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drawn comparisons between Vladimir Putin's That's all from the BBC News

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at Six. Actions in Ukraine

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On trial accused of sexually In tonight's programme:

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She went to the bathroom from where she dialled 999.

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Today the court heard a recording of that phone call.

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So what happened in the following weeks?

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This afternoon the court heard the victim was allegedly approached

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He was Zeeshan Ahmed, Bilal's cousin.

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She said at first he was friendly but that changed.

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In January 2012 in a text message, she claims her said he would have

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her shot if she continued talking to police.

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"I didn't know whether he would be capable

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"I didn't know whether he was serious.

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"I was very fearful for my baby's life.?

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Bilal Ahmed and Mustafa Ahmed deny assault charges.

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Zeesham Ahmed denies perverting the course of justice.

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A former teacher has been jailed for 13 years for sexually abusing

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young boys at two public schools, including one in South Oxfordshire.

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56`year`old Jonathan O'Brien worked at the Oratory School in Woodcote

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He also taught at a school in Worcestershire.

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He'd been found guilty of 22 counts of indecent assault

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The Swindon murder victim Sian O'Callaghan was almost

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certainly murdered near a remote pond in Wiltshire.

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And police have now discovered 60 pieces of women's clothing hidden

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beneath undergrowth next to the pond where her boots were recovered.

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The remains of a woman's jumper are searched for clues.

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Just one of 60 pieces found buried two inches beneath the ground.

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The hoard was found here around a hundred yards

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from the pond where Sian O'Callaghan's boots were recovered.

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The clothes didn't belong to the Swindon secretary murdered

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by taxi driver Christopher Halliwell in 2011, but

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by taxi driver Christopher Halliwell in 2011.

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On about what is in my view, but we know we're still missing a murder

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weapon. When police arrested Halliwell,

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he admitted to killing Sian He also confessed to killing

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Becky Godden, whose remains were later discovered

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in Eastleach in Gloucestershire, but that admission was ruled

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inadmissible because of a breach The case has never been closed

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and is currently headed by I have committed is the review that

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investigation and identify to new lines of enquiry. We had some

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activity if you weeks ago and have identified a boat which we have

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discovered was Becky's. I have one aim, which is justice for Becky and

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some closure for her family. Today, Wiltshire police began

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pumping out the eight`foot deep pond, and already have removed

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25,000 litres of water. The water is being taken out of the

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pond, filtered and saved. I want to leave the site knowing that every

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piece of evidence has been removed and nothing has been missed. The

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their investigation into a case that their investigation into a case that

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has cost two women their lives and has still a way to go.

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A plane from RAF Brize Norton has been sent to help in the search

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for the four British sailors missing in the Atlantic.

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The Hercules aircraft left at five this morning.

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The men have now been missing for five days after their yacht got

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into difficulties about 620 miles east of Cape Cod last week.

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This is the Hercules will resume in search tomorrow morning.

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Parents of disabled children in Oxfordshire are worried there could

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be fewer opportunities for their sons and daughters to take part in

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The county council has told them it's considering

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"substantially reshaping" how it delivers

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short breaks and childcare because of "significant budget pressures".

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The council says no cuts have been decided.

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Here at the Yellow Submarine cafe in Oxford, children with learning

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disabilities like Darren are given the chance to learn social skills

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The charity also runs residential breaks and holiday clubs helping

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But the charity says it's been told that spending

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on children's disability services in Oxfordshire could be cut by up to

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At the moment, the county council and its disability teams are doing a

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brilliant job. Parents say it is a life`saver and a vital service. Our

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concern is that it is a fragile setup for parents. This service is a

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fragile setup for parents. If services.

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More than 200 parents responded to a survey

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the charity carried out asking what impact changes might have.

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94% said it would have a significant impact on their ability to cope.

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Of those working, 77% said they would have to reduce the hours

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they worked, while 17% said they would need to give up their jobs.

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In a statement, Oxfordshire County Council says short break

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and child care services for disabled children are being reshaped

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as a result of budget pressures over the next three years.

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It is not talking about budget cuts at this stage and will meet parents

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Was it a happy today they would date today at school?

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Alison from Abingdon uses holiday clubs to help look

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after her autistic son Tom while she and her husband are at work.

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Childcare is a nightmare for everybody, but for parents of

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disabled children, there is so little out there that is suitable.

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Families of disabled children are under a lot of strengths there with

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stress, financially and socially. The charity says it understands

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councils have to make difficult decisions

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but wants more clarity over which The Labour leader Ed Miliband has

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been campaigning in Milton Keynes ahead of the local and European

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elections tomorrow. He was visiting the Open University,

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where he met cleaners Earlier today, he apologised for not

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knowing the name of the Labour group leader on Swindon Borough Council

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when he was asked about him in a Meanwhile, one councillor in

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Oxfordshire has already been elected before voting even starts.

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Conservative Tim Hallchurch was the only candidate put forward in Otmoor

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ward in Cherwell. It's one of just a handful of places in the country

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where it's happened. Our Political Reporter Helen Catt has been to one

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of the villages in the ward. It has one church, one pub,

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one school. And this year, just one candidate

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for the district council. Not only is it that all voters, who

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are effectively disenfranchised, it also means the candidate, once

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elected, really lacks a public elected, really lacks a public

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mandate, because they are in there without a' having been cast for

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them. The newly re`elected member

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for Otmoor says it's not up to him I was elected. The clear majority in

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a few years ago, so I was democratically elected, and I say it

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again, anybody can stand against me. If somebody had stood against

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me, they have a democratic right to do so, and they would have done it.

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Plenty of Greens at the nursery ` but none available to stand here.

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Labour say they missed Otmoor out just by mistake.

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Are people here bothered? Not everybody wants to vote for the same

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person will stop I would like to see a lot more people coming round and

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giving their views to me. In the 14 years we have lived here, I think we

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have had one person come to the door. And it seems there hasn't been

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any contest for parish council seats either.

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Otmoor won't now be up for election again until 2018.

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And there'll be more on tomorrow's elections coming up

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Oxford United striker James Constable has turned

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Constable, nicknamed Beano, joined Oxford in 2008

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That's just one goal behind the all`time scorer's record.

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He's moving to the conference side Eastleigh in Hampshire.

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I'll have the headlines at 8 and a full bulletin at 10:25.

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Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.

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even earlier in nurseries. But one school near Southampton which

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teaches outdoors says it is worried it may be penalised under this new

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drive. The children of this centre are all

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three or four, preschool age. They are learning under the forest to

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their natural interest out of doors. their natural interest out of doors.

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It is an environment without ceiling all walls. They can follow their own

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interest and find resources. There is enough for everybody. It is

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outdoor `based activities like these that this centre believes are most

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beneficial for children. The nursery covers the guidelines set out by the

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government for early years education but the head of Ofsted recently

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spoke out in favour of introducing structured, classroom `based

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learning in nurseries. We are concerned about the quality of

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provision in early years. It is one of the most vital times in a child's

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life. If they don't have the basic skills and social and emotional and

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learning skills necessary before four and five, they do not start

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school well. The children's minister agrees but Britain is already out on

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a limb with its low school age is a limb with its low school age is

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most Europeans do not start school most Europeans do not start school

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until they are six. The staff here things structured tuition in schools

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will be too early. They are worried their method will be squeezed out.

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We feel afraid that, although Ofsted inspectors appreciate and value what

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we do, they won't be allowed to mark is as good or outstanding any longer

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because we do not follow the very tight curriculum within a table

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based setting. We put these concerns to Ofsted and it said that play is

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inherently educational but its focus is ensuring the most disadvantaged

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children reach a good level of development before they start

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school. The head teacher of a Dorset school

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once named the worst in the country for GCSE results has resigned.

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Cheryl Heron was given the task of turning around St Aldhelm's Academy

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in Poole. In 2011, just 3% of pupils got five good GCSE grades. The

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school recently hit the headlines after losing more than ?1 million

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when it fell victim to an online scam. It has yet to get the money

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back. It is the last day of campaigning in

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local and European elections. Just 20 local authorities in the area are

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holding ballots but everyone has the chance to vote in European

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elections. Labour has been campaigning in areas where people

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haven't bothered to vote in the past. I think political parties have

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got to realise we can't just fight for dwindling numbers of votes. We

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have to ask why are their dwindling number of votes and we have to ask

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what we are doing wrong and how we can put it right.

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The Peace Party is putting up a full list of candidates. Its principle is

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to treat others at you with `` as you would wish to be treated

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yourself. It is for peaceful coexistence which has existed in

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Europe for many years past. The Peace Party would build on that

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success story by scaling down the military, first amongst the smaller

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countries and then later with all countries in the union.

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So, two sets of elections, each with a different voting system.

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That could be confusing so let's bring in

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Let's take the local elections first ` they're not happening everywhere?

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Ones to watch include some of the big towns ` Reading, Oxford,

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Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Basingstoke.

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Crawley in Sussex, Swindon in Wiltshire and Purbeck

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One viewer said he didn't know who his MEP is a a question we have

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heard a lot. I'll try and explain with fruit. That was popular last

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night. First past the popes for Westminster and the winner is ``

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first past the post goes to Westminster. Europe is totally

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different. We are trying to elect a whole basket of different

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candidates. I brought you a whole bowl of fruit. Marvellous. There are

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ten MEPs for a constituency like the south`east. It is as big as Austria,

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the number of people voting there. How do we decide which ten go to

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Brussels? Well, you've got the huge, long ballot paper. You vote for a

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party. You put a cross. It is simple. They will help you fill this

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in when you go to the polling station. Then we may elect to

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oranges, we may have to bananas. It is done in proportion to the votes

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for the party. Those ten individuals are your MEPs. It gives a whole new

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meaning to five a day. The blueberries have been going down

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well. Thank you. You can find a full list

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of candidates for the European elections on the website.

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Now to the sport. Unusually, a rare opportunity for the Saints chairman

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to speak out. We didn't hear a lot from him when he was the chairman

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but here is something to say on the future of some of their stars. The

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former chairman believes the club risks undermining their recent

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success if they sell some of their best players this summer. Speaking

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since he stepped down coming he has told the BBC that the future of some

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of his players would not be in doubt if he had stayed there. The key is

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to keep those talents. You don't produce talents just to sell them.

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So, if you had an offer of any size for the top players, the answer

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would be? No. It would have been no money would have persuaded you?

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Absolutely not. The Cherries need to reduce their

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losses from their recently posted ?15 million to ?8 million by

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December. The current rules have been called archaic. Bournemouth

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could face a chance for embargo if they do not comply by the end of the

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year. Not a happy start for the English

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batsmen in his debut at the Oval. A communication breakdown saw him

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spill this easy chance in the field. When he came to bat, things got

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briefly better. This boundary lifted his confidence but then he got one

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to third man and was dismissed for seven. Sri Lankan won by nine runs.

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A one`day series starts tomorrow. Hampshire reinforce their position

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at the start of division two. They rolled Leicestershire 496 to

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complete a big win. For the country 's hockey players,

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their big focus of this year comes before the Commonwealth Games. Both

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are women and men's teams contest the World Cup in the Netherlands.

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England's hockey players use the banks on the River Thames as a

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training base. Their work is geared to the World Cup which gets underway

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on May the 31st. Ten Reading players, five from the men's and

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women's team, have made it into the England squad. The whole squad has

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gelled well but having five of us from the club helps because you know

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where everyone will run. It will help us play together. With the

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exception of the Olympics, the World Cup is regarded as hockey 's biggest

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event and the England team will have their work cut out if they are to

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reach the finals. The World Cup to us is the same as the Olympic Games.

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The World Cup is the highest thing we can play in and it is the best

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teams in the world. The Netherlands, it will be fantastic. The 12 best

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nations on the planet will be at the Netherlands next month. With that,

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and the Commonwealth games coming up at the end of July, it is a busy

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summer ahead for the England hockey stars.

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That tournament gets underway on May the 31st. Well done to them.

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Thank you. Now the mystery of the handwriting. Her words are still

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famous the world over severed might surprise you to hear that very few

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examples of Jane Austin's handwriting survive. There are no

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books or manuscripts and many of her letters were destroyed after her

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death. You can understand the excitement when a fragment of her

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handwriting turned up. It was stuck onto a letter by hurler

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`` nephew in Robust protection for a fragile

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piece of history. Inside the climate controlled safe at this college near

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story to tell. In 1870, 50 years story to tell. In 1870, 50 years

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after Jane Austin's death, her nephew published a book about his

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aunt and he sent it to a friend with a letter glued inside with a

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fragment of her handwriting. The conservation Department at this

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college was asked to stick the layers. We need to delegate lead

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separate them without causing damage. There is extra pressure

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because it is a Jane Austin script and there are few of those around.

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Armed with blotting paper and Gore`Tex, this student has gently

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eased apart the first two of three layers. If we applied the moisture

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to the back of the sheet it will work up through the paper and soften

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the adhesive sitting on the back of this letter. Her nephew writes that

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the fragment is the handwriting of his aunt but not her words. He says

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it is part of a sermon copied out by Herbert written by her brother, the

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Reverend James Austin in 1814. Men may get into the habit of repeating

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the words of our prayers by rote perhaps without thoroughly

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understanding, certainly without thoroughly feeling there full force

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`` that's sermon was delivered. This `` that's sermon was delivered. This

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is where Jane Austin's father was rest and when he retired, her

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brother followed in his footsteps `` rector. The words are similar to

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those written in her novel, Mansfield Park. I imagined it

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coincided with the day he prepared his sermon. Did he work with her?

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That is the big question. Whether he was influencing whether they

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composed it together, we can't really answer but we can question it

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and the link back to Mansfield Park makes it a compelling question. Jane

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Austen wrote on both sides of the fragment and the reverse has not

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been seen since it was stuck down 150 years ago. Experts were planning

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to glue this final but then they discovered that the words became

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clear when viewed under a light box. You can start to see this wording

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clearly. "great propriety preserved". Austin scholars will now

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ponder these words. We know there are other parts of the `` similar

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fragments and it will be fascinating to ring them together and reassemble

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the jigsaw. This fragment will go on display

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later this year. The whole story behind it will take longer to

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uncover. That is very exciting and a real

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treat for Jane Austen lovers. A jigsaw putting it together. Moving

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on to the weather. A bit of a warning for tonight and tomorrow.

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Yes, thunderstorms are on the way. We had some sunshine today and a

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number of showers but tonight the rain will really start to creep in.

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Torrential, thundery downpours through the night and the Met office

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from midnight tonight until 9pm from midnight tonight until 9pm

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tomorrow night. Heavy Some areas could escape the showers

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yellows Some areas could escape the showers

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altogether. Temperatures will reach a high of 17 degrees Celsius and

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squally conditions. Showers will continue tomorrow night. And more

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will edge up from the south with prolonged periods of rain on Friday.

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