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<title>BBC Audio &amp; Music | Victoria Derbyshire</title>
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	<title>Under 12s football team goes on strike</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>An under-12s football team from Warrington has gone on strike.  </p>

<p>5 live listener Graeme Laing messaged Victoria on Facebook to tell her that Birchwood Juniors are refusing to play any more games - despite being two thirds of the way through the season and being top of the league. </p>

<p>The reason? There are two girls in the side who - due to an admin error - have now been banned from playing. And the boys say they won't compete without them. </p>

<p>5 live's reporter Rowan Bridge went to train with them. You can watch the report for BBC North West Tonight here:</p>

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<p><strong>UPDATE 15:31 Tuesday 17th February</strong></p>

<p>This statement just in from the FA. We'll get reaction on the programme tomorrow. </p>

<p><em>"The FA Mixed Football Committee met today and have accepted that the issues surrounding the Warrington Junior League were an administrative error made by the League. As they were involved in the experiment last season and the Liverpool County FA are fully behind them, the Committee have given the League retrospective dispensation to carry on playing within The FA's mixed football pilot project for the 2008/09 season."</em></p>]]></description>
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	<title>Mark and Nicky Webster</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Four years ago, Mark and Nicky Webster (<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892809.stm">Read about their story here</a>) were suspected of child abuse and their three children were adopted. Last week, an appeal court judge agreed they may have suffered a miscarriage of justice. But the children had to stay with their adoptive parents. When Victoria spoke to them this morning they said they were facing up to not seeing them again for years. You can hear the inteview here:<br />
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	<title>Beckham and Moore</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="David Beckham and Bobby Moore" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/beckham_moore.jpg" width="203" height="152" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></span><br />
David Beckham is sure to play some part in England's friendly with Spain, taking him level with Bobby Moore as his country's most-capped outfield player. It'll be his 108th appearance for his country. </p>

<p>Bobby Moore, of course, was England's World Cup-winning captain in 1966 and is widely considered to be one of the best central defenders this country has ever produced. </p>

<p>We spoke to his close friend, BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce:<br />
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	<title>Toddler survives nearly 20 minutes under water </title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Oluchi Nwaubani asleep on her mother's knee" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/nwaubani_family.jpg" width="203" height="152" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></span>Victoria spoke to the parents of a toddler today who was thought dead after spending nearly 20 minutes under water.</p>

<p>Oluchi Nwaubani was just two years old when she fell into a pool in a family friend's garden in Bromley last September.</p>

<p>At the time she was given a two per cent chance of survival and doctors considered turning off her life support machine.</p>

<p>Yet after three months in hospital, Oluchi has defied medical expertise by making an  almost complete recovery.</p>

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	<title>You get creative with snow</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>So heavy snow continues to fall in Scotland, northern England, the north Midlands and across the M4 corridor. There'll be more in the South East tonight and perhaps into next week as well.</p>

<p>Some of us moan about it - the kids are loving it - and a lot of you are building snowmen... or snow tigers... or snow pyramids. You've been sending us pictures of your snow creations, here's a few of the most impressive ones.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Snow Cat" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/snowcat.jpg" width="450" height="431" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Milton Keynes pyramid in snow" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/miltonkeynespyramid.jpg" width="450" height="317" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span></p>

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	<title>Binyam Mohamed&apos;s brother on feeling betrayed</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Binyam Mohamed" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/binyam_mohamed.jpg" width="226" height="170" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><strong>Our programme's reporter Gavin Lee has been talking to the brother of the man at the centre of the row over torture at Guantanamo Bay.</strong></p>

<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7870387.stm">Binyam Mohamed</a>'s been held at Guantanamo for four years after being accused by the U.S authorities of planning terrorist attack. He alleges he was tortured while he was questioned in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan. </p>

<p>Yesterday, two High Court judges said they were <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7870049.stm">forced to suppress evidence</a> of the allegations about Binyam Mohamed. </p>

<p>They claim the USA had threatened to withdrew intelligence sharing with the UK, if the evidence was made public</p>

<p>Binyam's brother Dr Benhur Mohamed told Gavin he believes the Foreign Secretary has failed to protect their human rights and how he felt about the evidence of his brother's alleged torture being blocked.</p>

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<p>He also spoke about what Binyam was like growing up</p>

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<p>There's more on the story on the BBC News website including the response from The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband  - <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7871226.stm">read Detainee brother feels 'betrayed' </a></p>]]></description>
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	<title>When it&apos;s snow, you let us know</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>If it's not snowing where you are, you're probably wondering what all the fuss is about.</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Snow in the UK, 02 Feb 2009" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/snow020209_450x200.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span>Whenever the weather takes a turn for the worse, you're first to let us know.</p>

<p>Here's just a small fraction of what you've been telling us about the weather where you are, all of which helps inform what we're doing on air:</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="brixton_brighton.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/brixton_brighton.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>"This was our garden in Brixton this morning..."</strong> from Lizzie and <strong>"Brighton this morning At least someone enjoying the snow!"</strong> from Martin.</p>

<p><strong>"This is fantastic listening to all the wingers complaining about the snow, it,s the most beutifull day here in mid Devon, not a cloud in the sky and gorg eous sunshine,take the day off and enjoy your life we don,t get snow very often." - PHIL. </strong></p>

<p>"At christmas with no snow insight our council was gritting the roads this weekend despite 3 days warning not a gritter lorry to be seen Why?" - Dave Lewis </p>

<p><strong>"Light covering of snow earlier today but sunny and blue sky now. Should be ok for sailing season! Stuart, Weymouth." </strong></p>

<p>"These stupid 'townies' who complain about the services not keeping the roads/railways open have no idea about the weather in their centrally heated lives."</p>

<p>For our travel reporter Helen Blaby, you're an invaluable source of information when the weather is like this:</p>

<p>"We knew it was coming, I had a conversation with the weather team at the end of the last week and so was fairly prepared for heavy snow. I don't think I was expecting it to be this bad though. Having left home in Northampton at about 4 this morning to a light dusting, I was completely surprised by the depth of the snow outside Euston station, which might explain why I went base over apex at the bottom of the stairs.</p>]]><![CDATA[<p>Anyway, what's the job like when it's like this? Well, I'll say one thing and that's the time goes very quickly indeed. Trying to get all the information I need is a challenge, and that's where you come in to your own. Police control rooms and the Highways Agency are too busy to talk to me on mornings like this, so I really appreciate your texts and emails.</p>

<p>I'm very lucky to have Nick Duncalf in with me this morning as well, as someone said you know the weather's bad when he appears on the Breakfast TV sofa. He's going to keep doing the telly this afternoon, and I'm going to stay on 5 live through until the end of the Drive programme, so please do keep your updates coming either to 08700 100500 or text on 85058 (obviously only if it's safe and legal to do so!)"</p>

<p>Here's a selection of some of the great pictures of the snow in your area. Always good to see a snowman or two.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="snowman 02 feb 09" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/snowman.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>Sam the snowman! From Paul in Finsbury Park </strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Snow in Liverpoool and Kent" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/liverpool_and_kent.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>"My lovely snowy walk to work through the hop fields of Kent!" From Tanya Selling. </p>

<p>"Happy Liverpool fans in West London." - Jayden.</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Snow in Glasgow and Belfast 02 Feb 09" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/glasgow_belfast.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span></p>

<p>"Glasgow snow|This is the view frm my house in Glasgow, which according to yr weather reports is 'just starting to get some wintry showers'. The garden has about 3 inches of glorious, beautiful snow." J, Glasgow </p>

<p>While another texter says it's "Beautiful day in Belfast"</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="view of ripon cathedral from the river skell" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/ripon.jpg" width="1280" height="960" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>View of Ripon Cathedral from the River Skell. from Shelley Leslie</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Postie aberdeen 02 feb 09" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/postie.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>"Loving the snow up here in Aberdeenshire." - Postie Michael</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="melton_lorry snow 02 feb 09" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/melton_lorry.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>"What a wonderfull day. My lorry."</strong> Andy from Melton Mowbray</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="argyle scotland 02 feb 09" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/argyle.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>Glencoe, Argyle, Scotland </strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="chickens.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/chickens.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>OUr ex battery chickens didn't really know what to do in the snow. Lythan and Phil</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="scarf.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/scarf.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>Hi, As neither of us has to go to work today..... Andy and Debs, Berkshire</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="barnes.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/barnes.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
<strong>Barnes Bridge from Martin</strong></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="animals.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/animals.jpg" width="450" height="200" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
From Dan - <strong>Hi Victoria, A couple of pics I took this morning.</strong></p>

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<strong>"The Constitution Pub in Camden's beer garden with happy, snowy dogs"</strong></p>]]></description>
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	<title>Would you join the Territorial Army?</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Can you teach a soldier everything they need to know in just six weeks? The Territorial Army is embarking on a crash-course training regime to get hundreds of part-time soldiers ready for action.</strong></p>

<p>As part of a rolling scheme around the UK, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7852272.stm">Summer Challenge Wales</a> hopes to recruit 150 more men and women  - condensing an 18-month training programme into just six weeks.</p>

<p>Our reporter Mark Hutchings took up the challenge:</p>

<p>"I've always related to Private 'Can I be excused?' Godfrey in <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/comedy/dadsarmy/">Dad's Army</a>. I've never really seen myself in the front line. But if my country called, could I cut the mustard?</p>

<p>Well, mustard-cutting wasn't on the itinerary of the Territorial Army's open day in Cardiff. Tough, physical excercise  was. First the weights to see how easily I could lift an ammunition box onto the back of a truck. I'd need a ceasefire to allow me time to load.</p>]]><![CDATA[<p>I was pitched against <a href="http://www.glyn-wise.co.uk/">Glyn Wise</a> (ex-Big Brother) in the carry-the-jerry-can contest. So can I carry-the-can-as-far-as-Glyn-can?  Sadly, no can do. </p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Mark Hutchings v Glyn Wise in the Jerry Can carry" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/jerrycancarry_466x300.jpg" width="466" height="300" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span><br />
We then crossed a 'shark-infested' slab of concrete with some planks of wood. Glyn fell in. I carried on. I haven't seen him since.  </p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Mark Hutching attempting the plank walk" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/plankwalk_466x300.jpg" width="466" height="300" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></span></p>

<p>A gruelling assault course rounded it off.  I thought I was quite fit (I have a vivid imagination) but the warm-up nearly wiped me out. </p>

<p>With a hint of irony, one army instructor told me I was in the top 'echelon' of volunteers. Maybe he means I'm more suited to the French Army. I'm full of admiration for those who give up their time - but can I be excused?"</p>

<p>Are you up to the challenge and would you join the TA? Or are you already in the TA, what encouraged you to join? </p>

<p>We want to hear your experiences and views, so please comment below.<br />
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	<title>The tragic loss of a daughter</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Today we're speaking to the family of Hayley Williams, who was killed when she fell from a theme park ride in Pembrokeshire in 2004.</p>

<p>Our reporter, Mark Hutchings, has blogged about the interview - here's his piece:</p>

<p><em>by 5live's Mark Hutchings:</em></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="hayleywilliams_203.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/hayleywilliams_203.jpg" width="203" height="152" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></span>I felt a pang of guilt. I was about to speak to the family of Hayley Williams (pictured right) - a 16 year-old whose fun-seeking approach to life ended in her death. Hayley fell from Oakwood Park's Hydro ride in Pembrokeshire in 2004. The day before, my daughter had walked away smiling from the same ride. Now, I was meeting Hayley''s family for their first extended interview.<br /><br />Her parents Alan and Beverley (below right) told me how her personality had filled the house, how she'd sing to them every night.</p>

<p>Her sister Hannah, now 17,  was on the same ride when the accident happened. She explained how she'd spent much of her mid-teens helping her parents cope and now wanted to ensure she lived her own life to the full, as Hayley had.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="oakwoodfamily_203.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/oakwoodfamily_203.jpg" width="203" height="152" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></span>The family accept improvements have been made and that such accidents are rare but are calling for all theme parks to be subjected to stricter safety checks.<br /><br />As I left, Alan said he missed being a taxi-driver for his daughter. Like many dads, I know what it's like to be a family cabbie. I tell myself never to complain again.      </p>

<p>You can hear an interview with Hannah's parents here:</p>

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	<title>Your PMQs from Croydon</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Every week we'd like to come to your workplace, your office, or your home to find out what issues <strong>you</strong> want MPs to discuss at PMQs.</p>

<p>Last week we were at a factory in Cheshire this week we were at the 99p Store in Croydon where we spoke to some students from Coulsdon College in Croydon - Tina Felton,  Keir Beales,  Oscar Jennings,  Rochelle Scott, Jacob Rogers and Sarah Jones. Here's some of them in the back of our radio truck.</p>

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<p>You can hear what they had to say by <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/programmes/b00grcz9">listening again to the programme on iPlayer</a>.</p>

<p>If you would like to take part, post a message here or email the programme: <a href="mailto:victoria@bbc.co.uk">victoria@bbc.co.uk</a>.</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>The Setanta situation</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>In September 2008 Setanta, the sport subscription TV channel, <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2008/09/setanta_change_their_cancellat.html">changed its cancellation policy</a> following <a href="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2008/09/ive_fallen_out_of_love_with_th.html">complaints from listeners to this programme</a>. Many of you told us it was nigh-on impossible to cancel your subscription. Since then we've still received some emails from you telling us you're still struggling to stop your subscription. So today we spoke to Richard Brook, Setanta's Director of Corporate Development. You can hear the interview here:</p>

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	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>What will you be doing when history is made?</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="starvinmarvins_main.jpg" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/starvinmarvins_main.jpg" width="203" height="152" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></span>What will you be doing when history is made?<br /><br />Victoria's at Starvin Marvin's diner (pictured) in London this morning, on the day America prepares to welcome its 44th president, but its first African American President.<br /><br />Tell us this morning what you'll be doing at 17:00 today...</p>

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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>What should the world thank President Bush for?</title>
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<p>It's his last full day in office today. So what will you remember him for?</p>

<p><br />
<strong>UPDATE</strong></p>

<p>Comedian and impersonator Rory Bremner was one of our guests this morning and we grabbed him as he came out of the studio. Here's his take on Dubya's last day in office.</p>

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<p>Listen to Rory with Victoria:<br />
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	<title>Sign of the times?</title>
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<script type="text/javascript" src="https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/emp/embed.js"></script>In what is perhaps a sign of the times, schoolchildren in Bristol are being taught how to deal with stab wounds as part of their classes.</p>

<p>The course is being taught by student paramedics and shows them what to do if they come across someone who's been attacked with a knife. </p>

<p><!-- Our reporter Rowan Bridge went along to one of the sessions to see what happens and he got some of the pupils to film the lesson. --></p>

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<p>You can hear Rowan's report in full below:</p>

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	<title>Three sisters and a baby</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>When Alex Patrick was left infertile after a treatment for cancer her twin sister, Charlotte Pestell, and older sister, Helen Ritchie, joined forces to help her have a baby. </p>

<p>Charlotte donated eggs, which were fertilised with sperm from Alex's husband, Shaun, and the embryo was then implanted inside Helen who acted as the surrogate mum. Unbelievably, this is the second time they've helped their sister out. </p>

<p>Here's our interview (click the arrow to listen)</p>

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<p>Here are Helen, Charlie and Charlotte:</p>

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<p>And here's Alex with her two sons -- Charlie who's three and Oliver who's fifteen weeks old. </p>

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<p>UPDATE</p>

<p>You can read more about the story on the BBC News site in the article<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7829481.stm">'The two boys who have three mums'</a></p>]]></description>
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