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No end to their agony - the parents of baby Charlie Gard go

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back to court, this time fighting for him to die at home.

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The hospital where Charlie is being treated say the ventilation

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Charlie needs to breathe is best provided there.

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But Charlie's mother says it is her last wish that her son

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have some tranquil last few days at home.

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The judge in the case has asked Charlie's parents

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and the hospital to try to resolve the crisis through mediation.

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A fully electric version of the mini is to be built in the UK -

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the government calls it a landmark decision.

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More than 80,000 jobs unfilled in NHS England. Staff say they are

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feeling the strain. We need to ensure that our awards are safe and

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move staff to the wards that required. Plans to ban

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house-builders. The government calls them unjust. The wonder in the

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water, Adam peaty smashes his way into the record books. Coming up,

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Greg Rutherford says he is devastated to be out of the

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championships through injury. Good evening and welcome

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to the BBC news at six. The agony for the parents

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of terminally ill Charlie Gard continues with his mother

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Connie Yates back at Having abandoned the battle

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yesterday to keep him alive, she is now fighting to be able

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to take him home to die. Lawyers for Great Ormond Street

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Hospital where Charlie is being treated say

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there are practical difficulties. The judge has said if Charlie can be

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taken home within reason Our medical correspondent

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Fergus Walsh has been The legal battle over this

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desperately sick boy now centres on where and how soon he dies. Charlie

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needs a mechanical ventilator to breathe. He is tube fed and cannot

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move. His parents give up their fight to take him to the United

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States and agreed no more treatment could help him. But Charlie's ma'am,

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Connie, was back at court this afternoon to make it clear she did

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not want him to die in the intensive care unit where he's been since

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October. The parents said it was their last wish that he dies at home

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for a few days of tranquillity outside the hospital setting.

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Lawyers for the parents said they would pay private nurses to take

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over his care and seek to recover the costs from the NHS. The court

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heard there were practical issues to be resolved, for example, whether

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his ventilator would fit through their front door. Great Ormond

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Street Hospital said it wanted to honour the parent's wishes but the

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care plan must be safe and spare him all pain and protect his dignity.

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Charlie is a child who requires highly specialised treatment. His

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care cannot be simplified. It must be provided in a specialist setting

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by specialists. The dispute over where and how soon Charlie should

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die typifies the breakdown in the relationship between the parents and

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the hospital. The judge said this was a matter crying out the

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mediation. Great Ormond is to said it offered that but the parents

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refused. The judge said the parents were entitled to decide where they

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spent the next few days but it should not extend into weeks, it

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would be unacceptable as it would simply extend the grieving process.

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This woman lost her son when he was five. He was profoundly disabled and

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tube fed. She had searched for a cure. They've got to learn to let

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him go at all sorts of levels. Stuff happens and they must not be better

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because it will eat them. There's no point in that. What they've got to

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do is look at the positive things. The hospital has offered a

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compromise. Charlie can be transferred to a hospice where

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doctors from great Ormond is the would supervise his palliative care

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and death after a period of some hours. His parents said they want

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days, not ours, and a hospice is a second-best option. This is a

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harrowing case, most of all for Charlie's parents. How will it be

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resolved? It will be resolved at 2pm tomorrow when the judge makes a

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decision. He is desperate not to get involved at this stage. He wants the

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sides to come to an agreement. Great Ormond Street Hospital said they had

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known that they want a week at home with Charlie and they've looked up

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and down the country for a specialist doctor prepared to

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supervise that and have not been able to find one because his needs

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are so complex. The compromise of a hospice might be the way forward.

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Lawyers said this was the second best option. It may be a question of

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timing but until they know where Charlie is going to die they cannot

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start to say goodbye to him. A fully electric version of the Mini

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is to be built in the UK. BMW - who make the car -

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have confirmed the model will go The firm says parts will be

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manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled

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at its Cowley plant near Oxford. The government has called

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the move a "landmark decision" and a vindication

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of the government's Our Transport correspondent

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Richard Westcott is there, is it a vindication

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as the government claims? It is certainly good news for the

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4000 people that work behind me. This is the birthplace of the many.

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-- Mini. But let me give you context. It does not mean a

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production line or significant numbers of new jobs. It means tens

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of millions of pounds of investment. It is a significant amount but if

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you think BMW announced they were spending ?180 billion on a plan in

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Germany and 540 million in the US, it is a big boost for this plant but

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in car investment terms it is not big money. They make two thirds of

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the minis in the world. We now know the electric mini will be made here.

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It is great for the business and we are very thrilled

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that we will be part of this huge success, hopefully.

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It means there is no problem with the thought of them closing it

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down because of Brexit so it is very good news.

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BMW, who make it, had hinted for months that the work

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The new model will be made on the same production line as other

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Minis so it will not mean extra investment or jobs but it is a boost

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for the government as they try to persuade car-makers to stay

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We are determined to make Britain the go-to place for the next

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They've got a fantastic workforce in Oxford already and that

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combination of planning for the future has convinced

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The UK car industry has been pushing hard for up Brexit deal that

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Since the vote, Nissan has promised to make models

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Toyota is spending a quarter of ?1 billion updating

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Experts say the real test is yet to come.

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I don't think this tells us very much about Brexit at all.

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This is an adaptation of an existing car.

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The big questions will be when BMW produces a new Mini and companies

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like Vauxhall produce the next generation Astra, will they produce

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in the UK or will the uncertainty about our relationship with Europe

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A good day for the UK car industry but the government is still under

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enormous pressure to cut a Brexit deal that secures

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More than 86,000 NHS posts were vacant in England

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in the first three months of this year.

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The latest figures show the number of vacancies climbed by almost eight

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thousand compared with the same period last year,

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nursing and midwifery jobs are worst affected.

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The Royal College of Nursing says too few nurses means patient care

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The Department of Health insists it IS investing

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Our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes, reports.

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Looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing

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compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest

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reward for Michelle Turner. It is a tough job that carries enormous

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responsibilities. It is a privilege to be a nurse and devalued in the

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job that I do. People put their lives in your hands on a daily basis

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and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. Finding more nurses

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seems to be a problem. Around 86,000 posts are recorded as vacant. In

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March, 30,000 jobs were advertised, for those in more than the previous

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year. The majority that were filled were nurses and midwives. Many

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hospital trusts are struggling to recruit and retain staff. They are

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needing to think about more flexible ways of using the staff they already

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have. At the Royal Blackburn, there are still 100 nurses they need

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before they are where they want to be. Managers have had to come up

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with ways to deal with the pressure of staff shortages. We cope with

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that on a daily basis, we are flexible and supportive. But we

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maintain safety, it is our number one priority. The information for

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England reflects similar problems across the UK. It is difficult

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because of the time it takes to train doctors and nurses. It is

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difficult. We've mitigated that risk in the past by getting stuff from

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overseas. It is becoming harder with Brexit. We've got issues around

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morale and retention. The department says staffing is a priority and more

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money is being invested in front-line positions. When it comes

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to assessing the level of staff shortages, it has limitations and

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these figures highlight the ongoing problems the NHS faces with the

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recruitment and retention of clinical staff.

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A survey of rail passengers has found that they are more satisfied

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with the service they receive than they were last year.

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The industry watchdog, Transport Focus, spoke to

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27,000 people and found that 83 per cent were happy.

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But the organisation said the recovery in the rail

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industry, after a series of strikes, was fragile.

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Housebuilders could be banned from selling leaseholds on newly

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Leaseholds are on the increase and they can lead to exorbitant

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and unexpected costs for the homeowner.

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The government has called the practice unjust,

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unneccessary and says it needs to stop.

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We all know that Britain needs more homes.

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But the terms and conditions attached to some new-build houses

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in England are causing a great deal of distress.

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Traditionally, houses have nearly always been sold

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as freehold properties, meaning the buyer owns the building

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However, there has been a growing trend to sell houses as leasehold,

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meaning the buyer doesn't actually own the land.

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In some cases, the freeholds are sold on to investment companies,

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Today's report found one owner believed they would be able to buy

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the freehold in the future for ?2000.

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But the final bill was 20 times that.

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The leaseholder also asked to pay ground rent to the freeholder.

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Traditionally, a small amount - but that figure is now rising.

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Claire Scott bought her house in Bolton four years ago.

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But when she recently tried to sell it, the buyers backed out

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when they saw a clause in the contract saying the ground

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By 2060, it will cost nearly ?10,000 a year.

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The past 12 months have been an absolute nightmare for us.

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We didn't realise we had an issue with the house until we came to sell

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it and then the house sale fell through.

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That meant that we now have to rent out the house and we can't get

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That's causing us a lot of financial distress.

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This development on the outskirts of Manchester is all new-build,

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It is a way for developers to make more money.

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But some people say there's no place for leasehold

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What we're talking about here are houses that are being sold

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on leasehold, thousands of them, for no good reason, and then once

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they are sold the people that have purchased them are exposed to these

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Enough is enough and we are taking action.

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Critics say the Government has known about and ignored

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And this consultation doesn't definitely mean things will change.

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Pressure groups say the situation is a scandal.

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It's not only the people who thought they were buying a home,

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many of these people were assisted by the Help To Buy Scheme.

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This means we have been underwriting their mortgages by 20%

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to get first-time buyers onto the property ladder.

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The builders have taken us all for a ride and they've got

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House-builders say leasehold does work for some developments,

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and they are committed to being fair.

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But the Government now wants to ban leasehold contracts for newly

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A High Court judge says he will decide tomorrow

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whether terminally-ill Charlie Gard will be able to leave

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Great Ormond Street Hospital and die at home.

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And still to come, can money buy you happiness?

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Scientists say they have the answer. In Sportsday BBC News, more

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criticism for the RFU after they decide not to renew contracts for

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the England women's 15 as they prepare to defend the World Cup

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title. Adam Peaty has had an extraordinary

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day at the swimming World Championships in Hungary. 22 years

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old, he was already the owner of the fastest ten times ever in the 100

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metres breaststroke and today he smashed his own record not once, but

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twice, in the 50 metres. Adam Peaty is human,

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but there are things he does which might

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make you doubt that. Tuesday morning, he woke up and went

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to the pool in Budapest for a heat in the 50

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metres breaststroke. Just a heat, he just

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needed to get through. Well, he hadn't really

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meant to do that. I wanted it, but I don't know

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if I wanted it in the heats. I'm so grateful to be

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in front of that crowd and hopefully again, tonight,

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we'll push it on a bit further. Already the world 100 metre

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champion, victory has come so frequently for him that he needs

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records to motivate him. Swimming 50 metres in

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a pool is something a lot How quickly do you think

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it's possible to do it? Well, Peaty was travelling

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at a pace even the most experienced observers

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could barely believe. This is a 50 metres

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breaststroke, look at this. I never thought I would

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live to see the day when a breaststroke swimmer

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would go 25 seconds. Coming out there tonight,

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I was a bit down, because it's been such an emotional

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last few days. I was, like, right,

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get yourself up for it. Mel said, yeah, I'm not

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going to waste a day, I'm not going to waste

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an opportunity, because I never know So, I just went out

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there and did what I do. Well, Peaty is only 22,

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so let's expect more opportunities, Even by Peaty's standards,

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that's special. President Trump has again

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attacked his own Attorney-General, accusing Jeff Sessions of failing

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to properly investigate his Media reports and rumours

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are swirling in Washington that the president is considering

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sacking Mr Sessions. Our North America editor

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Jon Sopel is in Washington. After the head of the FBI,

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this could be another high profile sacking,

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and of a man only recently regarded That is the key difference between

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the sacking of the FBI director James Comey and Jeff Sessions. James

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Comey, Donald Trump inherited from the Obama presidency. Jeff Sessions

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was the first senator to come out and back Donald Trump in his bid to

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become President. They were the best of friends. Jeff Sessions has given

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Donald Trump 100% loyalty, which has been repaid in the last week by a

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New York Times interview in which Donald Trump criticised him and said

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he would never have appointed him if he had known he would excuse himself

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from the Russia investigation, and tweets on consecutive days

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describing him as weak and beleaguered. In the last hour or so,

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we have heard from the new White House communications director that a

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decision will be taken soon on Jeff Sessions' future. You can only

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conclude from that that his future does not look very bright. If he

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goes, what happens to the special counsel, Robert Muller, that has

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been charged to investigate the Russia investigation? A huge cloud

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hangs over that as well. So, Democrats are busy accusing the

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President of bullying the Attorney General out of the White House, out

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of the Justice Department, so that the President can close down the

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Russia investigation. If that happens, that would be epic and a

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bit of a political earthquake here in Washington. We will watch with

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interest. Thanks very much. UK animal welfare standards could be

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under threat after Brexit, if farmers are left to compete

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against cheaper, less regulated rivals from outside

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the European Union. That's according to a House of Lords

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committee who say the Government must insist on similar standards

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in any new trade agreements to avoid It is one of Britain's's premier

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showcases for agriculture. 100,000 people admiring 2000 animals. It's

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all part of an industry were animal welfare is paramount. But farmers

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like Mike Smales I worried about what might happen after Brexit. He

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says if we start importing food from countries with lower standards, it

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may be cheaper but animal welfare could suffer. How cheap canned food

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get? You had to ask that question. This downward spiral in expecting

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food to keep getting cheaper and cheaper, I think it's a worry. The

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Government said today that farmers shouldn't worry about animal welfare

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after Brexit, because Britain will keep what it calls our gold standard

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policies. Any future arrangements covering trade in animals, or

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trading anything, for that matter, will be subject to the UK

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Parliament. But some people say they don't just have concerns about

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animal welfare after Brexit, campaign groups say they are also

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worried about food safety levels in some countries. Food that could be

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exported to Britain. Processing plants use a variety... They pointed

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to American practices like washing poultry in chlorine to kill

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bacteria, which they say would be unacceptable to British consumers.

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Others say it is patronising to dismiss safety standards in

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countries like the United States. Why would American food producers

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produce food that kills, injures or makes ill the people that eat that

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food? It is not a sensible business proposition. It won't just be

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American farmers trying to get a foothold in Britain after Brexit.

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Today's report says it will be down to consumers to decide how much they

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want to pay for high-quality food. You only have to come to shows like

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this in the New Forest to see that Britain really does have world-class

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animal welfare standards. These are dairy longhorn, just one of the

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breeds on show. Just last week, the Environment Secretary Michael Gove

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said those animal welfare standards would be maintained after Brexit.

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But Britain could soon be signing a series of trade deals with countries

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outside the European Union. So, really, the issues of welfare,

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safety and prices are paramount. Now they say money can't

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buy you happiness. Well, scientists in Canada have put

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the old saying to the test. They questioned 6,000

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people and discovered apparently that it can,

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but only if you use the cash They found that spending money

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on getting chores done like cleaning or cooking is more likely to make

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you feel happy than spending it on material goods,

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as Jon Kay's been finding out. Plenty of smiles in Plymouth this

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afternoon. But what makes us truly happy? Psychologists have been all

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over the world, asking thousands of people from all kinds of backgrounds

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one simple question. If I was to give you ?30, what would you spend

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it on? Vodka! Hotdogs, ice cream and a bottle of wine. The girlfriend.

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Books. What would you spend it on? I will soon find something. Whether

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she spends it on a meal out or a yacht, the study found that it is

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not material things that make us happy happiest, but buying free

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time. This woman couldn't agree more. She said she would sacrifice

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pretty much any other luxury to pay for a clean every week. She does

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extra shifts so Rachel can let the house from top to bottom. Even

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though it is often a stretch, she says the extra time it buys her with

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her family as with far more than any holiday or handbag. I make do with

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what I've got and any spare money goes on Rachel. You wouldn't rather

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have a handbag or a meal out? Absolutely not. I'm not offering to

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buy you one! Back in the 90s, Michael won millions of pounds on

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the lottery and could afford almost anything he wanted. Two decades

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later, he is back selling antiques in the net and he says he is much

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happier doing things for himself instead of paying others. Some

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people are used to having things done for them. So they've got the

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money, it's easier. But I have had things done for me over the last 20

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years, different things, gardening and whatever. But a lot of the time

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I prefer to do it myself. I get more enjoyment. Critics say paying others

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is all well and good, if you are comfortably off in the first place.

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But the researchers behind the study say investing in time, rather than

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possessions, makes us all happier, whatever our income or spending

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habits. Let's look at the weather now. I

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know what makes me happy, sunshine and a view like that!

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It helps. If you like sunshine and warm weather, today was probably the

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best day of the week. This beautiful view was taken in the highlands of

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Scotland. Blue skies around. A bit of fair weather cloud. We had the

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cloud breaking up quite nicely through the day across many parts of

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the country. Yesterday was cool and cloudy in the East. For most parts

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of the country, some cloud in southern parts of Scotland and heavy

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showers towards the south-east of Wales and south-west England. There

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could be the odd rumble of thunder over the next few hours. Those

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showers fade away. For most of us it is dry to start the night, but later

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on the band of rain words in across the Atlantic. A pretty soggy start

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for Wednesday, for Northern Ireland as well. This rain marches eastwards

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through the day, bringing strong wind. Damp and breezy weather moving

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across all of the country. It tends to be quite light and patchy by the

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time it gets to the south-east during the afternoon. The rain will

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be followed by a return to sunshine and showers from the West.

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Temperatures, 18 to 21 degrees. Not great for this stage in July. The

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showers fade away and we will continue to see showery rain across

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the far West, moving in over Thursday. Low pressure across the

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north-west. Temperatures first thing on Thursday morning 13 or 14

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degrees. Through the day on Thursday, a day of sunshine and

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showers. Most of the showers will be across the north-west of the

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country, quite breezy here. Then further south we will see more

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showers breaking out. It won't be a wash-out. If you like the sunshine,

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you will get some between the showers on Thursday. Temperatures

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between 16 and 20 degrees will stop on Friday, another day of sunny

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spells and scattered showers. Things continue to be unsettled as we head

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through the weekend. A reminder of our main story. A High

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Court judge says he will decide tomorrow whether terminally ill

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Charlie Gard will be allowed to leave hospital and die at home.

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That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me

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and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

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