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In the latest of our special programmes looking at pivotal political moments, we are looking at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

Adam Fleming is joined by Scotland editor and Newscast host James Cook, and Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon.

In this episode, Adam, James and Lorna talk about the crucial moments in the campaign.

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At least 224 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.

The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country’s geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.

Many of the deaths have been concentrated in Cali, Colombia’s third most populous city.

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A man has died and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes amid torrential rain and flash flooding in Australia’s largest city, Sydney.

Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come.

“This is a life-threatening emergency situation,” Stephanie Cooke, emergency services minister for the state of New South Wales, said.

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With around one million young people not in work, education or training it’s a tough time to be looking for a job.
 
The National Foundation for Educational Research has identified six key skills you need to stand out from the crowd, and it could be that you already have them…
 
Come with BBC News’ Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys as she looks for those skills in action to help you land your dream career. 

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