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details throughout the evening. Thank you very much.

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Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford. In tonight's programme:

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Accused of lying to police over the murder of a wealthy businesswoman.

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Patricia Goodband's body was found at her home. Two women deny covering

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up for the man accused of killing her.

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Also tonight: The dramatic rise in people using food banks. Demand has

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gone up by a third in the last year with claims the Government's welfare

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reforms are partly to blame. And later on: Back on their feet,

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the patients in their 80s and 90s undergoing hip replacements.

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Good evening. Two women accused of lying to police over the death of a

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businesswoman from Buckinghamshire have been giving evidence in court.

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76`year`old Patricia Goodband's body was found at her home near Aylesbury

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in January. She'd died of head injuries. Her business partner

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Christopher Symons has been charged with her murder but denies any

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wrongdoing. They all deny the charges. Adina Campbell has spent

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the day at Reading Crown Court. The court today has been hearing

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from two women linked to Mr Symons, Jennifer Creasey, a woman who has

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been having an affair with over the last year or so. Her and another

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woman are charged with perverting the course of justice. Ms Creasey

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was asked how she met Mr Symons. Before that she spoke about her

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marriage to her first husband and said it had been an abuse of one and

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that he had a temper. He did not want to know her NAV, not leaving

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sexually. When it came to Mr Symons, she said he was good fun and good

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company and that she always what the state and narrow. She kept a diary

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of their relationship over the years of the phone calls they had made.

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When she found out about his arrest she could not believe it and she was

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so cross to think that he could have done something like that. The jury

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has been hearing evidence from Kathleen Adams, Christopher Symons

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sister and she spoke for some time about a phone call that was made

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between herself and conjecture Goodband, days before Patricia was

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reported missing `` Patricia Goodband. It seemed that Patricia

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was in a bad mood and had a lot of things to get off of her chest. She

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was reminiscing about her past. When Kathleen had found out that

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Christopher had been arrested and when she was questioned by police

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she said she had lots of other things on her mind around that time

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because a few days before that her husband Bill had died. Mr Symons

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denies murder and another man has been charged with obstructing the

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course of justice. He also has been charged with possession of a

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firearm. The trial will continue. A student has died following an

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accident at an Oxford university college. 21`year`old Conor Robinson

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was in his second year at Magdalen College. He was found with a head

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injury last Tuesday and taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital where he

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died yesterday. Jessica Cooper reports.

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Conor Robinson had been studying English at Magdalen College. It was

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late at Saturday night that an ambulance was called after he

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suffered a serious head injury and which the college described as an

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accidental fall. He was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital when he was

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treated in intensive care but after a week of treatment he did. The

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college has paid tribute to him and described him as a popular and

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promising student and said the whole college is greatly saddened by his

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death. Conor Robinson, from County Durham, was a talented actor and a

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member of the national Youth Theatre and had been involved and the

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opening ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012. Tonight the

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national youth theatre have told us that he was a very great and

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talented young man with everything to look forward to in life. Thames

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Valley Police is investigating this death but say the Arnotts treating

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it as a specialist. Tonight 's staff and students at this college are

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trying to come to terms with what happened one week ago and the flat

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above the college is flying at half`mast.

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The numbers of people going to food banks in our region has gone up by

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almost a third in the last year according to the charity that runs

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them, the Trussell Group. It says from April to September last year

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its Swindon food bank helped more than 2,200 people. This year that's

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risen to more than 3,200. The charity says similar rises have been

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seen in Banbury and Bicester. Paul Barltrop reports.

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He's worked most of his life, but for the last eight months Graham

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Rideout's been unemployed and on benefits. However, after missing an

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appointment the Swindon Job Centre halted payments: I have found it is

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horrendously difficult. Obstacles are put in front of you. People are

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not helping you, not communicating with you.

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So he turned for help to the Swindon food bank. Donated supplies are

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gathered to feed ever`increasing numbers. If it was not for the

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amount of food that we take in at harvest time we would struggle.

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However, our demand was 22% up on last year.

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They distribute food ` enough for three days ` to those, like Graham,

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given vouchers by agencies. I have had to come to the food bank and you

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can only come twice. I have had to sell some of my property to keep

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myself alive and to pay for things. The help is temporary, tiding people

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over while they get back on track. I did not have any food or anything.

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This is my only point of call. They have given me lots and lots of food.

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It is good. It's not just Swindon, the West has

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dozens of food banks, including in places like Cirencester and Street.

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The growth has been so rapid the charity is calling for a government

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inquiry. We are the seventh richest nation in the world and it is

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scandalous that so many people are finding themselves with such a deep

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difficulty. A lot of the reasons behind this are problems with our

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social security system and with the welfare system changes that have not

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been implemented effectively. They point to the under occupancy

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charge, big cuts in crisis loans that help people through

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emergencies, and a sharp rise in temporary stops to benefits. Then

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there are economic factors like falling wages and rising prices. But

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there's also the sheer increase in food banks: 400 nationally with two

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or three more opening every week. Back in Swindon, Graham is trying to

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get his benefits sorted. Until then he'll go on taking charity. It is

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very degrading. I do not want to do it but I must do it. He's just one

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of hundreds of thousands turning to food banks in modern Britain.

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There have been calls for a local referendum to try to raise the

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amount people in Oxfordshire pay in council tax. It was one of the ideas

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put forward at a packed County Hall last night as councillors held their

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second public meeting over spending cuts. A rise could reduce some of

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the cuts, but the council said it would cost ?500,000 to stage a vote.

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Rail passengers travelling through Swindon and Gloucestershire are

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facing delays after a derailment. A freight container came off the track

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in Gloucester early this morning. A team from the Rail Accident

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Investigation Branch has been at the scene, but repairs to the line are

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not expected to be completed before Sunday.

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More than 120 schools in our region will be closed or only partially

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open tomorrow as two teaching unions go on strike. It's part of national

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action being taken by the National Union of Teachers and the NASUWT in

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their dispute over pay, pensions and workload. Head teachers and parents

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have been planning for tomorrow, as Victoria Cook reports.

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Schools say they will try to stay open if they have enough staff. For

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some though, the school will have to completely shut for the day. One

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opening partially is the Bartholomew School in Eynsham. It is a difficult

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decision which staff have made. As a school what we try to do is give

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parents as much notice as possible to minimise disruption.

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In September, the Government introduced performance`related wages

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for teachers ` they'll only progress up the pay scales if they meet

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certain standards, something the unions say is a worrying move.

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Now we would be looking at working competitively within the schools so

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that my next pay increase might depend on my colleagues not doing so

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well and their children not doing so well. That is not any bid to run an

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education system. Strike action also affects the parents as well as the

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students and their teachers. Regardless of their support for the

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unions, tomorrow they will have to look after their children at home

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and means they cannot work. The children must go to school. If we

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keep the children of school we get told off or get a fine. It is

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hypocritical. The Department for Education said it

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was disappointed with the unions striking over performance`related

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pay. It said... The unions ? say until the Government listens to

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teachers' concerns they can't rule out further strike days.

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That's all from me for the moment. I'll be back at 10:25pm. Now more of

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today's stories with Sally Taylor. this works wonderfully. Now it seems

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the yurt's days may be numbered. The family may have to move on.

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Still to come in this evening's South Today: What's in a name?

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Quite a lot for these residents. Find out why a little later.

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Surgeons in Southampton say they're performing a record number of hip

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replacement operations on patients in their 90s and even into their

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hundreds. One patient who received a new hip was 105 years old. Advances

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in anaesthesia and recovery methods have made the treatment more

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available to older, frailer patients. Our health correspondent,

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David Fenton, reports. Betty has had a nasty fall and is

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about to get a new hip under local anaesthetic. They are awake

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immediately after the operation. They can have a drink and something

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to eat straightaway after the operation. It helps them, we are

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able to mobilise patients much more quickly afterwards. Betty's

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operation has started. Hip fractures often need to be built with very

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quickly. For elderly patients, they can be particularly dangerous. They

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know that they have had a hip fracture, which is a

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life`threatening event. If they are up and walking on the day of the

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event, they have a boost. Betty is doing well. She is still awake but

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can't feel anything. In the past, people could spin two weeks in

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hospital after a hip replacement. These days, some are up and walking

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within hours and many go home after just a week. Eve on is 92. She broke

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her hip walking home after a game of Scrabble. Her priority now is

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getting well, getting home as soon as possible. When I fell, I thought,

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oh, dear, this is the beginning of the end. I didn't want to end my

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life like that! When old people fall, at my age, they usually break

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something. Some patients find it easier than others. This woman was

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walking just two hours after a fall and a hip replacement, and laughing

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about it. Betty is just beginning her exercises. But, 24 hours after

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her up or Asian, she will be up and out of bed and walking around. ``

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her operation. A health care assistant accused of

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sexual activity with a female patient who had a mental disorder at

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a West Sussex hospital has been found not guilty by a jury at

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Brighton Crown Court. Sajin Panikkassery, who's 29 and from

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Chichester, was working as a health care assistant at St Richard's

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Hospital in the city. The court had heard that the patient in question

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had made similar allegations about other men in the past.

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All this week we're looking at the South's connections with China.

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Tonight we're looking at science and technology, and we're looking to the

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stars. Government Minister David Willetts has just announced ?7

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million of funding for collaboration between the two countries. That adds

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to the ?47 million already spent on joint projects. Even those figures

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are dwarfed by the business generated for firms in the South

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already working with China. Among them is Surrey Satellites Technology

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Limited, which currently has a contract worth ?120 millionto work

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with the Chinese. Sarah Cruddas reports.

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They might not look like much but these tiny circuits made in

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Guildford helped to play a big part in all of this. China's space

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programme, rapidly becoming more advanced. The company is one of 50

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UK companies elaborating with China on science projects. It goes back to

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about 1993. They said they plan over the next 15 years to develop it. And

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goodness, how they have succeeded. This is what we call a structure

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model. Here, they make satellites to be used by the Chinese. We hope that

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when the satellites are laws, that they will be as successful as the

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previous ones. You might not think Britain has a space programme, but

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actually it is worth more than ?9 billion to the economy. The hope is

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that by 2030 that number will sit at around 40 billion. It will be hugged

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by companies such as this, who are collaborating with China and

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creating more jobs in science and technology. For the world's

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fastest`growing economy, innovation plays a huge part. For the UK,

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working together could bring big benefits. There is no proper in the

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world that can be solved by one group of scientists are working in

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one culture. China has a large space programme. We are growing our space

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programme. We're looking at ways to participate, perhaps with British

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experiments on Chinese missions. Across the south, there are several

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companies linking up with China on different science projects. We have

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been involved with the Chinese for 40 years. We have been aiding the

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ability of Chinese scientists and British scientists to get together

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and share their knowledge of astronomy and to do the same for

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companies. It is too soon to tell what the overall economic benefits

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will leave. But for Martin, his eyes are set on some big targets. They

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will go to the moon before long. They will launch their first probe

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to Mars. We will hopefully have some science collaborations on the

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instruments, perhaps, when the time comes. All this gives potential for

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new technology and jobs in the South.

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And tomorrow night we're in the Thames Valley, finding out why

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Berkshire's silicon valley is slowly becoming recognised in China as a

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place to do business. Next year marks the centenary of the

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outbreak of the First World War, and the BBC is planning the biggest

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project ever commissioned to commemorate it. To tell that story,

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we need your help. Here's Bob Everett with more.

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Millions of people died in what was known as the war to end all wars.

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The four`year conflict from 1914 until 1918 changed life in this

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country forever. The BBC plans to mark the anniversary with a series

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of programmes and features, dramas and documentaries, across

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television, radio and online. And as part of that, we'll be telling the

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stories which affected us here in the South. The people and the places

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whose stories may never have been told before, giving them a voice,

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and ensuring their stories are left for generations to come.

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Film footage from the time gives us an insight. Here are Indian soldiers

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going through a physical drill in the New Forest. British and

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Australian troops leaving Weymouth. The Expeditionary force leaving

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Southampton. And here's Queen Mary reviewing troops in Winchester.

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We'd like to hear your family stories, from those in local

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regiments who saw the horror of battle at the front, those who were

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involved in the war at sea, and those who were part of the newest

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weapon on the battlefield ` the war in the air.

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Of course, it wasn't just those on the front line. Millions of people

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were part of the war effort at home, some from a military perspective,

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others who ensured daily life could carry on.

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Do you have stories from the First World War which have shaped the

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lives of your family? Have you got letters or diaries or photos which

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bring those stories to life? If so, we'd love to hear from you. You can

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email the programme. Or you can post comments on our Facebook page.

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email the programme. Or you can post comments on And you can find out

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more about the BBC's plans on the website.

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Don't forget, we need your help to tell us the story. Please get in

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touch. On to sport. Chris is here. Some breaking news about ready

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football club? The chairman is going to be staying

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on for another Schumacher years. `` another two years. There are

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takeover talks involving himself. Two years is a long time to commit.

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Why do you think he is staying on? There is uncertainty at the moment.

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He owns 49% of the Royals. Talks are still ongoing. More to come! That is

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the breaking news tonight. Reading Football Club have announced

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plans to build a new training ground after completing the purchase of a

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plot of land from the Royal Merchant Navy School. Reading have only been

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at their current Hogwood Park base since 2004. They've now signed a

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deal to buy 120 acres of land three miles north of Hogwood Park. The new

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site at Bearwood Estate will house 15 pitches and will be home to the

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first team and the academy. There was a notable moment for a

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Southampton footballer in an international last night. No, not in

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the England`Poland game at Wembley, where neither of the Saints pair

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Rickie Lambert nor Artur Boruc featured. Instead it was in the less

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grand surroundings of Ipswich. 18`year`old Saints midfielder James

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Ward`Prowse curled in this cracking free kick for his first goal at

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England Under`21 level. That was in their 5`0 win over Lithuania.

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Meanwhile, Saints' in`form goalkeeper Artur Boruc is a doubt

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for Saints' trip to Manchester United on Saturday. He missed

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Poland's game against England last night with a hamstring strain.

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Poole Pirates can once again proudly call themselves the British Speedway

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champions. They won the Elite League title after completing victory over

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the Birmingham Brummies across the two`legged Grand Final. The Pirates

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led by 21 points after the first leg, and extended that advantage

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further on a memorable night at Perry Barr. Rob Powell's report does

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contain some flash photography. Against the odds, a fifth Elite

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League title for Poole Pirates. Back in May, the Pirates were bottom of

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the table and plagued by injuries. Now, with star rider Darcy Ward

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fully recovered, they're champions again. We have got the best fans in

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the country. Poole were 21 points up going into

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the second leg against Birmingham Brummies. Victory was effectively

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sealed in Heat 11 by Australian Ward. And by the end of the night at

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Perry Bar the Pirates had brought it home. Final aggragate score: 104`79.

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Absolutely brilliant! It all came together at the end. I don't think

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we could have done it without him. Well done, Darcy. We squeaked into

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the play`offs and now we have won it. The guys have all pulled

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together. It is a brilliant achievement.

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New signing Greg Hancock was at the centre of the celebrations. He was

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brought in after captain Chris Holder suffered an injury in July.

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It was a long shot. We just like to have a good run at it. To cover for

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Chris was one of the greatest things I could have done. This team

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couldn't have been better. Because of the way we have won this, it is

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incredible. That guy, Darcy Ward, when you work with talent like that

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you have always got a chance. A victory and comeback that Speedway

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fans in the South won't forget in a hurry. Congratulations to them.

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This moody sunrise in Bordon in Hampshire was captured by Andrea

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Upfold. The saffron`drop bonnets in Slindon Woods in West Sussex were

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loving the wet weather. Photo by David Illman. And Louise Hamilton

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took this photo of the sunshine streaming through the trees on Long

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Lane in Wimborne. streaming through the trees

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Overnight we will see 12`macro showers. No mist patches to talk of,

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but the showers could be on the heavy side. Elsewhere, it should

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stage a rye with a few clear spells. Very mild. We are having this

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breathes. `` it should stage a riot. Lows between 11 and 14. A mild start

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to tomorrow. The shells could be on the heavy side. More likely along

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the M4 corridor. Elsewhere, sunny spells will start to develop. In the

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sunshine, temperatures will rise nicely. Tomorrow, 16, 17, maybe 18

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Celsius with a light to moderate south`westerly winds. The odd shower

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to end the day but it should become drier tomorrow night into the early

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hours. If you clear spells, maybe some mist patches. Temperatures once

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a claim `` again mild. A dry start to Friday but it is all change on

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mid`morning. The winds will be dragged up from the south. A mild

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day did `` despite the wind and rain. It will be quite a sunny day

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all in all. `` soggy day. Looking ahead to the weekend, the rain will

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clear first thing, and following that, showers. At times staying

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breezy but it will be mild. Temperatures are two or three

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degrees above average. Rain on Friday, arriving around mid`morning.

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With it, the strong south`westerly winds. For Saturday, I love of cloud

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around initially with the rain first thing. That will clear to leave us

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with sunshine and showers. `` a lot of cloud.

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Now, what's in a name? We're talking about addresses which play an

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important part in life. Think back to when you last moved house. All

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the paperwork and seemingly endless phone calls which go into changing

:24:48.:24:51.

your address. Or what about when you open a new bank account, when you're

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usually asked to produce ID with your name and address on? Well, now

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imagine the dismay of the residents of a street in Worthing when they

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received letters informing them their address and postcode been

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changed with immediate effect. That's what happened over the

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weekend. Jo Kent has been investigating.

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We're here to meet Paul and Judy, who, until Saturday, thought they at

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number 70. `` they lived. Now they are not sure what their address is.

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I received a letter with my name on, saying that within 24 hours our

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house number will change from 70 to three. It would be called Henty

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close. They had changed our postcode as well. If, like me, you have

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recently moved house, you will know that changing your details can be a

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real headache. Imagine how much more of a headache it is if the postcode

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you have just been given doesn't seem to exist. If the house burns

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down tonight, are we ensured? `` insured? We are in limbo. This is

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the road on the even side. Number 54 is behind me. We are into the close

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now. To all intents and purposes, its address has been Henty Road. The

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first house we come to, number 56. It becomes number ten. And so it

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continues. Christmas, if it stays like this, is going to be chaotic.

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We are going to be running around wondering where to get our cards

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from. It is a horrible letter. It is, this is what is going to

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happen, tough, get on with it. What has the council had to say?

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Actually, the Cabinet member with responsibility in this area didn't

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know about it and says officers have really messed up. I am appalled by

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it. I am really sorry to the residents. If they have any

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financial consequences, they can send us the accounts. We told Judy

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and pour the good news. Fantastic. Now I am confused. What are they? !

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Imagine what the postman must think. Poor people. That is all our time

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for tonight. Tomorrow, you are going to look ahead to the rally

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sun`seeker? Be with us tomorrow if you can. Good night.

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You ask us to get behind you and why should we?

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You're punching above your weight, aren't you?

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He wouldn't do that to me because he wasn't that sort of a man.

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