Vieira bested a host of internal candidates for the role alongside Matt Lauer, including weekend "Today" anchor Campbell Brown, "Today" newsreader Ann Curry and newswoman Natalie Morales.

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Scored by Graham Brown and Geoff Meads and written by playwright Francis Ann Bartram, "Joined at the Heart" will be performed by a cast of 30 at the Junction Theatre in Cambridge, England.

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Paris Brown, from Sheerness, will work alongside Kent's Independent PCC Ann Barnes representing young people across the county.

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Paris Brown, 17, was appointed to work alongside Kent's Independent PCC Ann Barnes representing young people across the county last week.

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