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The headlines tonight: Security measures stepped up at Birmingham's

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German Christmas Market, following the killings

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By family had been trading in Birmingham for 100 years. They were

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here when the IRA bombed the city. My standpoint is nothing would

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intimidate me. We'll speak to a security expert

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about the challenges of protecting An NHS manager receives the

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suspended sentence. There are people with significant positions of power

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and responsibility who have abused them. They been brought to justice.

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The Worcestershire project connecting isolated older

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people with volunteers. join me at Lichfield Cathedral for a

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spectacular light display. You might want to stay indoors this

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Christmas. There is heightened security

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surrounding Birmingham's German Christmas Market,

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one of the largest in Europe, following last night's terror attack

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at a similar market in Berlin. 12 people were killed and dozens

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of others were injured when a lorry In Birmingham, armed police have

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ringed the city's market Our special correspondent

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Peter Wilson is at the What more can you tell us about

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the increase in security there? West Midlands Police tell me that in

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light of the terror attacks in Berlin, they are now reviewing their

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security measures in Birmingham and increasing their patrols. I've been

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here since early this morning. And whilst sometimes sombre, people here

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have told me they are determined to celebrate their Christmas at the

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German market. The shutters were going up this

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morning, business as usual at Birmingham's Christmas market. The

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largest outside of Germany. Stallholders and shoppers had a mood

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not of fear but of defiance. My family have been trading in

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Birmingham for 100 years. They've seen the Luftwaffe here and the IRA

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bombed the city. My standpoint is nothing would intimidate me. Of

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course it's really sad about what happened but you've got to carry on

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with your life. If you dwell on it too much, and sit back and don't do

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anything, you would become a hermit and never go anywhere. The security

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services were expecting an outrage somewhere in Europe, targeting a

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Christmas event. The terror attack on bailing nearly claimed the life

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of this man from Birmingham. A large truck came through. It went past me

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and my girlfriend. It missed me by about three metres, thereby about

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five. It came into the entrance, hit the sides of the barriers and then

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carried on past us. Low key and out of sight. Police armed response

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teams, sat in their unmarked, blacked out cars at strategic sites

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around the market area. Foot patrols were more visible. One trader said

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the British police response was far better than those you'd experienced

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in Europe. I am from Slovakia. When we have a Christmas market in our

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country, there is no security at all. Maybe two policeman for the

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whole thing. It's pretty good here. I like it. He reinforced concrete

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bollards are here to stop any vehicles gaining access to the

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market area. West Midlands Police say they formed part of the original

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safety plan and are not part of any new or specific intelligence.

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Additional bollards were installed just before the Berlin attack.

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Tonight, the police said they were reviewing their security tactics on

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a daily basis. The worst thing is if you are scared to leave your house.

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Then they've won. We've got to carry on, haven't we? Carry on and not let

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people stop you doing what you normally do with your life. Every

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year, the city's German market has grown now attracting over 5 million

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visitors. Such is the scale of this event that those who wish to make a

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statement to create will also inevitably cast their eyes at

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Birmingham. With me now is a security expert,

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Doctor Steve Hewitt, from the University of Birmingham. Steve,

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clearly the security services were expecting this type of attack but

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they couldn't prevent it. You think back two years ago, this month,

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there were two attacks in France on market, one involving a fan and the

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other a car. Very few lives were lost. In Nice, they used a lorry in

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July. In Berlin, they were combining those two things. The Christmas

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market is very symbolic and that creates the possibility for

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terrorism. How likely is an attack on such a large-scale event as this

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one in Birmingham? There is obviously a risk but we need to put

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it into perspective. Driving your car is riskier, walking down your

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street. Cycling in Birmingham as much riskier. Statistically,

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terrorism is way down the list in terms of risk. It is nice to see

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people are out tonight because we should live our lives as normally as

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possible. It's a cliche but otherwise truly, the terrorists have

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won. West Midlands Police tonight say they are working very closely

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with Birmingham City Council and all the different security staff that

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are here at such a large-scale event to make it safe, pleasant for

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everyone who attends the German market in Birmingham.

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A highly respected doctor and an NHS manager have received two year

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suspended prison sentences, for defrauding the NHS out

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The cash had been earmarked to cope with winter pressures.

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Dr Ian Walton and Lisa Hill will do 200 hours community service and have

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Our Health Correspondent, Michele Paduano, reports

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Dr Ian Walton and Lisa Hill left court today in a hurry.

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No longer leading lights in the field of mental health,

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but disgraced criminals who had stolen from the NHS.

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They are people with significant positions of power and

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responsibility. They've abused those positions. They been brought to

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justice. We've recovered monies. In 2012, Dr Walton, a partner

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at this practice in Tipton used a charity he controlled,

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Primhe, to channel ?150000 of NHS money into a business

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that he and Ms Hill hadn't declared. The judge gave him a two-year

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suspended prison sentence and ordered them to do 200 hours unpaid

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work. He said they'd allowed their passion for mental health services

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to override their judgment and honesty. He said the loss of a 30

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year reputation was a significant punishment in itself.

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For organisations that rely on NHS money, this doesn't feel

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Walton and Hill visited this afrocaribbean centre for Mental

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Walton and Hill visited this Afrocaribbean centre for Mental

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health at the time they took the money and threatened

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Today, it's again in jeopardy and needs ?164,000.

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We are very angry. Where we've been struggling and fighting to survive,

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people who are employees of the NHS can do such a thing. The level of

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the fraud is actually more or less equal to what would run our Centre

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for a whole year. At the time of the crime, the NHS

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was being reorganised putting The system in Sandwell was described

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in court as in chaos. These two people were very senior in

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the organisation. One was a director. They had an intimate

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knowledge of our systems and processes and it would seem they

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used that to commit this fraud. They didn't want to talk to us,

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but they have said they'll pay Detectives say they're "no closer"

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to solving the murder of a notorious It comes after a coroner concluded

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that John "Goldfinger" Palmer was unlawfully killed at his home

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in Essex last year. He was shot six times at close range

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in a contract-style killing. John Palmer, Goldfinger. He got the

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nickname after being involved with the Brinks mat heist in 1983.

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Speaking to reporters at the time, he denied having anything to do with

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it. I am completely innocent of any thing to do with this so-called

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bullion ride. I know nothing of it. In June last year, shortly after

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these CCTV pictures were taken, Palmer was shot six times at his

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home. Four days, police didn't realise he'd been murdered, thinking

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he'd died as a result of gall bladder surgery. It was a mistake

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they since apologised for. Today, an inquest was held here in Chelmsford.

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The coroner concluded that he had been unlawfully killed. There was

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only one member of John,'s family present, a man called Ashley Phil

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Thorpe. He is the partner of John Palmer's daughter. He is seen here

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on the right leaving the hearing with policeman. DCI Jennings gave

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evidence and said the murder investigation is ongoing. One

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problem and detectives have is the sheer number of people who might

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have had a motive to kill Palmer. In relation to his four conviction in

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2001, they were listed anything up to or above 16,000 victims. There

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could been 16,000 motives why he was killed in relation to that. And

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there is criminality involving the Brinks mat. A number of people

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involved in that crime have now been either killed or died. That was a

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much consideration. And Hatton Gardens as well possible involvement

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there. Possible. It was a line of in Cairo -- enquiry. Police say someone

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involved in the criminal underworld know who killed John Palmer. Today,

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officers renewed their appeal for anyone with any information to come

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forward. The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,

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says he'll look into proposals which could lead to the closure

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of the accident and emergency department

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at Stafford's County Hospital. A plan published earlier this month

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considered whether to move from three to two A sites

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in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Mr Hunt's comments came in response

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to a question in the Commons from the town's Conservative MP

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Jeremy Lefroy who told MPs that A sites in Stoke,

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Stafford and Burton were all needed. Severn Valley Railway say it's

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a quarter of the way towards its target to raise

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?2.5 million to redevelop The attraction is raising the cash

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through a ?1 share issue, The Electric Light Orchestra

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will be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall

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of Fame next year. The Birmingham legends are one

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of six new entries - going in with Pearl Jam,

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Yes and Tupac Shakur. Nearly 70,000 older people

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in the West Midlands will feel lonely this Christmas,

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according to Age UK. The charity estimates

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5% of pensioners spend It's a problem one part of our

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region is determined to tackle. In Worcestershire, a pilot project

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has been set up to provide "one to one" support for the most

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isolated in society. She lives alone and knows what it's

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like to feel lonely. Nobody anticipates loneliness. It

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just happens. Marjorie from Kidderminster spent

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years caring for her husband Alan. He's now in a nursing home suffering

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from vascular dementia and no longer When Allen did go into a care home,

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then there was a void left where you don't know to pick up and socialise

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really. I used to board guide ox, go dancing, do lots and lots of things.

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Then suddenly, we did nothing. Charlie Wisdom is a volunteer

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with Reconnections - a pilot project in Worcestershire

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that's turning around Not only does Marjorie get regular

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visits from Charlie at home, she also attends weekly activity

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sessions at this well being centre. She is definitely changed for the

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better. She has become more confident. She has come out of her

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shell and it's so good to see her happy. It has opened a whole new

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world. You can see how friendly everyone is. They are wonderful

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people. They've all got a story to tell. We are all chatting and having

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a lovely lunch and doing exercises. We are thoroughly enjoying it. Who

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wouldn't benefit from that? Anybody could.

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A thousand pensioners across Worcestershire have already

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benefited from the project, which is partly lottery funded.

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Activities are tailored to each person's needs.

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It's hoped the scheme will eventually be adopted nationwide.

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There are a lot of people who are much more confident now. They are

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taking part and reconnecting with their families and people who'd been

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estranged. It's making people much happier and confident to get out

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there and enjoy themselves again. Marjorie is showing that isolation

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can be overcome with the right help. We've been asking for some

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of your solutions to the problem of loneliness and you've been coming

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up with some heartwarming ideas. The Cap n Gown pub in Worcester

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for instance told us they close on Christmas day,

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but they've invited some of their locals who would otherwise

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be on their own for dinner. We'd love to hear more

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of your stories of helping those lonely and isolated,

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of all ages and not Do drop us a line

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on our Facebook page. Thanks for joining us

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on Midlands Today. an unusual way to

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protect your property. Meet the farmer with a llama,

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warding off would be thieves We're almost near the shortest day,

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will there be any change Calm and cold but more crucially,

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it won't be over Christmas. More like mild and wild

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as Storm Babs heads our way. One of the consequences of leaving

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the European Union will be a major shake-up of farm subsidies -

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and that could make the intensive and expensive farming of crops

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such as wheat and barley But some farmers in the Midlands

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are already trying a radically different approach, which they say

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drastically cuts costs. But does that also

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mean it cuts yields? Our Rural Affairs Correspondent

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David Gregory-Kumar Overbury in Gloucestershire sits

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in a landscape that's been farmed in much the same way

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for hundreds of years. But on these fields

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an experiment is underway. Farmers have been ploughing for

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centuries, dragging a plough behind a horse and then a tractor, turning

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over big lumps of soil. Increasingly, farmers are starting

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to ploughing altogether. This field hasn't been

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ploughed for four years now. It's rich, crumbly and

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full of earth worms. And for farmer Jake Freestone

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the sniff test is the clincher. Break it open and inhale it as you

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break it open. Richard... That's earthy and smells of compost. That's

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what we want. Encouraged by the results

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in this field, He also grows "cover crops"

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in between the wheat and barley, He's part of a growing

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online support group. We share the knowledge and share the

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mistakes. Hopefully, one person makes a mistake and then tells the

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rest of the group not to be so stupid.

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We've visited Jake several times this year.

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Watched him plant the main crops straight into them,

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no ploughing remember? Seen the harvest.

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And now with the last of his oilseed rape just sold,

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The year I get every crop right is the year to retire because it'll

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never happen again. Overall, very happy with the rate has gone. It's

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been a big investment but one which will pay back in financial terms and

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in environmental terms as well. There are big upfront machinery

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costs like this drill, but cost of production and tractor

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fuel bills have roughly halved. And yields are still

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around the national we could see more farmers

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abandoning their ploughs. Interesting idea. You can find out

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more about the plywood free farm on the BBC News website:

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meet Bill, Morse and Lewis. One alpaca and two llamas. They've just

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been appointed for guard dog duties and wild Bill is placid, Morse and

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Lewis are more than for the job. During the daytime, they are chilled

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out. You wouldn't have any problem often. At night-time, if they did

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catch you, you're likely to get spat at which is particularly disgusting.

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And also the potential to be kicked Britain as well. The idea has been

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imported from South Africa where it is common for Lewis -- llamas to be

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guard llamas. I wouldn't like to come in and I cannot see a llama

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facing me, would you? Would you be scared? That's really unusual

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actually. Very unusual. Especially bumping into that dark brown one.

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You wouldn't see him, would you? The farm once their stock of Christmas

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trees protected and weighing around 13 stone and being six feet tall

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with good eyesight, they have all the necessary faculties. Christmas

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trees are very valuable at this time of year and sought-after by the

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right and wrong people. Making sure they don't go amiss. During daytime

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hours, Lewis and Morse lead pretty much a dogs life it looks like the

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same can now be said of their evenings.

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You couldn't make it up! You may remember earlier this year,

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four Yorkshire women in their 40s became the oldest

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women to row 3,000 miles Well, another four from Shropshrie

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are training to outdo them - They'll leave their families just

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before Christmas next year to try conquer,

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among other things, 40 foot waves! Joanne Writtle has

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been to meet them. Miles from the sea,

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at Shawbury in Shropshire, is primary school teacher

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and grandmother, Debbie Bass. At 55, aiming to beat the four mums

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from Yorkshire who, in February, became the oldest to row

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across the mighty Atlantic. It's a long way away from baking a

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cake for Christmas, which I probably won't be doing this time next year.

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There'll be more than pet goldfish out there and next

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December Elaine Theaker from Abergavenny will leave

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I think she's a bit crazy. Do you? I didn't think you'd actually do it.

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Di Carrington, from Pontesbury, is a former outdoor adventure teacher.

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I was once in the British slalom canoe scored. That was when I was

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21. And midwife Sharon Magrath will swap

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dog walks near home in Bayston Hill I was approached by Diane in the gym

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and I couldn't believe it that I've been thinking about it and thought

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this is never going to happen. Now these for ordinary women are trained

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to do something extraordinary. I can see a wave coming! And there will be

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pain along the way. A lot of sore bottoms and skin that leaves a lot

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of attention. We might have to examine each other's patterns from

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time to time to make sure they are as healthy as they can be. You might

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be wondering why we haven't seen these ladies in a boat yet and you

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know what, those are very good reason for that. They haven't had it

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built yet. Building starts in January and hopefully it will be

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completed by the end of March. But before that, they're raising

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?150,000 sponsorship What's more, two of them have

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scarily little experience, September. Are you crazy? Probably.

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Yes. I cant work out if they are inspirational or plain bonkers!

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The Christmas angels have arrived a little early in Lichfield -

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and they're certainly making an impact.

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Just be aware this may contain some flashing images.

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Sian Grzeszczyk is at the Cathedral this evening.

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Mary, the light show is well under way. It has taken three months to

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put this together. There are several projectors that are beaming all

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kinds of that incredible artwork onto all 38 metres of the Cathedral.

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I am joined by the Dean of the Cathedral. It's incredible. There is

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a lot in it for everyone. Take us through it. Briefly, we start with

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customers -- Christmas customs, the excitement of Christmas, then some

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Christmas carols and as you can see now, we are moving into the great

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climax of it, which is the message of the angels, culminating in the

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Nativity. Let's step out of the way so people can take a really good

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look at what the crowds are seeing. Just looking across, everyone is

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completely mesmerised. What are we moving into now? Hark the Herald

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Angels sing. You can hear it on the soundtrack. The angels are here, it

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will say. Is this a more effective way of getting across the Christmas

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story? It's a very engaging way. Continental cathedrals do this and

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we thought it would be great in this field. The crowds are huge. We are

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expecting about 10,000 people this week to come and see it. That's

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quite a reach. What is your favourite part? We are coming into

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it now. See all the angels inside the Cathedral placard it on the west

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front and here they are. The angels are here. It's incredible how

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effective it is. Such a large front to the cathedral. Really

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spectacular. It is. This is English decorated architecture, the finest

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of its kind in the country. If you want to come along and see the show

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for yourself, it's on every night until Friday. 6:30pm until 8pm.

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Some welcome brightness around today.

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Thank you. Storm Barbara will be arriving by the time you get to the

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weekend. It's all going to be changing, which I will talk about

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more in a moment. First, let's take a look at the pictures. It's been

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quite pleasant today with lots of dry weather and sunshine. It's going

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to become even colder by the time we get to tomorrow night. Frost on the

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cards as well. Storm Barbara is going to be arriving by the time we

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get to the middle part of Friday. It's hurtling in from the West. By

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the time we get to Christmas Eve, that's when it starts to change. A

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lull in the weather. Another storm is heading in from the Atlantic and

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that will be for Christmas Day itself. This could become the third

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named storm of the season. I can't emphasise enough that you should be

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keeping in touch with the forecasts as we approach the weekend because

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it's going to be quite tricky. Batten down the hatches. This is a

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jet stream that is driving all the systems in from the Atlantic. But

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let's take a look at this evening and it is driver now. We've got a

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weather system that is moving in from the north-west. That will

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introduce more in the way of cloud. By the end of the night, that's when

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we start to see clearer skies. Before the rain arrives and by the

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time it clears away, we will see temperatures dropping down to three

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Celsius. It will be chilly but not frosty. Into tomorrow morning, the

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rain clears the south-eastern corner of the region. A dry spell for a

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time. Another system, a narrow band of rain moves in from the

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north-west. They could be some heavy bursts embedded in that.

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Temperatures will be into single figures. A colder air mass sending

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temperatures down to near freezing tomorrow night.

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On tomorrow's programme we'll be meeting some of the members

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of the City of Coventry Male voice choir who've been singing together

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They're rooted in the area's mining history but are always on the look

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You only grow old once, so you might as well enjoy it.

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Four go mad in Florida and Japan in search of the perfect retirement.

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The Real Marigold On Tour starts with Florida.

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Celebrating 20 years of one of Britain's best-loved comedians,

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with a collection of some of his finest and funniest festive moments,

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brought together for the very first time...

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