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It follows a letter sent to Durham Police Chief Constable Mike Barton in February which the force said stated "contracts" had been taken out on 57 councillors.
A 39-year-old man from Lanchester, near Durham City, has been charged with sending a malicious communication.
He has been bailed to attend Peterlee Magistrates' Court on 16 May.
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A man has been charged over alleged death threats made against Labour county councillors in Durham.
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There will be no trains between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street, Wales' two busiest stations, and work may go on until early Monday morning.
Network Rail will be replacing track on Cardiff Central's platforms four and six as part of work to upgrade the signalling system.
Programme manager Neil Workman said it was the "final piece" of the work.
A number of routes in south Wales will be affected over the weekend, including:
Arriva Trains Wales has advised customers to check its website before they travel in, out and around the Welsh capital this weekend as replacement bus services are in operation.
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Trains around South Wales will be affected by engineering works in Cardiff this weekend.
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Researchers have identified a compound which targets aggressive tumour cells found in breast, pancreas, colon and prostate cancers.
The discovery has now been licensed to biotech investors Tiziana Life Sciences.
It is hoped the compound can eventually be developed for clinical trials.
The research was conducted by Cardiff University's European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI) and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Scientists revealed details of the compound - called OH14 - on Thursday morning when the deal with Tiziana was made public on the London Stock Exchange.
Tiziana already has an established relationship working with Cardiff University.
Italian investor Gabriele Cerrone named the company after his partner who died three years ago from breast cancer.
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Scientists working on stem cell research at Cardiff University believe they have made a potential breakthrough in combating cancer.
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The 24-year-old Scot, who was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-1, had been bidding for a second Grand Slam singles title of the year after his Australian Open victory.
"I lost to the better player. I struggled with my serve and that let him dictate the points," Reid said.
Both Reid and fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley won doubles titles.
Reid and Japan's Shingo Kunieda defended their doubles crown with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Michael Jeremiasz of France and Swede Stefan Olsson.
Whiley won her seventh slam doubles title alongside Kuneida's compatriot Yui Kamiji as they defeated Dutch top seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek Van Koot 6-3 4-6 10-6.
Reid led 4-2 in the opening set but Fernandez battled back and went 6-5 up before the Scot forced the tie-break, which he eventually lost.
The Argentine was the stronger in the second set, quickly racing into a 4-0 lead and there was no way back for Reid, who had won his last three matches against Fernandez.
"It's been a good week to get this far, following on from Melbourne," said Reid, who is ranked two places above Fernandez at four in the world.
"Obviously, I wanted a good result but I wasn't good enough in the final.
"He had all the momentum in the second set."
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Britain's Gordon Reid lost to Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open.
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Petra Pazsitka, then 24, was declared dead five years after she went missing from her student accommodation.
A man convicted of murdering a teenager who went missing nearby confessed to killing the young woman too.
However police investigating a robbery came across a tenant, a 55-year-old woman, who had no ID.
She told the officers that she had been living under a false identity and gave them her real name.
Ms Pazsitka's disappearance was the subject of an appeal on the German crime show "Aktenzeichen XY".
A spokesman for police in Braunschweig, the northern German city where Ms Pazsitka was studying computer sciences in 1984, said she had wished to remain undiscovered.
"She said only a little about the background of her disappearance and why she left back then," Joachim Grande said.
"She said that she had prepared for it and that she wanted it," he added.
Ms Pazsitka had withdrawn DM4,000 from her bank to start a new life, he said, and gave a student neighbour keys to her apartment to look after her pet birds.
He said the officially dead woman's elderly mother and brother were "absolutely shocked" when they heard she was still alive.
The family want to have contact, German media report, but Ms Pazsitka does not wish to see them.
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German police say a woman who disappeared in 1984, sparking a murder hunt, has been found alive and well and living in Duesseldorf.
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Buatsi is guaranteed at least bronze after winning by unanimous decision.
The 23-year-old will fight Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov on Tuesday for a place in Thursday's final.
Savannah Marshall remains in contention for a medal after winning her women's middleweight first-round bout.
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The 25-year-old, who won Britain's first-ever women's boxing world title in 2012, defeated Sweden's Anna Laurell on points.
However, Pat McCormack lost his light-heavyweight fight by split decision to Cuba's number two seed Yasnier Toledo.
In Rio to watch the next generation of boxers is retired former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He has spoken to Buatsi, who says the 39-year-old told him he has what it takes to go to the top.
"He said to me he had heard about me before I got here and that I was a great fighter, a future world champion," said Buatsi.
"It was good to hear that from someone like Mayweather, who I think is the greatest boxer of our generation.
"I want to dominate in every way I can, and I want more than bronze. I will give it everything that I've got to make sure I get a gold."
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Joshua Buatsi will become the first British boxer to win an Olympic medal in Rio after beating Algeria's Abdelhafid Benchabla to reach the light-heavyweight semi-finals.
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Parts of Suffragette, which is expected to star Meryl Streep as the women's votes campaigner Emmeline Pankhurst, are to be filmed in the building.
The Administration Select Committee has granted permission.
Its chairman Sir Alan Haselhurst said he had been persuaded by the film's subject matter and the need to raise money for the upkeep of Parliament.
He told BBC Radio 4: "This is a test case to some extent. We are putting our toe in the water.
"Nobody is disadvantaged. It is taking place in a way that absolutely does not affect the normal operation of Parliament, and if it helps the bottom line, then I would have thought the public would say, 'You are being prudent.'"
Commercial filming has not been allowed inside Parliament in the past, with movie-makers forced to find alternative locations.
When Streep played Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady in 2011, Manchester Town Hall doubled for parts of the Palace of Westminster.
Suffragette will tell the story of Pankhurst, who frequently led protests around Westminster.
She was imprisoned for the first time in February 1908 when she attempted to enter the House of Commons.
Later that year, she was jailed again after being found guilty of inciting a rush on the House of Commons.
The film of her struggle is also expected to star Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai and Ben Whishaw.
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Permission has been granted for a major film to be shot inside the Houses of Parliament for the first time.
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The 27-year-old will appear at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and an alternative charge of careless driving.
He allegedly hit Tye Hawkins, 10, with his motorbike in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, on 3 September.
South Wales Police said Tye remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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A rider is due in court following a crash which left a schoolboy in a critical condition.
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Matt Smith, 32, sheared 731 ewes in nine hours at a farm in Cornwall to beat the previous record of 721.
The event has made headlines around the world and was live streamed to audiences in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Iceland and Ireland.
It was the first sheep-shearing world record attempt in the northern hemisphere.
At one point Mr Smith, originally from New Zealand, was tackling the sheep at a rate of one every 36 seconds - well ahead of the 45 second target.
A team of masseurs were on hand to ease the strain on Mr Smith's back during breaks at the event at St Clether, Launceston.
Steve Matthew, a judge from the World Shearing Council, said the attempt required huge "physical and mental strength".
"This is the Everest of the sheep-shearing world," he said.
Farm security firm Agricamera have provided live online coverage, with between 300 and 500 people watching at any one time.
Agricamera's Jake Withecombe said: "We didn't quite anticipate it being as popular as it has turned out to be."
Mr Smith began his attempt at 05:00 BST, took four breaks and finished at around 17:00.
The previous record of 721 sheep in nine hours was set by Rodney Sutton in 2007.
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A sheep-shearing world record has been broken with thousands of people watching around the world.
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Terry, 35, was ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League game at Paris St-Germain with a hamstring injury.
Hiddink said it was "difficult" to know whether he would return against City.
"That's why we prefer to leave him at the training centre, to have daily treatment and see how his development will be for the weekend," he added.
Defending champions Chelsea are 12th in the table, but victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday will secure their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Terry was substituted after 38 minutes of Saturday's 5-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United, with right-back Branislav Ivanovic moving alongside Gary Cahill at centre-back.
Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta switched to right-back, with Baba Rahman coming on at left-back, and Hiddink is expected to name the same back four in the Champions League last 16 first-leg tie against the French champions.
United States defender Matt Miazga, 20, and 18-year-old academy defender Jake Clarke-Salter have also travelled to Paris and could feature on the substitutes' bench.
Kurt Zouma, Terry's first-choice partner at centre-back, was this month ruled out for the season with a knee injury.
"Of course not having John is a bit of a setback. He's a leader," said Hiddink, who has not lost in 12 matches since replacing Jose Mourinho in December.
"But I'm not the type of coach or manager who starts moaning and moaning.
"We go on and the players who will replace him, I have huge confidence in them."
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Chelsea captain John Terry is an injury doubt for Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester City, says manager Guus Hiddink.
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The 26-year-old batsman has scored more than 5,000 first-class career runs, with 449 runs at an average of 44.90 in 13 County Championship innings since joining before the start of the season.
"Colin is a fine player and has become an important part of our team," said head coach Pierre de Bruyn.
"Colin has a batting style that suits all formats and bowls good off-spin."
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Leicestershire's Colin Ackermann has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2019 season.
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Five of the 24 staff are directly transferring to the Tayside operation, and the rest are being redeployed or have left the service.
Temporary accommodation is being used, with the new North Control in Dundee due to open by March.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the public would see no difference in how calls are handled.
Concerns have been expressed about the loss of local knowledge.
The plans - which are also seeing Inverness, Dumfries, Fife and Falkirk being closed - were approved in 2014, with Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Edinburgh and Dundee remaining as bases.
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Aberdeen's fire control room closes on Tuesday, with all emergency calls being now handled from Dundee.
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The Renfrewshire town, which is bidding to become UK City of Culture in 2021, will host this year's event at Paisley Town Hall on Wednesday 29 June.
The award was developed in 2012 by the Scottish Music Industry Association in partnership with Creative Scotland.
Previous winners include Kathryn Joseph, Young Fathers, RM Hubbert and Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat.
Caroline Cooper, from the Say awards, said: "We are thrilled to be bringing the Say Award to Paisley for the next two years.
"The award celebrates the very best of Scottish music and what better place to hold the ceremony than in a town so steeped in cultural history."
Members of the public can nominate albums on the Say website.
A shortlist will be announced later this year ahead of the ceremony in June.
Leonie Bell, director of arts and engagement at Creative Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be able to support the fifth year of the award and are looking forward to the 2016 ceremony hosted in Paisley Town Hall.
"It is fitting that the ceremony is hosted in Paisley, home to musical talent of Paolo Nutini and the late Gerry Rafferty, as it makes its bid to be UK City of Culture 2021."
Jean Cameron, director of Paisley's bid for UK City of Culture 2021, added: "We are all very excited that Paisley will be home to one of the most prestigious events in the Scottish musical calendar.
"The Say award and Paisley are a great fit - the town has a wonderful musical heritage and continues to be a cultural hotspot for creative talent to this day."
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Paisley has been selected to host the Scottish Album of the Year (Say) Awards ceremony in 2016 and 2017.
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Rabbits Require Rights Scotland's 2,044-name petition was first discussed in Holyrood earlier this year.
It calls for rabbits to be given the same protection as cats and dogs as well as regulations on breeding and the minimum size of housing.
The campaigners describe rabbits as the "UK's most neglected pet".
In August, it emerged that hundreds of pet rabbits have been abandoned in Scotland.
The Scottish SPCA said it rescued 728 rabbits in 2014 and had taken 550 into care so far this year.
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Campaigners expect to have their petition calling for greater legal protection for pet rabbits to get a second hearing by MSPs on Tuesday.
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The INVENTORS! Project asked over 450 children in Sunderland in the north of England to draw their inventions.
The project then asked local designers and manufacturers to make some of them into real life products.
Take a look at some of the best ones.
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Imagine coming up with the craziest invention - and then seeing it in real life.
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The incident was reported at about 08:05 BST on Wednesday night. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital.
Sean McGlinchey, a Sinn Féin councillor, said he spoke to the victim who told him he was from Londonderry.
He said the man told him that he had been taken from his Derry home by three men.
"He said he was going to his see his father who is in Altnagelvin Hospital on life support.
"He said he couldn't understand why he was taken out and shot. He didn't know where he was, he was that confused."
Mr McGlinchey added that the victim "must have crawled about 20 or 30 yards down the road" to find help after being shot.
"A local resident spotted him, phoned an ambulance and stayed with him until an ambulance came so I have to commend him.
"I spoke to the resident too and he was badly shook up after coming upon this."
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A man has been shot in the leg in Dungiven, County Londonderry.
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A 25ft (7.6m) model triceratops had to be removed from High Street in Godshill on the Isle of Wight after it was dragged from the Jurassic Garden.
Owner Martin Simpson said he was shocked to see the model appearing on social media over the weekend.
The dinosaur is part of Mr Simpson's shop garden, where he sells prehistoric gems and fossils.
He said: "It takes about five blokes to move the dinosaur a couple of inches, so it was definitely a concerted effort and drink was probably involved."
He added he would now be securing the dinosaur to make sure the incident did not happen again.
A photo of the obstruction was taken by Chris Hollingshead, who spotted it when he was driving home from work on Saturday morning and later posted a photograph on social media.
Staff from Island Roads, which operates road maintenance on the island, returned the dinosaur to the Jurassic Garden.
A spokesperson said: "Three of our staff attended the scene and placed it back into the garden from where it had been removed.
"The road was reopened within a short period of our arrival on site."
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A dinosaur was left in the middle of a high street courtesy of some "drunken pranksters", it is believed.
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The 11-year-old from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire was last seen on a bus in 1957.
The Crown said earlier this year the bus driver, Alexander Gartshore, would have been tried for her murder if he was still alive.
Its now considering the next steps in the investigation.
Moira's body has never been found. Specialists in soil science have now identified a number of sites where her remains might be buried.
Prof Lorna Dawson, geoforensics expert from the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, was enlisted earlier this year to help in the search for the schoolgirl's remains.
BBC Scotland reported last month that she was understood to have prepared a forensic report based on her initial investigations.
The Crown Office has now met her and said it would decide in due course which areas would be searched.
A spokesman said: "The Lord Advocate held a positive meeting with forensic expert Prof Lorna Dawson of the James Hutton Institute and DS Pat Campbell of Police Scotland and the Crown will now consider the next steps in the investigation into the murder of Moira Anderson.
"Specialist work in the field of soil science and geographical information has allowed investigators to narrow down the number of possible locations for the whereabouts of Moira's remains and a decision on the search areas will be made in due course."
Moira Anderson was last seen on 23 February 1957.
After leaving her grandmother's house, she boarded a Baxter's bus that was driven by Gartshore.
Later that year, he was jailed for raping a 17-year-old babysitter.
In 1999, convicted child abuser James Gallogley named his former friend Gartshore as Moira's murderer.
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Forensic specialists have narrowed down the locations where the remains of murdered schoolgirl Moira Anderson may be buried, the Crown Office has said.
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Police were called at 09:50 GMT after shots were fired at the Marriott Hotel in Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey.
The victim, a man in his 20s, got into a passing couple's car which was driven to the nearby Volunteer pub where they tried to get him help.
He was treated by paramedics but died. Armed police units were at the scene as officers sought witnesses to the attack.
Police said there was no evidence of terrorism.
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Ch Supt Luke Collison, of Essex Police, said: "We will be constantly reassessing the information we receive as the investigation progresses to ensure that the safety of the public remains paramount."
Essex Police said it has yet to identify the victim.
They have appealed for witnesses to contact the police.
The force said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police and other forces.
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A man has died after being shot in a hotel car park in Essex.
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Environmental Art Festival Scotland - Off Grid - will be held next to the ruins of Morton Castle, near Thornhill.
Five interns have played a central role in organising the event, in a bid to build a wider, young audience to engage with environmental issues.
There will be specially commissioned artwork, walks, fireside conversations and food art on display.
Intern Ruaridh Thin-Smith said: "The festival is a celebration of the natural energies and sources of vitality which allow life to flourish - and what better way to celebrate life than to live as young people making a commitment to healing our planet.
"Let's join the digital detox, and learn how to unplug from the status quo grid and recharge our relationship with the earth."
Organisers hope to bring together scientists, artists, environmentalists, cultural thinkers, poets and performers at the free event on 29 and 30 August.
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Young people will be encouraged to have a "digital detox" at a festival in Dumfries and Galloway this summer.
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He will be available for three Championship games, eight in the T20 Blast and three in the One-Day Cup between 9 June and 18 July.
The 25-year-old scored 2,633 runs for New Zealand in 2015 across all formats, including eight centuries.
"His value as a player is beyond question," said Yorkshire head coach Jason Gillespie.
"His attitude, work ethic and leadership as an overseas player is brilliant."
Williamson and England's Joe Root, a Yorkshire team-mate, are currently joint second in the International Cricket Council Test batting rankings behind Australia captain Steve Smith.
The White Rose county have won the Championship title for the past two seasons and are looking to become the first side to do so three times in a row since their Yorkshire predecessors from 1966-1968.
"I am looking forward to joining the team for a third term this summer," Williamson told the Yorkshire website.
"It is enjoyable being part of a successful team that are hungry for ongoing success."
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County champions Yorkshire have re-signed New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson for part of the 2016 season.
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Phelps, 31, who has secured three gold medals in Rio, finished ahead of fellow American Ryan Lochte to win the semi-final in one minute 55.78 seconds.
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Lochte is through along with GB's Dan Wallace, but Briton Ieuan Lloyd missed out.
The men's 200m individual medley final takes place at 03:01 BST on 12 August.
Wallace finished fourth and Lloyd came sixth in the same semi-final.
Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history with 21 gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.
He has won the 200m individual medley in the past three Olympic Games and has already collected a gold medal in Rio in the 200m butterfly, as well as helping the United States win two relay golds.
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American Michael Phelps remains on course for his 22nd Olympic gold after he reached the final of the 200m individual medley at the 2016 Olympics.
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The judge has asked the court to consider a majority verdict on the sixth defendant.
The six were accused of helping jailed banker Tom Hayes, who worked for Swiss bank UBS, to manipulate the Libor rate that banks use to lend money to one another.
They worked for the financial firms Icap, Tullett Prebon and RP Martin.
Prosecutors had alleged that the brokers conspired to rig the rate in exchange for treats such as takeaway curries and drinks.
Explaining the Libor saga
Noel Cryan, 49, of Chislehurst, Kent, Danny Wilkinson, 48, of Hornchurch, Essex, Colin Goodman, 53, of Epsom, Surrey, James Gilmour, 50 of Benfleet, Essex, and Terry Farr, 44, of Southend-on-Sea in Essex were all found not guilty.
The jury has reached a not guilty verdict on one count of conspiracy to defraud by former Icap broker Darrell Read, 50, of Wellington, New Zealand, but has not reached a verdict on the second count.
In August, Mr Hayes, became the first person to be convicted over the Libor rate-rigging scandal. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for manipulating the rate while working at UBS and Citigroup between 2006 and 2010. He made around $300m for his employers during that time.
The sentence was reduced to 11 years after an appeal.
Libor, the London inter-bank lending rate, is considered to be one of the most important interest rates in finance, upon which trillions of dollars' worth of financial contracts rest.
The trial comes almost seven years after US regulators first looked at how Libor rates were set.
Most of the big names in global banking have been fined collectively $9bn and the way Libor rates are set and overseen has been changed.
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A UK jury has cleared five City brokers who were accused of helping to rig a key lending rate used between banks.
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Martin Tom, of Beccles, was sentenced to five years and four months after he admitted attacking the woman in her bed in May this year.
When he was detained by police near the property in Beccles, he tried to bite officers, the court heard.
Officers praised the woman, who is in her 30s, for her "honesty, integrity and bravery".
The court heard that Tom went into the home as a trespasser and initially intended to steal her mobile phone, but then forced himself on her.
He admitted rape and resisting a police officer in the execution of their duty.
DC Darren Winchester, of Suffolk Police, said: "[The woman] contacted police straight away, and it was this prompt action that led to officers being able to detain Tom in the area a short time later.
"She told officers she had acted as calmly as possible at the time to get him out of the property as quickly and safely as possible."
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A 26-year-old man who was high on crack cocaine and drink has been jailed for rape by a judge at Ipswich Crown Court.
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Paul Drinkwater, 52, carried out the attacks including one at knifepoint in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, in November and December 1984.
Drinkwater, of Berkshire, was jailed for 29 years after being found guilty of two rapes, indecent assault and robbery at St Albans Crown Court.
Judge Marie Catterson told him "these were horrific and dreadful crimes".
She said the attacks "had a profound and continuing harmful effect" on his victims.
The former landscape gardener and driveway layer was convicted of the rape and robbery of a 15-year-old girl in Durrants Lane on 25 November. He wore a mask and was carrying a knife.
He also raped an 18-year-old woman and indecently assaulting another woman aged 18 on 16 December in Bullbeggers Lane.
Prosecutor Ann Evans said on 14 January 2014 a DNA profile from Drinkwater, from Maidenhead, was provided to a forensic scientist.
A swab from the 15-year-old victim was matched as "seven million more times likely to come from Paul Drinkwater, rather than a person unrelated to him," she said.
Samples taken from the trousers worn by the 18-year-old rape victim matched Drinkwater.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the woman attacked aged 15, said: "I still have a frightening image of the mask and his eyes."
Following the sentencing, one of the victims, now in her late 40s, told the court: "I feel like I have finally been let out of prison today. I can get my life back."
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A man who raped and sexually abused three teenagers more than 30 years ago has been jailed.
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Dan Sparkes slotted home from 12 yards for his fifth goal of the season as Braintree claimed an early lead.
But, Sean Marks was shown a straight red card when he swung an elbow at Ian Gayle in a challenge and the Iron had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour.
Harry Lee and Michael Bakare hit the woodwork for the visitors but it could not halt Welling's 12-game winless run.
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Ten-man Braintree made it three straight wins in the National League with a narrow victory against Welling.
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Deiseane Santiago got pregnant in January while visiting her fiancé in Leicestershire on a five-month visa.
Supporting an application to extend her visa, her GP cited Public Health England advice over pregnant women travelling to Zika hotspots.
But the Home Office said the advice only applied to British nationals.
Miss Santiago, 22, from São Paulo, met Simon Ellis, from Leicestershire, online three-and-a-half years ago.
She travelled to Kegworth to visit him in November and the couple got engaged about six weeks ago.
Former business student Miss Santiago has suffered hyperemesis during the pregnancy, he said.
The couple changed Miss Santiago's return flight to November - after the baby's due date - and applied to have her visa extended until then.
But on Monday, Miss Santiago - now 25 weeks pregnant - was told her application was refused, and that she could be arrested and deported within days.
A letter from the Home Office acknowledged the GP's advice that pregnant women should avoid travel to countries "with active transmission of the Zika virus", but stated that advice "is in respect of British nationals travelling to affected countries".
It warned: "You will not be removed for the first five working days after you receive this notice. Following the end of this period, and for up to three months from the date of this notice, you may be removed without further notice."
Mr Ellis, who intends to appeal against the refusal, called the decision "racist and discriminatory".
"It doesn't say British pregnant women, it says women," he said. "So for them to say it's for British women...why aren't they putting that in their advice?
"That annoyed me. In theory, that's being racist."
The Home Office has not yet commented.
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A pregnant Brazilian woman advised not to return to the country amid Zika virus fears has been told she faces deportation from the UK "within days".
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Mohsin Manji, of Kingshill Drive, Harrow, admitted attacking his 81-year-old father on 29 November 2015.
The 45-year-old, who has paranoid schizophrenia, denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
He was handed a hospital order and a restriction order without a time limit.
Mark Heywood QC, mitigating, told the Old Bailey Manji had heard voices in his head which led him to believe his father was "some sort of zombie".
The court heard Amirali Manji was found unconscious and with scratches on his face by carers who visited the house later on 29 November.
Mr Manji senior was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness and he died on 3 December 2015.
Manji later told police his father had sworn at his mother "so I hit... [him] lots of times".
He also claimed "evil spirits control him", the court heard.
Prosecutor Mukul Chawla QC said Manji had "suffered for very many years from paranoid schizophrenia" which had "manifested itself from his late-teens or early-20s".
Sentencing, Judge Michael Topolski QC said the pressure of caring for both of his parents "given his ill health, placed intolerable pressure on him".
"This is a truly tragic case," he said.
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A mentally ill man who was a carer for both of his parents has admitted beating his bedridden father to death at the family's north-west London home.
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The animal, reportedly a two-year-old brown bear, was shot dead after the attack at the Orsa Rovdjurspark.
The bear was said to have dug its way back into its enclosure, which the zookeeper was cleaning. The park has been closed for the rest of the day.
Orsa Rovdjurspark says it is Europe's "largest predator park", with a variety of bears, leopards and tigers.
The park said the zookeeper, who has not been named, was cleaning the enclosure ahead of a special activity, where guests get to go inside the enclosure with a zookeeper, The Local reported.
It was supposed to be empty but the bear appeared to have tunnelled its way back in.
Emergency services were called to the park, in the central county of Dalarna, at about 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT) and treated the man at the scene but he died later of his injuries.
The park's head, Sven Brunberg, said: "It started out as a normal day, a family had booked the activity and normal routines were followed. I'll leave it to the police to work out what went wrong."
Officers are investigating whether proper safety procedures were followed.
The park insisted no guests were at risk.
Orsa Rovdjurspark lists Kodiak, polar and brown bears among its animals, along with snow leopards and Siberian tigers, and offers "close encounters with powerful animals".
Many of its species are endangered.
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Adrian Williams, 51, from Soham, was found on the ground in High Street, Newmarket, on 27 December and died in hospital on Tuesday.
Peter Crotty, 33, of Nimbus Way, Newmarket, was originally charged with causing grievous bodily harm, but has now been charged with murder.
He is due at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court later.
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The 302ft (92m) long aircraft - which is part plane and part airship - was damaged during a flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.
The flight deck is now back in place after major repairs and testing has begun inside a hangar at the airfield.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has granted the craft permission to fly.
This move follows the UK Civil Aviation Authority's Permit to Fly which was received a week ago.
The developer, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), says the aircraft can be used for a variety of functions such as surveillance, communications, delivering aid and even passenger travel.
It says it will be able to stay airborne for about five days during manned flights.
The aircraft's cockpit was badly damaged when it nosedived at the end of its second test flight on 24 August.
In a statement, HAV said the European aviation agency had "completed its review" and granted permission for test flights under Air Worthiness Release 1 (AWR1) conditions.
These conditions cover the the initial phase of flight test programmes, which includes some limits on the type of weather test flights can be carried out in.
The company said it hoped to resume flying at some stage in May. It hopes to be building 10 Airlanders a year by 2021.
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The world's longest aircraft - the £25m Airlander 10 - has been given permission to return to the skies following a crash landing last August.
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The 23-year-old left QPR in the summer of 2016 and went on to to join Woking in the fifth tier before moving down a division to play for Whitehawk.
Bromley becomes the former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international's ninth club in five years.
"He has vast experience for such a young man and he'll be a fantastic acquisition," said boss Neil Smith.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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National League side Bromley have signed former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Frankie Sutherland.
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Andrew Crook, 48, struck 46-year-old Robert Allaway head-on in the crash on the A65 near Settle in October.
Crook, of Swinnow Grove, Leeds, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Allaway's death by driving without due care and attention.
He was jailed at Bradford Crown Court for four years and eight months and banned from driving for five years.
North Yorkshire Police said Crook had 83mg of alcohol per 100mg of breath when he hit Mr Allaway, from Long Preston, near Skipton - the legal limit is 35mg.
Mr Allaway's wife Lorraine, who lost her sister to cancer on the same day, said: "It is impossible to find the words to describe how we feel about Bob's death.
"He was my soul mate and is the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night.
"This is without doubt the hardest and most painful experience of my life."
Mrs Allaway said she planned to campaign for tougher sentencing for drivers convicted of causing death by dangerous or careless driving or while under the influence of drink or drugs.
Traffic constable Dave Seavers, from North Yorkshire Police, said: "Crook gave no consideration to the safety of other road users that day and got behind the wheel with a blatant disregard for the law.
"The bad choice Crook made meant that a man has lost his life through no fault of his own and his family faces a future without a loved one."
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A man who was more than twice the drink-drive limit and driving on the wrong side of the road when he hit and killed a motorcyclist has been jailed.
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Simon Hart was accused of sending letters supporting a Conservative candidate using pre-paid Commons envelopes ahead of the 4 May poll.
The claim was made by rival Plaid Cymru candidate, councillor Jonathan Preston.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards rejected the complaint after Mr Hart explained two mailings had been confused.
Using parliamentary stationery for campaigning would have been a breach of the rules and an investigation was launched by commissioner Kathryn Hudson.
Responding to the inquiry, the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP said he sent out two letters to constituents in March and believed they had been confused.
One letter, inviting residents to a public meeting, was posted in parliamentary envelopes on 11 March.
The second, which supported the Tory council election candidate, was sent out by the local Conservative Association on 30 March using plain stationery paid for using its own Royal Mail account.
The MP also explained the two mail shots were different sizes and it would have been difficult to fold the election campaign letter into the parliamentary envelope.
The commissioner accepted Mr Hart's explanation and rejected the complaint.
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A Conservative MP has been cleared of misusing Commons stationery to campaign during the council elections.
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He shot April Jace, 40, in the back and then twice in the legs at their family home in May 2014, while the couple's young children were present.
Jace's son, now 10, told the court he heard his father say: "If you like running then run to heaven," before firing the second time.
Jace will be sentenced on 10 June and could face up to 40 years in prison.
Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef said during the trial that the actor was upset that his wife wanted a divorce and believed she was having an affair, although no evidence was presented to support this.
Jace waited for her to come home and shot her before calling police.
He later told detectives that he had planned to kill himself but could not go through with it and so instead planned to shoot his wife, a keen runner, in the leg so she would feel pain.
The 53-year-old actor played Detective Julien Lowe in police drama The Shield.
He also had small roles in films such as Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights and Forrest Gump.
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A court in Los Angeles has found The Shield actor Michael Jace guilty of murdering his wife.
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The Scottish Borders Walking Festival takes place in Peebles this year between 3 and 9 September.
It will be held in Hawick in 2018; Ettrick, Yarrow and Selkirk the following year and Jedburgh and Ancrum in 2020.
The annual event, established in 1995, is said to bring "significant economic benefits" to the region.
Scottish Borders Council's Countryside Access Team is tasked with ensuring the festival takes place each year.
It invites expressions of interest from all of the area's community councils.
Six communities responded to the call for hosts for 2018 to 2020 and the three successful bids have now been confirmed.
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The locations for three future editions of a south of Scotland walking festival have been selected.
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Firefighters in five appliances from both Kent and Essex were called to the east bore tunnel just before 13:00 BST.
Both tunnels had to be closed while the fire was extinguished. There are no reports of any injuries.
Amy Spencer tweeted: "Scariest moment ever, The Car in front of me was on fire in the dartford tunnel, we all had to evacuate."
She added: "Thought I was going to die."
Luca Regan, 14, from Colchester, said: "Everyone started to run and scream out of the tunnel in fear the car was going to explode."
The fire has led to congestion in the area with traffic on the M25 anticlockwise queuing back to Junction 4 for Orpington.
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Drivers were forced to flee their cars when a vehicle burst into flames in the Dartford Tunnel.
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Morsi had been condemned to death for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 revolution.
He was elected president in 2012, but removed by the military a year later after street protests against his rule.
Morsi has separately been sentenced to life in prison for terrorism offences, and still faces trial on other charges.
Tuesday's ruling by the Court of Cassation means Morsi will be retried over the prison break.
The court also annulled death sentences for five leaders of his banned Muslim Brotherhood movement, including its supreme guide Mohammed Badie, convicted in the same case.
Twenty-one life sentences for other members were also overturned.
Morsi escaped from Wadi Natroun jail in January 2011 and was convicted of colluding with foreign militants in a plot to free imprisoned Islamists.
The death sentences were approved earlier this year by Egypt's highest religious authority, the Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam.
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Egypt's highest court has overturned a death sentence against ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
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The black and white design was painted on the outside of the derelict former Whitehouse pub in 2004.
But the artwork began to slowly erode, prompting a scheme to remove and restore it for sale.
The mural failed to sell at auction in May, and will soon form part of a new public display in Liverpool.
Liverpool-based Ascot Property Group acquired the Grade II-listed former pub on the corner of Berry Street and Duke Street in 2011, and was closely involved with the plan to painstakingly remove and piece the mural back together.
However, it failed to reach its reserve price of £225,000.
Stuart Howard, of Ascot Property, confirmed plans were now being discussed to bring the rat back to Liverpool.
He said detailed plans would be revealed in "a few weeks".
Many of Banky's murals feature rats or rodents, but the Liverpool rat is thought to be one of the artist's largest works in the UK.
It is understood the mural will not return to the former pub, which is now a restaurant.
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A celebrated "rat" mural by graffiti artist Banksy is to return to Liverpool after it failed to sell at a London auction.
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US intelligence spied on French Presidents Chirac, Sarkozy and Hollande from 2006 to 2012, WikiLeaks documents say
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International anti-spam company Spamhaus approached the States after it found a VisitGuernsey email in a "spam trap" address.
Spamhaus has asked the Channel Islands Data Commissioner to investigate.
New Approach Media, which is responsible for VisitGuernsey's digital marketing, is yet to comment.
Richard Cox, chief information officer for Spamhaus, said the emails had "hit our spam traps" and "without the slightest doubt the lists being mailed were not compiled on an opt-in basis".
"As I am receiving the mailings - and I have not opted in - the law is being broken, regardless of which of the email addresses on their list is reaching me," he said.
A spokesman from Guernsey's marketing and tourism unit said: "VisitGuernsey takes the matter of data protection extremely seriously and has suspended all future electronic direct mailings to purchased lists.
"Our media agency has confirmed that all third party mailing houses used are compliant with Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidelines, and that they strictly adhere to the data protection laws.
"VisitGuernsey will not commence its electronic direct emailing activity to purchased lists until we can be fully confident that mailings carried out on our behalf will not breach ICO guidelines and data protection legislation."
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Guernsey's tourism unit has suspended all direct mailings to purchased email lists after concerns were raised about the use of spam or unsolicited emails.
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An amendment to the Housing Bill, currently going through Parliament, will limit occupation rights for new tenancies to five years at the most.
Labour said the move would break up communities.
But the government said it would improve the ability of councils to give homes to those who need them most.
Up to now, most council tenants have been allowed to remain in their homes for as long as they wanted.
In some cases, tenants can even pass their properties to a next of kin.
"People will be astonished that ministers are legislating to deny families a stable home," said John Healey, Labour's housing spokesman.
"This will cause worry and upheaval for tenants, and break up communities."
If the amendment is passed into law, councils will have to provide fixed-term tenancies of between two and five years.
At the end of the term, local authorities could extend the lease or ask a tenant to move.
However, the rule change will only apply to new tenants. Existing householders will not be affected.
"It is only right that tenancies are reviewed after several years, to identify whether the circumstances of tenants have changed," said a spokesperson for the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
"This is about ensuring we make the best use of our social housing, based on need and income."
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Future council tenants in England are likely to lose the right to stay in their homes for life, the government has said.
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The 25-year-old left-hander has been at Hove since the age of nine and made his first-class debut in 2010.
Wells scored 859 runs at an average of 42.95 in the County Championship in 2016, hitting four centuries.
"The club is in a period of transition and I'm really excited to be a part of that process," he said.
Wells will spend the winter playing grade cricket in Australia, for Sydney-based University of New South Wales.
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Sussex batsman Luke Wells has signed a new two-year contract, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2018 campaign.
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The England manager brought on strikers Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy in Lens - and both had an impact.
Vardy scored shortly after the break and Sturridge struck a late clincher as England won 2-1 to move top of Group B.
Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford came off the bench to good effect as well, replacing Adam Lallana.
All of which leaves the England manager with some tricky decisions to make before his team's final group game against Slovakia on Monday.
Do Sturridge and Vardy start? Will Harry Kane have to settle for a place on the bench? Former England captain Alan Shearer certainly thinks so.
And did Rashford to enough to force himself into the starting line-up?
Furthermore, after going gung-ho, all-out attack to turn around a 1-0 deficit against the Welsh, what sort of formation should Hodgson pick?
Who do you think should start? It's crunch time at Euro 2016 so pick your XI - and then share it with your friends using our team selector.
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Brave and bold are just two of the words that could be used to describe Roy Hodgson's substitutions against Wales on Thursday.
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The department of telecom told internet service providers not to disable URLs that "do not have child pornographic content", the PTI agency reported.
The government denied charges of moral policing, saying it wanted to prevent children from accessing the sites.
In July, the Supreme Court criticised the government's inability to block sites featuring child pornography.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad met senior officials on Tuesday to review the ban and decided that internet service providers (ISPs) would be immediately asked not to block those sites which did not contain any child pornography.
However, service providers have said the fresh directive is unreasonable.
"How can the government put the responsibility on us to see whether a website carries child pornography or not?," the head of the India Internet Service Providers Association told the Times of India.
News of the ban caused a furore on Indian social media, with several senior politicians and members of civil society expressing their opposition to the move.
The Indian government said that it was merely complying with the Supreme Court order and was committed to the freedom of communication on the Internet.
"I reject with contempt the charge that it is a Talibani government, as being said by some of the critics. Our government supports free media, respects communication on social media and has respected freedom of communication always," Mr Prasad told PTI.
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India will restore free access to 857 pornographic websites, following widespread outrage over the move.
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Lots of people have been taking part in the 55th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in Key West.
Contestants had to use their blowing power to trumpet on a big shell called a conch.
They were judged on the quality of the sound they made, and how long, loud and how funny the sounds were.
Steve Gibson and Jayne Challman were the winners, and gave some advice to future shell-blowers: "Just try and you will be successful".
Blowing into the sea mollusc's shell is a centuries-old way of signalling for people in Florida Keys.
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Things have been getting pretty noisy in Florida, in America.
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The comment was made to a 10-year-old schoolgirl while on a series of engagements in Cumbria.
Wiggonby Church of England Primary School pupil Fay Batey asked if the Queen wanted the royal baby to be a boy or a girl.
The Queen replied: "I don't think I mind. I would very much like it to arrive. I'm going on holiday."
According to Buckingham Palace the Queen will soon be heading off to her private Balmoral estate in Scotland, where she traditionally spends her summer holiday.
Hundreds of people had crowded into a market square in Kendal to see the Queen and the Princess Royal.
The royal party went on a brief walkabout during the 20 minute tour and received two posies from local schoolchildren.
The royal visitors were greeted by loud cheers and Union flags as they arrived just after 10:30 BST from nearby Oxenholme railway station.
The Queen was later presented with a hamper showcasing local produce from the Made in Cumbria chamber of commerce collective.
Retail manager Tracey Graham said: "She was thrilled with the damson gin and said she would be keeping that for herself."
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Three others were seriously injured in the accident, with one said to be in a life-threatening condition.
A Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta crashed in Banstead Road at about 10:30 BST, Surrey Police said.
Roads in the area were expected to remain closed for several hours. Any witnesses have been asked to contact police.
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A 29-year-old woman and her 11-year-old son have been killed in a crash between two cars in Ewell in Surrey.
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Political opponents and critics of ruler Yahya Jammeh are regular targets, says the report, the first into The Gambia by HRW investigators.
One man was reportedly forced to drink cooking oil, while others had melted plastic bags dripped on to their skin.
The Gambian government has declined to comment on the report to the BBC.
The report was based on interviews with 35 victims and witnesses of violations committed mainly over the last two years in the west African nation.
Much of it focuses on the actions of Gambia's National Intelligence Agency, a group also known as the Jungulers, who are loyal to President Jammeh.
Their reported torture methods include rape, near-suffocation with plastic bags and electric shocks.
President Jammeh has ruled The Gambia with a firm hand since he came to power in a coup 20 years ago.
He has also implemented tough measures against the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. He has called gay people "vermin" and threatened to slit their throats.
Homosexual acts are illegal in The Gambia and MPs passed a bill last August imposing life sentences for "aggravated homosexuality".
HRW said one gay man was beaten with clubs and threatened with death if he did not name other gay men.
While the European Union withdrew nearly $15m (£9.7m) in funding from The Gambia last year, HRW is not calling on other donors to follow suit.
"So long as security forces and paramilitary groups act with impunity, Gambians will suffer," said Felicity Thompson, the group's West Africa researcher.
Correction 18 September: This article has been updated to make it clear HRW is not calling for donors to cut aid to The Gambia.
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Gambian forces routinely commit abuses, with a paramilitary group allowed to act with impunity, a new report by Human Rights Watch claims.
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The match against Germany on Sunday, 23 November is a sell-out after the Football Association capped ticket sales because of engineering works on the London Underground.
"We apologise to anyone disappointed but this is a sensible decision based on travel advice," said the FA.
The match, which kicks off at 15:00 GMT, will be shown live on BBC Two.
England's previous largest crowd was 29,092 at Etihad Stadium for a Euro 2005 victory over Finland.
The FA was hoping for a crowd of around 30,000 for the game against Germany, but, with more than 20,000 tickets sold in the last 10 days, the decision to halt sales was made.
The organisation added that, in making the decision, it took into account a previous men's game between England and Andorra in 2009, which attracted 58,000 fans with similar travel restrictions in place.
Both England and European champions Germany have qualified for the 2015 World Cup, which takes place in Canada in June.
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England women's first game at Wembley will be played in front of a record attendance of 55,000 supporters.
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It is aimed at young people who may have been involved in arson and hoax calls or those with low self-esteem and poor communication skills.
During the week-long course, the students learn activities like hose-running drills and fighting fires.
About 2,500 have taken part in the Phoenix Project in the last 12 years.
Watch manager and Phoenix co-ordinator Pam Roberts said: "We want to give them the confidence to achieve things that they maybe thought they couldn't achieve before.
"Even though they may not become a firefighter, we can maybe give them the belief they can achieve things."
The Welsh Government-funded course is aimed at youngsters aged 13 to 17.
As well as fire safety, they are taught search and rescue techniques and risk management.
Community safety manager Gwyn Jones said of the current group: "They're working hard as a team, excellent communication skills going on, and they're making decisions under pressure.
"These are skills that can be transposed to their school life, to their home life, and when they're interacting in the community."
He said the fire service tracks the progress of participants for 12 months after they finish the course and has found two-thirds "do show a marked improvement in their academic achievement, attendance in school and all-round ability to be better members of the community".
Course participant Billy said the most important thing he had learned was "team work and loyalty".
He said: "These aren't my friends, I've walked out with some brothers.
"I would honestly say that they taught us how to be disciplined and be kind to each other."
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A character-building project run by firefighters is having a positive impact on teenagers, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said.
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The winner is chosen and voted for entirely by children.
Apple and Raid by Sarah Crossan won the books for older readers prize, while Viviane Schwarz's Is There A Dog In This Book? won for younger children.
Previous winners include Oliver Jeffers and Drew Daywalt, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler; and Michael Morpurgo.
Butchart and Flintham's book initially won the category for books for younger readers before going on to win the overall prize. They also won the Blue Peter story awards in 2015, for their book The Spy Who Loved School Dinners.
The Children's Book Award is the only national award for children's books that is voted for entirely by children and has been won a record three times by Morpurgo.
It is now in its 35th year, and is run by the Federation of Children's Book Groups, set up as a charity by Anne Wood, the originator of The Teletubbies.
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Pamela Butchart's My Head Teacher Is a Vampire Rat, illustrated by Thomas Flintham, has won this year's Children's Book Award.
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The university's innovation campus will be built on land at Maindy Park.
Buildings will house researchers, businesses and students to develop research into practical uses, with work set to start in early 2017.
Vice-chancellor Prof Colin Riordan said: "A new campus helps us create opportunities for all."
The campus will house researchers in a range of fields, including semiconductors and chemical sciences, and a base for start-ups working with the Medicentre at Heath Park.
Each building is 12,000 sq m (129,166 sq ft) and the campus will be linked to the existing business school via a bridge.
Prof Riordan added: "We are hiring internationally-renowned academics who can build world-class teams of post-doctoral researchers.
"We are equipping students with the skills they'll need to set up future ventures."
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Two buildings which will form part of Cardiff University's £300m research centre have been given the go-ahead by Cardiff council.
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Brazilians have protested in recent weeks against the measure.
The proposal comes amid a major corruption investigation at the state oil company, Petrobras.
Mr Temer took office in May promising to tackle corruption, following the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.
But several members of his cabinet have already resigned amid allegations of misuse of power.
The left-wing opposition, still angry with the dismissal of Ms Rousseff, had promised to fight against the unpopular amnesty law.
Announcing he would block the bill, Mr Temer said: "It would be impossible for a president of the Republic to sanction such a proposal."
"It was necessary to listen to the voice of the street," he added.
"We all agreed there isn't the slightest basis for going ahead with this proposal."
The Speaker of the lower house of Congress, Rodrigo Maia, told the news conference that lawmakers would vote on the anti-corruption bill on Tuesday.
But he agreed with the Speaker of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, and Mr Temer, on the need to persuade party leaders not to table the controversial amendment to the proposal, which would benefit politicians who received undeclared donations in previous elections.
The opposition has also protested against legislation introducing major cuts on social spending and other programmes introduced by the governments of Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over the past 13 years.
Mr Temer said his government had to act to control public spending and help the country pull out of recession.
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Brazil's President Michel Temer has said he will block attempts to approve controversial legislation giving amnesty to politicians who received illegal donations for their campaigns.
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The ambitious plans for the revamp includes demolishing many of the existing buildings on The Kingsway.
They also include a large raised public square bridging Oystermouth Road, linking the city centre to the marina.
The plans will go before Swansea council for approval on 20 January.
If the council gives the proposals the go-ahead, developers would need to be found with the aim of of work starting in 2016.
Part of the plans also include selling off the civic centre on the seafront to help fund the plans.
Council leader Rob Stewart told the South Wales Evening Post the plan was to build something with a "Swansea flavour" rather than just copying developments in other cities.
He said: "The regeneration of the city centre is a key priority not just for the council but for the people of Swansea as a whole.
"A new, vibrant Swansea city centre is of benefit not just to the residents and businesses of Swansea, but to people across the Swansea Bay City Region.
"We want to develop a thriving, vibrant and viable city centre. We don't want to copy from elsewhere but we do want to learn from successful development elsewhere.
"Our new city centre needs to be unique and retain a special Swansea identity and character that is not found anywhere else."
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A proposed redevelopment of Swansea city centre could see the construction of a "business district" and a major shopping, leisure, cinema, office and housing complex.
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The map won't just be more accurate, and with greater detail, it'll also be in 3D too.
Launched by the European Space Agency in 2013 the Gaia telescope has been studying the stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
The camera on the telescope is so powerful it can photograph a human hair from a thousand miles away!
Researchers have been looking at the data it has found, which has pin-pointed the location and brightness of over a billion stars.
However, despite this being a huge number, it is still only around 1% of the actual stars in our galaxy.
Scientists have said that the Gaia telescope has sent back so much information, they need the public to help them look through it.
The Gaia telescope has been building on the previous research of the Hipparcos satellite, which was sent into space in the 1980s.
It helped scientists to map around 100,000 stars.
The Gaia telescope's mission will carry on for the next few years, meaning that the map of our galaxy will keep getting bigger!
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The Gaia telescope is helping to make the most accurate map of our galaxy ever seen.
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in the fifth round and face Albion Rovers at Ibrox for a place in the semi-finals.
And McCoist believes that Aberdeen, having knocked out holders Celtic, are the likely winners in May.
"Some bookies might have us as favourites - as is their right - but I wouldn't go that far," said McCoist.
Aberdeen, having knocked the holders and the champions out, would probably be most people's favourites now
The League One leaders were in impressive form against Dunfermline at Ibrox on Friday.
However, McCoist believes there is little difference between his side and the Premiership clubs still in the competition.
Beating Celtic saw Aberdeen rewarded with a home tie against Dumbarton, St Johnstone face Raith Rovers while Dundee United are set for a trip to Inverness CT, should John Hughes's side overcome Stranraer.
"I'm not trying to play any mind games when I say this but I think Aberdeen and Dundee United will, in a lot of people's eyes, still have a slightly better chance.
"I counted us in the next band after Celtic and I still do. I don't think there's an awful lot between a lot of the teams there.
"But United beat St Mirren 2-1 and I watched St Johnstone three weeks ago when they beat Partick 1-0 and they weren't looking bad at all.
"You've got to say they had a fantastic result at Forfar and a lot of people would have been looking at that as a really tough fixture.
"We're in the mix but when you consider the other teams in there, I still don't think we're favourites to win the competition. I genuinely don't.
"You'd have to say Aberdeen, having knocked the holders and the champions out, would probably be most people's favourites now."
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Ally McCoist has cooled suggestions Rangers are favourites to win the Scottish Cup.
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Feral cats are born without a home and often can't be adopted by families because they are scared of people.
Now the charity has come up with a plan to get some of these cats off the streets.
They want to move feral cats to the countryside.
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An animal charity says there's been a big rise in the number of feral cats in London.
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Windsor, 78, was taking part in a tradition which is thought to date back to the 13th century.
Organisers hope the Great Sheep Drive of London Bridge will raise £40,000 for charity.
It will be split between the Lord Mayor's Appeal and the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.
The former EastEnders actress, who was made a freeman in 2010, said: "Everyone jokes about me exercising my right to drive sheep across London Bridge, but I never thought I would actually achieve it.
"As a London tradition, it's a spectacle in its own right.
"But more important than that is the generosity of those taking part in raising so much money for London's good causes."
The Freedom of the City of London is believed to have started in 1237 and enabled recipients to carry out their trade.
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Actress Barbara Windsor has herded a flock of sheep across London Bridge - exercising her ancient 'right' as a Freeman of the City of London.
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Michael O'Neill's side recorded wins over New Zealand and Azerbaijan in June to move up six places to 22nd.
Germany, who beat Chile to win the Confederations Cup on Sunday, moved above Brazil and Argentina to go top for the first time in two years.
England are 13th, Wales dropped from 13th to 20th and Scotland are 58th.
Northern Ireland have not lost or conceded a goal in three matches and are second in their World Cup qualifying group, behind world champions Germany.
Both Joachim Low's side and Brazil, in second, are comfortably clear of third-placed Argentina at the top of the rankings, with Portugal and Switzerland completing the top five.
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Northern Ireland reached their highest position in Fifa's official rankings as Confederations Cup winners Germany returned to first place.
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Denbighshire will cut its 530-mile (853km) salting run by 27 miles (43km) after a review of the service.
Councillor David Smith, cabinet lead for environment, said the authority had decided to "rationalise" the number of roads salted while setting its budget.
"In almost all locations there is a suitable, parallel road close by that will still be treated," he added.
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Speaking in the Commons, Angus Robertson said out of respect to the devolved nations the vote should not take place before the summer.
It has been mooted that the ballot could be held on 23 June, just weeks after parliamentary elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Europe Minister David Lidington said no date had yet been set.
He added that negotiations involving Prime Minister David Cameron and EU politicians had still to be concluded.
The issue was raised in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon following the publication of proposed changes to the UK's relationship with the EU.
Mr Cameron believed that the draft deal delivered the "substantial change" he wanted.
But he added that there was "detail to be worked on" before a crunch summit on 18-19 February.
The deal, published in a letter by European Council President Donald Tusk, would allow for an "emergency brake" on migrant benefits.
The Scottish government, which wants Britain to stay in the EU, said it would now be studying the deal.
Holyrood's Europe Minister Fiona Hyslop said: "We have not been consulted on the detail of these latest proposals so will need time to study them and their implications for Scotland. But if we are to influence positive change in Europe, we must preserve our EU membership."
She added that she was "strongly opposed" to a referendum in June.
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The leader of the SNP at Westminster wants a June referendum on Britain's membership of the EU to be ruled out.
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The German side allowed the 44-year-old speak to the Swans, who are bottom of the Premier League.
Clement was interviewed by the club before Bob Bradley was appointed as their manager in October.
He is set to be Swansea's third manager of the season and it is likely he will be at Selhurst Park for their game against Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid assistant manager was in charge of Derby County for eight months before he was sacked by the club in February of 2016.
After Bradley was sacked following a spell of seven defeats in 11 games, Clement emerged as the frontrunner to be Swansea's next manager
Former Manchester United assistant Ryan Giggs, Wales boss Chris Coleman and former Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett were also linked with the job.
The Swans are four points adrift at the bottom of the table and have lost their last four games, including Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth.
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Bayern Munich assistant Paul Clement has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal to become Swansea City's next manager.
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The F-35's ejector seat "failed to meet neck-injury criteria" and the jet had a "limited ability to respond to threats", the US defence department has said.
The jet's development, by Lockheed Martin, has already cost billions, partly funded by the UK.
Previously, its UK planned deployment date was put back from 2012 to 2018.
"It's one of the most delayed and problematic fighter programmes in history," said Justin Bronk, a military analyst at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi).
"While the aircraft could be operationally deployed in its current state, pilots would not be able to undertake such high-g force turns as planned with a lot of fuel on board because of limitations in the flight control software which will take time to overcome.
"If this sort of news keeps coming out in terms of continued problems with the testing... it's potentially embarrassing," he told the BBC.
But he added the aircraft should still be very advanced and capable when complete.
"They will make this thing work because they have no choice, there's no alternative," he said.
"They will chuck whatever money they need to at it."
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A list of serious flaws has been found in a jet fighter in development for 15 years.
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The Stafford Tower at Aston University was built in the 1970s.
Engineers said it was one of the most challenging demolition jobs they had ever done, because the next building was just six metres away.
How was the building demolished?
Experts have been working since September to disconnect the building from the water and electricity supply. Then they weakened the structure of the building.
All the windows were covered up to stop anything flying off the building when it was demolished.
Explosives were positioned in carefully selected places so that the building would topple forward with a slight twist.
The demolition was a big success and the old tower fell into the gap between the other buildings without damaging them.
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A big tower block has been demolished in Birmingham to make way for a new park.
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Captain Mark Cosgrove was left stranded on 95 not out as Leicestershire were dismissed for 245 - a deficit of 60.
Derbyshire fell to 57-5 after Clint McKay (2-61) struck in the first over.
But Madsen's unbeaten 134 and a second fifty of the match from Hosein (58) helped the hosts to 286-8 in their second innings, leading by 346.
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Wayne Madsen and Harvey Hosein shared a 143-run stand to rescue Derbyshire after a second-innings collapse on day three against Leicestershire.
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The fire broke out during a match between Bradford and Lincoln at the Valley Parade stadium on 11 May 1985.
The fire is thought to have been started by a lit cigarette dropped under the all-wooden stand, igniting litter underneath the steps.
A 30-minute service was held in the city's Centenary Square at 11:00 BST.
The event, which is held every year, was led by the chaplain to Bradford City, the Reverend Andy Grieff.
The city hall bells played Abide with Me and You'll Never Walk Alone at the start of the service, which was attended by relatives and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Khadim Hussain, laid a wreath on behalf of the city and district.
People have also been paying tribute on Twitter, including Fifa president Sepp Blatter who tweeted: "My thoughts this morning are with those who lost loved ones in Bradford, 29 years ago today."
The day of the disaster started out as one of celebration as Bradford players paraded the old Division Three championship trophy around the ground before kick-off.
It marked Bradford City's return to the second tier of English football for the first time since before World War Two.
Fifty four Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln City fans lost their lives, with many more injured.
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Hundreds of people attended a memorial service to mark the 29th anniversary of the Bradford City football stadium fire, in which 56 people died.
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The Croatian winger has been linked with a £48m move to Manchester United.
Spalletti says Inter want to keep Perisic, 28, but would reluctantly sell the former Wolfsburg player to free up funds to strengthen his squad.
"He's an important player in the team and we're counting on him to start the new season," added the ex-Roma boss.
Spalletti, appointed Inter boss in June, added: "Sure, there were rumours, but the status quo is that we want to keep Perisic.
"Having said that, if someone comes in with a very difficult offer to reject, then we'll consider that.
"But, of course, we'll need to find a valid alternative for Perisic as well."
United representatives have visited Milan in an effort to negotiate a deal.
Perisic has scored 18 goals in 70 Serie A games since joining from German side Wolfsburg for reported £14.5m in August 2015.
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Inter Milan will consider offers for winger Ivan Perisic that are "difficult to reject", says boss Luciano Spalletti.
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Reports of an $8bn (£5.1bn) takeover offer - three times its market value - from a firm called "PTG Capital Partners" sent shares in the cosmetics firm on a wild ride.
But Avon said it had not received any offers.
Many on Wall Street doubt whether the firm exists at all, because of the mysterious filing filled with errors.
The document appearing on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission includes such mistakes as a misspelling of PTG Capital Partners' own name.
There is a well known private equity firm called TPG Capital, and the filing appears to lift information from its website, even referring to the bidding firm as "TPG".
The contacts listed in the filing contain phone numbers that reach generic voicemail messages of the type not normally used by professional businesses.
The BBC's attempts to leave messages at PTG and the firm's supposed law firm, Trose & Cox, were unsuccessful.
Trading in Avon shares was halted three times on Thursday, because of the wild market action.
They climbed 6% higher at $7.07 in Thursday afternoon trading.
Shares of Avon had fallen more than 20% this year before Thursday's volatility.
The company reported an annual net loss last month.
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Trading in Avon Products was repeatedly halted earlier on Thursday after shares soared as much as 20% in New York.
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Party press officer Ian Wood said Ms Martindale stepped down after recent unfavourable publicity regarding a court case in 2013.
She was given a 16-month suspended sentence after Stephen Newton, 51, died while renting her property in 2009.
Ralph Hierons will now stand in the Derbyshire constituency.
He will stand against Labour's Catherine Atkinson, Conservative Maggie Throup, UKIP's Philip Rose, Liberal Democrat Martin Garnett and independent John Thomson.
Mr Wood said Ms Martindale had the party's "complete support" when she put herself forward as a candidate and continued to have it.
She admitted seven counts of breaching gas safety regulations over a four-year period at the property in Stanley Common, near Ilkeston, at Derby Crown Court in November 2013.
Her prison sentence was suspended for two years.
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The Green Party has named a new Erewash parliamentary candidate after Victoria Martindale, who was serving a suspended jail sentence, stepped down.
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The British Lung Foundation says IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) kills about 5,000 people a year, and is on the rise, but there is low awareness of the condition.
In 2013 the government invested only £600,000 in research, said the charity.
There are estimated to be about 15,000 people living with IPF in the UK.
Ruth Sabella of the British Lung Foundation said: "As rates of IPF continue to rise, we need to see significant improvements in service provision and research into the disease."
The charity said funding for research was lagging behind other conditions, such as leukaemia, which received more than £32m from all sources in 2013.
The latest figures from Cancer Research UK show that there are about 8,600 new cases of leukaemia a year and 4,800 deaths.
It wants the government to increase funding for IPF research to a level that will tackle the growing impact of the disease in the UK.
The cause of the condition, which leads to scarring of the lungs, is unknown.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, especially during exercise, which gradually gets worse, and a persistent dry cough.
There is currently no cure for IPF so treatment focuses on trying to relieve symptoms and slow its progression.
Some people may be put on the list for a lung transplant if their health is good enough.
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An incurable lung disease is claiming lives because of a lack of funding and research, according to a charity.
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It will step in if it feels their material is considered to be fair use.
However the firm admitted that only a handful of people have been chosen to benefit from this support.
Copyright holders are able to make requests to Google - or other sites - to take down content under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
However there are exceptions to the law, which vary around the world but can include the use of other material for the purposes of commentary and parody.
If a small portion of somebody else's work is used in this context, or in news reporting or for teaching purposes in the US, it can be exempt from copyright legislation.
"We are offering legal support to a handful of videos that we believe represent clear fair uses which have been subject to DMCA takedowns," wrote Fred von Lohmann, Google's copyright legal director, in a blog post.
The firm will keep these videos online in the US and cover the cost of any lawsuits, he added.
"We're doing this because we recognise that creators can be intimidated by the DMCA's counter-notification process and the potential for litigation that comes with it.
"While we can't offer legal protection to every video creator - or even every video that has a strong fair use defence - we'll continue to resist legally unsupported DMCA takedowns as part of our normal processes."
The videos that will be defended are not visible in the UK but include two video game reviews and a piece which contains news footage of Rachel Dolezal, the American woman who was born white but now says she is black, reports Wired.
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YouTube owner Google says it will help fund up to $1m (£650,000) in legal fees for some content creators who have received copyright takedown notices.
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The plan envisages the eviction of thousands of villagers around Hambantota port, 240km (150 miles) south-east of the capital Colombo.
Police used tear gas as the protest delayed a ceremony being attended by Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe.
Opponents say the area is being turned into what they call a Chinese colony.
The government is finalising a 99-year lease of the port area to a company that is 80% Chinese-owned.
A nearby area will be used for an industrial zone where Chinese companies will be invited to set up factories.
The government says local people will be given new land.
The port development is the latest in a series of major investments by China in Sri Lanka's infrastructure.
China has pumped millions of dollars into Sri Lanka's infrastructure since the end of a 26-year civil war in 2009.
China's so-called string of pearls strategy - an attempt to expand its influence in South Asia - is controversial - and watched with particular suspicion by its regional rival, India, says the BBC's Jill McGivering.
The investment is part of its bold ambition to engineer a "Maritime Silk Route" to oil-rich parts of the Middle East, and onwards to Europe, our South Asia analyst says.
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Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone.
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And Pontypool's Cup dream is over after their were beaten 19-3 at Cross Keys after previously putting Cardiff and Llanelli out of the tournament.
Pontypridd and Merthyr complete the semi-final line-up.
Ponty beat Carmarthen Quins 24-19 in west Wales while Merthyr overcame Ebbw Vale 13-3 at Eugene Cross Park.
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Holders Llandovery are out of the Welsh National Cup after losing 41-36 to RGC 1404 in a match that saw 11 tries scored.
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Campaigners worked for years to get the £69m scheme for the A21 near Tunbridge Wells approved.
But groups including The Woodland Trust objected to the destruction of 22 acres of ancient woodland.
Highways England say 44 acres of new woodland will be planted and managed for 25 years in mitigation.
The widening of the stretch of the busy A21 London to Hastings road was given final approval by the Highways Agency last May following a public inquiry in 2013.
The Freight Transport Association said the new road would be a huge improvement on the current bottleneck.
"It costs about £1 a minute to run a lorry so being sat in congestion is bad for business," said spokeswoman Natalie Chapman.
"It is also bad for air quality so we should see some real environmental benefits from this."
Woodland Trust spokesman Richard Barnes said the decision was taken to widen the road and lose the ancient woodland without looking at options such as tunnelling or improved pubic transport.
"One of the woods had 1,000 different types of fungi in it so a real wealth of wildlife has been lost," he said.
"This is irreplaceable habitat. It's been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years."
Highways England said the loss of ancient woodland along the A21 was unavoidable.
"We have coppiced trees along the route so that they are ready for translocation into the nearby 'receptor areas'," it said.
"In total, 9 hectares (18 acres) of woodland have been coppiced.
"Our woodland translocation is one of a combination of woodland creation measures that we will use to create 18.1 hectares of woodland in areas bordering the new dual carriageway. "
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Construction work is to get under way to turn a 2.5 mile stretch of road in Kent from a single to dual carriageway despite conservationists' objections.
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Sioned Hughes was appointed less than two-years-ago to lead Urdd Gobaith Cymru towards its centenary in 2022.
But BBC Cymru Wales' Newyddion 9 has learned trustees intervened after staff voiced a lack of faith in her ability.
The Urdd, which has 53,000 members, said she had left after a "mutual agreement". Ms Hughes declined to comment.
There is no suggestion that Ms Hughes had misbehaved or there was maladministration in any way.
In a statement the Urdd said: "Sioned Hughes and the movement had come to a mutual agreement that her employment as chief executive is to come to an end.
"The Urdd thanks her for her service and wishes her well in the future."
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The chief executive of Wales' biggest youth movement has quit after concerns from staff about her leadership.
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Bond star Harris collected the best supporting actress prize for her role in Moonlight, while Beckinsale won British/Irish actress of the year.
French actress Isabelle Huppert picked up two awards - actress of the year for her role in Things to Come and another for excellence in cinema.
La La Land was named film of the year.
Other acting awards went to Casey Affleck, who won actor of the year for Manchester by the Sea, and Andrew Garfield, star of Silence and Hacksaw Ridge, who was named British/Irish actor of the year.
Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake - about a man struggling to make ends meet through the UK benefits system - collected the prize for British/Irish film of the year, while Laszlo Nemes won director of the year for Son of Saul.
The awards ceremony came ahead of the Oscar nominations on Tuesday, where Harris, Huppert and Affleck are all expected to pick up acting nods.
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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Actresses Naomie Harris and Kate Beckinsale were among the winners at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.
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William Sangster, 19, from Auchnagatt in Aberdeenshire, died after the crash on the A950 New Pitsligo to Mintlaw road in November 2014.
The driver, Adam Youngson, of Mintlaw, admitted causing Mr Sangster's death.
Scott Neil, of Stuartfield, admitted driving another car at excessive and inappropriate speeds. Sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh was deferred.
The court heard that moments before Youngson's car hit a tree, the car being driven by Neil came close to the back of Youngson's red Ford Fiesta.
Youngson reacted by accelerating away from Neil's car.
However, Neil then broke the speed limit to keep up with Youngson.
Youngson - who ignored requests from his passengers to drive more carefully - lost control of his vehicle, causing it to leave the road.
Mr Sangster was a back seat passenger in Mr Youngson's car.
Firefighters had to cut him free, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Judge Lady Wolffe deferred sentenced until 1 June.
She said: "It is important for me to be fully informed about all the circumstances concerning this incident."
Youngson's defence counsel Shahid Latif told the court that he would reserve his mitigation to the sentencing hearing.
He added: "My client at this stage wishes to offer his sincere apologies to the family, friends and anybody who has been affected by the death of Mr Sangster."
Neil's defence counsel Gavin Anderson also told Lady Wolffe that he would give his mitigation at the sentencing hearing.
Mr Sangster's family previously described him as a "larger than life character" and said he would be "sorely missed."
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A teenager died in a crash caused by his friend driving dangerously, a court has heard.
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Gerrie Lawrie, 41, was reported missing after failing to catch her flight home in August last year. Police found her in her apartment.
Papers from Glasgow Sheriff Court show £495,000 of assets were left behind to her sons and parents.
She also requested her antiques and Elvis memorabilia be sold at auction.
This is except for four "life-size famous mannequins" which have to be displayed in a museum.
Tributes were paid on a special Facebook page after her death with people expressing their condolences.
And Ms Lawrie's friend John Helms said: "I'll remember Gerrie as a beautiful, happy, friend who loved life and the people around her."
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An Aberdeenshire Elvis fan who died on a trip to Memphis has left almost £500,000 to her family in her will and instructed her memorabilia be sold.
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Stuart Howatson used his fake position to agree to buy high-value security systems and get hotel accommodation.
Howatson, of Warwickshire, was jailed in 2010 for claiming to be a protection officer to the Queen, has admitted 12 counts of fraud and theft.
He is in a "troubled and anxious" state, Warwick Crown Court heard.
More on this story and others from Warwickshire.
Howatson, 37, of Fisher Road, Bishops Itchington, claimed he was the chief operations officer of the Mercedes F1 team to agree to buy security systems worth $1.1m, £224,000 and 23,904 Euros, the court heard.
He also got food and accommodation worth almost £2,800 at hotels in Kidderminster, Worcestershire and Leamington Spa, between January and September 2014, prosecutors said.
Judge Alan Parker was told Howatson was admitted to hospital after being bailed by the court on Thursday because there was insufficient time to deal with his case.
His sentencing is now due to take place next Friday.
Howatson, then living in Bewdley, Worcestershire, was jailed in 2010 for 20 months, after claiming he was a member of the Metropolitan Police and had served as an armed officer, dog handler and protection officer to the Queen. He had even misled his wife about his job.
Sentencing him over those offences, the judge at Hereford Crown Court described him as "a common trickster and conman".
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A conman once jailed for posing as a royal protection police officer has failed to turn up for sentencing in court after claiming he was an F1 boss.
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The move comes after the Irish president, who was due to be the guest of honour, pulled out of the event.
Michael D Higgins's spokesman said the invitation had been accepted on the basis it had "cross-party support".
But because that support no longer existed, he did not want to become embroiled in "political controversy".
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was accused of scuppering the dinner by refusing to attend.
The party said it had no objection to the event happening, but none of its members would be there.
The Easter Rising was a brief and militarily unsuccessful republican revolt.
Many historians see it as a significant stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Republic of Ireland and the partition of the island.
The dinner, planned for 8 April, is part of the Belfast City Council's Decade of Centenaries programme.
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Ulster Unionist Party councillors have decided they will not attend a civic dinner at Belfast City Hall to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.
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Alexei Navalny is considered by many in Russia to be the country's most promising opposition leader.
Full profile: Alexei Navalny
The young lawyer first came to public attention as a blogger who ran a number of anti-corruption campaigns which exposed the excesses of Russia's political eite.
However, he gained wider popularity after getting involved in the mass opposition rallies in 2011, becoming one of their informal leaders.
He was arrested along with 300 protesters on 5 December and spent 15 days in prison.
He is trusted by many nationalists and distrusted by some liberals because of comments he has made against illegal immigration and because he attended the Russia March, a nationalist demonstration with strong far-right connections.
He was expelled by the left-liberal Yabloko party in 2007 over what it said were his "nationalistic activities".
But his commitment to democracy, political pluralism and the free market have given him wide appeal.
He coined the catch-phrase "party of crooks and thieves" which is now widely used by the opposition to describe Vladimir Putin's United Russia.
In an interview at the beginning of 2012, he said he would be ready to run for president if elections were free and fair.
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The BBC looks at some of the key figures emerging in Russia's political scene.
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The models LIFEPAK CR Plus and LIFEPAK EXPRESS Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) were the ones affected, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.
The manufacturers have sent out safety instructions for the devices.
No patient incidents have occurred.
The defibrillators, made by Physio-Control, are public access defibrillators (PAD) - so called because anyone can use them in an emergency.
Approximately 2,600 devices are thought to be defective.
The MHRA said the fault was caused by an internal component that could become stuck in the closed position.
This means the device could fail to deliver an electric shock to resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest.
It advised people to carry out a safety check on their devices and arrange for the component to be replaced.
If they have not received the manufacturer's safety alert, they should locate the serial number on the label on the back of the device and call the manufacturer's customer support number or visit their website to seek further advice.
John Wilkinson, MHRA's director of medical devices, said: "These devices deliver lifesaving treatment and it is vital that they work in an emergency.
"Those responsible for them should carry out the instructions by the manufacturer.
"If you have any questions, or have not got the manufacturer's safety alert, call Physio-Control's customer support on 0808 258 0094."
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More than 2,000 defibrillators for use in public places like railway stations and schools have a potentially faulty component and might not deliver an electric shock in an emergency.
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Last month, Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant told AMs he was "minded to phase out" Communities First.
But think tank director Dr Victoria Winckler said there was "considerable uncertainty" for the areas they serve.
The Welsh Government said no final decision had been made.
"It's very difficult for the people running Communities First knowing what their future holds but I think the most difficult of all is for the people in the communities who are benefiting from good Communities First services," Dr Winckler told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme.
"What happens to the childcare? What happens to the employment projects and what does 'phasing out' mean?
"Organisations who deliver Communities First and the communities themselves are in a real period of limbo.
Communities First spends about £30m each year, with more than £300m spent since its launch in 2001.
A Welsh government spokeswoman said: "Although the communities secretary has said he is minded to phase out Communities First, no final decision has been made.
"We are currently seeking views on this and how to engage, support and strengthen communities and would urge anybody with an interest to have their say.
"It is too early to speculate on how any new approach might impact on particular areas."
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Wales' most deprived communities are "in limbo" as the Welsh Government considers the future of its flagship anti-poverty strategy, according to the Bevan Foundation think tank.
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Midfielder Arteta, 32, had a bony spur removed from his left ankle, which the club said has been causing him "significant discomfort" for months.
Defender Debuchy, who just returned from three months out with an ankle injury, had an operation on a shoulder he dislocated in the win over Stoke.
Boss Arsene Wenger described Debuchy's injury on Sunday as "unbelievable".
"It's very unfortunate," said the Frenchman.
"It's unbelievable because he's had two surgeries in the same season. He just came back, he played seven games and he's out again."
Debuchy has played just 14 times since signing from Newcastle in July in a deal worth a reported £12m.
With Kieran Gibbs recovering from an inflamed heel, 19-year-old Hector Bellerin or Calum Chambers may deputise against Manchester City on Sunday.
Arsenal took the decision to send Arteta for surgery to preserve his long-term fitness.
The Spaniard last played on 26 November in a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.
"He had limited mobility in his ankle and some persistent inflammation that had an impact on his calf," explained Wenger.
"That meant we had to make the decision to have surgery and it's a proper solution which gives him the best chance to recover."
Arteta has scored 16 goals in 136 appearances for Arsenal since joining the club from Everton for £10m in August 2011.
Meanwhile, Legia Warsaw said their 17-year-old midfielder Krystian Bielik will have a medical with the Gunners on Friday.
"I'm going to London to fulfil my dreams," Bielik told Legia's official club website. "I hope I will become an Arsenal player soon."
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Arsenal pair Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Debuchy have been ruled out for three months each after having surgery.
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The gates will be installed on the A628 Woodhead Pass at Flouch roundabout near Penistone and east of the junction with the A6024 near Woodhead Reservoir.
Electronic signs to warn drivers the road ahead is closed will also be fitted, the Highways Agency said.
Work begins on the gates this week and is expected to be completed by April.
Costing £250,000, the gates and signs will be operated manually by the police in conjunction with the Highways Agency.
The warning signs will be sited on the east and westbound approaches to the A628 at Mottram roundabout in Greater Manchester and at the Flouch and Westwood roundabouts in South Yorkshire.
Sujad Hussain, Highways Agency project manager, said the aim of the gates and signs was not to close the Woodhead Pass more frequently.
"Weather conditions and driver safety will continue to dictate when, or if, this happens," he said.
"What we are trying to do is ensure that drivers already on the route have more warning of what's ahead and have more time to take alternative strategic routes."
Anthony Ashton, South Yorkshire Police's traffic management officer, said the gates would free police resources during bad weather as officers would no longer have to be present at points where the Woodhead Pass was closed.
"The gates will also reduce the length of route that has to be closed, making it easier to maintain access to local businesses and residential properties in the area," Mr Ashton added.
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Snow gates are to be fitted on parts of an exposed road between South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester in a bid to stop drivers using the route in bad weather.
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The laboratory was sanctioned in June 2016 after Wada said the Spanish anti-doping agency AEPSAD had failed to comply with international standards.
The suspension had prevented the Madrid lab from carrying out any Wada-related anti-doping activities including all analyses of urine and blood samples.
Wada said it was confident Madrid would "operate to high standards."
AEPSAD (Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de la Salud en el Deporte) had missed a deadline for required changes to its drug-testing procedures, but its removal from Wada's non-compliant list in March was followed by an inspection of the Madrid laboratory.
"We would like to thank the laboratory for their continued cooperation throughout this process," said Wada director general Olivier Niggli.
"This decision allows the laboratory to resume all of its anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples, with immediate effect."
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Madrid's Anti-Doping Laboratory has had its suspension lifted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
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The long-serving midfielder, 25, played 203 games for Rovers in seven years.
Defenders Adam Henley, Wes Brown, Gordon Greer and Joshua Askew, midfielders Hope Akpan and Danny Guthrie and striker Ramirez Howarth are also leaving the club on June 30th.
New contracts have been offered to youth defender Lewis Travis, 19, and midfielder Connor Mahoney, 20.
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Captain Jason Lowe is one of eight players released by Blackburn following their relegation to League One.
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Horwood has not played this term, with fellow left-back David Buchanan the only ever-present for the Cobblers.
The 29-year-old has made 26 appearances for the League Two side since joining permanently in 2014 and is out of contract in the summer.
He has joined a Grimsby side third in the National League, 12 points off the top, but with two games in hand.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Grimsby Town have signed Northampton Town full-back Evan Horwood on loan until the end of the season.
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The relegation-threatened Magpies came from 2-0 down to claim a crucial point against Liverpool at Anfield.
"We've not given [the fans] a lot to shout about, but they're sticking with us," Colback told BBC Newcastle.
"If the fans turn on you it can be difficult but they're there for us and we need to try and repay them with points and good performances."
The draw with Liverpool earned Newcastle's eighth away point of the season out of a possible 54, but the 26-year old - who scored the equaliser - said they did not lose hope despite their poor away form.
He continued: "It would have been easy to lose our heads at 2-0 down.
"With the away form this season, you kind of thought 'is it going to be another one of those days?'
"But we managed to show our character and get a point."
Rafael Benitez's side remain 18th, one point adrift of relegation rivals Norwich and Sunderland who both have a game in hand, but Colback said they will stay positive.
"I've probably been in a worse situation with Sunderland a few years ago and we managed to get out of it," he added.
"All you can really do is keep believing."
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The 37-year-old will take up the position of head coach for the club's T20 Blast campaign, starting in 2017.
Vettori is head coach of Brisbane Heat in Australia's Big Bash League and Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore.
"Daniel will strengthen what is already an outstanding coaching unit," managing director of cricket Angus Fraser said.
Vettori represented New Zealand on 442 occasions between 1997 and 2015, playing 113 Tests, 295 one-day internationals and 34 Twenty20s.
In total the Auckland-born all-rounder took 705 wickets for the Black Caps, as well as scoring 6,989 runs.
Since retiring, he coached the Heat to a sixth-placed finish in the Big Bash last season, while Royal Challengers were runners-up in this year's edition of the IPL.
Middlesex have only qualified from the group stage of England's domestic T20 competition on three occasions since the tournament was first played in 2003, going on to win the trophy in 2008.
The Lord's side, who won the County Championship title last season, were beaten in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast in 2016.
"Cricket is becoming ever more specialised," Fraser added.
"The skills required by players in the different forms of the game are wide-ranging - why should coaching be any different? As a club we are always looking to improve."
Vettori will work alongside Middlesex head coach Richard Scott and assistant coaches Richard Johnson and David Houghton, and will be in charge of the club's T20 strategy and preparation.
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Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has agreed a three-year deal to join Middlesex's coaching staff.
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The vehicle burst into flames in the crash on Poppyfields Way, Branton, Doncaster, on Tuesday.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
A 21-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy have also been arrested on the same charge. A woman, 21, was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The three people arrested earlier have now been bailed as police enquiries continue.
All four are from the Doncaster area, South Yorkshire Police said.
The dead men, who were in the car, have not been formally identified. A third male remains in a critical condition following the crash.
South Yorkshire Police is trying to trace the occupants of an estate car which was towing a caravan close to the scene.
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A fourth person has been arrested after a car crashed into a garden wall, killing two men.
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On Wednesday, a review panel decided not to punish Northampton despite concluding that North should not have played on against Leicester.
Hargreaves, 30, was forced to retire in October due to a concussion injury.
"Is that what we call player welfare? What a depressing day for rugby," said the former South Africa international.
"[The] Decision made by CMRG (Concussion Management Review Group) is a disgrace."
Hargreaves suffered a number of concussions in the last two seasons of his career, and was given medical advice to give up the game.
North had a six-month spell out of the game in 2015 following a spate of four blows to the head in five months.
And speaking on BBC Radio Four's Today show, former England flanker Lewis Moody has also been critical of rugby authorities for not sanctioning Northampton.
"For there to be an outcome saying he shouldn't have been allowed back on the pitch, but for the club not to have been sanctioned - what message does that send to the other clubs?
"There clearly needs to be a review of the protocols in place for those head assessments.
"I'm very surprised that there's no sanction given to Northampton."
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Ex-Saracens captain Alistair Hargreaves says the findings of the review into the way George North was treated for a head injury are "a disgrace".
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Burke, 20, became the most expensive Scottish player ever when he joined Bundesliga side Leipzig for a fee of about £13m in August 2016.
He made 25 league appearances last term and helped Leipzig qualify for the 2017-18 Champions League group stage.
"I feel like it is a time for me to play more games," said Burke.
"I want to impress and I want my name to be first on the teamsheet."
Burke could make his West Brom debut on Sunday at home to Stoke (13:30 BST).
Baggies boss Tony Pulis described Burke as a player with "tremendous talent".
He is West Brom's fourth major signing of the summer.
Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez, 28, signed for about £12m in July, Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi, 27, has joined on a season-long loan deal, while former England midfielder Gareth Barry, 36, joined for an undisclosed fee.
The Baggies have also signed China striker Yuning Zhang, 20, who has started a two-year loan in Germany with Werder Bremen.
West Brom have won their first two games of the Premier League season - both 1-0 against Bournemouth and Burnley.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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West Bromwich Albion have signed Scotland winger Oliver Burke from German club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £15m.
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The "very ornate" urn was discovered at 02:00 on Sunday 30 April.
Police in Edinburgh posted a message on their Facebook page on Tuesday to say the urn had been claimed.
It said: "Good news folks! As a result of your help in sharing our wee appeal to find the owner of an urn, a man has come forward to claim the item."
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The owner of a small velvet box containing an urn full of ashes which was found in an Edinburgh taxi has come forward.
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It happened on the A485 in Pontarsais, between Rhydargaeau and Alltwalis, at about 15:15 BST.
Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed the driver of the car suffered fatal injuries.
The road was closed from Glangwili roundabout to Windy Corner garage but has since reopened.
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A motorist has died following a crash involving a lorry and a car in Carmarthenshire.
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The world and Commonwealth champions were 58-52 winners in the opening match in Liverpool on Wednesday.
And despite England leading by four goals at one stage on Friday, the Aussie Diamonds recovered to claim their second victory.
The final match of the series is on Sunday at the Copperbox (18:30 GMT).
Tracey Neville named an unchanged side from Wednesday and after going 5-0 down early on, England recovered to go in level at the end of the first quarter.
The Roses found their stride and opened up a four-goal lead, but Australia fought their way back into the contest to go in 25-23 at the break.
Neville brought on newcomers Laura Malcolm and Natalie Haythornthwaite at half-time, and her team were soon cut adrift by the world number one side who eased to victory.
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Australia beat England 60-44 at London's Copperbox Arena to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the international tri-series.
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Marcus Nash alerted birders nationwide after seeing the citril finch in Burnham Overy on Sunday morning.
The bird normally lives in mountainous areas of Europe including the Alps and the Pyrenees.
Mr Nash said: "I've seen them before in the Alps, so immediately knew what it was."
The male bird remained at the dunes during the day and was spotted again on Monday.
Paul Stancliffe, from the British Trust for Ornithology, said the only other recorded sighting of the bird in the country was on the Shetland Isles, in 2008.
"It's just an incredible record," Mr Stancliffe said. "It doesn't normally move very far. It must have got caught up in a weather front."
David North, from Norfolk Wildlife Trust, said the area was a "mecca" for wild birds and continued to amaze.
"There are always surprises but not many birders would have guessed they would see a citril finch," he said.
Mr North urged visitors to keep to footpaths, to protect nesting birds.
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Hundreds of bird watchers have travelled to Norfolk in the hope of seeing a bird that has been spotted for only the second time in the UK.
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Two months ago, Charlie Pye was so convinced his team were heading for relegation he wrote to Villa Park to offer his services.
Sherwood wrote to the staunch fan saying although he had missed out on the position, the club would like to keep his CV on file in case of further vacancies.
Charlie, from Leamington Spa, had wanted his mother and father to be assistant managers, and demanded a modest salary of a signed football.
BBC Midlands Today's Ian Winter went to meet Charlie - captain of Norton Lindsey juniors.
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A six-year-old boy who applied for the job of Aston Villa manager was "pipped to the post" by Tim Sherwood, the club said.
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Breel Embolo and Ahmed Mehmedi scored first-half goals for the hosts, who had Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka sent off in stoppage time.
Portugal were missing Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Real Madrid forward injured since July's Euro 2016 final.
Beaten finalists France got their own campaign off to a slow start with a 0-0 Group A draw in Belarus.
Elsewhere in that group, Sweden held the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw with a Wesley Sneijder goal cancelling out a chip from Marcus Berg.
Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 4-3 thanks to an injury-time winner from former Aston Villa winger Aleksandar Tonev.
Former Everton boss Roberto Martinez won his first competitive match as Belgium manager with a 3-0 victory in Cyprus.
Martinez's side had been booed by some Belgian fans after a 2-0 defeat by Spain in a friendly last week, but a double from Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku and a late third from Yannick Carrasco gave them three points.
Despite the win, they are third in Group H after the first round of matches.
Edin Dzeko was among the scorers as Bosnia-Herzegovina hammered Estonia 5-0, while Greece eased to a 4-1 win over Gibraltar in Portugal.
In Asian qualifying, former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill came off the bench to give Australia a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates.
The 36-year-old drilled home a cross from Bournemouth's Brad Smith with his first touch after coming on.
The Socceroos made it two wins from two games to go top of Group B, ahead of Saudi Arabia, who beat Iraq 2-1 in a game that was played in Malaysia because of security issues in Iraq.
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Switzerland beat European champions Portugal 2-0 in their opening World Cup 2018 Group B qualifier on Tuesday.
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