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Berlin's Christmas market terror attack -

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the city's police chief says those responsible

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Twelve people were killed when a truck was driven into the stalls.

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And our instant reaction, the same as everyone around us,

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Chancellor Angela Merkel says it would be sickening if the attacker

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is a refugee who arrived in Germany last year.

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We'll be looking at what measures are being taken to protect

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Also tonight: The body of the Russian ambassador killed

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in Turkey is flown back to Moscow - we'll be looking at

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Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland could stay in the EU single

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market even if the rest of the UK pulls out.

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The drug that's activated by laser light - and the new hope it brings

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And coming up in the sport on BBC News, Alistair Cook says he won't be

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rushed into a decision on his future as England captain,

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after India completed a humilliating 4-0 series victory in Chennai.

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

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German police are warning that whoever was responsible

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for yesterday's carnage at a Berlin Christmas market might

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Twelve people were killed and nearly 50 injured -

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half of them seriously - when a truck was driven

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It happened at about eight o'clock last night.

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The truck - which was hijacked and its Polish driver killed -

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was driven at about 40 miles an hour.

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It's not clear from which direction it came, but we do know that it only

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stopped after travelling 90 yards or so.

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With more on this terror attack, here's our Berlin

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Good evening. There is a very subdued mood here in the heart of

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Berlin tonight. Last night, thousands of people went along to

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that Christmas market. 12 of them never came home again. For some

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months, people in Germany have been living with the fear that something

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like this could happen. The Christmas markets have long been

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considered vulnerable to a terror attack. Of course though no one

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really expected this would happen, particularly so soon before

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Christmas. A country, a leader facing what they

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had long feared. Not only a deadly terror attacks on German soil, but

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an attack which may have been perpetrated by someone who entered

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the country as a refugee. Even the police admit they still don't know

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who drove a lorry at speed into the crust -- credit Christmas market.

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Last night they arrested a Pakistani asylum seeker. Today they said

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they're not sure they have their man. Those responsible may still be

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at large. TRANSLATION: The investigation is

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ongoing. We are checking for clues, DNA traces. We're not sure whether

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the arrested man was the driver. This investigation is over. The

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lorry itself, which belongs to a Polish firm, appears to have been

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hijacked. Today, its owner identified the man who should have

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been at the wheel. The young Polish driver was found shot date in the

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passenger seat. Today, every Christmas market in the city was

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closed. Time to remember the dead. And first song, to reflect on a

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lucky escape. It's just amazing how peaceful, festive, had -- happy

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atmosphere changed instantly. It was a scene of utter devastation. It

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will be a long time, they told us, before they will be able to forget

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what they saw. There were people lying on the floor. We were not sure

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if it was red Wine or blood. But we did see, I remember there were

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people trying to lift the stalls up. We realised that the people

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unfortunately I believe had already passed. Germany is a country in

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mourning. Its chancellor under pressure. Earlier this year, asylum

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seekers carried out what are thought to have been the first Islamic State

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inspired terror attacks on German soil. Angela Merkel must reassure

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the electorate open-door policy has not put them at risk. It would be

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particularly hard to bear, she says, if it turns out the Brit -- the

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person who did this had sought in Germany. It would be particularly

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offensive to the many Germans engaged daily in the task of helping

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refugees. The attack took place next to a

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bombed out church, left in ruins as a reminder of the horror of war. But

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once again, violence, terror, has torn through another European

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capital. As we've heard, Chancellor Angela

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Merkel has herself raised the possibility that the attacker

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could be a refugee. She's already under huge pressure

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for letting in hundreds of thousands of people

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into the country last year. Political reaction has been swift,

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with some blaming yesterday's attack Here's Our Europe Correspondent,

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Damian Grammaticas. Beneath one of Berlin's landmarks, a

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symbol of war past, the main shopping street was cordoned off

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Micro. The attack was a blow to the very heart of Germany. That is why

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it is felt so deeply here. Searching for clues about their suspect, this

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is where police raided at three o'clock in the morning, Berlin's

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biggest asylum shelter. And they had shared a room with a man. He was

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questioned for a couple of hours. I am very angry about what has

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happened. I am very angry today about what has happened to me. I

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didn't do anything. They treated me like a criminal man. Germany has

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taken in more than a million people since the migrant crisis began.

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Before this week, three lone individuals had carried out attacks.

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No Germans had died. Angela Merkel personally identified with the

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refugee policy. From an Afghan refugee, she received thanks last

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month. Today, Germany's far-right, already resurgent in the opinion

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polls, sought to capitalise. This migration policy of Mrs Merkel is

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one of the factors because something like this can happen. We don't know

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who is in our country. We don't know what background they have. We do not

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know if terrorists are in Germany and I think we have to stop this. A

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lasting impact of this attack may be political. Questions of security

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seized on by those seeking to drain support from Angela Merkel in

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federal elections next year. Further afield across Europe, it serves as a

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reminder to political leaders that their support remains vulnerable to

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acts of terror and violence. A majority of Germans have supported

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the welcoming policy, provided it's for refugees fleeing war, voicing it

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even today. When people flee their countries and you see the danger

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there, we are obliged to have them, she says. Others worry about the

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threat. Our politicians need to wake up, he adds, fear is going. They are

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not spending on security. It all means the question of who carried

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out the attack, whether it was someone welcomed as a refugee, is

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crucial for Mrs Merkel and her vision of a free open Germany.

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Damien grammatical, Berlin. After yesterday's attack in Berlin,

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authorities throughout Europe - including Britain -

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have been revisiting their security Here, there's been no specific

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intelligence of any plot, and the threat level remains

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unchanged at severe, which means a terror

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attack is highly likely. Here's our Security

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Correspondent, Frank Gardner. Christmas markets, festive cheer

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and heightened security. Britain was already

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on alert for terrorism before last night's

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attack in Berlin. Now, security measures have been

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reviewed around public markets. In Birmingham, both uniformed

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and plain clothes police The public in this

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market seem undeterred. I don't think we can

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allow it to happen, to intimidate us or affect our way

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of life and what we do. If you dwell on it too much and sit

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back and don't do anything, In London, the extremely high number

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of CCTV cameras acts as some In Britain, the authorities

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also monitor private communications more actively

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than in other European countries. But no-one is saying

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an attack couldn't happen In this city alone we monitor

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thousands of people the whole time. The risk is very

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real and that is why it's so important for us

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to collaborate, as we do, with our With our Turkish friends

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and of course with the Inside MI5 headquarters

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is the Government's joint trim Joint Terrorism

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Analysis Centre, Berlin attack happened,

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they began selling what the security implications are for

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us here in Britain. So far they're not aware of any

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similar attack planning in the But the national terrorism threat

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level remains at the second highest, "severe",

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meaning that a terrorist attack of some sort

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is This is one measure of preventative

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security being tested by The barrier works, but you can't

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protect everywhere and one of Britain's most

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experienced counter terrorism officers says the key

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is good intelligence. Well more bollards and

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troops on the streets is absolutely not the

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answer to this threat. You have to build your intelligence

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capabilities, have you to encourage people to come forward

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and trust the agencies and report information and concerns

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that they've got. Stopping something like this,

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the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day, that killed over 80

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people, is concentrating minds all Today, police are guarding

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markets in Brussels and Paris, cities that have recently

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experienced terrorist attacks. Despite the Christmas mood,

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Europe is a continent on high alert. And we can talk to Jenny

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Hill in Berlin now. Jenny, I'm just hearing that there

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has been a new development? Yes indeed. There are no reports

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circulating widely in the German media, as yet unconfirmed by police,

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that officers have led their main suspect go. The Pakistani man who

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was believed to have, growing to Germany as an asylum seeker this

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year, who've been in custody since last night, has, those reports say,

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been released from custody because of insufficient evidence. That means

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nearly 24 hours after last night's deadly attack, police have no

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suspects in custody. They have admitted that those responsible for

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the attack, and they believe it may be more than one person, are still

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at large. People in Berlin have been advised to stay in their homes

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tonight. The sense of grief throughout Germany this evening is

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now very much tinged with a sense of fear. Thank you very much.

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Turkish Police have detained six people following the killing

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of the Russian Ambassador at an art gallery in Ankara yesterday.

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It's believed those being questioned are related to off-duty police

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officer Mevlut Mert Altintas, who opened fire.

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As the body of ambassador Andrei Karlov was flown back

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to Moscow, both the Kremlin and Turkish officials said

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the assassination would not derail their negotiations

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A farewell to Russia's Ambassador but in a way nobody could envisage.

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Andrei Karlov's body was flown back to Moscow, the victim of an

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His government called him an "eternal symbol of Russian-

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He was opening an exhibition in Ankara last night,

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behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a Turkish policeman.

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The gunman paces calmly, gearing up to

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strike, occasionally fumbling in his pocket.

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At the Russian embassy today, tight security and tributes to an

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ambassador who had served here for three years as Russia

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They back opposite sides in the war, but have

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Those who knew him called Mr Karlov a brilliant

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Do you understand why there is anger against Russia here?

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I think I understand, but it is difficult to

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The Turkey-Russia relationship has always been tricky,

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but this murder might actually bring them closer against the common enemy

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In Syria they're helping each other achieve their goals -

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Russian and regime control of Aleppo, Turkish

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influence in the North and

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lacking many other allies at the moment, Turkey

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Andrei Karlov was one of Russia's most seasoned diplomats,

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called softly spoken and professional.

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The Russian embassy street here will be renamed in his

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Both countries have painted this as a plot to derail ties.

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Turkey's President said he and Vladimir Putin agreed it was an

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perfidious attack and provocation against Turkish-Russian relations.

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Turkey's press found its own conspiracies.

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Some called it a CIA operation, others a job by the West.

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Could the killer have been brainwashed in the

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These online videos seem to show policemen made to chant

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Was he a lone wolf, a jihadist sympathiser?

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Either way a 22-year-old policeman became an

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We can talk to Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.

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Steve, these sorts of incidents could unleash all sorts of tensions.

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How is the Kremlin handling it? Cautiously, I think is the answer to

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that one. It's no secret that Russia and Turkey have had quite a

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difficult and sometimes an explosive relationship. Think back to just

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over a year ago when the Turkish air force shot down a Russian bomber.

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Recently, they have tried to put that behind them and forge a new

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relationship basically because the two Presidents have calculated it is

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in their interest to do that. That is why since last night, Moscow and

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Ankara have been going out of their way to display a united front and

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make it clear they do not want to followed again. The Russians have a

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lot riding on this show of unity because they truly believe that the

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new Moscow led diplomacy, the troika of Russia, Iran and Turkey, is on

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the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough in Syria, which, if

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they can achieve it, and it is a big if, could elevate the Russians to

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the position of chief power broker and player in the Middle East.

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Steve, thank you. The time is 6. 1. 6.1.pm. -- 6.

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17pm. The terror attack on Berlin's

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Christmas market, German police say those responsible could still be

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on the run. England's cricketers collapse

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to give India a clean The former Wimbledon champion,

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Petra Kvitova, is undergoing potentially career-saving surgery

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after a knife attack at her home There are a 130 new cases

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of prostate cancer diagnosed every day in the UK,

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making it the most common form A new treatment is being hailed

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by doctors as a major advance because it can eliminate tumours

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without serious side effects. It uses lasers and a drug developed

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from deep sea bacteria as our medical correspondent,

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Fergus Walsh, explains. This is the technology

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which represents a huge leap It involves a drug derived

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from bacteria found in the darkness This laser optic fibre

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is inserted into the prostate, the light activates the drug

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which kills the cancer. When Gerald Capam was diagnosed

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with early prostate cancer, he was worried it might develop

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and he'd need surgery or radiotherapy, which can cause

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incontinence or impotence. Instead, he became one of the first

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successfully treated with the new light therapy and had

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no long-term side effects. Well, I feel incredibly lucky that

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I was accepted for the trial. I can look forward to

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the remaining years of my life, One in eight men will be diagnosed

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with prostate cancer, so this highly effective

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new treatment, known as photodynamic therapy,

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could be hugely significant. The light-sensitive drug is injected

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into the bloodstream. It's derived from deep sea bacteria,

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which are efficient Through a thin tube, a laser light

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is inserted into the prostate, the light activates the drug

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which destroys the cancer cells. The journal, Lancet Oncology,

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reports that half the patients given photodynamic therapy were completely

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clear of cancer two years later, compared to about one in seven

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of those given standard care. Crucially, it did not

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cause major side effects. The harms with traditional

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treatments have always been the side effects,

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oar urinary incontinence. In other words, leaking

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urine and requiring pads. Sexual difficulties,

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which occurs in the majority To have a new treatment

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now that we can administer to men who are eligible,

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that is virtually free of those side effects,

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is truly transformative. The treatment is likely to cost

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around ?20,000 a patient and is expected to be approved

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in Europe following these Its use is also being

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trialled in other cancers. So it won't be cheep,

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but for prostate patients, photodynamic therapy represents

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a powerful new weapon Scotland's First Minister,

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Nicola Sturgeon, has unveiled proposals for Scotland's future

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relations with Europe after Brexit. She believes it would be possible

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for Scotland to remain in the European single market

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even if the rest of the UK left. The UK Government has

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warned that a special deal Here's our Scotland

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editor, Sarah Smith. Nicola Sturgeon has a plan,

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she says it's the only serious plan for Brexit any government has yet

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come up with. And she argues, just

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because the UK is leaving the EU, it does not have to leave

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the single market. I accept that there is a mandate

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in England and Wales to take the UK out of the EU,

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however I do not accept that there is a mandate to take

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any part of the UK out Scotland could stay in the single

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market even if the rest Today's proposals,

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from Nicola Sturgeon, are nothing like the red,

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white and blue Brexit Theresa May talks about,

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they're more of a bespoke, For Scotland to be able to stay

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in the single market, substantial new powers would need

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to be devolved. Control over immigration,

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business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred

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north of the border. The mechanics of how it

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all might work are complex. The Scottish Government say it's

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essential for businesses, like this tartan mill

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in the Scottish Borders, They claim firms like this

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could employ EU nationals who would not have the right to work

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elsewhere in the UK, It'd be legally and politically

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and technically extremely difficult for Scotland to stay in the single

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market if the United Kingdom is leaving the EU because there'd be

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one set of business regulations applying to Scotland and another set

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applying to England. That would only be possible

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if there was a complete devolution of all powers

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on business regulation. If Nicola Sturgeon can get

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a totally different tartan Brexit deal for Scotland,

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that would be a major If the Prime Minister

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ignores her demands, that's not necessarily

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a total defeat. Nicola Sturgeon can use that

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to strengthen her arguments for a second referendum

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on Scottish independence. The Prime Minister today dismissed

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the idea of a separate Scottish deal and warned

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against a rush to independence. If Scotland were to become

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independent, then not only would it no longer be a member

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of the European Union, it would no longer be a member

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of the single market of the European Union and it

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would no longer be a member of the single market

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of the United Kingdom, and the single market

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of the United Kingdom is worth four times as much to Scotland

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as the single market Trying to weave together

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the different demands for Brexit could yet strain the bonds that hold

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the UK together. A planned strike by around 1,500

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baggage handlers and check-in staff at 18 UK airports

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has been suspended. Employees of Swissport were due

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to strike over a proposed pay deal But the union Unite said agreement

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had now been reached on an improved pay offer.

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The Queen is stepping down as patron of 25 national organisations.

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Buckingham Palace said the announcement marked

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the beginning of a process that would see patronages pass to other

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Those affected include the Nspcc, Barnardos and Wimbledon.

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The Queen is patron of more than 600 organisations.

:24:13.:24:18.

The two times Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova, is undergoing

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what has been described as potentially "career saving"

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surgery after a knife attack at her home.

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It's understood an intruder gained access to her apartment

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During a struggle, she suffered severe lacerations

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The England cricket captain, Alastair Cook, has said he will not

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make an immediate decision on whether he will stay in the job,

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following his side's dismal performance in the final

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England collapsed from 103 without loss to 207 all out,

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Our sports correspondent, Joe Wilson, reports.

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Here's how India might look from the plane home.

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It's a view England must have longed for, one more day.

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With a foretaste of Christmas, the collapse came after lunch.

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From 103-0, England were 207 all out.

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When he wasn't bowling, he was fielding.

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Jonny Bairstow on one - up, up, and out.

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A fifth Test defeat of the winter loomed, it went without saying

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With over an hour left, eighth wicket.

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When the wins stop, the buck stops with the captain,

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It's the wrong time to make those decisions because your

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You know, morale is low and you can make some foolish

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So why there's not a Test match for seven months,

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it'll seem very foolish to stand here now and make a decision.

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Well, England need Cook in the team, scoring runs.

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That might seem far more easy without the burden of captaincy.

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We won't like it? No, I can walk out now, if you like. Yesterday we left

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the forecast on a bit of a gloomy note. This time yesterday and it

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looks like severe gales are on the way.

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It is looking stormy across the Atlantic. The jetstream is pushing

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the clouds. Storms will develop over the next couple of days or so. One

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front crossing the UK. It has been a shocking day, for example, in

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Northern Ireland, in Belfast, cold, raining through the afternoon, gusty

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winds. The rain will cross other parts of the country. This is not

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the storm, this is the beginning of the unsettled weather. It is turning

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chilly as well. Wednesday, there will be sunshine, I don't want to

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paint a picture of doom and gloom. There will be nice weather around.

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It's windy to the north. There will be hail showers, maybe thunder

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around as well in one or two places. The south, later on tomorrow, is

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going to be pretty soggy. If you are out in the afternoon in the south

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tomorrow it will be grey and rainy. That rain will last until well after

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dark. Then the skies will clear. We get a shot of really chilly air

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through the course of Wednesday night into Thursday. Thursday

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morning starts off nippy. Not too much wind at this stage in the

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south, the North is being blasted by this cold gale coming out of the

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Atlantic Ocean. Hail showers and sleet showers across the hills. Six

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degrees, add the wind, it will be nippy. In the south there will be

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sunshine. That is Thursday come Friday. A warning from The Met

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office. Amber warning for severe gales. It will be brought in by

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Storm Barbara. We were talking about the potential for nasty weather.

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Storm Barbara will bring winds to Scotland, 90 further south, 50 to

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70. Thank you. Our main story. The man arrested on suspicion of the

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terror attack on Berlin's Christmas market has been released. German

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police say those responsible are still on-the-run.

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Continuing coverage on the Berlin lorry attack throughout the evening

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