The top stories at 8-30.

The mother of missing 5 year old April Jones has begged for help in finding
her daughter.

Coral Jones broke down in tears at a news conference, saying someone must know
something about her abduction on Monday in Machynlleth (pron: MER-HUN-CLIFF).

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Mourners at the funeral of a police officer killed on duty last month have
heard her described as a fighter, who died because of her "devotion to others".

PC Nicola Hughes was killed alongside her colleague Fiona Bone in a gun and
grenade attack.

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The chief executive of FirstGroup says he's "gutted" about the fiasco over the
West Coast rail franchise.

Three officials from the Department for Transport have been suspended because
of errors in the bidding process, which current operator, Virgin, says it always
believed was flawed.

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And around 830 jobs are under threat at WaverleyTBS - one of the UK's biggest
drinks suppliers - which has collapsed into administration.

Meanwhile, more than 400 jobs are expected to be lost at AA from its insurance
call centre in Cardiff.

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