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end the curfew chaos — calls on the government to think again on its 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in england. calls on the government to think again on its 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in england, as it increases fines for breaches of those self—isolating. i do hope people who are watching, listening, today, anyone planning a night out this week, will think, actually, no, i really get it, i realise that it might seem like the fun thing to do to keep on partying, it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. as thousands of students face isolation in their university accomodation, many ask how much longer can this go on? as more local lockdowns are introduced, we'll be getting the latest from around the uk. also this lunchtime... trump's huge losses, and a £55,000 hairstyling bill.
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the new york times report which says there were ten years where he paid no tax. it's totally fake news — made up, fake. made—up, fake. we went through the same stories, you could have asked me the same questions, four years ago, i had to litigate this and talk about it. er, totally fake news. appealing to the young — sir david attenborough breaks jennifer aniston‘s record for the fastest time to reach a million followers on instagram. this is my first time on instagram. and i'm making this move, and exploring this new way of communication to me, because, as we all know, the world is in trouble. and coming up on bbc news... football's structure is at risk of collapse. a stark warning to the governement as mps are urged to create a coronavirus crisis rescue package.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there's mounting pressure on the government to take further action to deal with the growing number of coronavirus cases. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has warned that the ten o'clock curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants in england may be doing more harm than good. students, too, are unhappy — many starting at university in lockdown and unable to get supplies. the government says it is keeping an open mind about the new regulations but has introduced fines of up to £10,000 for those who refuse to self—isolate in england. 0ur health correspondent naomi grimley reports. not in the spirit of the rules. these pictures of revellers in liverpool after the 10pm curfew have got public health experts worried,
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and ministers are pleading with the pa rtygoers to and ministers are pleading with the partygoers to find their sense public responsibility.” partygoers to find their sense public responsibility. i actually do hope that people who are watching, listening, today, and anyone planning a night out this week, will think, actually, no, i really get it, i realise that although it might be the fun thing to do to keep on partying, it does not mean it is the right thing to do. it is notjust liverpool. the same has happened in other big cities. the mayor of manchester thinks the curfew policy needs a total rethink. my personal feeling is that the curfew is probably doing more harm than good in that it is creating a major incentive for people to carry on drinking and partying at home, and thatis drinking and partying at home, and that is what we are told is the main place where the virus is spread, gatherings in the home. and i think the government needs to give some urgent consideration to this. this was marseille in southern france last night. drinkers were having one final tipple before the bars and
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restau ra nts final tipple before the bars and restaurants shut for two weeks. such drastic measures might have to be under wider consideration here if the numbers don't start to turn around soon. in wales, more areas will see restrictions applied tonight. 2 million people, that is nearly two thirds of the population, will soon be under some kind of lockdown. but the current picture suggests widespread community transmission is happening. they are arising mostly in household settings, in workplaces, in care homes, in educational settings and in our hospitals, and of course, a small proportion of cases are also asa small proportion of cases are also as a result of imported infections from international travel. so, as a result of imported infections from internationaltravel. so, it's across the board. from today, anyone in england who doesn't self—isolate when they have symptoms could be liable for hefty fines of up to £10,000. but are these new rules
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enforcea ble £10,000. but are these new rules enforceable given all the demands on the police? i would also like to see the police? i would also like to see the local authorities, the health and safety executives, other agencies, being able to help and support the police rather than it all be put at my colleagues' dora because we just don't have enough people to deal with what is being expected of us. as we head further into winter, new emergency laws to contain this virus look likely, though some of borisjohnson's own backbenchers are worried that they are coming too thick and fast. 0ne thing we have learned today is that parliament's thing we have learned today is that pa rliament‘s candy bar as thing we have learned today is that parliament's candy bar as well close at10pm, parliament's candy bar as well close at 10pm, after an embarrassing revelation in the press suggested there were plans to give them an exemption. running out of food, staying indoors, and a ban on partying — it's not the university experience any student would have asked for. but for thousands around the uk, it's their reality. after coronavirus outbreaks at several universities, there are calls for all teaching to be moved online, and some
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tuition and accommodation costs to be refunded. those about to return are wondering whether it's going to be worth it. daniela relph reports. confined to their halls of residence. parents doing emergency food drops. no face—to—face learning, and freshers' week cancelled. it is not how the start of term was supposed to be for thousands of students across the uk. it is going to be a bit of getting used to, especially not being able to go out in the fresh air. it is a very unique situation but what can you do, we are locked in here, we have no choice. my mum and dad have had to drive two hours from birmingham to bring us food because we had no time to get any food.|j birmingham to bring us food because we had no time to get any food. i am still gaining an education from it, iam still gaining an education from it, i am still going to my online lessons every week, it could be better but at the end of the day university are doing all that they can so university are doing all that they
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can so it is a difficult situation for everybody, really. each university is currently having to make its own decision on how to manage the current situation. it's entirely predictable that there would be outbreaks, but would these students be better off stuck at home ina students be better off stuck at home in a lockdown situation which is likely to last through to the spring as well? at least here in the university they are going to get stimulation, they are going to get education. there are now many questions, with few clear answers. should all teaching go online? should all teaching go online? should students be allowed home? should students be allowed home? should tuition fees or accommodation costs be refunded? and what happens at the end of term? there is a lot of discussion about what happens at christmas, what happens in terms of a rebate. and i think what we need to do is to get the term started, because it's still early days, we need to see what impact that is going to have on our students' learning and then we need to work with the government to make sure that our students get value for money and the right experience.
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that our students get value for money and the right experiencem scotland, the guidance to students has been clarified, with a clear message to avoid going back to your family if possible. any students thinking about returning home for a short visit, perhaps at a weekend, the key thing to remember is that if you have formed a new household within your student accommodation, you cannot stay overnight in another household. unfortunately, that includes your parents‘ home. household. unfortunately, that includes your parents' home. the harsh reality for students is that the uncertainty is here to stay. frustrating for them, their families and university staff. this academic year will be like no other. daniela relph, bbc news. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. there is a lot of confusion, different recommendations, different parts of the country, where are we with this? simon, tension, really, between some local authority leaders and central government in england over the way to take this forward. the mayor of greater manchester,
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andy burnham, has made it clear that the curfew, the 10pm closure of pubs and bars, is counter—productive, because people gather in the streets and go off to off—licences and form crowds in shops and then maybe go to households, and that needs to be dealt with. and minister helen whately has conceded that that may have to be looked at, it was only introduced last week. in london we have got a council leader in redbridge, a local burell there, saying that there needs to be tougher restrictions in the capital because of people mixing in each other‘s households, that testing capacity has been taken out of london to move to hotspots in other parts of england, and actually, the stated figures each day may be under representing what is really going on. and at a national level, at westminster, this debate going on about whether the government should do more to help the economy and not go further, with more restrictions, 01’ go further, with more restrictions, or whether more restrictions are needed simply to try to keep a lid
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on the virus. the 10pm pub and bar closure plan wasn't specifically modelled by government advisers on the sage emergency committee, so that has been criticised because it wasn't a measure that necessarily had been looked at before. so, a lot of compromises, tensions, debate, again, over keeping the economy going and making sure that people's health is prioritised and keeping the virus down to more acceptable levels. hugh pym, thank you very much. what is the latest around the uk? in a moment, we'll speak to lorna gordon in glasgow and chris page in belfast, but, first we go to, tomos morgan in cardiff. well, simon, cardiff and wales' second city, swansea, went into local lockdown measures last night, and later today, another three local authorities will go into local lockdown measures, which will mean that by tomorrow, half of all local authorities in wales will be under those measures, which means that
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almost 2 million in wales, two thirds of the population, will be living under local lockdown restrictions. those restrictions mean that nobody should be leaving their local authority area without a good reason, and nobody should be coming in. a valid reason may be going to work if working from home is impossible, going to school, or for caring responsibilities. but the welsh and say people should be mindful of any journeys they welsh and say people should be mindful of anyjourneys they make from now on if you live in a local restriction place. the welsh cove na nt has restriction place. the welsh covenant has always said that the main reason for transmission of the virus is people from different households mixing, which is why they have stopped the extended households, or bubbles. nobody can meet people from other households indoors, if you live in those areas. there are also considerations for areas of north wales as the virus grows, and the first minister has again reiterated that if the transmission rate carries on as it is, he isn't ruling out another wales—wide lockdown. is, he isn't ruling out another
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wales-wide lockdown. well, yes, last week, the guidance for students, can go home, can't go home, felt like it was being interpreted in a different way every day. but there has been updated guidance now issued by the scottish government, the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, in her lunchtime briefing, first of all said it was an absolute priority that students should be able to return home for christmas, and that the guidelines were being reviewed every few weeks. as for now, well, they can go home for short visits but they can't stay overnight, that is the rule for everyone in scotland. they can move home if they are self—isolating scotland. they can move home if they are self— isolating and scotland. they can move home if they are self—isolating and struggling or if they want to move back permanently, but if they are self— isolating, permanently, but if they are self—isolating, she says they must avoid public transport and everyone in theirfamily will avoid public transport and everyone in their family will have to self—isolate for 14 days once they return home. the opposition parties say that these new, revised guidelines don't go far enough. but it is worth noting that police scotland also in the last half an hour have put out figures saying
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they attended 300 house parties on friday and saturday morning, issued 101 fines and made 14 arrests. nicola sturgeon said these were not confined to a certain segment of the population, so were notjust confined to a certain segment of the population, so were not just within the student population, but she said those who were flouting the rules should take a longer, hard look at their actions. over the weekend northern ireland recorded its highest ever number of known coronavirus cases, the figure announced yesterday was 319, the largest number since the current testing system was rolled out a few months ago. of particular concern is the level of spread in the north—west of northern ireland, the case rate in the derry city and strabane case rate in the derry city and stra bane council area case rate in the derry city and strabane council area is three times higher than strabane council area is three times higherthan in the strabane council area is three times higher than in the rest of northern ireland. 0ver higher than in the rest of northern ireland. over the border higher than in the rest of northern ireland. 0verthe border in higher than in the rest of northern ireland. over the border in county donegal, the irish government have put in place tighter restrictions than in most of the rest of the country, and there is usually a lot of traffic crossing that border, but now, people are being asked not to go across the frontier unless they
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absolutely have to. people in county donegal are being told they can only leave the county for essential reasons. back here in belfast, a small number of students, we are told, have been confirmed as having coronavirus at queen's university, belfast, and they are self— isolating. belfast, and they are self—isolating. we're not sure exactly how many students are involved but there is no wider lockdown in student, nation. and the devolved government is currently working out new legislation for pubs and restaurants. it is expected they will bring in a curfew but exactly when that will be good be announced in the next 24 hours or so. ok, thank you very much indeed, chris pagein thank you very much indeed, chris page in belfast, lorna gordon in glasgow and tomos morgan in cardiff. the reports suggesting that donald trump spent more than £55,000 in one year on his hair are among some of the more eye—catching stories to come in a new york times review of his tax affairs. it's £54,000 more than he paid in federal income tax in the year he was elected, according to the paper.
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the president has dismissed claims that he paid no income taxes at all in ten of the previous 15 years as "fake news". but is it? peter bowes reports. music: rockin' in the free world by neil young. once again, donald trump and his tax returns — the story that's dogged the president ever since he announced he was running for office, and long before, as a businessman. now, the new york times says it's obtained tax return data from mr trump dating back more than two decades, along with the hundreds of companies that make up his business organisation, and detailed information from his first two years in the white house. the paper says the data shows his finances are under stress, beset by losses, with struggling properties and hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. it reports that mr trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in the year he won the presidency, and another $750 during his first year in office. he paid no income tax at all in ten
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of the previous 15 years, according to the paper. this, it says, was largely because he reported losing much more money than he made. the new york times say the records reveal the hollowness, but, also the wizardry, behind the self—made billionaire image. flouting presidential tradition, he has long refused to make his tax affairs public. he has always insisted his returns were the subject of an audit by the us tax authorities, preventing him from releasing details. speaking at a news conference at the white house, he was quick to deny the latest story. it's fake news. it's totally fake news. made—up, fake. we went through the same stories — you could've asked me the same questions four years ago. i had to litigate this and talk about it. er, totally fake news, no. actually, i paid tax, but — and you'll see that as soon as my tax returns are... it's under audit. they've been under audit for a long time. a lawyer for the trump organisation
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said the new york times story was "riddled with gross inaccuracies", and he questioned the timing. it was, he said, part of an ongoing smear campaign in the run—up to the election. it follows mr trump's controversial nomination of a conservative judge to sit on the us supreme court. it also marks the start of a pivotal week in the campaign, when the president and joe biden will finally go head—to—head on tv. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. barbara plett—usher is in washington. it is in washington. is the first election tv debate tomorrow it is the first election tv debate tomorrow night, so this will liven things upa tomorrow night, so this will liven things up a bit. it certainly well, simon. they talk here about an 0ctober surprise on a us presidential election, some sort of devastating revelation or event that could change their vote. will this tax bombshell be that? president trump has faced many devastating events and survive them and, also, i
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think most voters have made up their minds what they are going to do but these tax allegations touch on something that was his particular appeal, he sold himself as a successful businessman who looked out for the little guy, the average joe, and that was a particularly persuasive argument for white blue—collar voters in swing states, who joe blue—collar voters in swing states, whojoe biden blue—collar voters in swing states, who joe biden is blue—collar voters in swing states, whojoe biden is working to win back. they will make the most of this, selling online store stickers saying "i pay more taxes than donald trump" and are looking for $750 donations and at the very least, this will givejoe biden a potent attack line for the debate. the bed —— this first debate is the one that gets the highest viewership, he has been preparing for a few days and i think he will come inswinging with this new ammunition. barbara, thank you. our top story this lunchtime... calls on the government to think again on its 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in england, as the government increases fines for breaches of those self—isolating. still to come... commentator: emile heskey!
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former england striker emile heskey speaks out about racism in the game. coming up on bbc news... and then there were two. liam broady and cameron norrie are britain's last hopes in the men's singles, after andy murray's heavy first—round defeat at the french open. supermarket chain aldi says it's pushing on with plans to open 100 new stores over the next two years, as its annual report showed a big jump in annual profits. its results predate the pandemic, though, which hasn't been easy for the discounters, who don't sell food online. now aldi's dipping its toe into the fastest—growing part of the grocery market, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. you don't usually see this in a aldi, staff picking in an aldi, staff picking you don't usually see this in an aldi, staff picking groceries ordered online. a small trial for now.
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is this a glimpse of the future? the discounters have missed out on the boom in online grocery sales and aldi's now having a go. the first customers in loughborough like it. we've been waiting for it. really glad that aldi have had a go at it. i haven't been out since the 23rd of march, it's the first time i've been to a supermarket since. for more than a decade, aldi and lidl have been the disruptors, stealing customers and growing sales. but the pandemic has been disruptive for them, as our shopping habits have shifted online. so what lies ahead now for aldi? this is our taste kitchen... a christmas season like no other. the boss says they are ready for it. i think, during a period of economic uncertainty, there is no doubt consumers are far more wary about their budgets and their spends, and we will ensure that, day in, day out, we offer the best value for money and we won't be beaten on price. but he says aldi also has to adapt.
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our business performance over the past six months has been very, very solid. we are growing, according to data, by about 10%. i think what we also recognise is that consumer habits are changing and that we need to evolve our business to meet those new demands and we are actively doing that. some people have said, "0h, aldi is losing momentum. "aldi's peaked." 85% of customers still shop in—store and, such is our confidence in that that, you know, i'm announcing today the investment of £1.3 billion in expanding our store network here. that means 100 new stores, 100 store upgrades, 4,000 newjobs this year. aldi is doing deliveroo, too. another trial. this would have been unthinkable a year ago, but rivals won't be giving aldi the easy ride they had during the last recession. emma simpson, bbc news, loughborough. the cabinet office minister,
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michael gove, is in brussels today as a week of crucial brexit talks begins between the uk and the eu. borisjohnson has said agreement must be reached by october the 15th. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake is in brussels. ifi if i had ifihada if i had a euro for every time i said there were crunch talks beginning... you would be a very rich man, simon and, yes, we don't like to say that time is ticking and a deadline is near but it does feel like this is a significant week, because it is the ninth and final round of negotiations between the eu and the uk, trying to reach a trade deal. of course, if they don't do that, come january the 1st, deal. of course, if they don't do that, comejanuary the 1st, for the first time in more than 40 years, there will be tariffs on goods moving between the eu and the uk which ultimately will mean stuff is more expensive for all of us to buy. that is why both the eu and the uk
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insist they want to do a deal but there remains the stumbling blocks, notably on fishing and also on competition rules, the extent to which governments can give money to different sectors and different businesses to help them out. that said, there have been some signs over the past week or so that maybe there could be a meeting of minds, that both sides could give some kind of ground. we will have to see what happens. as you say, michael gove is in town, he is in brussels, the british minister in charge of planning for a no deal scenario. he has been meeting people today, we will hear from has been meeting people today, we will hearfrom him probably in the next hour or so but i think, simon, yes, we can say it is an important, if not a crunch week, for brexit. thank you, nick beake in brussels. health officials in india say that more than six million cases of coronavirus have now been recorded in the country. 82,000 new cases were reported on monday. another 1,000 people have died. despite the growing number of cases, the indian government has continued to ease restrictions in an attempt to revive the economy. a further eight districts around madrid are being brought into lockdown today to tackle the worst coronavirus transmission rates in the european union.
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around a million people in the spanish capital are not allowed to leave home except for work, school, doctors' appointments and legal obligations. bars and restaurants will also have to close early. uber has won a court appeal against a decision by transport for london to refuse it a licence to provide services in the capital. the company has now been granted permission to operate in london for 18 months. since the return of the football during the pandemic, and following the death of george floyd, there has been a major focus on tackling racism in the sport. players, managers, and officials have been telling the bbc about their experiences and what must be done to stamp out discrimination. miriam walker—khan reports. it takes away your innocence, definitely. you are seen as a threat, i guess. i think itjust angered me, more than anything. you had to be thick—skinned, you had to get on with it. the people are different, but the problem is the same.
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racism in football. what i can remember was kicking off, played the ball to beckham, it was all fine, played it back to ashley cole and then it was like, "booo." played it across to sol, "booo." up to me, "booo." and then back to scholesy — nothing. october 2002. in bratislava, slovakfans racially abused england's black players. emile heskey says it was some of the worst racial abuse of his career. when it went to a black player, it was booing, but when it went to a white player, it was nothing. the actual booing was monkey chants. a chance for heskey for england. emile heskey! heskey had a long england career, from youth football through to world cups. as a teenager playing against ireland, he was spat at and called racial slurs, but never reported it, worried he'd be deemed a troublemaker. we had no real voice in that sense of power to do anything,
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so it was staying on the pitch, showing our skills and winning the game. since the start of the premier league nearly three decades ago, the number of bame players has increased, but there has still only been nine non—white managers. as a player and manager, chris hughton has felt the effect of racism. all of these black and ethnic players in the late '705, the early '805, you know, would have gone through a playing career that they would have been subjected to racial comments, racial discrimination, and it's impossible for you not to think, "well, do i want a further career in this game?" and it's not only in the men's game. england international anita asante says, as a player, anita asante says, as a black player, she's had to work twice as hard. you don't want any individual to feel that they can't be 100% themselves. maybe on that particular day, in a training session, i am that very competitive person that comes across a little bit more feisty, but there is an association with being a black woman and having that kind of energy and boldness, it's not always seen
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as a positive thing. i might refrain from being that person. that's what i think it is a sad thing. the global protests that followed george floyd's death challenged racism around the world and footballers played their part. the new generation are pushing for change. among them, watford's andre gray. if us as players keep speaking up and being very vocal about it, it will always be in their minds now and if anyone does get caught or does do it, then the repercussions will be stronger than they have been before. the problem remains, but, by using their voices now, they hope the conversation will one day be over. miriam walker—khan, bbc news. sir david attenborough has praised china for pledging to become carbon neutral by 2060. speaking to the bbc‘s louise minchin, the 94—year—old broadcaster said
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it was crucial that the younger generation was engaged with climate change and said that was why he had signed up to social media platform instagram last week. my name is david attenborough and i've been appearing on radio and television for the past 60 years. but this is my first time on instagram. and i'm making this move and exploring this new way of communication, to me, because, as we all know, the world is in trouble. congratulations, you are the fastest person to get to 1 million followers on instagram. i don't know if you know that! i read it in the paper this morning. so, why instagram and why now? well, i'm so old, it's difficult to teach an old dog new tricks, you know, and i'm not a great user of social media. and i haven't used instagram before.
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but the message that i am concerned about is so important, i'd use any medium to get there. in 2050, if we carry on this path that we all are on, how bad will it be, what will our planet look like? well, one of the things that will happen is that the world will get hotter and hotter and hotter and that's not news. i mean, that's been happening for a very long time. and deserts are spreading. if there's one choice to make today, what choice would you like to make? ——would you like people to make? don't waste... don't waste any thing. don't waste electricity. don't waste food. don't waste power. just treat the natural world as though it's precious, which it is, and don't squander those bits of it
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that we have control of. in the face of huge countries like china or brazil or the united states doing something entirely different, it seems irrelevant, sometimes. well, we have to do what's in our power. we can't take that as an excuse for doing nothing. we must do everything that all of us can and must do and china is taking very big steps, you know, in many directions. it's a huge country with an immense population and they are starting doing things about sorting out their climate and their weather, which has caused them such problems. the younger generation, it seems to be many of them are on board. how does that make you feel? oh, well, that's the great hope. that is the most important hope and most important place where there should be hope. it's their world and it's their tomorrow.
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