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crisis. The jury sees an e-mail from Rebekah Brooks in which she says

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that Mr Blair spoke for an hour and told her to take sleeping pills and

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topped up. Today, Mr Blair said he was just offering informal advice.

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Also tonight, 26 people killed in the overnight violence in the

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Ukraine. EU leaders consider sanctions at an emergency meeting.

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Another drop in the number of people out of work. Down by 125,000. Offer

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some, it is still a struggle. I was looking everywhere, newspapers,

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online. I was struggling to find anything, really. It was quite a

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relief when iPhone Center Parcs. The parents of the six-day-old baby

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apparently attacked by a pet dog say that they will cherish the short

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time they spend with her. And Britain's men are through to the

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curling finals at the Winter Olympics.

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And coming up on BBC News, Arsenal welcome Bayern Munich to the

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Emirates later in the last 16 of the Champions League.

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC's News at six. The phone hacking

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trial has heard that Tony Blair had an hour long conversation with

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Rebekah Brooks, the former editor of the News of the World, just days

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before she was arrested in July 2011. The jury was shown an email in

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which Ms Brooks said the former Prime Minister offered to give

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unofficial advice to the Murdoch family, major shareholders of News

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International. Mr Blair issued a statement today saying he was simply

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giving informal advice. Let's join Matt Prodger at the Old Bailey.

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Today, the jury was taken back in time to July 11, 2011. The News of

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the World had just collapsed beneath the weight of the phone hacking

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scandal. The former editor, Rebekah Brooks, was six days away from

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arrest by police. According to evidence this morning, she was

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taking advice from the former Prime Minister himself.

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Tony Blair and Rebekah Brooks, back in the days when he was Prime

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Minister and she was editor of Britain's bestselling newspaper. Ten

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years on, she is standing trial. And the court was today told that at the

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height of the media storm over the phone hacking scandal, she sent Mr

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Blair -- said Mr Blair offered his help as an unofficial adviser will

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stop in 2011, she sent an e-mail to her boss, James Murdoch, discussing

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the situation. She said: The Hutton report was the official

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enquiry a decade ago into the death of the government scientist, Doctor

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David Kelly. It exonerated Tony Blair and other

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officials of any involvement in the dodgy dossier about weapons of mass

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destruction. Rebekah Brooks went on to say that Tony Blair had told her

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to keep strong and definitely sleeping pills.

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Tony Blair's office tonight said that he had simply been giving

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informal advice over the phone. He had made it absolutely clear to miss

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brooks that it was essential to have a transparent and independent

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process to get to the bottom of what had happened.

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Rebekah Brooks left court with her husband, Charlie, also standing

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trial. Of the seven defendants, she faces the most charges. Conspiracy

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to intercept voice mails, bribe public officials, and perverted the

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course of justice. All the defendants say that they are

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innocent. Today marked the end of the

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prosecution case. The halfway point of the trial. From here on in, the

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defendants give their version of events. Rebekah Brooks' defence

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begins tomorrow morning. There is a tense stand-off between

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protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital tonight. It

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follows the worst violence since thousands took to the streets last

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November to protest a government decision to reject a deal with the

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EU in favour of closer ties with Russia. The number of people killed

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in overnight clashes has risen to 26. Today, in Kiev, all schools, the

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Underground network and many shops are closed. An emergency meeting of

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European Union foreign ministers has been called with some demanding

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sanctions. Our correspondent, Daniel Sanford, reports from Independence

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Square in Kiev, at the heart of the protests.

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Lunchtime today in the heart of a major European city. And riot police

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hurled rocks and tear gas at the protesters they have been fighting

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for more than 24 hours. Faced with a low-level revolution, they have

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resorted to firing plastic bullets and shotgun pellets. There have been

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hundreds of injuries. The anger of the protesters is now matched by the

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anger of the riot police who now understand the risks involved.

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Several of their colleagues were killed in the fighting yesterday.

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This is the worst violence Ukraine has seen since independence. 26

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people were killed yesterday and overnight. The anger started in

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November when President Viktor Yanukovych signalled a move away

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from the European Union and back towards Russia. And it has

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intensified week by week. Today, the president turned on moderate

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opposition leaders. TRANSLATION: They crossed the line when they

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encouraged people to take up arms. It is a grave violation of the law

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and those who broke the law must face trial. This morning, the

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aftermath of the worst fighting was everywhere. What had been the

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opposition headquarters was a burnt shell. At this one central Kiev

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hospital, they took in 150 injured people overnight, including this

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man, who told me that riot police beat him unconscious. TRANSLATION:

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We fight for Ukraine and freedom. We would like to see Ukraine as an

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independent country, freedom for our families. But this dictator makes us

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nervous. As the women of Independence Square appeared for

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another night of violence, the Telly Klitschko, the world's champion

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boxer turned opposition leaders said the president Yanukovych alone was

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responsible for the killing of his people. -- said that President

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Yanukovych. Exhausted police officers know they are going into

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battle again soon. Russia says this is an attempted coup against

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illegitimate government while the European Union, the other side of

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this double Matic tug-of-war, has threatened targeted sanctions

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against those responsible for the violence.

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Here, the number of people out of work as phone again, adding to signs

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of a continued recovery in the economy. The number of unemployed

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fell by 125,000 in the last three months of 4013. The latest estimates

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show 2.3 million people are now out of work, according to the office for

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National statistics. Youth unemployment has also fallen, now

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standing at just over 900,000. Its lowest level since the spring of

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2011. Our chief economic correspondent, dupe them, looks at

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what the figures mean on the ground. -- Hugh Pym. Economic growth is

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governing omentum, which means more jobs, including near where the

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holiday business, Center Parcs, is building a new site. 1500 workers

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are needed to run the centre. They have had 11,000 applications and the

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lucky ones are breezed to get in break. Why was not aware of the

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competition for jobs at the time. You focus on the jobs you are

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interested in. After coming on board, I discovered how much

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accommodation there was. I've found getting a job very difficult. I was

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looking everywhere, newspapers, online. I was struggling to find

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anything. It was quite a relief when iPhone Center Parcs. Ministers said

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the fall in the jobless total was further proof that the economic plan

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was working. Labour argued that although youth unemployment has

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fallen to its lowest in three years, there was still one in five young

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people out of work. Taking a closer look at the growth of Britain's

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workforce reveals varying trends. The total number employed by an

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organisation was 25.5 million in the three months to December, up 0.2% on

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the previous three months. The number self-employed was 4.4

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million, up by a much larger proportion, 4.1%.

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One of those who has joined the ranks of the self-employed, working

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from home, is Roger. He lost his job at a technology business but

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welcomes the chance to go it alone, refurbishing bungalows. He knows it

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might take time to develop a steady income. Until the business is up and

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running, you do not know what costs will be or what the market is

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running, you do not know what costs will be like will stop you do not

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know whether you are going to be successful so it is a step into the

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unknown. At times, it can be a little bit scary. Some argue that

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the growth in self-employment suggests the jobs market is more

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uncertain than it looks. On one hand, we have people who may have

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been forced to be self-employed, people who have lost their jobs and

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have decided to not stay on welfare but create a new business. On the

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other hand there is increasingly entrepreneurial spirit, people

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taking you risk who have good ideas. Unemployment is not falling

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as fast as it was. In Northern Ireland, there was a slight

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increase. Through a statistical quirk, the UK's jobless rate is

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higher than reported last month but there was Roger news for those in

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work with a slight pick-up in wage increases.

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Norman Smith is in Westminster for us. Inflation yesterday, jobs today.

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It all adds up to music in the government's ears.

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At first glance, the figures are hugely encouraging for ministers

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with unemployment down by a big chunk. Difficult areas like

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long-term unemployment and youth employment are down. But I suspect

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there is still a nagging fear in the pit of ministerial stomachs, and it

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is this. Time. Is there no one of time ahead of the next election for

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the recovery to release a cold so that people feel better off. Because

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if you look at page, yes it is gradually clawing its way back to

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overtake inflation, but it may only do so a few months and head of the

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next election and ministers need a chunky six-month period where

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earnings outstrip prices if they are to feel a feel-good factor. The

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politics of the economy have become all about timing. No one doubts the

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recovery is taking place but ministers really need the pace of

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that recovery to pick up. The parents of a six-day old baby

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girl thought to have been killed by the family dog say they will cherish

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the little time they had with her. Elisa Maynor Lane from Ponta very

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died yesterday. Police have yet to confirm the cause of the death. An

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Alaskan malamute dog, not a banned breed, has been taken away.

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A baby girl whose parents say brought joy into their lives. Sharon

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John -- and Patrick Mullane said today:

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The baby died just before 830 yesterday morning. Papers who tries

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to help save that all eyes are made's mother is distraught. I don't

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think she knew whether she was coming or going. She was walking

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around in a daze. She hadn't got a clue what you was doing. I don't

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think she took it all in. I don't think she understood what had

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happened. Police have spent a second day here carrying out a detailed

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forensic examination of the house. They are anxious not to add to spec

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elation over exactly how this baby died but it is clear that what

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happened with the family dog is their main line of investigation.

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The dog was an Alaskan malamute, a breed that is growing in popularity

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in Britain. Experts warn that they may not always suit a young, growing

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family. I see clients whose dogs have changed during the pregnancy.

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The dogs are aware, they have very acute senses and they are aware that

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the owner is pregnant. Underdog can start to change its personality in

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response to that. -- and the dog. Tonight, the family is still being

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supported by the police. They and the community around them remain in

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deep shock. Our top story this evening: The hacking trial is told

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Tony Blair advise News International's Rebekah Brooks on

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handling the scandal just days before her arrest. And still to

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come: The men are through to the curling finals, but disappointment

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for the women at the Winter Olympics.

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Later on BBC London, accused of financial mismanagement, the college

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that claimed nearly ?1 million for students it could not prove it had.

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The pop-up pub that scientists have created to find out why we drink to

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get drunk. Anyone who's been forced to leave

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their homes because of the floods should not have to pay council tax.

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That's the pledge from Number Ten. ?4 million has been set aside to

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refund local councils in England to cover the cost of rebates. River

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levels may be slowly falling but the Environment Agency still have two

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severe flood warnings in place in Somerset. And after last weekend's

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storms Network Rail now say damage to the main rail route to Cornwall

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at Dawlish will not be repaired until mid-April.

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The Prime Minister said today his Government is at the heart of a vast

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national effort to deal with the situation. James Landale reports.

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Four days, they have been up and down the road, wellies on, diaries

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torn up. Politics now is about flooding and very little else. Today

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the Prime Minister was supposed to be in the Middle East. Instead he

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was in the South West, announcing more help for flood victims. If you

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are flooded out of your house, you don't have to pay the council tax

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when you are out of your house and central Government will be funding

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that or local Government. Political crises can make or break political

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reputations. Gordon Brown did well when David Cameron did not. But

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flooding can pay dividends. The German Chancellor turned his

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election fortunes around by donning wellies faster than his rival. He

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showed people that he cares and it gave him the belief that he could

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try and actually win that election six weeks later. So speed matters.

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David Cameron may not have chaired his first Cobra meeting until this

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month, but he has visited 18 flood areas including the damaged track at

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Dawlish. The damage is so bad they will not repair the line until

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mid-April. All the visits, press conferences and meetings, opinion

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polls suggest many people think the Government could and should have

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done more and faster. They feel like in the areas where the Government

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has control in terms of forward planning and support that people

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need, they are failing and not doing enough. Here in Winchester, people

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praise the local authorities for keeping some floods at bay by

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diverging water into fields. But even here, views are mixed. At first

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we were told to by Aaron sandbags and things, which we did, and then

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since David Cameron said money was no object, I have not had to buy

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sandbags. There was a lack of planning and dealing with rows of

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wires at -- reservoir. A lot of people are in serious difficulty and

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we will see if they get help. National crises give Prime Minister

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is a chance to appear prime ministerial, calling up the army and

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so on. But they also pose risks, test of leadership and confidence.

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The waters may be receding but the political consequences may linger

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longer. The prosecutor investigating the

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murders of a British family in the French Alps says the arrest of an

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ex-policeman does not mean the case is solved and that there is no

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obvious link between the man detained and the killings. Police in

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Annecy have taken a second person in for questioning this morning as part

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of the investigation into the deaths of Saad al-Hilli, who was killed

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along with his wife, her mother and a French cyclist. Our correspondent,

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Christian Fraser, has just sent this report from Annecy.

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The new suspect, character who soon, 48-year-old Frenchman, who

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works as a security guard. He bears a striking resemblance to this

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artist's impression of a motorcyclist seen on the road. He

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lives near the crime scene with his wife and two children. Forensic

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police have been scouring the garden with metal detectors. His next-door

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neighbour told me they had removed one of two motorbikes that he owns.

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Last night they came to start a search the roof. In a sea, the

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prosecutor confirmed he is being held on suspicion of weapons

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trafficking. They found Beluga pistol in his possession but not the

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Swiss version used in the murders. Could he have been there that day, I

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asked? His mobile phone signal was picked up in a location that meant

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he could have been at the murder scene at the right time, he replied.

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So now they are trawling his background. The houses he has lived

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in, where he worked. His best round was also taken into custody today on

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suspicion of arms trafficking. The man they have in custody is known by

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pretty much everyone here. That is because he was their village

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policeman for some 15 years. That is until he was sacked last June for

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the misuse of public funds, said one official. I am also told that for 12

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years he was a reservist in the French gendarmerie, the military

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police. The prosecutor told us tourists had complained he was

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aggressive, even racist, a sentiment echoed by this former councillor. He

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was very strange. At certain moments he would get angry. He was seriously

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moody. Police urge caution. It certainly there is an intriguing

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profile. He had collected grenades and World War II weapons. He is a

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keen motorcyclist. The scooters they have removed is different to the one

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that was seen. Then there is the helmet in the picture. Unusual. Only

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8000 were made but they were issued to police. They have not yet found

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it. The obvious question is why would he be involved? No link has

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yet been established between him and the victims. So far there is no

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weapon and no motive. The partner of a former Guardian

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journalist, who was held for nine hours at Heathrow Airport under

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anti-terrorism laws, has lost his High Court claim that he was

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detained unlawfully. David Miranda was stopped last August as he

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changed planes while carrying material leaked by the former US

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intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. Our Home Affairs

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correspondent June Kelly reports. David Miranda and Glenn Greenwald,

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regarded by the UK authorities as espionage suspects. At their home in

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Brazil, they learned of the legal ruling from London and the

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journalist Glenn Greenwald was contemptuous. The judgement today is

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completely inconsequential. Fortunately for the world, the

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British Empire collapsed a long time ago. This ruling has a fact within

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the small borders of this single country. We are not going to

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remotely make judgements about our journalism based on the intimidation

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of threats of the British Government. Visible partner denied

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claims he had been used as a mule to transport secret documents. I would

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do it again and not for a second I regret that. I was not being used. I

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was very aware of what I was doing at that time. At the root of this

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case is the disclosure of classified information relating to both

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America's National Security Agency, the NSA, and the British counterpart

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GCHQ. The former contractor Edward Snowden had leaked thousands of

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documents to the then Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald. When

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David Miranda, with 58,000 confidential files, came through

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Heathrow, the police used terrorism powers to stop him and that proved

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controversial. While David Miranda's lawyers argued that his

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detention had been unlawful, the judges here said they had to strike

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a balance between press freedom and national security. So they came down

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in favour of the Government and the police. We believed that he was

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carrying highly classified documents. If those had reached the

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public domain, we believed it would be very damaging to national

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security, and indeed that people's lives would be put in danger. Last

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summer as the Guardian started publishing details of the leaked

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documents, the paper described how it had come under public pressure to

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hand them over. As Glenn Greenwald continues his investigative work,

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his partner is planning an appeal against the ruling. Jim Kelly, BBC

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News. Members of the Russian protest group

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Pussy Riot have been attacked by Cossack patrol men at the Winter

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Olympics in Sochi. The group said they were attacked with pepper spray

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and beaten as they tried to perform a song. Yesterday two of the group

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were released after being held on suspicion of theft. They had

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previously served prison sentences for an anti-government protest in a

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church in Moscow. But at the Games, Great Britain's

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curling teams were in action. Both the men and the women were hoping to

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reach the finals and guarantee themselves a medal. The women went

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first against an unbeaten Canada, losing a tight match on the final

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stone. And in the last few minutes, the men have triumphed over Sweden.

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Andy Swiss reports. It was a day a touch of Scotland came to Sochi. A

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bagpipe welcome for the British fans as they arrived to cheer on their

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curlers. Two Olympic finals in tantalising reach. They have been

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one of the top teams for years now, so hopefully just play to form. My

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mates are all watching it, even those that don't like curling. They

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were up at five o'clock, screaming their heads. First the women's team.

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Eve Muirhead and players faced unbeaten Canada and from the start,

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it seemed the curling gods were against them. Eve Muirhead's Stone

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had deviated off as stray brush hair, a tiny detail which had a huge

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impact. It allowed Canada to take the lead which they never

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relinquished and coolly and clinically, they broke British

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charts. A six - four defeat means Eve Muirhead's team play for bronze

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tomorrow with their hopes of gold now over. I am proud of the girls.

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We gave it 110% and played the best we could play as a team. We will

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give it our all tomorrow for that bronze medal because we don't want

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to go home and he handed. British attention then turned to the man,

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against Sweden. What followed was predictably tents. With the teams

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level at two all, Swedish mistake put Britain ahead. But by the final

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stone of the final end, David Murdoch's team were trailing 5-4.

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Once again it was down to the captain. Could heap or offer another

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extraordinary turnaround? Unforgettably, gloriously, he did.

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-- could heap pull off? A place in the Olympic final for Britain on

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what has turned into an incredible day. Yes, what result for Britain's

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men. They will play in the final on Friday. They are of course now

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guaranteed a medal. That means that with three medals, this is already

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Britain's best Winter Olympics since 1936. All in all, quite a day.

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Thanks very much. Now it is time for the weather.

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Hello. Not particularly exhilarating today, it has to be said. Big cloud

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coming in now with some wind and rain on the way. For most of us, it

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will happen through the night and for a time tomorrow morning, so that

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tomorrow afternoon will be a little bit drier and brighter. Let's see

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what is coming our way. This cloud is coming in from the Atlantic by

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this area of low pressure. The cloud is biggest across western areas

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where we have the rain. The winds are strengthening to gale force

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across the South and southwestern coasts. Any rainfall is not welcome

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in the flooded areas, especially across the South and South West. For

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most it will be dribs and drabs, no more than that. Very mild, seven to

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eight degrees, with strong winds and rain for a time for many of us

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tomorrow morning. It may last until lunchtime in the extreme East and

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the South East. The broad message is that the afternoon tomorrow is going

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to be a bright one. Occasionally interrupted by one or two heavy

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showers. Maybe Hale and thunder as well, so take your umbrella as well.

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The end of the week looks pretty unsettled once again. A big area of

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low pressure. Nothing to be alarmed about. Just wind and rain once again

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through the course of Friday. Yes, gale force winds along the coast.

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Again, one or two showers but no more severe than that, you will be

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pleased to know. Come the weekend, the winds are going to pick up again

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and it could be very windy in western areas of the UK. The weather

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on Saturday, out of the two, will be better. On Sunday, there should be

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rain on the way but it is not certain when and where. There will

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be some rain around on Sunday. Thank you.

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