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but you are in this big band area. but time is running out very, very rapidly. time is running out very, very raidl . time is running out very, very raidl. ~ . v time is running out very, very raidl. ~ . �*, ., time is running out very, very raidl . ~ . �*, ., ., rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a sharp rise — rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a sharp rise in _ rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a sharp rise in the _ rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a sharp rise in the number - rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a sharp rise in the number of - rapidly. on ukraine's front line, a| sharp rise in the number of troops being killed according to the latest estimates in a special report. from what we hear _ estimates in a special report. from what we hear from _ estimates in a special report. from what we hear from a _ estimates in a special report. from what we hear from a lot _ estimates in a special report. from what we hear from a lot of - estimates in a special report. from what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the _ what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front — what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front line is that the time to grieve — on the front line is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over~ _ the wagner mercenary group says its founder — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in russia — after his plane crashed last week. welcome back. in the us — hurricane idalia is barrelling towards the florida coast and is expected to make land fall early on wednesday. officials have urged residents in the path of the hurricane to move to safer ground, with storm surges expected. a few minutes ago, the florida govenor — ron desantis told local people: "time is running out very very rapidly". the hurricane is clearly visible from space. this is the view from the international space station. with the hurricane strengthening
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as it approaches florida, its expected to be a category three storm when it reaches the coast on wednesday. larry seward of cbs news has been giving us the latest — this was an update from the governor. this was an update from the governor-— this was an update from the governor. this was an update from the rovernor. , ., , ., ., governor. the storm is going to im act governor. the storm is going to impact northern _ governor. the storm is going to impact northern florida. - governor. the storm is going to impact northern florida. you i governor. the storm is going to | impact northern florida. you are going to see significant impact. the countries at that will obviously determine the path of the storm, but i think you are doing the right thing to be prepared. so we are talking about counties like columbia, talking about counties like hamilton, madison, all of those counties are going to be affected by this hurricane. we are monitoring some of these computer models. you may see the national hurricane centre update the track at either two o'clock with a five o'clock advisory. there are models suggesting that this is going to take more of a westward shift that
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could bring it into areas like jefferson and leon. people have known that this is a possibility and i know all those counties are making preparations. at that is something to look out for. there is still a range of uncertainty here. we are going to be updating this track as the day goes on and we will have better resolution on that as we get to the two or five o'clock advisory, but that is a possibility. we've beenin but that is a possibility. we've been in contact with other local officials and all of these areas and i know people have been making preparations. that i know people have been making preparations-— i know people have been making preparations. that was the florida covernor, preparations. that was the florida governor. who _ preparations. that was the florida governor, who has _ preparations. that was the florida governor, who has warned - preparations. that was the florida l governor, who has warned residents to prepare for that powerful hurricane that will have, as he said major impacts on the state. let's show you some images right now, this is life coming out of florida. really quite stormy conditions as the hurricane barrels towards florida. forecasters warn it is
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extremely dangerous, as has the authorities. we were just tearing there from the florida governor telling the locals to, who are in low—lying areas, to really move and move into evacuation centres. he said that it is a life—threatening storm. he also warned florida's residents that they would be losing power if they were in the eye of the storm. so we heard there from the authorities. you are looking at life pictures they're coming out of florida. let's go straight to larry of cbs news who us from tampa. larry, about five minutes ago i thought that storm was going to completely blow you away. yes. completely blow you away. yes, thins completely blow you away. yes, things really _ completely blow you away. yes, things really picked _ completely blow you away. yes, things really picked up - completely blow you away. is: things really picked up here moments ago. we had very heavy rain. when you look at tampa bay. you can see it as choppy, but the waves were much more aggressive minutes ago. listen, there are 49 states of
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emergency declared in just the state of florida alone. the targets on is north of where i'm standing in tampa to the area of tallahassee just east of it. that is the capital of the state of florida. that is ready i have the storm is projected to pass through, somewhere in that area. but here there is still a hurricane warning because of the potential for rising water. with the rain we had here we had a lot of debris up to wash up here. the registry steps away from the bay. those are homes behind me to the right. that obviously takes away their ability to leave during the storm. on the other side of the waterway, that is tampa general hospital, one of the main hospitals in the city. rising water, if it gets high enough, could potentially threaten access to the facility. all that you see here is in a mandatory evacuation zone and authorities here, since we arrived yesterday, have been really hammering home the message that rising water kills. you need to evacuate if you are in a low—lying area and take those warnings very,
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very seriously. we've encountered people that have decided to stay for whatever reason. a lot of those cases, it is people wanting to see if the projections of rising water high writer would reach their homes before they left. of course, at this point, we see more people deciding to leave because of the forecast that seems imminent.— to leave because of the forecast that seems imminent. indeed. we were listenin: that seems imminent. indeed. we were listening there — that seems imminent. indeed. we were listening there to _ that seems imminent. indeed. we were listening there to the _ that seems imminent. indeed. we were listening there to the governor- that seems imminent. indeed. we were listening there to the governor who, - listening there to the governor who, again, as you say was really urging people to get out, go to these evacuation centres. there are preparations under way. there are people who can help you, do not stay in your homes. people who can help you, do not stay in your homes-— in your homes. yes, there are 22, arts of in your homes. yes, there are 22, parts of 22 — in your homes. yes, there are 22, parts of 22 counties _ in your homes. yes, there are 22, parts of 22 counties in _ in your homes. yes, there are 22, parts of 22 counties in this - in your homes. yes, there are 22, parts of 22 counties in this state l parts of 22 counties in this state that have evacuation orders in place. we are talking about telling people you must leave. but it is not a situation where police are going and forcing people out of their homes. it is a case that if the storm hits and they are stuck, they may be on their own until it is safe
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enough or emergency responders to get there. we talk to a man who works in health care, a doctor in training, doesn't feel like he can leave because he may be needed in emergency situations during the storm. he lives in a high—rise tower here in downtown tampa, feels that his building is secure. but his property managers have been sending letters to each and every one of them urging them as the governor and emergency managers here in the county and city have set, please leave if you are in a low—lying area stop by to quote rhonda santos who at that press conference who said run away from the water, hide from the wind. again,— the wind. again, urging people who sta here the wind. again, urging people who stay here that _ the wind. again, urging people who stay here that it _ the wind. again, urging people who stay here that it is _ the wind. again, urging people who stay here that it is a _ stay here that it is a life—threatening storm. it will surge above ground level and is expected to hit some of those coastal areas.— expected to hit some of those coastal areas. those words really resonate with _ coastal areas. those words really resonate with floridians. - coastal areas. those words really resonate with floridians. less - coastal areas. those words really i resonate with floridians. less than a year ago, hurricane ian took the life of more. that is still memorable. there still people rebuilding their lives south of here. in fact, the city of fort
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myers committee had a fair set up to help small businesses with the finances still recovering. they had to cancel that because of what was this tropical storm that has now strengthened to a hurricane. it is passing that area and heading in this direction. it gives you a sense of what floridians can tangibly remember about the storm. on the other hand, you have people who have been through near mrs before where they have been in a situation where they have been in a situation where they have been told there is rising water approaching that they are potentially devastating reins, and it was a near miss. they evacuated and are warning there is no potential name is here. that is a gamble that emergency managers do not want people to take because if you are in an area with a mandatory evacuation, you are in a low—lying area. evacuation, you are in a low-lying area. ~ ., evacuation, you are in a low-lying area. . . ., ., area. we are so grateful for you brinuain area. we are so grateful for you bringing us _ area. we are so grateful for you bringing us up _ area. we are so grateful for you bringing us up to _ area. we are so grateful for you bringing us up to date _ area. we are so grateful for you bringing us up to date there. i area. we are so grateful for you i bringing us up to date there. stay safe and no doubt we will continue to be speaking to you on bbc news throughout the evening. now to the rest of the news.
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prigozhin has been buried in st petersburg. the task news agency said the ceremony was held in private at the request of mr prigozhin's relatives. one of ten people on board a private plane that crashed in russia last week. widespread suspicion that prigozhin was killed in revenge for leading a failed mutiny injune. it was widely seen as a challenge to the authority of president vladimir putin. steve rosenberg sent us this. all day, st petersburg has been buzzing with rumours and counter rumours and speculation about where exactly prigozhin would be buried. on social media, at least four different cemeteries were being talked about as possibilities. in the end, it was none of them. at the end of the day, mr prigozhin's representatives revealed that he would be buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honours for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly only a few people attended. now, we have been told by police here that the cemeteries officially closed for the day.
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we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better. steve rosenberg reporting from st petersburg. meanwhile in ukraine, estimates by us officials suggest a sharp rise in the number of kyiv�*s troops being killed and injured. buried in st petersburg. our correspondent quentin sommerville has been to the front line in the east of the country, where the grim task of counting the dead has become a daily reality. his report contains some distressing images. singing.
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the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of war, and its toll hangs heavy here. singing continues. everyone has lost someone. for oksana, it's her husband she mourns. for five years, they were together. and the grief is still raw.
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pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian airstrike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he has gone. it's only when i'm here that it sinks in. i feel he's still somewhere. that he's still alive and on a mission, doing hisjob. at cemeteries all across ukraine, the military dead just keep coming. here in lviv, near the border with poland, very far from the fighting on the eastern front, the fresh graves of soldiers number in the hundreds.
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there are so many, in fact, at this cemetery, that up the hill here, they're clearing the way of the fallen from previous wars to make room for those lost in this conflict. the discarded bloodstained blankets, tourniquets and dressings from lives that couldn't be saved. but at this town mortuary, it's margot�*s job to make sure their sacrifice and their names are remembered. before the war, it was mostly the old who crossed this threshold. now it's the corpses of ukraine's young men and women who pass through daily. their numbers have doubled since the counter offensive began injune. they leave in single file.
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a trail of grief without end. ukraine doesn't release official figures of those killed in action, but it's in the tens of thousands. this is a routine that they repeat here every single day. each loss is personal, but one arrival was especially so for margot. translation: the worst day was . when they brought my husband here. he died while defending his motherland. it was the hardest day of my life. that moment made me realize that i have to be here. but that was the hardest day ever. this is only one day's worth of losses from one small part of this war�*s long front.
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but still, there is no slackening in the will to battle on. in marriage, oksana made a pact with her husband. she would join up if he was killed in action. she's still getting used to army life and the dangers that come with it. this road is regularly shelled. here outside bakhmut, they head out and immediately take cover in nearby woods. this position is in range of russian guns. like thousands of other ukrainians, oksana had very little time to mourn. instead, she chose to fight. and what we hear from a lot
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of soldiers on the frontline is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over. distant explosions. she's now part of an aerial reconnaissance team, hunting for a russian anti—tank unit. they have to work fast. the risk is real out here in the open. it won't take long for russian artillery to find them. why after your husband's death didn't you just stay at home? you decided instead to come here to the front line. translation: i didn't have the strength to l stay at home anymore. i really wanted to continue his work so that his life would not be in vain.
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he was working towards his goal to end the war. he wanted peace so that people could continue to live happily in our country. but the hope of peace, and victory, too, is still a far—off dream for oksana. singing. she and margot will do their part to serve the memory of the fallen and to keep their country free. singing continues. ukraine's soil bears witness to how much it has already given and to the sacrifice still to come. singing concludes. quentin somerville, bbc news, eastern ukraine. the wagner mercenary group says its founder —
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excellent reporting they're bringing out the realities of the conflict in ukraine. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing your different stories from across the uk. i bringing your different stories from across the uk-_ across the uk. i can't sit still for five minutes, _ across the uk. i can't sit still for five minutes, and _ across the uk. i can't sit still for five minutes, and in _ across the uk. i can't sit still for five minutes, and in some - across the uk. i can't sit still for| five minutes, and in some ways, across the uk. i can't sit still for - five minutes, and in some ways, that has probably hurt me over the years. i kept getting arm pain, i have a few attacks. i ended up going to the royal pep with hospital. they came back and said we really can't do much with your stand. you have to go on the list for a bypass. two or three days after that a consultant phoned me and said do you want to try this new procedure and a laser then open? what they do as they put a pipe up there with a laser, a very
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minute laser that goes in through your artery. minute laser that goes in through yourartery. it lasers minute laser that goes in through your artery. it lasers the plaque and it goes to nothing. i think them so much because they've given me my life back. for so much because they've given me my life back. ., ., , ., , ., ., life back. for more stories, head to the bbc news _ life back. for more stories, head to the bbc news website. _ you're live with bbc news. now to pakistan, it is unclear if he will be freed from jail. he's been in prison since he was sentenced to three years on august the 5th of charges of selling state gifts. as a result of the conviction, he is also barred for five years from contesting elections. here is his lawyer speaking about it. irate elections. here is his lawyer speaking about it.— elections. here is his lawyer speaking about it. we are very ho eful speaking about it. we are very hopeful he _ speaking about it. we are very hopeful he will _ speaking about it. we are very hopeful he will be _ speaking about it. we are very hopeful he will be released. i speaking about it. we are very| hopeful he will be released. so speaking about it. we are very - hopeful he will be released. so far he has not been informed that he is under arrest and any other case. if they are going to arrest and in
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other cases in the high court and supreme court, we are seeking the court to restrain them for arresting him in any other case. our pakistan correspondent _ him in any other case. our pakistan correspondent sent _ him in any other case. our pakistan correspondent sent us _ him in any other case. our pakistan correspondent sent us this - him in any other case. our pakistan correspondent sent us this update. | correspondent sent us this update. the islamabad high courtjust behind me has— the islamabad high courtjust behind me has given him bail in the case he was found _ me has given him bail in the case he was found guilty of at the beginning of the _ was found guilty of at the beginning of the month. when he was found guilty— of the month. when he was found guilty having not declared the money he earned _ guilty having not declared the money he earned from selling state gifts. now he's — he earned from selling state gifts. now he's been in prison since that 5th of— now he's been in prison since that 5th of august. this doesn't necessarily mean he will be taken out of— necessarily mean he will be taken out ofiaii— necessarily mean he will be taken out ofjail at this moment because there _ out ofjail at this moment because there are — out ofjail at this moment because there are multiple other case currently— there are multiple other case currently out against imran khan. in many— currently out against imran khan. in many of— currently out against imran khan. in many of them are arrest warrants for him. many of them are arrest warrants for hint his— many of them are arrest warrants for him. his lawyers have said that they are going _ him. his lawyers have said that they are going to— him. his lawyers have said that they are going to the supreme court in here at— are going to the supreme court in here at the — are going to the supreme court in here at the high court to try to get him bail— here at the high court to try to get him bail across these other cases. but even — him bail across these other cases. but even they have said that they think it _ but even they have said that they think it is — but even they have said that they think it is going to be quite difficult _ think it is going to be quite difficult to be able to secure that. one of— difficult to be able to secure that. one of them gave the odds of about a
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30% chance _ one of them gave the odds of about a 30% chance that he will actually be reieased~ _ 30% chance that he will actually be released. fora moment, it looks like a _ released. fora moment, it looks like a continued legal battle for intran— like a continued legal battle for imran khan and no certainty at all that he _ imran khan and no certainty at all that he will— imran khan and no certainty at all that he will be out ofjail anytime soon _ that he will be out ofjail anytime soon to — that he will be out of “ail anytime soon. ., . ., , that he will be out of “ail anytime soon. ., ., ., , _, soon. to a world first come in at one for the _ soon. to a world first come in at one for the squeamish _ soon. to a world first come in at one for the squeamish amongst| soon. to a world first come in at i one for the squeamish amongst us, an eight cm worm has been found alive in the brain of an australian woman. one of the physicians who help to treat her said that. so one of the physicians who help to treat her said that.— treat her said that. so normally this parasite — treat her said that. so normally this parasite that _ treat her said that. so normally this parasite that lives - treat her said that. so normally this parasite that lives in i treat her said that. so normallyj this parasite that lives in carpet pythons, which are found all over australia. the eggs of the parasite to get into the python pcs, which small mammals are marsupials accidentally consume when eating foliage, etc. the parasite develops in men until another snake comes along and kills the marsupial or small mammal. then the lifecycle, what we think happened here collected some native grasses for consumption and we think the python
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pcs and she's unfortunately inadvertently. an accidental host. you are watching bbc news. please confirm an officer has died having been hit by a train. he was trying to help someone on the tracks not far from the city of nottingham. he was described as a hugely respected and popular colleague. flags across the course will be flown at half mast as they mark respect. nicely minutes, we've received a statement from chief constable from nottinghamshire police. it is impossible _ nottinghamshire police. it is impossible to _ nottinghamshire police. it is impossible to put _ nottinghamshire police. it 3 impossible to put into words how devastating this news is for everyone but nottinghamshire police and the wider policing family. sergeant graham sabo was a hugely
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respected and popular colleague in the news of his death in a line of duty comes as an ultimate shock to all of us. on thursday, he went to work to protect the people from nottinghamshire from harm. and it's testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in a line of duty whilst trying to save the life of another man. his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. graham had served the public for more than ten years as a police officer. working initially for the metropolitan police and then for nottinghamshire police in february 2017. whilst with us, he worked at radford road police station as a response officer and later as a response officer and later as a response sergeant at newark police station. our hearts and deepest condolences go to his family who we are doing everything we possibly can to support that this extremely tragic time. i would also like to pay tribute to the officers who
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attended the scene, some of whom were required to provide medical assistance to graham while we waited for an ambulance to arrive. they are receiving the support from dedicated teams of officers in order to help them cope with this most traumatic of incidents. i have been personally overwhelmed by the public�*s well wishes and tributes. when he colleague dies in the line of duty, the deep sadness is felt throughout the deep sadness is felt throughout the entire policing family. and together, we deeply mourn the death of our colleague, graham. thank you. we'vejust got some of our colleague, graham. thank you. we've just got some breaking news thatis we've just got some breaking news that is coming in as we have been reporting to hundreds of flights to and from the uk have been delayed or cancelled after a breakage in that country's air traffic control system. we have got an update now. the chief executive has issued a statement and said very occasionally
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technical issues occur that are complex and take longer to resolve in the event of such an issue. and prioritised continued safe air traffic control. this is what happened yesterday. at no point was uk airspace closed, but the number of flights were significantly reduced. initial investigations show that it relates to some of the flight data we receive. our systems both primary and the back—ups responded by suspending automatic processing to ensure that no incorrect safety related information could be presented to an air traffic controller or impact the rest of the air traffic system. there are no indications that this was a cyber attack. so we are hearing there from the chief executive ruling out a cyber attack saying there are no indications that this was a cyber attack and sing our systems both primary and the back—ups responded by suspending automatic processing to ensure that no incorrect safety
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related information could be presented on an air traffic controller or impact the rest of the air traffic system. we have well established procedures to investigate these incidents we are already working closely with them to provide a preliminary report to the secretary of state for air transport on monday. the conclusions of this report will be made public. so that is the chief executive of that statements ruling out cyber attacks and saying that the initial investigation into the problem shows it relates to some of the flight data we received and talking about what happened yesterday, which resulted in numerous flights being cancelled, being delayed, people being left stranded at airports both here in the uk and in europe as they try to make their way home. but that is an update from the chief executive. the government plans to
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scrap rules which require builders to approve new housing developments won't cause pollution to nearby rivers. the prime minister says the change will allow 100,000 new homes to be built in england by 2030, but the wildlife trust says the plan is disgraceful. they should be busy building homes on the st giles park development near norwich. but four months ago work stopped. the construction workers were let go. 201 homes had already been built, but the developers couldn't get the go—ahead for another 149 on the remaining land you can see here, because of rules on water pollution. for the local council, which owns the land, it's frustrating. on sites like this, when you can't build homes, you're materially affecting the ability for people to get a roof over their head and you're actually driving the price of the homes that are available even higher than they otherwise need to be. so sorting this problem out has been essential notjust for the building industry, but for the entire economy.
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not far down the road, the prime minister was at another development to announce that those rules would now be scrapped and he would bring in other environmental measures. well, today's announcement will unlock 100,000 new homes and we're able to do this because previously, it was a disproportionate and poorly targeted old eu ruling that blocked these homes. thankfully, we can now reverse that and alongside that, we're investing hundreds of millions of pounds to continue protecting and enhancing our precious natural environment. in norfolk, it's the impact on the broads that's the concern. natural england says high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus are seriously damaging the waterways here, and it's the same in other parts of england. so under the law, developers in those areas have had to be able to show they can build new houses without increasing the levels of pollutants. this is a shocking announcement by government today that completely breaks promises that they made to parliament and to the british people in just the last few months
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not to remove environmental protections, but this is what this announcement does today. it makes me wonder whether actually we can trust any environmental promises made by rishi sunak�*s government in the future. this brings together two big political issues. on the one hand, there is the need to build more housing, on the other, how to protect the natural environment. and there has been a particular political focus on the quality of rivers and waterways in recent months. we've had a real sewage issue in many rivers across our country, and now the conservatives want to reduce the protection for our rivers and play into the hands of their developer friends. this is exactly the wrong move. labour has accused the government of failing on both the environment and house building. ministers hope this change will get stalled developments moving again. the question from opponents is at what cost? helen catt, bbc news, norfolk.
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