that the

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practice was widespread at the time. When I was there, it was accepted

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technique to get a story. The BBC has also learned that many other

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prominent people, including Rio Ferdinand and TV presenter Ulrika

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Jonsson also believe they were The Chief Constable of Cleveland

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police Sean Price and his deputy Derek Bonnard have been arrested as

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part of an investigation into alleged corruption. The two men are

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being questioned along with a woman at a police station in North

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Yorkshire. Danny Savage is in Middlesbrough now. What do we know

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about these allegations? Well, for the last three months an

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investigation into allegations of corruption has been taking place

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into the Cleveland police authority. That is the public body which

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oversees the police. Today, the inquiry went one big step further

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when detectives from it came calling for the Chief Constable of

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Cleveland Police, Sean Price, and his deputy, Derek Bonnard. They

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were arrested and taken to a police station in North Yorkshire. They

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were arrested on suspicion of misconduct, fraud by a fierce

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opposition and corrupt practice. Since the arrest they have also

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been suspended. The police authority here say that is routine

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and it should not shed any light on whether or not anybody thinks they

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are guilty of anything. It is purely routine to suspend them from

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duty at this stage of this investigation. War sort of reaction

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has there been? -- what sort of reaction. Sean Price has been chief

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constable here since 2003. He has been the leader of the police force

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here. The Cleveland Police Federation, who represent rank-and-

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file officers, say it has come as a massive shock, what has happened

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today. It is highly unusual for a chief constable to be arrested.

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People living here now face the prospect of having their most

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senior law keeper arrested by fellow officers.

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Almost 30,000 pupils in Scotland have received their exam results a

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day early by mistake. The Scottish qualifications Authority said the

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results, sent out by text message, where correct, but that the matter

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was being investigated. Barely 160,000 students were expecting

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results of Highers and Standard Grades tomorrow.

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Proposals to modify UK copyright legislation have been set out by

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the Government. Changes include making it legal for individuals to

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copy the Rhone CDs and DVDs for private use. Plans to block

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websites which host pirate Material are to be abandoned.

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It's one of those issues that seems to divide public opinion. Should

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mothers breast-feed babies in public? Leeds wants to become the

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most breast feeding friendly city in the UK. The council and health

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services are running a campaign to This might be just as nature

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intended, but breast-feeding in public can take a little courage,

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particularly for first timers. People do get embarrassed. It never

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used to be acceptable. I breast-fed in the aisles of a shop, and I've

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not been bothered. Some people are definitely bothered, about people

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staring. A recent survey found more than half of mothers were too

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embarrassed to breast feed in front of people. A third said they went

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to public toilets to feed their babies. A 5th of new fathers

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admitted they felt embarrassed about watching their partner

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breast-feeding the beginning. In Leeds, they are trying to counter

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that by branding the city and its shops as breast-feeding friendly.

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Although some people say it does make them feel awkward.

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offended, no. I just feel uncomfortable. It would be better

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if there was somewhere in public to go out of public sight, kind of

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thing. Last month, these mothers protested inside Old and Civic

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Centre after one of them was asked to leave because she was breast-

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feeding. It led to an apology from the council. To judge whether the

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scheme is a success, health professionals will be looking to

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see if the number of breast-feeding mothers rises. There are huge

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health advantages. It can protect babies against childhood in this --

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illnesses like gastroenteritis. It can also prevent developing

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allergies, eczema and asthma. Mothers have the right to breast-

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feed in whichever Business they are visiting, that he is the law

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throughout the UK. Although protection is more limited in

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Northern Ireland. An Australian teenager has been

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subjected to a 10 hour ordeal after she was trapped in her home with

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what she thought was a bomb. Police in Sydney, who have yet to confirm

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if it was a bomb or not, are looking for the person that place

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the device in the house in one of Sydney's upmarket suburbs.

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This is a Sydney suburb known for its stunning views and fabulous

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wealth. But for 10 hours Mossman became the unlikely scene for the

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most terrifying of ordeals. 18 year-old Madeleine poll there had

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been studying for final-year exams. At intruder, reportedly wearing a

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balaclava, entered the house and attached a potentially explosive

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device around her neck. There are also reports that the intruder left

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behind a note, possibly an attempt at extortion. As dust faded into

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night, police bomb disposal experts struggled to neutralise the device.

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They even sought help from the British military. Police have

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described this as a delicate and painstaking operation, a tough

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enough to crack. They have also said that no contact has been made

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with the person that left the device and that no negotiation has

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been under way. But just after midnight a breakthrough. The

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teenager, who was said to have remained remarkably calm throughout,

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was finally freed. She has been and will be uncomfortable for a little

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while to come. But she is in good hands, with her mum and dad.

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was taken to a nearby hospital to recover. Her ordeal was not only

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traumatic but physically uncomfortable. Meanwhile, police

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are trying to establish a motive. They have never seen this kind of

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Well, it is positively tropical out there, let's see what the prospects

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are. 30 Celsius in a number of spots

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through the day. If it's been too much for you, you will be glad to

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hear that the heat has peaked. Those temperatures will be sliding

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away, feeling cooler and fresher by the weekend. One more muggy night

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to go. With that, quite a lot of mist. In the short term, in parts

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of Norfolk, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, intense thunderstorms.

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There could be minor flooding before they clear. More details on

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your regional news but it in. -- bulletin. Temperatures are no lower

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than the mid- to high teens for many. A completely different day

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tomorrow. Outbreaks of rain across southern England to start the day.

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Some of that is heavy on the south coast. Very misty over the hills,

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with some fog around. A sluggish rush-hour in many parts of England

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and South-East Wales. Drying up in the north of Wales. A damp start

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across much of southern Scotland and into Northern Ireland. Breaks

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in the rain across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wet everywhere to

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start the day. A few brighter breaks here and there in northern

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Scotland. Certainly misty around the coast. Across many easternmost

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counties of England, only a little bit of rain first thing in the

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morning. Some sunshine possible across coastal parts of Yorkshire,

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Lincolnshire and into the East Anglia. A humid start, but things

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will change rapidly. Heaviest rain will be from the Isle of Wight,

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through Hampshire and into East Anglia. We could see in excess of

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an inch of rain. That rain will remain heavy across eastern parts

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and into northern Scotland by the end of the day. Skies are brighter,

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it will feel fresher but still warm in the sunshine. That's the story

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