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But it would drastically be different. barnsley is a labour—leaning town. it has two mps in the council. barnsley is a post—industrial town. we used to be a mining town. the vast majority of employment and the vast majority of businesses in barnsley relied on mining. most of that disappeared. so we're a place that's had to reinvent itself economically, reinvent itself socially. what does levelling up need to look like for barnsley? for me, its three significant facets to that. one is to make sure we've got the business and transport infrastructure we need. it's about how we deal with peopl...

The poetry of local writer Thomas Leduc has been set to music by a southern Ontario composer.

Archbishop desmond tutu is remembered for his compassion and his courage battling the forces of injustice in south africa. molly hunter looks back at his life and the legacy he leaves behind. >> reporter: tonight tributes from around the world honoring desmond tutu, one of the fiercest opponents of apartheid. from his daughter, my dad is at rest. thank you to tshezi for all you have been to our family and the world. president biden calling him a true servant of god and of the people, adding, his legacy transcends borders and will echo throughout the ages. president obama, who awarded tutu the ...

Control and keep his 60 democrats together in order to pass the affordable care act which is signature legislation for not only president obama but senator reid as well. we'll also hear a lot about how -- as you mentioned, he went from humble beginnings to the most powerful senator. he grew up in searchlight, a small mining town where he had no running water as a kid. he had to hitchhike to high school because there was no high school in his town. he had to go to henderson, nevada 40 miles away. this will be a very emotional tribute today for someone that many of these people in this room knew...

At the last election, a former mining town held by labour since the 1930s. today, those voters seem more divided. there are people who feel he has let them down, and businesses who still back the leader who promised more investment. shop owners like suzanne, who opened up just before christmas. i think you should. i think you should just give him a chance, see how things go. it's getting the shops open, that's the problem. and we can't get the customers down if the shops aren't open. so that's the main thing that we need to prioritise around here. and the support that we've been offered throug...