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Charity Richmond's Hope raised £100,000 to set up the project in Ibrox Parish Church.
It includes a playroom for younger children, a room for teenagers and a sensory room used to promote calmness and lower aggressive behaviours.
The charity was established by Church of Scotland minister Liz Henderson, and has operated in Edinburgh for 14 years.
She started it with Jessie Douglas whose own son Andrew was killed in a motorbike accident when he was 28 years old.
Ms Douglas said: "Sixteen years ago we had a dream that bereaved children in our local community should have their own place to work through their grief.
"Two years later, after lots of hard work Richmond's Hope was born.
"We felt then that if we could help just one child then all of the hard work was worth it.
"The project was successful from the start due a lot to the dedicated and enthusiastic staff."
Therapeutic play and specialised grief activities are used to help children understand how the death has had an impact on them.
It also gives children a safe place to capture memories of the person who died, explore their feelings and develop coping strategies for the future.
The Glasgow project hopes to help more than 200 children over the next three years.
It was set up with grants from the Scottish government, the Trusthouse Foundation, the Bellahouston Fund, the Rank Foundation, St. James' Place Foundation, the Baird Trust and the Robertson Trust.
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A new service to support children and young people who have been bereaved has opened in Glasgow.
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Amateur photographer Haig Gilchrist had taken the picture as the ferry battled through a storm near Sydney Harbour.
It wowed thousands when it was posted on his Instagram account on Saturday.
Mr Gilchrist, who has worked as a general boat hand on the Manly Ferry for more than a decade, frequently takes photographs of his picturesque daily route and posts them online.
"East Cost (sic) Low intensifying," he wrote as a caption for the photo, using a local term for the cyclones which occur along Australia's east coast.
"From brilliant sunsets to storms moving in over the water, his photography provides many beautiful images of Sydney Harbour and the iconic Manly Ferry service," his employer Harbour City Ferries said in a statement.
Those hoping to take similar shots will be disappointed though.
Harbour City Ferries said Mr Gilchrist takes many of his pictures from crew-only access areas.
Passengers "shouldn't count on snapping their own stormy weather shots like Mr Gilchrist's - the ferries' safety protocols include passengers' requirement to travel inside the ferry with closed doors during the occasional heightened stormy conditions."
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A Sydney ferry worker has captured the moment a giant wave hit his vessel, in a dramatic photograph.
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The deal for the 29-year-old is effective immediately.
However, the Super League club are in the process of applying for a visa and say they "anticipate his arrival in the UK in a few weeks' time".
Nuuausala was in the New Zealand side which lost to Australia in the 2013 World Cup final.
"I've achieved everything that I can in my career in the NRL, and, whilst still in my prime, want to experience the challenge of Super League," Nuuausala told the club website.
Warriors coach Shaun Wane added: "Frank-Paul is exactly the kind of player we want at Wigan. He's a very tough player who really throws himself into the action and is used to winning."
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New Zealand forward Frank-Paul Nuuausala has joined Wigan Warriors from NRL side Canberra Raiders on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
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The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaintthat the adverts were "exploitative" and likely to cause "serious and widespread offence".
The adverts showed young women baring their buttocks and breasts.
American Apparel denied the claims, comparing the images to ones that friends share on social networks.
In its response, the firm said that "it was important to judge what was and was not offensive by reference to the current times and the views of the majority of decent and reasonable people, not a small and puritanically-minded minority".
The ASA's investigation followed a single complaint that the adverts for socks, knickers and and sweaters were "pornographic".
"We told [American Apparel] not to use similar images, which were exploitative of women or that inappropriately sexualised young women, in future," the ASA said in its decision.
The US retailer has been struggling to turn a profit. A year ago, it warned there was "substantial doubt" that the firm could continue as a going concern.
It made a loss of $86m (£54m) in 2010 and a further $39m loss last year.
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A series of website adverts by US clothing chain American Apparel has been banned by a UK watchdog for "gratuitous nudity".
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The small plastic bags, containing rum, vodka or other spirits, are popular with those on a budget - costing between $0.35 (£0.28) and $1.65.
The ban was aimed at minimising the impact of alcohol on young people, especially students, government spokesman Bruno Kone said.
A ban on the sale of water in plastic bags led to protests two years ago.
They were banned by the Ivorian authorities in a bid to reduce pollution.
The decision to ban the sachets of alcohol was taken after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and had been proposed by the ministry of commerce, Mr Kone said.
"These products are mostly smuggled into the country," the APA news agency quotes him as saying.
"They do not meet our standards and therefore constitute a real threat to the health of consumers - and a threat to the country's economy."
Cameroon, Malawi and Senegal have also banned the sale and production of alcohol in sachets in recent years.
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Ivory Coast's government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds.
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Stiaan van Zyl (149) fell early on day three but wicketkeeper Michael Burgess (76) and a brisk 70 from Jofra Archer pushed the hosts up to 668 all out.
Durham, starting 381 runs behind, lost opener Stephen Cook to the first ball of their second innings.
England's Keaton Jennings also fell cheaply as the visitors closed on 97-4.
South Africa seamer Vernon Philander removed compatriot Cook, who edged a swinging delivery to Chris Jordan at first slip, before bowling batsman Jennings for just five.
Durham captain Paul Collingwood (31 not out) and Ryan Pringle (18 not out) steadied things with an unbroken stand of 51 which lasted almost two hours, but the visitors will surely need to bat out the final day to earn a draw.
Earlier, Sussex had continued their dominance with the bat to gain a mammoth first-innings advantage.
Building on the 258 scored by Luke Wells on day two, both Burgess and Archer registered their third half-centuries in first-class cricket.
Archer's innings, which contained six fours and five sixes, took Sussex to their highest first-class total since setting their all-time record - the 742-5 declared they made against Somerset at Taunton in 2009.
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Sussex posted the fifth-highest first-class score in their history as they closed in on a crushing innings win over Durham at Hove in Division Two.
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Former West Ham midfielder Payet scored from a free-kick as Marseille, who he rejoined, defeated Guingamp 2-0.
And ex-Manchester United midfielder Depay came on as a second-half substitute to fire in Lyon's fourth goal as they defeated Nancy 4-0.
The Dutchman also won the penalty which resulted in Lyon's third.
Elsewhere, Nice kept the pressure on leaders Monaco with a 1-0 win over St Etienne.
They are third on 52 points, one place behind defending champions Paris St-Germain on goal difference, although both teams trail Monaco by three points.
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Dimitri Payet and Memphis Depay scored their first goals for their new Ligue 1 clubs since moving from the Premier League in the January transfer window.
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Americans James Hahn and Ryan Moore share the lead on six under.
England's Justin Rose is three under, while Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is level despite posting a triple-bogey seven on the 12th - his third hole.
World number one Jason Day said he will continue playing after learning his wife was involved in a car accident.
The Australian wrote on Twitter: "After the completion of my round, I was informed my wife Ellie our children Dash and Lucy and friend Katie were involved in a traffic incident near our RV.
"Their car was hit by a bus and Ellie was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures."
Casey, 39, had eight birdies and three bogeys en route to his 66 and is tied for third with America's Brian Stuard, Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas and Fabian Gomez of Argentina.
Casey told pgatour.com he was "feeling good about the game".
He added: "I must admit the way I struck the ball today was reminiscent of how I used to strike it a few years ago."
The Championship is the second of the four that make up the season-ending FedEx Cup.
The tournament features the top 100 players in the world. The top 70 after this weekend will progress to next week's BMW Championship, where the field will be whittled down to 30 for the Tour Championship on 22-25 September.
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England's Paul Casey is one shot off the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship after carding a five-under-par 66 in Boston.
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The Celtic manager was the man who first brought the Iceland midfielder to Liberty Stadium on loan from Hoffenheim in 2012, when Rodgers was in charge.
Everton have yet to match Swansea's £50m valuation for the 27-year-old.
"Gylfi is an outstanding player and if he was to go I know it would be with a heavy heart," Rodgers said.
"I took him to Swansea firstly on loan and I know how much it means to him. He's been a great servant there and currently still is until anything changes."
While Rodgers is not sure whether Sigurdsson will leave Swansea - who he rejoined permanently from Tottenham in 2014 - in this transfer window, the Celtic boss is sure that the Welsh club have plans to fill any gap created.
"If Gylfi does go - and it's a big if at the moment - I'm sure the scouting and recruitment team will have the people behind the scenes they want to bring in," added Rodgers, who was back at Swansea for Swans legend Alan Tate's testimonial.
"The strength of Swansea has always been the team. It lost individuals when I was there, players moved on, but the strength of Swansea is it's one team with one club."
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Gylfi Sigurdsson would leave Swansea "with a heavy heart" if his proposed transfer to Everton materialises, according to ex-boss Brendan Rodgers.
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The 31-year-old paceman has flown to Dublin as cover, despite not being in the Black Caps' Champions Trophy squad.
He could be absent for Essex's next four One-Day Cup matches and the County Championship Division One game against Hampshire, which starts on 19 May.
Wagner has taken 21 wickets for the county so far this season.
And Essex say they will be keeping "an open line of communication" with New Zealand as the tri-series progresses.
Wagner is due to be replaced at Essex later this summer by Pakistan's Mohammad Amir.
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Neil Wagner could miss the next five Essex matches after joining the New Zealand squad for their one-day series against Ireland and Bangladesh.
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A Freedom of Information request has revealed almost half the expenditure has been on outside advisors.
The People's Park in St Helier was removed as a potential site following protests and a petition.
Proposed sites are now the current site in the Parade, Overdale Hospital and the St Helier Waterfront.
It could also be built across two sites - Overdale and the current site.
£5.05m
Spent on the 'Future Hospital' project since 2012
£2.5m spent on independent technical and financial advisors
£768,373 spent on the salary of the project team
£375,874 spent relocating social services from Overdale to Eagle House
£116,132 spent on a design champion for the proposed sites
The hospital project has been dogged with controversy since its launch, especially over where it will eventually be built.
The People's Park was removed following the intervention of health minister, Senator Andrew Green.
A consultation into the future location will run for the next 12 weeks before a preferred site is taken to the States for approval.
Senator Green said he would look again at some of the borderline sites to see if they could be included again.
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The cars, made in the West Midlands and Liverpool, were caught in the blasts that killed at least 116 people.
Sixty people are still missing. At least 700 were injured.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it was too early to tell how many vehicles were affected.
In a statement it said: "Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) wishes to express its most profound condolences to the families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the explosions in Tianjin.
"Our thoughts are with them as well as with all those who were injured in this tragic event."
JLR has manufacturing plants in Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands and at Halewood on Merseyside.
On Friday, India's Tata Motors, which owns JLR, saw its stock price fall 2.72% on the Mumbai stock exchange.
Tianjin is one of three major ports in China through which JLR imports vehicles.
JLR said 5,800 of its cars were in Tianjin at the time of the explosions.
Carmaker Renault said the blast burned 1,500 of its imported cars and Volkswagen said 2,700 of its cars were damaged.
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Almost six thousand new Jaguar Land Rover cars, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, may have been destroyed in explosions in the Chinese port city of the Tianjin.
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Sharing 64th spot on two over after three rounds, world number one McIlroy carded six birdies on Monday with his sole dropped shot coming at the 17th.
Rickie Fowler won on 15 under - one ahead of Swede Henrik Stenson.
McIlroy's failure to finish in the top 10 means Jordan Spieth returns to the top of the world rankings.
Spieth missed the cut in Boston but the complex mathematical formula used to calculate the rankings sees the reigning Masters and US Open champion back at number one, one week after being usurped by McIlroy.
The Northern Irishman said he was more concerned about his form and moving up the FedEx Cup playoff standings.
"My focus the next few weeks is the FedEx Cup and to try to do well on that," McIlroy said.
"I'd love to play the next event well and get myself into the top five going to Atlanta. That's still the goal. I'll probably need a win."
Fowler capitalised on Stenson's double-bogey at the 16th to win his third PGA Tour title.
His fellow American Charley Hoffman was third, four shots off the pace on 11 under.
McIlroy picked up five birdies in a flawless opening nine to turn in 31 with his sole back-nine birdie coming at the 11th before his late dropped shot.
Following a week's break, the play-offs will resume at the BMW Championship in Chicago on 17-20 September before the concluding Tour Championship in Atlanta a week later.
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Rory McIlroy finished the Deutsche Bank Championship on a positive note as a closing five-under-par 66 gave him a share of 29th place in Boston.
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Engineering company Atkins was expected to charge the council £2.9m.
However, contractor BAM Nuttall handed over the busway more than two years later than planned and Atkins' charges have continued to mount up.
The council says the costs will be "offset" against fines imposed on BAM Nuttall for late delivery.
The company has been fined £10.8m for failing to complete the busway in time for its planned opening in spring 2009, and failing to meet further deadlines.
Bob Menzies, head of busway delivery at the council, said: "BAM Nuttall finally delivered the scheme two years late and now dispute they should be liable for the overspend as set out in the contract.
"The council has no choice but to bring in extra resources to manage the contract and make sure that BAM Nuttall's claims are properly assessed.
"To make sure best value is delivered for Cambridgeshire taxpayers in the long run, the council must take the correct advice, which comes at a cost."
A spokesperson for BAM Nuttall said it was "unable to make a comment due to contractual reasons".
Atkins did not wish to make a comment.
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The company brought in to oversee the contractor's work on Cambridgeshire's guided busway has charged the county council almost £10m for its services.
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The game finished 1-1, Lisa Schutze putting the Germans ahead in the first quarter before Maartje Paumen levelled at the start of the third.
The Dutch, who took gold in Beijing and London, won the resulting shootout 4-3.
Great Britain's women play in the other semi-final against New Zealand at 21:00 BST, with the final on Friday.
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Defending champions the Netherlands guaranteed themselves a medal as they knocked out Germany on penalties to reach the women's Olympic hockey final.
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England's Fiona Pocock scored a first-minute try but Renee Wickliffe's converted score put the Black Ferns 7-5 up at the break at Twickenham Stoop.
Harriet Millar-Mills and Lydia Thompson scored in quick succession to put England 17-7 up but Kendra Cocksedge's 20-point haul proved decisive.
Worcester Valkyries prop Clark came off the bench to win her 116th cap.
The 35-year-old surpassed the record held by Scotland's Donna Kennedy.
Having moved to second in the rankings by beating France on 9 November and Ireland last Sunday, the Red Roses made a perfect start, moving the ball to the left wing where Pocock surged along the touchline to cross in the corner.
On the stroke of half-time New Zealand launched the ball wide and Wickliffe scored in the corner.
Millar-Mills powered over following a rolling maul and three minutes later a flowing move saw Marlie Packer free Thompson on the right, who weaved through to score.
But Cocksedge displayed some quick footwork with two tries in five minutes, and though Emily Scarratt briefly restored the home side's lead, the diminutive scrum-half notched two late penalties.
It was a ninth consecutive win for New Zealand and their fifth in succession against England.
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England women lost 25-20 to top-ranked New Zealand as Rochelle Clark set a new international caps record.
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The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust employed Mitie to provide cleaning and catering in October 2014.
The company failed to meet required standards 85 times in January, 51 times in February, 271 times in March and 196 in April. One incident in March and one in April were classed as "critical".
The trust said it was monitoring Mitie.
According to the contract between the firm and the trust, seen by the BBC, "service failures" accrue a certain number of points which can lead to financial penalties.
In March the trust deducted 49% of the firm's profit margins, and 51% in April because of failure to meet required standards. However, the exact amount of money has not been released.
Examples of service failures are if a ward is not cleaned to a satisfactory standard or if a cleaner fails to respond to a request to clean a spillage.
The firm was hired last year to replace services at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, St Michael's in Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance.
The trust said: "We are continuing our robust monitoring of the Mitie contract.
"Mitie has responded to concerns raised and we are working together to ensure the delivery of a safe, high quality service for our patients."
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A firm hired to provide "hotel services" at a hospital has continued to fail to meet the required standards, figures obtained by the BBC have shown.
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Bosworth had been among the leading group for the first hour of the race but Wang and Cai Zelin raced clear in the closing stages.
Wang, who finished third at London 2012, won in one hour, 19 minutes and 14 seconds, with Cai also improving on his fourth from four years ago.
Australia's Dane Bird-Smith finished in the bronze medal position.
"I can't be disappointed with sixth place at the Olympics but I could have done better as I had a dodgy stomach last night and that affected me a little bit," said Bosworth.
"To break the British Record by such a margin and at the Olympics is a dream come true. It was just an amazing experience. I'm so happy I cannot put it into words."
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Wang Zhen led a China one-two in the men's 20km walk at the Rio Olympics as Britain's Tom Bosworth faded to sixth.
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Dauntless, a two-year-old farm dog, ran into the gully earlier this week.
After several failed rescue attempts by her owners, 12 members of the Aberdyfi Search and Rescue team stepped in to help.
On their second descent into the gorge, Dauntless was spotted on a rock ledge and hauled out in a rescue sack, apparently unharmed from her ordeal.
"We were all very pleased things worked out well for both dog and owners," said team member Graham O'Hanlon
"We rely on the cooperation of the farming community as we go about our rescue business, so it is good to be able to return the favour every now and then."
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A dog sparked a major rescue operation on Thursday after becoming stranded in a gorge near Aberhosan, Powys.
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A hotel, care home, shops and restaurants are also proposed for the Omega site near the M62 at Burtonwood.
Some concerns have been voiced about the potential for increased traffic in the area, and the impact on wildlife.
The Omega project is already home to distribution warehouses and has reportedly created 2,000 jobs.
The land at the former RAF Burtonwood airbase has been labelled "the largest employment site in Western Europe" by Warrington Borough Council.
Council leader Terry O'Neill said: "The continued development of Omega is a key priority in our ambitious growth agenda.
"This planning application brings much-needed housing to the town."
The proposals will now be considered by the authority's planning department.
Developers Miller Developments and KUC Properties said more than 200 local residents have been consulted on the plans, and promised there would be improvements to local roads and wildlife habitat preservation.
Managing Director of Miller Developments Andrew Sutherland said "Naturally there were numerous concerns expressed about traffic congestion and our transport consultants continue to work hard with Warrington's highways team and public transport providers to address this."
Planning permission has already been granted for a new primary school on the site, whilst government funding has been committed for improvements to Junction 8 of the M62.
The land is owned by government body the Homes and Communities Agency.
Spokesman Karl Tupling said: "The development of Omega is one of the largest construction projects happening in the North West.
"This will create significant employment opportunities and contribute to the delivery of the government's Northern Powerhouse agenda."
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Plans for more than 1,000 new homes have been submitted for a site in Cheshire dubbed "one of the North West's largest construction projects".
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The officer has also been suspended from duty while it is understood the prisoner has been moved to an isolation unit within the jail.
He and the officer had both been working in the prison kitchens.
The BBC has learned the police were called in after a covert intelligence operation by the prison authorities.
They had become concerned that the pair had formed an inappropriate relationship.
The officer was arrested and is facing a charge of gross misconduct in public office.
The prisoner involved is Robert Young from Portadown.
He was jailed in 2005 for the murder of drug dealer Jim Johnston outside his home at Crawfordsburn in County Down.
Jailing Young for a minimum of 22 years, the judge at that time said he had shown "supreme indifference" to both the murder and his conviction.
He said Young, now 51, was guilty of a "cold-blooded, callous murder".
In a statement, the Department of Justice said: "NI Prison Service can confirm that a member of staff has been suspended following an internal investigation.
"This is now a matter for the PSNI and it would be inappropriate to comment further."
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A female officer at Maghaberry Prison has been arrested over an alleged sexual affair with a convicted loyalist killer.
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Sylvia and Peter Stuart, aged 69 and 75, were reported missing on Friday. The same day Mr Stuart's body was found near his Suffolk home.
Ali Qazimaj, 42, of Tilbury, is wanted over the murder and disappearance.
Police hope the image of his abandoned Citroen C3 will yield fresh information about his whereabouts.
Suffolk Police has warned the chances of finding Mrs Stuart alive "is becoming less and less likely" as time passes.
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Police say Mr Qazimaj probably boarded a passenger ferry as an unaccompanied foot passenger to Calais in France.
Det Ch Supt Simon Parkes said: "We are gradually building a picture as we continue to make enquiries to trace Ali Qazimaj.
"We still need anyone who knows him, who may have spent time with him over the last few weeks or before this to get in touch and tell us more about his background so that we can trace his movements."
Mr Stuart was found dead in woodland surrounding their home on Friday evening.
Det Ch Insp Parkes said efforts to find Mrs Stuart were concentrated on the UK and there was no suggestion she was involved in her husband's murder.
The couple's son-in-law, Steve Paxman, 61, of Leicester, was arrested on Sunday and released on bail on Monday night.
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The three animals were each mauled around the neck area by at least one dog in their field in the eastern part of the forest on Thursday.
They were treated by vets and underwent surgery for their wounds. They are all now in a stable condition.
Hampshire police confirmed officers had been called to the scene following the attack and were investigating.
An alpaca in the same field had also been the victim of a dog attack earlier in the year.
The owner, Susan Sears, has farmed the animals for six years and has a herd of about 80 animals which are bred for their wool.
"It's devastating. We've bred these animals and get to know them individually - they've all got their own characters," she said.
She has set up a crowdfunding appeal to help raise money for the animals' treatment.
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The figures point to a sharp drop in the number of new firms operating in the oil and gas sector.
That energy category, known to statisticians as "mining and quarrying", dropped from 215 to 99 start-up businesses.
The total number of start-ups, compiled by the four main banks in the Scottish market, was down 1%, to 11,669.
The Committee of Scottish Bankers reported a 2% drop in the final quarter, compared with the last three months of 2014.
By region, Aberdeen city and Aberdeenshire saw a drop in new companies from 1539 to 1382.
The east of Scotland was the only other region to report a fall, from 3139 to 2956.
Measured by council area, Edinburgh saw a fall but it was Glasgow that stood out for a significant drop compared with 2014 - down from 1468 to 1,330 new firms.
The decline of urban start-ups registered in these statistics may be partly explained by growing competition for business banking from lenders with a smaller presence in the Scottish market.
The Committee of Scottish Bankers includes Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale and TSB. It does not include HSBC, Barclays or Nationwide.
According to the four main Scottish-based banks, most regions of Scotland saw a small increase in start-up business, except in the south of Scotland, where new firms registered by the bankers were up from 477 to 600.
One of the biggest business categories, recreation and personal services, fell from 1686 to 1382.
Adding most new firms was the real estate sector, rising from 3,186 to 3,371 start-up accounts.
There was a drop of 500 in the number of sole traders registering with banks, while the number of legally-constituted companies was on the rise.
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The number of new businesses opening accounts with Scotland's major lenders last year was down on the 2014 figure.
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Stones were thrown as security officers of the Hamas Islamist movement, which controls Gaza, fired in the air and dispersed the crowd.
Locals now get just four hours of power per day, instead of eight-hour cycles.
A vital plant was badly hit in fighting with Israel in 2014, but financial troubles and inter-Palestinian tensions have also contributed to the crisis.
A Hamas spokesman said security forces had tried to prevent protesters from storming the headquarters of the electricity company.
Gaza's two million residents have faced cold winter conditions. Some have improvised by burning scrap wood and using old kerosene heaters.
Protests in Gaza are rare but have grown as a result of the electricity crisis.
Meanwhile, comedian Adel al-Mashwakhi was arrested hours after posting a video criticising Hamas, the Associated Press news agency reports.
"There is no work, no crossings, no food, no water to drink and also there is no electricity," he said in the one-minute video, which has been watched more than 250,000 times.
"Enough Hamas. Enough, enough, enough. We want electricity, we want electricity, we want electricity."
Hamas has not commented.
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Security forces in Gaza have broken up a protest by thousands of people who demanded an end to electricity cuts.
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Croll, 21, has yet to play for Palace, but appeared three times for Plymouth Argyle on loan last season, making his debut against Exeter.
Twenty-year-old Stacey, who can also play at right-back, played six times for the Royals in the 2014-15 season.
Both players will bolster an Exeter squad which has been hit by injuries.
Eight first team players are currently out, including central defenders Jordan Tillson, Jordan Moore-Taylor and Troy Archibald-Henville, while midfielders David Wheeler and Lee Holmes are also unavailable.
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Exeter City have signed Reading midfielder Jack Stacey and Crystal Palace defender Luke Croll on loan until January.
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Lee, 25, is three shots ahead of Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand.
England's Charley Hull, playing on her home course, is tied 11th on three under par while Scotland's Catriona Matthew is two under.
New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko is two over, alongside England's four-time major winner Dame Laura Davies.
Lee, whose 62 also equalled the record for the lowest round at a Women's British Open, said: "Today was great, but it is only the first round."
Lee led this month's US Women's Open by three shots after the opening round, before fading to finish in a tie for 11th.
Hull told BBC Sport: "I was happy with my round. I was a bit nervous on the first tee obviously because it's my home golf course and it's a pretty easy shot so I'd have looked pretty silly if I'd screwed it up."
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South Korea's Mirim Lee leads the Women's British Open at the end of day one after shooting a course-record 10-under-par 62 at Woburn.
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The offer, in the region of £250,000, was made on Thursday evening and falls well short of the Fir Park club's valuation of the 25-year-old.
Moult has top scored for Motherwell with 18 goals in both seasons since his move from Wrexham.
Aberdeen have signed Nicky Maynard and remain hopeful of a deal for Shaun Maloney, while their pursuit of Stevie May appears to have stalled.
Maynard adds to manager Derek McInnes's attacking options, with forwards Ryan Christie, Greg Stewart, Adam Rooney, Jayden Stockley, Scott Wight and Miles Storey already at Pittodrie.
Moult has a year of his Motherwell contract to run and has been made an offer to extend his terms, which would make him the club's highest-paid player.
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Motherwell have rejected a bid from Aberdeen to sign striker Louis Moult.
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Montreal announced that Drogba would join their pre-season training camp.
And the 37-year-old tweeted: "On way to Qatar to do some preparation work for pre-season."
Drogba held talks with Chelsea in December amid rumours he could join the club's coaching staff.
At the time, Montreal admitted that Drogba had expressed a "desire to help" Chelsea and that the situation was "out of our control".
But Drogba subsequently denied reports that he was ready to end his playing career, tweeting: "I have not yet announced my retirement."
And it now appears the Ivorian will see out his contract with Montreal, which runs to the end of this year.
Last season Drogba was top-scorer for Montreal with 11 goals as they reached the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals.
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Didier Drogba is to remain with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact, ending speculation the striker could return to former club Chelsea.
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The Sir Richard Hotham scheme for Bognor Regis, spread across three sites including the Regis Centre, was turned down by Arun District Council.
It is the latest chapter in a long-running saga to redevelop the area.
The council said it had responded to local people's wishes but critics said it was a wasted opportunity.
Councillors rejected the planning application because of concerns over the lack of affordable housing, the impact of extra traffic and the scheme's viability and design.
The Sir Richard Hotham Project said the company was disappointed and surprised and would take legal advice before deciding whether to appeal or to submit a modified planning application.
The Conservative-led council said in a statement it remained committed to creating new jobs in Bognor and increasing visitor numbers.
Lib Dem councillor Francis Oppler said the redevelopment had not moved forward in 10 years.
"We have no plan, no developer and we have had 10 years of wasted opportunities," he said.
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An £80m proposal for shops, restaurants, a hotel, theatre and 200 apartments on a West Sussex seafront has been rejected.
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Noel Moss, 68, was hurt when a tractor rolled over him at his farm. There was no nearby ambulance available.
An ambulance had to be sent from 34 miles away in Ballyshannon, County Donegal.
The incident happened on Tuesday 28 July but details have just emerged.
John McPoland of the Ambulance Service said: "We got a call about an incident involving a tractor and we are extremely sorry that it took so long.
"We apologise to Mr Moss and his family.
"A rapid response paramedic was there within 23 minutes providing treatment and pain relief to Mr Moss.
"We were trying to get an available ambulance. The paramedic who was on site did say to the team that an ambulance was urgent.
"It is an unacceptable time for us to get to a scene.
"This is a man who had internal injuries. We feel like we let Mr Moss down."
Mr McPoland explained that all the ambulances were involved in other emergency calls.
"We have serious challenges when it comes to rural communities. I wouldn't want to see this happen again," he said.
"Every part of the health service will tell you today that they could be doing with more resources."
Mr McPoland said the ambulance service would like to meet Mr Moss and his family to explain what happened.
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The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has apologised to a "seriously-injured" farmer from Castlederg who had to wait an hour and a half for an ambulance.
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The Lyndhurst Park Hotel, once linked to smuggling, was visited by Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Developer PegasusLife wants to replace it with 74 pensioner flats.
Opponents insist the unlisted building is historically significant and an influx of elderly residents would put pressure on services in the village.
The plans to be considered by the National Park Authority (NPA) are open for consultation until early January.
Originally named, Glasshayes House, the mansion house on the edge of Lyndhurst was built in the early 19th Century as a private home for railway entrepreneur Charles Castleman.
Along with Louis Stevenson, its notable historical guests included Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle.
It later became the Grand Hotel, and then the Lyndhurst Park Hotel.
PegasusLife plans to replace it with 74 "age restricted ... high quality assisted living" apartments for which it said there was "a very high need" for, along with 12 holiday lets.
Its proposal document states the hotel has "many deficiencies" and "few historic features of particular architectural or historic merit" following development in the 1960s and 70s.
Caroline Wilkins of the Friends of Glasshayes House campaign said it was the "wrong type of development" and the building should be restored.
"It's wrong on many, many levels - it's not needed or wanted. It is easy to take history and heritage for granted - it's up to us to preserve it.
"Any development has to be suitable for young families - finding affordable housing anywhere in the New Forest is very difficult."
She also said the intention to build up to the perimeter of the site would create a "tunnel" effect for air pollution on the high street.
The development is due to be discussed by the NPA on 10 March.
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Campaigners have criticised plans to demolish a New Forest landmark visited by top Victorian society figures to build homes for elderly people.
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Two brilliant early goals stunned Boreham Wood and they never recovered as Gateshead recorded their first win in seven league games.
Wes York's sweet half-volley flew into the top corner after just 13 minutes and it was 2-0 moments later as Luke Hannant struck into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
Manny Smith appeared to get the final touch in a goalmouth scramble as Gateshead went three goals to the good five minutes from time.
And Jamal Fyfield put the finishing touch on the rout by delightfully curling into the far corner deep into added-on time as Boreham Wood crashed to a third successive defeat.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 4.
Second Half ends, Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 4.
Goal! Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 4. Jamal Fyfield (Gateshead).
Goal! Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 3. Manny Smith (Gateshead).
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Frank Keita replaces Angelo Balanta.
Substitution, Gateshead. Jake D Wright replaces Wes York.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces JJ O'Donnell.
Luke Hannant (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Kenny Davis replaces Dan Woodards.
Second Half begins Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 2.
First Half ends, Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 2.
Goal! Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 2. Luke Hannant (Gateshead).
Goal! Boreham Wood 0, Gateshead 1. Wes York (Gateshead).
First Half begins.
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Gateshead ended their run of four consecutive losses as they thrashed Boreham Wood 4-0 in the National League.
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Integration Minister Inger Stoejberg said police should be allowed to seize valuables to make them pay for housing, healthcare and some education.
She likened migrants to jobless Danes who must sell assets above a certain level to claim benefits.
Vox described the plan as "cruel" and the Washington Post, "extreme".
Denmark expects to receive around 20,000 asylum seekers this year alone, compared to 15,000 last year, the integration ministry told BBC News.
It further expects about 25,000 next year.
Both the ruling centre-right Venstre party and the right-wing, anti-immigration Danish People's Party back the bill, meaning it should pass by February.
Ms Stoejberg said wedding rings, watches or items "with a sentimental value" should not be taken.
Denmark's integration ministry said in a statement that the bill provided the authorities with the "power to search clothes and luggage of asylum seekers - and other migrants without a permit to stay in Denmark - with a view to finding assets".
The future law will only apply to cash worth more than 3,000 kroner (£292; 402 euros; $436) and "tangible assets of a considerable value".
Zachary Whyte, an asylum and integration researcher at the University of Copenhagen, told the Washington Post: "It is pretty telling about the current Danish policies that [some] are not quite sure whether this is a hoax or not."
"Asylum seekers generally do not arrive in Denmark with large amounts of cash and jewellery," he said.
The new government has promised to get tough on immigration since its election in June. It has already slashed benefits for new arrivals and restricted the right to residency.
Thousands of refugees and other migrants have arrived in Denmark this year, many of them in transit to Sweden, after arriving illegally by sea in southern Europe.
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A Danish government proposal to seize assets of asylum-seekers to make them pay for their keep has drawn sharp criticism in international media.
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The 22-year-old has signed a two-year development contract at the Championship club, having represented their under-21 side in pre-season.
Liburd scored 22 goals for Billericay in the Isthmian League Premier Division last season.
He spent four years on a scholarship at Thomas University in Georgia, USA before returning to the UK.
Meanwhile, defender Stephen Kelly has left the club after failing to agree a new contract for next season.
The Republic of Ireland international, 31, joined from Fulham in January 2013.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Reading have agreed a deal to bring striker Rowan Liburd to the club from non-league Billericay Town.
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Gray tore a chest muscle in Scotland's Six Nations win over France, ruling him out of their final match in Ireland.
But along with fly-half Finn Russell, who also missed the Dublin match after concussion, Gray has been declared fit.
"It's great having Jonny back for the run-in," said Warriors forwards coach Dan McFarland.
"While the international players have been away, the guys who have been here have excelled. But Jonny is an excellent player, in my mind a world-class player already at a young age."
Glasgow, sixth in the table, have won four games in a row since losing 13-10 at Ulster in early February and are now four points behind the Northern Irish province in fourth, with a game in hand.
With Gray, Russell and the rest of their Scotland contingent - Glasgow had 11 players on duty in Dublin - returning to the fray, lock Rob Harley admits there has been a step up in intensity at training.
"You know when the players around you are of a very high quality, you have to lift your level and perform everything to a very high standard," he told BBC Scotland.
"It is challenging but fun as well to be training at that level."
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Scotland lock Jonny Gray is set to return to action for Glasgow when the Pro12 champions step up their bid for a play-off spot against Ulster on Friday.
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The 27-year-old was out of favour under Westley and was transfer listed at his own request in January.
Since Westley's sacking, Randall has returned under caretaker boss Mike Flynn and was an unused substitute in the last two games.
"I thought Graham Westley treated me quite unfairly," he said.
"I'm happy to be back and hopefully I can contribute to Newport staying up."
Ex-Arsenal player Randall, who joined Newport on a two-year contract in May 2016, last played for the Exiles on 21 January in the 0-0 draw away to former club Barnet
County have won two of their three games since Flynn took charge, although they are seven points adrift of safety in League Two
Randall said there was a "good vibe" under Flynn and is looking forward to be involved in the side's bid to escape relegation.
"I've been off for a few weeks and got to get my sharpness back," Randall added.
"Everyone seems a lot happier and there's a lot more energy around the boys.
"We feel confident now that we're going to put up a really good fight and we've got enough energy to run around, which I think we struggled with."
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Midfielder Mark Randall is happy to back at Newport County and says he was "treated quite unfairly" by former manager Graham Westley.
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Emirates airlines is making a one-off flight to Dubai on 10 April using the Airbus A380 to mark 10 years of operations from Glasgow.
In 2010, thousands of people attended the plane's fist arrival in Manchester.
Glasgow Airport has issued advice for travellers and those wishing to view the aircraft's arrival and departure.
The Airbus A380 usually carries 525 passengers with seats in economy, business and first class, but can carry more than 850 passengers when flying with only economy seats.
Glasgow Airport has been making preparations with Renfrewshire Council and Police Scotland in expectation of significant interest in the plane's arrival.
The aim is to ensure the safety of visitors and minimise congestion in and around the airport.
Viewing of the aircraft's arrival and departure will be limited to specific areas around the perimeter of the airfield.
There will also be no waiting or parking permitted on any of the airfield's perimeter roads - Barnsford Road, Abbotsinch Road and Walkinshaw Road.
Full details of the arrangements are available on Glasgow Airport's website.
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Preparations are under way at Glasgow Airport to cope with expected large crowds for the arrival of the world's largest passenger plane.
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The free ScotlandVR app features 360 degree imagery and footage.
They include Abbotsford House near Melrose, Alloway's Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven.
The Cairngorms National Park, Falkirk Wheel and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are also featured.
The footage and animations play on a smartphone placed inside a cardboard 3D viewer.
The app emerged from a competition held as part of the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
Tourism body VisitScotland challenged students to create an interactive digital product to inspire people to visit Scotland.
The winner was a team from Edinburgh Napier University led by Prof David Benyon and Dr Oli Mival.
The team developed the concept for an app which would allow users to explore a virtual Scotland.
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A virtual reality experience of 26 Scottish tourist spots has been created for use with a smart phone and a 3D viewer.
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Froome's data is due to be published by Esquire magazine on Friday and submitted to a scientific journal.
The two-time Tour de France winner chose to share it to prove that people can "trust" his achievements.
"It's what people have called for and Chris and has done it, so hats off to him," Wiggins told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I'm sure it is not something for them to live and die by, or if it will change anything. It is a small step maybe."
Froome was spat at by some spectators during this year's Tour following media claims of doping.
But Wiggins, who was a team-mate of Froome at Team Sky before leaving earlier this year, has sympathy for what the 30-year-old had to put up with on his way to winning his second yellow jersey.
"I think to be under that amount of scrutiny for three weeks and do what he did was admirable. It shows his physical and mental strength to be able to deal with that," said Wiggins.
"Being spat at - sport is hard enough as it is without facing what he had to face."
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Sir Bradley Wiggins says Chris Froome releasing his independent physiological testing results will not change anything, including what people think.
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An investigation by Channel 4 claimed the UK Tories contracted Blue Telecoms to conduct marketing campaigns ahead of the vote on 8 June.
The Information Commissioners Officer confirmed it would be asking the Tories about the calls.
A Conservative spokesman said all the calls were compliant with the law.
Blue Telecoms has been contacted for a comment.
An undercover investigation by C4 News, broadcast on Thursday, claimed the workers may have been carrying out paid canvassing, banned under electoral law, as they promoted key Conservative messages to undecided voters in the weeks before the election.
The investigation claimed that calls were made to voters in key marginal seats, including Bridgend, Gower, Clwyd South and Wrexham.
At the start of the election campaign, the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, contacted all parties to remind them of the law around direct marketing.
A Conservative party spokesman denied the allegations, saying: "Political parties of all colours pay for market research and direct marketing calls.
"All the scripts supplied by the party for these calls are compliant with data protection and information law".
A spokesman for the Information Commissioner's Office said it would take action against any party which had not "followed the law".
"We will be asking the Conservative Party about the marketing campaigns conducted from this call centre," he said.
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The Conservative Party has denied claims it broke electoral law by using a Neath call centre to canvass voters during the general election campaign.
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The 30-year-old was set to serve a three-match suspension for violent conduct after pushing Canaries midfielder Wes Hoolahan in the chest.
However, Wolves' claim that the punishment was excessive was upheld and the ban was reduced.
Ikeme will miss Wolves' FA Cup fourth-round tie at Liverpool and their Championship game at Barnsley.
Wolves decided to appeal against the decision following the 3-1 defeat at Carrow Road after being advised that, under new Fifa guidelines, a push in the chest is considered only a yellow-card offence.
But a Football Association independent regulatory commission rejected the club's claim of wrongful dismissal, which, if successful, would have seen Ikeme avoid any suspension.
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Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme has had his ban for his red card during Saturday's game at Norwich City cut to two games.
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The 26-year-old has won the Currie Cup with Western Province twice and made more than 50 appearances for Stormers.
"Leaving Cape Town and the Stormers is going to be tough and a big change," Groom told the club website.
"But I'm looking forward to embracing new experiences both on and off the field."
Northampton are currently fifth in the Premiership, unable to finish in the top four going into Saturday's final match of the season against Gloucester.
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South African scrum-half Nic Groom will join Northampton Saints from Super Rugby side Stormers in time for the start of next season.
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The fashion-to-homeware brand, known for its "preppy" look, expects to make $140m in annual savings as a result.
Faced with increased competition from fast-fashion retailers, the firm launched a cost-saving strategy in June.
It faces further uncertainty when its chief executive steps down in May.
Stefan Larsson had been in the role for less than two years when it was announced in February that he would be leaving, following differences between him and the company's founder and chairman Ralph Lauren. Mr Larsson outlined the broader restructuring programme nine months ago.
The company's share price fell more than 3.5% following the announcement.
The fashion firm also said its e-commerce business would move to "a more cost-effective" platform in collaboration with online technology company, Salesforce, instead of being built in-house as originally planned.
The company did not say how many jobs would be lost, but last year it indicated around 1,000 jobs and 50 stores would be sacrificed in order to lower costs. The Fifth Avenue Polo store is the most high profile closure so far.
"The decision will optimise our store portfolio in the New York area and allow us to focus on opportunities to pilot new and innovative customer experiences," said chief financial officer, Jane Nielsen.
"The Polo brand remains strong, and we expect it to further strengthen as we continue to evolve the Polo product and marketing."
Americans are spending less on clothing and Ralph Lauren's sales have fallen over the last two years.
Online retailers which mimic catwalk fashion at high speed are challenging lower end luxury brands.
The company will take a $370m charge related to the plan.
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Ralph Lauren is cutting jobs and closing offices and shops, including its 711 Fifth Avenue Polo store, as the company strives to reduce costs.
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The 57-year-old will co-chair the Sports Business Council with sports minister Tracey Crouch.
The newly established group will aim to support growth for the sports sector and improve access to finance.
Scudamore oversaw a record £5.136bn deal for Premier League TV rights in 2015.
He was chief executive of the Premier League between 1999 and 2014 before becoming its executive chairman.
"I am looking forward to helping shape policies that will cement and further enhance the UK's reputation for sporting excellence, as well as attracting the investment that makes this all possible," Scudamore said.
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Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore has been recruited by the government to help improve Britain's sporting economy.
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These services cover weekends and from 18:30 to 08:00 on weekdays.
The research, by Exeter Medical School, used data from the official GP patient survey in England to score the three types of providers out of 100.
On speed, confidence and overall experience, scores from patients seen by commercial providers were lower.
The score out of 100 for overall experience was:
Similar results had been found for the other two measures, the study in the British Medical Journal said.
Prof John Campbell, who led the research, which involved more than 80,000 patients, said the results were "statistically significant".
"The overall trend is that patients report less positive experiences with commercial, and we now need to understand why," he said.
But he said the research did show that the very best individual scores by providers were seen in the commercial sector.
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GP out-of-hours services provided by commercial companies perform slightly worse than NHS or not-for-profit equivalents, an analysis indicates.
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The leader of the suffragette movement, who was born in the city, gained over half the votes in the WoManchester Statue Project poll.
A statue of Queen Victoria in Albert Square is currently the only woman portrayed across 17 city centre works.
The statue, which will be privately funded, is due to be unveiled in 2019.
Mrs Pankhurst beat five other women shortlisted to be commemorated with 56% of the 5,301 votes cast.
Didsbury councillor Andrew Simcock, who started the project, said none of the funding for the £200,000 memorial would come from Manchester City Council's budget.
Mrs Pankhurst, who was born in 1858, was instrumental in the movement for women to get the vote and founder of the Women's Social and Political Union.
The group held its first meeting at Mrs Pankhurst's Chorlton-on-Medlock home on 10 October 1903. The building has since become a museum and community centre named in her honour.
•Organised campaigns for women's suffrage began in 1866
•When Parliamentary reform was debated in 1867, John Stuart Mill proposed an amendment to give the vote to women on the same terms as men but it was rejected by 194 votes to 73.
• Women's rights activists were involved in direct action, including chaining themselves to railings and jail hunger strikes
• In 1918 the Representation of the People Act gave women over 30 the vote, which was extended to all women over the age of 21 in 1928.
Manager Rachel Lappin said she was "thrilled to bits [that] the legacy of Mrs Pankhurst's campaign and the movement she led lives on".
The other nominees were author Elizabeth Gaskell, anti-racism campaigner Louise Da-Cocodia, Manchester councillor Margaret Ashton, businesswomen and writer Elizabeth Raffald and MP Ellen Wilkinson.
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Women's rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst is to be the first woman to get a statue in Manchester for more than 100 years following a public vote.
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That was just marginally below the firm's record profit in 2013.
Turnover was up slightly from £91m to £92m.
Randox is one of Northern Ireland's major exporters, shipping to 145 countries.
The firm continued to spend heavily on research and development, with its total R&D spending just over £8m in 2014.
At the end of 2013, the firm bought the former Massereene army base in Antrim to develop into a manufacturing and research facility.
Randox's owner Dr Peter Fitzgerald bought the 1,200 acre Dundarave estate in north Antrim in 2014.
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Randox, the County Antrim healthcare diagnostics company, had another strong performance in 2014 with pre-tax profits of just under £13m.
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The ship, escorted by UK and Danish naval vessels, was despatched as part of international efforts to remove dangerous stockpiles from the country.
Libyan chemical weapons were destroyed under global supervision in 2014.
But the presence of hazardous materials in the strife-torn country has caused international concern.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the UK and its international partners were taking "practical and effective action" to eliminate the risks of chemical attacks in Libya.
The items on board the Danish vessel travelling through the Mediterranean are believed to be the last known materials to pose a threat.
Libya has been beset by chaos since Nato-backed forces overthrew long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, leading to a power vacuum and instability.
Western powers have since become increasingly concerned after so-called Islamic State (IS) built a presence in the North African state.
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A Danish ship loaded with materials that can be used to manufacture chemical weapons has left Libya and is making its way to Germany.
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David Edwards, 51, was a well-known criminal lawyer working in central and east Lancashire.
He was discovered with a stab wound to his chest and died at the scene, Lancashire Police said.
A 42-year-old woman from Chorley has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
Officers were called to a house in Parkers Wood Close at about 20:20 BST on Sunday.
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A murder investigation is under way after a man was found with stab wounds following what police believe to have been a "domestic-related" incident.
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A convoy of buses and ambulances has reached Zabadani to take the fighters, and some civilians, to Beirut.
The evacuation is part of a truce agreed in September covering Zabadani and two towns in the north which had been under siege from rebel forces.
About 300 families from those towns are also being given safe passage.
Also on Monday, at least 14 people had been killed and 90 wounded in two suicide bombings in the central city of Homs.
Reports said the blasts had hit the Zahraa neighbourhood of the city. It is predominantly inhabited by members of the Alawite sect to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs.
Zabadani has been under siege from pro-government forces backed by the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah.
However, the two towns of Kefraya and Fuaa, in the northern province of Idlib, have been under siege from Sunni rebels.
The families from Kefraya and Fuaa are being taken to Turkey from where they will go to Lebanon.
The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said the Lebanese Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the UN were all involved in the operation.
Monday's evacuations are the latest in a series of similar moves:
Zabadani is the last major rebel stronghold along the Lebanese border. Rebel fighters had been holding on, but faced almost certain defeat.
Localised ceasefires were at one point were proposed as one of the few ways out of the bloodshed and stalemate.
However, they have failed to build any real momentum, correspondents say.
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Dozens of Syrian rebel fighters are being evacuated from the village of Zabadani near the Lebanese border under a UN-brokered deal.
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Lee, 22, moved into the top 10 of the Race to Dubai after his Monday win at Genzon Golf Club, which was hit by rain and electrical storms during the event.
Lee finished on 16-under, two shots clear of South Africa's Brandon Stone and Joost Luiten of the Netherlands.
Overnight co-leaders Lee Slattery of England and France's Alexander Levy finished three shots behind Lee.
Just one shot separated the top six going into Monday morning - which was itself delayed by fog - when 23 players returned to complete their rounds after Sunday's play was stopped due to bad light.
Lee made the decisive move when he birdied the 16th and then eagled the 17th to secure victory in just his sixth European Tour start.
Lee was glad to banish the memory of his near miss at the Maybank Championship Malaysia in February, when he double-bogeyed two of the last three holes to finish two shots behind Marcus Fraser.
"Yesterday I was really, really nervous. But we have a lot of break time and then this morning I felt really comfortable," he said.
Slattery, from Liverpool, bogeyed the 15th and could not pick up any shots on the closing three holes - unlike American Bubba Watson, who made three birdies in the last four holes to sign for a 66 and finish tied eighth.
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South Korea's Soomin Lee claimed his first European Tour title at China's weather-delayed Shenzhen International.
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Koke drove in the opening goal from 12 yards after Fernando Torres' shot had been blocked.
Former Blackburn Rovers forward Ruben Rochina hit the post for Granada before half-time, but Torres then ran on to Koke's pass to double Atletico's lead.
Substitute Angel Correa sprinted on to Saul's flick to slot in a late third for Diego Simeone's side.
Atletico moved on to 76 points alongside Barcelona, who lost 2-1 at home to Valencia later on Sunday; Granada remain one point above the relegation zone.
Simeone's team secured a first clean sheet in four La Liga matches, meaning they remain on course to beat the all-time competition record for the fewest goals conceded in a season.
Atletico have let in 16 league goals this season; the record low is 18, achieved by Deportivo La Coruna in 1993-94.
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Atletico Madrid moved level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona thanks to a comfortable win over Granada.
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Joshua Tyler from Sheffield was driving a red Peugeot Speedfighter moped along Mansfield Road from Swallownest near Rotherham at about 22:20 BST on Friday, when the crash happened.
South Yorkshire Police said the moped and a blue Citroen C3 were in collision near the junction with Florence Avenue.
Joshua sustained fatal injuries.
Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision.
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A 16-year-old boy who died when the moped he was riding collided with a car in South Yorkshire has been named.
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Gianfranco Rosi's harrowing movie depicts life on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
The best director award went to Mia Hansen-Love for Things to Come.
Majd Mastoura won best actor for his role in Inhebbek Hedi, while Trine Dyrholm took best actress for her part in the movie, Kollektivet.
Accepting the award for Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare) from the jury led by American actress Meryl Streep, Rosi said: "I hope to bring awareness. It's not acceptable that people die crossing the sea to escape from tragedies."
The movie contrasts the ordeal of migrants as they make the sea crossing to Europe with the everyday life of the people of Lampedusa, to whom Rosi dedicated the film.
Streep said: "It's a daring hybrid of captured footage and deliberate storytelling that allows us to consider what documentary can do. It is urgent, imaginative and necessary filmmaking."
The French film Things to Come stars Isabelle Huppert as a teacher coping with the death of her mother and disintegration of her marriage.
Tunisian Majd Mastoura's best actor award was for his role in a love story following the Arab Spring, while Denmark's Trine Dyrholm plays a wronged wife in Kollektivet (The Commune).
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Death in Sarajevo and its director Danis Tanovic.
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Fire at Sea, a documentary about Europe's migrant crisis, has won the Golden Bear award for best movie at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Footage of the incident shows the bird on the A170 near Helmsley in the early hours of 30 November.
The officer can be seen approaching the owl and gently coaxing it into eventually flying away.
The video has prompted speculation from ornithologists as to the animal's unusual behaviour.
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Dr Tim Mellings, from the RSPB, said: "My first impression is that this is not normal behaviour.
"Any bird which sits in the middle of the road like that and allows somebody to walk right up to it is not behaving normally and is unlikely to live long as it's a target for predators.
"The most likely explanation is that a previous car has clipped the bird and left it stunned.
"If it was a perfectly healthy owl it would not have been sitting in the middle of the road; owls come down to the ground to catch prey and the rest of the time they are off the ground where they are safe."
Laurence Whitaker, of the BBC's Winterwatch, said the bird could have been startled by the vehicle's headlights.
"A lot of barn owls will use these roads to hunt and sadly a lot of them do get run over," he said.
"I think the one in the was probably startled by the headlights, sort of like a rabbit in the headlights, and didn't want to move anywhere."
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The proposals for a former industrial site in the Cathays area include a social science research park and an entrepreneurship centre.
The other buildings would host research on semiconductor technology and turning academic work to practical uses.
Last month the university moved back into the top 125 of world universities.
The university said it aims to put innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of its strategy to be an "engine for future prosperity, health and growth in Wales, the UK and the wider world".
The innovation centre would offer advice to local firms as well as business "spin-outs" from the university itself, while the semiconductor research institute would test the technology "in realistic environments", college officials added.
The social science research park would be the first in the world, the university said, and would provide an environment for "creating, sharing and applying new knowledge".
Practical "real-world applications" for society, healthcare, culture and the economy would be the focus of a research facility for academic research, according to the university's leaders.
"What we're going to do is come up with a new way of doing innovation," Prof Riordan told BBC Radio Wales.
"We want to orientate the university and all of its capacity towards innovation in a way that I don't think has been done before."
The university, which has 28,000 students, is a member of the Russell Group of UK universities.
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Cardiff University is unveiling £300m plans for four new research centres in the city focused on innovation and building the Welsh economy.
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Det Sgt Trevor Gray, 47, of Watnall, near Nottingham, was found guilty of attacking the 43-year-old in July 2011 while off duty.
The jury took two hours to return its guilty verdict at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday.
Gray, who had denied charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault, was jailed for eight years.
The court heard Gray had attacked the woman after the pair had been out for drinks in Nottingham city centre the same night after meeting through mutual friends.
The detective forced the security chain on the front door of the victim's house, made his way upstairs and attacked her as she slept while her child was asleep in a nearby room.
He had claimed the sex was consensual.
Judge John Wait said: "These are grave offences. You forced an entry into a home where your victim and her child were entitled to feel safe.
"You took advantage of her intoxication to rape her. She felt - and was - violated in her own home."
Gray was jailed for eight years for rape, six years for attempted rape and four for sexual assault, to run concurrently.
Det Ch Insp Mick Windmill-Jones, from Nottinghamshire Police's professional standards directorate, said: "We expect our officers and staff to act with the very highest standards of behaviour, integrity and professionalism - on or off duty.
"When they fail to display these qualities and commit a criminal offence, they can expect, like any other member of society, to be arrested, charged and prosecuted in a court of law.
"In this case Trevor Gray's actions go against everything the role of a police officer stands for, which is ultimately to protect innocent people and keep them safe."
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A white Vivaro van and silver Peugeot 206 collided on the A465 near Abergavenny at 07:00 BST on Thursday.
A 61-year-old man was taken to University Hospital Wales, Cardiff.
Gwent Police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Cwmbran, Torfaen, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail.
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A man has been arrested following a crash in Monmouthshire which left a person with life-threatening injuries.
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The 47-year-old, who previously worked in the club's academy system, will oversee all aspects of the professional game at Hove.
"We believe Keith's extensive experience will drive improvements," said chief executive Zac Toumazi.
"His commitment and calm approach makes him the perfect candidate for this role, which will focus on the implementation of the Sussex strategy."
Greenfield, who played 78 first-class and 160 List A matches for Sussex between 1987 and 1999, will be responsible for reviewing the quality of coaching at the club as well as reaching objectives in participation and community cricket.
On-field performances will remain the responsibility of head coach Mark Davis, who will report to Greenfield.
Carl Hopkinson, who has been a coach at the club since retiring in 2009, will now assume the role of academy director while continuing to work with the first team as a specialist fielding coach.
"We are also thrilled to see Carl taking over from Keith to build on the excellent work he has done with the academy," added Toumazi.
"He can now bring his own style and expertise to help develop the next generation of Sussex's players."
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The boot went viral after a Reddit user posted a picture showing the shoe's tread and its swastika imprints.
Conal International Trading Co, the City of Industry company that manufactures the boot, has since issued a public apology and pulled the shoe.
The company said it was "no way intentional" and an "obvious mistake" made by manufacturers in China.
"We will not be selling any of our boots with the misprint to anyone," the company said in a statement.
"We would never create a design to promote hate. We don't promote hate at our company."
The Reddit user's post has been viewed more than two million times, sending social media into a flurry.
"There was an angle I didn't get to see when ordering my new work boots," the Reddit user wrote.
"The soles don't look that much like swastikas, but the prints are unmistakable," a Reddit user wrote. "And whoever made the soles would have understood that."
Amazon, where the Polar Fox military combat boots were sold before the company pulled the listing, was inundated with reviews cracking Nazi jokes, calling the boot "heily recommended" and rating the pair a "nein out of 10".
Another Amazon user quipped: "Good for marching into Poland, but not so good for much else".
The listing was removed from Amazon on Thursday.
The boots also gained the attention of the popular neo-Nazi website, Daily Stormer, where they were called a "must have", the Washington Post reported.
German weekly magazine Stern also pointed out the boot's name, Polar Fox, shares a name with a World War Two military operation.
Polarfuchs, or Polar Fox, was an operation in which German and Finnish soldiers captured Salla, Finland from the Soviet Union.
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The militants launched the attack with suicide bombings at the town's checkpoints, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group.
It said the capture of the town links IS-held Palmyra with the Qalamun area.
Separately, the US launched its first drone strike against IS from Turkey.
A Pentagon spokesman did not give any further details about the strike, which reportedly took place on Monday.
Turkey last month said it would allow US aircraft to use its southern Incirlik airbase to attack IS in Syria, potentially speeding up air strikes against the militants.
Al-Qaryatain was captured in the militants' first major offensive since May, when they seized the historic town of Palmyra, famed for its Roman-style ruins.
The town is thought to have a mixed population of around 40,000 people, including Sunni Muslims and Christians, as well as thousands of people who have fled fighting elsewhere in the country.
According to the SOHR, the capture of the town could help IS move fighters and material between Palmyra and territory that it controls in Qalamun, to the west.
Scores of pro-government and IS fighters are said to have been killed in the battle for the town.
More than 230,000 Syrians have died in the civil war, which began after anti-government protests in March 2011.
Rebel groups that were originally fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad have also been battling each other in an increasingly complex and bloody conflict.
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England international Livermore, 25, will find out his punishment at a hearing at the end of the month.
The Football Association could ban the player for two years.
"Unfortunately he lost his baby just after the FA Cup final last year," Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside.
"Jake has kept all of the problems that he had to himself. All footballers think they are macho-men but they have problems like everybody else.
"He has got to serve his punishment because he has done wrong and there is no disputing that, but there are obviously some circumstances that make you see he has been in a dark place for a long, long time. There's no question it was a mitigating factor.
"He has been seeking help and been seeing some good people so we hope there will be a positive outcome at the end of the month."
Livermore joined Hull from Spurs in August 2014 after a successful season-long loan with the club.
He made 35 league appearances last season as the Tigers were relegated to the Championship.
Bruce added: "I think he expects to be punished and that's only too right, but then we have to look at the bigger picture and try and help the lad if we possibly can.
"People think because they are professional footballers they've got the world; they have problems just like everybody else does. Unfortunately with Jake he's had problems and possibly didn't seek the help that he needed at the time."
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Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore was in "a dark place" when he tested positive for cocaine after the death of his newborn child in May 2014, Tigers boss Steve Bruce has said.
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Paul LePage told local radio he was considering "all options" when asked if he would complete his term as governor.
Mr LePage told reporters last week he would challenge Democratic lawmaker Drew Gattine to a duel and point a gun "right between his eyes."
He thought Mr Gattine had called him a racist for his remarks linking ethnic minorities to the drugs trade.
Mr Gattine denies accusing the governor of racism.
The row began following a town hall meeting in North Berwick, where LePage said he had collected a binder of photographs of drug dealers arrested in the state. He said they showed that 90% were "black and Hispanic people from Waterbury, Connecticut; the Bronx; and Brooklyn.'"
In the voicemail, he referred to the Democratic representative using a gay slur, and told him "I am after you."
Speaking to WVOM-FM radio, Mr LePage apologised to the public for the tirade, and said it was "unacceptable and totally my fault."
He said he planned to meet Mr Gattine and make amends, and will meet with friends and advisors before deciding his next course of action.
However, he declined to say whether he would finish his term, which ends in 2018. He said he still has the energy to tackle his policy issues, but if he has "lost my ability to convince the Maine people that's what we need ... maybe it is the time to move on.''
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Maine's Republican governor has apologised for leaving an obscenity-laden voicemail for a rival politician.
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Well thankfully you don't have to wait for too much longer for Strictly to be back.
The first set of stars for this years competition - series 15! - will be announced on Monday.
We want to know who you'd like to see step in to the Strictly ballroom.
This chat page is now closed, thanks for your comments
Comments;
I want hacker t dog because he is funny and fire cute and can dance very well.
Jahed, 12, Luton
I would love to see JK Rowling on Strictly as she has an amazing imagination which would help her create a wonderful dance! All the Harry Potter cast would be wonderful!
Alara, London
I would love Emma Watson to be on Strictly, because I think she would be good at dancing and I love all things Harry Potter!
Grace, 10, Ormskirk
This year I am wanting Harry Hill on the show because I think he is quick witted and funny.
Barny, 10, Manchester
I would like to see Lauren from CBBC HQ on strictly come dancing.
Lauren, 9, Essex
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Are you looking forward to the return of sequins, samba, and shimmying?
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Scotia Gas Networks (SGN), has pumped out more than 2,000 litres of water from its pipes in Scone, but has yet to locate the source of the flood.
SGN described the incident as a "challenging emergency".
It said engineers from across Scotland had been drafted in to help with the operation.
The engineers have been visiting properties in the village to switch off gas supplies at the meter.
SGN said in a statement: "Customers can come and visit us at our incident van which is parked at the Scone Old Parish Church, Burnside.
"Our senior engineering team is also continuing to investigate where water is getting into our network.
"In the meantime, we are using specialist equipment and tankers to remove the water which has already made its way into our pipes.
"This is a challenging emergency for everyone concerned, and we'd like to assure you that we are working very hard to resolve the situation while keeping you informed about what's happening."
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About 1,300 properties in a Perthshire village are without gas while engineers investigate flooding in the gas network.
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Campaigners in Willersey near Chipping Campden claim the diocese has failed to keep them informed about the proposals.
The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek said she had been sent rotten food and "not particularly pleasant" emails.
She denied the diocese had "covered up" its plans to sell 35 acres of land for development.
Bishop Treweek attended a public meeting about the plans on Tuesday evening.
Angry campaigners claim the proposals could eventually lead to 450 new houses being built, which would more than double the size of the village.
Resident Phillip Ord said: "The bishop won't come clean and say who is going to take the final decision... I'm not very optimistic about it."
Bishop Treweek said it was "quite unusual" for a bishop to turn up to such a public meeting but she "felt it was important" for people to realise she was being "transparent and honest".
She said it was "incredibly sad and very disappointing" that the diocese had been accused of a cover up.
"Things have not been good in the communication process but to suggest anyone's been underhand or I'm not coming clean is just untrue," she said.
She said she had received "a couple of parcels of food with anonymous notes attached which might have been well intended", but had gone rotten by the time they arrived.
She added that no deal had yet been signed with a developer and she did not want to "overhouse" the village.
"I will take away everything I have heard and feed it back to the board of finance, and we will come to a conclusion about where we go next," she said.
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The Bishop of Gloucester said she has received hate mail over plans for the Gloucester Diocese to sell off land in a Cotswold village for housing.
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Many countries already have a national bird symbol and although many think the Robin is Britain's, the UK doesn't actually have one.
The US has the Bald Eagle, New Zealand has the Kiwi and India has the Peacock.
The idea to search for Britain's national bird came from bird blogger and birdwatcher David Lindo.
The winning bird will be announced next month.
Check out what kids thought who should win.
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Tens of thousands of people have been voting for what they think is the best bird in Britain.
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Daniel McConnell leapt from bed after the smash in Brisbane, Queensland, in the early hours of Thursday.
He said he followed the driver, who fled the scene, before giving police directions to apprehend him.
"I was just chasing him in me jocks," Mr McConnell said in a TV interview viewed millions of times online.
He said his wife first heard the crash at the neighbouring fish and chip shop, which is run by his friend's mother.
"I come outside in me jocks, and I've seen old mate… and I said, 'oi, what are you doing there mate, you gotta wait here,' and he's like, 'nah, nah, I fell asleep behind the wheel,'" Mr McConnell told Australia's Nine Network.
"He just started taking off, so I've run inside, jumped in me little purple car, and started chasing him up the street.
"He went down a side street, and I told the coppers he went down a side street, and they went and got him."
Mr McConnell has been widely praised on social media for his actions and colourful turns of phrase.
Some even suggested he be given a bravery award, or promote an underwear brand.
One Nine presenter dubbed Mr McConnell "Australian of the year" at the end of the interview.
Another asked him: "You know all good superheroes wear their underwear on the outside?"
Mr McConnell replied: "Yeah, but I had nothing on but me jocks."
A 35-year-old man has been charged with unlicensed driving and is expected to appear at Brisbane Magistrates' Court on January 31.
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An Australian man has shot to fame after telling how - dressed only in his underwear - he chased a driver who crashed into a shop.
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The props, which had been left in a wardrobe at his family home, were synonymous with Cole's character, wheeler-dealer Arthur Daley.
Cole, who died in Reading in 2015, played the salesman on the ITV series between 1979 and 1994.
The coat and hat were sold on Thursday by Special Auction Services in Newbury.
The auction house said it was delighted with the final price, which was around 10 times higher than the £800 - £1,200 estimate.
It said the hammer price was £10,000, which increases to £11,500 with the buyer's premium.
Cole's widow, Penelope, said the items had been left in a wardrobe at their house near Henley-on-Thames for "some years".
"There are people of a certain age who grew up watching Minder with their parents and to whom these items will mean a great deal," she said.
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A camel hair coat and trilby worn by actor George Cole in popular comedy-drama Minder fetched 11,500 'nicker' at auction.
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The majority of the crimes reported were physical sex assaults, including eight several alleged rapes.
Most of these homes look after people aged 65 and over.
The figures were obtained after the BBC submitted Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests to all UK police forces.
About 80% of forces replied and the figures show there were more than 2,000 reported sex crimes in UK care homes.
Some of the suspected victims lacked mental capacity and had dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
The data does not identify the alleged perpetrators but experts say they can be care home employees or other residents.
There are more than 450 nursing and residential homes in Northern Ireland, providing places for up to 16,000 elderly people.
Linda Robinson, chief executive of Age NI, told Good Morning Ulster it was important that "people feel safe to report" cases of abuse.
"It is 70 people too many that have been the subject of abuse," she said.
"The other side of that coin is there are 70 people who have been courageous and come forward, their families have come forward.
"There has been a process put in place to keep those individuals safe. We need to enable people to be able to report safely in their own environment."
You can hear more on File on 4: The Last Taboo on BBC Radio 4 at 20:00 BST on Tuesday.
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More than 70 alleged sex offences in NI adult care, nursing and residential homes have been reported to the PSNI over the last three years, the BBC can reveal.
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Clubb, 30, had an operation on 5 May after a complication with the organ and last played on 6 April.
But he has been named in the Wigan squad as they host Widnes on Sunday.
"Having a serious operation and losing a major organ and coming back, it is all credit to him," Wane said.
"It has been tough for the physios to try and stop him throwing his body in during training because he is full-on in everything he does."
A kink in the tube connecting to Clubb's kidney killed the organ off, leaving its removal as the best option.
He said in April that the pain was starting to affect his rugby and he was "glad" the decision to operate had been taken.
"It is so good for him and his family to be back and there will be no-one prouder than me to see him on Sunday," Wane said.
Clubb is set to return with Wigan eighth in the table looking to strengthen their grasp on a Super 8 place against 11th-placed Widnes.
"I am just trying to assess how long he can play," Wane said.
"He has not played for a long time but is fit ready to go. He might only play half an hour but it is just about picking a bench that can last for the minutes he can't."
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Wigan Warriors coach Shaun Wane says there will be "no-one prouder" than him when prop Tony Clubb returns this weekend, less than two months after having a kidney removed.
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Gwent Police said it was searching for 37-year-old Paul Michael Price, from Liverpool, in October.
The force said on Monday he had been arrested on suspicion of theft and was in custody.
The trailer was stolen from Burton's Foods on Ty Coch Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen, on 17 June last year.
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A man who was wanted in connection with the theft of a trailer containing £20,000 worth of biscuits has been arrested.
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Paul Scott, 63, of Wickenfields, Ware, arranged for groups of men to visit a house to rape a young boy on many occasions.
Judge Stuart Bridge told him Luton Crown Court had heard an account that was "depraved and harrowing".
He said: "You were cold, callous and calculating."
Judge Bridge added: "Some of the men involved finally told you it had to stop and called you a monster. They were absolutely right."
The boy told investigators he had been given something to make him sleepy before the abuse took place.
Scott had pleaded not guilty to seven charges involving the rape of a child under 13. He was found guilty of six of them after a trial in October.
He pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Marion Smullen, for the defence, said Scott had been on remand at HMP Bedford when riots broke out, and his wing had been targeted by rioters.
She told the court: "Obviously he is going to prison for a very lengthy time and it will not be a soft option for him."
During the trial the jury heard the offences spanned a number of years, possibly as many as three, ending in 2009.
They came to light when the boy made a complaint earlier this year.
After the case, Det Sgt Colin Nelson said Scott "showed no remorse for this horrific and vile sex abuse".
Scott had been jailed in 2011 to three years and nine months in prison for making, possessing and distributing images of child abuse.
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Construction expert Barry Woodman said the same arrangement was in place if the motorway came in under budget.
He told the Newport hearing it would be a "50/50 split" between the Welsh Government and construction firms.
The Welsh Government wants to build a six-lane motorway south of Newport as the M4 is "not fit for purpose".
Until the deal is approved, companies involved are being paid an hourly rate, Mr Woodman said.
If the scheme gets the go-ahead, a budget figure will be set.
Mr Woodman also said the project presented "a real opportunity for training and development of apprentices".
The inquiry is due to last five months and will examine the plan and alternatives as the Welsh Government wants to relieve congestion on the current M4 around the Brynglas tunnels.
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Any overspend on the proposed £1.1bn M4 relief road around Newport would be split between public and private bodies, an inquiry heard on Friday.
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One of the four called the decision "unacceptable" and said they were considering taking the matter to court.
The mayor of Gennevilliers said the instructors' refusal to eat or drink amounted to breach of contract and put the children's safety at risk.
Equal rights campaigners say fasting is a matter of individual freedom.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris reports that some companies have found a decline in productivity during Ramadan but in most cases employees are quite capable of performing their work.
The Gennevilliers authorities did not have an issue with the way the camp was run until administrators sat down to lunch and noticed that four sports instructors were abstaining.
In the holy month of Ramadan Muslims are expected to fast from dawn until sunset.
One of the suspended instructors said it was "unfair and unacceptable", the French news agency AFP reports. The instructor, named only as Samir, said: "You can't force someone to eat - you can't prove that missing a meal deprives you of some of your faculties."
Explaining its decision, the council said that three years ago a child was seriously injured in a road accident while travelling in a vehicle driven by a female instructor who was not eating.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith said it would support the instructors in their dispute with the council.
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A local council near Paris has suspended four sports instructors for observing the Ramadan fast while in charge of children at a summer camp.
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US-based Getty argues that changes to Google's picture search promote piracy and give the tech giant unfair advantages in traffic and advertising.
Google already faces charges over breaching EU competition laws.
The company has in the past dismissed allegations it has used its dominant position to stifle competition.
Getty Images says Google is displaying pictures in its search results that takes away traffic that would otherwise go to Getty's own website.
The photo agency argues that because image consumption is immediate, once an image is displayed in large format by Google, there is little reason for the users to continue to the original source site of a given picture they are viewing.
"These changes have allowed Google to reinforce its role as the internet's dominant search engine, maintaining monopoly over site traffic, engagement data and advertising spend," Getty said in a press release.
"This has also promoted piracy, resulting in widespread copyright infringement, turning users into accidental pirates."
Getty said it represented more than 200,000 photo journalists, content creators and artists worldwide who depend on being paid for their work.
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Photo agency Getty Images says it will file a competition lawsuit with the EU against Google, adding to a long list of European cases against the company.
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The 18-month-old boy remains critically ill in hospital after sustaining a serious head injury on Friday evening in the Hartcliffe area of Bristol.
Jordan Walters, 24, of Bishport Avenue, entered his plea at Bristol Magistrates' Court.
His partner Emma Horseman, 23, did not enter a plea to a charge of aiding or abetting Walters to commit the offence.
Both were remanded in custody to appear at crown court on 18 July.
District Judge Jim Astle imposed a reporting restriction on naming the victim.
The boy's parents were at court but did not attend the hearing.
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A man has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm after a toddler was shot in the head with an air rifle.
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In the Men's Hockey League Final, Gareth Furlong scored twice as Surbiton found the net three times in eight minutes to tie 3-3 with Wimbledon.
David Beckett then scored the final penalty to beat the defending champions 3-2 in the shoot-out.
Surbiton's women's team won their fourth consecutive title with a 3-1 victory over Holcombe.
Find out how to get into hockey with our special guide.
Eleanor Watton pulled a goal back from a penalty corner for Holcombe after Giselle Ansley and Rebecca Middleton had put Surbiton 2-0 up, but Naomi Evans' late goal secured the victory.
Meanwhile, Canterbury's men's team retained their place in the top flight with a 7-2 win over Sevenoaks, while Buckingham's women were promoted to the top tier with a 4-3 win against Wimbledon.
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People could face up to five years in prison if found guilty.
The bill was drafted in part as a response to the phrase "Polish death camps" which often appears in the foreign media as a shortcut term.
In such cases, the state could pursue civil action and claim compensation.
The bill would make it illegal to say that Poland "took part, organised or was co-responsible for the crimes of the Third Reich".
Millions of people, mostly Jews, from across Europe were killed in six German-run extermination camps on Polish soil.
Further Holocaust atrocities were committed in concentration camps and ghettos in Poland.
The country was occupied by the Nazis between 1939 and 1945. Ninety percent of Poland's pre-war Jewish population were murdered.
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When the current Polish governing party, Law and Justice, was still in opposition it introduced a similar bill to parliament in 2013. However, that bill was rejected on the first reading.
In 2012, the White House said US president Barack Obama "misspoke" at a public event when he referred to "Polish death camps".
A spokesperson for Poland's Ministry of Justice told journalists that Mr Obama would not be prosecuted under the law as it would cause a diplomatic scandal.
However, he said, the ministry wanted to make sure this did not happen again.
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Clermont flanker Damien Chouly is included in the extended squad in place of Toulon back-rower Charles Ollivon.
Castres scrum-half Antoine Dupont and Brive back-rower Fabien Sanconnie retain their places after making debuts in the 18-40 win against Italy.
Meanwhile, Toulon prop Xavier Chiocci has also dropped out of the squad ahead of the visit of Rob Howley's side.
Forwards: Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Rabah Slimani (Stade Français), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Eddy Ben Arous (Racing 92), Mohamed Boughanmi (La Rochelle), Camille Chat (Racing 92), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Christopher Tolofua (Toulouse), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Sébastien Vahaamahina (Clermont), Julien Le Devedec (Brive), Paul Jedrasiak (Clermont), Damien Chouly (Clermont), Louis Picamoles (Northampton/ENG), Bernard le Roux (Racing 92), Kevin Gourdon (La Rochelle), Fabien Sanconnie (Brive).
Backs: Antoine Dupont (Castres), Baptiste Serin (Bordeaux-Bègles), Camille Lopez (Clermont), François Trinh-Duc (Toulon), Rémi Lamerat (Clermont), Gaël Fickou (Toulouse), Henry Chavancy (Racing 92), Jonathan Danty (Stade Français), Virimi Vakatawa (FFR), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Scott Spedding (Clermont), Brice Dulin (Racing 92), Djibril Camara (Stade Français).
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The 34-year-old former Gloucestershire captain capped a disappointing first year at New Road when he suffered the injury during fielding practice prior to the away game at Durham.
It was expected to heal without any need for an operation.
But a later x-ray revealed slight damage to the cartilage in the joint.
That left him unable to flex the joint, and he has now had a plastic joint fitted into his left index finger.
His recovery is expected to take up to 12 weeks, and he may have to field with protective taping next season, but he should be comfortably in time for the 2016 campaign.
Gidman, who was signed from Gloucestershire on a two-year deal, scored just 440 runs in 13 County Championship matches for Worcestershire in 2015 at an average of 24.44.
That was well short of his first-class average of 36.31. He also made one appearance in both the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast.
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Attackers on motorcycles blew themselves up outside two police buildings, say witnesses.
A government minister blamed Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram in an address on state TV, Reuters news agency reports.
The group has not said if it was behind the attack.
But it has often carried out suicide bomb attacks during its six-year insurgency in neighbouring Nigeria.
Boko Haram had "made a mistake targeting Chad", and would be "neutralised", said Communications Minister Hassan Sylla Bakari, quoted by Reuters, adding that four of the attackers had been killed.
Chadian forces have played a key role in helping Nigeria battle the jihadist group, and the headquarters of a regional force is being set up in N'Djamena.
The group has never targeted N'Djamena before, but this attack should not come as a huge surprise given Chad's role in fighting the insurgency, reports the BBC's Will Ross from Lagos.
Boko Haram gunmen have previously been active around Lake Chad close to the Nigerian border.
Video statements from the Islamist group have previously criticised and taunted Chadian President Idriss Deby.
The Nigerian army has begun moving its headquarters from the capital Abuja to Maiduguri, the capital of the north-eastern Borno state at the heart of the insurgency.
Boko Haram has lost most of the territory it had controlled following the regional offensive.
But it has continued to stage deadly attacks in Nigeria.
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The seasonally adjusted figure is at its lowest level since a year after German reunification in 1990.
The head of the Federal Labour Office, Frank-Juergen Weise, said strong consumer consumption was helping to drive the downward trend.
A recent survey showed Germans are feeling more optimistic than at any point since October 2001.
The chief economist at the government-owned KfW Development Bank, Joerg Zeuner, said demand for staff was rising in almost every sector, although it was weaker in manufacturing.
Private consumption has overtaken exports as the main impetus behind Germany's growth.
The government is hoping household spending will help the economy to expand by 1.8% this year, but economists at Deutsche Bank have lowered their forecast to 1.6%, because of weaker-than-expected first-quarter growth.
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Germany's jobless rate has fallen by 6,000 to 2.78 million, as Europe's biggest economy continues to recover.
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The 11-year-old knocked on Lee Kilburn's door in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in July 2014 and ran away as part of a prank with friends.
But the 45-year-old chased her, grabbed her hair and dragged her to the ground before punching her twice in the face.
His one-year jail sentence was overturned at London's Appeal Court.
The girl had to undergo surgery to correct a deviated septum in her nose because of the attack, the court heard.
Kilburn, of Union Road, was imprisoned for a year at Bolton Crown Court in June after pleading guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.
But three senior judges ruled he was punished too harshly and handed him a nine-month suspended sentence.
On the evening of the attack, the court heard, Kilburn had been informed his partner had terminal cancer and had been given just months to live by doctors.
Judge David Aubrey QC said: "He was operating under great stress. He was of good character, acting out of character and through a loss of self-control due to extraordinary stress."
Pointing to those "exceptional circumstances", he allowed Kilburn's appeal and release.
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A man who punched a girl has been freed from jail because he was "under great stress" as his partner was terminally ill at the time.
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Newcastle City Council refused planning permission to the development near Kenton School in September 2014.
McDonald's had launched an appeal but has now withdrawn it after the council changed its planning policy.
Hundreds opposed the restaurant saying it would encourage children from the school to eat unhealthily.
A McDonald's spokeswoman said the firm was made aware the authority had amended its policy to take into consideration the proximity of certain businesses to schools, meaning the plans no longer adhered to planning guidelines.
"We have withdrawn our appeal as a direct consequence. We are genuinely disappointed and frustrated by this development at such a late stage," she said.
The company claimed the new restaurant would have created about 70 jobs and made a "positive contribution" to the area.
Campaigners said they were delighted the plans were at an end.
Jocasta Williams told BBC Newcastle: "We always thought it was a really long shot, they are a multi-national company, we just had a group of committed people that were prepared to give up their own time and a small amount of money.
"We always doubted we could do it but we have, we kept on fighting."
Newcastle City Council welcomed McDonald's decision and said a Planning Inspection scheduled for Tuesday would not now go ahead.
A city council spokesman said: "Newcastle is a city which welcomes business and investment. We will always work constructively with big business to find solutions that work for them to bring jobs and growth.
"But we must also always strike the right balance to ensure that investments are in the best interests of our local residents."
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Fast-food chain McDonald's has dropped its appeal against a decision to reject plans for a new restaurant in Newcastle.
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Dr Daly, who was a bishop for almost 20 years, said there needed to be a place in the modern Catholic church for a married priesthood.
He also said that many young men who considered joining the priesthood turned away because of the rule.
Dr Daly, 77, addressed the controversial issue in a new book about his life in the church, A Troubled See.
The former Bishop worked in Derry at the height of the troubles.
A photograph, showing the then priest waving a white handkerchief on Bloody Sunday, has become one of the most enduring images of the troubles.
Speaking on BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, Bishop Daly said allowing clergymen to marry would ease the church's problems.
"There will always be a place in the church for a celibate priesthood, but there should also be a place for a married priesthood in the church," he said.
"I think priests should have the freedom to marry if they wish. It may create a whole new set of problems but I think it's something that should be considered."
Dr Daly said he found it "heartbreaking" during his term as Bishop when priests, or prospective priests, were forced to resign or unable to join the priesthood because of the celibacy rule.
"I'm worried about the decreasing number of priests and the number of older priests. I think it's an issue that needs to be addressed and addressed urgently," he said.
While Dr Daly accepted he might be out of step with current Vatican thinking he said he was "not engaged in a popularity contest".
A spokesman for the Catholic Church said he did not wish to comment on Bishop Daly's remarks.
"Bishop Daly was speaking in a personal capacity," he added.
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The former Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly has called for an end to clerical celibacy.
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The virus is linked to serious birth defects and the 27-year-old's wife is currently pregnant.
"If Jessica were not pregnant right now, assuming I was selected, I would go," he told Cyclingtips.
"But I don't want to take any chances. If anything were to happen, I couldn't live with myself."
USA Cycling is yet to announce its men's squad for the Olympics but confirmed to BBC Sport that Van Garderen had withdrawn from consideration.
Brazilian authorities say there will be no risk to athletes and spectators, except pregnant women, when the Rio Games take place in August.
The infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
The World Health Organization insists the Olympics do not need to be moved or postponed because of the outbreak, despite more than a hundred medical experts signing an open letter saying it would be unethical for the Games to go ahead.
Fiji's Vijay Singh and Australian Marc Leishman have already announced their withdrawal from the golf event in Rio because of worries relating to the mosquito-borne virus.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live on Monday, Great Britain's Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray said he will be seeking medical advice over whether to travel.
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American cyclist Tejay van Garderen says he will not be competing at the Olympics in Rio this summer because of concerns over Zika.
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Almost 8,000 people died from alcohol-related causes between 2005 and 2014, a third of which were aged under 50
An alcohol treatment assessment was recorded for less than a quarter of those deaths even though most deaths are after years of heavy drinking.
Public Health Wales said this was down to "cultural and service barriers".
The report showed out of 7,901 alcohol-related deaths between 2005 and 2014, 94% of people had previously been admitted to hospital or A&E.
Public Health Wales (PHW) is now leading the call for people to recognise when their drinking may be starting to cause a problem - and act by getting help earlier.
Josie Smith, programme and national lead for substance misuse at PHW, said: "We knew anecdotally, and now from the findings of this report, that not enough people are seeking help for their problems with alcohol.
"People may feel that they do not want to seek support to reduce their drinking due to fear of being labelled an alcoholic, or thinking that they may have to stop drinking altogether.
"We need to break down the stigma and talk more openly and earlier to those that can offer help about any concerns."
Ms Smith added the results of the report are "especially pertinent" as Dry January draws to a close and "some people return to their usual alcohol consumption".
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Thousands of high risk drinkers died in Wales without accessing alcohol treatment services despite repeated hospital admission, a report has found.
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The Sunbeam 1,000hp car, driven by Major Henry Segrave, set the record on 29 March 1927 at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Its rear engine is being rebuilt by the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire.
The museum is considering restoring the entire car to full working order.
The vehicle, built at Sunbeam's Wolverhampton factory, was fitted with two V12 Sunbeam Matabele aero engines, each delivering 435 brake horsepower (bhp).
An estimated crowd of 30,000 spectators watched the car, affectionately named 'The Slug', set the world land speed record in 1927 by completing two runs on the flat sand.
On the first run, Major Segrave drove into the sea to slow down after the vehicle skidded in strong winds.
His average top speed of 203.8mph (328km/h) over the two runs made him the first driver ever to break 200mph.
Museum project manager Doug Hill said the engines were found to be nearly complete when they were inspected in 2015.
But he said they were "virtually glued solid" by oil which had been left inside them.
It took experts 18 months to free off and strip the rear engine using heavy detergents and penetrating oils.
Engineer Ian Stanfield said the engines were also "corroding from the inside out" and would have been impossible to repair within ten years.
The museum said the work would be completed later this year, when the engine would be set running in a static frame.
It said it hoped to restore the front engine in due course and make a decision about restoring the entire vehicle.
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An engine which helped to break the 200mph land speed barrier is being restored to mark the event's 90th anniversary.
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Lily the kid became unwell when she was three weeks old and was taken inside to be looked after.
Her owner Rebecca Mineards hopes Lily, who has to wear nappies in the house, will soon be able to return to her mother.
Meanwhile, she is learning to play with the household pups and even wrestling their toys away from them.
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A sickly baby goat being nursed back to health in Northamptonshire has started behaving like the dogs she shares a home with.
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Details released to the Kent Messenger under a Freedom of Information request reveal that, since 2015, 568 motorists were refused a payout.
In the same period, 208 claims were upheld with £46,748 paid out in total.
Kent County Council said the figures reflected its "improved fault reporting and repairs".
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A recent survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance found almost a fifth of UK roads were in "poor" condition, with councils almost £730m short of what was needed to keep the network in "reasonable order".
However, under the Highways Act authorities can dismiss drivers' claims if they can demonstrate the defective road is scheduled for repair "within reasonable time".
Jimmy Webb, workshop manager at Miles Garage in Tunbridge Wells, said between two and four cars a week are brought to him with broken springs caused by potholes.
"Five years ago we would probably do one set of springs a month, one every two months," he said.
"Now when a customer comes in and says they've got a rattle we know that nine times out of 10 it will be a broken spring."
Kent County Council's website warns that the "majority of compensation claims are unsuccessful".
In a statement, a spokesman said it was responsible for maintaining 5,400 miles of road network.
"Our low figures for 'successful' claims reflect a low level of liability because of our improved fault reporting and repairs.
"Councils across the country cannot be held liable for a defect they are not aware of, as set out by government legislation."
He added that once reported, the council aimed to repair potholes within a month.
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Hundreds of pothole compensation claims have been rejected by Kent County Council on the grounds it was planning to repair the roads in the future.
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The Nantucket wooden chair was on the first class promenade deck of the luxury liner when it sank in 1912.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said he was "delighted" with the sale, which highlighted "one of the rarest types of Titanic collectable".
The chair, which is for decorative use only, came with extensive paperwork to prove its provenance.
Mr Aldridge said: "The sale price reflected not only the importance of the deckchair as a relic from the Titanic but also the ongoing interest in the liner 103 years after her demise"
"The winning bidder is a UK-based collector of iconic pieces of history."
The deckchair was picked up by the crew of the Mackay-Bennett which was sent to recover the bodies of the victims after the Titanic sank.
According to the ship's log records, it was one of six or seven taken back to port in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mr Aldridge said it was probably given to French cable ship captain Julien Lemarteleur by a crew member of the Mackay-Bennett, along with the piece of cork from a Titanic lifejacket.
"The in-depth provenance documentation confirms the chain of custody of the deckchair through from Capt Lemarteleur in 1912 through to the present day," he said.
The previous owner, an English Titanic collector, had kept it for 15 years.
About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on 14 April during its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton.
The auction took place at Henry Aldridge and Son in Devizes.
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One of a handful of deckchairs recovered from the Titanic has sold for £85,000 at auction in Wiltshire.
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Sweep your roads? Keep you parks clean and tidy? Run your libraries?
Councils across London are warning they may no longer be able to do those things to the same level if 30% cuts are imposed on them in the Chancellor's spending review later this week.
The Chair of London Councils Jules Pipe says the capital's boroughs are running out of services to cut after seeing their government grant halved in real terms over past five years.
Councils are required by law to provide adult social care and children's services. In London that means the bulk of a council's spending - between 70-80% of its budget - is spent on less than 10% of the population. And if the government ring fences those two areas councils can only cut services in other areas that the majority of council tax payers access.
Mr Pipe explained: "If you ring fence children's social care and adults social care it's virtually everything else that councils do.
The rubbish would still be collected as that's a statutory service. But the streets wouldn't be cleaned so much, leisure centres, parks, all those things that most of the population use."
And if you're paying your council tax, but not getting as much out of it there could be repercussions according to Jules Pipe.
He said: "There's a danger of taxpayers being understandably resentful if all the general day to day services they enjoy, nice parks, clean streets, ends up being undermined and those services get worse because that's the only place councils can take money from."
But the Department for Communities and Local Government says it is right that councils play their part in dealing with the deficit and says they can use their revenue reserves to carry on delivering services.
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Sarah Teale was filming outside a conference on the subject in Nottingham when a man directed a sexual comment towards her.
The East Midlands Today reporter said she was "genuinely shocked" by what the man said.
She said: "It's not banter, it's not funny and no-one should have to put up with it."
In the clip, Teale can be heard explaining: "An online study showed that a shocking 95% of people said they had been harassed, jeered at, or had obscenities shouted at them in the street and a large proportion said they'd also been groped or grabbed inappropriately in public."
Then, as a comment is made, she can be seen pointing ahead and saying: "Yeah, like that."
People took to social media to comment on what happened, with many posting messages of support.
One post from Helen Briggs simply read: "Shameful."
Another from Neil Harrison said: "Name and shame the moronic... sad pathetic creep."
Some said the man's comments were just part of an internet craze, while others thought the video had been staged to make a point.
Sandy Oestreich said: "I think it was planned or staged."
Mickey Sjv Gregory added he thought it was "someone just cashing in on the trend and trying to be funny".
The TV presenter said it was good people were now talking about the issue but said claims the video was staged were "absolute nonsense".
She said: "It's fairly obvious from my reaction that it wasn't staged.
"If it is a craze it doesn't make it any less offensive."
National press, including the Independent and New Statesman, covered the story, which was also featured on Australian TV.
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A BBC TV reporter was harassed in the street while filming a report about street harassment.
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Londoner Waters, 30, who beat world champion Laura Massaro in the quarter-finals, lost 11-6 11-9 9-11 11-5 to third seed Raneem el Weleily in Cairo.
Meanwhile, world number one Nicol David reached her eighth world final after coming back from two games to one down to defeat Egypt's Omneya Kawy.
The Malaysian, 31, will face Weleily, who is in her first final, on Saturday.
After rallying to win 11-9 9-11 8-11 11-5 11-5, David said: "I played with more purpose with my shots and she attempted a few things which were out of reach, and made a few unforced errors."
Weleily, who will play the final in front of her home crowd, said: "Somehow I have to handle it as if it were just another match."
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English fifth seed Alison Waters was beaten in the semi-finals of the Women's World Squash Championship.
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A group of teenagers made the find behind a row of shops in the town of Humpty Doo on Sunday.
The heads belonged to saltwater crocodiles, a protected species in Australia's Northern Territory.
There is a lucrative trade in the area for crocodile skins, many of which go to make handbags and shoes.
Anyone found guilty of killing protected wildlife can face a fine of up to A$76,500 (£36,000; $56,000) or five years in jail.
"There was quite a bad smell and maggots around everywhere," Tommy Nichols, a senior wildlife ranger specialising in crocodile management, told ABC.
"A lot of people keep some strange things in freezers."
Saltwater crocodiles, the largest of the species, can grow up to 7m (23ft) in length and weigh up to a tonne.
There are believed to be up to 200,000 saltwater crocodiles in the wild in Australia, where they were made a protected species in 1970.
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Police in Australia are investigating how up to 70 crocodile heads ended up in a freezer dumped near the city of Darwin.
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Ben Staff, 35, resigned from Norfolk Police in 2008 but used his connections to gain his victims' trust, Norwich Crown Court heard.
He then used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Sentencing Staff, Judge Mark Dennis QC described his actions as "thoroughly dishonest conduct".
Staff, of Lucas Court, Norwich, bought cars and holidays, renovated his home and paid for his wedding.
The court heard how he directed payments intended for his building and development companies into his personal accounts, gave creditors cheques that bounced and fraudulently claimed VAT refunds.
Staff was found guilty of eight fraud-related charges at two previous trials.
His wife, Catriona Staff, 33, also a police officer, was also charged in both trials but cleared on all counts.
She now faces internal disciplinary procedures.
Judge Dennis said Staff had "continually fobbed people off".
"You were dealing with honest and hardworking individuals who were acting in the same difficult financial climate that you faced," he told him.
"You slipped into a selfish habit of dishonesty which became your default position."
David Wilson, prosecuting, said it was "sophisticated" fraud and that Staff attempted to blame professionals such as accountants.
Judge Dennis disqualified Staff from holding a directorship for 10 years. A proceeds of crime hearing will take place at a later date.
Amiot Vollenweider, mitigating, told Judge Dennis that prison would be "tougher" for former police officer Staff than for most people.
The judge said: "A former policeman should have known better."
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A former police officer who conned business associates and the taxman out of £1m has been jailed for four and a half years.
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The Northern Ireland Executive's voluntary exit scheme opened in 2015.
The spending watchdog has reported that 4,383 posts were axed in year one, with more than half the redundancies within the Civil Service.
While redundancy payments to staff totalled £171m, the report said they will result in annual savings of £155m.
The average cost of compensation ranged from £16,000 in NI Water to £58,000 in Libraries NI.
Auditor General Kieran Donnelly said the Department of Finance ran the scheme "in a way which was consistent with value for money".
However he added that over time "it will be important to demonstrate" savings have been sustained.
Mr Donnelly also said the scheme should be monitored going forward, so as not to have "a negative impact on staff skills, morale and service delivery".
The Northern Ireland Executive intends borrowing up to £700m over four years to reduce the size and cost of the local public sector.
The Audit Office said it was "a significant achievement" to deliver the cuts so quickly.
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Stormont needs to monitor the impact of job cuts on staff morale in the public sector, a report by the NI Audit Office has recommended.
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Gomis, who collapsed three times in 2009, appeared to fall down immediately after Spurs took a sixth-minute lead.
The Frenchman, 29, left the pitch on a stretcher and was taken to hospital.
Swansea confirmed Gomis was back in training but it is not yet known if he will be fit to face Liverpool at Liberty Stadium on Monday.
After the incident at White Hart Lane, Gomis tweeted: "I have been under a great deal of stress and fatigue due to my father's health that requires me to go back and forth to France."
Team-mate Neil Taylor described the Frenchman's collapse and on-field treatment as "frightening".
Wales international Sam Ricketts said the incident brought back memories of the day in 2012 when his then Bolton team-mate Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest at the same ground.
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Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis has returned to training after fainting in their 3-2 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 4 March.
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