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Hajj, Sheep and Strictly

Start your day with the latest news and updates, with Jim and Jo at breakfast.

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has ordered a full review of the country's plans for the annual Hajj pilgrimage after 700 people died in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina. It's the second disaster to strike Mecca in two weeks after a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque, killing 109 people.
Also, what do J K Rowling, Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench and a farmer from Rutland all have in common? Well, despite two of them being women, they are all Freemen of London! And as Freemen, they get some unusual privileges. This weekend, Rutland's High Sheriff - who also a Freeman of the capital and a farmer in the County - will be exercising one of those quirky benefits across one of the country's most iconic bridges!
And, after just three weeks of rehearsal, tonight the pressures on as the first SIX of this years 15 celebrity couples take to the dance floor for the first time in front of a live audience. Yes of course it's "Strictly Come Dancing" which truly gets underway tonight. So who is looking hot?? And who's not?

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Fri 25 Sep 2015 06:00

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  • Fri 25 Sep 2015 06:00