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The manager has recalled experienced internationals John O'Shea, Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick, Jon Walters and Glenn Whelan for the clash in Dublin.
An inexperienced Republic line-up lost 3-1 to Mexico in New Jersey on Friday.
Harry Arter, Aiden McGeady, Jonny Hayes and Keiren Westwood also come into the squad ahead of the home World Cup qualifier against Austria on 11 June.
Uruguay are ranked 16th in the world, one place above Mexico who gave O'Neill's squad a footballing lesson in New Jersey.
However, the Republic boss has no regrets about taking on the difficult fixture, nor about the possible attacking threat of Uruguay, who will be without their star Barcelona striker Luis Suarez at the Aviva Stadium.
"I know I've said it umpteen times and it's worth repeating - I don't mind these tests, I prefer them," O'Neill said.
"I prefer the players to be in against something rather than taking a relatively easy friendly game. if there's such a thing, and get a false confidence about yourself.
"It's best to go and play these games. It is all preparation for Austria."
Birmingham City's Stephen Gleeson is the only player to have left the squad following the trip to the United States as he is getting married in Portugal.
O'Neill added: "The Premier League players might need some game time and try to visualise the game against Austria at the same time".
Republic of Ireland squad: Goalkeepers - Randolph, Westwood, Doyle; Defenders - Christie, Pearce, Keogh, Duffy, O'Shea, Long, Boyle, Egan, Ward; Midfielders - McGeady, O'Kane, Whelan, Arter, Hourihane, Browne, Brady, Hendrick, Horgan, Hoolahan, O'Dowda, McClean, Hayes; Forwards - Walters, Murphy, McGoldrick.
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Martin O'Neill has brought nine players into the Republic of Ireland squad for Sunday's friendly against Uruguay.
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Robert Mark Davies, 50, who worked for Swansea-based Cyrenians Cymru admitted fraud by abuse of position.
The charge related to a six year period between 4 June, 2008, and 11 November, 2014, when he forged invoices.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he spent £100,000 on boats, £26,000 on airfares and £80,000 staying at The Savoy, London.
The deception involved a total of £1,343,074 and since an investigation was launched into the lost money, it has been forced to declare itself insolvent.
It went into administration in February 2015 after 42 years helping the homeless and people living in poverty in west Wales, with 20 jobs affected.
During a plea hearing in April, prosecutor Carl Harrison said the fraud was "a major factor in the charity ceasing to exist".
Det Sgt Stuart Prendiville of South Wales Police said he had "a lavish lifestyle" which included "extravagant holidays and the purchase of several boats".
He added: "This ultimately was a factor which led to the charity becoming insolvent and the tragic loss of a number of support services provided to the homeless and vulnerable people of Swansea."
The force is now investigating money gained by Davies.
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A boss who took £1.3m from a homeless charity to fund a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for five years.
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About 90 machine gun rounds were fired at the object, which has not been identified. North Korea has flown drones over the border in the past.
In a statement, the South Korean military said it was "maintaining high vigilance".
The incident comes amid continuing high tension on the Korean peninsula.
On Sunday Pyongyang conducted what it said was a successful test of a medium-range ballistic missile.
That test came a week after North Korea tested what it said was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead.
The pace of North Korean missile tests has increased in recent months and experts fear it indicates progress towards Pyongyang's ultimate goal of putting a nuclear warhead on a missile that could strike the continental US.
The UN Security Council is to hold a closed-door meeting on North Korea on Tuesday evening. In a statement on Monday, it agreed to "take further significant measures including sanctions" to force North Korea to end its "highly destabilising behaviour".
The spike in tensions comes with a new president in South Korea. Moon Jae-in was sworn into office earlier this month after the previous leader, Park Geun-hye, was impeached. She is now on trial for corruption.
Mr Moon has adopted a more conciliatory stance than his predecessor, calling for more dialogue with the North.
South Korean military officials did not say whether they hit or secured the object that flew across the demilitarised zone, but similar incidents have occurred in the past.
In January 2016, South Korean border troops fired shots at a suspected drone.
In 2014, South Korean officials said they found two North Korean drones, one south of the demilitarised zone near Paju and the other on an island near the disputed inter-Korean maritime border.
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South Korea says it has fired warning shots at an object that flew across the demilitarised zone from North Korea.
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Congress leader Digvijay Singh said that Mr Gandhi will speak at a meeting of farmers to protest against the ruling BJP's controversial land acquisition bill on 19 April.
The Congress announced on 23 February that Mr Gandhi was taking a break from parliament to focus on party work. He has not been seen in public since.
Mr Gandhi's absence created a stir on social media, and speculation about his whereabouts sparked a series of memes and jokes on websites like Twitter.
Some say the Congress leader has been resting in the Himalayas, while others have sent him to an island resort in Thailand. Still others jested that he took leave to watch the recently concluded World Cup cricket in Australia.
Others believe that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been looking for Mr Gandhi during his foreign visits.
Is Mr Gandhi "reinventing the wheel"?
Some websites have their own take on "imagined conversations" between Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh about why Rahul Gandhi was absent during the Congress party's march against a controversial land reforms bill.
One user thinks Mr Gandhi is preparing to replace Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in the third edition of his popular movie series Don. "Don ko pakadna..." has been the main catchphrase of the movie and it means that "not only it's difficult to catch Don, but it's also impossible".
Another user speculated that Mr Gandhi was in outer space.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.
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Rahul Gandhi, vice president of India's main opposition Congress party, is returning from a leave of absence, his party has announced.
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Cindy Stowell was recorded appearing in the show between August and September.
The science content developer, 41, needed to take painkillers to do so, at one point becoming so weak that her voice was barely audible.
The show's producers say she bravely gave her prize money to cancer groups.
"When she taped her episodes in August and September of this year, she had stage four cancer, and she lost her battle with the disease on 5 December," the Jeopardy! website says.
"Cindy won her first game, unseating reigning seven-game champ Tim Aten and claiming $22,801, then went on to win the remaining three games that day.
"She returned [to Texas] for a short break before the next tape session on 13 September, when she won two more games and brought her final total to $103,801."
Jeopardy host Alex Trebek concluded the show on Wednesday with a tribute to Cindy.
"Appearing on the show was the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition for that lady," he said.
"What you did not know is that when we taped these programmes with her a few weeks ago, she was suffering from stage four cancer.
"Sadly, Cindy Stowell has passed away. So from all of us here at Jeopardy our sincere condolences to her family and her friends."
The winning contestant was shown a recording of three of her appearances on the show while in hospital.
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Tributes have been paid to a US woman with colon cancer whose appearances in a six-game series of wins on the popular quiz show Jeopardy were first broadcast eight days after she died.
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The trust had been rapped over the way it investigated patient deaths with calls for Katrina Percy to resign.
An investigation commissioned by NHS England found only 272 of the 722 deaths in the trust over the previous four years were dealt with properly.
But Ms Percy will continue in her role, interim chair Tim Smart has said.
In April, inspectors said the trust was "continuing to put patients at risk".
Then in June, the trust accepted responsibility for the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at one of its facilities - Slade House in Oxford.
It admitted it "caused" the death of Connor - who had suffered an epileptic seizure before he died in July 2013 - and offered his family £80,000 compensation.
Following a six-week comprehensive review however, Mr Smart said it was clear the executive team had been "too stretched to guarantee high quality services".
He recommended the trust should "transform the way in which it delivers services, and makes changes to the structure and strength of its leadership team".
"[I am] satisfied that whilst the board should have acted in a more united way, I have found no evidence of negligence or incompetence of any individual board member," he said.
Regarding Ms Percy, he said she had been "too operationally focused" and this would be shifted to oversee the "delivery of the future strategy of the trust, which I believe needs to be accelerated".
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust covers Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
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The chief executive of the much-criticised Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust will keep her job, it has been announced.
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The 43-year-old had been assistant coach at Canterbury since the start of the 2014 campaign, working under Jimmy Adams, who left the club in October.
Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, who played 72 Tests for the Proteas between 1992 and 2002, has been confirmed as Walker's assistant.
"It's a great opportunity and hopefully it will be a natural progression," Walker told BBC Radio Kent.
"I'm proud and honoured to be given the role."
Walker spent 16 seasons as a Kent player, scoring over 15,000 runs for the county, before moving to Essex at the end of 2008.
Adams spent five years as head coach but departed at the end of last season, after Kent finished second in the Division Two table and missed out on promotion.
"I know how the club operates, what is expected and what it means to play for the club," Walker added.
"In the last couple of years we have slowly moved the club forward and seen improvements.
"As a head coach coming in, the aspiration has to be winning titles. I am ambitious and so is the group."
Donald has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England coaching teams and worked for Warwickshire and IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"I would like to thank the club for giving me this opportunity to work with this very talented group as the assistant coach," the 50-year-old said.
"There is no doubt that I'm pumped for the new season ahead and can't wait to meet all the players and backroom staff."
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Kent have appointed former player Matt Walker as the club's new head coach.
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Emily Price, from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, moved to Aberystwyth in 2014 to study maths and physics.
She died just days after being elected as a Lib Dem town councillor in May.
Head of Maths Prof Simon Cox said: "With her quiet smile and enthusiasm, she will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by us all."
Ms Price, who was in the final year of the course, had submitted her dissertation shortly before the local elections and was planning to continue her studies at masters' level.
Her family and the university are discussing the idea of setting up a bursary in her memory.
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Aberystwyth University has awarded a posthumous degree to a 22-year-old woman who fell ill and died shortly after being elected a town councillor.
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Emergency services were called just after 12:30 BST to reports swimmers were in difficulty in the water.
Officers performed CPR on two men before paramedics arrived on the scene, Sussex Police said.
Both were then flown by helicopter to hospital where they remain in a serious but stable condition.
Three lifeboats joined coastguard helicopters to search for the missing man, but the RNLI stood its rescue crews down at about 16:20 BST.
Insp Mark Evans said: "We are working to establish who these two men are and trace their family and friends.
"We are continuing to support the search for the 19-year-old man from London who who is still missing.
"It seems this has been three people who have got into trouble while swimming with the changing tides and coastline."
Elizabeth Howarth was by the sea at the time. She tweeted: "We were on the beach just before it happened. Kids in the sea, no red flags. Hard to believe."
She said she saw one man being resuscitated on the beach, adding: "They were working on him for so long. It looked bad."
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A 19-year-old man is missing and two other men have been airlifted to hospital after being pulled from the sea on the East Sussex coast.
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South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the alert at Triangle Business Park, in Pentrebach was raised just before 04:50 BST.
About 30 firefighters initially attended the blaze.
Five firefighters and two officers remained at the site using cooling jets to make the machinery safe, a fire service spokesman said.
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An investigation has begun into a factory fire in Merthyr Tydfil in the early hours.
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The body of 23-year-old Daniel Smith was found by firefighters under a railway bridge at the junction of Trinity Way and Irwell Street at about 01:20 GMT on Wednesday.
A post-mortem examination found he died from multiple injuries.
Greater Manchester Police said Mr Smith was believed to have been sleeping rough for a number of years.
Ch Supt Mary Doyle appealed to "other members of the homeless community" to come forward.
"Someone must have seen or heard something so we are appealing for anyone with even the smallest bit of information to tell us what they know."
She said the tent fire was the result of "deliberate ignition" and police were consulting with Greater Manchester Fire Service to establish the cause.
"This is a tragic situation and we are working with other agencies to assist the local community," she said.
She added Mr Smith's family was being supported by specialist officers.
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The death of a man who was found inside a burning tent in Salford is being treated as murder, police have said.
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A fresh push is under way to resolve Syria's four-year conflict, leading to speculation Mr Assad could be forced out to reach a settlement.
But Mr Assad said Russia and Iran did not abandon their friends.
Meanwhile France has said that that the "neutralisation" of the Syrian leader was essential to ending the crisis.
French President Francois Hollande said: "We must reduce the terrorist influence without maintaining Assad. The two are bound up together."
Iran and Russia though have maintained he needs to be part of a political solution.
The flurry of diplomatic activity on Syria has followed the recent nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers.
But Mr Assad, speaking to Al-Manar, a Lebanese TV station run by his Hezbollah allies, said there was no imminent breakthrough in sight.
He said a solution was only possible if the outside world stopped supporting "terrorism", a term he has used to describe both opposition activists and organised jihadist groups.
The BBC Beirut correspondent, Jim Muir, says the positions spelt out by Mr Assad remain unchanged, despite the dire situation his forces face on the ground.
Syria's conflict began with anti-government demonstrations in 2011, but morphed into a bloody multi-party conflict that has left more than 250,000 dead.
The UN's envoy to the Syrian crisis, Staffan de Mistura, has proposed a series of consultations between key parties as a means towards formal peace talks.
But in his interview Mr Assad called the UN envoy biased.
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The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is confident he has the continuing support of key allies Iran and Russia.
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One of the alleged victims was a five-year-old girl whose father found a camera containing images of his daughter being sexually abused, report AFP news agency.
It comes after another abuse scandal involving French soldiers.
A leaked UN report claimed 16 French soldiers abused children in the Central African Republic.
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France has suspended two of its soldiers over allegations they sexually abused children in Burkina Faso.
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The agreement means the Grand Slam remains free to air across BBC television, online and radio.
"Wimbledon is the pinnacle of the sport," said BBC director general Tony Hall.
Earlier this year, a peak audience of 13.3 million watched Andy Murray win his second Wimbledon title on BBC One.
Next year, the longest partnership in sports broadcasting history celebrates 80 years of television and 90 years of radio coverage.
Wimbledon will continue to be broadcast across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC online and on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 live sports extra.
"We greatly value the BBC's commitment to delivering large national audiences for the championships across a multitude of high quality platforms," said Philip Brook, chairman of the All England Club.
Hall added: "Wimbledon on the BBC will continue to unite the nation through must-see sporting moments, captivating audiences of all ages."
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The BBC has extended its contract to broadcast Wimbledon for an additional four years, taking its partnership with the All England Club through to 2024.
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The Dane, who started the day six clear after shooting a course record 62 on Friday, had five birdies in his round.
England's David Horsey, who also carded a 68, is one of five players tied for second on 11 under par.
Masters champion Danny Willett struggled again as he bids to finish the season as European number one.
Willett needs to finish fifth to regain top spot in the Race to Dubai from Open winner Henrik Stenson but was joint 48th after a third-round 68.
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Overnight leader Thorbjorn Olesen tightened his grip on the Turkish Open with a three-under-par 68 to take a seven-shot lead into the final round.
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The warning came as it reported a small rise in turnover and flat profits for the six months to 30 July.
It said it expected "general market uncertainties" to continue until the shape of the UK's terms of exit from the EU became clear.
It also warned that the National Living Wage was having an impact on costs.
Trading profit of £2m for the half was in line with the same period last year, while turnover was up by £4m to £185m.
In a trading statement, Scotmid said it had been a "positive" performance against the background of a sluggish Scottish retail market and "a period of considerable uncertainty".
Chief executive John Brodie said: "At the year-end we highlighted the specific challenge of the NLW (National Living Wage) in the context of an unfavourable Scottish retail market.
"The society has delivered a positive initial response to this challenge by accelerating continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining focus on the development of our core business to deliver a solid first-half result.
"However, the last six months has seen the magnification of general market uncertainties both in the lead up to, and after, the result of the Brexit referendum and we anticipate that the uncertainty will continue until the shape of the UK's terms of exit become clear.
"Consequently, we expect the second half of 2016 to be equally or more challenging with the full cost impact of the NLW.
"This will also continue into 2017 when we face further cost increases including the apprenticeship levy."
Scotmid operates about 350 retail outlets across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. Its businesses include Scotmid Food, Semichem, funeral services and a property division.
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Scottish co-operative society Scotmid has warned that it faces a challenging year ahead as a result of higher wage bills and the Brexit vote.
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The replacement Cowes Floating Bridge vessel, linking Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, had been due to come into service by the end of March.
However, engineers must wait for spring tides to complete the lowest part of the slipway where the chains attach.
It is hoped the ferry will now start in early May, after staff training.
The previous vessel was taken out of service at the start of January after 40 years of service.
Drivers travelling between the west and east sides of the River Medina face a 10-mile diversion via Newport, although a replacement launch is in operation for foot passengers.
The Isle of Wight Council said the new ferry, being built in Wales by Mainstay Marine, would carry more vehicles than its predecessor and would make "faster, more regular" crossings.
The ferry office said it hoped 20 vehicles would fit on the new vessel, compared with 10 or 11 on the old ferry.
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The launch of a new chain ferry has been delayed because engineers are waiting for a low enough tide to complete a slipway.
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Residents of Northfield Farm Road, in Edinburgh, used a ladder to rescue one man and firefighters brought another man to safety at about 03:30.
One man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment. The other was treated at the scene, along with a woman, for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation
Station Manager Alex Hume said: "We sent three appliance from Marionville and McDonald Road.
"On arrival an adult male had been rescued from the rear, assisted by neighbours utilising a ladder.
"Fire crews utilised six breathing apparatus and a high-pressure hose reel to enter the building and extinguish the fire and check the surrounding properties in the stair.
"Two other residents also received medical treatment and oxygen for smoke inhalation, and one adult male was removed to Edinburgh Royal for further treatment."
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Neighbours and firefighters rescued two men from a fire in a first-floor flat during an early morning blaze.
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"I think the whole feminist role model thing is something adults are obsessed with, and children aren't," she said at the Hay literary festival, according to the Daily Telegraph.
"Children just like to read about people doing cool things in cool places."
Skelton has just published her first book, Amy Wild: Amazon Summer.
The story was inspired by her trip down the River Amazon in 2010, when she kayaked 2,010 miles for Sport Relief.
She set a world record for the longest solo journey by kayak, although that has since been superseded.
She admitted that Amy Wild, the girl who stars in her book, was based on her.
"She is ballsy and bolshy and out there, because I think it's all right to be a girl and be brave and have strong opinions and go after stuff," she said.
"People ask me, is she a feminist role model? And I say no.
"This isn't a book for little girls, this is a book for families and anybody who has a little bit of a taste for adventure.
"I guess Amy is a strong female character, and the main character, but all of it centres around the relationship with her brother."
Children's laureate Malorie Blackman also spoke about the characters targeted at young readers during a panel discussion at Hay.
She said books for young girls too often featured princesses and characters dressed in pink, while boys were presented with "dinosaurs and robots".
She said: "Even that is sending a message. We need to be much more careful about the messages we're giving our very young children."
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Former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has said children do not want feminist role models in their books.
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The 52-year-old woman was initially treated for a heart attack by paramedics at a house in Lees Street, Manchester, at about 05:40 BST.
But doctors discovered she had a neck injury after an examination at hospital and then sedated her.
A 34-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
She remains in police custody.
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A woman has been left in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a serious neck injury in a suspected assault.
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Manohar's elevation to the role follows the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to remove Srinivasan as its ICC representative and name the 58-year-old in his place.
Manohar will occupy the position until the end of June 2016.
Indian cricket was hit by a series of corruption scandals last year.
Srinivasan, 70, stood down as BCCI chief after the Supreme Court last year found him guilty of conflict of interest issues regarding his ownership of the Chennai Super Kings team in the Indian Premier League.
Srinivasan's son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyapppan, was found guilty of illegal betting while serving as team principal at Chennai and banned from all cricket-related activities.
An administrator removed by his home board cannot serve in the ICC, but it has yet to confirm Manohar's appointment.
A short statement read: "The ICC notes media reports, but it is yet to receive an official notification from the BCCI regards its decision to change its nominee to the ICC board."
The BCCI has since confirmed its position, stating: "Mr Shashank Manohar will be the BCCI representative at the ICC."
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Shashank Manohar is set to replace N Srinivasan as chairman of cricket's world governing body for the remainder of his term.
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Research conducted by Recycle for Wales shows 43% of 18-24-year-olds and 34% of 25-34-year-olds put leftover food in the rubbish bin.
In contrast, 95% of over-65s claim to recycle their food waste.
The group, which is funded by the Welsh Government, said the most common reason for not recycling food was that it was "too messy or smelly".
Around 350,000 tonnes of food waste from Wales ends up in landfill annually.
The research also reveals that single people in Wales are the most likely to put food in the waste bin - with 18% of single households admitting they rarely recycle food, compared to 7% of couples.
Angela Spiteri, from Recycle for Wales, said: "People who are put off food recycling because they think it may smell don't realise that recycling it rather than putting it in the bin can create less smells.
"Food waste gets collected weekly and in-home food caddies are recommended to be emptied more often than regular bins."
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Young people are the least likely to recycle food waste, a campaign group has said.
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Rain originally reduced the game to 19 overs per side with a 16:00 BST start.
But only 12 balls were bowled as the hosts reached 12 without loss, with Josh Cobb unbeaten on three and Adam Rossington on five not out.
Both sides took a point from the game, with Northants next travelling to Yorkshire on Tuesday.
Leicestershire are in action again at Worcestershire on Wednesday.
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Only two overs were possible at the County Ground as Northamptonshire's One-Day Cup with Leicestershire was abandoned as a no-result.
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The government has set aside at least 10bn pesos ($224m: £148m) to compensate thousands of people who suffered rights abuses in the Marcos era.
The money was recovered from Swiss bank accounts secretly maintained by Marcos during his 20 years in power.
President Benigno Aquino said the move would "right the wrongs of the past".
"We may not bring back the time stolen from martial law victims, but we can assure them of the state's recognition of their sufferings that will help bring them closer to the healing of their wounds," he said at a ceremony in Manila.
Marcos introduced martial law, under which thousands of people were detained, tortured or "disappeared" by the security forces.
The law marks 27 years since Marcos was ousted in the country's "People Power" revolution, which was headed by Mr Aquino's mother, Corazon Aquino.
It calls for the establishment of a human rights board, which will assess each claim and award compensation accordingly.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Francis Escudero, said it would also offer non-monetary compensation where needed, including social and psychological assistance, the Philippines Star reports.
Loretta Ann Rosales, head of the Philippines rights commission who was herself tortured under Marcos, said the law was "essential in rectifying the abuses" of the era and would allow victims a sense of justice, AFP reports.
However another rights campaigner, Marie Hilao-Enriquez, told AFP there were "so many victims that when you divide it to everyone it will not result to much".
Marcos died in exile in Hawaii in 1989.
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The Philippine president has signed a law to give compensation to victims of the country's former leader, Ferdinand Marcos.
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HP hopes that the acquisition of California-based Aruba will help it compete in the university and office campus networking market, which it estimates to be worth $18bn.
Aruba's chief executive Dominic Orr and chief strategy and technology officer Keerti Melkote will lead the new unit.
HP will now seek shareholder approval for the deal.
Aruba posted $729m in sales in the 2014 financial year and has reported annual revenue growth averaging 30% each year over the last five years.
Its business is targeted at people who rely on mobile devices for work and communication.
"Enterprises are facing a mobile-first world and are looking for solutions that help them transition legacy investments to the new style of IT," said Meg Whitman, HP's chief executive.
HP said that it expects to close the deal in the second half of the company's 2015 financial year.
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Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy wi-fi network systems maker Aruba for $3bn (£2bn).
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Dina Mitchell told ABC News that the Flex 2 began to combust on her wrist while she was reading a book.
"It burned the heck out of my arm," she said.
Fitbit has said it is "extremely concerned" and is now looking into the issue, though it sees "no reason" for people to stop wearing the Flex 2.
Ms Mitchell said she quickly removed the tracker from her arm and threw it on the floor.
A doctor had to take small pieces of plastic and rubber out of the wound following the incident, she claimed.
"We are not aware of any other complaints of this nature and see no reason for people to stop wearing their Flex 2," Fitbit said in a statement.
"We will share additional information as we are able."
The batteries in many electronic devices are sometimes susceptible to overheating and have been known to catch fire or explode in other cases.
Last year, Samsung had to recall its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after the handsets were found to be prone to combusting.
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Fitbit has said it is investigating a report from a Wisconsin woman who said she suffered second-degree burns when her fitness tracker caught fire.
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Even the golf course outside my Burbank hotel looks deliciously green. So, how much impact is a four-year-long historic drought having on water consumption in America's most populous state?
A new poll here reveals a very human reaction: "Yes, there's clearly a water shortage but I personally can't do much more to cut back."
The poll shows an overwhelming majority of Californians say that the water shortage is extremely serious, and they also support the governor's new stronger water consumption limits. But 44% of homeowners say they will find it hard to actually reduce their usage.
Interestingly, if you happen to be an anthropologist or a behavioural economist, wealthier households, who naturally consume more water to start with, say it will be even harder to cut back.
So, as we head into summer and these restrictions go into effect will those lawns and flower beds actually start to look a little less perfect?
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I've been in Los Angeles for just one day, but in driving around the swanky streets of Beverly Hills and Bel Air, I haven't seen much evidence of brown lawns or shrivelled flowers.
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One inmate described the UK's largest women's jail in north London as "a very scary place for a first-time prisoner".
Intimidation is rife and staff are hampered by the poor design of the prison.
There were also reports of inappropriate behaviour by male prison officers, the inspectors found.
The prison's design, which was intended to produce an atmosphere more like a hospital than a prison, was recognised as a failure in the 1980s as its lack of traditional wings or landings, and a maze of corridors, means warders have difficulty monitoring inmates'.
Nigel Newcomen, deputy chief inspector of prisons, said: "Holloway remains an extremely difficult prison to run safely and effectively."
Managers and staff were hampered by the "unsafe and unsatisfactory design of the prison" and "the lack of strategic direction and effective operational management within the women's prison system in general", he said.
"Unless both are confronted and dealt with, Holloway will continue to drain its managers and struggle to meet the needs of the women it holds."
Inspectors found 57% of women said they had felt unsafe in the prison, with bullying consistently raised as a concern, limited intervention by staff, and inmates having little confidence that these issues would be dealt with effectively if reported.
Some inmates "reported unwanted attention from male staff", including concerns about "male night staff observing them through hatches", the inspectors said.
Michael Spurr, Chief Executive Officer of the National Offender Management Service (Noms), said: "Holloway presents a challenging physical environment, but staff work extremely hard to provide as extensive a regime as possible."
A total of 220 recommendations for improvement were made after the full unannounced inspection of the prison, which holds about 450 women, in April.
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Holloway Prison is "extremely difficult to run safely", with about 60% of inmates feeling unsafe at some point, inspectors have said.
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Michael McDonough, 31, of Pateley Close in Kirkby, Merseyside, admitted fraud by false representation against his former employer Yodel.
Police said while working in payroll, McDonough worked a system that allowed him to duplicate a redundancy payment and pay himself the same amount.
He was sentenced to 32 months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court.
McDonough used eight of his own bank accounts to commit the fraud, police said.
He also paid money into the accounts of family and friends without revealing "the criminal source of the cash".
Merseyside Police launched an investigation after a report was made to Action Fraud, the UK's national reporting centre for fraud and internet crime.
The case has taken two years to investigate.
Det Insp Phil Mahon said: "He was trusted to make payments to colleagues and he breached that trust for his own criminal gain."
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The victim was found with stab wounds in Davenport Street, Bolton, on Saturday night and died at the scene.
Police said a group of attackers, who were wearing dark clothing, ran off when witnesses approached them to try and help the victim.
A 29-year-old man is in custody and police have appealed for any other witnesses to contact them.
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That is down on the £142m achieved in 2015, though the 2015 performance included a large 'write back' of impairment charges.
A write back means money that had been set aside to cover expected loan losses can now be released.
Excluding write backs, the bank's underlying profit was up from £87m to £91m.
That was achieved on turnover of £229m.
The bank's chief executive, Kevin Kingston, said the results had been achieved against a backdrop of slow growth in the local economy.
He said Brexit uncertainty had been a factor among corporate customers in the second half of the year.
"While customers were not cancelling projects they were also not bringing new projects to us at the same rate, and overall demand was more subdued."
The bank saw continuing improvement in the mortgage market with the number of approvals almost doubling across the year.
The bank's Danish parent company increased its profit by 12% to 2.7bn euro.
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The 28-year-old suffered the injury during Ireland's open session at the Aviva Stadium on Friday and could be out for two months.
Fitzgerald fell awkwardly after getting his foot caught in the ground.
"It was fairly innocuous. Luke is very unlucky to be out of the Six Nations," said team manager Mick Kearney.
"He is expected to be out of action for six to eight weeks and at this stage no replacement has been called in.
"He was just doing a tackling drill at the Aviva on Friday, his foot got caught in the grass.
"He was very upset and probably feared the worst."
Ireland are already without Ulster wing Tommy Bowe, a long-term casualty with knee trouble.
Coach Joe Schmidt can call on Andrew Trimble, Dave Kearney and Keith Earls for the wing, with Simon Zebo able to feature out wide or at full-back.
Ireland's first Six Nations match is at home to Wales on Sunday.
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Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan said the outbreak threatened the "very survival of societies and governments in already very poor countries".
Also, BBC World News begins broadcasting a special programme with the very latest on the outbreak. It will air daily this week at 18:30 GMT.
Here is the latest Ebola news for Monday 13 October - in 15 seconds.
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Nurses and medical assistants fighting the Ebola outbreak in Liberia have largely ignored a call to strike over danger money and conditions.
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Seif was summoned by a prosecutor on suspicion of inciting protests in April against President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
But she did not comply, which the court deemed an insult.
Seif said she would hand herself in and not contest the verdict because she had no "energy left" and the authorities were determined to jail her.
Security forces launched a renewed crackdown on dissent last month after anti-government protests were triggered by Mr Sisi's controversial decision to hand over control of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia.
Hundreds of people, including lawyers, activists and journalists, were reportedly detained in the days leading up to and during the latest demonstrations on 25 April.
A 2013 law, passed months after Mr Sisi led the military's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi, gives the authorities the right to ban any gathering of more than 10 people in a public place.
Seif was herself sentenced to two years in prison in 2014 after being convicted of taking part in a protest against the law, but was released last September after being pardoned by the president.
She is the daughter of the late human rights lawyer Ahmed Seif al-Islam and the sister of the influential blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been imprisoned since February 2015, also for violating the protest law.
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The session was due to take place at Huntingdon Racecourse but flooding in many parts of Cambridgeshire led to it being called off.
A racecourse spokeswoman said staff decided it was "too dangerous for people to access it on flooded roads".
Health and safety trainer David Passfield said: "You have to laugh at the irony of it".
Delegates had been expecting to learn about complying with health and safety laws before the racecourse's own health and safety regulations kicked in and dampened their plans.
More on the flooding and other stories from Cambridgeshire
A risk assessment was carried out and the risk posed by the floodwaters was deemed too great, Mr Passfield said.
"There were concerns about people getting in and out and becoming stranded."
The health and safety trainer said his "face dropped" when he "realised the irony of the situation".
The event has been postponed until the end of the month.
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The prints are most likely to have belonged to craftsmen handling it before the varnish dried, according to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
The discovery was made public ahead of a new exhibition on how Egyptian coffin design changed over 4,000 years.
The prints were "one of many small details that bring us closer to the ancient craftsmen," a spokeswoman said.
Julie Dawson, head of conservation at the museum, said the prints were first identified in 2005 by researchers at the Fitzwilliam but had "not been widely publicised" before now.
They were discovered on an inner coffin lid belonging to the priest Nespawershefyt, dating from about 1,000 BC.
Organisers of "Death on the Nile" said it was the first time a major exhibition has "put the focus" on ancient Egypt's artisans.
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Michael Richardson struck an unbeaten 96 as Durham moved from their overnight 174-2 to 372 all out - a lead of 168.
All-rounder Brett Hutton took career best figures of 5-77 as the visitors lost their last five wickets for 48.
But paceman Graham Onions took three wickets to limit the hosts' chances of a fightback as they closed on 138-4.
Earlier, Hutton restricted Durham from building a bigger total the seamer first removed Paul Collingwood for 40 before dismissing Ryan Pringle (19) and Jamie Harrison for nought.
Hutton finished the innings with the wickets of Chris Rushworth and Onions in the same over as wicketkeeper Richardson was left stranded four runs short of his century.
Following his first innings' 5-56, Onions clean bowled Steven Mullaney before removing Jake Libby (34) and Michael Lumb in the space of three balls as the hosts ended the day 30 runs behind.
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Documents leaked from Panama name family members of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and two other members of China's elite Standing Committee, Zhang Gaoli and Liu Yunshan.
Relatives of the three men are listed as directors or shareholders in firms located in known tax havens.
The Chinese government has not responded to requests for comment.
The names appeared in a mass leak of files from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Chinese state media are blocking reports of the families' offshore dealings, and the news is being censored on Chinese social media outlets.
It is not illegal for Chinese citizens to set up offshore companies. However, China's Communist officials are discouraged from profiting from their ruling positions and their family members are not supposed to profit from their ties, according to the party's constitution.
More than 300,000 party officials were punished last year under an ongoing anti-corruption campaign, orchestrated by President Xi.
The BBC's East Asia Editor, Celia Hatton, says the news that he and two other top leaders have close relatives with ties to offshore companies comes as an embarrassment to the Chinese leadership.
All three men have in-laws who are listed as directors or shareholders in companies located in known tax havens, including the British Virgin Islands.
It is widely known that many of China's elite families have succeeded in the business world and their wealth is well documented.
However, the leaked files from Mossack Fonseca divulge how much of that wealth is managed overseas, in opaque corporate structures that until now remained hidden from public view.
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The group advertised the pets - which they sold to unsuspecting members of the public for an average of £450 - as "home-reared".
They handled about 750 puppies as part of the "sophisticated enterprise" which was worth up to £500,000, a court heard.
Each gang member was given a suspended jail sentence at Basildon Crown Court.
Teresa Wade, 57, Victoria Montgomery, 54, her daughter Roxanne Montgomery, 33, and Tony Hammond, 34, were convicted in October.
LIVE: Updates on this story and other Essex news
During sentencing, Judge David Owen-Jones heard how the animals had been advertised online as being home-reared but were actually kept in cages in dark sheds.
Three of the dogs died, four more were put to sleep and others suffered serious health problems.
One of the dogs was "vomiting worms", some of its fur fell out and it had blood in its faeces, the court heard.
Since their conviction, the court heard, Wade had been involved in a car crash while Victoria Montgomery was not present at the sentencing as she was in hospital.
Judge Owen-Jones said: "It is my view that immediate custody threshold was passed but I cannot ignore the domestic and health issues."
Wade, 57, of Ship Lane, Aveley, Essex, was sentenced to 21 months in prison suspended for two years.
Victoria Montgomery received a 15-month jail term suspended for two years. Both were curfews from 8pm to 7am monitored by electronic tag.
Roxanne Montgomery, 33, of Grafton Road, Dagenham, Essex, and Tony Hammond, 35, of Brunswick Avenue, Upminster, Essex, were both sentenced to nine months in prison suspended for two years.
They were ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.
All four defendants were ordered to pay £500 each in costs.
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Wasps finished top of this season's Premiership and defeated Leicester 21-20 on Saturday to set up this weekend's decider against Exeter.
The Wasps squad includes British & Irish Lions inclusions Elliott Daly and James Haskell.
Joe Launchbury and Jimmy Gopperth are also part of the Wasps squad.
Coach Dai Young can also call on the likes of England players Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade, as well as overseas stars such as Willie Le Roux.
The fixture will provide Ulster supporters with the opportunity to see new signings John Cooney and Schalk van der Merwe for the first time.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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Simon Chinery, 28, of Blackburn, Lancashire, told the BBC his right hand had been left unusable after the attack on Sunday night, and said he feared he could no longer work as a joiner.
But Lancashire Police established he had instead hurt his hand while "falling on broken glass".
He has been issued with a penalty notice for wasting police time.
Mr Chinery had claimed he was injured as he tried to disarm the "clown" on Haslingden Road, Blackburn.
A police spokesman said: "After looking into this report we have established that the man was not attacked by a clown and had in fact injured his hand falling on broken glass.
"We are aware that widespread media coverage of this allegation may have been unsettling for local residents and we would like to reassure the public that no crime has taken place on this occasion.
"We work extremely hard investigating serious crime and our time needs to remain focussed on genuine incidents."
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A tradesman lied to police when he said he had been injured while tackling a knife-wielding man dressed as a clown.
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Shares in the Canadian firm, which has been investigated over its business and accounting practices, sank 14% in pre-market trading.
Valeant posted a loss of $373.7m for the first three months of 2016, against a profit of $97.7m a year earlier.
The company's new chief executive Joseph Papa said it had been a "difficult" period for the company.
It now expects full-year earnings per share of $6.60-$7, compared with its previous estimate of $8.50-$9.50.
"The first quarter's results reflect, in part, the impact of significant disruption this organisation has faced over the past nine months," said Mr Papa, in a statement.
"This has been a difficult period for Valeant and its stakeholders, and while there are some challenges to work through in certain business operations in 2016, such as our US dermatology unit, the majority of our businesses are performing according to expectations."
Sales at Valeant's dermatology business sank 43% to $228.6m in the first quarter.
Mr Papa took over from Valeant's previous head, Michael Pearson, in May.
Last week, it emerged that Mr Pearson would receive $9m (£6.2m) in severance payments along with thousands of dollars in consulting fees.
Valeant came in for criticism for buying older drugs and raising the prices without investing in research and development of new drugs.
Earlier this year, the company's financial results for 2015 were delayed while Valeant's board looked into its accounting practices.
"We have made progress toward stabilising the organisation over the past few months, and we expect to file our financial results in a timely manner going forward," Mr Papa said.
Shares in the company have fallen by nearly 90% over the past year.
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It happened at about 00:30 GMT on the junction of Beaufort Street and Nottingham Road in Derby.
Linda Dietrichsen, who was evacuated from her family home with her six-year-old granddaughter, said she was "terrified" for their safety.
She said the car hit the chip shop before it spun into neighbouring buildings, leaving her home unstable.
Derbyshire Police said the driver was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
"I woke up, with my granddaughter calling me, she said there was a 'big noise'," Ms Dietrichsen said.
"I heard the commotion outside, I looked out of the bedroom window and saw dust clouds.
"I came down, I didn't even realise that the door and the window and the wall had come down... it was a big mess."
Firefighters helped Ms Dietrichsen and her family climb out over the debris to safety after the damage to their home.
The grandmother said: "I was shocked and terrified. I didn't know if the house was going to fall down any further.
"I have a six-year-old granddaughter I was concerned about, and we were told we have to stay upstairs because the building is unsafe."
She added that they have been forced to move out and find somewhere else to live while repairs are made.
"This is our little house, it has been for the last 12 years and to find no window, no door, no wall - is shocking," she said.
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Mr McGuigan Sr died after he was shot at his home in east Belfast last week.
Mr Adams said the killing of the father-of-nine was carried out by "criminals who do not represent republicanism".
The BBC understands that police believe members of the Provisional IRA co-operated with a group called Action Against Drugs to carry out the murder.
Detectives believe it was in revenge for the killing of former IRA commander Gerard 'Jock' Davison in Belfast in May.
Mr Adams said speculation that the IRA played a part in Mr McGuigan's murder was wrong as the organisation had "left the stage" when it ordered an end to its armed campaign in 2005.
Mr Adams criticised those who he said had "opportunistically and cynically seized" on the murder to "undermine Sinn Féin's mandate and the peace process".
First Minister Peter Robinson had earlier said he would discuss the prospect of excluding Sinn Féin from the executive with other Northern Ireland parties.
Mr Adams said: "Those who threaten to take action against Sinn Féin in the assembly and executive have no basis whatsoever for this.
"Sinn Féin's mandate and the rights and entitlements of our electorate deserve exactly the same respect and protection as anyone else's."
Mr Adams said Action Against Drugs was "a mix of criminals and former republicans who have engaged in intimidation and violence in pursuit of their criminal ends".
"The killing of Kevin McGuigan was wrong [and] my thoughts are with the McGuigan family." he added.
"Anyone with any information on this brutal murder should bring it forward to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
"So, too, should anyone with information on the killing of 'Jock' Davison."
A 60-year-old man arrested on Friday in connection with Mr McGuigan's murder was later released.
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The collection of images, along with medals and badges, will go on auction later in July.
The find "is like a time capsule that sheds new light on the war", auctioneer Charles Hanson said.
The photos were taken by Robert Oliver, who survived the 1899-1902 war.
He was awarded the Queens Medal for South Africa after fighting in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal in 1901 and 1902.
"The graphic images record the harsh reality, and true horror, of war - something the Victorian press did not portray at the time, as the British Empire was deemed undefeatable," Mr Hanson said.
The photos include prints of war dead lying in fields, the funeral of a British serviceman and a Boer War dog.
The collection also contains two pairs of original kid gloves, spurs, an ammunition bandolier, caps and hats, an original South African feathered headdress and a cartridge belt.
Mr Hanson said: "Robert Oliver was quite a rogue in his youth. At the age of 16, he ran away, ending up on a ship to Canada where he found work as a lumberjack.
"He later joined Staffordshire Police and was considered … funny but firm and strict."
He also owned and ran the Devonshire Pub in Hartington, Derbyshire.
The sale will be held on 25 July.
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They have won more than half of the seats in parliament, with some votes still being counted.
All attention is now on Downing Street where David Cameron will now live for the next five years, along with Larry the act too!
Ricky has been there finding out how big the news is for people around the world.
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David Cameron's party, the Conservatives, have won the general election meaning he will stay as Prime Minister.
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The bomb exploded on a highway as a military vehicle was passing. Seven more soldiers were wounded.
No-one has admitted the attack, but the army blamed it on Kurdish PKK militants. A further four troops died in gun battles with the PKK in Diyarbakir province.
The attacks come amid a wave of violence after a two-year truce failed.
Separately, two people have been arrested after gunfire was heard outside Istanbul's iconic Dolmabahce Palace, which houses offices of the prime minister.
Police seized two hand-grenades, an automatic rifle, a hand gun and ammunition.
One policeman was slightly injured in the attack and a third suspect is being sought, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.
A statement from the Istanbul governor's office said the attackers were from a "terrorist group" and that they had previously carried out an attack on the Istanbul HQ of the ruling AK party on 8 August.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in Ankara at the time of the attack.
The palace, in the Besiktas district on the European side of Istanbul, was the main administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire for many years in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The founder of modern Turkey, Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, died there in 1938, and the palace is now a major tourist attraction.
A man suspected of belonging to the banned leftist group DHKP-C was arrested in January after attacking guards outside the palace.
The group said it was behind a gun attack on the US consulate in Istanbul by two female assailants earlier this month.
Turkey has been on high alert since launching a two-pronged air campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria and PKK bases in northern Iraq last month.
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On Tuesday, the index had breached the 18,000 points mark for the first time.
The index rose 0.03%, as investors were further encouraged by news that the US economy had grown at its fastest rate in 11 years.
However the S&P 500 fell marginally, by 0.01% to 2,082, while the Nasdaq gained 0.17%, closing at 4,773.
Trading in New York ended early, due to the Christmas holidays.
US stocks have been gaining ground since the country's central bank, the Federal Reserve, said last week that it would be "patient" before raising interest rates.
In further good news for the US economy, data released on Wednesday found that the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 280,000 last week.
Markets in the US were also buoyed by a further fall in the price of oil, which is seen as good news for the country's consumers.
Brent crude dropped below $60 per barrel once again, falling by almost 3% to $59.96.
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After struggling to survive in the Sinjar mountains for five days without water and food, these refugees were taken by Kurdish fighters to Newroz camp in Derik city, in an area of north-eastern Syria under Kurdish control.
"Hundreds of people were killed and beheaded by IS fighters and hundreds of women have been taken by them. We are dying - the Yazidi minority has seen genocide," said 65-year-old refugee Khidier Shamo.
Two sisters and their families were found by Kurdish forces in the mountains, two hours before this photo was taken. One sister had jumped from a truck because she was thirsty and desperate for water, spraining her ankle.
One sister said: "All of my family walked 12km in the mountains, my children are dehydrated and got diarrhoea. We lost a lot of relatives." Meanwhile, Farman Jendi (right), a 65-year-old refugee, said it was "a religious war; it's not a political or an economic war".
"We will never convert to Islam as IS want, we prefer to die," said 18-year-old Amina Kalo from Sinjar.
Refugees travelled from the Sinjar mountain via a safe corridor, by truck. Only large trucks can cross the bumpy roads leaving the mountains.
Photographs by Jewan Abdi (Twitter: @abdijewan)
Who are the Yazidis?
Struggle for Iraq: In maps
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She is on trial in Russia after being captured while fighting pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Ms Savchenko is accused of directing artillery fire that killed two Russian journalists - a claim she denies.
Later on Sunday, Ukraine's embassy in Moscow was also pelted by eggs as dozens of people rallied outside.
Relations between Ukraine and Russia have deteriorated following Moscow's annexation of the Crimea peninsula in 2014 and its support for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
On Sunday, several thousand people began the protest in Kiev's central Maidan Square, before hundreds of protesters moved on to the embassy several kilometres away.
Demonstrators were later seen throwing eggs and stones at the embassy and removing a security camera.
The Russian embassy has formally complained to Ukraine about separate attacks on its property overnight on Saturday.
Three cars were "seriously damaged" by unknown assailants, who also set off smoke bombs, embassy spokesman Oleg Grishin said.
Police described the case as hooliganism.
Ms Savchenko, 34, has become a heroine in Ukraine and is seen as a symbol of the country's resistance against Russia.
She began a hunger strike without water on Friday to protest against the sudden adjournment of her trial the previous day, as she was about to deliver a closing statement.
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Dyfed-Powys Police closed Graig Avenue after being called to a house at about 17:45 BST on Thursday the road has remained shut since then.
The 19-year-old woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and a 21-year-old man has been arrested.
Anyone who was in the area between 17:00 and 19:00 and witnessed the incident is asked to call 101.
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Irish media say the Garda dropped the case as there was no injured party.
A viewer had complained about comments made by Fry on a TV show in 2015.
Fry had asked why he should "respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world.... full of injustice". He later said he was not "offensive towards any particular religion".
News of the Irish investigation on Saturday caused a big stir on social media. The clip of Fry's interview was watched more than seven million times on YouTube.
A controversial law against blasphemy was introduced in 2009. It carries a maximum penalty of a fine of €25,000 (£22,000).
Speaking to the Irish Independent newspaper, the man who had accused Fry said: "I did my civic duty in reporting it.
"The guards did their duty in investigating it. I am satisfied with the result."
The paper says no publicised cases of blasphemy have been brought before the courts since the law was introduced.
In a TV show called The Meaning of Life, hosted by Gay Byrne, Fry had been asked what he might say to God at the gates of heaven.
Fry said: "How dare you create a world in which there is such misery? It's not our fault? It's not right. It's utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain?"
In 2009 the then government said the law was needed because the republic's 1937 constitution gave only Christians legal protection of their beliefs.
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Thomson, from Gosport, and his design team have been working for two years on his new Hugo Boss yacht, which is 5% lighter than the previous version.
The 41-year-old's target is victory in the Vendee Globe from November 2016.
"Preparation is key. Today is about learning, in a year's time it's about winning." he told BBC South Today.
Thomson finished third during the last edition of what is often dubbed "the Everest of sailing".
The Vendee Globe is a non-stop, solo, unassisted race which takes around three months to complete.
Welsh-born Thomson will put the new yacht through its paces in the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre race from Le Havre to South America later this month with co-skipper Guillermo Altadill.
"We're extremely excited as the boat took a year and 40,000 man-hours to build, but we're also quite nervous," Thomson added.
"The first time we'll find out if the boat is fast enough is at the first race in three weeks' time. She seems to be going well and she looks the part.
"Whether she'll be reliable enough, we'll have to wait."
His third place at the last Vendee Globe in January 2013 made Thomson only the third Briton to finish on the event's podium after Ellen MacArthur and Mike Golding, in 2001 and 2005 respectively.
In just over a year's time, he wants to stand on top spot.
"The Vendee Globe has been my life for 12 years," he said.
"The whole team are focused on that job and this boat gives us a tremendous platform."
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Ann Clwyd told the Commons it had led to innocent MPs being smeared as crooks.
The Cynon Valley MP also complained of stories being leaked to the press.
MPs have been airing their frustrations about their new expenses scheme set up in the wake of last year's scandal.
Their debate comes as the body set up in the wake of the expenses scandal, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), has published 22,000 MPs' expenses claims paying out £3.1m.
The new rules for expenses mean, for example, MPs cannot claim mortgage interest, just rent, and can only travel first class in limited circumstances.
There is still anger among MPs about how they have been portrayed.
Mrs Clwyd told the House of Commons: "During my election campaign somebody came up to me and shouted thief, and if I had been a man I would have run after him and punched him in the face because I feel so strongly.
"I am not a thief, I have never been a thief and I object on behalf of other members of this house that they should be considered to be thieves in some way because the vast majority of people in this place are nothing of the sort."
She went on to suggest that "anti-MP" stories were being leaked by people at Ipsa.
She said that every time there was a debate on the expenses system, a story would appear in the press the day before.
Ipsa has taken exception to her comments and accused MPs, and Mrs Clwyd in particular, of trying to undermine the professional integrity of its staff.
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The bonfire, which is about 20ft (6m) high, has been built near the bottom of the Lecky Road flyover in the city.
Both Sinn FeÃn and DUP election posters were placed on it on Monday evening.
Police have advised motorists to consider alternative routes to the Bogside, other than the Lecky or Brandywell Roads.
Bonfires are traditionally set alight on 15 August in some nationalist areas of Derry to mark the Assumption.
The Catholic feast commemorates the Virgin Mary's death and assumption into heaven.
In recent years, efforts have been made to replace the bonfire tradition with family fun days and live music.
On Friday, police supervised the removal of bonfire material from Meenan Square.
Sinn FeÃn councillor Patricia Logue said the majority of Bogside residents were not in favour of the bonfire.
"This will cause a lot of disruption for local people and motorists, it's not the best place for this bonfire," she said.
"Someone could get hurt. Obviously, parents have a role to play in any young person's life, so they do have a judgement call to make.
"There's more work to be done, but there is excellent work ongoing by the community leaders in the Bogside and Brandywell area."
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Artist Luke Jerram was commissioned by 20-21 Arts Centre in Scunthorpe to produce the work.
From February the gold replicas - each cast in £1,000 worth of 18-carat gold - will be hidden around the town for the public to find and keep.
Clues to their whereabouts will be disguised in five paintings which will be on display at the venue.
Officials said the paintings were created with the aid of a professional code-breaker, and the locations of the hidden gold artefacts would range in difficulty.
Dominic Mason, 20-21's exhibition officer, said one would be so hard to crack that the gold may not be found.
"As a legacy for the project ,this painting will remain on display in the North Lincolnshire Museum with the associated golden artefact remaining hidden for the public to find one day," he said.
More on this and other local stories from across North Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire
A Janus train engine - as used in Scunthorpe's steel industry - and a Viking brooch are among the five objects from North Lincolnshire Museum selected by the artist to reflect the heritage of the region.
Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram said: "I like the idea that ancient objects that were once hidden beneath the earth and were discovered and displayed at the museum are now being re-hidden."
Upon finding an artefact, the member of the public will get to keep the object, as well as being able to decide which venue in the area will get to keep the associated painting.
The exhibition, funded by the Lottery and Arts Council England, will run from 18 February until 29 April.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympian Jackson took the first podium of his career by guiding brakemen Stewart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon to a combined time of one minute 50.22 seconds.
It was 0.07 seconds off the gold medal.
The United States team, piloted by Vancouver 2010 Olympic champion Steve Holcomb, took victory in 1:50.15.
GB were in seventh position after the first run in New York, but finishing their second run in 55 seconds-dead was quicker than any of the other teams - and lifted them onto the podium.
This was GB Bobsleigh's first World Cup podium since Sean Olsson piloted them to bronze at the La Plagne World Cup in 1997.
And it marks an important milestone with the Sochi Winter Olympics beginning on 7 February in Russia.
GB hope to qualify two teams for the men's four and two-man competitions as well as the women's two-man event.
The British team's previous best finish of this campaign was eighth at the Park City World Cup in Utah.
Their achievement was all the more impressive given pilot Jackson, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in August, is yet to return to full fitness and cannot sprint at the beginning of the run to full intensity.
"I'm really proud of the guys," British Bobsleigh performance director Gary Anderson told BBC Sport.
"It is all about getting it right in Sochi. Our trajectory is looking good."
The German team, piloted by Thomas Florschuetz, finished third.
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Each day we feature an interesting photograph shared with us from across England.
At points throughout the year we may introduce a theme for the gallery. This week the theme will be "England is..."
If you are looking for inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.
Email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Instagram - use #englandsbigpicture to share an image there. There is a recent archive of pictures on our England's Big Picture board on Pinterest.
When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:
Please note that whilst we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week.
If you submit a picture, you do so in accordance with the BBC's Terms and Conditions.
In contributing to England's Big Picture you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide.
It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute to England's Big Picture, and that if your image is accepted, we will publish your name alongside.
The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments.
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She told Kirsty Young that, without TV, some children would have very little mental stimulation at home.
Anne Wood's interview with Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs will be broadcast on Sunday 2 October at 1115 BST on BBC Radio 4, and repeated at 0900 BST on Friday 7 October. Listen online or browse the extensive Desert Island Discs archive.
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Anne Wood, creator of children's television series In The Night Garden and the Teletubbies, believes TV is often blamed wrongly for children's inability to express themselves.
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Ferry operators Nexus said slow staff turnover and few previous female applicants meant Nicola Peach was the first woman to be hired as second mate.
Ms Peach, from Marsden, South Shields, worked on cargo ships and oil tankers in the Merchant Navy for eight years.
She said: "I'm used to driving ships. The ferry is vastly different of course, but I've got the hang of it really quickly."
Becoming the first woman to drive the Shields Ferry in the service's 40 year history was a "proud moment", she said.
She will take her ferry driving test in a few week's time.
The company said it was an "historic moment" for the service.
Carol Timlin, who became the ferry's first female manager in 2008, said Ms Peach was an "outstanding" candidate and was "undoubtedly the best person for the job".
The ferry has 13 crew members and two fitters who maintain the boats.
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Fifth seed Svitolina won 6-4 6-0 at the Rogers Cup to become the first woman to win three events at the elite Premier 5 level in the same year.
The 22-year-old could become world number one if results go her way at next week's Cincinnati Open.
Wozniacki, seeded sixth, has lost all six finals she has played this year.
"It was a tough day," said the Dane. "She played well. She mixed up the pace and made it uncomfortable for me out there.
"Today, probably I could have used some more pace, but she played really smart today and used my pace to her advantage."
After her victories in Dubai and Rome, Svitolina's win in Toronto takes her past Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka as a three-time winner of Premier 5 titles in the same season.
"It's amazing that I achieved this, but I try to take one tournament at a time, to not think so much about all the past titles," said Svitolina.
"Of course it brings me confidence, I have the experience from those finals, but I try to take it as a new challenge and always look forward to it."
The Ukrainian was twice pegged back by Wozniacki in the first set but ran away with the final from 4-4, reeling off the last eight games in a row.
It was Svitolina's third match in two days, after rain delays meant she saw off both Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza and world number two Simona Halep on Saturday.
"I was very, very tired after the first game of first set, and I knew that I need to give everything because Caroline doesn't miss much," said Svitolina.
"You have to work really hard to get unforced error from her."
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The 52-year-old left Rangers last year after they missed out on promotion from the Scottish Championship.
His appointment, which could be confirmed this weekend, would result in him giving up his role as number three to Gordon Strachan with Scotland.
The former Bantams player would take over from Phil Parkinson, who has moved to relegated Bolton Wanderers.
McCall, who was in charge of Bradford from 2007 to 2010, will be in opposition to Parkinson's side in League One next season should he be confirmed as manager.
The former Everton, Rangers and Sheffield United midfielder was manager of Motherwell in Scotland's top flight for four years after leaving Bradford in 2010.
He took over as Rangers manager on a short-term basis in March 2015 after the departure of Kenny McDowall.
McCall had hoped to continue in the role despite the Glasgow club facing another season outside of the Scottish Premiership, but the Ibrox outfit instead appointed Mark Warburton.
With Scotland, McCall and current Motherwell boss Mark McGhee have assisted Strachan.
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On Friday, US stocks had closed sharply lower as falling oil prices sent shares tumbling around the world.
The S&P 500 index ended down 41.51 points, or 2.2%, at 1,880.33.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 390.79 points, or 2.4%, to 15,988.08 while the Nasdaq index dropped 126.59 points to 4,488.42.
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US markets are closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday.
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Wild Oats later confirmed this, tweeting that "most importantly all crew onboard are safe".
The shock announcement came as the supermaxi yacht was in the lead.
It is a second consecutive year that Wild Oats XI had to retire from the gruelling 630-nautical-mile (1,167km) race.
In 2012, the crew set a new record by crossing the finishing line in one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds,
Four yachts have so far withdrawn from this year's race, leaving 84 in the running.
Perpetual Loyal is currently leading the fleet by more than 15 nautical miles.
"We saw them [Wild Oats XI], they were just a couple of miles down," Perpetual Loyal navigator Tom Addis told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"We called them on the radio to make sure they were safe or sound, we were worried they might have lost somebody overboard or something but they're all good. It's sad for them."
The accident happened as the yachts entered the Bass Strait, which separates mainland Australia from the island of Tasmania.
The race is due to end in the Tasmanian port of Hobart early on Wednesday.
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Officers in Bethesda have tried to reason with large groups who have been leaving smashed bottles and litter, but the problem had got worse recently.
North Wales Police PCSO Gareth Davies said their behaviour was having an "awful" impact on the community.
But some residents said youngsters in the town had nowhere to go.
North Wales Police has put a dispersal order in place, giving officers the power to order anyone to leave the area if their behaviour is anti-social.
"What we don't want to happen is that an individual from Bethesda is prosecuted or has a dispersal order which could have an affect on their lives in the future," Mr Davies told BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales.
"There is no obvious explanation. They are at an awkward age where they think they are too old to go to a youth club, too young to go to a public house."
One resident, who did not want to be named, also told the programme she was worried about her little boy getting hurt because of all the smashed glass in the parks.
But another claimed the enforcement would not work fearing it would criminalise young people in the town.
"They got a little bit hyperactive, they have got nothing to do, nowhere to go," she said.
"The police are saying they are going to bring in this legislation, but it is not going to work.
"They are going to be moving them around place to place. They need to make sure kids have a safe place to go."
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Model Angie Sanclemente Valencia, 31, had denied helping her boyfriend recruit other young women to smuggle cocaine to Europe via Mexico.
She said she had come to Argentina to get married, not to smuggle drugs - her only crime was to fall in love.
Her Argentine boyfriend Nicolas Gualco was given the same sentence.
Several other accomplices were also jailed or given suspended sentences.
Throughout the trial Ms Sanclemente insisted she was innocent.
She said she had come to Argentina to marry Mr Gualco but did not realise he was involved in crime - a story he backed up.
But prosecutors maintained she had been the international nexus of the drug trafficking ring.
Ms Sanclemente was arrested in Buenos Aires in May last year after five months on the run.
She said she had gone into hiding after her boyfriend was arrested because she feared being raped in prison.
The investigation began after another accomplice was caught trying to board a flight to Cancun in Mexico with 55kg of cocaine in her suitcases.
In 2000 Ms Sanclemente won the popular Colombian title of Coffee Queen, but had to return it when it was discovered she was married, in breach of the beauty pageant's rules.
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Health officials are considering making one hospital maternity unit at Wrexham, Bangor or Bodelwyddan midwife-led.
A fourth option is to leave things as they are but managers have warned the situation is becoming "unmanageable".
The meeting in Rhyl, Denbighshire, follows a protest in the town.
Other public meetings are due to be held across north Wales over the next three weeks.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's preferred option is to withdraw consultant-led maternity care at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan.
Executive medical director Matt Makin, who was part of a panel taking questions from members of the audience, said: "The service change is for a short time as possible so we can recruit the best people... we know we will be having a neo-natal intensive care unit at Glan Clwyd in 2018, we know we'll need a team to wrap around that unit."
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About 30 people attended the first public consultation meeting about plans to temporarily remove consultant-led maternity care at a north Wales hospital due to staff shortages.
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The unnamed man was sought by German police after the murder of his girlfriend in Bavaria.
Authorities did not know when she died, but one of the man's tattoos gives her name, Lisa, and date of death - 27 October 2016.
The man was held in Lloret de Mar, in Catalonia, with their 18-month-old son, who was in good health.
The woman's body was found by her mother last week. She was found in a block of flats in the town of Freyung, close to the Czech border.
An initial autopsy showed that the woman had died some three weeks before she was found.
Spain's federal police force said her mobile phone was taken by the killer with the intention of using her social media accounts, thus misleading investigators.
The man, named in Germany as Dominik R, was traced to Spain after he was found to have withdrawn money there. A European arrest warrant was then issued. Spanish police say they believe he was heading to north Africa.
A statement by Spain's federal police said the new tattoo "may be interpreted as the date of death".
The suspect is now awaiting extradition to Germany.
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It is the first time a warm-up event has been held before Wimbledon for wheelchair tennis players.
The three day competition, organised by the Tennis Foundation, will run from 6 July and will feature the 13 best men and women's players.
Both singles and doubles matches will be played before the Wimbledon events begin on 13 July.
"We've not previously had the opportunity to play competitive matches on grass ahead of Wimbledon," world number six Alfie Hewett said.
"This tournament will form a crucial part of my preparations as I aim to transfer my recent form on to the grass."
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Surbiton will host a wheelchair grass-court tournament to allow players to prepare for Wimbledon.
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The money, £295,000, has been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to the North Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) Partnership.
The Altogether Archaeology pilot project was launched two years ago.
It aims to improve the understanding of the way people have lived in the North Pennines over the past 10,000 years.
The pilot phase involved excavation work at the 13th century Muggleswick Grange in County Durham, and Westgate Castle, the former Bishop of Durham's medieval hunting lodge.
The volunteers also took part in an excavation of a prehistoric rock art site near Hallbankgate, and a Bronze Age cemetery on Appleby Golf Course in Cumbria.
The North Pennines AONB Partnership is an alliance of 25 public, statutory and voluntary sector bodies with an interest in the future of the area.
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An archaeology project in the north of England has received funding to expand a volunteer programme for a further three years.
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It was picked up during a wildlife recording event at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve.
Grasshoppers are usually green or brown to blend in with their environment for safety, so a pink one is an unusual sight.
"The pink or purple is a colour variation caused by genetics, which makes this grasshopper a very interesting and strange find," said Deborah McLaughlin, nature reserves officer at Slievenacloy.
The wildlife recording event was organised by Ulster Wildlife and Belfast Hills Partnership to find and identify as much wildlife as possible on the reserve.
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A pink grasshopper has been found in the Belfast hills.
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The man was discovered outside an apartment block on Lord Edward Street on Wednesday evening and was taken to hospital.
It is understood there was an altercation with another man, who then fled the scene.
No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.
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A man in his 50s, who was found with serious head injuries in Limerick city earlier this week, has died in hospital.
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The ex-Crewe, Bristol Rovers and QPR right-back, who led the Moors into the fifth tier of English football for the first time in April, has worked without a contract in six years at Damson Park.
But he is now finally ready to put his loyalty to the club in writing.
"I've always done it the old school way," Bignot told BBC Sport.
"The first agent I had was a big agency. The second was Eric Hall and that was all done on a handshake. I never signed anything. A handshake was as good as anything written down.
"I've never had a contract here. But they now know I'm loyal. I want to manage higher up one day, but I want to do it the right way."
Now, with the appointment of former Swindon Town chairman Jed McCrory to the Solihull board and the club's plans to further expand their off-field operation, Bignot feels the time is right to secure his immediate future.
"I must be the only manager in this league that's not got a contract," he added. "It's unsettling. The way the club is changing off the pitch I feel it's only right I have some security."
Ahead of Saturday's trip to Maidstone, Solihull are currently 17th in their first season in the National League, three points clear of the relegation places.
After winning three of their first five games, the Moors then shipped 14 goals in losing their next four matches.
Three successive draws have steadied the ship, but last week's early second-half strike by Jamie Osborne in the 1-1 home draw with Boreham Wood was their first goal in three games.
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Marcus Bignot, the manager with no contract at National League part-timers Solihull Moors, says he is now ready to sign his first deal at Damson Park.
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Sam Saunders' superb long-range strike and a late Joe Jacobson penalty did the damage as the Bees, who sacked Kevin Nugent on Saturday, slipped to a fourth successive defeat.
The visitors took a 21st-minute lead in spectacular fashion when Saunders stole the ball in midfield and caught Barnet goalkeeper Jamie Stephens off his line from more than 30 yards.
Barnet were very nearly level immediately but Fumnaya Shomotun was twice denied from close range by Chelsea loanee Jamal Blackman.
Wanderers almost doubled their lead just before the break as Stephens had to be quick to block Luke O'Nien's shot from a tight angle.
Barnet captain Curtis Weston was denied by the crossbar after the break after Blackman dropped the ball at his feet.
The Bees hit the woodwork again with seven minutes to go when substitute Ruben Bover unleashed a fine strike from 20 yards.
However, as the Bees pushed for a leveller they were caught out at the back and Weston brought down Garry Thompson in the box, allowing defender Jacobson to score from the spot in the 90th minute.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
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Wycombe kept alive their hopes of a League Two play-off spot with a win over managerless Barnet at The Hive.
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The Republic of Ireland's passport office tweeted the milestone: "Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this year! #RecordBreaker".
Last year, nearly 670,000 Irish passports were issued.
There has been a surge in applications from Great Britain and Ireland since the UK voted to leave the EU in June.
An Irish passport would allow its holder to continue to move and work freely within other EU member states once the UK withdraws.
The latest 2016 figures available are up until the end of October, and they show that there were 635,635 passport applications, compared to 566,142 in 2015.
The number of those applications from Northern Ireland was 59,043, up 27% from 2015. With regards to Great Britain applications, the figure was 58,015, up 42% from 2015.
The Republic's Passport Service had already seen a surge in demand prior to Brexit, due to an increase in outbound travel, the Euro 2016 football championships and new US travel requirements for biometric passports.
People with a parent or grandparent born in Ireland are among those who can apply for an Irish passport.
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A record number of Irish passports - more than 700,000 - have been issued so far this year.
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The Finn spun into the spectator zone in Saturday's stage 11 at the Rally Monte Carlo and hit a photographer at low speed.
Latvala carried on driving, saying after the stage that he had not realised he had hit someone.
As well as the ban, Latvala has also been fined £3,800.
Explaining his failure to stop, Latvala said: "My visibility was hampered briefly by thick steam from the engine and mud that had sprayed up from the ditch."
But a statement from the rally stewards rejected that claim.
"Looking at the images, it would be hard to believe that the driver and/or co-driver had not realised that they had hit a spectator as the body could be seen quite prominently on the bonnet and right in front of the windscreen," it read.
"At that moment the visibility through the windscreen on the driver's side was not so bad and the body could be seen clearly."
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The incident happened on Monday at a property in John Street, Penicuik.
The 22-year-old is due to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.
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A 22-year-old man has been charged with the abduction and attempted murder of two men in Midlothian.
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In the past couple of days, shares in US media giants Viacom and 21st Century Fox have tumbled on signs that their cable TV businesses are struggling.
Shares in ITV, which has been buying US production studios, fell 3.38%, making it the biggest faller in the FTSE 100,
The FTSE 100 was 28.60 points lower at 6,718.49, having spent most of the morning in negative territory.
New data showed the US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3%.
Analysts said the figures meant a US interest rate rise in September remained a possibility.
The US Federal Reserve head, Janet Yellen, has already said rates are likely to rise by the end of the year.
In the FTSE 250, shares in bookmaker William Hill fell 6.47% after it reported a 35% drop in half-year profits, after being hit by changes to betting taxes.
Among the small-cap firms, shares in UK Mail dived 14.15% after it issued a profit warning following problems with a move to a new parcel sorting facility.
The company said its full-year results would be "materially below current market expectations", with underlying pre-tax profit now expected to be £10m-£12m.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.32% against the dollar to $1.54640 and slipped 0.57% against the euro to €1.4123.
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(Close): ITV shares fell as the impact of the sell-off in US media stocks was felt across the Atlantic.
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It happened on the Gleneeny Road on Tuesday afternoon.
He was up to his waist in water and had a cut to his head when the fire and rescue service arrived at the scene before 15:00 GMT.
The man's been taken to Craigavon Area hospital for treatment for severe head injuries.
His condition is described as serious but stable.
Stephen Gaffney from the Fire and Rescue Service said the man was a contractor who was working on his own excavating land when he got into difficulties.
"Somehow he managed to slip into the 15ft hole and he became trapped in water," he said.
"He was wedged by a concrete pipe and surrounding mud.
"He's been taken to hospital with severe head injuries and minor leg injuries.
"The mud around the man hole was saturated by heavy rain."
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A man who became trapped down a 15ft concrete manhole has been rescued by firefighters in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone.
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Rutter, who was born in Hull, founded the company in 1992 and has since overseen more than 70 productions.
In a statement, he said he took his decision to leave in April 2018 after Northern Broadsides was not granted an increase in Arts Council funding.
Some of the Halifax company's successes include casting Lenny Henry in Othello and Mat Fraser in Richard III.
Mr Rutter, who was awarded OBE in 2015, said: "I have decided that after 25 wonderful years it is the right time for me to stand down.
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"I leave the Supporters of Northern Broadsides in the hands of a robust and creative staff."
A statement from the board said: "The company recognises the significant contribution Barrie Rutter has made to theatre, the arts in general and the lives of his colleagues over the years.
"In establishing Northern Broadsides 25 years ago, he created a vibrant and visionary organisation that is committed to ensuring that his legacy survives into the future."
It added: "Barrie Rutter will be missed both on and off the Broadsides stage, but we wish him well in his next adventures."
The actor set up Northern Broadsides because he wanted to deliver a broadside to the established theatrical order.
It came after he worked at the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company but became frustrated at missing out on Shakespeare's great roles because he had the wrong voice.
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The two-day festival began on Saturday at a new site on the Clifton and Durdham Downs.
Kites have flown in from America and New Zealand for the event, which includes spectacular ocean giants, kite fighting battles and mass ascents.
The Festival is supporting the Great Western Air Ambulance and the Bristol 2015 Green Capital City celebrations.
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Kites of all shapes and sizes have taken to the skies at the Bristol International Kite Festival.
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Enrique, 46, revealed his decision after Wednesday's 6-1 win over Sporting Gijon, stating that he needed a rest.
"We didn't expect it, but it is understandable and one that we accept," said the 30-year-old striker.
"The job is very difficult and requires hours of hard work. He has to enjoy being with his family as well."
Enrique, who replaced Gerardo Martino in 2014, will leave at the end of his contract this summer.
The coach said on Wednesday: "It's about how I live with my profession, with a never-ending quest for solutions and to improve my team. That means I have very little time to rest, very few hours to disconnect.
"I think it will be good for me at the end of the season, because I need to rest. That's the principle motive."
The former Barcelona midfielder has helped the Catalan giants win the Champions League, two league titles and two Copas del Rey during his three years.
Barcelona lead La Liga by a point from Real Madrid, albeit having played a game more, and they are in May's Copa del Rey final against Alaves.
Their hopes of progressing from the last-16 of the Champions League are slim however, needing to overturn a 4-0 deficit against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday.
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Luis Suarez says his Barcelona team-mates were surprised by the news that coach Luis Enrique is leaving at the end of the season.
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The PCs, aged 24 and 26, were called to Kingsdown Road, a residential street in Islington at about 18:00 BST on Thursday.
One officer suffered a minor head injury and the other sustained injuries to his face and body.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured officers were taken to hospital for treatment. Their conditions are not said to be serious.
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Two police officers were injured when a man threw large knives at them as they attended a disturbance in north London.
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They've attached a waterproof camera to the backs of whales using suction cups.
The footage shows what the whales get up to and what they see.
Take a look.
Pictures from the WWF
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Now take a look at this American and Australian scientists have found a pretty cool way of learning more about whales who live in the Antarctic.
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The Met Office said gusts of winds could hit 50mph (80km/h) with localised flooding and disruption to travel.
The warning began at 03:00 GMT on Monday and is set to last until 23:55.
Between 20mm and 30mm of rain could fall within six hours, the chief forecaster said, with up to 60mm over the course of the day.
This follows heavy rain early on Sunday morning as Wales was hit by Storm Angus.
Check if this is affecting your journey
One flood alert was in place for rivers in the Ewenny and Vale of Glamorgan west areas on Monday morning.
There are restrictions in place on the Severn Bridge M48 crossing due to strong winds but it remains open.
Stena Lines cancelled its 14:30 GMT sailing from Fishguard in Pembrokeshire to Rosslare, Ireland, due to adverse weather.
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A yellow "be aware" weather warning has been issued for the whole of Wales as widespread heavy rain hits the country.
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Teams must run a gearbox for six consecutive events but Hamilton's was changed before that period had expired.
Stewards have not confirmed the penalty but Hamilton's Mercedes team have accepted it is inevitable.
It is a blow to Hamilton's attempts to close the championship deficit to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
On Friday, Hamilton was fastest in the second practice session, ahead of title rival Vettel.
Hamilton was 0.147 seconds quicker than Vettel at the Red Bull Ring, with the second Mercedes of Finland's Valtteri Bottas 0.216secs off the pace.
Hamilton is 14 points behind the German heading into Sunday's race at the Red Bull Ring, having dropped two further points at the last race in Baku when he finished fifth, a place behind Vettel.
Hamilton was leading that race and was on course for victory but had to pit to have a loose head restraint fitted.
That was a significant blow because Vettel had been given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for dangerous driving after deliberately hitting Hamilton's car.
Hamilton's problem meant he returned to the track behind Vettel and was unable to pass.
Mercedes said the problem had not been caused by the incident with Vettel in Baku.
Hamilton, 32, said it was "important" to make up ground on Vettel in Austria and the British Grand Prix a week later.
"I've lost points in the last race and I need to reverse that," he said.
His expected penalty will make that task much harder as the highest place he can now start the race on Sunday is sixth on the grid.
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Lewis Hamilton will receive a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix as a result of an unauthorised gearbox change.
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He announced he was quitting playing in June because of a hip injury and was told he would take up a coaching position which is now confirmed.
The 35-year-old has taken up an assistant coach role with England but will mainly work with Saints Academy.
"I'm really pleased to remain at the club and help nurture the future talent," he told the club website.
"I'm here to mentor and develop the youngsters to not only become better players but responsible and professional people too."
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Paul Wellens has taken up a player performance coach role at St Helens after his retirement.
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Jairo Medina, 62, was found with "devastating injuries" near Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park on 12 August.
A post-mortem examination did not find a cause of death, but showed he had been assaulted.
Prosecutors say Hani Khalaf kicked, punched and stamped on Mr Medina while robbing him and left him for dead. The 22-year-old denies murder.
Oliver Glasgow QC said Mr Medina's "nose, his eye sockets, the bones in his voice box and two of his ribs had all been fractured".
"The injuries to his head and face were devastating... in short, he had been beaten to death," he said.
Jurors heard the victim's belongings were strewn around the park, his rucksack searched and his wallet emptied.
Officers found his blood on Khalaf's watch, belt and shoes, the court heard.
Mr Glasgow told jurors that Khalaf, of no fixed address, came to Britain in August 2014 by hiding in the back of a lorry.
The prosecutor said he was in the country illegally and "liable for deportation".
The day before carrying out the alleged attack, Khalaf was arrested for shoplifting at the Superdry clothes shop in Regent Street.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and was bailed hours before the killing.
The trial continues.
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An illegal immigrant beat a carer to death while out on bail, a court has heard.
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McAree took up the post last October following the departure of Darren Murphy, having previously served as first team coach.
The former Swifts midfielder led the club to a seventh-placed finish in the Irish Premiership last season.
"It gives me confidence to know that the board have faith in what I'm doing," stated McAree.
"Now it is my job to do my best for the club as we try to improve and target a major trophy."
McAree has already secured the signatures of local players Christopher Hegarty and Seanan Clucas, both of whom came through the Dungannon United Youth set-up before going on to play cross-channel football.
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Rodney McAree has signed a three-year contract to continue as Dungannon Swifts manager until at least 2019.
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The potential victims have been identified by trading standards teams investigating fraudulent mail.
Some 10,843 of them have lost money already, being tricked out of an average of £1,184 each.
Suckers lists are drawn up by con-artists who find people who have been caught out by a con.
They also include those who have the potential to be caught out. The lists are sold between fraudsters.
Trading standards teams are urging people to look out for relatives or neighbours who may be vulnerable to mass marketing scams.
The National Trading Standards Scams Team estimates that it has saved consumers more than £5m over the last three years by tackling the issue.
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Nearly 200,000 people - with an average age of 74 - have been seen on so-called "suckers lists" circulated by fraudsters.
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But he insists that in the decade since, he has changed - and so has Peru.
In 2006, the former army colonel came second in the presidential election run-off to Alan Garcia.
Then his left-wing views won widespread support among Peru's poor majority, but worried the upper and middle-classes and led some to compare him to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.
But during the 2011 election campaign, he adopted a more moderate stance.
He played down his former ties to Mr Chavez and emphasised instead a desire to follow the lead of Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and his Workers' Party.
Mr Humala said he would expand the state's role in the economy and extract higher royalties from mining companies that account for more than half Peru's exports, and use the money to reduce poverty.
But he also promised careful fiscal policy and respect for Peru's free trade deals.
His critics worry he will move Peru in a more populist, authoritarian direction and damage the economy.
Mr Humala has insisted he will respect the constitution and the rule of law, swearing on the Bible in May to uphold democracy and press freedom.
Mr Humala has been accused of committing human rights abuses during the fight against Shining Path rebels in the 1990s when he was an army captain, but he has denied the allegations.
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Left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala, 48, first came to national prominence in 2000 when he led a short-lived military rebellion against then-President Alberto Fujimori.
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Jones' Ospreys team-mate, scrum-half Rhys Webb, became the latest player to agree a new dual deal on Wednesday.
"I'd like to think that Alun Wyn will sign but that's not settled as yet," Davies told BBC Radio Wales.
"We'll wait and see really. Ospreys and the Welsh Rugby Union, along with Alun and his advisors, are in discussion."
Wales lock Jones, 30, whose current deal expires at the end of the season, said he was "weighing up" his options in November.
Dual contracts are 60% funded by the WRU and 40% by the regions.
Davies believes there are additional benefits to the dual contracts for the players involved.
"It's more than just playing in Wales and playing for the national team as well," he added.
"I think some of the leading players understand they are looked after pretty well by Warren Gatland and his coaching staff, in terms of the amount of games they play and the conditioning they receive.
"So I think there's a bigger picture than just playing for the Ospreys and just playing for Wales - there are other things to take into consideration as well."
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Negotiations over a new national dual contract for Ospreys' Alun Wyn Jones remain ongoing, says Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chairman Gareth Davies.
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The landslide hit early on Sunday at a site in Fujian province's Taining county, where a hydropower project was being built, Xinhua news agency said.
The landslide is believed to have been triggered by heavy rain.
China's president and prime minister both called for an all-out effort to save the missing men.
Officials said on Sunday evening that more than 600 rescuers were at the scene, using sniffer dogs, specialist equipment and heavy excavator vehicles.
Thirteen injured people are in hospital in a stable condition, Xinhua reported.
The agency said rainfall in the Taining region had been 35% higher than average this year. In the 24 hours before the landslide, 215.7mm of rain fell in the area around the construction site.
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At least 41 construction workers are missing after a landslide buried their dormitory under rocks and mud in China, state media report.
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Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire broke out at Mr Smith's on Wilson Patten Street at 02:00 BST.
The building suffered "severe damage" and nearby buildings were evacuated.
No-one is thought to have been injured in the blaze. The fire service said the scene was dangerous for crews as the roof collapsed into the building.
More than 50 firefighters have been tackling the blaze.
Nearby roads have been closed and drivers have been advised to avoid the area.
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The roof of a former nightclub in Warrington has collapsed after a "suspicious" blaze ripped through the building overnight.
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It is due to be held in Andersonstown Leisure Centre on Thursday night.
Fr Pat McCafferty accused Mr McConnell, the senior pastor of the Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, of holding anti-Catholic views.
In a statement to Radio Ulster, Pastor McConnell said while he criticises the Catholic Church and its priests, he does not criticise Catholics.
He said he was going to Andersonstown "with an open heart and mind".
However, Fr McCafferty said: "I don't preach against Protestantism - we preach the gospel in the Catholic churches of west Belfast.
"He sees west Belfast, he sees the people there, as living in darkness, and they're not.
"They're not living in darkness, they're good people, they're a Christian people and they don't need a fundamentalist and anti-Catholic preacher coming and pretending to be their friend."
Pastor McConnell, who is originally from east Belfast, started the Whitewell church, in 1956.
He said Fr McCafferty's comments were "very cruel".
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A priest has said he objects to a rally being organised by the evangelical Pastor James McConnell in west Belfast.
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The rights group details how people arrested for allegedly taking part in demonstrations have been mistreated to extract information.
The government has not yet responded.
Burundi has experienced months of turmoil following April's announcement that the president would run for a third term.
Dozens of people died following clashes between police and protesters and many were arrested.
Amnesty International alleges that some were beaten with iron bars and burnt with acid.
One man said that he had a five-litre container full of sand tied to his testicles.
Another says that he revealed the names of other demonstrators after he was deprived of sleep and threatened with violence.
The rights group has called for the beatings and torture to stop and wants an "independent and impartial investigation".
Mr Nkurunziza was re-elected in July after taking nearly 70% of the vote in a poll boycotted by the main opposition parties.
The African Union did not send observers - the first time it has taken such a stance against a member state, while the US and the European Union expressed concern that the elections were not free and fair.
In his inauguration speech last week, the president promised to end the violence within two months.
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Burundi's security forces have tortured suspected opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid, Amnesty International says.
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Agnes Oluoch, head of the country's Paralympic committee, told the BBC that in contrast "the government supported the able-bodied athletes 100%".
The games are one of the last chances for athletes to qualify for the Paralympics in Rio in 2016.
Kenya came top of the medals table at the Olympic qualifiers this summer.
Analysis: Kathleen Hawkins, BBC disability news
The Paralympic qualifiers at the World Championships in Doha are seen as a big decider because it is one of the last major competitions before Rio 2016.
But it does not rule out the para-athletes from competing in Rio. It is just one chance to qualify - they will have other chances over the next year.
Also, in exceptional circumstances, perhaps like this one, competitors can be invited to compete. And these championships only cover athletics, so Kenya could be represented in other sports.
Read more on the complex qualifying process
Ms Oluoch said her government's decision not to fund the team was unfair.
"The able bodied [athletes] had their World Championship in Beijing and I think the government supported it 100% but when it comes to the para-athletes, they really don't care," she said.
There are 15 African countries taking part in the IPC World Championships in Qatar's capital, Doha, including two athletes from Rwanda and 22 from South Africa.
It opened on Wednesday and will go on until the end of the month.
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Kenya's para-athletic team has failed to travel to the World Championships in Doha as government funding was pulled at the last minute, an official says.
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The deal is due to be signed by banks from both countries during a visit by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to Brazil next week.
The money will go towards building a railway link from Brazil's Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast of Peru to reduce the cost of exports to China.
It says the fund will also finance a joint venture to produce steel.
Brazil currently exports much of its iron ore to China.
Jose Graca Lima, Brazil's undersecretary of state with special responsibility for Asia and Oceania, said: "We shall have to await the end of the visit to expand upon which projects."
As well as the giant railway project, the money is expected to be invested in car parts, energy, ports, hydroelectric power and railways.
Brazil's economy, once among the fastest-growing in the world, has flagged in the past five years.
A corruption scandal at the state-owned oil giant Petrobras, which has embroiled many high-profile figures, has also shaken the public mood.
The Chinese prime minister will also be visiting Colombia, Peru and Chile.
In January Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $250bn in investment to Latin America over 10 years.
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China is planning to invest up to $50bn (£32bn) in Brazil for new infrastructure projects.
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales volumes fell 0.6%, which followed a 1.7% rise in September when sales were helped by the Rugby World Cup.
The monthly fall in food store sales was the biggest drop since May 2014.
Retail sales volumes rose 3.8% compared with a year ago, compared with a 6.2% annual rise in September.
Average shop prices, including petrol stations, were 3.3% lower in October than a year earlier.
The ONS said department stores and clothing also dragged on retail sales growth last month.
However, sales volumes in the three months to October compared with the previous three-month period - seen as a better indicator of the underlying trend - rose 0.9%.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said October's drop in sales "looks to be a one-off and masks a reassuringly solid underlying trend".
Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight, said shopping in the run-up to Christmas was "of vital importance to retailers", and that the extent of Black Friday discounting would be "interesting".
"Will UK retailers match or even surpass the substantial discounting that took place on Black Friday at the end of November last year? Or will retailers decide that less aggressive is needed this year due to consumers' improved purchasing power and relatively high confidence?" he said.
The ONS said that online sales in October increased by 11.2% compared with the same period in the previous year.
Earlier this week, online retail sales association IMRG said sales had increased by 8.9% compared with last year, which was the lowest growth for fifteen years.
It said the prospect of Black Friday discounts probably caused consumers to hold off on spending in the hope of a bargain.
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UK retail sales volumes fell in October after a drop in trading at food stores, according to official figures.
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Parc Howard in Llanelli costs Carmarthenshire council more than £100,000 to maintain each year.
But Parc Howard Association said the building, which houses a museum, and parkland needed more investment.
Councillor Meryl Gravell said one option would be for somebody else to run park.
Parc Howard was built in 1885 and given to the town of Llanelli in 1912 by Sir Stafford and Lady Howard.
The grade II-listed mansion houses a collection of Llanelli pottery, artwork and town history.
The association said it was worried for the future of the Italianate country house and 24 acres of parkland, adding they were starting to deteriorate.
Ken Rees, chairman of Parc Howard Association, told S4C's Newyddion 9 programme: "If they [the council] aren't ready to spend money to maintain the place it's going to become an eyesore."
He added: "This park is the jewel in the crown of Llanelli."
Ms Gravell, Carmarthenshire council's executive board member with responsibility for regeneration and leisure, admitted the future of the park was "uncertain".
"At present the only other option is perhaps finding someone to come and take the park over," she added.
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A 19th Century mansion and parkland in Carmarthenshire are at risk of becoming eyesores because of council cuts, according to those who help run them.
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