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The 36-year-old, who has not yet been identified, died after an attack on Arden Street at about 16:15 BST on Monday, Warwickshire Police said.
A post mortem examination is expected to take place in the coming days.
Four people aged 39, 41, 26 and 37, who are from the Stratford and Wellesbourne areas, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The two men and two women are currently being questioned by officers.
A fifth person, a 36-year-old man from Stratford-upon-Avon, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
Arden Street remains closed at the roundabout on Guild Street/Birmingham Road while police carry out inquiries.
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A murder inquiry has begun after a man died in an assault on a street in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Here are some of the key points of Culture Secretary John Whittingdale's White Paper, as he outlined in the House of Commons:
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The government has set out major changes to the way the BBC is to be run.
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Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionydd MP Liz Saville Roberts said: "The UK government is able to mobilise the army, yet devolved governments cannot mobilise the army... except in extreme circumstances."
Ms Roberts urged UK ministers to "revisit" the issue.
She was speaking during a Commons debate on flooding.
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The Welsh government should have the power to mobilise the army to help with floods, an MP has said.
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Mr Whyte stood accused in November last year of plotting a fraudulent takeover of the Ibrox club in 2011.
Four other men - David Whitehouse, Paul Clark, David Grier and Gary Withey - also faced charges at that time. All five were granted bail.
The Crown Office were required to serve an indictment against the men by 17 September.
This would be the next step in getting any case to trial.
But, during a special two day hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the prosecution requested more time to do this.
Sheriff Sean Murphy QC agreed to a three-month extension following several hours of legal talks.
When he appeared in November, Mr Whyte made no plea or declaration to a charge of being involved in a two-year fraudulent scheme and a second allegation under the Companies Act.
Mr Whyte bought the club from Sir David Murray for £1 in 2011. Rangers subsequently went into administration in February 2012.
The fraud charge Mr Whyte faces span from January 2010 to February 2012.
The four other men were also charged with being involved in a fraudulent scheme.
Mr Withey also faced an allegation under the Companies Act.
Mr Grier, Mr Whitehouse and Mr Clark faced an allegation of attempt to pervert the course of justice.
The three were employees of Duff & Phelps, the company which carried out the administration of Rangers.
Mr Withey worked for Mr Whyte's London law firm Collyer Bristow before he took on a post with Rangers.
The four made no plea during the hearing last year and were bailed pending a future court date.
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Prosecutors have been given an extra three months to bring former Rangers owner Craig Whyte to trial.
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Abdirahman Mohamed was killed on Southampton Way in Peckham, south London, just after 23:00 BST on Friday, close to the Tesco Express store.
Despite efforts to keep him alive he was pronounced dead at the scene. No-one has been arrested and police are appealing for witnesses.
Abdirahman, from Camberwell, is the eighth teenager to be stabbed to death in London so far this year.
Det Ch Insp Diane Tudway said: "Abdirahman's family are utterly devastated and cannot understand why he has been taken from them in what is such a senseless act of violence.
"The motive at this time is unclear and we are retaining an open mind as to why Abdirahman was stabbed."
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A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in a street attack.
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Albertas Daskevicius, from Ballykelly, County Londonderry, was charged over the death of Sean McElwee on Saturday.
Mr McElwee, groundsman of Cookstown Father Rocks GAA club, was one of three people killed in separate collisions in County Tyrone over the weekend.
The other victims were Jane Burnside from Cookstown and an unnamed woman in her 50s killed in a crash in the town.
Ms Burnside, 23, died after being hit by a car on Gortnagammon Road, Tullyhogue, outside Cookstown, on Saturday morning.
The other woman, whose name has not been released, died in a single-vehicle collision on Moneymore Road, Cookstown, early on Sunday morning.
Mr McElwee, who was in his 40s, was driving a van at Melmount Road, between Strabane and Sion Mills, when he was involved in the fatal crash.
The lorry driver accused of causing the collision also faces a number of other charges, including driving without insurance and without a tachograph.
Enniskillen Magistrates' Court was told that 49-year-old Mr Daskevicius, from Bawncourt in Ballykelly, admitted to police that the collision was his fault.
A police officer said he had pulled out to pass a lorry that was slowing down to turn left when he crossed the white line into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
The court heard that he had not consumed alcohol, and there was no evidence the accused was speeding or using a mobile telephone at the time.
Mr Daskevicius is currently unemployed but had agreed to buy the lorry and had made a payment of £2,000 in an effort to secure work.
He was released on bail on condition that he does not drive and surrenders his passport and identity documents.
The lorry driver is due to appear at Strabane Magistrates' Court on 14 May.
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A lorry driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in County Tyrone.
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After a goalless first half, Brazilian defender Maxwell broke the deadlock with a fine individual goal before Ibrahimovic doubled the lead.
The Sweden striker's second, his 34th league goal this season, was a volley and Edinson Cavani got the fourth.
PSG move to 89 points, 30 clear at the top.
PSG still have three league matches left - Ajaccio (away), Bordeaux (away) and Nantes (home).
Laurent Blanc's side last week added the Coupe de la Ligue to their Ligue 1 crown.
They will secure a domestic treble if they defeat Marseille in the Coupe de France final on 21 May.
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Champions Paris St-Germain equalled their own Ligue 1 points record after two goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped earn victory over Rennes.
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Seventy-two models, including many famous buildings, are on display in a new exhibition in Scotland.
All of the models at the exhibition in Paisley are created by Edinburgh artist, Warren Elsmore.
Mr Elsmore used to work in IT, but is now a full-time Lego artist. The exhibition took him two years to make.
"I started in the same way as everyone else, when I was three or four, getting Lego sets for Christmas and building them", he said.
All of the models in the exhibition are created from ordinary rectangular bricks: the bricks are not glued together and nothing is custom made.
The curved roof of St Pancras station is created by the tension of the bricks. If they are placed at the right angle, they form a curve.
Mr Elsmore had a tour of the clock tower at St Pancras station, which helped him build the structure.
"I got right inside the clock tower which gives you a real sense of how the building fits together", he said.
There will be a section of the exhibition where visitors can build themselves.
Craig Elliot from Renfrewshire Museums said: "It's not just going to be about looking, there will be a hands-on section of the exhibition where they can make something of their own, or contribute to making a local landmark..."
Mr Elsmore said that when the exhibition closes, the Lego models are packed up very carefully, put into boxes and will sit in a warehouse... until the next time.
The 72 models on display all feature in his book Brick City, which demonstrates how he made the structures.
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London's Olympic Park, the Royal Wedding and the Tour de France have been recreated in Lego, along with other famous scenes and landmarks.
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The raid happened at the Murco garage in Bowhouse, Maddiston, at about 21:45 on Friday.
The man, who was wearing a balaclava, threatened staff with a weapon and demanded money.
He made off with a number of items. Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
The suspect was described as 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in tall and of stocky build. He spoke with a Falkirk accent.
He was wearing a grey camouflage jacket, dark trousers, dark trainers with white soles and black gloves.
Det Sgt John Burgoyne said: "Although no-one was harmed during this robbery, it was still upsetting for those who witnessed it.
"It is essential that we trace this man as soon as possible. Anyone who has information, or recognises the description of the man, is asked to contact Police Scotland immediately."
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Police are hunting a masked armed robber who held up staff at a petrol station near Falkirk.
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The Argentina international, 25, has been heavily linked with Arsenal this summer, but has signed a reported five-year contract with the Serie A club.
A statement on Napoli's website said: "Napoli have made the signing of Gonzalo Higuain official."
Liverpool's 30-year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina has also passed a medical as he prepares to link up with former Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Napoli on loan.
Benitez has been looking to replace Edinson Cavani, who has joined Paris St-Germain.
He said: "We have signed a player who comes from Real Madrid and we have signed a striker who has scored a hatful of goals and who will adapt very well to our system - an attacking system. We needed a player like this.
"We are all working together to ensure the players we want arrive. We have to sign players who will do well for Napoli for the next three or four years."
Higuain joined Real from River Plate in 2006 and scored 107 league goals in his seven seasons at the Bernabeu.
Napoli, last season's Serie A runners-up, have already signed Real Madrid striker Jose Callejon and defender Raul Albiol, in addition to winger Dries Mertens from PSV Eindhoven, this summer.
"Players who come from clubs like Real, PSV and Liverpool can only do us good," Benitez said. "For Napoli these signings represent a quantum leap."
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Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has completed his £34.5m move to Napoli.
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Reports said some of the migrants had been held hostage for five weeks in a house in Mexico State.
Most of the victims were Central Americans, but they also included people from India and Sri Lanka.
The migrants had been trying to reach the US illegally when they were captured by a gang who demanded cash from their relatives.
Five human traffickers were arrested in the town of Axapusco after the raid on Wednesday, said government officials.
Nearly 100 agents were involved in the operation to rescue the victims, who included some 14 children.
Local media reported that those freed are from Guatemala (33), El Salvador (23), India (23), Honduras (18), and Sri Lanka (five).
Police said they had been alerted by a Guatemalan man who had escaped from the house, but since their release some of the migrants have accused him of being in league with the people smugglers.
Alfredo Morquecho, head of Axapusco's security commission, told El Universal (in Spanish) that the migrants were in relatively good condition considering the circumstances.
The newspaper reported that the gang had installed an electrified wire fence around the property to prevent anyone from escaping.
The Mexican government has said it will repatriate the migrants.
Every year, thousands of people enter Mexico illegally to try and make their way into the US.
The journey is extremely dangerous and human rights organisations say that migrants are being increasingly targeted by criminal organisations.
In 2010, 72 migrants were massacred in Tamaulipas state and buried in shallow graves by the drug-trafficking cartel Los Zetas after their families failed to pay a ransom.
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Police in Mexico have rescued more than 100 migrants kidnapped by a human trafficking gang near the capital.
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As Maggie Taggart reports, the fire service has appealed for people to install and maintain smoke detectors in their homes.
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A 19-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Castlewellan, County Down.
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Steven Mitchell, 31, was found dead at a property in Marmion Road, Bathgate, last Wednesday.
Andrew Moran, 18, from Livingston, made no plea or declaration when he appeared at Livingston Sheriff Court. He was remanded in custody.
Paul Erskine, also 18, from Bathgate, appeared on the same charge on Friday.
Both men are due to appear in court for a further hearing at a later date.
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A second teenager has appeared in court charged with murder following the discovery of a man's body at a house in West Lothian.
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The selection was rushed through after the party's original candidate stood down last week.
Wera Hobhouse was selected by members during a lunchtime meeting at Bath City Football Club,
The seat is currently held by the Conservative MP Ben Howlett but was previously a Lib Dem stronghold, held by Don Foster for 23 years.
The original prospective parliamentary candidate, Jay Risbridger, picked last autumn, stood down last week due to family and work commitments.
Paul Strasburger, from the Lib Dems's campaign in Bath, said: "It's important to the party nationally because it's a very winnable seat, and therefore it's a central part of our desire to stop a Tory landslide."
Ms Hobhouse, stood for the Lib Dems in North East Somerset at the last general election in 2015, but the seat was won by Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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The Liberal Democrats have chosen their general election candidate for Bath - one of the party's top targets.
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The former Scottish first minster will star in Alex Salmond Unleashed during the annual arts festival in August.
Promoters for the show say it will feature invited guests, music and comedy.
And they have promised "a bit of light-hearted banter and a few behind the scenes revelations about his time in power".
Mr Salmond told the National newspaper: "I have always fancied a spot at the Edinburgh Fringe and this is going to be lots of fun.
"Obviously in the show there will be lots about politics but the emphasis will be very much on the lighter side.
"Among the invited guests there is already plenty of excitement and quite a few surprises. I suspect some people might be taken aback at the range of friends whom I invite along.
"I can confirm that the President of the United States will not be appearing in person but he may well feature in quite a few of the stories I tell about recent political events."
The hour-long event will run for two weeks at the city's Assembly Rooms from 13 August.
Mr Salmond, the former SNP leader, lost his Gordon seat in the general election in June.
It has been reported that former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, who also lost her seat in the election, will be one of the producers of the show.
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Alex Salmond is to host his own show during a two-week stint at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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A driver took the fawn's injured mother to Fenland Animal Rescue after finding her at the roadside in Cambridgeshire.
A scan found the doe was heavily pregnant, and she gave birth at the centre last Sunday, staff said.
The fawn died on Friday from a brain injury most likely caused by the accident, a vet told rescuers.
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Fenland Animal Rescue's founder Joshua Flanagan said the baby's death was "a sad day for everyone".
"But this is, unfortunately, the harsh reality of wildlife rehabilitation for ourselves," he added.
Mr Flanagan had previously said deer were difficult to treat and often had to be put down as human contact causes them too much stress.
But the mother was "still doing fine", he said.
He added: "She went a little funny after [the fawn] passed, but due to her being so young she never really understood what was happening anyway.
"She is now back to her full self and eating fine."
The centre is set to release the doe back into the wild on Christmas Eve - earlier than initially planned.
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A fawn born after its mother was hit by a car has died from a brain injury, animal rescuers have said.
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Reddan could win his 71st and final Ireland cap on Saturday as he bows out in the third Test against South Africa.
He has won the Heineken Cup three times - first with Wasps and then two triumphs with current side Leinster.
"I feel that now is the right time to commit to the next chapter of my life and take on a new challenge," said Reddan on Thursday.
Reddan, who has also played for Munster and Connacht, made his international debut in 2006 against France in Paris.
In 2005 he joined Wasps and made 125 appearances before signing for Leinster at the start of the 2009-10 season.
He played for Ireland in three World Cups and featured in the 2014 and 2015 Six Nations title-winning campaigns.
"I have been privileged to be part of so many successful teams over the course of my career," added Reddan.
"To win European and domestic honours with both Wasps and Leinster has been fantastic and to taste Six Nations success with Ireland over the past three seasons has been incredible.
"I am grateful for the opportunities and experiences that professional rugby has provided over the course of my career."
Reddan has been named on the replacements bench for the decisive Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth.
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Ireland and Leinster scrum-half Eoin Reddan has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 35.
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The 33-year-old, who played 12 limited-overs games for England in 2007-08, joined Gloucestershire on loan in July.
Mustard holds the Durham record for appearances in first-class and T20 cricket, helping them win five trophies during his time at the Riverside.
"What I saw in the team during the five weeks on loan was very pleasing," he told Gloucestershire's website.
"Gloucestershire gave me the opportunity to play red ball cricket this summer and it was fair to give them the first shot at putting a contract on the table."
Mustard spent 16 years at Durham - who were relegated to Division Two over financial issues on Monday - and has scored 8,098 first-class runs so far in his career.
He also had a loan spell with Lancashire during the 2015 season.
Meanwhile, Gloucestershire seamer Tom Hampton - who has played four first-class matches so far in his career - has left the club after his contract expired.
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Gloucestershire have signed Durham wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Mustard on a two-year deal following a loan spell.
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What didn't happen can sometimes spook people as much as what did.
The initial market reaction appeared relatively sanguine, sparking bafflement in some quarters.
But this piece in the Telegraph argues that this is because the markets have yet to grasp the scale of the rift between EU creditors and the new Greek leaders, and that a showdown is inevitable.
This piece in the New York Times argues that the vote for Syriza highlights a deeper fault line in Europe.
Elsewhere, the question is what exactly happens now. Who blinks first?
The stage is set for a challenge to Europe's prevailing economic orthodoxy, according to this analysis in the Wall Street Journal.
The New Yorker maintains that it was only a matter of time before Greeks turned to Syriza and that the vote sends a clear warning to the rest of Europe's leaders.
With just 100 days to go to the General Election, the Independent takes a close look at what it says will be the 100 seats that decide the result.
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The implications of the vote in Greece continue to dominate in terms of analysis.
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The football match against Dublin side St Vincent's takes place in Pairc Esler in Newry on Saturday 11 February.
The hurlers will get the chance to continue the club's good record in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
Due to the large number of dual players in both squads, the hurling semi-final against Cuala (Dublin) has been moved to Saturday 25 February.
Should Slaughtneil advance to both All-Ireland club finals, the GAA will be forced to scrap the traditional double bill in Croke Park on St Patrick's Day.
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Derry dual champions Slaughtneil will play their All-Ireland club hurling and football semi-finals at Ulster venues.
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The Italian side led 3-0 at the break - with summer signing Andre Silva scoring his first two goals for the club since joining from Porto in July.
Fabio Borini - on loan from Sunderland - also scored his first goal for Milan.
Luca Antonelli and Riccardo Montolivo also struck for the Rossoneri, who are back in European competition for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
It was Milan's second biggest win at home in European competition, after their 8-0 victory over Union Luxembourg in 1962-63.
Their 3-0 lead at the break was also the first time they led by that margin at half-time in a European competition since the 2005 Champions League final, which they went on to lose on penalties to Liverpool.
Report: Everton put two past Hajduk Split
Report: Last season's finalists lose first leg of tie
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AC Milan thrashed Macedonia's Shkendija to take a huge step towards reaching the Europa League group stage.
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About 300,000 passengers usually travel on 2,242 Southern services every weekday.
Many people have been forced to stay at home but some have tried to find alternative routes into work.
Frustrated by the continuing disruption, four passengers agreed to video blog their mornings.
'Thank you very much Southern'
Phil Horton, 37, is from Caterham in Surrey. He works as a teacher in south London. Phil decided to drive through hours of traffic.
'Mobility scooter across London'
Cori Burns, 63, is a singer, songwriter and a mobility scooter user. She was travelling to Nottingham but couldn't take her normal route to Kings Cross and had to drive her scooter across London.
'Need a coffee'
John normally travels from Reigate, in Surrey, to work in central London. He has had to drive for half an hour to find another rail service.
'Six hour journey last night'
Doug Craib works for a small record label in Camden, north London. He normally travels in from Hove, on the Sussex coast, but has decided to try to work from home.
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Rail passengers are facing travel chaos as striking train drivers have caused the Southern network to stop all services.
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The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said they would be salvaging the Louisa to help find out what caused it to sink off Mingulay.
The bodies of two crew members have been found. The skipper is still missing and presumed dead.
One man survived the sinking of the 15m (49ft) crabber on 9 April as it lay at anchor in calm seas.
Investigators want to know why water flooded into the boat and whether automatic alarms that should sound when a leak is detected were activated.
They also want to discover why the Louisa's liferaft failed to release and then did not inflate.
A spokesman for the MAIB said: "We have made a decision to raise the wreck and will do so when there is a suitable weather window."
The boat lies at the comparatively shallow depth of 10m (33ft), with its mast visible at low water.
The MAIB spokesman added: "The aim of our investigation is to establish why the fishing vessel Louisa sank and why lives were lost. A full and detailed report will be published at the end of our investigation.
"If we identify any safety issues during the investigation that require immediate action, the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents will issue a safety bulletin or make recommendations as appropriate."
The bodies of Chris Morrison, 27, from Harris, and Martin Johnstone, 29, from Halkirk, Caithness, were found following the sinking.
Skipper Paul Alliston, 42, from Lewis, remains missing despite a massive search. Only Lachlann Armstrong, 27, from Stornoway, survived after swimming ashore.
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Accident investigators are to raise the wreck of a fishing vessel which sank off the Outer Hebrides two weeks ago.
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The 34-year-old, who led his country to 2012 Africa Cup of Nations title, is still playing for Zambian top-flight side Green Buffaloes.
"Now I'm still thinking about playing. But after retiring, I'll know what I want to do next," he told BBC Sport.
"Coaching is just one of the options hence me getting the basic training."
Katongo has already acquired some coaching qualifications with Zambian Football Association as well as the Confederation of African Football.
"It's important for me to get these badges because anything can happen in life," added the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year.
"I am approaching the end of my career though I feel my legs can take me up to another four years or so before I start thinking about retiring."
Meanwhile, Katongo has criticised Zambia for what he sees as an ability to plan for the future - in stark contrast to his own forethought.
After being crowned African champions almost five years ago, Chipolopolo have suffered two first-round exits since and have not made it to next year's tournament in Gabon.
"I think we failed to qualify for the tournament because the transition after winning the cup in 2012 was not handled properly," Katongo said.
"A lot of players that won the tournament have been discarded for new ones who lack the necessary experience.
"We need to be patient in order for us to build a strong team for the future and avoid rushing young players."
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Former Zambia captain Christopher Katongo has begun studying for his coaching badges as he considers a future career in coaching.
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Carl Michael von Hausswolff's picture was hanging in a gallery in the Swedish city of Lund until protests caused the exhibition to close last month.
Von Hausswolff said he had collected the ashes from the crematorium at Majdanek during a visit in 1989.
The prosecutors said they had still no evidence a crime had been committed.
If the artist is charged with desecrating human ashes, he could face up to eight years in prison.
It is estimated the Nazis murdered 80,000 people at Majdanek, three-quarters of them Jews, during the German occupation of Poland in World War II.
Writing on the gallery's website, Von Hausswolff said the ashes had remained in a jar until two years ago, when he decided to mix them with water and create a painting as a reminder of the people tortured and killed in the camp.
However, the museum at Majdanek, in south-eastern Poland, strongly condemned his statement and asked prosecutors to investigate, saying it was sure the artist had not obtained the ashes legally.
When the Soviet army reached Majdanek in July 1944, they found much of it intact despite attempts by the Nazis to destroy the camp before retreating.
Consequently, it is one of the best-preserved sites of the Holocaust and the original ovens of its surviving crematorium can still be seen today.
Salomon Schulman, a key figure in Sweden's Jewish community, told Swedish television that Von Hausswolff's painting was "repulsive in the extreme", according to news website The Local.
Writing in the Sydsvenskan newspaper, Mr Schulman questioned whether it should be called art at all. "Who knows, some of the ashes might come from some of my relatives?" he added.
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Prosecutors in Poland have opened an investigation into reports that a Swedish artist used ashes from the Nazi death camp at Majdanek in a painting.
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Police said 29 people came forward with allegations against the late Rochdale MP, including rape, dated between 1960 and 1987.
The accusations against Smith, who died aged 82 in 2010, centred around a residential school in the town.
A separate investigation into claims of abuse at Knowl View has also ended, police have said.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the allegations against Smith would not be taken further as it "does not make hypothetical charging decisions for deceased suspects".
Current Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, who has worked to expose Cyril Smith as a prolific paedophile, said the failure to get prosecutions was "a scandal" and "devastating for the victims" who had been "let down".
"Perpetrators will sleep safer in their beds tonight because of Greater Manchester Police's failures."
Mr Danczuk claimed the force made a "catalogue of failures" in the 80s and 90s.
GMP declined to respond to his comments.
Police started a major inquiry into Knowl View, a council-run residential school for boys from dysfunctional backgrounds, in 2014.
A total of 14 files involving 27 suspects were sent to the CPS, resulting in one man being charged.
He has denied 19 counts of indecent assault and is due to face trial this year.
Mr Smith was a governors at Knowl View which shut in 1992.
An undercover police operation that gathered evidence of child abuse by Cyril Smith and other public figures was scrapped shortly after the MP was arrested.
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No charges will be brought after a long-running investigation into claims former MP Cyril Smith abused boys.
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Striker Taylor met a George Francomb pass to give the hosts a seventh-minute lead from close range.
Francomb was then denied from the penalty spot by Max Crocombe after Michael Nelson's foul on Adebayo Azeez.
Rigg came off the bench to ensure all three points in stoppage time as Barnet pushed forward in search of a leveller.
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC London 94.9:
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"I'm proud. It was an ugly game of football. It's hard when they put four up against you. You have to defend resiliently.
"They were tired. It's not an excuse. They were at the end of a long week, but they stuck with it, they defended for their lives.
"And, for the first 25 minutes we were excellent. We got it down, we passed, we moved, we were the footballing team."
Barnet manager Martin Allen told BBC London 94.9:
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"It was a disappointing performance. I don't think we really deserved anything.
"After what has been a good week for us, performance wise at Plymouth and last Saturday, we were second best all over the pitch.
"Not very often that I have to say we weren't quite at the races, but we were average."
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Lyle Taylor and Sean Rigg goals helped AFC Wimbledon to victory as they condemned Barnet to their second defeat away from home in four days.
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Paul Cairns sexually assaulted the women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at addresses in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, last year.
The 48-year-old, from Airdrie, had denied the charges against him but was convicted following an earlier trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Passing sentence, judge Lord Carloway told Cairns he had no other option but to send him to prison.
The court heard that Cairns attacked his first victim sometime between 6 and 12 January 2014.
He forced the woman's face onto the floor before raping her.
His second victim was attacked sometime between 10 and 30 April last year.
The court heard how Cairns pulled her into a bedroom and forced her to have sex with him.
Cairns was also convicted of failing to turn up to court for one day during his trial. This caused the jury in the case to be sent home for the day.
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A man who raped two women has been jailed for seven years.
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was alerted to the hillside blaze between Lochinver and the mountain Suilven at 21:56 on Wednesday.
Eight appliances and firefighters using specialist equipment were involved at the height of the incident.
A crew made a check of the scene of the fire, which had burned an area of about 12 sq km, on Friday morning.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said the crew left the scene at 09:15.
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Firefighters have been stood down at the scene of large wildfire in the north west Highlands.
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It was initially thought nine-week-old Bellini, who was dumped when just a few days old, was male.
But several weeks later, vets discovered the unusual condition during a routine neutering procedure when they found male and female genitalia.
Adoption centre manager Sonia Scowcroft said it would be up to Bellini's new owners to choose a gender.
Ms Scowcroft, of Cats Protection in St Helens, Merseyside, said she had only ever seen one other hermaphrodite cat in 3,000 animals.
She said: "We have got used to calling Bellini a boy, but really it is up to his new owner to decide what they think is best.
"Either way, he is an absolute cutie pie and will make a really lovely pet."
Bellini has a slight heart murmur so will need regular veterinary checks, the adoption centre said.
The animal is ready to be re-homed with Daiquiri, a female kitten born in the same litter.
Sarah Elliott, Cats Protection's central veterinary officer, said hermaphrodite cats "do not frequently occur".
She said: "This may arise through mosaicism - which is when a kitten's cells divide unusually while the kitten is a growing embryo.
"Such mosaicism may result in a cat with either male or female reproductive organs and genitalia, or a pair of mixed reproductive organs and genitalia.
"Bellini appears to be in the last group with a mixture of both."
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He had already been picked to succeed outgoing leader Nguyen Tan Dung at the Communist Party's congress in January.
In his inaugural remarks reported by local media, he promised to lead the country to prosperity.
He now governs the country together with Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, who were endorsed last week.
Wednesday's inauguration was seen as a formality as Mr Phuc, the former deputy prime minister, was the only candidate for the position following his selection in January. He won more than 90% of the vote in parliament.
He pledged to protect the country's sovereignty and also to improve the business climate and crack down on corruption, reported Thanh Nien News.
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia, but is also facing high public debt, a budget deficit, and territorial challenges from China.
The country saw economic reform under outgoing president Nguyen Tan Dung, who lost a battle to retain power during the party congress.
Mr Dung had gunned for the position of general secretary, pitting himself against Mr Trong, but ultimately withdrew when he failed to win sufficient support among delegates.
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Hundreds of people helped search for Andrew Green, who was last seen in June driving away from his family's farm in Chorley, near Bridgnorth in Shropshire.
The 33-year-old, who had been going through a relationship breakdown, was found on 10 March.
After his disappearance, his parents were "overwhelmed" by offers of help to bring in their harvest.
Edward and Julie Green said the gestures poured in via social media after they appealed for their son to come home last summer.
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More than 100 people also helped search for Andrew in September.
An inquest into his death will be opened on 25 April, West Mercia Police said.
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The body of a man found in woodland last month has been confirmed as that of a missing farmer.
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Safety issues were found on the high speed ferry, which operates to the Channel Islands, during a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) inspection.
Condor Ferries said all the matters highlighted "have now been rectified".
It said the MCA would re-inspect the ferry on Friday and, if completed satisfactorily, the Liberation would return to service on Saturday.
A MCA spokesman said inspectors found 11 deficiencies with four grounds for detention - the main engine operation, steering gear operation, fire doors and ISM (International safety management code).
He said: "Release of the ship will be made only when MCA's inspectors are satisfied with the actions undertaken by the company."
MCA findings - Major failings
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The company has chartered a freight ship, MV Arrow, so the conventional ferry Commodore Clipper can concentrate on passenger services.
It said its plans for Friday and Saturday meant "freight services are unaffected" and would allow "around 70% of our passengers to travel on their expected day - albeit many of them on a different ship and/or at a different time".
The firm's other high speed ferry, Condor Rapide, is at Falmouth in dry dock for annual maintenance.
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The Condor Liberation ferry, which was detained in Poole, may be allowed to carry passengers again this weekend.
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Sixty years after it accepted its first tenants, BBC Berkshire speaks to some of the Britwell Estate's residents, including Home Secretary Alan Johnson.
The area was made up exclusively of families from Paddington, West Kensington and Shepherd's Bush, making it a pocket of London in Berkshire.
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After the Blitz ravaged the slums of West London, residents were forced to move out of condemned housing into new council estates in areas like Slough.
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Gary Reilly, 45, is accused of stabbing 49-year-old Paul McCarroll at Westmuir Street, in the Parkhead area, at about 00:40 on Tuesday 23 February.
Mr McCarroll died a short time later in Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Mr Reilly made no plea or declaration during an appearance at Glasgow Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.
He will return to court next week for a full committal hearing.
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Researchers found patients with lower levels of the protein troponin were less likely to die after an operation.
The test is normally used to diagnose a heart attack, during which the protein is released into the bloodstream.
Dr Matthew Jackson from Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital said the test could identify patients who needed extra medication, tests and monitoring.
"Now we need to find out why troponin levels are raised in some patients before surgery, and why these patients are more likely to die, in order to identify treatments that could reduce the risk of death following non-cardiac surgery," he said.
The study, which looked at patients who had not had a heart attack, has been presented to the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
Blood samples from 993 patients were tested for troponin levels before they had non-cardiac surgery.
A quarter with levels above 50 nanograms per litre (ng/l) died within six months and 37% within a year, the researchers found.
Of those with lower than 17ng/l, just 2.5% died within six months of surgery and 3.7% within a year.
The link is not yet clear but patients with high troponin levels could have underlying inflammation, researchers said.
British Heart Foundation associate medical director Prof Metin Avkiran said if the "underlying causes" could be understood, treatment could be "tailored to improve outcome".
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A routine blood test could predict whether a patient is likely to survive after surgery, a new study suggests.
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A gang of masked men broke into a house at Ballygomartin Drive on Friday shortly before 21:40 BST and attacked him with iron bars and a hatchet.
They beat the man, who is a Catholic, in front of his girlfriend and their eleven-week-old baby.
Sectarian graffiti was daubed on the house claiming to be from the UDA.
The couple had been living in the home for less than five weeks.
A red car parked outside was also damaged in the attack.
Police have appealed for information.
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A 22-year-old man has been beaten with iron bars and a hatchet by a gang of men in a suspected sectarian assault on the outskirts of west Belfast.
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Derby 0-1 Ipswich
Fulham 1-1 Burton
Leeds 2-1 Blackburn
Norwich 2-1 Wigan
Preston 3-0 Cardiff
QPR 0-6 Newcastle
Reading 0-0 Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bristol City
Wolves 0-4 Barnsley
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The 45-year-old, who beat Larry Butler 4-0 in round two, is top of the BDO rankings after a successful 2015.
"I'd rather be favourite. When I was the outsider, nobody was interested.
"Maybe I have got a target on my back but since winning the World Masters, everything's gone really well, so bring them on," he told BBC Sport
Martin Adams and Jeffrey de Graaf, who were seeded second and third respectively at Lakeside, were beaten in the first round.
But Middlesbrough's Durrant said he has not been affected by other leading contenders making shock exits from the tournament, adding: "The seeds have gone in the bottom half of the draw.
"Everything's gone as planned in the top half of the draw, so who I thought I'd be playing is still on.
"It's the bottom half, people like Scott Mitchell and Jeff Smith, who will be licking their lips."
Durrant recovered from a narrow World Championship semi-final defeat by Adams 12 months ago to win six ranking titles last year.
"My confidence is sky high," he continued. "I'm in the quarter-finals at Lakeside - that's what we practice for, why we play local leagues, county darts and the tour. I'm in a great place."
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Glen Durrant said he is enjoying the scrutiny that comes with being the number one seed after reaching the last eight of the BDO World Championships.
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Police want to speak to Aaron Alexander Tavares-Gaiete over the stabbing of Munashe Charles Kutyauripo, 16, at Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford.
A post-mortem examination found the victim, known as Charlie, had died from a stab wound to the chest.
Police said they were "reaching out to Aaron's family and friends".
"We want to trace him and speak to him about what he knows about Charlie's murder," Det Ch Insp Mark Lawson said.
Charlie had been attending a female friend's 16th birthday party at a social club when a confrontation started between him and four boys, police believe.
He was attacked at about 21:40 GMT and taken by ambulance to Whipps Cross Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Det Ch Insp Lawson said Aaron had not been seen since the murder and urged him to contact Scotland Yard.
"Charlie's family have been left devastated by his death, they want and deserve answers about what happened", he said.
In a statement the victim's family said anybody who had information "should come forward and help find whoever did this".
"To the world he was just a 16-year-old boy, but to us, that was our son taken," they said.
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A 16-year-old boy has been named as a murder suspect after a teen was killed in a London park during an argument at a birthday party on Saturday.
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The 30-year-old DR Congo international left Posh this summer after making 252 appearances in two spells, having initially joined the club in 2008.
Zakuani won promotion from League One twice with Posh - in 2009 and 2011.
He was also in the Stoke side to finish second in the Championship in 2008.
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Northampton Town are close to agreeing a deal with defender Gabriel Zakuani following his release by Peterborough United, reports BBC Radio Northampton and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
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The 14-month scheme starts on Monday at the former Oriel Gallery at Wrexham Library.
The new building will house frontline services while the divisional headquarters are being moved to a new command and custody base in Llay.
Both facilities will replace the present Wrexham headquarters, based in a 1970s tower block at Bodhyfryd.
That site is being sold off and the building earmarked for demolition.
The former gallery space in the library has been made available to North Wales Police on a 10-year lease with Wrexham council.
The council-run gallery has already been relocated with work under way on new arts and culture hub in the town.
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Work is set to begin on a new £1.9m police station for Wrexham town centre.
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Smith, 22, joined Millwall from Folkestone in August 2016, having also played for Sevenoaks and Sittingbourne.
He scored six times in 12 appearances last season, including a 31-minute hat-trick in the FA Cup against Braintree.
Town's other summer arrivals include Chris Robertson, James Dunne, Paul Mullin, Ben Purkiss, Olly Lancashire, Amine Linganzi and Chris Hussey.
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Swindon Town have signed striker Harry Smith from Millwall on a season-long loan deal.
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The city will hold the fourth race of the eight-leg series over the weekend of 10-11 June.
Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee won his first World Series race of the year in Leeds this month.
"To be able to put triathlon into the heart of a major city is really important," said chief executive of British Triathlon Jack Buckner.
Brownlee's younger brother Jonny finished second in Leeds in 2016, while Rio hopeful Vicky Holland made the podium with third place in the women's event.
2017 ITU World Triathlon Series calendar:
Abu Dhabi, UAE - March 3-4
Gold Coast, Australia - April 8-9
Yokohama, Japan - May 13-14
Leeds, England - June 10-11
Hamburg, Germany - July 15-16
Edmonton, Canada - Dates to be determined
Stockholm, Sweden - August 26-27
Rotterdam, Netherlands - September 14-17
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The ITU World Triathlon Series will return to Leeds after the city hosted the event for the first time in 2016.
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Three assailants killed five people and injured 10 others before they were shot dead by police on Tuesday in Pishan county, local officials said.
No motive was given, but the government often blames Muslim separatists for such attacks.
Xinjiang, an autonomous region, is home to China's Uighur ethnic minority, which is predominantly Muslim.
The region has suffered years of unrest.
Rights groups say the violence is due to the tight controls by the government on the religion and culture of Uighurs. The government denies any repression.
More about Xinjiang
A statement posted on the local government website called the attackers "thugs". It said police were on the scene within minutes.
"At present, social order is normal at the site, society is stable, and investigation work is under way," it said.
The county issued the highest level of security alert after the attack and armed police are patrolling the streets, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper reports.
Dilxat Raxit, of the exiled World Uyghur Congress, told the Agence France-Presse news agency that six people had been arrested, including two young Uighurs who shared information about the incident.
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Burgess ended last season by playing seven games for Salford Red Devils in the Qualifiers.
The 29-year-old and his three younger siblings, Sam, Tom and George were members of the South Sydney Rabbitohs squad that won the NRL title in 2014.
"Catalans has a very talented playing squad," the former Leeds Rhinos forward said of his move back to Super League.
"For much of last season they looked to be on course for at least a top-four place in the Super League."
Head coach Laurent Frayssinous said: "Luke will bring top level Super League and NRL experience to our squad next season. He will add size and will strengthen our pack, offensively and defensively.
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They have said they want to honour "the most charismatic actor of his generation" whose "dazzling talent" means he belongs "in the pantheon of legendary actors".
Clooney will be bestowed with the Honorary Cesar Award from the Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema later this month at the French equivalent of the Oscars.
The Academie said it had chosen the Ocean's Eleven and Gravity star because of his "dazzling talent as an actor, director, scriptwriter and producer - and above all, his artistic and spiritual generosity".
He "embodies Hollywood glamour", their effusive statement went on, adding: "His charm, humour, personality and engagement stand at the heart of our perpetual and eternal admiration."
And they predicted that Clooney's name "will forever be inscribed in the pantheon of legendary actors".
That should be enough to make sure he turns up to the Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris on 24 February.
Others to have won the honorary Cesar in the past include Scarlett Johansson, Quentin Tarantino, Kate Winslet and Michael Douglas.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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In case George Clooney has not had enough gushing compliments during his career, the organisers of France's top film awards have some more for him.
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Also on Sunday, South Africa opened their World Cup bid with a 2-1 defeat to Japan in Group D in Suwon.
Zambia, who were crowned African champions on home soil earlier this year, frustrated Portugal with two impressive goals.
A 51st minute strike by Edward Chilufya gave Zambia the lead.
The Junior Chipolpolo added a second after 76 minutes through Fashion Sakala.
Portugal got a consolation goal late in the game when Helder struck just before the final whistle.
Click here for U-20 World Cup results from the Fifa website
Zambia go top of Group C after Iran's 1-0 win over Costa Rica.
South Africa tasted defeat to Japan despite taking an early lead in their first Group D match.
Grant Margeman scored for the South Africans in the 7th minute to put Japan on the back foot.
Amajita had chances to build on that lead but failed to take them, allowing Japan back into the game.
The equaliser came from Koki Ogawa just after the break, with Ritsu Doan hitting a winner for Japan after 72 minutes.
Japan lead Group D following Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy.
On Saturday, Guinea began their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 defeat to hosts South Korea.
Senegal, the fourth African nation competing at the U-20 World Cup, begin their Group F bid against Saudi Arabia in Incheon on Monday.
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Otherwise, boss Chris Hughton has no new injury or suspension worries.
Leeds midfielder Liam Bridcutt is set to return against his former club having missed the 1-1 draw with Fulham due to personal reasons.
Striker Chris Wood (hamstring) remains sidelined, while centre-back Giuseppe Bellusci serves the second game of a two-match ban.
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Brighton will hope to have defenders Bruno (hamstring) and Gaetan Bong (thigh) back in contention.
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Police said four youths in Crosshill Street in Moss Side were attacked by a gang at about 20:30 BST on Tuesday.
The teenager died in hospital while two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old remain in hospital with serious injuries.
Police said there was no evidence to suggest it was linked to the conviction of a gang earlier that day for a separate murder in Moss Side.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said parts of Moss Side have been cordoned off while officers conduct their investigation and there would be extra patrols in the area over the next few days.
Supt Dave Pester said: "We completely understand that the community will be concerned after waking up and hearing this tragic news this morning.
"I want to assure you we have had officers on the ground working solidly through the night trying to get to the bottom of what has happened."
He said the force was in the "very early stages" of the murder investigation and trying to "understand the motive behind this attack and who is responsible".
Supt Pester added: "I want to make it clear, at this stage, there isn't any information to suggest this stabbing is linked to a murder trial which finished at Preston Crown Court yesterday."
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An 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a "large fight" in Manchester, prompting a murder investigation.
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The Care Inspectorate has issued a formal improvement notice to Lincluden After School Group, which lays out the areas which must be tackled.
They include ensuring a "competent, qualified and skilled person" can take charge in the manager's absence.
The group has also been told that children's "privacy and dignity" must be guaranteed at all times.
In order to do this they have must review their arrangements for changing children.
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: "We have clearly set out the areas which require swift improvement at Lincluden After School Group so that the care provided to children reaches a standard that they have a right to expect.
"We will inspect this service again soon to check on progress and to ensure that improvements have been made.
"If we are not satisfied that sufficient progress is being made quickly, we will not hesitate to take further action."
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An after-school group in Dumfries has been told to make swift improvements to the care provided for children.
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Brown, 27, marked his third touchdown in Sunday's 45-10 victory over the Indianapolis Colts by running full tilt into the goalpost, straddling it and then falling onto his back.
Brown has been ordered to pay a $11,576 (£7,631) fine by the NFL for his antics.
"They didn't like it too much," Brown told the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review.
Social media users did, however, with Brown's celebration provoking much mirth.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has a five-figure fine to go with his eye-watering celebration.
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Katie was found with serious injuries on a playing field in Woodthorpe, in the city, on 9 January and died later in hospital.
A 15-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with her murder.
Paul and Alison Rough said Dr Sentamu had been "their rock".
Speaking to the BBC about the death of their daughter, the couple said they were living "day-by-day, sometimes minute-by-minute".
However, they said they had met the archbishop several times, and he had helped them come to terms with what happened.
"He's been great - he has kept in touch to make sure we are OK, and even invited us for a cup of tea and a cooked breakfast," Mrs Rough said.
Her husband said he had experienced some very dark times, but the archbishop had "made things a little bit better".
"It didn't feel awkward meeting the archbishop, he knew exactly what to say," he added.
The couple also praised the community for their support, and said they were holding a family fun day to say thank you to all the people in York.
They said people they had never met had come up to them and introduced themselves.
"Some had sad stories themselves - and some just gave us a cuddle," Mr Rough said.
In February, more than 300 people attended a public funeral for Katie held at York Minster, led by Dr Sentamu.
Katie's coffin rested overnight at the Archbishop of York's official residence, Bishopthorpe Palace, on the outskirts of the city.
Speaking at the time, Dr Sentamu said he sat with her overnight in his chapel so she would not be alone.
The family fun day will be held at York Acorn Rugby Club on 9 June.
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Her comment came at Prime Minister's Questions after being asked by Labour MP Peter Dowd if she regretted appointing Mr Johnson to the Foreign Office, suggesting that she may have misunderstood the meaning of the letters FO written next to his name when she was choosing her cabinet.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has joked, using the text-speak abbreviation of expletive-laden exasperation, to describe Boris Johnson as an FFS - saying that in this case it stood for being a Fine Foreign Secretary.
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Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust has been awarded more than £1m to build a new visitor centre at Falls of Shin to replace one damaged by fire in 2013.
Skye's Broadford and Strath Community Company has received £1.1m towards a new 50-pitch campsite in Skye.
Home-Start East Highland has won £513,212 for a project offering help to 55 vulnerable families in Inverness.
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Three projects in the Highlands have secured grants from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland.
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It was the first time the island had ever faced a Premier League club, having entered the top-tier knockout competition for the first time.
"It was always going to be our hardest-ever game, but we put our heart and soul into it," Peacegood said.
"7-0 on paper sounds very one-sided but it was actually a very good contest."
Having beaten Sevenoaks and London Edwardians in the previous rounds, Guernsey always knew they would face an almost-impossible challenge against a club who have previously been European champions.
"I would say a few of our Guernsey players could find their way into that Reading side," Peacegood told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"We can take a lot away from the game that can make us a better side for the run on the EH Trophy and the inter-insular next year."
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The attack happened near a petrol station on the Crumlin Road on Sunday night. The officer is in a stable condition in hospital.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said their main line of inquiry is "violent dissident republicans".
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Police have said the shooting of a police officer in north Belfast was 'reckless madness'.
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BBC London's Tom Edwards talks to Rachel Aldred at Westminster University, who says between 12 and 14 people die when cycling each year in London. She is calling for better cycling infrastructure.
He also hears from cyclists on the newest cycleway, at Vauxhall Bridge, about how safe they feel.
Steve McNamara at the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, Andrew Gilligan at City Hall and political commentator Martin Hoscik share their views on the progress, and politics, of cycling routes.
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The number of cyclists will outnumber car drivers in central London during rush hour in the next few years, according to Transport for London.
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A Lancashire Police spokesman said no formal identification has been made but the body is believed to be Louis Simpson who was missing since Sunday.
Louis had not been seen since a blaze broke in the barn storing straw at Fairhurst Hall, Parbold.
The body was found in the barn on Monday evening and a post-mortem examination is due to take place later.
The spokesman said: "After an extensive search of the area, a body was recovered from the barn (on Monday). While yet to be formally identified, the body is sadly believed to be Louis.
"Louis' family have been informed this morning and they are being supported by specially trained officers. Our thoughts are with them at this time."
The fire's cause is still being investigated but there are no suspicious circumstance, he added.
Det Supt Neil Ashton said on Monday it appeared a group of friends were "playing in a rural setting" and were at the barn when the fire started.
The barn had been storing about 250 tonnes of straw.
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Pakistan batsman Younus, 37, agreed to a return to the White Rose on a short-term deal in February.
However, Younus has now said that he would be unable to turn down a possible call to tour Bangladesh with Pakistan.
Pujara, 27, has scored 2,073 runs at an average of 47.11 in 27 Tests.
Pujara, who played three County Championship games for Derbyshire in 2014, averages 57.01 in first-class cricket.
"We have moved quickly to bring in Pujara and he is a superb player," said director of cricket Martyn Moxon.
"He is an outstanding young Test cricketer who is hungry to perform in the English game.
"In the brief conversations I have had with him, he is very much looking forward to be joining Yorkshire and being part of our plans."
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County champions Yorkshire have signed India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara as their overseas player after Younus Khan pulled out of a proposed move to Headingley.
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The fast-food restaurant chain has been battling the outbreak since late October. More than 50 cases of E. coli have been reported in eight states.
As a result the company's share price has dropped 18% since October.
Chipotle outlined the changes on its website and said it was taking "aggressive actions."
"In the wake of recent food safety-related incidents at a number of Chipotle restaurants, we have taken aggressive actions to implement pioneering food safety practices," a statement on the website said.
Chipotle restaurants will now dip fresh ingredients, like onions, in boiling water to kill off any germs. The company is also preparing ingredients, such as tomatoes, in a centralised kitchen where they can be washed, chopped and tested before being sent to restaurants.
Chicken will be marinated in plastic bags rather than bowls and coriander will be added to hot rice to allow the heat to remove any microbes.
In February, the company warned investors it had a greater risk of exposure to food-borne illness than its rivals.
In its annual report the company said its use of fresh ingredients rather than frozen and traditional stovetop cooking, rather than automated, put it at greater risk than competitors like McDonalds.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has been unable to identify the specific cause of the E. coli spread.
Chipotle partnered with food safety consulting firm IEH Laboratories, to come up with the new preparation methods.
IEH also will conduct external assessments of individual branches. These will take place alongside weekly and quarterly food safety audits.
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Properties like 900-year-old Tretower Court and Castle, near Crickhowell, as well as private homes dating to the medieval period are to be investigated.
The oldest domestic house identified so far is Hafod-y-Garreg in the Wye Valley which dates to 1402.
The study will take timber samples to pinpoint buildings' ages using tree ring dating or dendrochronology.
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) is working on the project looking at properties in the old county of Breconshire in partnership with county history society, the Brecknock Society, which is particularly interested in properties in the Usk and Wye valleys.
It is due to get under way in the New Year with the findings published some time later.
Other properties being tested are The Three Tuns pub in Hay-on-Wye which is a 16th Century timber frame building.
The surviving wooden gates at 12th Century Hay Castle are also to be tested.
It was built by the powerful Norman Lord William de Braose and was ransacked the following century before being rebuilt by Henry III.
Tree-ring dating has already shown that Castle House, the adjoining Jacobean mansion, which was severely damaged by fire in 1939 and 1977, was built earlier than 1660.
RCAHMW architectural investigator Richard Suggett said the study would help people to understand the chronology and development of buildings in the area.
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Planning committee members approved 60 flats to be built on former playing fields at Clouston Street.
They also backed plans by the North Kelvin Meadow group who transformed the previously derelict land.
If Scottish ministers do not call in the decision, the final say will rest with Glasgow City Council.
Councillors considered two applications - one for a residential development from New City Vision and one from the North Kelvin Meadow group for a community woodland and park.
After conducting a site visit and hearing from both applicants, committee members approved both applications.
BBC Scotland understands that Scottish ministers have made a direction in relation to the site and the council is required to send any relevant details and decisions to them for consideration.
Ministers will now decide whether to intervene by calling in the application.
If they do not, a final decision will rest with Glasgow City Council, which is the landowner.
A council spokesman said: "The approval of this planning application from New City Vision will deliver both much-needed family homes in the west end and improve the North Kelvinside pitches facility as well as a substantial receipt for the public purse in a time of unprecedented financial constraints for local government."
The decision to back the housing development, however, has angered some local people and politicians.
Glasgow Green MSP Patrick Harvie said he was "disgusted by the decision".
"Any local council should be proud to have a community like the people who created North Kelvin Meadow, but instead they are showing nothing but contempt," he said.
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He added the situation might change if any long-term targets became available but said they would not consider "short-term fixes".
United spent just over £150m in the last window, including a club record £59.7m on winger Angel Di Maria.
They are currently seventh in the Premier League table.
"We are not looking to enter the market for short-term fixes," said Woodward, speaking on the day United posted a 9.9% fall in revenue to £88.7m for the three months to the end of September, which reflected "absence from the Champions League".
"However, we have targets we are looking at for next summer.
"Should any of them become available in January, which is obviously rare, we will consider acting. But it is a low probability."
During the summer transfer window, United also bought Ander Herrera (£28m), Luke Shaw (£27m), Marcos Rojo (£16m) and Daley Blind (£13.8m), as well as spending £6m to bring in Radamel Falcao on loan.
However, they have been hit by a succession of injuries, most recently to midfielder Blind and goalkeeper David De Gea.
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Manchester United are unlikely to make any signings in the January transfer window, says the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
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The 18-year-old from Norfolk, who is one of BBC Sport's Paralympic Ones to Watch for 2016, lost 6-3 6-3 to world number one Stephane Houdet of France.
Hewett beat world number three Nicolas Peifer of France to reach the decider.
The teenager, who is set to move up from his current ranking of 14, could make his Paralympic debut in Rio.
He will now go on to this week's SA Open Super Series tournament in Johannesburg.
ITF 1 tournaments are the level below Super Series events but feature many of the world's top players.
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British wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett missed out in his first ITF 1 Series singles final, beaten in the Gauteng Open in South Africa.
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They have been caused by heavy rain and melting snow.
Nearly 1,900 homes have already been flooded across the area in eastern Canada.
Hundreds of troops are helping people whose homes have been left underwater.
Take a look at the flooding as seen from the skies!
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Floods have hit the Canadian city of Montreal.
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Officials said the bodies of the men, who were all members of the country's notorious Barrio 18 gang, were discovered in two separate locations during a routine inspection of the prison in Quezaltepeque.
The deaths are believed to be the result of an internal feud.
The prison authorities and police have launched an investigation.
El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, largely as a result of bitter fighting between rival gangs.
On Wednesday, police said there were at least 125 murders in just three days in the country.
The Directorate General of Prisons said on Twitter that the latest violence was "presumed to be an act of purification among gang members".
Last month, Barrio 18 ordered a bus strike and seven bus drivers were killed when they defied the gang.
The group was demanding to be included in a commission examining ways of stemming urban violence - which they are largely responsible for.
President Sanchez Ceren has focused on tackling crime since he took office but the country has faced a sharp increase in violence since 2014.
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Essex Police said it had suspended David Sims, 69, from his duties.
The force has served him with a court summons to answer three counts of possessing prohibited weapons.
Mr Sims will appear before magistrates in Colchester on 21 July. An internal disciplinary investigation is also under way, the force said.
He has also been accused of possessing ammunition without a certificate and possessing a firearm without a certificate.
The prohibited weapons allegedly involved in the case are understood to be firearms less than 12in (30cm) in length.
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A police firearms enquiry officer has been accused of possessing prohibited weapons and ammunition without a certificate.
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Convicted rapist Derry Flynn McCann, 28, launched a two-hour assault "within sight" of his victim's front door in Hackney, east London, on 13 January.
He later married his partner having "recently" been released from prison.
McCann, of Hackney, pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to three counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of robbery.
Honorary Recorder Martyn Zeidman told the rapist he had carried out a "terrible" crime and faced a "very, very long time" in prison.
According to police, McCann beat, raped and humiliated the woman during the attack, then took photos of her and stole her mobile phone.
Detectives believe he had been following another woman but lost sight of her so began stalking his victim, eventually pulling her into undergrowth in Victoria Park.
It is understood the teenage McCann was jailed in 2006 for carrying out another prolonged rape.
Kate Bex, prosecuting, told the court McCann played "mind games" with the woman, taunting her by asking what she thought he would do next.
She said: "It was about midnight, just a little after, and the victim was walking a short distance home having been out to an art gallery, socialising with friends.
"She was almost within sight of her own front door when she skirted round the side of the park on her usual route home."
Andrew Held of the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This was a terrifying, violent and prolonged attack involving rapes committed by a man intent on inflicting fear and psychological suffering.
"I would like to thank McCann's victim for her courage in helping bring this prosecution and hope his conviction provides some sense of justice for her."
McCann will be sentenced on 28 April.
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The defending champions, who won all four Grand Slams in 2014, progressed to this year's final with a 6-0 6-3 victory over Britain's Louise Hunt and Germany's Katharina Kruger.
Whiley and Kamiji will face Aniek Van Koot and Jiske Griffioen on Sunday.
The Dutch second seeds beat Britain's Lucy Shuker and Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock 6-2 6-4 in their semi-final.
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The teenager was walking in the Moorgate Street area of Rotherham on 22 June when he was attacked shortly after midnight.
South Yorkshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man it thinks "may hold important information about what happened".
He is described as white, tall and of stocky build, aged between 25 and 30.
He has short brown hair, which was shaved at the back and longer on top, and a short cropped beard.
PC Dawn Murray said the victim had been walking along Church Street and High Street before the attack.
She said officers had been reviewing CCTV footage to track the victim's movements and appealed for anyone who saw "anything suspicious late on Wednesday evening and into the early hours of Thursday morning" to contact the force.
"If you are the man pictured, of if you recognise him, please get in touch with us," she added.
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Interior Minister Mario Fernandez said two police officers were found in the Maule River, adding to the deaths of four firefighters.
A giant Boeing 747 super tanker plane has been loaned from the US to battle the forest fires, Chile's worst in decades.
A state of emergency has been declared south of the capital, Santiago.
Chile's National Forestry Corporation said multiple blazes had affected 238,000 hectares (588,000 acres) and were increasing.
On Wednesday, a firefighter died after getting stuck while trying to help a family escape from their home near the city of Constitucion.
Three others have died and three were injured over the past week. More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.
The plane can carry 22-times more water and fire-retardants than more common single-engine air tankers.
The cost is being met by the Walton Family Foundation, created by Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet also asked for help from French counterpart Francois Hollande, who was visiting Chile.
The authorities also requested planes and helicopters from the US, Canada and Mexico and neighbouring Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Peru.
The blazes spread quickly in the dry and particularly hot summer that many South American countries are experiencing.
They have struck mainly in sparsely populated rural areas in the central regions of O'Higgins and El Maule.
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Six people have now been killed fighting vast forest fires in central Chile, officials have said.
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Yann Kermorgant went close for the Royals from Oliver Norwood's corner but his volley was cleared off the line by Joe Newell.
Reading led after the break when Robson-Kanu did well to work the ball home from 18 yards.
Rotherham almost forced a late leveller as Ali Al Habsi was forced to collect Jerome Thomas's deflected cross.
The result means Reading rise to 14th in the table thanks to winning a first Championship match since their 1-0 victory against Bristol City on 2 January.
Meanwhile the Millers are now six points adrift of safety and just a point from the foot of the Championship in 22nd place.
Reading manager Brian McDermott told BBC Radio Berkshire:
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"It was an ugly 1-0 win, but we'll take that. A bit of quality has won it. But that win is as important as Saturday's (versus West Brom).
"We have come out of the wrong side of those results over a long period of time. We're now getting the right side of those results.
"There's 46 games in the Championship, you'll get games like that, but the most important thing is to see them through and win them.
"We just need to concentrate on the moment that we're in. I just wish we had 24 games to go, not 14."
Rotherham manager Neil Warnock:
"We have lost it to a mistake and we should know better. That's why we are down there.
"We have shot ourselves in the foot. We have given ourselves a chance of getting results in the games, we are just lacking a bit of quality.
"I have only been in here for three games, I think I would be on anti-depressants if I'd been here all season."
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Smith, 61, will be working for a fourth time in England, having previously been in charge at Hull (1988-1990) and Bradford Bulls (1996), as well as working at national side level.
He also coached at Illawarra Steelers, St George Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, and Sydney Roosters.
He replaces James Webster, who left the club earlier this month.
Webster took over at Belle Vue last June following Richard Agar's exit. But he parted company with Wakefield following the Challenge Cup defeat by Championship leaders Leigh.
Smith, the brother of Warrington coach Tony Smith, will come to Belle Vue subject to being granted a working visa.
He plans to fly over later this week, which means interim head coach Stuart Dickens will remain in charge for next Sunday's game at home to Leeds.
Wakefield chairman Michael Carter told Sky Sports: "Brian Smith is a worldwide name in rugby league and he comes with the highest pedigree. It is a real coup for a club like Wakefield to attract someone of his ilk.
"He sent a text message through our former coach James Webster, who passed that on to me.
"I had a couple of chats with Brian over the phone and he spoke well about what he wanted to achieve.
"We had a really high calibre of candidates but having spoken to Brian it was an easy decision to make."
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Ex-Speaker Eduardo Cunha faces losing his seat amid accusations he lied about undeclared Swiss bank accounts.
Mr Cunha denies wrongdoing and has said Ms Rousseff's supporters are seeking revenge.
He has also threatened to reveal compromising information about other politicians.
"This criminal government has been removed thanks to me," he said during the session, accusing Ms Rousseff's Workers' Party of seeking his removal to bolster her claim that the impeachment process against her had been a "coup".
In an impeachment vote last month, Ms Rousseff was removed from for moving funds between government budgets, which is illegal under Brazilian law.
Mr Cunha is also being investigated by the Supreme Court for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes to secure contracts with state oil giant, Petrobras.
Petrobras is at the centre of a massive kickbacks scandal which cost the company $2bn (£1.5bn) and has led to the arrest of dozens of lawmakers and top businessmen.
At least three businessmen have said under interrogation that they paid bribes to Mr Cunha, which they deposited in his overseas accounts. If he is voted out of his seat he will lose the partial immunity from prosecution that comes with being an elected representative.
In March 2015 Mr Cunha stated that he did not have "any type of account anywhere that is not declared on my income tax".
But authorities in Switzerland later gave information to a corruption inquiry in Brazil stating that Mr Cunha and his wife, Claudia Cruz, were beneficiaries of secret accounts worth about $5m (£3.7m). Mr Cunha said he did not control the Swiss accounts.
Mr Cunha lost a last-minute bid to postpone Monday's vote. His colleagues in the lower house of Brazilian politics will vote on his position at 19:00 local time (22:00 GMT).
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Brazil's lower house is considering whether to expel the congressman seen as being behind the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff.
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The 52-year-old, who only took charge in March, questioned the omissions of all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the one-day squad.
"It's disappointing from the fact that I haven't got the best 50-over ODI squad that we can select," he said.
Eldine Baptiste, a member of the selection panel, will now take charge of the tour which starts on 14 October.
A media release from West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said Simmons' comments appeared to "question the legitimacy of the selection process".
It added: "As a result, the management of the WICB has taken action to suspend the head coach, pending an investigation into the issue.
"The head coach will not now travel with the team on the tour of Sri Lanka."
Bravo and Pollard have not featured in the ODI squad since they were dropped for the tour of South Africa in December 2014 after a tour of India was aborted because of a pay dispute.
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World number 50, German, Mischa Zverev stopped Murray in his tracks in the fourth round.
It is Murray's earliest defeat in Melbourne since 2009, and the lowest-ranked player he has lost to at a Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open.
Murray said Zverev "Deserved to win because he played great when he was down, and also in the important moments,"
"I was kind of behind in the last couple of sets the whole way but I have had tough losses in the past and I have come back from them."
Zverev goes on to face Roger Federer or Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.
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Last month, planners recommended the council should reject the proposal.
The units which Lidl pursued only have planning permission for the sale of bulky goods, like furniture.
The planners said changing the use would conflict with policies which favour the use of existing suitable sites.
Last year, the future viability of the shopping centre was called into question when both Tesco and Dunnes Stores pulled out of it.
Alliance councillor David Armitage, who abstained from voting so that he could speak in favour of approving the plan, said the right decision was reached.
"I'm absolutely delighted the initial decision to decline Lidl has been overturned," he said.
"While some still saw fit to argue against the application, hopefully the years of struggling for Connswater are now over and the local community can look forward a revived period for the centre."
However, the Green Party's Ross Brown said the approval leaves the council open to a potential legal challenge that could prove costly.
"I'm not at all against Lidl and in fact I think it would be a good addition to the area, but this opens the door for a judicial review by Tesco and ultimately it's the ratepayers who have to shoulder the cost if that happens," he said.
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Belfast City Council has backed a plan to open a new Lidl store at Connswater retail park in east Belfast.
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Hewitt, 75, was found guilty in March of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault on girls he was coaching in the 1980s and 1990s.
Judge Bert Bam criticised the Australian-born player for not showing remorse during his trial.
He said justice must be seen to be done, even for ageing offenders.
One of the victims who gave evidence at the trial said that Hewitt had assaulted her when she was just 12 years old.
The judge said at the time of Hewitt's conviction that the striking similarities between the three victims' testimonies showed that his conduct was calculated.
Speaking at the sentencing hearing in Pretoria, Hewitt's wife Delaille had begged the court to show mercy and not award a custodial sentence.
Hewitt had testified that he suffered from poor health.
The BBC's Nomsa Maseko, in Johannesburg, says the tennis champion has also been ordered to pay a fine to the South African Department of Justice, which will help fund its campaigns against sexual abuse.
Hewitt, who was a multiple Grand Slam doubles champion in the 1960s and 1970s, is expected to appeal against his conviction and sentence.
He was suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 over the allegations.
Hewitt played initially for Australia, later moving to South Africa and taking citizenship there.
He was a member of the South African team which won the Davis Cup by default in 1974.
India, their opponents, refused to travel to South Africa for the final as a protest over the government's apartheid policies.
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Police Scotland said Thomas Proctor was traced in Coatbridge in the early hours of Friday.
Officers had advised the public not to approach Proctor.
The inmate was reported missing at about 15:00 on Wednesday after he failed to return to the open prison, near Dundee.
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A 33-year-old Castle Huntly inmate who failed to return to the open prison following a period of home leave has been traced.
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The bus veered off a mountain road in the Rasuwa district, about 80km (50 miles) north of the capital, Kathmandu.
It was travelling from Kathmandu to the village of Chilime when it fell 150m down a slope. The cause of the accident is unclear. The injured have been taken to hospitals.
Chief District Officer Shiva Ram Gelal said the bus was overcrowded, with passengers riding on the roof.
The BBC's Phanindra Dahal in Kathmandu says overcrowding has worsened in Nepal because few buses are available as a result of fuel shortages.
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At least 30 people have been killed and 35 injured in a bus crash in Nepal.
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The Independent Monitoring Board annual report said inmates at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes were having to spend more time locked in their cells.
It also found rehabilitation opportunities were limited.
Governor Rob Davis said it was a "true reflection" but the prison had "moved on since the report".
The report, which covers 12 months from June 2013, describes Woodhill as a "complex, diverse establishment, very demanding to manage".
Staff morale was low, while concerns about safety, control and discipline, which featured in the previous year's report, had not been dealt with satisfactorily.
There were shortages of staff at all grades with a high take-up of voluntary redundancy and a recruitment freeze imposed by the National Offender Management Service.
Other concerns included shortages of toiletries, toilet paper, towels and bed linen. Repairs to equipment took too long.
Rehabilitation was "minimal" with "few opportunities for purposeful activity, be it education or work".
Mr Davis said: "We understand the pressures as a prison service we are under but there are some good points in [the report]."
Complaints over concerns such as bullying had "reduced considerably" and there were "many dedicated, hard-working staff", he said.
Staff had come in from other prisons and inmates could now work for qualifications.
"I'm not in charge of a poor-performing prison, I'm in charge of a very good prison, with very professional people working here," he said.
"There is always room for improvement and Woodhill has got some ground to make [up] .... I am very confident we will make those changes.
"I am confident I have got the team here that can drive the place forward."
The IMB has submitted the report to the Justice Secretary.
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Overcrowding, staff shortages and four deaths in custody have led to a "very challenging" year at a Buckinghamshire jail, a prison watchdog has said.
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Eight boring machines have been cutting their way through earth to create 26 miles (42km) of tunnels.
Services, which are due to start in 2018, will run as far west as Reading in Berkshire and as far east as Shenfield in Essex.
During a visit to the Crossrail site at Farringdon, David Cameron said the project was "an engineering triumph".
Boring machine Victoria's breakthrough at Farringdon on Wednesday night completed tunnelling through the capital.
The prime minister, London mayor Boris Johnson and transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin walked through the tunnel at Farringdon to take a closer look at the tunnelling machine.
Mr Johnson said the completion was "an historic day" and marked "a huge success for the whole of the UK economy".
Construction of Crossrail began at Canary Wharf in London Docklands on 15 May 2009, with tunnelling work starting in May 2012.
At the peak of construction machines were aiming to complete 100 metres of tunnelling a week.
The fastest day of tunnelling was on 16 April 2014 when boring machine Ellie completed 236ft (72m) between Pudding Mill Lane and Stepney Green.
Crossrail's tunnels are made up of more than 200,000 concrete tunnel segments, with each weighing 3.4 tonnes.
Millions of tonnes of excavated material is being shipped to Wallasea Island in Essex to create a nature reserve.
Ten new Crossrail stations are being built in central London, London Docklands and Abbey Wood, south London.
Crossrail is Europe's largest construction project with thousands of workers operating on dozens of sites.
It is estimated the scheme, which will serve 40 stations, will generate at least 75,000 business opportunities.
The Crossrail project is 65% complete and engineers will now continue upgrading existing stations and building new stations in central London and London Docklands.
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Gary Clampett, 39, died after a disturbance in Fernie Place in the early hours of 18 June.
James Connor, 61, and 24-year-old Dean Leach, both from Fraserburgh, appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court.
They made no plea and were remanded in custody. It brings the number of men who have appeared in court in connection to the death to seven.
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The 27-year-old man is being held in police custody in relation to the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act.
He is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday.
A Rangers fan has already admitted making racial gestures after Celtic's Scott Sinclair scored in the Old Firm clash.
Paul Kenny, 28, from Girvan, South Ayrshire, appeared from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
He was granted bail with the condition that he cannot go to any regulated football games.
Celtic won the match 5-1.
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Its US owners say the internet has made nudity outdated, and pornographic magazines are no longer so commercially viable, the New York Times reports.
Playboy's circulation has dropped from 5.6 million in the 1970s to the current 800,000, official figures show.
However, the magazine will still feature women in provocative poses - though not fully nude.
The decision was apparently taken last month at a meeting attended by Playboy founder and current editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner.
Magazine executives admitted that Playboy - which was founded in 1953 - had been overtaken by the changes it pioneered, according to the New York Times.
"That battle has been fought and won," Playboy chief executive Scott Flanders is quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it's just passe at this juncture."
Gone, too, are the days when interviews with figures of the stature of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Jimmy Carter made Playboy so culturally and politically significant, says the BBC's Nick Bryant in New York.
Playboy's website has already banished nudity, partly to give it access to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. And its popularity has soared, with web traffic quadrupling.
A brand long synonymous with salaciousness is cleaning up its act, and all with the blessing - apparently - of the 89-year-old Mr Hefner, our correspondent adds.
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Team-mate Kristian Thomas posted 15.0 early on in Switzerland but was beaten into second when Wilson scored 15.3 on the last routine.
City of Leeds gymnast Wilson said: "That feeling was incredible. You train your whole life for moments like that."
On Saturday, GB won silver in the team final in Bern behind Russia and ahead of the hosts Switzerland.
Wilson and Thomas had scored 15.033 to go through to the high bar final as joint-best qualifiers.
Thomas, up second, had watched several gymnasts stutter before Wilson came through at the end to snatch gold with a near-flawless routine.
Wilson added: "All the better to do it alongside Kristian, who's helped me so much the last two years on the senior circuit.
"I'd hit that routine twice very well this week so I knew I could do it.
"I felt the nerves today, definitely, but I got through it and I can't be happier."
For Thomas, it was a happier ending to a frustrating day having finished fourth earlier in both floor and vault finals.
There was an uncharacteristic error from Louis Smith on the pommel as the world silver medallist's hand slipped and he fell off the apparatus to also finish fourth.
In other finals, Courtney Tulloch gave another fine showing on rings to come joint fourth, while Dan Purvis was eighth on the floor.
The event is the last major competition before the Rio Olympics team selection is announced on 12 July.
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Ex-England international Dickson, 32, won the Premiership and Challenge Cup and reached a Heineken Cup final.
"It's been an incredible nine years, I've met some unbelievable people, friends for life, played with some great players," said Dickson.
"I just think it's my time to move on and open the next chapter of my book."
He continued to BBC Radio Northampton: "I went down and met Bedford and knew that was the right place for me to further my coaching ability, working in schools and playing good rugby.
"I watched them in a pre-season game and watching them thought that's how rugby should be played."
Unless the unlikely event of a play-off for the final European Champions Cup spot takes place, Saturday's home fixture against Harlequins will be Dickson's 254th and final Saints match.
The former Newcastle man could face his brother Karl, 34, who will retire at the end of the season, in a match between sixth and seventh in the table.
"He's [Karl] done it the tough way. He went to university, started off at Bedford and climbed his way up to the Premiership," Dickson added.
"He's had an incredible career. I think it will be brilliant to have him here. Hopefully if I get on and he's involved to share the pitch and have a photo with the children together."
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Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector will feature personal effects from artists including Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Sir Peter Blake.
The items range from Hirst's skulls, taxidermy and medical models to Andy Warhol's cookie jars.
It will run at the Barbican Art Gallery from 12 February to 25 May 2015.
The exhibition looks at how artists throughout history have acquired collections for personal and artistic reasons.
Andy Warhol, for example, stopped by antique and junk shops daily to look for items.
Many of the objects he collected served as source material for his famous silkscreen prints.
The exhibition will use the artists' own display techniques, placing their effects alongside key examples of their work.
The gallery said the show aimed to give an insight into how these items inspired, influenced and sometimes obsessed them.
Sir Peter Blake's collection of masks and elephant figurines will also be on display.
German conceptual artist Hanne Darboven collected a diverse range of objects that filled her family home. The resulting rooms of curiosities were inextricably linked to her work.
The collections vary from a handful of objects to more than 3,000 pieces and range from mass-produced popular culture items to rare artefacts.
The French-born artist Arman developed an interest in African art as a student. His habit of assembling collections of like objects became a hallmark of his accumulation sculptures in the 1960s.
His collections include important examples of African art and Japanese samurai armour.
Other collections include more than 1,000 scarves by the American designer Vera Neumann from Pae White; Martin Parr's British postcards; and Soviet space dog memorabilia and album covers owned by Mexican artist and tattooist Dr Lakra.
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Its film programme starts at Victoria Quays in Sheffield before taking in another seven venues along the canals of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Projecting films on to a big screen it reaches Hull Marina on 13 August.
The 15-seat cinema will screen On the Bench, by Leeds artist Harry Meadley, whose work inspired films from other countries that will also be shown.
Organisers UP Projects said the programme includes 15 films from nine countries.
On the Bench features conversations with eight people and the other films come from Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Niger, Iran, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Germany the UK and US.
They echo themes of On the Bench, with stories of people finding their way against the backdrop of their own cultures through perseverance and determination.
The cinema will visit Rotherham, Swinton, Doncaster, Thorne, Goole, South Ferriby before reaching Hull.
The idea of a cinema on a customised narrowboat was conceived in 2011 by artists Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie to connect communities during the London Olympics.
A larger boat was designed for the current floating cinema by Duggan Morris Architects in 2013.
Annabel Grundy of Film Hub North said the Yorkshire floating cinema project aims to give "the widest range of cinematic stories from all over the world".
"We are delighted to see a Yorkshire tour of floating films as part of this year's celebrations," she said.
Tickets are free, but can be booked in advance.
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Laser projectors have been installed in all screens at the new Westquay leisure hub in Southampton.
The complex, containing a cinema, bowling alley and restaurants, was partially opened in December - nearly two years after construction started.
Europe's first all-laser cinema was opened at Breda in the Netherlands in August.
Business analysts IHS said lasers were becoming a "dominant technology" in cinemas around the world.
IHS cinema research director David Hancock said: "More expensive Red Green Blue (RGB) lasers have very high light output, make 3D much brighter... although laser phosphor machines for smaller screens are pretty close to a digital cinema projector."
He said the Southampton theatre was believed to be the first all-laser multiplex in the UK and only the fourth in Europe.
Film buff Adrian Cox, who tours cinemas around the country, said laser projection was an "expensive acquisition" and the investment was "very exciting".
He said the "Dolby Atmos sound in all screens will be a winner", while a new Odeon cinema opening on the same day in Bournemouth would be an "interesting comparison", with Dolby Atmos in one screen out of 10.
He said although laser projectors were already fitted in a handful of screens in the UK, Southampton would be the first all-laser theatre.
Developer Hammerson said the cinema was expected to have about 1.1 million admissions per year and it was hoped the hub would attract more than 200,000 customers to the food outlets and bars.
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What is thought to be the UK's "first all-laser cinema" is opening to the public, completing an £85m complex.
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Nick Browne and Jaik Mickleburgh had shared an opening stand of 108 when Jofra Archer removed Browne (55) and Tom Westley in consecutive deliveries.
Mickleburgh (54) and Dan Lawrence also made fifties before teenager Lawrence became Archer's third victim for 65.
Essex lost captain Ryan ten Doeschate for 83 and James Foster (42) late on as they closed on 337-6.
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Division Two leaders Essex put in a solid performance with the bat against Sussex on day one at Colchester.
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The building closed in January 2011 and the site is being redeveloped for retirement homes.
The sign will go into storage while it is decided what to do with it but the apostrophe is to be presented to site archivist Hugh Evans.
Mr Evans, who started work in 1975, has documented the history of the Somerdale site in Keynsham.
He lists his favourite chocolate bars as Crunchie and Turkish Delight and said a lot of his generation had given 35 to 40 years' service to the company.
"It was a stunning setting to work in and we had lots of fun and lots of laughs," he said.
"We used to joke you could be born on site, go to school on site and work on site - soon you will be able to live on site as part of a retirement community."
The £50m scheme by the St Monica Trust will see 151 assisted living apartments and a 90-bed care home when it opens in spring 2017, as part of the wider development of the site.
The factory closed after Cadbury was taken over by US food giant Kraft.
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A six-metre-high sign considered as a local landmark has been removed from the former Cadbury works near Bristol.
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The two sergeants from Croydon, south London, are on restricted duties pending the outcome of the inquiry.
Andrew Else, 52, was stabbed more than 200 times during an incident in Selsdon Park Road, Croydon, in April 2014.
The claims came to light during an ongoing misconduct probe, the Met said.
The Met said officers were at the scene of the attack within seven minutes.
Paranoid schizophrenic Ephraim Norman, 24, admitted Mr Else's manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in February and was ordered to be detained indefinitely at the maximum security hospital Broadmoor in February.
A file has been handed to the Crown Prosecution Service regarding the two sergeants, who have not been suspended.
Det Ch Supt Alaric Bonthron, from the Directorate of Professional Services, which is carrying out the investigation, said: "The suggestion that any police officer has in some way failed to do their duty and respond properly to any call for a response must be fully and properly investigated.
"If any officer has failed in their duty it is only right that they are held to account.
"Everyday in London police officers work hard to keep the public safe. Allegations such as these trouble us all."
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Two Metropolitan Police officers have been interviewed under caution over suggestions they failed to properly respond to an incident in which a man was killed.
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Clerk of the course Gary Thompson confirmed no racing or qualifying events will be held following a consultation with the Manx Met office.
He said the second Supersport race will not take place, but further consultation is due regarding the one-lap TT ZERO for electric bikes later.
The event's main senior race remains scheduled for Friday.
The Mountain Road was closed due to flooding but was due to reopen after 13:00 BST, police said.
A spokesman said conditions on the road were "treacherous" due to "torrential rain and fog."
Motorists have been advised to take extra care.
Ian Hutchinson and Michael Rutter won Wednesday's races while two riders died in separate crashes.
Irish road racer Alan Bonner was the third rider to lose his life at this year's event following Jochem van den Hoek and Davey Lambert.
Despite the weather, The Peel TT Bike Show in the west of the island is still going ahead as planned.
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Racing at the Isle of Man TT has been cancelled on Thursday due to "torrential" rain on the island.
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Cue Card almost landed the hat-trick last season when winning the Betfair Chase and King George VI Chase before falling in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Joe Tizzard, the horse's assistant trainer, said Cue Card would be aimed at the treble again.
"This is brilliant news. That's what he'll be aiming at this time," he said.
Jockey Club Racecourses managing director Paul Fisher said the bonus was covered by an insurance policy.
19 November 2016 - Betfair Chase, Haydock, three miles 24 yards
26 December 2016 - King George VI Chase, Kempton, three miles
17 March 2017 - Cheltenham Gold Cup, three miles two furlongs 70 yards
If successful, the bonus would be awarded as follows:
£650,000 - Winning owners
£150,000 - Trainer
£100,000 - Jockey (£33,333 per race if different riders)
£100,000 - Split between winning stable's staff
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The offer of a £1m bonus for any horse winning big steeplechases at Haydock, Kempton and Cheltenham is to be renewed by the Jockey Club.
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The Star Wars spin off doesn't follow on from the latest film, but goes back to explain the background of the story.
The film is due to be released in December.
BBC entertainment reporter Colin Paterson tells us what's in store.
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The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been released.
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Captain William Colbeck and Alfred Cheetham, from Hull, were on the ship Morning that took part in the expeditions of 1902-1904.
The two men were welcomed by thousands at the city's Paragon station on their return home in 1904.
A plaque to the pair has been unveiled at the station.
The ceremony was attended by members of the two men's families and Labour councillor Mary Glew.
"We are proud of our city's rich maritime history and it is fitting that we are unveiling this mark of respect at the place where they were so triumphantly welcomed back to Hull by thousands of people," said Ms Glew.
Scott of the Antarctic, as he was nicknamed, was a naval officer and explorer who died in 1912 attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole. He was beaten to his goal by a Norwegian party led by Roald Amundsen.
Captain Colbeck got his master's ticket in 1894 and commanded the Morning, which was sent to relieve Scott's Discover Expedition. He died in 1930.
During his voyage Captain Scott named Cape Colbeck and Colbeck Bay after him.
Alfred Buchanan Cheetham was born in Liverpool but his family moved to Hull where he married.
He was also on on the Morning and in all spent about six years on Antarctic expeditions.
He died in 1918 when his ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the World War One.
The plaque is the 25th in a series to commemorate 100 people from Hull.
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Two seafarers who took part in voyages to help the Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott have been honoured for their exploits.
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The country also has a bank of 50,000 varieties of rice, a grain that feeds about half of the world's population. Mangoes, tea, sorghum, millets and pulses grow freely on its lands.
But with 18% of the world's population crammed into just 2.4% of the global landmass, India's biodiversity is under pressure, something which the 12,000 delegates from 190 countries attending the UN meeting on biodiversity in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad will be aware about.
Here are some indicators of how India's biodiversity is under threat:
To be sure, India has explored and mapped the flora and fauna of only around 70% of its area, documenting some 150,000 plants and animals. Even the government admits there is a "wide gap" in mapping all species.
So the jury is still out on the total number of new and dying species. But in a country which spends about $2bn (£1.25bn) on biodiversity, there are some good tidings as well:
India's Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan says India "speaks from a position of strength as we need to balance economic development, poverty alleviation and protection of biodiversity".
But India needs to do a lot more. Forest cover is shrinking - authorities are talking about raising it to 33% from the existing 23%. India continues to struggle to protect the tiger, lion, elephant and rhino. And yes, it needs to complete the mapping of its biodiversity.
Pallava Bagla is correspondent for Science magazine; Science Editor of NDTV and author of Trees of India.
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Home to about a tenth of the world's known plant and animal species, India is a global biodiversity hot spot.
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Since 2010 Scottish courts have been prohibited from jailing people for three months or less unless there is no other way of dealing with them.
The Scottish government has asked for views on whether that period should be extended and, if so, by how much.
Ministers argue that short jail terms are ineffective and lead to high rates of reoffending.
Figures have suggested 60% of those sentenced to less than three months are reconvicted within a year.
In 2010 the government introduced, for the first time in Scots law, a presumption against short prison sentences of three months or less except where no other punishment would be appropriate.
The SNP minority government at the time dropped a plan to impose a six-month limit because of fears it would be voted down by the opposition.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has now revived the proposal and called for "bold action" to stop offenders "going in and out of prison time and time again and reoffending upon release".
Under the proposals, he has said offenders would serve their sentences in the community instead of being jailed and receive help for the causes of their offending behaviour, including drug or alcohol addictions or mental-health issues.
Some have argued there should be a presumption against sentences of less than 12-months.
But the Scottish Conservatives have criticised the move, saying it could lead to hundred of people convicted of crimes like housebreaking, handling offensive weapons or common assault "walking free".
They have argued that extending the presumption against short sentences would give criminals the impression that their crimes are not serious.
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A consultation ends later on plans to further reduce the number of offenders receiving short jail sentences.
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