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It took only two minutes for the British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp to be sold to an anonymous bidder,
The stamp had been sold three times before, each time setting the auction record for a single stamp.
It measures just 1in by 1in (2.5cm by 2.5cm), and had not been publicly exhibited since 1986.
Sotheby's auction house said that apart from setting a new world record price for a stamp, it was also the most expensive item by weight and size ever sold.
"Every collecting area has its Holy Grail. For stamps it is The British Guiana," Sotheby's wrote on its website, adding the stamp is often described as the "most famous" and "most valuable" in the world.
The stamp, printed on magenta paper, bears a three-masted ship and the colony's motto, "We give and expect in return".
It initially went into circulation when a shipment of stamps was delayed from London and the colony's postmaster asked printers to make three stamps until the shipment arrived.
A one-cent magenta, four-cent magenta and four-cent blue were created, but only the one-cent stamp is believed to still exist.
The last owner of the famous stamp was John du Pont, heir to the du Pont chemical empire, who was convicted in 1997 of murdering an Olympic champion wrestler and died in prison in 2010.
The stamp was sold by his estate, with some proceeds to be donated to the Eurasian Pacific Wildlife Conservation Foundation.
It last set a record in 1980 when it was sold to du Pont for $935,000.
An 1855 Swedish stamp which sold in 1996 for $2.3m had held the previous record for a single stamp at auction.
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A very rare 19th Century postage stamp from a former British colony in South America has sold for a record $9.5m (£5.6m) at auction in New York.
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The 19-year old exuded class and composure as the Junior Chipolopolo reached the quarter-finals in South Korea, barely putting a foot wrong all tournament.
A vital part of the Zambian side which won the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Banda is optimistic about his future in the game.
"I think I can play for the national, with the right people around me I think I can make it," said Banda who is on the books of Portuguese third tier side FC Esmoriz.
"We achieved something big by winning the Africa Cup and reaching the quarter finals at the World Cup.
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"Most of us want to represent our country but we have to keep the discipline and be humble.
"We will wait for the coaches because they know when we are ready."
With so many young players excelling for Zambia at the World Cup, it must be difficult to stand out from the crowd.
But Banda, who dreams of playing for English Premier League club Arsenal, is doing just that with his winning mentality.
He is still raw and needs to improve many areas of his game but time is on his side.
He told the BBC that there is enough talent in the Zambia U-20 team to form the nucleus of a winning senior national team.
"We have learnt huge lessons from past generations [of players] about the need to keep the discipline in life always.
"It's very important for us to stay to together because we have the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of us."
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After providing an exciting glimpse of his talent in the recent Fifa Under-20 World Cup, Zambian midfielder Emmanuel Banda now wants to nail down a regular place in the senior national team.
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Scotland Yard said he faced six charges of indecent assault, of which three allegedly involved girls aged under 16 between 1991 and 1996, and two allegations of sexual assault.
Mr Fox, 53, of Fulham, is due before Westminster magistrates on 16 April.
His lawyer said he "categorically denies each and every allegation that has been made against him".
Anthony Burton said it would be inappropriate for his client to say anything else.
Mr Fox is charged with one indecent assault on a girl aged under 14 and two indecent assaults on a girl aged under 16.
He is also charged with four indecent assaults on a female over 16 and two sexual assaults on a female which are alleged to have taken place between 2003 and 2014.
He was first arrested on 30 September, after the Metropolitan Police said four allegations of sexual assault had been made.
A second arrest was made in December 2014 for a further three allegations of sexual assaults.
Mr Fox, who uses the nicknames Dr Fox and Foxy, began his career in local radio before moving to Radio Luxembourg and then London's Capital Radio in the late 1980s.
In 1993 he landed the job of presenting the Sunday afternoon Network Chart Show, later known as the Pepsi chart.
His big TV break was as a judge on ITV talent show Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, and Nicki Chapman.
He left Capital in 2005 and joined Magic 105.4, where he presents the breakfast show, Foxy in the Morning. He is currently not hosting the show.
His arrest is not part of Operation Yewtree, which was set up in the wake of revelations about BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
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DJ Neil Fox has been charged with nine sex offences involving six people, of whom three were children.
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Melvin Nicholson was out on the moor, south of Glen Coe, on Sunday when the "unbelievably beautiful" white rainbow appeared.
Mr Nicholson said: "It is a colourless rainbow that is made up of tiny water droplets that cause fog.
"It's an amazing thing to witness and can generally only be seen if the sun is behind you when you are looking at it."
He said an isolated windswept tree, framed by the fog bow, completed the shot,
"It was just beyond magical and one of those days that you'll remember for a long time to come," he added.
A fog bow has also been photographed in the Cairngorms.
Climber Andy Luke took his image on Sunday near the summit of Cairn Lochan.
He said: "It was quite amazing."
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A stunning shot of a white "fog bow" has been captured by a photographer over Rannoch Moor in the west of Scotland.
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Resuming on 528-7 and still needing 33 runs to avoid the follow-on, the visitors were all out for 568, with Yasir Shah (4-165) taking two wickets.
Despite their first-innings lead, Kent scored runs at a moderate rate and did not look to force a result.
Sean Dickson made 60, while Joe Denly hit an unbeaten 78 as Kent declared on 184-3 to bring the game to a close.
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Kent's batsmen continued to find runs easy to come by as the hosts drew with Northamptonshire at Beckenham.
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The incident took place near Bulla Marer, 60km (37 miles) south-west of the capital, Mogadishu.
The dead include an 80-year-old woman and her nine-year-old granddaughter who were sick and were travelling to the capital, Mogadishu, for treatment.
The AU Mission said scared soldiers had opened fire when the car failed to stop at a roadblock.
Abdiwahid Ibrahim Maalim, the son of the elderly woman killed, said she and the granddaughter were in the car with two of his friends, one of them the driver, when the troops killed them.
Residents of Lower Shabelle have protested, denouncing the killings.
The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) confirmed the deaths but said it did not believe the four were deliberately killed.
Amisom spokesman Col Joe Kibet told BBC Somali that the driver had defied an order to stop.
Amisom has more than 22,000 soldiers and police, the majority from six African countries, deployed in Somalia to protect the government there.
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African Union (AU) troops have killed four civilians travelling in a car in southern Somalia, sparking protests.
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A blueprint to "stimulate business growth, generate employment and boost visitor numbers" was launched in November 2014.
The current cost of projects associated with it is more than £17m.
Scottish Borders Council has committed more than £7m of capital and revenue funding to the schemes.
The multi-million pound line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank in the Borders opened to passengers last year.
The blueprint was developed by Scottish Enterprise along with the Scottish government, Transport Scotland, Abellio ScotRail and the City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and Scottish Borders councils.
£3.5m
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£100,000 Marketing programme
£62,300 Integrated transport at station "hubs"
£39,600 Steam train experience
Since its launch, work has concentrated on an action plan to deliver "key investments and commitments".
The Scottish government has committed £10m in principle to meet any "funding gap" in realising these projects.
Scottish Borders Council has already given its support to a number of the schemes associated with the railway.
A report to the local authority said that without this financial commitment there was a risk the blueprint's "economic and community benefits" would not be realised.
Councillors are being asked to note the "significant progress" achieved while agreeing to get further regular reports on the action plan.
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A council report has outlined details of the financial commitment given in order to "maximise the economic benefits" of the Borders Railway.
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The woman - Zarina - is now in a stable but traumatised condition in hospital.
"I haven't committed any sin," she said. "I don't know why my husband did this to me."
The woman's husband is on the run in Kashinda district following the attack, police have told local media.
Zarina told Pajhwok news that the unprovoked attack took place after her husband suddenly woke her up.
She was married at the age of 13, and told BBC that "relations with her husband were not good".
Zarina complained that her husband had tried to prevent her from seeing her parents, she said in another interview, with Tolo News. She said she no longer wanted to remain married to him.
"He is a very suspicious man and often accused me of talking to strange men when I went to visit my parents," she said.
She has demanded his arrest and prosecution.
Her account is the latest in a series of high-profile domestic abuse incidents and cases of violence against women in Afghanistan.
The Afghan government has repeatedly tried to introduce laws to protect women from domestic abuse.
But President Hamid Karzai during his time in power was unable - or unwilling - to sign off legislation even though it had been approved by both houses of parliament.
In 2014, for example, he ordered changes to draft legislation that critics said would severely limit justice for victims.
Mr Karzai's successor, Ashraf Ghani, has also yet to give his assent to legislation passed by Afghan parliament late last year. It was drafted to protect women and children from violence and harassment.
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A 23-year-old Afghan woman has described to the BBC how her husband tied her up and cut off both her ears in a domestic violence attack in the northern province of Balkh.
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His declaration comes despite earlier comments about Mexicans seen as deeply offensive by many.
Mr Trump has accused Mexico of sending "criminals" and "rapists" into the US.
He has also made building a border wall with Mexico a key tenet of his campaign and repeatedly said Mexico is "killing the US" on trade deals.
Extending an apparent olive branch, the billionaire businessman has now said he "loves Hispanics" and employs many of them.
Cinco de Mayo, translated as 5 May, commemorates the victory of Mexican troops in a battle against French forces near the town of Puebla in 1862, and is not a wider Hispanic festival. It is also celebrated more in the US than in Mexico itself.
That did not stop Mr Trump naming it a festival for all people of Hispanic origin. Plenty of people were keen to point this out:
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton quickly responded to Mr Trump's tweet, pointing out that he has repeatedly said he would deport Hispanics.
With an eye on the commercial potential, restaurant chain Chipotle tweeted that their own taco bowl was probably as good as Mr Trump's.
Mexican-American comedian and actor George Lopez tweeted in reply that Mr Trump's taco bowl was probably made by undocumented immigrants - a group Mr Trump has vowed to deport.
Steven Dennis, a writer for Bloomberg, pointed out that an Eater.com review of the Trump taco bowl called it an "insult to Mexicans".
Gabe Bergado, a writer for The Daily Dot, offered up a simpler reaction.
And Jose Antonio Vargas, a Filipino American TV producer and writer, proposed an end to taco bowls altogether.
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Republican front-runner Donald Trump has declared his love for tacos and Hispanics with a tweet on Mexico's Cinco De Mayo national holiday.
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The 23-year-old Scot, who was seeded sixth, beat Germany's Fabienne Deprez 21-17 21-9 in the final.
It is a first major title for the Commonwealth Games and European silver medallist since October 2015.
Having recovered from knee surgery, Gilmour was playing in her first international event since last summer's Rio Olympics.
"It feels really great to be back on top of that podium," she said.
"This tournament went exactly to plan and I've managed to achieve some of the smaller goals that I set myself from the outset, too.
"Working with Tat Meng [Scotland's new head coach] is great so far. He's quite relaxed and calm behind the court. It will be interesting to see how we go forward in training from here."
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Kirsty Gilmour marked her comeback from injury by winning the Austrian Open title in Vienna.
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A statement said that he "died peacefully, surrounded by his family".
He was one of the most influential musicians of his time and was known for constantly changing his musical style and appearance.
Born David Jones, he changed his name to David Bowie, before releasing his first album in 1967.
During his 49 year-long career he released 25 albums, the latest of which came out on Friday, just days before he died.
Bowie also enjoyed a career as an actor in films and on stage, and was the voice of the character Lord Royal Highness in Spongebob Squarepants.
Many celebrities including Harry Styles, Kanye West and Pharrel Williams have paid tribute to him.
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Musician David Bowie has died at the age of 69 after battling illness for 18 months.
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Nott, 20, started all five of England's games in Manchester, including their victory over Ireland in the final.
He camee through the Sale academy and featured twice for the first team in 2015, but did not play last season.
"I'll put this behind me and my next job is to kick on and try and get into the first team," he said.
"There's a big pre-season ahead."
Nott can also play in the second row but added: "I like to just be on the pitch, but I prefer six to lock. I'd love to get game time in any position and I'll take opportunity which I get next season."
He scored the first try of the tournament for England against Italy in what was a home-city tournament for the only Sale player in the squad.
"I've loved every minute of it," he continued. "Not just the games, just everything around it.
"Having the opportunity to have coffees in Hale and seeing all the Sale shirts in the crowd really makes a difference."
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Flanker George Nott has targeted a breakthrough season at Sale Sharks after helping England win the World Rugby Under-20 Championship.
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The victim was trying to cross the A590 near the Heaves Hotel, Levens, near Kendal just after 19:30 GMT, Cumbria Police confirmed.
A spokesman for the force said the woman, who was in the east-bound lane, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area who may have witnessed the accident to come forward.
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A woman killed crossing a road in the Lake District may have been struck by several vehicles, police have said.
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Albin Kurti was held by police after setting off tear gas in parliament last week over a deal between Kosovo and Serbia. He was later released.
About 200 protesters chanted Mr Kurti's name as they threw missiles at the ranks of police officers.
Police fired tear gas and advanced in an attempt to push the protesters back.
Mr Kurti was questioned by police and released later on Monday.
"We will not give up. Let's stay united," he was quoted as saying to his supporters by the AFP news agency.
His stunt in parliament was part of a protest by opposition MPs against the deal with Serbia.
The EU-brokered agreement grants more powers to the mainly Serb areas of Kosovo. Opposition MPs say it will deepen the ethnic divide and increase Serbia's power in the country.
As well as releasing tear gas, opponents of the deal have blown whistles and thrown eggs to disrupt recent parliamentary sessions.
Kosovo's ethnic Albanians broke away from Serbia in an armed revolt in 1999, and then unilaterally declared independence in 2008.
Belgrade rejected the move and still considers the breakaway territory as its southern province.
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Demonstrators in Kosovo's capital Pristina have thrown petrol bombs and stones at police in a protest over the arrest of an opposition MP.
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He made the comments on US TV to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
PBS asked Mr Wilson what he made of murals comparing the 2015 Paris attacks admitted by ISIS with past IRA attacks.
The DUP MP replied that there "has always been an affiliation between the Irish republicans and terrorist groups, especially in the Middle East".
The Belfast mural shows the aftermath of IRA bombings in London's Hyde Park and Canary Wharf, beside photos of the aftermath of the Paris attacks.
The caption reads: "IRA - Sinn Féin - ISIS, no difference."
Mr Wilson was asked if he agreed with that phrase and he replied: "I do. Yes, of course, I do."
The MP was interviewed by PBS as part of its report on the potential impact of Brexit on the Northern Ireland peace process.
He dismissed arguments that leaving the European Union could be a setback for Stormont.
Mr Wilson told PBS: "I'm fairly sure that at the end of this process we will be wondering 'What was all the fuss about?'"
However, the former Good Friday Agreement talks chair, Senator George Mitchell, has expressed concern that the UK's withdrawal from the EU may limit the scope for co-operation between London and Dublin.
In an interview with Sky News, Senator Mitchell said: "I believe that the European Union was an important factor that led the United Kingdom and Ireland to co-operate in establishing a process that led to the Good Friday Agreement."
He added: "I think the UK being out of the European Union may reduce the prospect for further co-operation."
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DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said he agrees with the message of murals in loyalist areas which equate the IRA and Sinn Féin with the so-called Islamic State.
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Witness Justin Knock captured images of the base jump and said the "dangerous" move was "skilfully" done with the jumper landing on his feet.
The base jumper landed at about 10.18am, police said, adding that no-one has been arrested.
The Shard stands at 310 metres and is one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
A spokesperson for The Shard said: "We are investigating an incident involving a member of the public this morning."
Eyewitness Mr Knock, said: "I was buying some cheese from the store opposite St Thomas's Street and looked up and this guy was coming down with his parachute.
"It was obviously a dangerous thing to do but he pulled it off skilfully."
He and another man bundled up the parachute within seconds of landing and left the scene. Police and staff from the building arrived at the scene soon after, Mr Knock said.
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A man jumped off The Shard, the tallest building in London, with a parachute on Saturday morning and landed safely on a street below.
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Mwanyongo, 24, is the sixth signing made by boss Liam McDonald since he took over on 14 November.
He had been training under former Moors boss Marcus Bignot at League Two side Grimsby Town but has now opted to join Solihull instead.
"He was attracting attention at league and non-league clubs," said McDonald.
"Pearson is quick and skilful with loads of ability and he'll be a massive asset for us.
"He has recently been on a week's trial at Grimsby Town and impressed, He was due to go back to them but, following a chat with us, he's decided to sign a contract at Solihull."
Mwanyongo, who has proved a prolific scorer in a wide attacking role since joining Gresley in the summer, goes straight into contention for the New Year's Day trip to Chester.
The Moors, now 16th in the table, will be out to do the double, having beaten Chester 3-2 at Damson Park on Boxing Day.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Solihull Moors have completed the signing of forward Pearson Mwanyongo from Northern Premier League Division One South side Gresley.
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The Royal Sussex County Hospital welcomed the news, which will allow some of the oldest buildings in the NHS to be replaced.
The safety and management of the Brighton hospital's A&E unit were rated "inadequate" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Friday.
Chief nurse Sherree Fagge said the changes would be dramatic.
"The first new building will open in late 2019," she said.
"On that day I think few people will recognise it as the same hospital they have visited in the past."
The government approved the full business case for the redevelopment last week.
The full rebuilding programme will take nine years and be split into three stages but all clinical services will remain on site throughout.
Ms Fagge said all the buildings along the front of the hospital would be replaced, including some in use 25 years before Florence Nightingale began nursing in the 1840s.
Brighton's A&E unit was rated the second worst in England in July, with 19.9% of people waiting more than four hours.
Richard Beard, spokesman for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, said the redevelopment would ease pressure on A&E.
Conservative MP for Brighton and Kemptown, Simon Kirby, said receiving final approval was great news for the city.
"This redevelopment will enable the hospital to provide the very best facilities that the patients and staff deserve," he said.
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A hospital whose A&E was criticised by care inspectors has been given final approval for a £484.7m rebuild.
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Scotland forward Fletcher, 29, signed from Wolves for £12m in 2012, ended last season on loan at French side Marseille.
Fellow striker Graham, 30, was on loan at Blackburn Rovers.
Ex-England defender Brown, 36, ends a five-year stay on Wearside, while Harper, 41, leaves after 12 months.
Fletcher scored 23 goals in 108 games for Sunderland following earlier spells with Burnley and Hibernian.
Graham scored only once in 42 appearances for Sunderland after signing from Swansea City for £5m but is wanted on a permanent basis by Blackburn after scoring seven times in 18 Championship games for Rovers last season.
Centre-back Brown, 36, started 83 games after joining from Manchester United but former Newcastle and Hull City keeper Harper did not make a single appearance after arriving as cover.
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Sunderland have released strikers Steven Fletcher and Danny Graham, defender Wes Brown and goalkeeper Steve Harper.
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Claire Lomas, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, lost the use of her legs after a horse riding accident in 2007.
Last year she became the first person to complete the London Marathon in a robotic suit.
The Nottingham-to-London ride, on an arm-powered bike, took three weeks.
On completion of the route - which took in 161 towns - she said: "This has been the toughest mental and physical challenge of my life, a lot harder than last year's London Marathon.
"I'm relieved to have finished but so grateful to everyone that has text donated along the way, it's what kept me going through the really hard days.
"My cycle may be over but the search for a cure for paralysis isn't, so after a few days of rest, I'll start planning my next fundraising challenge."
During the cycle challenge she also visited schools to raise awareness about the work of Spinal Research and the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, for which she has so far raised £72,000.
As she neared the end of her ride in central London, Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "@claire80lomas sped past Downing St this morning on her 400m handbike cycle around Britain, raising money for @SpinalResearch & The Nicholls Foundation @TNSIF #Clairescycle"
The fundraiser was left paralysed when she broke her neck, back and ribs and punctured a lung in a riding accident at the Osberton horse trials in Nottinghamshire.
She walked up to two miles a day to complete the London Marathon course, accompanied by her husband Dan, mother Joyce and daughter Maisie and finished the route in 17 days.
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A paralysed athlete who has just completed a 400-mile bike ride, has said she is already planning her next fundraising challenge.
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Health Secretary Vaughan Gethin said more than £25m would be invested in neonatal and obstetric services at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
More than £6m will then be spent on redeveloping services at Prince Charles Hospital, in Merthyr Tydfil.
Mr Gethin said the investment would help deliver "the best possible care".
The University Hospital of Wales funding will provide new facilities, including eight extra intensive care cots, a redeveloped neonatal unit with a bereavement suite, and a new operating theatre.
The investment at Prince Charles Hospital will include the neonatal unit being expanded with nine extra cots, a second operating theatre being built, and both the obstetric labour ward and midwife-led unit being redeveloped.
Mr Gething said the investments would "provide extra capacity to meet growing demands for services in the years to come".
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Extra cots and new operating theatres will be built as part of £31m plans to improve services for mothers and babies in south Wales.
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The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, said it had received "a personal letter" saying he was unable to attend next month's Nobel ceremony "due to pre-existing commitments".
Dylan, the organisation said, felt "very honoured" and wished he could receive the prize personally.
The singer is required to give a Nobel lecture between now and next June.
The 75-year-old will not be the first recipient of the prestigious award to have been a no-show at the prize-giving ceremony.
Harold Pinter and Doris Lessing, winners of the prize in 2005 and 2007 respectively, were among others who did not attend the event.
"The prize still belongs to them, just as it belongs to Bob Dylan," the Academy said in a statement.
"We look forward to Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture, which he must give - it is the only requirement - within six months counting from December 10, 2016."
Dylan's win was a major talking point when it was announced last month, as was his apparent silence on the matter.
Some interpreted this as a sign he was ambivalent about the award, though the Academy later said he appreciated it "so much".
The veteran rock star was awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
The Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet will be held in Stockholm on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
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Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person, it has been announced.
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The 34-year-old former Wigan Warriors back was contracted until the end of next year, but has decided to retire at the end of the current campaign.
The Australian-born Ireland international started at Parramatta Eels before switching to West Tigers.
He joined Wigan in 2006 and during his eight-season stay he won the Super League and Grand Final twice, as well as the Man of Steel award in 2010.
"I'm disappointed to see a so great a player, with so much class on and off the field, hanging up his boots," said Dragons head coach Laurent Frayssinous.
"As a team, it's an extra motivation to finish the season as high as possible to offer him the end he deserves."
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Catalans Dragons winger Pat Richards will retire at the end of the season.
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The path - which has closed twice because of storm damage, most recently in June 2016 - reopened to visitors on Friday.
The June 2016 closure was because of an "increase in levels of rock-fall".
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council confirmed in February that £430,000 of public funds had been spent repairing the path.
The money came from a £2m maintenance fund set aside for the path.
The Gobbins originally opened in 1902 and quickly became famous as a white-knuckle walk.
Post-war austerity spelt decline for the 1.5 mile walkway and it was closed to the public in the 1950s.
It then reopened two years ago after an investment of £7.5m.
The Gobbins was the brainchild of Irish railway engineer Berkeley Deane Wise.
Carved into black basalt cliffs, it was deemed an engineering triumph, connected by a network of walkways and bridges - the most iconic of which was the tubular bridge.
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The Gobbins Cliff Path in County Antrim has reopened after hundreds of thousands of pounds of repair work.
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The airline will also pay a final dividend to shareholders for the first time since 2009.
Qantas has been though major restructuring after posting record losses in 2014.
To achieve the turnaround, the carrier has cut capacity, reduced staff and benefited from a slump in oil prices.
"Transformation has made us a more agile business, created value for our shareholders and given us a platform to invest for the future," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said in a statement.
The record results come despite much of aviation business seeing a downturn in business in the wake of a global economic slowdown.
The profit before tax of A$1.42bn for the year ending 30 June was nearly double the previous year's A$789m, but still came short of analysts' forecasts.
Qantas shares rose by more than 4% on the news.
The airline said each of its main operating divisions - its domestic, international and budget carrier subsidiaries - saw record underlying earnings for the past year.
Qantas announced a dividend of 7 cents per share.
The company also said it will give staff a A$3,000 "record result bonus".
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Australia's national carrier Qantas has posted record annual profits of A$1.42bn ($1.1bn, £820m), nearly doubling last year's result.
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This year, security has been increased because fears of a violent attack are high. There have been three large-scale Islamist terrorist attacks in France in the last year and a half. In July, armed men stormed a Catholic church in northern France and cut a priest's throat while he was saying Mass.
Catholics believe that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was lifted into heaven completely - body and soul. That is what the Feast of the Assumption celebrates, and it is one of the most important feasts in the Catholic calendar.
Lourdes became a site of Catholic pilgrimage after 1858, when a shepherd girl said she saw a vision of Mary there.
The Lourdes area became a place for Catholics to visit especially when they are sick, as they believe water from a local spring has healing properties.
About 25,000 people visited Lourdes on Monday to celebrate Mass. Streets were closed to traffic, to avoid a copy of the Nice attack on 14 July, when a man drove a lorry through a crowd, killing 85 people.
Some 500 security force members patrolled the area and sniffer dogs were on standby.
Organisers said there had been a late surge in bookings, possibly from people who were seeking solace in faith. One believer told the AFP news agency: "We've come to pray for peace in the world, which seems to be in chaos."
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Archbishop of Lyon, dedicated his homily to his country and addressed "all the faithful" including Jews and Muslims.
Church leaders have asked Catholics to light a candle in remembrance of Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed at the end of July.
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Thousands of Roman Catholic pilgrims are celebrating the Feast of the Assumption at the famous Lourdes pilgrimage site in France.
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It happened on the Newtownards-bound carriageway, at the junction with the Green Road, at about 23.20 GMT on Saturday.
Three men were also taken to hospital but their injuries are non-life threatening.
Two men, aged 22, were arrested. One remains in custody.
The vehicles involved were a red Audi and a blue Renault.
Insp Jonathan Francey appealed to anyone who witnessed the collision or who saw either of the vehicles involved travelling in the area before the collision to contact police.
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A woman in her 30s is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash involving two cars in Bangor, County Down.
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Ding, who won last week's Haining Open, led 4-2 and 5-4 but could not stop Day clinching the last two frames.
World number one Mark Selby beat Anthony McGill 6-1, and there were also wins for Shaun Murphy and John Higgins.
Scotland's Graeme Dott won the battle of former world champions as he beat Englishman Peter Ebdon 6-3.
Australia's Neil Robertson saw off Fergal O'Brien 6-3, last year's runner-up Mark Allen of Northern Ireland beat England's Kyren Wilson 6-3, but former world champion Mark Williams of Wales was edged out 6-5 by Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
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Welshman Ryan Day beat home favourite Ding Junhui in a final-frame decider to reach round three at the International Championship in Daqing, China.
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Ice Factor Kinlochleven has been shut since 29 July when an accidental fire broke out in the sauna area of the building.
Nobody was hurt in the incident and the structure of the 119-year-old former Victorian smelter survived.
Jamie Smith, of the site's owners Ice Factor International, said he hoped to be able to reopen in December.
The clean up has involved melting and removing walls of ice and cleaning thousands individual handholds.
He said: "Over the past nine weeks considerable progress has been made by staff and specialist teams to help clean, rebuild and reinstate key facilities.
"Though the fire was contained to the back of the facility, including the sauna area, the likes of the heating, ventilation and electrical systems were badly damaged."
Mr Smith added: "It is frustrating and disappointing to have been forced to close over our traditionally busy summer and autumn months and to cancel several events.
"I am hugely appreciative of the support and understanding of our many loyal customers."
Ice Factor Kinlochleven first opened in 2003.
Ice Factor International also owns Snow Factor Braehead on the outskirts of Glasgow.
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The world's largest indoor ice climbing facility could open later this year after being closed by a fire.
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It was organised by the Workers' Party after the murder of Dan Murray on Monday night.
The protest took place on Wednesday night on the Grosvenor Road, close to where the 55-year-old takeaway delivery driver was shot.
The crowd was addressed by community and political representatives, who called for an end to the violence.
Police officers also handed out leaflets urging people to give information about crime to the police.
Monday night's murder was the third shooting in a 24-hour period.
A teenager and another man were also shot in paramilitary-style attacks in north Belfast.
Their injuries were not life-threatening.
Workers' Party representative Chris Bailie said people in west Belfast were "absolutely disgusted" by Mr Murray's and other violence in the area.
"We are here as a community to unite against these attacks," he said.
"We can't let these people think they can dictate the agenda and rule by fear and intimidation.
"They want to ignore democracy and the rule of law, but we can see by the growing crowds that people are willing to show their faces in the face of intimidation."
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About 100 people have attended a protest in west Belfast against paramilitary attacks.
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Many of the 119 privately-owned beach huts at Milford on Sea were destroyed by waves and high winds on St Valentine's Day 2014, with about 40 remaining intact.
New Forest District Council said owners would make a "substantial contribution" towards replacement huts.
The remains of the site will be demolished in June.
Planning consent was agreed at a council meeting earlier, and includes repairs and improvements to the lower promenade where the huts sit.
Edward Heron, portfolio holder for the environment, said: "I am very pleased that by securing outline planning permission to replace the huts and restore the promenade we can now move this project forward.
"We will be clearing the lower promenade in time for the public to use the beach this summer, and in the long term I believe this project will help enhance the beach at Milford for everyone who uses it."
Milford was one of the areas worst-hit by the storm in February. About 30 people had to be rescued from the seafront Marine Restaurant after the windows smashed and water poured in.
Of the beach huts that remained, many were deemed dangerous and were demolished. The area, including the surviving huts, remains cordoned off.
The council said it would recoup the expenditure of the project over time through licence fees.
It is currently inviting tenders for design and project management.
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A banner in the stands reads: "Black or white, we're all blue."
Police are investigating racist chanting at St Pancras station by men thought to be Chelsea fans returning from a Champions League match in Paris.
It follows an incident, also said to be racist, where a black man was pushed from a train on the Paris Metro.
Captain John Terry has appeared on the pitch wearing a top with logos promoting anti-racism organisations. Today's match is the club's annual "Game for Equality".
"Football is a sport for everyone, that is one of the main reasons why we love it, and what happened on the Paris Metro was unacceptable," said Terry.
Chelsea manager Jose Mouriho has invited the victim of the Paris Metro incident to visit the club with his family.
A video shows the man, who has been named as Souleymane S, trying to get on a Metro carriage but being pushed off.
A group of people can be heard singing: "We're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it."
Chelsea FC has already barred five fans from attending Stamford Bridge following what happened at the Metro station.
Manager Jose Mourinho has said he was "ashamed" by the accusations fans had been racist.
In his programme notes, Mourinho said it was time to "celebrate this club's diversity".
He also said that Chelsea is "dedicated to tackling all forms of discrimination".
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After a week of accusations of racism, Chelsea fans at today's match against Burnley have been showing that many supporters hold very different views.
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Developer Quantum Group bought the former Sherborne Hotel site, in Dorset, and demolished the building last year.
A public consultation on the proposals runs until 2 Dec.
Previous plans to build a Tesco on the site prompted protests led by former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton.
Quantum Group wants to build a 24-bed "boutique" hotel, 82 care apartments and 38 care houses.
The 5.4-acre (2.1-hectare) site on Horsecastles Lane is also expected to include landscaped gardens and courtyards.
A spokeswoman for the group said more than 400 people attended a public exhibition on the proposals in July.
Of 281 received feedback forms, she added 75% of respondents "agreed with our proposals".
Further exhibitions on the plans, which have been submitted to West Dorset District Council for consideration, will be held in the Sherborne on 15, 16 and 17 December.
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The pair, aged 34 and 36, lost their jobs after admitting gross misconduct and being found guilty of a breach of integrity by police chiefs.
The constables were dismissed without notice after the misconduct hearing on Thursday.
They were not named by the Metropolitan Police.
Downing Street police officer PC James Addison, 37, was dismissed in June after sharing extreme pornography on his phone while on duty.
He sent other officers "disgusting and offensive" images that included bizarre sex acts and scenes showing defecation.
The images were found on his phone during the investigation into the so called "Plebgate" affair, in which former government chief whip Andrew Mitchell MP was accused of calling officers plebs during an argument at the gates of Downing Street - an allegation he has denied.
No further action was taken against PC Addison over that matter.
PC Addison, from Rayleigh in Essex, admitted sharing the images and was suspended from duty in December 2013.
In May, at Westminster Magistrates' Court, he was sentenced to a £6,000 fine, £120 victim surcharge and forfeiture of his mobile phone after he admitted 11 counts of publishing an obscene article.
A total of 14 officers were investigated for either criminal offences or misconduct after the porn was found.
No more criminal action will be taken and the matter has been concluded, the Met said.
Det Ch Supt Alaric Bonthron said: ''The sharing of these images is completely unacceptable."
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has warned people who may have bought the shellfish not to eat them.
The mussels were harvested from Roaringwater Bay in County Cork earlier this week and were sold across Ireland.
The FSAI said cooking the mussels will not destroy the toxin, which can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Dr Pamela Byrne, the FSAI's chief executive, said eating the contaminated mussels could lead to diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
"Consumers who may have already consumed this product and are feeling unwell should seek medical advice," she added.
A list of outlets that sold the affected mussels is available on the FSAI's website.
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Fresh mussels have been recalled from sale in the Republic of Ireland over fears they may contain harmful levels of toxins.
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The Swiss bank reported a loss of 484m Swiss francs (£346m) for the first three months of the year, compared to a profit a year earlier.
It said that subdued market conditions were likely to persist in the current quarter and "possibly beyond".
The bank has been cutting jobs and costs to boost earnings.
It had said previously that it expected reorganisation costs to push it into a loss for the first quarter.
Shares rose as the damage was not quite as bad as had been feared.
"In the first quarter of 2016 and particularly in January and February, we operated in some of the most difficult markets on record with volumes and client activity drastically reduced," said chief executive Tidjane Thiam.
"While we saw tentative signs of a pick-up in activity in March and then in April, subdued market conditions and low levels of client activity are likely to persist in the second quarter of 2016 and possibly beyond."
Mr Thiam joined the bank in July 2015 with the task of focusing the bank more on private banking and less on the riskier investment bank.
He said the bank remained on course with its plan to cut costs by 1.4bn Swiss francs in 2016, deliver more profits from wealth management and maintain a strong balance sheet.
In March it announced that 2,000 jobs would be axed at its global markets business, on top of the 4,000 job cuts announced in February.
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Credit Suisse has reported a loss for the first quarter amid "drastically reduced" client activity and "some of the most difficult markets on record".
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Up to 200,000 golf fans from around the world are expected to attend next week's event.
The temporary air restriction order has been put in place for the duration of the tournament, meaning personal drones will not be allowed.
This means no aircraft other than an air ambulance or police helicopter can fly below 2,000ft within the area.
Flights taking off and landing at Prestwick airport and under the charge of Air Traffic Control are not included in the restriction.
Police said the restriction had been put in place for the safety of both the spectators and players.
A police spokesman said: "In line with events of this nature, to ensure public safety and minimise disruption to the local community a number of restrictions are in place. In the coming days we will make use of our social media accounts to raise awareness on these."
As well as the restriction on drones there are a number of traffic restrictions and road closures and police have advised visitors to check ahead of their journey.
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Restrictions have been placed on the use of drones during the 145th Open at Royal Troon Golf Course.
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In its hey-day Spanish City, with its distinctive white dome, attracted thousands of visitors to Whitley Bay each year.
But it fell into disrepair in the 1990s and shut to the public in 2000.
Grade II-listed Spanish City and the Whitley Bay Pleasure Gardens opened in 1910.
A 60-bed hotel, a care home, 20 apartments and 24 town houses are also planned in a bid to help regenerate the area, the council said.
Ivor Crowther, Head of HLF North East, said: "This iconic building holds an incredibly special place in the hearts of all of us who live in the North East and beyond."
The grant would "unlock the potential of Spanish City", in the hope of encouraging private investment and wider regeneration.
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A 103-year-old seaside tourist attraction is to be restored and reopened thanks to a £3.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant.
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Well tiny transmitters have been put under the skin of the slippery slugs to see where they go.
It's part of an experiment in Shropshire to help farmers stop the slugs eating their plants.
Hundreds of slugs have been tagged and their movements tracked to give the famers a better understanding of what they get up to at night.
See how it works.
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You may have heard of a snail trail but what about a slug tracker?
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Hansen paid tribute to England's achievements on BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek, but England coach Jones was wary, comparing the Kiwi to the Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood.
"Eddie's obviously not very used to getting compliments," Hansen replied.
"So he's got to try and brush it off."
Victory for England against Ireland on Saturday would be a record-breaking 19th in a row, and would seal a second straight Six Nations Grand Slam for Jones' men.
Hansen told 5 live that Jones has instilled a worth ethic previously lacking in England's team, but Jones replied: "You've always got to be careful of compliments, particularly from an All Blacks coach."
But Hansen says England deserve to be talked up.
"It's not about playing a game. In this case I - and the team - genuinely believe they should be complimented," he told Radio Sport NZ.
"They've done a tremendous job. Sport is about paying due when it is due, and they've done a good job, so well done."
New Zealand and England are ranked as the top two sides in the world, but the teams are unlikely to meet until the autumn of 2018.
Hansen says all his immediate focus is on the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand this summer.
"If you can't be motivated to meet the Lions - a team made up of four countries who only come here every 12 years - then you are in trouble aren't you.
"Our focus is on getting ready for the Lions. That's going to be a great challenge for us."
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Mr Shepard, whose work has received international acclaim, will stage the world premiere of his working of 'Oedipus' in Derry's Guildhall next year.
He is in the city this week for an actor's workshop.
He is is looking forward to the play.
"The material we are using is pertinent to the situation here.
"It's not as though we are doing something just for culture, we are doing it for a reason.
"The notion of 'place' is very strong here, this is where something happened.
"We explore destiny, fate, murder, exploitation, origins.
"The fact there is a wall round the city is part and parcel of what is going on in the play.
"I don't think there is anybody who cannot see there are repercussions with what is happening here."
Mr Shepard said it is very important to have art and culture in a society going through transformation.
"Putting this type of play here takes on a different significance than say if we are going to New York.
"Where strife has been in the foreground it is bound to have repercussions, or is bound to have meaning."
Sam Shepard is on his second visit to Derry and said he loves being involved at such close quarters.
"I love being right in the middle of this place with the historical aspect of it.
"I love the people here.
"It's a funny sensation being in a place where you kind of have to tip toe around certain subjects, it's like being in East Germany or something.
"But there is definitely a feeling that something is taking place here, something still is up for grabs.
"It's not like any other place where things where things are just going on.
"Something is happening here, you can feel it."
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Farmbox Meats owner Dafydd Raw-Rees and employee Colin Patterson mislabelled goat as lamb or mutton.
Raw-Rees, who falsely labelled and broke food traceability regulations, received a conditional discharge.
Patterson received a 12-week sentence suspended for two years after admitting a traceability charge and 17 labelling offences.
The business based at Llandre, Aberystwyth, was raided by Food Standards Agency officials in 2013 at the height of an inquiry into the horsemeat mislabelling scandal.
However, none of the charges brought against the two men related to horsemeat.
Farmbox Meats Ltd went into receivership in June 2013.
Southwark Crown Court was told record-keeping at the plant was "a shambles".
The Food Standards Agency, Dyfed-Powys Police and Ceredigion council carried out a joint inquiry, which led to the accusations against the two men over the mislabelling of goat meat products.
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The 27-year-old from Kirkcaldy was under the cosh in the first five-minute round but then edged ahead with his superior striking against his tiring opponent to win 28-27, 29-27, 28-28.
Ray has won 21 of his 27 fights.
"I want to 'main-event' Glasgow. UFC is coming, I've earned my spot," he said.
"I'm the number one fighter from Scotland and it would be a dream come true to headline there. I'll take anybody. I want that headline spot."
Ray beat the UK's top-ranked lightweight Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night Belfast last November and with this win over the 32-year-old New Englander Lauzon, tied with Nate Diaz for the most post-fight bonuses, he has further boosted his standing.
Ray told the UFC website: "I thought it was close so I wanted to finish out the third round strong.
"I knew his takedowns and top control during some of the fight could be held against me - even though I was being very active from the bottom - so I wanted to put it all on the table at the end.
"I expected this kind of fight from the beginning. Joe has all of those bonuses and that's because he fights like a warrior. I knew he would be tough and that I'd have to be tougher."
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Fife lightweight Stevie Ray is already looking forward to the UFC event in Glasgow this summer after beating Massachusetts' Joe Lauzon in Nashville on Saturday night.
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The first will take place on 24 March and the second will be broadcast on 1 May, days before the 5 May election.
The broadcaster is also commissioning a poll to find out about the issues that matter to the electorate.
In addition, the leaders of Scotland's main political parties will be quizzed on BBC Radio Scotland by presenters Gary Robertson and Kaye Adams.
Head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, Gary Smith, said: 'We are developing an in-depth and compelling range of content for our audiences across all our platforms.
"Voters are centre-stage and we'll be giving them all the breaking news and views from the campaign trails, as well as expert analysis on the issues that count, as they prepare to go to the polls."
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BBC Scotland will host two televised party leader debates as part of its Holyrood election coverage.
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Jordan Gibbins, 17, from Lonmay, near Fraserburgh, was alone in a Honda Civic when it crashed one-and-a-half miles south of Fraserburgh at about 03:10.
The road was closed for several hours following the accident for investigation work.
Police said they wanted to speak to anyone who might have seen his grey-coloured car prior to the crash.
Sgt Rob Warnock said: "First and foremost, my thoughts are obviously with the family and friends of this young man at this tragic time.
"I would appeal for anyone who might have seen the vehicle described in the moments leading up to the collision, or has any information about the incident itself, to contact police as we launch an investigation into what happened."
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The pace of withdrawals has gained speed as talks between the government and its creditors have collapsed.
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Fears are growing over the health of Greek banks after indications that savers have withdrawn billions of euros in the past week.
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Colostrum, the first milk produced by a cow after calving, has been widely celebrated as having health benefits for humans.
Now Colostrum UK, which has a production plant in Bethesda, has started producing it for customers including Olympic athletes and Welsh professional rugby players.
Director John Rolfs described it as "real Welsh gold".
The yellow product is much denser than regular milk and has been sourced from local farms.
The company is also working with Welsh universities to prove the product can boost the immune system and improve a number of digestive conditions.
Mr Rolfs started using it himself after undergoing major surgery five years ago but had to import it from New Zealand.
"It seems strange to me that we have cows standing in the fields here and no-one is collecting it," he told BBC Radio Wales' Country Focus.
"People have been unaware of its qualities."
He said the company now has a "sizeable demand" but is trying to get more local farms on board.
"We need another 3,000 cows signed up to get through the immediate demand," he said.
"We are in the right place, among the right community, at the right time. This is the real Welsh gold; this is the secret."
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Patterson struck in the 10th minute after good work by Conor McCormack.
Gerard Doherty denied Bohs' Eoin Wearen before half-time but the visitors largely controlled the second period.
Lukas Schubert, McCormack and Barry McNamee missed chances to extend Derry's lead although Doherty had to deny Bohemians sub Mark Quigley.
After Ismahil Akinade missed the first chance for Bohs in the ninth minute, Patterson hit the winner a minute later as he looped in a shot following McCormack's cross.
Bohs had the better of the second quarter and Derry defenders Niclas Vemmelund and Aaron Barry had to make separate interventions to deny Akinade.
However, Derry largely bossed the game after the resumption as Schubert fired a great chance straight at Bohs keeper Shane Supple and McCormack also headed over when well placed.
Quigley wasted a chance to level for the Bohs against the run of play as he was unable to exploit a weak back-header by failing to loft over Doherty but Derry missed a late opportunity to double their advantage as McCormack volleyed wide.
The win leaves Derry nine points behind leaders Dundalk although Stephen Kenny's champions have a game in hand on the Candystripes.
Derry are now three points behind second-placed Cork although the Leeside club have played two fewer games.
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Uma Bharti, the water resources minister, claims she told the men's accusers to watch as they were hung upside down.
"Rapists should be tortured in front of victims until they beg for forgiveness," she said.
Ms Bharti made the comments while campaigning for a local politician in Agra, in Uttar Pradesh state.
She brought up an infamous case from July 2016 where a mother and her daughter were gang-raped in Bulandshahr, saying the Uttar Pradesh government had failed to give the victims justice.
"The rapists should be hung upside down and beaten till their skin comes off," the minister is reported to have said.
"Salt and chilli should be rubbed on their wounds until they scream. Mothers and sisters should watch so they can get closure."
Ms Bharti said that when she was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh state from 2003-4, she took the same attitude.
"I would tell the cops to hang the rapists upside down and beat them so hard that they would cry out. I would tell women to watch through windows of the police station," she said.
She told the crowd that when a policeman objected, "I told him people who behave like 'danav' (demons) cannot have Manavadhikar (human rights). Their heads should be cut off like Ravana's". Ravana is an evil demon king in Hindu mythology.
Ms Bharti is a member of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and has previously made the headlines for her controversial comments.
Her torture revelations have resonated with some in India, where the most grievous rape cases sometimes attract the death penalty.
Crimes against women in India have been in the spotlight since the brutal gang-rape and murder of a student in 2012 in Delhi.
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The Civil Aviation Authority are the people responsible for monitoring air traffic and develop the rules that apply to drones.
They shouldn't be flown within 50 metres of people, cars or buildings that the drone does not have permission to film.
At large events like football matches and in busy town centres and cities, drones aren't allowed to fly within 150 metres of them, unless they have permission.
They're also not allowed into UK airspace unless they have permission from air traffic control.
The Civil Aviation Authority and other regulators want people to be aware of these rules if they're thinking about using a drone or getting them for Christmas.
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The homework asked: "Angelou was sexually abused by her mother's _______ at age 8, which shaped her career choices and motivation for writing."
Pupils in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, were given an algebra formula with the assignment to solve the problem.
Parents complained to Pennridge High School officials about the homework.
A subsequent question in the same homework asked about a single mother who is trying to support her son by working as a pimp and a prostitute.
It asked what was her other means of support, including another formula for the options, bookie, drug dealer and nightclub dancer.
The questions were based on the life of the famed American poet Maya Angelou, but many parents complained the subject matter was not appropriate for young teenagers or a maths equation.
The same assignment surfaced two years ago in a Florida school, sparking similar controversy.
Pennridge School District said it had received a number of complaints about homework "which contained adult content without a proper context".
"The homework worksheet in question was downloaded from a website that allows teachers around the world to share educational resources.
"It is not part of our approve curriculum."
But a Twitter user, @PennridgeReform, who tweeted an image of the assignment, commented: "How can we trust the teacher with the kids' education when these questions are permitted?"
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The alleged offences took place between 2004 and 2011 and involved girls aged between 11 and 17.
All those arrested have been bailed pending further inquires, West Yorkshire Police said.
Twenty-seven men and two women were previously charged as part of the investigation.
They are due to stand trial for offences including rape, trafficking, and child neglect.
More on this and other local stories from across Yorkshire
The force said the latest arrests were made this week in Huddersfield and Bradford during a three-day police operation.
Ch Insp Ian Mottershaw, who is leading the investigation, said: "This ongoing investigation forms part of West Yorkshire Police's commitment to the investigation of both current and non-recent sexual offences against children."
"These are abhorrent crimes that affect the most vulnerable in our society," he said.
The force is urging anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse to contact them.
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Police investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse in the Huddersfield area have made 16 further arrests.
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The billionaire, dubbed Wall Street's "Bond King", sued Pimco after his abrupt departure from the firm in 2014.
Pimco, the world's largest bond fund, has agreed to pay Mr Gross in what both sides called an "amicable" settlement.
"Pimco has always been family to me, and, like any family, sometimes there are disagreements," Mr Gross said.
"I'm glad that we have had the opportunity to work through those, and see the Pimco founders receiving the recognition they deserve," he said.
Mr Gross, a Pimco co-founder, had been suing the firm for at least $200m, which he claims he lost after being forced to leave.
He had claimed he was forced out so that his colleagues could get his share of the bonus.
In the statement, Pimco said it recognised the "enormous contribution to its success" from Mr Gross and other co-founders.
Mr Gross, who moved to rival Janus Capital in 2014, also repeated that his lawsuit had never been about money.
The terms of the settlement are confidential. However, both sides have said that any proceeds from the suit will be donated to charity.
Mr Gross earned the moniker "the Bond King" from making good bets on US Treasury bonds, particularly during the dot com bubble and the housing crisis.
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Star trader Bill Gross has ended a "family disagreement" with his former firm Pimco, in a settlement worth an estimated $81m (£65m).
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Bisping's opportunity comes after Chris Weidman was forced out of UFC 199 on 4 June in Los Angeles with a neck injury.
Manchester middleweight Bisping's last fight was a unanimous-decision win over Anderson Silva in London in February.
However, the 37-year-old lost to Rockhold in their only previous meeting, submitting in the second round of their November 2014 fight.
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Michael Bisping has a chance to become the UK's first UFC champion after stepping in to fight Luke Rockhold.
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She will take up the post in July, replacing Valerie Watts who is leaving to take up an NHS post.
Mrs Scott is stepping up to the role from her current position as the council's director of corporate governance.
She said: "Financial challenges lie ahead but this great city is ready to meet them."
Council leader Barney Crockett said: "We are absolutely delighted to have chosen Angela Scott to take up the position as our new chief executive.
"Mrs Scott joined the city council last year to head the corporate governance directorate.
"She has shone in that role, and we decided that she was perfectly suited to use her financial expertise, her drive and her leadership to help this administration to deliver on our promises to the city."
He added: "It was Mrs Scott who stood out as the prime candidate to lead our workforce and deliver service excellence."
Mrs Scott, 42, said: "I am proud to accept the job and I am looking forward to working hard with elected members, colleagues and key partners to deliver on Aberdeen's priorities."
An earlier report to the panel created to find a successor said the salary would be £144,685.
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Rachel Bowen, 49, appeared before magistrates in Bradford charged with murdering Linda Goswell, 52, from Halifax, on 2 August last year.
She was remanded in custody to appear at Bradford Crown Court on 26 May.
Cygnet Hospital in Bierley Lane offers care and treatment for patients with mental health conditions.
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A woman accused of killing a fellow patient at a psychiatric hospital in Bradford has appeared in court.
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Treehugger: Wawona, which showcases the giant sequoia of California, won an immersive storytelling award at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.
It will go on show for the first time in Wales at Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, from Saturday until 1 July.
The 15-minute experience is for four visitors at a time.
It was created in a collaboration between researchers at London's Natural History Museum and Salford University, using the latest 3D imaging techniques.
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A virtual reality experience which allows people to encounter one of the world's most impressive trees is coming to Wales.
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Crews were called to the property on Stow Hill at about 04:10 GMT on Sunday.
The building was "severely damaged" and adjacent buildings also caught fire, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way, it added.
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Firefighters have put out a blaze at a four-storey building in Newport.
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The Wood, who had won one of their previous eight league games, missed a number of chances in the first half.
Jamie Lucas opened the scoring for Boreham Wood early in the second period when he met Ricky Shakes' throughball and fired home.
Eastleigh searched for an equaliser late on and it eventually came after Drury latched onto Jai Reason's cross.
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Andy Drury's late goal earned National League promotion hopefuls Eastleigh a point at strugglers Boreham Wood.
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) staff visited the Condor Liberation in Poole on Tuesday.
The agency said the ferry had been detained "after substantial deficiencies were observed by inspectors".
Condor said their operating schedule will be disrupted "for at least part of the weekend" due to re-inspections.
It added engineers were rectifying faults and working on the trimaran's propulsion and steering systems.
Alternative sailings will be offered on conventional ferries while repairs are made. A return to service date is due on Thursday.
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This is the latest in a sorry saga of misfortunes to affect the Condor Liberation. It is also potentially the most serious.
Condor has been in the headlines almost weekly since the troubled Liberation ferry was introduced a year ago.
The MCA does not detain passenger ships lightly and finding "substantial deficiencies" in the safety of a nearly-new ship is almost unheard of.
The last occasion I can recall affecting Channel Islands services was a very old ferry called Havelet almost 20 years ago.
When ships are detained in this manner, sometimes changes can be made in a few days. Sometimes it can take much longer.
The £50m high-speed ferry service has been blighted with problems since its launch in March.
Last month, passengers on the fast ferry experienced hours of travel delays because of steering problems.
Its replacement vessel, the Commodore Clipper, then suffered a ramp failure meaning cars on its upper deck were unable to get off for more than 12 hours.
The ferry operator is meeting with Channel Island's politicians monthly to monitor how it is improving its service to customers.
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A high-speed ferry service between the UK and the Channel Islands has been halted over safety concerns.
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It made the pledge as it published plans to legislate for new mechanisms to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
But these will not be activated until agreement is reached at Stormont.
The law would "take its course" where evidence exists for any Troubles-related crime.
The NIO said that fundamentally the government believes in the rule of law and amnesties are not something they would contemplate.
In a 33-page policy paper, the secretary of state sets out what will be included in the Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill announced in the Queen's speech.
The Bill will create the legislative framework for
The paper says the institutions will place the needs of victims and their families at their heart. They would operate in way that is "balanced, proportionate, transparent, fair and equable", it added.
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The Northern Ireland Office has said that none of its proposals for dealing with the past amounts to any form of amnesty.
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RAF Mildenhall is due to take delivery of 10 CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and 12 MC-130J Commando II fixed-wing planes.
The USAF said up to 900 extra personnel and family members would be expected to arrive as part of its plans.
The first aircraft will be delivered this month and all 22 are expected to be based at RAF Mildenhall by 2018.
The Osprey can take-off and land vertically like a helicopter, and then its rotors tilt round to allow it to fly like a aeroplane.
It provides transport for ground troops, while the Commando refuels other aircraft while they are in the air.
The expansion is being made by the air force's 352nd Special Operations Group and it will require about 380 extra serving personnel.
Col Christopher Ireland, commander of the group, said: "It's been almost six years since we've had vertical lift-off in Europe and this modernisation of the force improves our efficiency and effectiveness."
He said increasing the number of aircraft and support personnel would allow the group to better support operations and improve training opportunities.
Col Ireland said improvements had been made to schools and housing on the base in recent years, although a number of service families were expected to live in the surrounding area.
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The United States Air Force is expanding its operations at a base in Suffolk.
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North Wales Police said the animal was found with a single bullet wound in a field at Hope Mountain near Caergwrle on Sunday morning.
It was described as a "truly awful offence" in a tweet by the force's rural crime team.
An investigation is under way.
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A horse has been shot dead in a Flintshire field.
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Sally Burton donated the book - complete with the Hollywood star's handwritten notes - to Dyffryn Lower School's library.
Professor Hywel Francis, of Swansea University, presented it on her behalf.
It came after this year's annual Richard Burton lecture by historian Prof Angela John, about how teachers have nurtured the town's acting talent.
Speaking at the school, she said: "John Gielgud said that Burton came from nowhere. He didn't come from nowhere. He came from an extremely rich cultural background in Port Talbot - the town of stars and steel, and the actors' capital of Wales."
She also pointed to Port Talbot's influence on screen stars Michael Sheen and Anthony Hopkins.
Burton - who was born Richard Walter Jenkins in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot - died in 1984, aged 58.
His career on stage and screen saw him win Bafta, Golden Globe and Tony Awards, with seven Academy Award nominations.
Swansea University's Richard Burton Centre organises the annual lecture, with this year's event coming 90 years since the actor's birth.
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Richard Burton's widow has given a French dictionary used by the late actor to his old school in Port Talbot.
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The numbers beat market expectations, but would mark a fall of more than 30% in profit from a year earlier.
The world's biggest maker of mobile phones and TVs said it expects sales of 47 trillion won for the period.
The company will publish full financial results later this month.
Samsung's mobile division, its biggest business, has been struggling to maintain its dominance against rivals such as Apple and Chinese smartphone-makers including Xiaomi.
Bryan Ma from consultancy IDC Asia Pacific told the BBC that the numbers were encouraging and fell in line with some of the firm's most recent reviews, which had been positive.
"It's not clear that they're out of the woods yet," he said, "but there are some encouraging signs."
"The thing to remember about Samsung is that it's not just a smartphone company ... so if they're not strong enough in that sector they can make up for it elsewhere."
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics has forecast a quarterly operating profit of about 5.9 trillion won ($5.44bn; £3.65bn) for the first three months of 2015.
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The discovery was made in the Ilston Valley area at about 10:30 GMT on Thursday.
While the body has not yet been formally identified, the family of Robert Brandon from Townhill, Swansea, have been informed.
Mr Brandon has been missing since 31 January.
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A body has been found in Gower with the family of a missing man informed, South Wales Police has said.
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Silver has been used as an antimicrobial for centuries, but little has been known about how it works.
The new research suggests adding it to existing antibiotics could counteract the rise of drug-resistant microbes.
Experiments in mice showed the metal disrupts the biological processes of bacteria, making them more permeable to antibiotics, a US team reports.
Bacteria are adapting and finding ways to survive the effects of antibiotics.
According to England's chief medical officer, Prof Dame Sally Davies, antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at a rate that is both alarming and irreversible.
Silver acts against Gram-negative bacteria - one of the two main types of bacteria - which are particularly difficult pathogens to treat.
The research was led by Jose Ruben Morones-Ramirez of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Boston University.
He told the journal Science Translational Medicine: "This work shows that silver can be used to enhance the action of existing antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria, thus strengthening the antibiotic arsenal for fighting bacterial infections."
Future studies will focus on testing how silver can be added to antibiotic injections or tablets for use in patients.
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Adding silver to antibiotics makes them 10 to 1,000 times more effective at fighting infections, research suggests.
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Halving the energy used for heating and electricity by 2030 is also among their environmental policies for May's assembly election.
Lib Dem AM William Powell said Wales must do more to tackle climate change.
It was time for "ambitious leadership" on the environment, he added.
The party's other main green targets are "halting the loss of biodiversity", reductions in the variety of animal and plant life, by 2020 and increasing the number of people cycling.
It wants the number of adults regularly taking to their bikes to rise from the current 6% to 10% by 2025 and 25% by 2050.
Mr Powell said Welsh Labour had failed to protect the environment while the Conservatives had "declared war on the renewables sector".
"It is only the Welsh Liberal Democrats who have the ambition and the fresh ideas that Wales needs to tackle climate change and grow our green economy," he said
The party will launch the plans, contained in a policy paper titled Towards a Greener Tomorrow, at a solar panel factory in Pontypridd.
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Plans to cut Wales' net greenhouse gas emissions to zero and meet its electricity needs entirely from renewable sources by 2050 have been announced by the Liberal Democrats.
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Maurice Stevenson Limited, a mechanical installation firm, employs 33 staff.
Its directors will now work with the administrator to try to find a buyer in a bid to avoid closing the company.
The firm said tough market conditions and the death of its head five years ago "created significant challenges" for his widow, Alison Stevenson.
"It is with the deepest of regret that we find ourselves having to place the company into administration," said Mrs Stevenson.
"I want to pay a heartfelt tribute to current and former staff who have worked hard and demonstrated immense loyalty to this firm and our family down through the years."
Maurice Stevenson Limited was founded in 1921 and has been run by three generations of the Stevenson family.
From its base in Lurgan's Annesborough industrial estate, it installs heating and ventilation services and provides facilities management for the healthcare, education and local government sectors.
Recent clients of the firm have included Northern Ireland's Education Authority and two health trusts.
However, the firm said a "marked reduction in public sector works orders" combined with tight margins and a general downturn in its sector had left it facing financial problems.
"The death of the company head, David Stevenson, in 2012 created significant challenges for his widow whose best efforts to keep the business going could not overcome the toughening market conditions", added the firm in a statement.
Staff were told of the situation on Monday evening and are to be given more information later on Wednesday.
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A family-run company which has been in operation for 95 years in Lurgan, County Armagh, has been put into administration.
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The pedestrian was airlifted while the motorcyclist was conveyed to hospital by paramedics following the incident on Carmarthen Road on Friday just after 17:00 BST.
South Wales Police said both casualties sustained non life-threatening injuries.
The road was closed following the incident but reopened at 21:30 BST.
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Two people have been hurt in a road accident involving a pedestrian and motorbike in Swansea.
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The company said the move was part of a manufacturing restructuring plan which aimed to concentrate production into centres of excellence.
Greggs confirmed a consultation process had started with employees but declined to specify the number of jobs at risk.
The union Usdaw said 100 jobs were under threat.
A Greggs spokeswoman said: "Following the announcement in March 2016 regarding our planned £100m investment in our supply chain over the next five years, we are now planning the next phase of this investment.
"This will increase and reshape our manufacturing and distribution capabilities and enable us to support shop expansion of substantially more than 2,000 shops, as we continue to compete effectively in the growing food-on-the-go market."
She added: "Our proposal is that Clydesmill becomes a Combined Distribution and Production Centre of Excellence with increased shop distribution capacity for Scotland and production focused on certain products.
"These proposals will create new jobs in shops, logistics and distribution as we grow shop numbers, however, there will be fewer jobs in manufacturing.
"We have entered into a period of consultation with our people regarding the proposals."
Usdaw national officer Dave Gill said: "Greggs bakery staff are now very concerned about the future after this announcement.
"Usdaw will now enter into consultation talks with the company, where we will interrogate the business case for their proposals.
"Our priorities are to save as many jobs as possible, maximise employment in the business and seek the best possible deal for our members.
"In the meantime we are providing our members with the representation, support and advice they need at this difficult and uncertain time."
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High Street baker Greggs has announced plans to cut an unspecified jobs from its Clydesmill bakery in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.
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Hungarian Hosszu, 27, was looking to add to her successes in the 100m backstroke, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley.
But Dirado, 23, came back strongly on the last length to claim her second gold of the Games, having helped her country win the 4x200m freestyle relay.
Canada's Hilary Caldwell took bronze.
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USA's Maya Dirado denied Katinka Hosszu a fourth gold medal at the Rio Olympics by winning the women's 200m backstroke by six-hundreths of a second.
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They tour New Zealand in 2017, with Wales' Dan Biggar and Ireland's Johnny Sexton of Ireland the leading contenders to be fly-half.
Ospreys' Biggar faces Leinster's Sexton on Friday, and ex-Lion Phil Bennett rates them among the world's best.
"Those going to the Liberty will see two world-class fly-halves," he said.
"They're two outstanding 10s, probably in the top five in the world."
Leinster, who are second and just one point behind leaders Scarlets, have won their last six Pro12 games.
The seventh-placed Ospreys are aiming to emulate their Irish opponents as they aim for a sixth successive league victory.
Bennett believes the clash between Biggar and Sexton will be pivotal to the result between Ospreys and Leinster.
The former Wales fly-half also thinks the two players are in prime position for the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand.
"There's a long way to go before we talk about the Lions tour," Bennett added.
"People will be looking at Dan Biggar's form in New Zealand [where Wales are on tour in June] when he's facing the All Blacks.
"But those two players are leading the race to be the top two fly-halves to go down to New Zealand."
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Ospreys' match against Leinster will be a clash of the Pro12's two form teams - featuring a duel which could be crucial to the British and Irish Lions.
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The month-long contest, called the Python Challenge, begins on Saturday.
About 550 people have signed up to compete for two prizes: $1,000 (£620) for the longest python killed and $1,500 for the most pythons taken.
First imported as pets, the feral snakes vie with native animals for food and have devastated mammal populations.
The US banned the import of the carnivorous snakes last year. But some wildlife officials said the ban came too late - after the southern Asia natives had begun breeding in the Everglades.
Burmese pythons, which can grow up to 23ft (7m) long, eat small mammals, birds and alligators.
Hunters from more than 25 states have signed up for the event. Among them will be US Senator Bill Nelson, a 70-year-old Democrat.
The state will train hunters to avoid mistaking the python for native snakes, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) spokeswoman Carli Segelson said.
The FWC recommends shooting the snakes in the head or using a device that drives a bolt into the brain. Hunters will be able to keep the pelts.
Decapitation is not recommended unless the brain is immediately destroyed, as snakes can remain conscious for a time after the head is separated from the body.
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The US state of Florida is set to begin a competitive Burmese python hunt, in an attempt to rid the Everglades wetlands of the invasive species.
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The words "Vote Out" appeared on a digital sign on a train travelling from London to Woking on Monday.
South West Trains said the company had "no position" on the issue of the upcoming EU referendum.
It said any referendum message would have been put on without the company's knowledge or authorisation.
An internal investigation is to be carried out into the matter, the company said.
The in-out referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union takes place on 23 June.
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South West Trains has suspended an employee after a message appearing to support Brexit was put up on the side of a train.
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Lucien Pérot, 69, and Olivier Boudin, 38, appear to have died as they were having a meal together.
Their bodies were found on Thursday in the garden of Perot's house in Authon-du-Perche, about 150km (90 miles) south-west of Paris.
One was sitting on a chair and the other lying down, prosecutors say.
"Their bodies showed no apparent sign of attack. They seem to have died simultaneously," the prosecutors told L'Écho Républicain newspaper (in French).
They were found by a neighbour, who told the newspaper that she had seen the two friends eating in the garden the night before.
Prosecutors added that they were considering a number of hypotheses, including a dual suicide, poisoning, or the possibility of the sudden death of one causing a fatal shock in the other.
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French authorities are investigating the mysterious death of two friends whose bodies were found in a back garden bearing no sign of violence.
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Former Portsmouth, Blackpool and Blackburn manager Appleton, 40, joined the U's in the summer of 2014.
He has guided them to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley and into contention for automatic promotion to League One this season.
"It was an easy decision to sign," Appleton said. "All I've ever wanted is to help take the club forward."
Confirmation of a new deal ends four months of discussions between Appleton and the club.
"I'm pleased to get everything sorted and be able to focus solely on the remaining five games of the season, starting against Luton on Saturday," he added.
Oxford are currently second in League Two, four points above the play-off places.
Chairman Darryl Eales said the deal will allow the club to continue "building for the long-term future".
He continued: "I'm delighted Michael has agreed to be part of what we are trying to build here.
"He is very honest, very hard-working and has the greatest respect of everyone not just at the club but also within football."
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Michael Appleton has agreed a new rolling contract as head coach of League Two club Oxford United.
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The aircraft Thumper was grounded following an engine fire and missed recent commemorations in Lincoln.
Donald Nicholson, 93, made headlines when he lost his medals prompting a nationwide search to find them.
He attended a special event in Lincoln to see the aircraft.
Mr Nicholson, a former flight engineer from Sunderland, who flew 31 bombing missions, believed he had lost his medals either on the way to or at the International Bomber Command Centre unveiling.
Speaking at the flypast, he said: "It's all come together with a magical finish - I'm proud as punch."
"You cannot make it up," he added.
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About 80 volunteers and RAF personnel - some wielding metal detectors - searched for his medals but they turned up when his neighbour handed them in to police.
He said he was devastated not to be wearing his medals at the unveiling of the memorial, which involved flypasts from current and historic military aircraft.
He was invited to a special flypast of Thumper, also known as the City of Lincoln, and this time was able to wear his medals.
When told he could witness the Lancaster, he said: "Get away. I have to nip myself to realise it's all happening."
BBC Radio Lincolnshire drove Mr Nicholson from his Houghton-le-Spring home to the flypast.
The plane, from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby, missed most of the display season after a fire damaged one of its engines. On Monday it was passed fit to fly.
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The last airworthy Lancaster Bomber in the UK has taken part in a special flypast for a newly-unveiled Bomber Command memorial and a veteran who thought he had lost his medals.
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The Dutch have two Euro 2016 qualifiers in October and need Turkey to drop points to make the play-offs.
Dutchman Koeman, 52, has been touted as a potential candidate to take over if coach Danny Blind does not stay on.
"I'm very settled here. I have a contract with Southampton until the end of next season," Koeman said.
"What will happen after that nobody knows, but until that date I am the coach of Southampton."
Blind took over following the departure of previous boss Guus Hiddink earlier in the year but presided over back-to-back qualifying defeats in September.
Koeman, who took over as Southampton manager in June 2014, made 78 appearances for the Netherlands between 1982 and 1994.
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Southampton boss Ronald Koeman says he is happy at the club amid fresh speculation he could be offered the Netherlands manager's job next month.
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He scored six tries in his 28 appearances for the Tigers last season.
The 23-year-old began his career at Hull FC before a move to Parramatta Eels in Australia in 2014, but he failed to make an appearance in the NRL and returned to Super League with Cas.
"The coaching staff identified Ben as a perfect fit for our model," said head coach Neil Jukes.
He could face his parent side in Leigh's opening game of next season on February 10.
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Leigh Centurions have signed Castleford Tigers centre Ben Crooks on a season-long loan for the 2017 season.
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The structure, also known as the sphere and the golf ball, has been a feature of the north Caithness coast for almost 60 years.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has recommended that the DFR be decontaminated by 2022 so it can then be demolished.
There were previous plans to retain the dome.
Historic Scotland had considered listing the building so that it would be conserved.
In 2007, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), the company that manages the site, released the results of public consultation on future uses for the dome.
Suggestions included turning it into a hotel, museum and even a nightclub.
However, because the structure is contaminated with low levels of radioactivity and due to high maintenance costs, it was decided to demolish it.
In 2011, plans to repaint the dome at a cost of £500,000 were cancelled.
The repaint had been done every 10 years to protect the dome's metal work.
DSRL said that following an assessment the steel was deemed thick enough to last as a protection until the reactor inside was dismantled.
The year 2022 is among planned "milestones" in the NDA's latest annual business plan for DSRL.
The bulk of the plan sets out targets for the next 12 months of the wider programme to clean up and demolish Dounreay, a former experimental nuclear power site.
The dome is one of the most recognised features of Dounreay.
In the 1950s, a sphere was considered to be the best shape of structure to contain a gases from the reactor, if there was a breach.
The sphere is made up of plates of steel that were welded into the shape of a sphere.
In the 1960s, it featured in a series of special edition stamps promoting Britain's "white heat of technology".
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Work to demolish the landmark Dounreay Fast Reactor dome could start in seven years' time.
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Michael Lawrence Smith, 38, was last seen in the Belfast area at 12:30 GMT on Tuesday and has not returned to Maghaberry Prison.
The police said he had been "released erroneously" by the prison service and had failed to return.
Mr Smith, who is on remand for murder, had previously applied for bail, but been refused.
Det Supt Kevin Geddes said Mr Smith had "an extensive history of violence" and urged the public not to approach him.
"I would ask Mr Smith to hand himself in to the authorities without any further delay and ask anyone who knows of his current whereabouts or who has any information to contact police on 999," he said.
In a further video message released on social media, Det Supt Geddes addressed Mr Smith's family and friends, urging them to persuade him to give himself up or contact the police with his whereabouts.
He also warned the public that Mr Smith was "dangerous".
A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Prison Service said Mr Smith's "erroneous release" was being investigated.
He is charged with the murder of Stephen Carson, who was shot dead in his Belfast home in front of his partner and nine-year-old son in February 2016.
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A "dangerous" murder suspect is on the run after being released from a Northern Ireland prison by mistake.
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Resuming on 76, England hopeful Vince was bowled for 119 by Steven Patterson.
Wicketkeeper Adam Wheater (62) chipped Patterson to mid-wicket after a 143-run seventh-wicket stand with Ervine.
The Zimbabwean's century followed, off 205 balls, before he was caught behind to become Ryan Sidebottom's 1,000th career wicket as Hampshire closed on 450-8, trailing by 143 runs.
Vince's 18th first-class century from 173 balls, which included 15 fours, brought stability to the visitors' erratic first innings and halted the dominance of champions Yorkshire.
With uncertainty surrounding England's top-order, Vince - who is yet to play in a Test match for England - followed Ian Bell and Sam Robson in using the start of the county season to showcase his abilities.
As the hosts toiled in the sun on the third day, Ervine marked his 200th first-class match with a hard-fought ton to help Hampshire avoid the follow-on.
Astute batting from South African bowler Ryan McLaren, who finished unbeaten on 55, and Chris Wood ensured the away side battled through the day for loss of just three wickets.
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The claim: If there was a vote to leave the EU there would have to be an emergency budget.
Reality Check verdict: There is no legal requirement to have an emergency budget but the Chancellor could have one if he wanted to make immediate changes to tax rates or spending cuts.
"Legislating for the kind of measures required to tackle a large structural deficit takes time and Britain would need to get on with it."
The Reality Check team has discussed the warnings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) of how the public finances would be hit by the sort of slowing growth predicted following a Brexit.
On Sunday, there were warnings of hits to pensions, defence and the NHS.
This time, Mr Osborne and Mr Darling went a step further, saying that there would have to be a 2p rise in the basic rate of income tax and a 3p rise in the higher rate, while spending on the police, transport and local government could take a 5% cut.
Under the National Insurance Contributions Bill and 2015 Finance Bill, increasing income tax, National Insurance or VAT before 2020 would be illegal, so that would presumably have to be repealed.
Faced with a Brexit, the IFS predicted that the Chancellor would have to abandon his target of balancing the budget by 2019-20, bringing in an extra year or two of austerity at the current level.
There is no legal requirement to have an emergency budget. Even if something happened that had a considerable impact on the economy, the Chancellor could decide to wait until the Autumn Statement.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate
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Speaking on a platform with former Chancellor Alistair Darling on Wednesday, George Osborne warned that a vote to leave the European Union would mean there would have to be an emergency budget.
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Christopher Jesus Soares, from Lysways Street, Walsall, is charged with distributing a terrorist publication.
The 27-year-old was arrested on Monday as part of a planned investigation, police said. The charges do not relate to the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London.
Mr Soares will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
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A man has been charged in relation to a terrorism offence.
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil tells the story of the Scotland's history, from the Highland clearances to the arrival of oil.
The production will once again be performed in Dundee before embarking on a Scottish tour visiting Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow.
It will be the first professional tour of the play in over 20 years.
The play, which was written by John McGrath, was first performed by the 7:84 Scotland group at the "What Kind of Scotland?" conference in Edinburgh in March 1973.
Last year, Dundee Rep Ensemble was granted permission to present it in a professional production for the first time in over two decades.
Director Joe Douglas said: "Directing The Cheviot has never been anything but a terrifying honour.
"Dundee was jumping when we performed the play last year and we're very excited to take the Ensemble out on the road.
"McGrath's philosophy was that the audience must have 'a good night out' and that's something that we aim to ignite across the country."
Dundee Rep Theatre chief executive Nick Parr said: "The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil was a huge success in Dundee last year.
"I am delighted that we can share this outstanding and timely production in Dundee again and also across Scotland.
"John's script is as powerfully relevant today as it was 40-odd years ago."
The play will run at the Rep from 31 August until 10 September.
It will then visit the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness and the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, until 22 October.
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It is understood the Hammers will raise their offer for the player who began his career at the east London club.
Defoe, 34, has scored 11 goals in 21 appearances for the Premier League strugglers this season.
His latest goals came on Monday as Sunderland twice fought from a goal down to draw 2-2 with in-form Liverpool, which left manager David Moyes's side in 18th position.
Defoe's senior career began at West Ham before he moved to rivals Tottenham in a £7m deal in 2004, with striker Bobby Zamora going the other way. A £7.5m move to Portsmouth followed in January 2008 before he returned to Spurs the following year for £15m.
Defoe made a surprise move to Canadian team Toronto FC in 2014 before he was lured to Sunderland in 2015 by former Black Cats boss and ex-Spurs team-mate Gus Poyet.
BBC Radio 5 live's chief football correspondent Ian Dennis
West Ham will return to test the resolve of Sunderland, but it's unthinkable the Black Cats can afford to sell Defoe given their precarious position.
David Moyes recently described Defoe as "priceless" and his goals will be the difference as to whether they can preserve their top-flight status.
Premium and proven goalscorers are in short supply which is why West Ham themselves are looking at the 34-year-old.
They say money talks but Defoe is invaluable to Sunderland's cause.
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Sunderland have rejected West Ham's £6m bid for striker Jermain Defoe.
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Albion Rovers' game at home to Queen's Park was called off due to a waterlogged pitch after a 09:30 inspection.
Leaders Livingston blamed "relentless overnight rain" for their game against Stenhousemuir following suit.
But games hosted by Berwick Rangers and Stirling Albion both survived.
Berwick, who are playing Elgin City in League Two, said their pitch passed an inspection at 11:00.
As did Stirling's Forthbank Stadium surface, where Edinburgh City are the visitors.
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Two games have been postponed in Scottish League One, but two have survived pitch inspections in the division below.
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Jackson headed home the only goal from Luke James' bicycle kick into the area.
James also went close when he hit the post while Pools keeper Trevor Carson's fine save denied Lyle Taylor.
Wimbledon stay ninth, four points adrift of the play-off places while Hartlepool are now 21st, 11 points clear of the relegation zone.
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Hartlepool United extended their League Two unbeaten run to five games thanks to Adam Jackson's winner against play-off chasing AFC Wimbledon.
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O'Neill's current deal expires after the final World Cup qualifier against Israel later this month, in what has been a disappointing campaign.
The former Northern Ireland player has won just one of his 12 games in charge.
"I've had discussions with the IFA board and they have been positive - I've said all along that I would like to continue in the role," said O'Neill.
"I think there has been a major transition in the squad, it's a very young squad with not much experience.
"They will be better for the experience of taking part in the qualifying campaign and I'll certainly be better for the experience of managing during it.
"I would like to get the opportunity to take this squad forward to the European Championship qualifiers."
IFA president Jim Shaw gave his backing to O'Neill following last month's humiliating 3-2 defeat by Luxembourg.
"I still see him as the man to take us forward to the European Championships," said Shaw in the wake of the shock result.
Following the squad announcement on Thursday for the Azerbaijan and Israel games, Shaw confirmed that talks with O'Neill had started but there was "no substantive input" so far.
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Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has revealed he is in talks with the IFA over a new contract.
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Npower posted losses in underlying earnings of 12m euros (£11m), compared with a profit of 85m euros in 2016.
It also expects the division to make a loss for the whole year and warned of regulatory intervention.
It said cost-cutting helped combat "fierce competition and political pressure" in the UK energy market.
It lost UK customers in the first quarter because of price increases on variable tariffs, but attracted 50,000 new ones with improved deals in the second half.
Innogy said earnings were hit partially because it proved harder to pass higher costs on to UK customers.
"The situation in the UK retail business remains very tense due to the fierce competition and political pressure.
"Measures to reduce costs within the scope of the restructuring programme will help to partially offset negative market effects," Innogy added.
Last month, Ofgem, the energy regulator, proposed a price cap to protect about two million vulnerable customers.
The company said potential price caps were causing uncertainty and a decline in sales to commercial and corporate customers also had a negative effect on earnings.
Innogy, which is majority owned by RWE, has been undertaking a major restructuring programme at Npower after losing thousands of customers because of billing issues and competition from new entrants.
At the end of June, Npower had 4.757 million retail electricity and gas customers in Britain, up 1% from March.
The German company as a whole reported adjusted earnings before interest and tax were 1.7bn euros (£1.54bn) in the first half, in line with expectations.
It was 4% higher than last year owing to earnings growth in the first quarter in its grid business.
Operating profit at its German retail business was 340m euros, up 23% from a year ago.
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Npower's parent company, Innogy, has reported a loss for its UK division, but gained more customers in the first half of the year.
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The former Groves High School shut in 2003 following a shake-up of secondary school education in the town centre.
Wrexham council's executive board had voted to clear the site in preparation for a new school.
A request by Liberal Democrat councillors to call in the decision has been accepted, the party said.
The decision will be considered by the council's customer and performance scrutiny committee, it added.
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Councillors will reconsider plans to demolish a run-down school in Wrexham after the decision was called in.
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A record number of kids over there are struggling with their weight and the UK isn't far behind.
Ricky travels to America to find out more about the country's battle against obesity and discovers what we can learn to avoid the same fate.
Watch more of Newsround's special programmes.
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America is home to big portions, fast food and even bigger health problems.
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Wilson, 33, departs after a near-eight month spell in charge, having replaced acting head coach Kevin McBride.
Last season, Airdrie finished third in their division but were unsuccessful in the promotion play-offs.
"After his first taste of management, Mark has decided that he now wishes to expand his coaching horizons across the game," the club said on their website.
"Everybody at the club would like to thank Mark for his hard work and solid professionalism and we wish him well for the future."
After manager Eddie Wolecki Black suffered a stroke during a game in March 2015, Airdrie under-20s coach Kevin McBride stepped up to work at first team level until former Celtic player Wilson and new director of football Gordon Dalziel joined the club.
"Mark stepped in to the post at a time of great uncertainty at the club and, under difficult circumstances, he still managed to put together a challenge that successfully took the club to the play-offs and achieved the objective set for him."
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Airdrieonians have announced head coach Mark Wilson has left the Scottish League One club "by mutual consent".
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It follows speculation the poll on whether the UK should remain in or leave the EU could be held in June.
A Welsh government spokesman said time was needed for the question of Europe to be "separately and fully explored".
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be "a mistake" to have it so soon after the devolved elections.
Following the Conservatives' victory in the 2015 general election, there had been speculation an EU referendum could be held on the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland.
First Minister Carwyn Jones and Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb both expressed concern, but former assembly presiding officer Lord Elis-Thomas said the move could boost turnout.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "Since the idea of holding an EU referendum this year was first suggested we have consistently called for it to be held on a different date from that for the assembly elections.
"It also needs to be sufficiently distant from them in time so that the implications of the EU question can be separately and fully explored in the referendum campaign."
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A referendum on Europe should be "sufficiently distant" from the assembly elections in May, the Welsh government has said.
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The England Under-19 international had an MRI scan on Monday on the same shoulder he dislocated two seasons ago.
"It's the last thing we need," Walsall boss Jon Whitney told BBC WM.
"These things never come at good times. But we have to take it on the chin. It's part of football. We'll move on. We've got a Plan B ready."
Henry, 19, suffered the injury making a brave headed clearance after half an hour of Saturday's goalless draw at Oldham.
"He's dislocated it before," added Whitney. "It's the risks we take playing this game.
"He's gone for an MRI as we just needed to see if there was any damage to the structure around the shoulder."
Whitney expects both skipper Adam Chambers and midfielder Erhun Oztumer to be in contention for Tuesday night's trip to Chesterfield.
Going back to Chesterfield conjures up memories for Whitney, who took charge for the first time in March following the sacking of previous boss Sean O'Driscoll - and the Saddlers won 4-1 at the Proact Stadium.
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Walsall's highly-rated teenage left-back Rico Henry could be set for an extended spell on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder.
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The tournament features the leading 12 players who did not qualify for last week's WTA Finals in Singapore.
The players are divided into four pools of three, with the group winners qualifying for the knockout stage.
Konta, the top seed, will face world number 23 Caroline Garcia of France in her other pool game.
The Briton looked strong against 2011 US Open champion Stosur, breaking serve four times and dropping just one service game.
The 25-year-old is guaranteed to finish the year in the top 10, making her the first British woman to do so since Jo Durie in 1983.
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British number one Johanna Konta made a winning start at the Elite Trophy, beating Australia's Sam Stosur 6-4 6-2 in Zhuhai, China.
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The demonstrations were organised by campaign group Border Communities against Brexit.
Protesters maintain that Northern Ireland's referendum result - in which a majority voted to remain in the EU - should be respected.
They are also opposed to any strengthening of border controls.
Its members said their voices must be heard when decisions are taken.
"I have friends and relations within a three mile radius, either side of the border, but mostly [affected is] my livelihood and my husband's livelihood," said one.
Over 100 people attended the protest at the Fermanagh-Leitrim border between Belcoo and Blacklion.
Protests were also held at Carrickcarnan on the Louth-Armagh border, at Moybridge between Tyrone and Monaghan, Aghalane Bridge between Fermanagh and Cavan, Lifford Bridge between Tyrone and Donegal and at Bridgend on the border between Londonderry and Donegal.
Politicians from a number of political parties were present, including Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Fianna Fáil.
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Protests against Brexit took place in a number of areas along the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic on Saturday.
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Glyn Knowles, 50, who was acting head of Cambridge International School, was caught in a sting by an undercover journalist posing as a teenager.
St Albans Crown Court heard Knowles used a false name to respond to what was actually a fake profile.
Knowles, who was responsible for child protection at his school, was sacked in July after admitting a grooming charge.
The court heard that in his first message, Knowles said: "Hi, nice pic mate, very sexy."
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He then turned the conversation to sex and sent the boy a picture of himself in his underwear, asking him intimate questions.
They arranged to meet in Bishop's Stortford but the journalist informed Hertfordshire Police of the meeting, and Knowles was intercepted on 14 July.
Knowles, from High Street, Puckeridge, Hertfordshire, at first claimed he had intended to meet the boy simply to advise him on how to use the internet safely, but later admitted attempting to groom him.
Sentencing Knowles, Judge Andrew Bright QC said: "You were responsible for the protection of children, not the abuse of children."
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A head teacher who tried to groom a 15-year-old boy on the Grindr dating app has been jailed for a year.
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Nick Palmer, 37, collapsed at the finish line of the Southend half marathon in June 2014.
His son, George, seven, sounded the klaxon to set more than 2,000 runners on their way in Shoeburyness on Sunday.
Parents Alan and Linda Palmer said their son had a "passion for running" and the event was a "fitting tribute".
"This past year we have been overwhelmed with the kind messages of support from Nick's friends, family, running club colleagues and the local community - it has meant a great deal to us," they said.
Mr Palmer's family raised more than £10,000 in his memory, which was donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital, where George had received treatment.
Mr and Mrs Palmer said this year's event was "emotional for all those who knew and loved Nick", but added it had been "wonderful to see everyone coming together to remember him in this way."
Judy Grocott, Events Manager at Havens Hospices, said: "Following Nick's tragic death last year we wanted to remember him and honour his memory at this year's run."
The event, which marked the 20th anniversary of the coastal run, raised money for Fair Havens and Little Havens hospices.
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Thousands of people have taken part in a half marathon dedicated to a runner who died after completing the race last year.
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