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24 August 2016 Last updated at 11:43 BST
Elana Meyer, who won a silver medal in the 10,000m race when the ban was lifted in 1992, tells the BBC that this year's success is a beginning of a new era in South African athletics.
Video producer: Christian Parkinson
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Wayde van Niekerk broke the 400m world record to win gold for South Africa in the most successful Olympics ever for the country, which was banned for decades from taking part in the Olympics during apartheid.
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Collins, 36, joined the Mariners on Tuesday having been without a team since his release by Championship club Rotherham at the end of last season.
He has also played for seven other clubs, including spells in the Premier League with Sunderland and Stoke.
"A lot of teams, managers or chairmen in particular are looking to take young lads on loan from Manchester United or City, the academies," he said.
"They're thinking - are we going to get much shelf-life out of an older player if we take him on?
"Other managers think 'well, we need a solid older head in the team with a bit of experience to help the young lads through' as well, so there's a balance.
"It does get annoying, people thinking, 'oh he's 36 now', but I've rarely missed a day's training through my career and I'll always make myself available to play."
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Former Wales defender Danny Collins says football has become "ageist" after signing for League Two side Grimsby.
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Gigot, 26, tested negative but was banned in February after an "inappropriate exchange" with an anti-doping officer in October.
Les Dracs have registered the France international in their 25-man squad and he could feature at Leigh on Friday.
He scored 12 tries in 30 games in 2016.
"We are stunned by this sanction," Dragons chief executive Christophe Jouffret said at the time of the ban.
The club's statement said that the procedure was carried out "in the presence of several witnesses who were able to confirm the good behaviour of our player".
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Catalans Dragons full-back Tony Gigot has had a two-year suspension by the French Rugby League Federation doping department reduced to three months, meaning he can return to match action.
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Net profit for 2016 fell to 8.5bn Swiss francs (£6.78bn) from 9.1bn a year earlier.
Analysts had expected 9.59bn francs' worth of profit.
Sluggish food inflation in most of its markets and easing demand in emerging markets saw sales growth slow to 3.2% from 4.2% in 2015.
The company has cut its sales growth target to between 2% and 4% for 2017, scrapping its prior "Nestle model" of 5-6% so-called organic growth, which excludes sales from companies it buys.
New chief executive Mark Schneider, who took over the role in January, said: "Our 2016 organic growth was at the high end of the industry, but at the lower end of our expectations."
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Nestle, which makes KitKats, Nescafe and Purina pet food, has said it will steepen its cost-cutting plan after unveiling disappointing results.
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As first reported by the EADT, Suffolk Police arrested the Very Rev Martin Thrower, Rector of Hadleigh, Layham and Shelley, on 4 August.
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich said he was suspended until further notice.
His wife Pauline Thrower said the family was supporting him "with unconditional love".
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John Howard, spokesman for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, said: "He (Dean Thrower) has been suspended from all offices within the diocese until further notice.
"We have made arrangements to look after his church duties and to offer support to his parishes at this difficult time.
"We will make no further comment while the police investigation is ongoing."
Mrs Thrower said: "It is with great sadness that we find ourselves in the situation we are now in.
"Whilst this has come as a shock to us as a family, we are all supporting Martin with unconditional love at this difficult time."
Dean Thrower, who is also rural dean of Hadleigh, was released on police bail until 10 October.
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A rural dean and rector has been suspended from his duties after he was arrested on suspicion of voyeurism.
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The passenger service was travelling at 15mph when it hit a stationary train at Plymouth Station on 3 April 2016.
The driver "lacked the experience to quickly recognise the identity of the platform occupied", the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.
Both trains were operated by Great Western Railway (GWR).
The report recommended the company seeks "improvements to the training and assessment of new drivers".
Read more on train crash report and other Devon and Cornwall stories
The driver, based in Penzance, had been qualified for less than a year and believed he was going into a vacant platform.
He applied the emergency brake four seconds before the crash with the train moving at about 15mph.
The RAIB also recommended a review of permissive working arrangements, when more than one train is allowed on the same stretch of track.
Simon French, chief inspector of rail accidents, said: "This accident reinforces the need for drivers to take great care when signalled into an occupied platform - assumptions should never be made about the length of platform that is unoccupied.
A GWR spokesman said: "The safety of our passengers and our colleagues is our highest priority, and we will be studying the RAIB's report closely to make sure that any further recommendations are implemented."
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The driver of a train that crashed injuring 48 people "lacked the experience" to recognise a platform was already occupied, investigators say.
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During a fractious Stormont committee hearing, Gordon Dunne said she had not funded events in many unionist areas.
The exchange happened as the minister was facing questions about cuts to her budget and allegations surrounding funding for the Féile an Phobail festival in west Belfast.
Mr Dunne denied her allegation.
During questioning by members of the culture, arts and leisure committee, the Sinn Féin minister defended her department's distribution of a cultural fund which was set up two years ago.
Unionists have demanded answers after it emerged the bulk of the money was spent on projects in north and west Belfast.
The exchange happened after the minister was accused of prioritising the Belfast area for funding.
She replied by listing a series of projects which had been given money in south Armagh, Newry and Newcastle.
But Mr Dunne said: "You didn't touch on many unionists areas there I noticed, or is that obviously a minister's priority as to where funding goes."
Ms Ní Chuilín replied: "I think that's a complete disgrace. I think that's an absolute disgrace that you've accused me of being sectarian."
In response, Mr Dunne said: "No I didn't."
The minister also clashed with the committee's DUP chairman Nelson McCausland telling him if she could put words in his mouth he might have more manners.
He accused her of demeaning herself.
At the end of the hearing, Ms Ní Chuilín, an MLA for North Belfast, added that claims she was siphoning off funds was "disgraceful".
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The Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has told a DUP MLA he is a disgrace after claiming he accused her of being sectarian.
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The borough council currently empties black bins every week, as is the case in neighbouring Bournemouth.
A report to councillors said halving the frequency of collections would encourage recycling as well as saving the local authority £633,000 per year.
The move could bring Poole in line with Dorset Waste Partnership, which empties bins for six other councils in Dorset.
Poole Borough Council, which collects recyclable waste in blue bins every two weeks, is trying to cut bid to cut between £18m and £20m a year from its overall budget.
Poole previously considered fortnightly collections in 2013 but that would have resulted in the local authority missing out on a £1m government grant.
Councillor John Rampton said: "Continued reductions in government funding and increasing demand for services means it is much harder to balance the council's budget and deliver core services.
"The proposals safeguard the service by making it sustainable in the long term, and help prevent even harder decisions for the council further down the line."
The report, due to be considered by the council's Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Monday, said it currently costs £80 a tonne more to dispose of black bin waste than recyclables.
It estimates and more than 12% of waste placed in black bins could be recycled.
If approved, the changes would begin in autumn 2016.
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Households in Poole will soon only have their bins collected once every two weeks if councillors back planned cuts.
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Michael Keen, 42, was found dead in a property on Hazel Avenue, Darwen, on Thursday.
A woman, 42, was also taken to hospital with stab wounds but has since been discharged.
Daniel Bamford, of Warrington, is also accused of section 18 wounding with intent and has been remanded to appear at Preston Crown Court on Monday.
Police said a post-mortem examination found Mr Keen died from multiple stab wounds.
Three males from Liverpool, aged 15, 16 and 43, who were arrested on suspicion of murder at a nearby address on Frances Street have been released without charge.
A further five males, aged 17, 19, 23, 33 and 44, have been bailed until 25 October.
The five had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. The 17 and 33-year-old had also been held on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
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An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Lancashire.
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The ECB's touring party to Dubai includes 17 centrally-contracted players and seven academy players.
Wicketkeeper Taylor, 27, took a break from cricket last year to deal with anxiety and panic attacks.
"Sarah is doing really well and is back in training," said Robinson.
"Her return is a gradual one which is regularly reviewed as she works herself back to, hopefully, full fitness.
"There are no timescales in place for her but her goal is still to give herself the best chance of being able to play in the World Cup."
Next month's training camp in the UAE forms a key part of England's preparations ahead of the Women's World Cup in England this summer (24 June-23 July)
England will play three 50-over matches against Ireland on 24, 26 and 28 April in Abu Dhabi.
Captain Heather Knight said: "This is an exciting step in the build-up to the World Cup.
"We've begun to show who we are as a side over the past year and we'll continue to work hard and continue to progress."
England squad: Heather Knight (Berkshire, captain), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset, vice-captain) , Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex), Tash Farrant (Kent), Jenny Gunn (Warwickshire), Alexandra Hartley (Lancashire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (Warwickshire), Beth Langston (Yorkshire), Laura Marsh (Kent), Natalie Sciver (Surrey), Fran Wilson (Middlesex), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danielle Wyatt (Sussex), Georgia Adams (Sussex), Hollie Armitage (Yorkshire), Alice Davidson-Richards (Kent), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Evelyn Jones (Lancashire), Emma Lamb (Lancashire), Linsey Smith (Berkshire).
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Sarah Taylor remains on course to return for this summer's Women's World Cup despite missing out on a Dubai training camp, says England head coach Mark Robinson.
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Plant taxonomist Dr Tim Rich is taking enthusiasts on a hunt through the Brecon Beacons on Saturday.
Dr Rich Joe Daggett, Graham Motley and Paul Smith found Hieracium Attenboroughianum in 2004. It was only confirmed as a new species in February.
It is only found on rocky ledges on Cribyn, one of the peaks in the area.
The Attenborough Hawkweed is one of a group of closely related plants which belong to the daisy family and has probably evolved in the Brecon Beacons since the last ice age.
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An expert who discovered a rare species of wild flower, which he named after Sir David Attenborough, is leading a walk to find it.
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The 21-year-old joined on a season-long loan deal from Huddersfield but was injured during Pompey's League One opener against Rochdale on Saturday.
Manager Kenny Jackett confirmed the left-back's injury on Tuesday.
"It's not good news, it looks longer-term rather than short-term, which is a blow as he had a bright pre-season for us," Jackett told BBC Radio Solent.
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Portsmouth loanee defender Tareiq Holmes-Dennis faces up to four months out with a knee injury.
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Assistant Chief Constable Andy Frost and Deputy Chief Constable Martin Jelley face claims their conduct in relation to an "internal professional standards matter" was inappropriate.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to lead the investigation.
Force Chief Constable Adrian Lee said he was aware of the investigation.
The watchdog will seek to establish whether Mr Frost's involvement in an investigation by the force's professional standards department was appropriate.
Mr Jelley, who is poised to leave Northamptonshire to become the new Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, will be investigated "in relation to the delay in the referral of Mr Frost's conduct to the IPCC".
Chief constable Mr Lee said he was aware of the investigation, to be led by IPCC commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone, into the two officers and would "fully co-operate".
"As the Chief Constable for Northamptonshire I am the appropriate authority for conduct matters relating to DCC Jelley and ACC Frost," he said.
"As DCC Jelley moves to become the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police the appropriate authority for his investigation will move to become the responsibility of [Warwickshire] Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Ball."
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Two of Northamptonshire's most senior police officers are to be investigated over "potential gross misconduct".
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Moise Katumbi urged President Joseph Kabila to stick to the constitution.
Mr Katumbi has been nominated by seven opposition parties to be their presidential candidate in the elections expected in November.
Mr Kabila took power in 2001 after his father Laurent Kabila was assassinated.
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Mr Kabila has won two disputed elections since he took power in 2001, and is constitutionally barred from contesting the poll.
Violent protests erupted last year over fears that President Joseph Kabila was trying to delay polls.
If Mr Kabila stands down in December he "will go out as a great president who will be praised everywhere," Mr Katumbi told the BBC.
Moise Katumbi was governor of the south-eastern Katanga province for almost a decade.
In September last year he broke ties with the ruling party when he accused President Kabila, his former ally, of wanting to cling to power.
His popularity is partly down to his job as the president of a great source of Congolese pride - football club TP Mazembe.
They are Africa's reigning football champions, having won the African Champions League for the fifth time in November.
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Kabila unlikely to give up power
Mr Katumbi thanked the seven parties whic nominated him on Wednesday as their presidential candidate.
But he didn't confirm whether he would accept the nomination, instead saying he wants even more opposition parties to join the coalition.
"For now, I am continuing my consultations here in Europe for the unity of the opposition.
"I am also consulting all the forces to have a single opposition candidate," he said.
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The owner of African's top football club has told the president of Democratic Republic of Congo to step down when his second term in office ends in December.
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Police said the attack took place in the Commercial Arcade in St Peter Port in the early hours of Saturday.
Officers said the victim was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment.
A man from Guernsey is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.
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A 25-year old man has been charged with indecent assault following an attack on a woman in Guernsey.
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Baby M's remains were found in Manor Park, Church Hill, in Aldershot on Friday 19 May.
Police said witnesses reported seeing what appeared to be pools of blood on the pavement opposite Kwik Fit.
It is thought the baby was left in the park between the evening of Sunday 14 May and Tuesday 16 May.
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Officers say concern is growing for Baby M's mother and their priority is to find her so she can get the medical attention she needs after giving birth.
Ch Insp Debbie Brooks of Hampshire Constabulary said: "We hoped we would have found her by this point but unfortunately this is not the case.
"If you think you may have seen someone in a distressed state, squatting or leaning against the trees please contact us.
"Finally I'd like to reiterate our appeal to Baby M's mother. We are worried about you, we want to get you the medical care we know you need."
Sharon Bunford, senior midwife at Royal Surrey County Hospital, said: "We are worried about you, we are sorry for your loss, we want to get you the help you need.
"You may be suffering from bleeding, pain or infection. You might have flu-like symptoms such as fever and shivering.
"Please come and see a GP or come to hospital so we can help you."
A memorial service for the child was held in the park on Sunday.
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Officers investigating the discovery of a newborn baby's body in a park say the mother may have given birth on a pavement opposite a nearby garage.
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The 401 Royal Canadian Air Force squadron was engaged in training exercises when the jet crashed around noon local time (19:00 GMT).
Air force spokesman Major Scott Spurr said the unnamed pilot had been confirmed dead.
Emergency services and flight safety crews are on site investigating the cause of the crash.
Major Spurr said it may take up to a year before the investigation is complete.
In 2010, another CF-188 Hornet crashed near Cold Lake during night-time training.
An inquiry found that night-time weather disoriented the pilot, who was able to safely eject from the plane before it crashed.
The Canadian government has committed to replacing the 30-year-old fleet of CF-18 over the next five years.
Canada cannot currently meet its commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the North American Aerospace Defense Command with its aging fleet of CF-18s.
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A CF-188 Hornet fighter jet has crashed near Cold Lake, Alberta, killing the pilot.
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The 32-year-old Ivory Coast international moved to Anfield on a two-year deal after his contract at Etihad Stadium ended.
Toure made 102 appearances for City after joining from Arsenal for £14m in July 2009 and was part of the team that won the Premier League in 2011-12.
But he played only 18 games in 2012-13 and was left out of the club's Champions League squad.
Toure joins the Merseyside club following the retirement of fellow central defender Jamie Carragher and with uncertainty over the future of Slovakia international Martin Skrtel.
He told the club's website: "This means a lot to me. Firstly, I'm joining one of the best clubs in England.
"When I left City it was important for me to stay in England because it's the best league - and to join Liverpool is massive for me.
"I chose Liverpool because of the history and because of the spirit of the team and the people here."
In seven seasons at Arsenal, Toure won the FA Cup twice and was part of the 'Invincibles' squad that went through the 2003-04 season unbeaten to win the Premier League.
However, he missed out on City's 2011 FA Cup success after being suspended for six months in March of that year for failing a drugs test.
Toure is Liverpool's fourth signing of the summer so far, following forwards Luis Alberto and Iago Aspas, and goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.
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The SNP won 56 of 59 Scottish seats with Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats retaining one each.
Labour lost a total of 40 constituencies to the Nationalists, 23 of them in Glasgow and the west.
The party's leader, Jim Murphy, has vowed to remain in charge, despite losing his own Renfrewshire East constituency to the SNP.
Mr Murphy has said he will stand for Holyrood in 2016.
He described the election as "a dreadful night" for Labour and said his party had been "overwhelmed".
In another high profile loss in the area, former Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander lost Paisley and Renfrewshire South to a 20-year-old student.
The SNP's Mhairi Black, who is studying politics at Glasgow University, has become Britain's youngest MP since 1667.
She won with 23,548 votes - a majority of 5,684 and share of 50.9%.
Elsewhere in the Glasgow and west of Scotland area, Labour lost the following constituencies to the SNP: Airdrie and Shotts; Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock; Ayrshire Central; Ayrshire North and Arran; Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill; Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East; Dunbartonshire West; East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow; Glasgow Central; Glasgow East; Glasgow North; Glasgow North East; Glasgow North West; Glasgow South; Glasgow South West; Inverclyde; Kilmarnock and Loudoun; Lanark and Hamilton East; Motherwell and Wishaw; Paisley and Renfrewshire North; Renfrewshire East; Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
The Lib Dems failed to retain any seats in the patch, losing both Argyll and Bute and Dunbartonshire East to the SNP.
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The majority of Labour seats in Scotland were lost in constituencies in Glasgow and the west of the country.
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So far this winter, Nevis Range near Fort William and the Lecht in Aberdeenshire were able to open for a short time at the end of December.
Heather Negus, of Ski-Scotland, said it was not unusual for the resorts to open later in winter.
She said the winter of 2014-15 was the first in years all five opened for snowsports before Christmas.
Ms Negus told BBC Radio Scotland: "Even in the really, really good year of 2009-10 only four were open by Christmas.
"Looking back to the early years of Glencoe, it made no attempt to open for snowsports until mid-February."
In April last year, Glencoe Mountain was described as having the "best powder snow on the planet".
The conditions, which are highly sought after by skiers and snowboarders, followed heavy snowfalls over several days.
Snowaction magazine rated the centre as having the best powder snow of any of the world's ski resorts at that time.
The last day of skiing at Glencoe for the 2014-15 season was 4 May.
Scotland's other mountain centres are CairnGorm Mountain near Aviemore and Glenshee near Braemar.
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Scotland's five mountain snowsports centres hope to open ski runs later this week following forecasts for snow.
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After winning the title for the first time since 1936 in November 2015, Great Britain's defence ended in semi-final defeat by Argentina in September.
Britain's Andy Murray could face world number three Milos Raonic in a repeat of his Wimbledon win earlier this year.
Defeat for Great Britain would mean they have to contest a play-off to remain in the elite-level World Group.
The match will be played on an indoor hard court with capacity expected to be about 8,000.
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Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round tie in Canada will be held in Ottawa's TD Place Arena from 3-5 February.
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Giants led 18-0 after 16 minutes with tries from Shannon Wakeman, Jermaine McGillvary and Ryan Hinchcliffe.
Adam O'Brien and Darnell McIntosh crossed either side of half-time to extend the lead to 30 points.
McGillvary and Ukuma Ta'ai went over late on as the hosts moved four points clear of ninth-placed Catalans.
While England winger McGillvary was in dominant form, the Giants were just as impressive as a defensive unit, as they held an opponent without points for the first time since April 2016.
Widnes have now ended a game scoreless two times this season, having lost 34-0 at home to leaders Castleford in March.
The Vikings were already out of contention for a place in the top eight ahead of the Super 8s split, as they remain in 11th place with two games to play.
Huddersfield Giants: Rankin; McGillvary, Cudjoe, Gaskell, McIntosh; Brough, Ridayrd; Rapira, Leeming, Wakeman, Roberts, Ta'ai, Hinchcliffe.
Replacements: Clough, Dickinson, Mellor, O'Brien.
Widnes Vikings: Thompson; Ince, Bridge, Runciman, Marsh; Mellor, Heremaia; Dudson, White, Buchanan, Whitley, Houston, Cahill.
Replacements: Burke, Manuakafoa, Johnstone, Walker.
Referee: Tom Grant
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Huddersfield Giants improved their chances of a top-eight finish in Super League as they eased to victory over struggling Widnes Vikings.
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Catherine Emberton, 29, admitted three offences under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species regulations.
She sold 129 pieces containing tiger parts from her home in Sheffield over an 18-month period.
At the city's crown court, she was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
Emberton, of Gleadless Road, was acquitted of one count of fraud.
In June, officers raided her house, where they recovered 23 claws and 10 teeth, a silversmith's workbench, jewellery-making equipment, as well as claws and teeth set in silver.
Police first discovered she was selling the jewellery on an internet auction site in May.
A large proportion of her jewellery featured tiger teeth and claws, which she was shipping across the globe, detectives said.
South Yorkshire Police said most of her adverts "carried a rider suggesting these were antique... and exempt from any requirement for permits".
"However, the items being sold and offered for sale by Emberton did not qualify for this exemption. Most of the items she was selling were raw teeth or claws set in metal," the force said.
The raid was carried out in conjunction with the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit as part of an investigation into the illegal trade in tiger parts on the internet.
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A woman who sold jewellery embellished with tiger claws and teeth has been handed a 12-month community order for trading in endangered species.
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Glamorgan reached 87-2, 119 ahead, with captain Jacques Rudolph on 31 not out.
Earlier, Andy Carter extended his career-best score to 39 before falling to Michael Hogan (4-74) as Derbyshire were bowled out for 345.
A hailstorm hit the County Ground in mid-afternoon after snow, sleet, rain and bad light had all stopped play over the four days.
Glamorgan head coach Robert Croft told BBC Wales Sport: "We've seen it all, we've had rain, sleet, snow, hailstones and we've seen some good cricket.
"I think we did improve from last week (against Leicestershire) which was important. The good thing is that there's still room for improvement again.
"Hopefully we can go up a notch or two again against Kent."
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Glenn Taylor was filmed by a colleague pushing the 170 million-year-old red rock in Goblin Valley State Park and celebrating afterwards.
The two scouts say they have received death threats after the video was posted online.
The two men argue the rock was loose and could have fallen on a passer-by.
Utah State Parks spokesman Eugene Swalberg said the state authorities were considering bringing the charges after the incident.
"This is not behaviour that is appreciated or should exist in state parks," he told the Deseret News.
"This has been formed for literally millions of years, and it's supposed to last for a long time. It doesn't need individuals doing the work of Mother Nature."
The Boy Scouts of America - who have millions of members across the country - also condemned the action, warning that it would take "appropriate" measures.
The scout leaders said the stone was pushed over because of safety concerns.
However, scout leader Dave Hall told the Salt Lake Tribune: "I think we made the right decision, but probably the wrong method.
"We take full responsibility for whatever mistake we made, and we're open to whatever that means from the state, from the Boy Scouts' office, etc."
In the video, Mr Taylor is seen congratulating a colleague after the mushroom-shaped sandstone rock - known as a "goblin" - was toppled.
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Criminal charges are being considered against a US scout leader who toppled an ancient rock formation in Utah, sparking an international outcry.
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Pride Cymru and Stonewall Cymru organised the event, which began at 19:00 BST outside the Senedd.
Gunman Omar Mateen killed 49 people in the Pulse gay night club on Sunday.
Andrew White, director of Stonewall Cymru, said: "This isn't one community coming together, this is many communities coming together - it's really inspiring."
He added: "This is a dark, dark day in the history of LGBT people, we're determined we're going to turn that darkness into a bright future."
Louise Thomas, chairwoman of Pride Cymru, said: "Our thoughts are with all of the victims and their friends and family involved in the terrifying events."
In a speech at the vigil, Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price called on the assembly to legislate to enable gay men to give blood.
At present, men who have had sex with other men cannot donate blood under Welsh Blood Service rules.
Mr Price said: "We can end in Wales the ban on gay men giving blood. Let's end that ban, that same ban that our brothers were facing in Florida over the weekend - trying to give blood to help their own community and refused because of the ban there too."
US President Barack Obama has said the shooting was being treated as a terrorist investigation.
However, he said there was no clear evidence Mateen was directed by the so-called Islamic State.
Earlier on Monday, there was another vigil held at Old Palace Yard near the House of Commons.
Welsh MPs Susan Elan-Jones and Christina Rees were among those in attendance, along with Welsh peer Baroness Anita Gale and shadow Welsh secretary Nia Griffith.
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About 350 people have attended a vigil in Cardiff to show support for victims of the mass shooting in Orlando.
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World number three Wawrinka battled from a set down to beat German qualifier Mischa Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-3 and retain the Geneva Open title.
French world number 13 Tsonga recorded a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 win over Czech Thomas Berdych to win in Lyon.
"It's my first title on clay - even if it's a little late I'm happy," he said.
In Geneva, home favourite Wawrinka found the going difficult early in the match as world number 33 Zverev broke his serve before taking the first set.
The 32-year-old, who won the 2015 French Open, then found his form, taking a 3-0 lead before claiming the second set.
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He lost serve in the final set but then broke Zverev three times on his way to securing his first title of the year.
In Lyon, Tsonga collected his third title of the season.
World number 14 Berdych should have taken the first set having had two set points at 5-4.
However, Tsonga kept his cool to win the set on the tie-break before breaking at 6-5 in the second set to clinch the crown on home soil.
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Stanislas Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga warmed up for the French Open with gutsy victories in their respective ATP finals on Saturday.
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The 23-year-old won the Shanghai Masters in September by beating world number six Judd Trump in the final, and he also reached the Champions semi-finals this month.
Wilson's form means he feels well set for a good run at the UK Championship.
"I go very high in confidence," the Kettering potter told BBC Sport.
"Winning in Shanghai has definitely been a lift, but I have always believed I could win tournaments. But until you prove it, saying it is worthless.
"And playing in the Champion of Champions is a high standard and a prestigious event. It didn't go according to plan in the semi-finals, but reaching that stage is not be sniffed at."
World number 22 Wilson also beat Trump at the Champions of Champions in Coventry, but lost to Mark Allen in the final four.
He wants to make the most of impressive form when faces Paul Davison in the first round of the UK Championship on Thursday.
"I'm really looking forward to York," Wilson added.
"It's the second biggest tournament in the season, it's a great place and I love this time of year building up to Christmas.
"Judd is a class player and then beat him and then Zhou Yuelong. I was really pleased with how I handled both games. Against Judd I was a big underdog and then I was the favourite; it's a contrast and all wonderful experience.
"I always believed I would make that breakthrough but it's mad how it has happened so quickly. I am still quite young in snooker terms.
"I love to play and in front of the television cameras. You can't be too confident and I like to think I am pretty grounded and nice and relaxed when I play, but also full of belief."
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And from next year Friends fans, well those based in North America at least, will be able to binge on all 236 episodes on Netflix.
The site told Newsbeat there are "no plans for it in the UK as of yet".
The announcement, which was made on Twitter, comes weeks after the series celebrated its 20th anniversary.
The Netflix post featured The Rembrants performing the theme song I'll be there for you, as well as Gunther, who is played by James Michael Tyler, in a familiar pose behind the coffee bar at Central Perk.
The sitcom will arrive on Netflix is the US and Canada on 1 January 2015.
Currently repeats of the show are shown on Comedy Central in the UK and the channel celebrated 20 years of the comedy by counting down the top 50 episodes.
So whether you're a mega-fan or just dipping your toe in for the first time, it looks like UK viewers will have to wait to stream the whole 10 seasons online.
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Mr McGinley, 63, was shot outside a church in Newtownbutler as a wedding involving members of the travelling community, was about to get under way.
Patrick McGinley, who is believed to be the victim's nephew, was led into Omagh courthouse by two police officers with his head covered by a blanket.
He was remanded in custody until 16 March.
During the hearing he spoke only to confirm his date of birth and address that was given as Lisfarrell, Edgeworthstown, County Longford.
A detective said he believed he could connect the accused to the charges.
A defence solicitor told Omagh Magistrates Court his client went to police by arrangement and gave a very full account of "this tragic event".
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A 46-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering Bernard McGinley in County Fermanagh on 11 February.
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The incident, involving a black Volkswagen Polo, happened on King Street, Brynmawr, at about 00:25 BST.
The victim, named by Gwent Police as Sophie Brimble from Crickhowell, Powys, died at the scene.
A 24-year-old man was seriously injured and is being treated at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
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The SNP retain eight seats on the council, with Labour losing three of its eight seats and the Conservatives increasing their share from one seat to five.
All five wards in the local government election were declared shortly before 11:30.
Turnout in the election was 46.2%.
A forthcoming meeting of the council will be held to form an administration and appoint office holders.
The SNP kept nine seats and Labour lost four as the Conservatives jumped to nine seats on Stirling Council, which had been a Labour/Conservative coalition.
They gained five to draw level with the SNP.
Labour dropped to four with the Greens keeping their seat.
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Strontian Primary in Strontian in the north west Highlands was built in the mid-1970s and takes pupils from the Ardnamurchan and Morvern peninsulas.
Councillors will be asked a meeting next week to agree that the school be accommodated in new units at the village's Ardnamurchan High School.
The proposal would cost about £1.16m, council officers have said.
The 1970s building forms part of a wider complex, that includes the village hall.
Council officers said the local authority would work with the community to explore the future use and ownership of the hall.
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Highland Council has set out plans to replace one of Scotland's most remote schools.
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The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme has left taxpayers with a multi-million pound bill.
David Sterling was permanent secretary at the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment when the initiative was set up in 2012.
But generous subsidies and poor regulation meant it ran away from officials.
It could cost taxpayers up to £20m annually for 20 years to make up the funding shortfall.
That is money that will have to come out of the block grant.
Mr Sterling, who is now the permanent secretary at the Department of Finance, appeared before the assembly's Public Accounts committee this afternoon.
He said the subsidy rate and the failure to review the scheme after 18 months were the key issues and he had "no satisfactory answer" for why a planned review in January 2014 did not happen.
He left the department in July of that year.
DUP and Sinn Féin MLAs said he appeared to be attempting to "pass the blame" for the mismanagement of the scheme.
But Mr Sterling said he was not trying to "duck responsibility".
"I'm not seeking to pass the buck," he said. "I accept responsibility for failures which occurred during my time."
Mr Sterling said he was "not conscious" of the need to carry out the review in January 2014.
He said his recollection of the scheme was that it had been under-performing and had meant his department handing back money it could not spend.
Applications to the scheme subsequently increased when plans were announced to change the subsidy rate in 2015.
A 20-year commitment to make subsidy payments meant a spike in applications left officials with a massive bill.
It is estimated the scheme could now cost up more than £1bn. It was originally estimated to cost about half that.
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The company is advising people to check the website before travelling on Friday but also over the Easter weekend.
Unions lifted pickets on Thursday following a recommendation from the Labour Court aimed at resolving the dispute over cost-cutting plans.
Members will study the proposals and then vote.
The result will be known in a number of weeks.
Bus Éireann staff had been on strike since 24 March in a dispute over cuts to pay and working conditions.
Management has said the changes are essential to avert the prospect of insolvency at the loss-making company.
The Labour Court has been considering the issues in the dispute after talks broke down at the Workplace Relations Commission earlier this week.
A court recommendation issued on Thursday stated that Bus Éireann told the Labour Court it was currently insolvent.
Labour Court chairman Kevin Foley described that assertion as being of the "gravest significance" for those who worked at the company and said the court had to give such a contention the most serious consideration.
The recommendation acknowledged it must also give the most serious consideration to the effect of the proposed changes on Bus Éireann employees.
It noted there was little point in making a recommendation that would ensure that the company went out of business, or that did not give staff an opportunity to maintain sustainable employment on fair and reasonable terms into the future.
Mr Foley made a number of recommendations including some pay cuts, voluntary redundancies, work practice reforms and depot closures in a bid to restore the financial viability of Bus Éireann.
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Cases of home grown bubbles, which make up 66% of the total wine production, are shipped to more than 13 countries.
Sales are predicted to be close to £100m next year, the UK government says, with the number of vineyards growing.
Richard Morris, who owns the Anchor Hill vineyard in Monmouthshire, praised the weather in 2014.
"It was a brilliant summer, a good spring and autumn as well," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"The quality of the fruit was brilliant - so high yields and top quality."
He added home grown wines were starting to compete against their better-known rivals on a price and quality perspective.
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The gardener from Oxfordshire is competing for the title of 'Fastest Garden Shed' this weekend in York.
It took Kevin seven months to transform his car, using steel beams and timber, to create his shed on wheels.
It's a really popular sight with kids and local people.
His shed is safe to drive on the road and it can reach speeds of almost 80 miles per hour.
However, this isn't the first shed to take to the road.
Edd China is the current record holder for fastest garden shed.
His shed got to a top speed of 58.4 miles per hour on an Italian TV programme in 2011.
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The two men, Manuel Lopez Ambrosio and Mauricio Lopez Bonilla, have been accused of using public funds to buy a helicopter that was given as a gift to former President Otto Perez Molina.
He was arrested in September after standing down amid widespread anti-corruption protests.
Mr Perez Molina denies all the charges.
Mr Lopez Ambrosio served as defence minister and Mr Lopez Bonilla as interior minister in Mr Perez Molina's government.
They are facing several charges, including money laundering and conspiracy.
The government was brought down last year by a scandal involving Guatemala's customs services.
Vice-President Roxana Baldetti was forced to resign in May after the scandal became public, prompting Guatemalans to take to the streets in anger.
Ms Baldetti was accused of running the bribery scheme. She has denied the accusations.
The scandal has been dubbed "La Linea", or "The Line", after the hotline businesses allegedly rang to clear their imports through customs at cut-price rates.
Protests demanding the resignation of the president went on for months in the impoverished Central American nation last year.
Mr Perez Molina finally stood down on 2 September, four months before the end of his term. He was arrested a day later.
A former television comedian with no previous experience in government, Jimmy Morales, was elected in the scheduled October presidential elections.
He took office in January promising to fight corruption in Guatemala.
The corruption investigations are being headed by the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).
The commission was set in 2006 to help Guatemala reform its justice system and confront criminal gangs that had infiltrated the state.
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Two former Guatemalan ministers have been arrested as part of a major investigation led by a United Nations-backed commission.
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Mr Rosales, who stood against Hugo Chavez in 2006, was arrested over corruption charges in October 2015 after returning from exile in Peru.
The activists were arrested in 2014, during protests calling for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro from power.
Opposition leaders say about 100 opposition activists remain in prison.
What is behind the crisis in Venezuela?
Opposition groups named the released activists as Skarlyn Duarte, Yeimi Varela, Nixon Leal, Angel Contreras and Gerardo Carrero, the AFP news agency reported.
Mr Carrero led a group of anti-government protesters who camped for weeks outside the UN offices in Caracas, Venezuela's capital.
Mr Rosales, of the small Nuevo Tiempo party, announced his release from house arrest on his Twitter account:
"I inform you the people of Venezuela, that I have been released along with other political prisoners," he posted in Spanish.
"We continue in the struggle for the release of all political prisoners and the return of the exiles," he added.
Mr Rosales, a former governor of the state of Zulia, fled to Peru in 2009 amid corruption allegations, which he said were politically motivated.
He was moved from prison to house arrest in October.
Venezuela is struggling with a serious economic crisis, which the opposition blames on failed socialist policies of Mr Chavez and his successor, Mr Maduro.
Dissident leaders had demanded the release of Mr Rosales, and freedom for other opposition leaders, during negotiations with the government.
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And for toddler George there was much fun to be had squirting bubbles at his father - even if he is a future king of Canada and the UK.
Considerable column inches are generated from such offerings. The power of the images is considerable.
The children personify the future of the Canadian monarchy in a country that may, one day, chose a different path.
There's no sign, at the moment, of that being the desire of the majority of Canadians.
George and Charlotte, on display, will not become an everyday occurrence.
William and Kate are determined their children grow up in private and not in public. This party will attract global attention because of its rarity value.
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Those who chronicle the lives of the Cambridges now know that balloons are the way to a 16-month-old princess's heart and Charlotte's first public utterance was to use the word "pop".
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The Cookstown BE Racing rider won the feature by over 10 seconds on a Suzuki, from Derek McGee and Michael Sweeney.
The three riders came home in the same order in the Open race so Sheils remains unbeaten in the big bike class at the 2017 Irish National road races.
McGee edged out Sheils in a thrilling Supersport race, with Skerries rider Sweeney again completing the rostrum.
Mullingar rider McGee led going onto the last lap of the 600cc outing, then Sheils took over at the front, before McGee snatched it back again.
McGee also won the 125cc/Moto3 race, with Gary Dunlop second and Nigel Moore third, while Neil Kernohan was the 250cc victor.
McGee made it a hat-trick for the day by taking the flag in a keenly contested Supertwins race, ahead of Sweeney and Magherafelt's aul Jordan.
Sheils completed a treble by winning the Non Championship Open race by more than 22 seconds from Sweeney and Jordan.
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Armstrong, 19, has scored three goals in 14 league appearances for the Tykes since signing on 30 August.
The England Under-20 international spent last season on loan at Coventry, scoring 20 times in 40 appearances.
Meanwhile, midfielder Romal Palmer, 18, has signed his first professional contract with the club.
Palmer, who has yet to make a senior appearance, has agreed an 18-month deal.
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Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong has extended his loan spell with Championship rivals Barnsley until the end of the season.
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Russia is legally bound by the European Convention on Human Rights.
But the Russian constitutional court says Russia "can step back from its obligations" if that is the only way to avoid violating its constitution.
Russia objects to a European Court of Human Rights demand that it compensate shareholders in former oil giant Yukos.
The Council of Europe (CoE), which monitors compliance with the convention and ECHR rulings, voiced concern about the Russian decision.
CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said Russia acknowledged that ECHR rulings were "binding".
"However, the stipulation in today's decision that there may be exceptions to this rule raises several question and concerns. My experts are analysing the decision and I will be taking it up with the highest Russian authorities," he said in a statement to the BBC.
The Russian court ruling on Tuesday said ECHR judgments did "not override the pre-eminence of the constitution in the Russian legal system".
An ECHR ruling in July 2014 told Russia to pay the Yukos shareholders €1.9bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) in compensation.
The ECHR found Russia in breach of the convention's Protocol One, Article One, which covers protection of private property.
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Russia can avoid implementing European court judgments if they conflict with the Russian constitution, a top Russian court has ruled.
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The 14 men were held without trial during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
They claim to have been subjected to "deep interrogation" in 1971.
A barrister representing the men said their alleged treatment fell within the definition applied to international atrocities dealt with at The Hague.
He also insisted any ministerial involvement in the case should become the subject of criminal proceedings.
He said: "If one doesn't prosecute people at the highest level, it gives rise to a greater sense of impunity."
In 1978, the European Court of Human Rights held that the UK had carried out inhuman and degrading treatment on the men.
However, the court fell short of defining this treatment as "torture".
Surviving members of the group are taking legal action in a bid to secure an independent and human rights-compliant investigation into what they claim they were subjected to.
Action is being taken against the chief constable, secretary of state and the Department of Justice over alleged failures to properly probe and order a full inquiry.
Five techniques are said to have been used against the group as part of "deep interrogation" -
"It's difficult to see how torture in the context one is talking about, people detained by the State in the circumstances they were, is any less serious than torture inflicted in a wartime situation," the barrister representing some of the men said on Wednesday.
"Where one is looking at allegations of torture, which is an issue in this case, one is at the level of a war crime."
The case continues.
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The alleged torture of the so-called Hooded Men was "on the scale of a war crime", Belfast High Court has heard.
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The Ivory Coast international has made 258 appearances over two spells with the Eagles, scoring 34 goals.
Zaha, 24, told the club website: "Palace is in my heart and I don't think the story is over."
He left Palace to join Manchester United in 2013 for an initial £10m and rejoined them in 2015 after two loan spells back in south London.
Eagles chairman Steve Parish added: "Wilf has been with the club since he was eight years old and in the first team from the day I arrived. He is our talisman and someone that week in week out gives everything."
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Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has signed a five-year contract extension with the Premier League club.
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Police said the man who died was Steven Thomas Conlan, 44.
It is understood he was from the area.
Police said the collision happened on Saturday morning on the Mountjoy Road in the village of Killeen.
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A 35-year-old man arrested following a road traffic collision near Coalisland, County Tyrone, has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
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The couple went public with their relationship last June after they were seen on holiday together in Italy.
Mr Packer, 47, is Australia's fourth-richest person, according to Forbes, with a fortune estimated to exceed A$4.7bn ($3.1bn £2.3bn).
Mariah Carey, 45, released her first album in 1990 and is one of the biggest selling artists of all time.
Mr Packer, who inherited an Australian media empire from his father Kerry Packer, and now operates casinos, split from his second wife model and singer Erica Baxter in 2013.
Ms Carey announced her break-up from "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon in 2014.
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US pop star Mariah Carey and Australian billionaire James Packer are engaged to be married, the BBC has learned.
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The 23-year-old made himself unavailable for the Bees' game against Burnley in January, which Sean Dyche's side won 3-1, after rumours of a move to Turf Moor.
The former Oldham centre-back, who has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal, had since returned to training.
He is not available for the game against Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.
"James is a player I have known for a couple of seasons and I've monitored his progress from Oldham, right the way through to now," boss Dyche told the club website.
"He is at a good age, has gained a lot of experience over the last couple of seasons and I feel he can be a big part of us going forwards in the future."
The Bees have also announced Ryan Williams, Montell Moore and Josh Laurent have left the club by mutual consent.
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Burnley have completed the signing of Brentford defender James Tarkowski for an undisclosed fee.
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The baker had been told by Hull City Council that it needed to have lavatories in city shops with seats.
The firm was to challenge a ruling in favour of the council made at the High Court in 2016 but has now withdrawn its appeal.
Greggs said it has revised its policy "which we believe meets the requirements of the law".
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Hull sought a judicial review after Greggs claimed it had received guidance that toilets were not required from Newcastle City Council, the bakers' home town authority.
Under government legislation this "Primary Authority" advice should have been followed by other local councils.
Hull challenged this with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BIS), arguing that the law had been wrongly interpreted by Newcastle.
When the department's Regulatory Delivery unit ruled against it, Hull sought a judicial review at the High Court in May 2016, which found in its favour.
Hull City Council said it was pleased with the decision to drop the appeal and added. "We will now work with Greggs with the aim of achieving local compliance, providing any advice and support as necessary.
"If local compliance is not achievable we have a duty to consider taking further action but hope that this will not be necessary".
In a statement, Greggs said: "We will continue to abide by Newcastle's guidance, which is that where a local authority has a policy on the provision of sanitary facilities for customers in food to go outlets we would not have more than ten seats without such sanitary provision in the absence of that local authority's approval."
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Greggs has dropped its legal battle against having to provide toilets in its branches with seating.
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Darragh MacAnthony, whose side are 11th in League One, tweeted on Saturday after Posh's 4-0 loss to Bradford City.
Westley said: "You never win anything unless you put pressure on yourselves. I'm cool with any strategy he's got that heaps the pressure on.
"You test yourself when the going is tough and people demand results.
He added to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "If you can't stand the heat, get out the kitchen. I love this kitchen."
MacAnthony has been Posh chairman since 2006 when the club were in League Two, and since then they have earned promotion to the Championship twice, but have been in League One for three seasons.
Westley replaced Dave Robertson in September and has guided the club from 18th in the table to six points off the play-offs, as well as the FA Cup fourth round, where they took Premier League side West Brom to a replay and lost in a penalty shootout.
"I'm sure (MacAnthony) means his comments as I've never known him to say something he didn't mean," added Westley.
"He's very much a man of his word in my experience, but I don't think he intends to sell the club, he intends to win promotion.
"Someone was speaking to me earlier in the week about what if he goes, and I said I'd talk the board into keeping him because he's good at what he does."
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Boss Graham Westley relishes pressure from his Peterborough United chairman, who said he would sell if Posh were not promoted in the next 18 months.
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The 23-year-old, who was not named, was not previously known to investigators.
He is the first person to be charged in connection with the shooting on the iconic Champs Elysees.
Police shot dead the gunman, Karim Cheurfi, 39, who also wounded two other police officers and a German tourist.
A note was found beside his body praising the Islamic State (IS) group.
The suspect, who was arrested in the Paris region, has been charged with criminal terrorist conspiracy and using a weapon linked to terrorism, the sources said. His DNA was reportedly found on the butt of the Kalashnikov used in the attack.
He is being held in custody and is said to have told investigators he did not know Cheurfi.
Cheurfi drove up to a parked police bus in Champs Elysees and opened fire at the driver's window, killing the officer inside. He then went around the bus and fired on two other police officers.
IS announced soon after that one of its "fighters" had carried out the attack but it named him as "Abu Yousif al-Belgiki [the Belgian]". Cheurfi was from Paris's eastern suburbs.
Prosecutors say Cheurfi had spoken about wanting to kill police but had no apparent link to Islamist radicalism.
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Vastint, a real estate company part of the Inter IKEA group, plans to "respect the site's history", said Carlsberg.
The 21 acre (8.5 hectare) site is close to retail and financial areas, Leeds station and the River Aire waterfront.
The closure of the brewery in 2011, which had been on the same site since 1822, resulted in the loss of 170 jobs.
Parent company Carlsberg announced the brewery closure in 2008.
The Tetley, an art deco building now used as an art gallery, is to stay open on the site.
Carlsberg UK is to also retain an office building on the site.
Vastint said the redevelopment would be in line with Leeds City Council's plans for the city's south bank.
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But the former Wales wing feels the New Zealander, who joined Ospreys in 2008, may want to work nearer his homeland.
Reports have linked Hore with taking over at Sydney-based Super Rugby side Waratahs.
"I think it would take a really good job offer and good future potential job there for him to go," said Williams.
"However, Andrew Hore is from New Zealand. I assume his intention eventually is to go back home and perhaps Waratahs is that step closer."
Hore came to Wales as conditioning coach under then-national coach Steve Hansen in 2002.
He left in 2005 to join New Zealand Rugby Union as high performance manager and later became Ospreys elite performance boss in 2008.
The title of chief operations officer, in 2010, and Ospreys chief executive, in 2013, followed for Hore.
Waratahs' chief executive Greg Harris has left after a restructure involving them and the New South Wales Rugby Union.
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Ospreys legend Shane Williams believes only "a really good job offer" could tempt chief executive Andrew Hore away from his "top job" at the Welsh region.
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Vardy, 29, is serving a three-match ban after being sent off at Stoke on 17 December for a two-footed challenge on Mame Biram Diouf.
The Foxes had 30,000 masks printed after Vardy had an appeal rejected by the Football Association.
Vardy sat in the stands and wore one of the masks himself.
The England international will also miss games against West Ham and Middlesbrough but will be available for the FA Cup third-round tie against Everton at Goodison Park on 7 January.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri said he did not emerge from the tunnel at the King Power Stadium in time to see the masks.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see when I came out. I don't know, it's not my matter. I didn't see. I'm sorry," he said.
"It's difficult to say how much we missed Vardy. I didn't see the masks."
In an Instagram post, Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said the decision to suspend Vardy was "unfair".
Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez was left on the bench against Everton by Ranieri and the Foxes boss has demanded an improvement from the Algerian.
"He's not in good form now and I wanted to stimulate him," said the Italian.
"I didn't see him do well during the training sessions and he must give more for the team. I want more."
The Premier League champions have won only four of their opening 18 league games and are three points above the relegation zone.
"This season is this way - nothing is right, nothing is easy," added Ranieri.
"We wanted to give a good present on Boxing Day, but it was not possible. Here everything was right in first six months and now everything is wrong."
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Darren Sykes, 44, and his son Paul were found in the property in Penistone, near Barnsley, on Wednesday evening.
A second boy rescued from the house has been named as Jack Sykes, 12. He remains critically ill in hospital.
South Yorkshire Police said the fire was started deliberately and they were not looking for anyone else over the incident.
Ch Insp Debbie Mahmood, said: "This is a tragic incident in which a young child has lost his life and a full investigation will be carried out.
"My thoughts and condolences are with the family of the young boys at this distressing time."
Emergency services were called to the property in Tennyson Close at about 18:30 BST.
The three victims were taken to hospital, where Mr Sykes and his son were pronounced dead. A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Friday.
Andy Platt, head teacher at Springvale Primary School in Penistone, paid tribute to the youngster.
"Paul was an outgoing, popular boy who was blossoming into a fine runner and cornet player. He will be greatly missed," he said.
Jack's mother is keeping a bedside vigil, police said.
The house remains cordoned off and the cul-de-sac is closed to traffic.
Police declined to comment on whether a substance had been used to accelerate the spread of the blaze.
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The operation last week at the Rousses Lake in the Jura mountains caught French officials by surprise. They said the mission was not authorised.
Swiss media said the country's army had asked for permission from the French air force - not local authorities.
The water was needed to save the cows from dehydration during a heat wave.
Christophe Mathez, deputy mayor of France's Les Rousses commune, said local officials had "no idea this operation would occur", the Associated Press news agency reports.
However, Swiss military official Denis Froidevaux told the Swiss newspaper Le Matin: "As soon as they contacted us, we realised there was a communication problem and we immediately stopped."
The Swiss air operation also startled local residents and tourists swimming in the lake, reports say.
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Though the strong winds which have been fanning the flames have eased, the blaze remains unpredictable. Extra firefighters have been flown in to help.
Three people are missing and witnesses described multiple fireballs in the historic town, located south of Perth.
Australia is experiencing another extreme bushfire season. More than 100 homes were destroyed during an outbreak on Christmas Day in the southern state of Victoria.
Chris Gable a volunteer firefighter in Western Australia told the BBC that there are a number of places still in the fires path.
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A bushfire in Western Australia has destroyed about 95 homes in the small town of Yarloop and continues to burn out of control.
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It predicts economic activity will grow by 2.9% in 2016 - a reduction from its June forecast of 3.3%.
In East Asia and the Pacific, growth is expected to slow to 6.3%, largely due to the sputtering Chinese economy.
But South Asia is a bright spot, expected to grow at 7.3% this year.
We spoke to one of the report's authors, who said falling commodity prices were one of the big drags on global growth.
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The World Bank's latest look at the year ahead suggests that global growth may continue to limp along.
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Cocaine, ecstasy pills, heroin and amphetamines were found behind interior panels and under the floor.
Olof Schoon, 37, Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, Dennis Vogelaar, 28, and Richard Engelsbel, 50, were arrested in the West Midlands and later charged over the 600 lbs (270 kgs) drugs seizure.
They appeared before magistrates in Birmingham earlier and were remanded.
The suspects were arrested at a Smethwick car park on Tuesday.
Two men arrived in Birmingham in the ambulance and were dressed as paramedics, the National Crime Agency said.
Two other men from London were also arrested nearby and have been bailed pending further inquiries.
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Four Dutch men have appeared in court after drugs with a street value of more than £30m were found in an ambulance.
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The piece - depicting a young girl clutching a bomb - is said to be one of dozens made for a protest against the Iraq War in 2003.
It had been kept in a flat by a protester until 2016, when it was sold to its current owner.
The placard had been estimated to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000 at the auction in Newmarket.
Banksy created a number of different signs for the 2003 London protest but few originals have survived because they were either discarded in the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan Police.
Will Axon, senior auctioneer at Rowley's said: "It is one of those rare occasions when you can genuinely call a picture iconic."
Pest Control, which is responsible for authenticating works by Banksy, is quoted on the auction listing as saying it could not issue a certificate of authentication for work deemed as "street-art".
Banksy, who keeps his true identity secret, began his career as a graffiti artist in Bristol but has since gained global notoriety for his unique, stencilled artwork on public walls and facades.
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The 38-year-old Notts captain, who made 52 international appearances, is to take up the role of director of cricket at Uppingham School in Rutland.
Read has played 677 games for Notts so far, with 1,329 dismissals and 20,776 runs across all forms of the game.
"I feel very content with my career. All good things must come to an end," he said.
"I'm going to really enjoy this last six months of my playing career. I've set myself high standards throughout my career and this season is no different."
Read was first capped by the Trent Bridge club in 1999 and has been skipper since 2008, helping Notts win the County Championship title in 2005 and 2010.
Notts were relegated to Division Two of the Championship last summer after finishing bottom of the top division.
"I'll be putting everything into Nottinghamshire, into driving us forward and making sure that, when I do leave at the end of September, the club is in the best possible position," he added.
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Former England wicketkeeper Chris Read will retire at the end of the county season, his 20th with Nottinghamshire.
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The 18-year-old centre-back, who began his career with Southampton, joins the National League Spitfires, after being on trial during pre-season.
"I like the look of what I see," boss Richard Hill said. "I'm delighted to sign someone of his talent. especially with a number of league clubs looking to acquire his services."
Read represented Stoke's under-18 side in the Premier League competition.
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Eastleigh have signed teenage defender Harvey Read from Stoke City.
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George Nutman, 25, from Kirkcaldy, was at the wheel of a green Honda Civic which crashed into a wall on Largo Road in Leven at about 02:15 on Thursday.
No other vehicle was involved in the accident.
The A915 road has now reopened following an investigation at the scene. Police are appealing for witnesses.
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Mick Whalley from Sheppey, Kent, was taking part in a support race to this weekend's round of the MCE British Superbike Championship when crashed on Saturday.
He was transferred to hospital in Nottingham, where he later died of his injuries.
A statement issued by event organiser MSVR and Donington Park said the accident involved several motorbikes.
The statement said Mr Whalley died following "a multiple motorcycle accident" during a race for the Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup,.
It said Mr Whalley, rider of bike number 77, suffered serious injuries and the race was immediately stopped.
He and other riders involved were treated immediately trackside by a medical team, the statement added.
It said: "It is with great regret that we have to announce that, following his transfer from the circuit, Mick Whalley succumbed to his injuries while undergoing further treatment at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham."
Another rider, Mike Honey, suffered multiple leg injuries and was receiving treatment and further assessment at the same hospital, the statement said.
It said organisers and staff were working with Leicestershire Police and the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board to investigate the crash.
Racing at Donington Park continued as planned on Sunday.
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Mr Meshaal "praised the positive stance of the kingdom's leadership towards the Palestinian cause", Saudi Arabia's SPA state news agency reported.
It is four years since a Saudi monarch last had publicly acknowledged talks with Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip.
Ties between Saudi Arabia and Hamas have been strained in recent years.
This was caused by the Saudi support for the Egyptian military in ousting the country's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
Hamas has strong links with Mr Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Hamas is also traditionally aligned with Iran - the country seen by Saudi Arabia as a regional rival.
However, correspondents say that Saudi officials and Hamas are in regular contact behind the scenes.
Mr Meshaal has been living in exile in the Gulf state of Qatar since 2012, when he abandoned his base in Damascus, after Hamas sided with Syrian rebels against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Saudi King Salman has held rare talks with the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, who was on pilgrimage to Mecca.
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The 20-year-old world number eight won 6-4 6-4 in 69 minutes in Washington.
Zverev is the youngest player to win four titles in a season since Juan Martin del Potro in 2008.
Russia's Ekaterina Makarova beat Germany's Julia Goerges 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-0 in the women's final to secure her third WTA singles title.
Elsewhere, Madison Keys beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 to win the Stanford Bank of the West Classic in California.
The US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, begins on Monday, 28 August.
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Germany's Alexander Zverev won his fourth ATP title of the season with victory over South African Kevin Anderson in the final of the Citi Open.
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Find out how to nominate your BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero here.
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Double Rio Olympics gold medallist Laura Kenny (nee Trott) recognises the importance of sporting volunteers - the Unsung Heroes - and wants you to nominate yours.
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Binali Yildirim told reporters in Ankara that more than 3,000 of those sacked were members of the military.
They are suspected of links to exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, he said.
Announcing a visit to Turkey by US Vice-President Joe Biden, he again urged the US to extradite Mr Gulen.
The cleric, a former ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, from where he runs a worldwide network of charities and schools.
He denies any knowledge of or involvement in Turkey's first coup attempt since 1997, which left 270 people dead.
"The main element improving our relations with the US is the extradition of Gulen, where there is no room for negotiation," Mr Yildirim was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
"Whether or not the anti-Americanism in Turkey will continue is also dependant on this."
According to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, the Turkish prime minister added that the US stance on extradition was "getting better".
He said that since the coup attempt on 15-16 July, 76,597 civil servants had been suspended over links to the coup attempt, and 4,897 had been dismissed from their posts, bringing the total number to 81,974.
The coup plotters, he said, had their own "communication network of 50,000 people".
Mr Yildirim said Mr Biden would visit Turkey on 24 August.
In another development, reported by Reuters, the Istanbul chief prosecutor's office sent a letter to the US authorities asking for the detention of Mr Gulen.
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Some 5,000 state employees have been sacked and 77,000 suspended in the purge since last month's failed coup in Turkey, the prime minister says.
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A 500,000-tonne landslide at Eden Brows forced the line's closure between Appleby and Carlisle early last month.
Network Rail has revealed plans to build a structure underneath the track at Armathwaite to support it.
The project, expected to take many months, will also involve major earthworks to stabilise the embankment.
There is no exact timetable, due to the scale of the slip, the fact the earth is still moving and the remoteness of its location.
Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line said it remained "open for business", with trains running between Leeds and Appleby and a bus replacement service to Carlisle.
Rhiannon Price, from Network Rail, said: "Our aim is to do a thorough job that leaves the Settle-to-Carlisle railway line in better shape than it was before this land slip.
"We are acutely mindful of the impact on communities served by this line, including businesses reliant on tourist trade.
"We are working to fix this slip as quickly as possible."
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Rimantas Karvelis, 56, was hit by a black Vauxhall Astra that failed to stop just before 18:45 BST on 24 October in London Road.
He was taken to a London hospital with serious injuries but died on 3 November, Kent Police said.
His family described him as a "magnificent dad" and "an amazing person".
Mr Karvelis had been on a one-month holiday to visit one of his two sons in hospital in Dartford.
His other son, Audrius Karvelis, who has travelled back from the US, said: "I can't believe he's gone, my magnificent dad, who came here to visit my brother and encourage him to fight Guillain-Barre syndrome at Darenth Valley Hospital.
"Our life has changed irrevocably - we are shocked and deeply saddened.
"He was an amazing person, a real example to others."
The Vauxhall Astra was later found abandoned in Grange Road.
Three people have been arrested and released on bail, Kent Police said.
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A man who died following a hit-and-run in Gravesend had travelled from Lithuania to visit his son in hospital.
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Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring as Real beat the third-tier side 3-1 in the first leg of their last-32 tie.
The Russian winger should have been serving a ban - imposed while he was on loan at Villarreal - but he and Real say they were not told before the game.
The club said they would take "the appropriate action" to ensure a "favourable" outcome.
Real have won the competition 19 times, with their last success in 2014.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation's (RFEF) competition committee judge, Francisco Rubio Sanchez, said the club had fielded an "improper line-up" and the tie was settled "in favour of Cadiz".
Real were also fined 6,001 euros (£4,300).
The Spanish giants said in a statement: "The competition judge acknowledges that Cheryshev was not personally notified about his ban.
"Real Madrid CF can verify the acknowledgement that the Spanish Football Federation did not personally notify Cheryshev about his ban, which is the only way the ban can take effect.
"We at Real Madrid CF stand by our argument and will take the appropriate action to ensure that the final outcome is favourable for the club."
Spanish newspaper Marca reported Real will appeal to the RFEF and, if necessary, the country's sport court, TAD.
Cheryshev, 24, was substituted just after half-time, when Real had realised their error. Coach Rafael Benitez said they wanted to "show good faith".
Osasuna were expelled from last year's competition for fielding an ineligible player, and Benitez was in charge of Valencia when they were disqualified from the 2001 competition for selecting too many non-EU players in a tie.
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There were 88 opioid-related deaths and 74 fatalities as a result of road accidents in 2015, said the PSNI.
Opioid drugs include heroin, morphine, methadone, and prescription drugs such as tramadol and codeine.
Police revealed the figures as they gave an update on Operation Torus, a campaign to tackle street level drug dealing.
Officers have seized more than £309,000 worth of drugs in the first two weeks of the latest campaign.
During Operation Torus, which began on 27 February, police have conducted 244 searches across Northern Ireland, resulting in 59 arrests.
Forty three people have been charged or reported to the Public Prosecution Service.
Announcing the preliminary figures, Det Ch Supt Tim Mairs said drugs remained a "policing priority due to the devastating effects they can cause to individuals, their families and communities".
"The number of deaths in Northern Ireland connected to drug use is on the increase and this is a concern," he said.
"Sadly, these are all preventable."
"A report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in December 2016 highlighted there was an increase of opioid deaths across the UK between 2012 and 2015, with Northern Ireland having the second highest increase of 47% following England at 58%.
"This indicates that, despite the much smaller numbers we are dealing with in Northern Ireland, the rate of increase is worrying."
Police would continue to target drug dealers, he said, but added that the PSNI could not combat the problem without the help of communities and partner agencies.
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Tindall sued after the Sunday Express falsely reported rumours last February about his marriage to the Queen's granddaughter, his spokesman said.
Hearings were to begin next month but the newspaper group has "apologised unreservedly" and will make a payment.
The spokesman for Tindall said he would donate the money to charity.
The newspaper group is also paying Tindall's legal costs.
The spokesman said: "We are delighted that the matter has been settled to Mike Tindall's satisfaction.
"The legal action was bought as a matter of principle to protect intrusion of privacy and on the basis of merely 'rumours' being falsely reported by Express Newspapers.
"These rumours caused considerable distress."
An apology is expected to be published in print and online this weekend.
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The former England rugby player Mike Tindall has agreed a settlement with Express Newspapers over a story about his marriage to Zara Phillips.
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The reports of the UFO, known as "The Warminster Thing", came from many people who heard mysterious sounds and saw objects in the night sky in 1965.
The mural, by a "secret" artist, was organised by the Warminster Information Centre which said the "utterly unique event" should not be forgotten.
The artwork is on the old police station wall by the information centre.
George Rich, from the Warminster Information Centre, said: "[The mural] has attracted lots of attention. People are already taking lots of pictures.
"And that's what we want them all to do, come along and stand in the beam, do selfies and get it all on Facebook."
Leslie Blain, also from the information centre, said it had taken eight months to plan and organise the mural.
She said: "It's a secret as to who actually did the painting. He said it's still not finished, so you might be able to catch him in action.
"He said he's going to add some other elements. There is going to be some glow-in-the-dark paint. So over the day when it's sunny, the wall will heat up and at night time the picture will glow."
Photographs of Warminster's "flying saucers" appeared in national and local newspapers at the time, giving the town much publicity.
A public meeting was held over the 1965 August bank holiday after thousands of people visited Warminster to try to see UFOs for themselves.
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Sightings of a mystery object in the skies above Wiltshire 50 years ago have been immortalised in a mural.
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Mr FitzPatrick, 66, of Greystones, County Wicklow, had pleaded not guilty to 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act.
He denied making misleading, false or deceptive statements to auditors and furnishing false information between 2002 and 2007.
A new trial date has been set for 5 October 2015.
The charges were brought by the director of public prosecutions after an investigation by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).
The end of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court comes after seven weeks of legal argument in the absence of the jury.
No evidence was ever opened to the jury as a legal issue raised on the opening day led almost immediately to a voir dire or "a trial within a trial".
A judge told the jury that the legal issues had been dealt with and as a result, the time frame for the trial had changed significantly.
Mr FitzPatrick was accused of failing to disclose to Anglo's auditors, Ernst and Young, the true amount of loans to him or people connected with him.
The prosecution claims he authorised arrangements to ensure that the balance of those loans would be reduced, or appear to be reduced, at the end of the bank's financial year.
It is alleged that he failed to tell the auditors about those arrangements and also about arrangements between Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society in connection with loans to him by Irish Nationwide.
He was also accused of producing financial statements about the value of loans to Anglo's directors which failed to include the true amounts outstanding by him to the bank.
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De Sousa, 35, was given an 18-day suspension, with six days deferred.
The Brazilian was found guilty of using his whip without giving Swiss Cross time to respond at Lingfield on 16 June, triggering a suspension of between two and six days.
As it was his fifth such infringement within the previous six months, it was referred to the BHA.
He will be banned for 12 days (1-13 July inclusive when Flat racing takes place) under the ruling body's totting-up procedures.
Six days were deferred for 42 days and would be triggered by any further disciplinary breach during that period.
De Sousa will miss the Coral-Eclipse fixture at Sandown and the July meeting at Newmarket.
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Champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa faces 12 days on the sidelines after breaching rules on use of the whip.
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Beijing's chief negotiator in the years before handover, Lu was known for his hard-line stance.
He notoriously called Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten a "sinner for a thousand years" for making the territory's elections more democratic.
Lu also helped draft Hong Kong's mini constitution, the Basic Law.
Lu was appointed director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) in 1990 and retired in 1997, just days after the handover.
He continued to comment on Hong Kong's future saying in a 2009 interview that the city should stop relying on favours from Beijing and improve its competitiveness, according to the South China Morning Post.
The interpretation of the Basic Law has been widely debated in recent months with some arguing it allows for Hong Kong to eventually have its leaders nominated by the general public.
However, China decided last year that candidates in the 2017 election must first be approved by a pro-Beijing committee, sparking more than two months of street protests by pro-democracy activists.
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The 16-year-old victim was found wandering near the A198 Annitsford roundabout on Saturday morning.
He had suffered a fractured cheekbone, facial injuries and body burns. He was treated and released from hospital.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm and will appear before magistrates later.
A 13-year-old boy has also been arrested and bailed in connection with the attack.
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A teenager has been charged after a boy was found beaten and burned by a road in North Tyneside.
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Only 65 people, including the sovereign herself, can hold the distinction at any one time.
Sir John won a Nobel Prize in 2002 for his breakthrough contribution to the understanding of how genes control cell division and cell death in an organism.
One of the researchers with whom he shared that prize, Sydney Brenner, joined the elite group back in 1986.
To become a Companion of Honour, an individual has to have made a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government over a long period of time.
Existing members include David Hockney and Sir David Attenborough. Those joining with Sir John include JK Rowling and Sir Paul McCartney.
Another newcomer is Lord Stern, one of the world’s foremost experts on the economics of climate change.
Sir John’s own defining research was conducted on small worms but he came to international prominence as the British face of the project to decode the human genome - our own biochemical "instructional manual".
He also helped found the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute at Hinxton near Cambridge. The Institute now runs the largest genomics programme in Europe, and the laboratories there bear his name.
Sir John leads a group of scientists recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
There is a knighthood for Hugh Godfray, the Hope Professor of Zoology at Oxford University; and damehoods for precision measurement scientist Prof Jane Xiangqian from Huddersfield University, and BP’s chief scientist, Dr Angela Strank.
And Prof Carlos Frenk, director of Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology, was made a CBE for services to cosmology and the public dissemination of basic science.
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British genome pioneer Sir John Sulston has been elevated to the Companion of Honour in the Queen’s birthday list.
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The volunteers belong to the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) and were attacked in separate incidents over the past 12 months.
It is thought this is the first time prison volunteers have been attacked.
The Prison Service said it would push for the "strongest possible punishment" for those involved.
The volunteers' role includes ensuring standards of care and decency for prisoners are maintained.
In two of the incidents, volunteers were spat at, one of the IMB members was pushed, and another was punched.
No-one required hospital treatment.
There are about 1,500 IMB volunteers across England and Wales who monitor the day-to-day life of prisons and immigration removal centres.
The volunteers have unrestricted access to the jail they are visiting, and can talk to prisoners out of the sight or hearing of Prison Service staff.
It is thought to be the first time that members of the IMB have been attacked.
The two spitting incidents took place in prison segregation areas - the IMB members were spat at through the cell door hatch.
The punch incident was also in a segregation area.
Segregation areas are staffed so prison officers would have been present. The push took place on a prison wing.
No-one needed hospital treatment but the visitor who was punched has taken time off their IMB duties to recover.
A Prison Service spokesman said: "We do not tolerate any violence against staff and the dedicated volunteers who work in our prisons.
"Where incidents like this occur we will always work closely with the police to push for the strongest possible punishment."
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No one was onboard and no was was hurt.
The craft, an American Falcon-9 SpaceX rocket, was carrying supplies of food and equipment to the astronauts on the space station.
US space agency Nasa say the astronauts who were waiting for the supplies still have plenty to keep them going.
An investigation is underway to find out what went wrong.
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An unmanned rocket heading to the International Space Station has exploded shortly after blasting off.
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Labour's ruling National Executive Committee rejected its application to set up a stand at the annual gathering.
The decision, which is thought to have cost the party £30,000 in sponsorship money, was criticised as "snobby" by one Labour MP.
A Labour spokeswoman said: "We do not comment on commercial decisions."
A McDonald's spokesman said: "We are disappointed with the decision that has been taken."
The company had reportedly wanted to mount an "interactive experience" display in support of British farm produce and is planning to rent space at the Conservative and SNP conferences.
Former Labour minister Ian Austin tweeted: "Why has @UKLabour turned down £30k from McDonald's? My first job was in their branch of Dudley High Street."
Labour MP Wes Streeting told the Sun on Sunday: "I'm exasperated that we should throw away £30,000 worth of sponsorship like this.
"It smacks of a snobby attitude towards fast-food restaurants and people who work or eat at them."
Hiring out exhibition space to charities and companies is a major source of income for Britain's political parties.
The Labour Party has come under fire in the past for renting stands to controversial companies, including, in 2013, tobacco giant Philip Morris.
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Sascha L was part of the extreme-right scene until at least 2013 and appeared on videos railing against Muslims and left-wingers, Der Spiegel said.
The 26-year-old is then said to have converted to Islam in 2014.
He was planning to bomb police officers or soldiers after luring them into a trap. police said.
Chemicals used for making explosives and electronic equipment were found in his apartment.
In the YouTube videos, Sascha L said German civilisation was "dying a creeping death" and said Muslims were trying to introduce Sharia - Islamic religious law - in the country, Spiegel said.
Another video was called "Tips for fighting cockroaches" and called for attacks on immigrants.
In some of the videos he wore a scarf and dark glasses and in one he wore a white theatrical mask similar to those worn during marches by members of an extreme right-wing group called the Immortals.
The suspect is from Berlin but moved to Northeim, a small town in Lower Saxony, where he was unemployed and lived off social welfare, DPA news agency said.
Investigators were attempting to find out if the suspect had links to other radical Islamists, DPA said.
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The victim, aged in his 40s, died in hospital after the assault close to McDonald's in Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, on Wednesday night.
Three boys - the others aged 16 and 17 - were arrested over the weekend.
They remain in custody, along with another boy, 16, arrested on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.
The force said the victim had not yet been formally identified, and the force is continuing to appeal for witnesses.
Det Insp Kevin O'Regan said: "This has been quite a fast moving investigation and we have now made three further arrests.
"Our investigation continues and I would urge anybody with information to please contact police."
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Three boys, one aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally injured outside a fast food restaurant in Greater Manchester.
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The 25-year-old moved to Ewood Park from Leicester City in 2013.
Rovers turned down bids for Marshall from Wolves and Fulham during the last transfer window.
"We've sent a new proposal to Ben and his representative and they're deliberating over that," Coyle told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"The talks continue to be positive and that is where we are at the moment."
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Blackburn Rovers have offered winger Ben Marshall a new contract with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season.
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The vast creature would have looked like an enormous seagull.
Dr Victoria Egerton from the University of Manchester visited Newsround to tell us all about it.
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Scientists in America say they've discovered the fossilised remains of largest bird ever to have flown.
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The cash is believed to be linked to a $1bn pyramid scheme involving TelexFree, a company that claimed to provide internet phone services.
Investigators uncovered the cash while following a Brazilian man, who was charged in connection to the haul.
Federal prosecutors say the defunct company swindled almost a million people worldwide out of about $1bn.
The US attorney's office in Massachusetts tweeted a photo of the windfall of cash, which was found at the flat of Brazilian national Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha, 28, in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Mr Rocha was arrested and charged with conspiring to commit money laundering.
A judge on Monday ruled that Mr Rocha was a flight risk and held him without bail.
Prosecutors argue Mr Rocha was part of the scheme, transferring millions of dollars to Brazil by laundering the cash through Hong Kong.
TelexFree, which purported to sell Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, allegedly made most of its revenue from people buying into the company scheme with the promise of payouts for posting online ads, according to federal prosecutors.
Those investors were then compensated with money from new recruits, who were often friends and family members.
"TelexFree purported to aggressively market its VoIP service by recruiting thousands of 'promoters' to post ads for the product on the Internet," the Department of Justice said in a statement on its website.
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US authorities have seized $20m (£16m) in cash discovered in a bed frame under a mattress in a Massachusetts flat.
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The two men, who have not been identified, pulled firearms during an altercation in the Burnside neighbourhood on Sunday.
Both sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital, where the son was pronounced dead, police said.
The father, 43, was in a critical condition, according to authorities.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the fatal shootout in a tweet on Sunday.
Two weapons were recovered at the scene and police are investigating the incident.
Chicago is one of the most violent cities in the US, with more than 800 people shot so far this year, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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A Chicago man fatally shot his 22-year-old son after an argument over who would walk the dog erupted into a gunfight between them, say police.
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Police seized the bright green sports car near their Parkside base in Cambridge on Sunday, after it was spotted missing a front number plate.
It had been rented from a Luton car hire company, which has also received a summons.
The Huracan model retails from about £180,000.
Officers from Cambridgeshire Police's roads unit photographed the vehicle outside the station, and later when it was towed away on a recovery truck.
In a tweet, they said: "Even Lamborghinis need insurance."
The driver received a court summons to face an allegation of not being insured to drive the vehicle, and of having no front licence plate.
Cambridgeshire Police said the hire company was summonsed for permitting the vehicle to be driven without insurance.
The owner has been given time to come forward and claim the vehicle, the force said.
"The car is seized and held for 14 days. In that time, if the driver/owner comes forward with the documents required then they can retrieve the car," a spokesman said.
If it is not claimed, the vehicle could end up in a police auction, alongside dozens of stolen or abandoned bicycles usually found in Cambridge.
"Where vehicles are worth more than £800 the proceeds of the sale come back to the police," the spokesman said.
"We keep those proceeds for a certain amount of time and if the owner comes forward during this period they can claim the money.
"If they do not, then it is put back into policing," he added.
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Aodhan Irwin, 20, from Acacia Avenue, in the Waterside area of Derry, denies the incident.
It allegedly happened when the Sinn Féin politician was being interviewed on the city's walls.
He also denies throwing eggs at Mr McGuinness' home. He has been released on bail.
The two offences of disorderly behaviour are alleged to have happened on 10 September.
The defendant, an apprentice welder, will appear in court again in January.
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A Londonderry man has appeared in court charged with throwing eggs at Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness when he was doing a television interview.
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The 24-year-old man was arrested in Walsall on Thursday on suspicion of murder.
Walsall Magistrates' Court granted the extension on Saturday to allow police to question the suspect for a further 36 hours.
The women was found at a property on Highgate Road, Brierley Hill, on 4 May. The cause of death is not yet clear.
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Saturday, but police said it was "inconclusive" and further tests will be carried out.
Det Insp Caroline Corfield, of West Midlands Police, said: "Efforts to inform the family and formally identify the woman are currently on-going and we are not in a position to release any further details at this stage.
"I urge anyone with information which they believe could help our inquiry to get in touch."
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Police have been granted extra time to question a suspect after a woman was found dead found in the West Midlands.
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For the three months to 31 July, HP said net income fell to $854m (£544m) down from $985m a year earlier.
Total revenue fell 8.1% to $25.35bn, with revenues at HP's personal computer and printer business down 11.5%.
Later this year, HP is due to split into two, separating its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations.
The split is part of a radical restructuring plan, which has already resulted in tens of thousands of job cuts in recent years.
Revenues at HP's personal computer business were down 13%, with revenues from sales to consumers down 22%.
HP also gave a full-year profit forecast that was largely below what analysts had expected.
For the year to October, it is predicting adjusted profit of $3.59-$3.65 per share, compared with analysts' estimates of $3.64 per share.
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Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has reported falling profits and revenues as sales of personal computers fall.
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Thiem earned 14 break points but could convert just one of those as 28-year-old Djokovic registered a 6-3 6-4 win.
"It was far from easy, he has some of the biggest firepower from the back of the court," said Djokovic.
The world number one will play Tomas Berdych - a winner over Richard Gasquet - in the last eight on Wednesday.
Theim, 22, led the ATP Tour alongside Djokovic on 24 wins this year heading into the match.
He pushed hard to recover a break when Djokovic served for the first set, and thought he had done so with a backhand down the line before Hawkeye ruled in the Serb's favour.
Djokovic held on to take the set but needed two breaks and all his defensive ability to keep the Austrian at bay in the second, eventually winning in one hour and 49 minutes.
Czech Berdych earlier beat France's Gasquet 6-4 3-6 7-5, while Australian Nick Kyrgios made his first Masters 1000 quarter-final with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over American Tim Smyczek and will next face Canada's Milos Raonic.
In the women's draw, Swiss ninth seed Timea Bacsinszky upset Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep 4-6 6-3 6-2.
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Novak Djokovic withstood the heavy hitting of Austrian 14th seed Dominic Thiem to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.
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Hannah Davies, 23, died at the scene on the A92 north of Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire, on Saturday.
Her 13-month-old daughter was airlifted to hospital and treated for minor injuries before being released.
Ms Davies' family said: "We would like to thank the folk who stopped to try and help our daughter as well as the emergency services and the hospital."
Police Scotland have appealed for any witnesses who saw Ms Davies' black Nissan Note about the time of the incident to contact them.
Sgt Malcolm Kinross, of the Road Policing Unit, North East Division, said: "First of all, I would say that all our thoughts are with the friends and family of Hannah at this utterly devastating time.
"I would like to thank everyone who assisted at the scene."
He urged anyone who saw a black Nissan Note at about 10:50 on Saturday on the A92 Inverbervie to Kinneff road, to contact police on the 101 number.
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A woman who died after her car crashed and overturned with her baby daughter on board has been named.
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The 20-year-old from Bournemouth, in her first European Tour appearance of the 2017 season, finished with a six-under 67 for 11 under overall.
South Korean duo Hae Rym Kim and Seon Woo Bae contested a play-off after both finished on 14 under over three rounds, with the former holding on for victory.
"I played well and my long game was really good," Hall said.
"If I had reached the hole with more of my putts then I might have been in a play-off, but I'm joint third and I'm very happy with that."
Also tied for third were South Korea's Lee So-young and Min Sung Kim.
Scotland's Kylie Henry, 31, finished 13th on six under par.
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England's Georgia Hall finished third in the SGF67 World Ladies Championship in wet conditions in Haikou, China.
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Khadiza Begum was attacked with a machete at a college campus in Sylhet district in the north on Monday.
Hundreds of students held a protest on Tuesday, demanding better security at universities and colleges.
It is the fourth case of a woman being attacked after reportedly refusing a male suitor in recent months.
Ms Begum was attacked at Murari Chand University College as she left an exam hall.
Her uncle Jahid Ahmed told the BBC that the alleged attacker, Badrul Alam, had been pursuing Ms Begum and became violent after she rejected him.
Several students witnessed the attack, with some filming the incident on their mobile phones, but no one intervened to stop the attack.
An eyewitness, Abdul Kader, told the BBC: "I heard someone screaming... and saw a boy hacking at a girl indiscriminately.
"The attacker was so violent that we did not dare to rescue her."
Later, some students attempted to chase the attacker off the college grounds, and he was arrested by police as he attempted to flee the scene.
The incident has sparked an outcry, with hundreds of students rallying at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, where Mr Alam was a student leader, demanding punishment for him and tighter security at the campus.
Ms Begum has been taken to the capital, Dhaka, for hospital treatment.
Three other women have died in the last two months, after they were attacked for refusing a suitor.
Mr Alam was a senior member of a student group affiliated with the Awami League, the ruling political party. He has been suspended from the university.
Bangladesh's Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, told reporters the attacker would be held to account whatever his political affiliation.
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A female student in Bangladesh is in a critical condition after being stabbed by a student leader - who allegedly became violent after she rejected him.
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The Red Funnel ferry company said at about 06:30 GMT it was cancelling its Red Jet sailings for foot passengers to West Cowes.
The firm said the decision was taken because of "adverse weather conditions".
The service was running again in both directions by 09:15 GMT.
Red Funnel's's vehicle ferry service between Southampton and East Cowes on the island is running as normal.
Strom Frank has left thousands of homes across the UK without power and there are currently 33 flood alerts for the South East.
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A high-speed ferry service between Southampton and the Isle of Wight was suspended because of bad weather.
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The left-hander top scored with 93 before being caught by Ben Brown off the bowling of Oliver Robinson as the home side were all out for 234.
Robinson and Chris Liddle each took three wickets, but Steve Magoffin was the pick of the bowlers with 4-48.
In reply, Sussex lost Ed Joyce for 12 before closing on 33-1.
The visitors began the day with six fast bowlers unavailable, as Chris Jordan and Matt Hobden joined their injury list, but rose to the challenge as they pinned down the home side, who never really got going.
Malan was the only player to pass 50, with Nick Compton Middlesex's next highest scorer with 39.
Their stand of 90 was the mainstay of the innings after the early loss of openers Sam Robson and Nick Gubbins, but when Compton was caught at second slip that heralded a slump from 114-2 to 123-6.
Malan put on 55 with Ollie Rayner to calm the home side's fears, but when Rayner was out for 28 two balls after tea, the innings lost momentum. After Malan's dismissal, Toby Roland-Jones added 16 and Tim Murtagh 13, with Ravi Patel unbeaten on six.
Sussex reached 33-1 off 16 overs before the close and will have ended the day the happier team.
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Dawid Malan fell just short of a century for Middlesex, but it was Sussex who ended day one as the happier team at Lord's.
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The athlete, 77, from Accrington, Lancashire, has held world records and European titles and was the first Briton to win the Boston Marathon.
The campaign has the backing of fellow long-distance runner Brendan Foster, according to spokesman Graham Richards.
Mr Richards said support was coming in from various backers and the campaign was "gathering momentum".
He said it was being led by fan Andrew O'Sullivan, who was himself appointed MBE for services to athletics and charity fundraising in 2013. Hill received the same honour in 1971.
Mr Richards said: "We're sort of rolling it along, gaining a lot of nice letters and a lot of recommendations - a lot of people do know Ron and what he has achieved."
Former police officer Mr O'Sullivan said: "Dr Ron Hill is the greatest British distance runner of all time. He has achieved so much, not only as a world-class athlete, but as a very caring human being."
Hill won the Boston Marathon in 1970 and in the same year claimed a world best marathon time of 2:09:28 in Edinburgh in the Commonwealth Games.
Off the track he established Ron Hill Sports, pioneering use of synthetic fabrics in sportswear, and he has run every day since December 1964, clocking up more than 160,000 miles.
In 2012 Hill was given the Freedom of Accrington and two years later a street was name after him.
A friend of the runner told the BBC that Hill was delighted at the campaign but added he was "not over-confident that it will bring the 'sir' tag".
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A campaign has begun to secure a knighthood for the legendary long-distance runner Ron Hill.
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The Killers and Nine Inch Nails, part of the Chicago festival's first line-up in 1991, will also perform, founder Perry Farrell has said.
Phoenix, Thievery Corporation, Tegan and Sara, Cat Power, Lana Del Rey and Vampire Weekend are also confirmed.
More than 130 acts have been booked to play the festival on 2-4 August.
"It is so exciting to have The Cure at Lollapalooza for the first time because I love The Cure and we've never had them," said Farrell, lead singer for Jane's Addiction.
"It's always frustrated me and made me feel incomplete and now I can feel complete and die."
Meanwhile, Mumford and Sons are returning as headliners just three years after their last performance at Lollapalooza in 2010, when they played during the day.
Mumford and Sons' latest album, Babel, has sold more than one million copies.
The line-up reflects a mix of genres - indie bands, singer-songwriters, country, hip-hop, rock and electronic acts.
The musicians will be travelling to the festival from all over the world.
"We don't look to stylise our line-up so much as we just stay away from pop garbage," Farrell said, adding that he considers himself a curator in his role arranging the festival line-up.
"Sometimes it's not what I'm going to do. It's what I'm not going to do that sets your trend."
The festival will take place at Chicago's Grant Park for the ninth year, and three-day passes for the festival have already sold out.
Some one-day passes are still available.
Previous headliners included Lady Gaga, Green Day, Eminem and Coldplay.
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Modern rock legends The Cure are booked to headline the Lollapalooza music festival for the first time, alongside Mumford and Sons, organisers have said.
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