26/12/2016 BBC News


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Tributes to George Michael, who's died suddenly aged 53.

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# I gotta have faith, faith, faith...

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The singer died at his Oxfordshire home from suspected heart failure.

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A national day of mourning in Russia for the victims

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After heavy pre-Christmas discounting, will the Boxing Day

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And Sam Allardyce returns to Premier League action

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The music world has been paying tribute to George Michael,

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who died last night from suspected heart

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He sold more than 100 million albums in a career spanning three decades.

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He leapt to fame as one half of the pop duo Wham,

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before forging a successful solo career, but he struggled

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His former bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss

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Our Arts Editor, Will Gompertz, looks back at his life.

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# I am a man... Wearing a biker jacket and a white

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T-shirt, George Michael takes his first steps into the limelight as

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one half of the pop duo Wham. # Wake me up before you go...

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Back then, he had big hair and a permanent tan, his idea of early 80s

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Glam. The reality was a little different. They stuck him in a hotel

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that couldn't have been more than a quick the night. I was sleeping, the

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night before I first took the parts, I had polystyrene sheets and it was

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a child sized bed. -- the night before my first Top Of The Pops. My

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feet were over the end of it. No matter, he continued to live the

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dream, with feel-good, party pleasing chart hits.

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# All that's missing is the sea # But don't worry, you can suntan...

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Then a change of tone and direction. # I'm never going to dance again am

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guilty feet have got no rhythm... Leading to a career as a soulful

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single artist. His first album, Faith, sold over 25 millions,

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garnered awards galore and sealed his reputation as a major

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international artist. # I've got to have faith, faith...

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It was, oh, my God, I'm a massive star. It was like, oh, my God, I'm a

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massive star and I think I may be a puff, what am I going to do? This is

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not going to end well, you know? And I'd just like to say... That was the

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turning point for me. That was the point at which I had to negotiate

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some new relationship with celebrity that wasn't going to destroy me, you

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know? At one stage -- on stage, that wasn't a problem, his talents were

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widely admired, but his private life was different matter. Homophobia was

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just flying. They were loving it. To be able to say that this man who had

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hidden from them for the best part of six years by them, or seven

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years, the idea that he had been in tragic, old-fashioned, stereotypical

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cottager, they just loved it. The whole experience led to this song,

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with its ironic, cheeky video. There were other problems with drugs,

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addiction, and a spell in jail after crashing his car into a shop in

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London, but his sense of humour remained. What you get up to in your

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spare time is up to you. That's why I came to comic relief. Yorick joke,

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it's embarrassing. Comic relief is about helping people like you. --

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you are a joke. He collaborated with other singers, including Elton John,

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who wrote today, I have lost the kindest, most brilliant soul and

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brilliant artist. Madonna also bid him farewell. His old Wham partner,

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Andrew Ridgeley, wrote, I am heartbroken at the loss of my

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beloved friend. # I should know by now the way I

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fought for you... That George Michael is one of

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Britain's biggest pop stars is without question. The 100 million

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albums he's old, the continued presence of his music on our radios

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and a sold out arena tour stands a testament to his talent. Made life

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affirming music touched and will continue to touch the lives of fans

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world over. George Michael, who has

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died at the age of 53. As a tribute, BBC One will broadcast

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George Michael In Concert from 2012 Russia is holding a day of national

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mourning for the 92 people who were killed when a military

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plane crashed in the Black Sea. Pilot error or a technical fault

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are being blamed for the plane coming down just moments after it

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left Sochi airport after refuelling. From Moscow,

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Steve Rosenberg reports. Across Russia, they

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prayed for the dead... For the 92 victims of

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yesterday's plane crash. There was a special service today

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in every Orthodox church in Russia. This may be the last ever

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picture of the Tupolev 154. A few hours later it

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crashed into the Black Sea. The search operation continued

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today to recover bodies Russia's transport minister said

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that technical failure or pilot Killed in the crash,

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more than 60 members of the Russian army's song and dance troupe

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who were on their way to Syria Outside the musicians' headquarters

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in Moscow there is now a shrine As well as bringing flowers,

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icons and candles, people have This says, "You were killed

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on take-off, farewell, friends. You won't be returning,

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we couldn't save you." Natalia's son used to work

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in the ensemble but left. We mourn with everybody

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else, she says, there Officially, there is one day

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of national mourning but for many Russians the sense of loss from this

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disaster will last much longer. The Colombian authorities,

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investigating the plane crash last month in which 71 people died,

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have concluded the aircraft The plane, which was carrying

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Brazil's Chapecoense football club, On a leaked tape, the pilot

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who died was heard warning of a "total electric failure"

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and "lack of fuel". However, he didn't make

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a formal distress call. Bargain hunters were up early this

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morning for the Boxing Day sales, despite analysts suggesting cheaper

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prices in the run-up to Christmas would mean the shops being a little

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less busy than last year. The fall in the value of the pound

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since Brexit is also providing an incentive for tourists looking

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for a bargain. The former governor of the Bank

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of England, Lord King, suggested today that Britain

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would be better off leaving the single market completely if it

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wants to strike trade deals Here's our Economics

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Correspondent, Andy Verity. After one day's respite,

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14 million of us are expected to hit the shops today,

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drawn in by the theory that goods are significantly cheaper

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than they were two days ago. From Birmingham to Belfast,

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?3 billion is expected to be spent in shopping centres in the high

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street, with up to I always do it every

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Boxing Day morning. I'm normally just looking for

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a really good deal, like half price. We were here last February

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and the exchange rate was 1.5 We get a lot more for our money

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this year than last. The international visitors joining

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the crowds in London's West End aren't just coming for

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the Boxing Day sales. The Brexit vote has weakened

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the pound and that means that their money buys about a fifth

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more here than it did year ago. It's effects like that that create

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the hope that the Brexit vote could lift exports and provide,

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at least in the short term, One legacy of the credit boom

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of the last decade and the bust that followed it was consumers borrowing

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unprecedented amounts to buy imported goods,

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while exports trailed behind. Today, the man who presided over

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that boom and bust was hoping that Brexit might throw

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that into reverse. There are many opportunities

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and we should look at it in a much more self-confident way than either

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side is approaching I think that being out of what has

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been an unsuccessful European Union, particularly in the economic sense,

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brings us opportunities as well as obviously great

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political difficulties. To the incoming US commerce

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secretary though, Brexit is an opportunity not for us

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but for other countries Billionaire businessman Wilbur Ross

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has called it a god-given opportunity for cities from Dublin

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to Frankfurt to take business And that's the man chosen

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by Donald Trump to lead trade negotiations with Theresa May's

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Government. 50,000 people in England at risk

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of Type-2 diabetes could be helped by an NHS programme

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that's being extended from today. The advice on better nutrition

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and exercise has already It forms part of a package

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of new measures to curb Type-2 diabetes, including funding

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for more specialist nurses. Parts of Scotland have been

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experiencing snow and winds of more than 90mph as Storm Conor

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made its presence felt Orkney and Shetland and the northern

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tip of the mainland are the areas being hit hardest by the southern

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fringe of the Boxing Day storm. Tomorrow, a weather warning

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is in force for the Highlands Last week, thousands of homes were

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left without power after Storm Barbara swept through.

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With all the sport, here's Reshmin Choudhary

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Three days after being appointed by Crystal Palace,

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the former England manager Sam Allardyce has taken charge

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of his first game for the club, a draw against Watford.

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Earlier this year, he left his job as national manager after just one

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match, when a newspaper investigation claimed he offered

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advice on how to "get around" transfer rules.

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90 days after losing his dream job, time for the first 90 minutes of his

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new job. From the national team to the Palace, succeed with the Eagles

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and big Sam's reputation will soar. He has never been relegated from the

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premiership and he tends to have an immediate impact, and Palace were

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the latest club to profit, Yohan Cabaye the first scorer of the new

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Iraq. Watford were being outplayed and, in the case of their

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goalkeeper, outpaced. But if Christian Benteke recovered to take

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the kick, Heurelho Gomes Dean -- redeemed himself to save it. Referee

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Mark Clattenburg again pointed to the spot, on this occasion in favour

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of Watford. Fortuitous or not, Troy Deeney showed Christian Benteke how

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it is done. Wounded, Palace went for the winner. Wilfried Zaha appealed

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for another penalty but he got a yellow card. Already angry,

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Allardyce was enraged. You have to remember that for many years I only

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enjoyed after the game. I have never enjoyed the game in my life as a

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manager, so I'm not going to start now. Allardyce -- Palace will see it

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as two points dropped but, with him in charge you suspect that they have

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plenty to gain. There are seven other Boxing Day

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fixtures in the Premier League. Leaders Chelsea are now nine points

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clear at the top of the table thanks to a 3-0 win

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over Bournemouth. The third was a penalty

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by Eden Hazard. Here's confimration

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of those results. In the teatime kick-off, Manchester

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City are away at Hull City. In horseracing, Boxing Day sees

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the running of the King George VI This year's race was won

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by favourite Thistlecrack His stablemate Cue Card,

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who won the race in 2015, finished in second place,

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just over three lengths back. There are three matches

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today in rugby's Pro 12, Cardiff Blues saw off

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their South Wales rivals Steven Shingler scored the first try

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for Cardiff and went on to set up another,

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as all the points were Elsewhere, Edinburgh

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lost at home to Glasgow. In Ireland, leaders Munster are

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currently behind against second placed Leinster.

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And in the English Premiership, Tom Varndell scored all three tries

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for bottom of the table Bristol as they beat Worcester 28-20.

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There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel.

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We are back with the late news at 10:40pm.

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Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are. Goodbye.

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