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Fasting for Faith

Ramadan - could you last a day without food?

It's especially difficult if you've got a physically demanding job. As the end of Ramadam approaches - the holy month that muslims fast from sunrise to sunset - Nick Harper's been finding out just what it takes to fast for your faith. He talks to PC Raja Yousaf from Thames Valley Police, GP Dr. Miriam Al-Kashi, and Jan Khan whose relatives died in flooding.

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    Sunday's snowfall created the classic conditions for commuter chaos on the South East's rail…

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