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The Prime Minister says he won't rule out airstrikes against

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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and says there are no legal barriers

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to stop them. As David Cameron joins world leaders

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at the NATO summit in Wales, he says nations must stand together

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to confront the terrorist group, which is now threatening to kill

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British hostage, David Haines, a 44-year-old aid worker from Perth.

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We shouldn't rule out taking further action. We have supported the

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American airstrikes that have taken place so far. We have played our own

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role with aircraft flying surveillance missions.

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The Head of NATO says leaders are facing an "arc of crisis" with new

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security threats around the world. The NATO Summit here in Wales will

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be one of the most important summits in the history of our Alliance. A

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crucial summit, at a crucial time. Also on the programme:

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Desperate to get to England. The migrants in Calais trying to

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force their way onto lorries, as France demands UK help to stop them.

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A mother of five is found stabbed to death on her farm in the New Forest.

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Do you know what you're eating? There'll be a national

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Food Crime Agency in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.

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On BBC London: Police divers search a canal

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near the home of missing teenager, Alice Gross, last seen a week ago.

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And, a woman is found beheaded in a north London garden.

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A 25-year-old man's been arrested. Good evening.

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Welcome to the BBC's News at Six. David Cameron says British

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military action against Islamic State is not being ruled out.

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He says he believes there would be no legal barriers to stop Britain

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launching airstrikes against the terrorist group

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in both Syria and Iraq. The Prime Minister's hosting a NATO

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summit, in South Wales, which is being described as one

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of the most important meetings in the Alliance's history.

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Its Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Alliance

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members were surrounded by an "arc of crisis" and facing new

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security threats around the world. They include the threat of

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Islamic State, in Syria and Iraq, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine

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between forces loyal to Russia and the Ukrainian government.

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Here's our political editor, Nick Robinson.

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If decisions about another war are to be taken anywhere, they will

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surely be taken here, and now, in Newport. More than 60 Presidents and

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Prime Ministers have gathered for the summit of the most powerful

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military alliance in the world. NATO's leaders came here expecting

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to mark the end of a conflict, the withdrawal of western troops from

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Afghanistan. You put your lives on the line. You fight so that others

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can be safe, so that those who resort to terror and violence will

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not succeed. But the leaders gathered in Wales are absorbed

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instead by what to do about two new conflicts, one to the east, pitting

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Russia against Ukraine, another to the south, thanks to the mounting

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threat of the so-called Islamic State. Surrounded by an arc of

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crisis our Alliance, our transatlantic community, represents

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an island of security, stability and prosperity. What has brought the

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violence much closer to home is the brutal beheading of two American

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journalists, and the chilling threat that this man, British aid worker,

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David Haines, could be next. A father of two from Perth, he was

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kidnapped in Syria last March. Barack Obama and David Cameron say

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the fight against IS is a struggle which could last until these

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children grow up and have children of their own. They both insist there

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will be no instant military action, but both are contemplating

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airstrikes against those they say pose a threat to our way of life. We

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shouldn't rule out taking further action. We've supported the American

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airstrikes that have taken place so far. We've played our own role with

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aircraft, flying surveillance missions. We have provided aid,

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vitally needed aid that saved lives. We should go on considering

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vitally needed aid that saved lives. more we can do. That could mean

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British tornado fighters attacking Islamic State forces.

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British tornado fighters attacking were used three years ago to attack

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Colonel Gaddafi supporters in Libya. In truth, of

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Colonel Gaddafi supporters in Libya. the man on the right will only come

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when the man on the left makes up his mind what to do. What makes the

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American President popular with the British public, his calm

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consideration, sometimes infuriates those waiting for him to take a

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lead. The people of Newport are delighted that the Presidential

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motorcade is rolling into town. The question facing President Obama

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motorcade is rolling into town. The the world is whether he has come

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with the strategy for confronting Islamic State which, only last week,

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he admitted he hadn't got. Allies in the Arab world are what Britain and

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America are now looking for. Step forward the King of Jordan.

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Meanwhile, as western leaders talked, Ukraine is still burning.

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NATO says that Russia has fuelled this conflict, sending in not just

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weapons, but her own troops. We call on Russia to pull back its troops

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from Ukraine, to stop the flow of arms, fighters to the separatists.

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Ukraine's President Poroshenko won more support today, but the West

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will fight Russia, not with weapons, but with a fresh round of sanctions

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on companies and individuals to be announced tomorrow. On the streets

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of Newport a few hundred marched against more wars. Watch this space.

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Nick Robinson, BBC News, at the NATO Summit.

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David Cameron says every possible option is being examined to try to

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protect the British hostage, 44-year-old David Haines,

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who is being held by Islamic State. The aid worker from Perth,

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a father of two, went missing in Syria in March last year.

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But the Prime Minister said the British Government's policy was

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not to pay ransoms to terrorists. Our security correspondent,

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Frank Gardner, reports. Held hostage by Islamic State US

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journalist James Foley and Steven Sotloff, beheaded by jihadists on

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video. Now, another western hostage is threatened, David Haines, from

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Scotland, 44 years old, an aid worker and father of two. He was

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seized last year at gunpoint while working at this refugee camp, just

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inside Syria. The Government says it is doing all it can to help him,

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short of paying a ransom. We won't pay ransoms to terrorists who kidnap

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our citizens. I know that is difficult for families when they are

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the victims of these terrorists, but I'm absolutely convinced, from what

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I've seen, this terrorist organisation, and indeed others

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around the world, have made tens of millions of dollars from these

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ransoms. It was only last year, at the G8 Summit, that world leaders

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agreed unanimously not to pay ransoms to terrorists. But since

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then there has been a steady stream of European hostages being welcomed

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home by leaders after being released by their captors. Governments deny

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paying any money directly. This is an Italian hostage held by IS

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alongside David Haines from Britain. He was released, Haines was held.

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For a lot of European countries, the option is simple - they give in to

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demands, pay the ransom, the hostage gets released, the terrorists get

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rich. British policy rules out making what they call "substantive

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concessions to kidnappers" that means no ransom payments or prisoner

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swaps. That leaves two options. Use intermediaries to try and persuade

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the kidnappers to give up their capives. Option two, hostage rescue.

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It's hugely rescue. In the case of the western hostages, held in Syria,

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it's already been tried by the Americans in July and failed. I

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think the British Government has a good track record of hostage

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negotiation and release. A lot of expertise. The British Government

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has been put under a huge amount of pressure in places like Iraq, and

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currently in Syria, where the traditional method of negotiation

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and release isn't available to them. They cannot pay ransoms. Islamic

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State commanders are using their western hostages to pressure America

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and Britain to back away and let them overrun more of the Middle

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East. That is not something world leaders seem ready to alaw. Frank

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Gardner, BBC News. American warplanes have been

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stepping up their attacks on the Islamic State fighters

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in Northern Iraq. Many of the airstrikes have been

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launched from a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf.

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From there, our defence correspondent,

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Jonathan Beale, reports. This is how America's unleashing

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its military might against Islamic State fighters,

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from an ever moving piece of US territory, now sailing in the Gulf.

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Warplanes, from the USS George H Bush, have been

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targeting the extremists in northern Iraq and even though America's been

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warned of consequences, they're still dropping these bombs.

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The crew though is all too aware that western

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hostages are being held and that their citizens have been beheaded.

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It affects people, obviously personally,

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but you can't allow those feelings to affect the way we do our jobs.

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We, basically, follow orders and we execute

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the plan as our leaders see fit. So we try to keep the emotion out

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of it and make it pretty much matter-of-fact and do our job

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the way we're trained to do it. So far, the strikes have been

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limited, but they're clearly hitting the extremists hard and helping

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Kurdish forces retake key territory. They're already launching missions

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round-the-clock, but they're now waiting orders to do even more.

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These American warplanes have already been

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on bombing runs over northern Iraq, but they may now be about to take on

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a much more difficult and dangerous mission, and that's targeting the

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Islamic extremists in Syria itself. If these jets are ordered to attack

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the extremists in Syria, they'll also have to worry about

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the regime's advanced air defences. I think the training that we had,

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as a ship, and an air wing team, will allow us to operate

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in any environment we are tasked to operate in.

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So you wouldn't be worried if you were ordered to go to Syria?

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Umm... (PAUSE).

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Worried might not be a word that I would use.

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I would say that our training has prepared us well to operate anywhere

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where we're assigned to operate. President Obama says destroying

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Islamic State won't be quick or easy, and nor can it be done

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with American air power alone. Jonathan Beale, BBC News,

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aboard the USS George H Bush. Let's return now to Newport and

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speak to our political editor, Nick Robinson. Nick.

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How likely is it that Britain will get involved with these airstrikes

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against Islamic State? What is clear to me is that David Cameron, the

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Prime Minister, has made his own personal decision that this will be

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the right thing to do. But, it's a very important "but" he set himself

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a whole set of hurdles that need to be crossed before he did try and do

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that. First, of course, President Obama himself must come to that same

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conclusion and persuade the American Congress that it's the right thing

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to do. He will only do that if there is a new, stable Iraqi government in

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the next few weeks formed which includes Sunni as well as Shia

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factions. And, they will then have to make a request for that military

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action. And, there will then have to be a coalition around the Gulf,

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around the Arab states so that President Obama and Prime Minister

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Cameron can say - this is no repeat of what George Bush and Tony Blair

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did when they invaded Iraq in 2003. Not only will he have to cross all

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those hurdles, the Prime Minister will have to get the support of

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parliament. Labour have signalled they are not opposed to this. They

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are open to being persuaded. Tonight we are told that Conservative whips

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are going around individual MPs saying - would you vote for this if

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we decide to do? Nick, thank you. The authorities in Calais have

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accused the rest of Europe of letting them down by failing to help

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them deal with the growing number of migrants who've flocked to the

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town as they try to reach the UK. Dozens of migrants tried to storm

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a cross-Channel ferry yesterday, and the town's Mayor has threatened

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to close the port unless the British Government takes action.

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Our correspondent, Colin Campbell, is in Calais for us.

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Colin. For years migrants have been trying

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to get across the channel to England. Yesterday, it all came to a

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head. 80 migrants rushed their way into Porto try to bored Ferris

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heading to Dover. None were, it's claimed, successful, the Ferris

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raised their ramps. French police and security guards rounded them out

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and put them out of the port -- ferries. Sprinting into Calais Port,

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pursued by French Police. This is the moment scores of migrants

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stormed the French ferry terminal. There we go. They are going to make

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a break for it. Filmed by a British driver, the footage appears to show

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French security overwhelmed. Those who took part say it was an act of

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desperation. We were in the road to get to the truck. Then the police

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came to get us. They spray some gas. We organise it together. We decided

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to run to the port. They just bring us back from the port by pushing us

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and gassing us. The British Government says it is funding the

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bolstering of security here. Funding technology to detect stowaways. The

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local French authorities say their being let down. We need more

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co-operation. We need help in that as well. Not only from the

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government, from the French government, we need involvement from

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England. From Italy, from the rest of Europe. Migrants here believe

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they can gain a better life in the UK than they can in France. With up

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to 1,300 in the town, the port is constantly being targeted. These are

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migrants trying to climb their way into the UK. Day and night migrants

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are attempting to breach this perimeter fence. It's a vulnerable

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area. The trucks that rest here have cleared customs and are awaiting to

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board Ferris for the UK. When caught we witnessed these two were

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immediately released. You want to go to England? Yeah. You climb the

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fence? You climb the Yes. Fence? Si. As numbers swell in Calais,

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desperation to reach the UK is palpable here and all ways are being

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tested. Our top story this evening:

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The Prime Minister says he won't rule out air strikes against

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Islamic State terrorists, and says he believes there are no

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legal barriers to taking action. And still to come:

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how a tweet from a school in Newport resulted in a visit

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from the president. Later on BBC London:

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Just what sort of appetite do Scots living in London have

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for an independent homeland? We find out.

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And paying tribute to a comedy genius - a host

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of stars turn out for the unveiling of a Spike Milligan memorial.

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After the horsemeat scandal last year, do you feel any more confident

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about the food you're eating? A new report says gangs have found

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a market with "huge profits and low risks," and that the UK food

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industry shows "a worrying lack of knowledge" about what's going on.

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As a result the Government says it is now going

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to set up a dedicated food crime unit to protect consumers.

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There will be more unannounced spot checks on suppliers and retailers,

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and laboratory testing to check what's in food will be improved

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and speeded up. Our science correspondent

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Claire Marshall reports. This was the biggest food fraud of

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recent times, involving This was the biggest food fraud of

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most well-known brands and retailers. Consumers were buying

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horse meat when they thought it was beef. Processed products were rushed

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off the shelves. Public confidence lunged, the apologies came. To make

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sure we know the food on our shelves is what it says it is, today's

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report argues that much more needs to be done, and the guv rack agrees.

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A to be done, and the guv rack agrees.

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powers should be set up, and this must be in the context of more

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comprehensive reform. It is one strand of a food crime prevention

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strategy. On its own, it will not function. It has to be supported by

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the work of industry and different Government agencies. These pictures

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show Interpol raids earlier this year across 33 countries in Europe.

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It was their biggest operation into the food crime business so far.

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Criminals engaged in producing this food have no care at all for the

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hygiene, whether acting is in the product, they have no care at all

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for the end product. They simply want to get this product in the

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street to get their money. Here in the UK, our food is

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extremely safe. It is food inspectors like Rebecca who are on

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the front line making sure. This farm shop got top marks. Teams like

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Rebecca's across the country have suffered 45% cut is, while the

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criminals grow more sophisticated. Where you have big business, you

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will probably have big crime. It is definitely a worldwide issue. Could

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new technology help? The latest equipment can now very rapidly

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identify meat, but only before it is processed. So that is our minced up

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pork chop the new exam and by the machine, and this is how quickly it

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gathers its data. A few seconds, and here we are - not beef. It isn't a

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catchall solution. But who should pay? That bit is not so clear.

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A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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after a woman was killed in a back garden in North London.

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It's understood she was beheaded. The victim was found

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at an address in Edmonton. Police say there is no suggestion

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that the killing is terrorist-related,

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and they are not looking for anyone else in connection with

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the death at this stage. Police have in Hampshire have

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launched a murder hunt after a mother of five was found stabbed to

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death in a field in the New Forest. Pennie Davis, who was 47,

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had been tending her horses near Beaulieu when she was killed.

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Her husband discovered her body. Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy

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is at the scene for us. Duncan.

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As you can imagine, there is complete shock, not only from the

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family of Pennie Davis, but all those living here. She was found by

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her husband, her new husband. They had only got married in May. She

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died of multiple stab wounds. Police asked for witnesses not only from

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local people but also the thousands of tourists who visit the National

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Park. They say this is an extremely rare crime in auroral area. They

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have asked people to be vigilant, but not to worry, they have a big

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police operation going on here. There are also appealing for

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witnesses among tourists, local people and others, anybody with any

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information to come forward as soon as they can. Late this afternoon,

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Pennie Davis's family released a statement saying, she was a

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remarkable person, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of

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love and grief that her death was caused. The police operation

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continues into the morning as her family come to terms with this

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brutal attack. With just two weeks to go

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until the referendum on Scottish independence, both sides are trying

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to win over undecided Labour voters, who are believed to be one

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of the keys to victory. Ed Miliband says Scots should vote

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no to independence and vote for Labour at the next general election

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if they want a more equal Scotland. But the SNP leader, Alex Salmond,

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claims Labour supporters across Scotland are "

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turning their back on Westminster". From Glasgow, Allan Little reports.

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What is staring in the old Labour heartlands of Scotland? How many

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traditional Labour voters are planning to vote yes? The

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pro-independence campaign has been very active in these communities,

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arguing that an independent Scotland would be a fairer, more socially

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just got that. The polls suggest that message is getting through. Ed

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Miliband came to Glasgow today to talk about social justice, too,

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saying it would be better served by an elected Labour government at

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Westminster next year. We are going to build social justice

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across the UK, freezing energy bills, raising a minimum wage,

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having fairer taxes, more powers for the Scottish parliament. That is

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what I will be doing. I hope that Labour voters will vote no in the

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referendum and be part of a Labour government next May. Labour

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activists know that they are under pressure to get a prounion vote out

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on the day. They are union values that are beginning to take root. I'm

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sure there are people who are turning their back on a daily basis

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on it together and their scare tactics and bullying.

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# Better Together. It used to be said that you didn't

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count the Labour vote in places like this, you weighed it. Labour won

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every election here for half a century until losing to the SNP in

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2007. There is no accumulating evidence that the yes campaign have

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made real inroads into this once solid Labour vote. It is here in the

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Labour heartlands that this referendum will be decided. If it is

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a yes vote, it looks like your partners in Better Together are

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already lining up to blame you. We have people right across Scotland

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mobilising people, knocking on doors, going out and making the

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case. I think the most important thing for me to say is the no case

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is not a case for no change. For the prounion campaign, convincing

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traditional Labour voters of that is now the most urgent priority.

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And you can find out more about the

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referendum with our website bbc.co.uk/Scotland

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And finally, children at a primary school

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in South Wales have discovered just how useful social media can be.

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Last term the school in Newport tweeted NATO knowing world leaders

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were coming to the city for a summit.

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They said they'd love to have a visit from a VIP.

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And they got one, as Hywel Griffith reports.

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The school run as you've never seen it before. 22 car cavalcade carrying

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the world was -- the world's most powerful politician. These pupils

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had spent months learning about the NATO leaders coming to their city,

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but didn't expect to end up face-to-face with the President of

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the United States. I was really nervous! But after all, my own dad

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said he is an ordinary guy. I was overwhelmed. They just kept smiling

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at me. You can't pay for that to happen. Money can't buy that. This

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school was chosen because back in June it sent out a tweet to NATO

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saying it would quite like a VIP visit. Little did they realise then

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that that would end up with the resident walking into their

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classroom. They also had the Prime Minister in the bargain, but only a

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few of the staff were allowed to know who the VIPs would be. We were

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told that something significant would probably happen, but in terms

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of keeping it a secret, one or two people in school knew from the

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start, and it was very James Bond, a need-to-know basis. What these

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children need to know is that the rest of term probably

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children need to know is that the as exciting. Getting back to work

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Time for a look could be tough.

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Right now we are in a window of Here's Tomasz Schafernaker.

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Right now we are in a window of whether we are in a window of

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weather where, but locally, it is a difference between the sunshine and

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the gloomy skies. Today on the satellite picture, some areas had

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beautiful patches of sunshine, across the Midlands it was more

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cloudy. Cloud is one of the most difficult things to forecast for

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meteorologists. It really is a case of areas of cloud floating around.

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But a little rain coming into Scotland and Northern Ireland. We

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have fresh air coming in from the north, so through tomorrow, a little

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rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland will splash its way through

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and end up in the low lands. But it will be fresh and sparkling sunshine

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to the north of that. To the south, very little wind. It is a story of

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cloudy skies, maybe a little sunshine. The rain will be from

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Newcastle all the way to the Lake District. For Saturday, that same

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weather front in the North will sink a little further south, and also

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East. So for example across Lincolnshire or Yorkshire. The same

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goes for Sunday, but unfortunately, one of these weather fronts swerves

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back into Scotland through the course of Sunday. If you are running

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the great North run, good luck to you. Newcastle, around 15 Celsius at

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lunch time, light winds as well. On balance, not that bad. Tomasz, thank

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you.

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