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Denise Caisley, 32, brandished two knives during the incident at Costcutters in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, on 1 March last year.
The High Court in Glasgow heard how she failed to get any cash after being unable to get a till open.
Caisley, who admitted carrying out the robbery, was jailed for three years and 10 months.
She will also be subject to a 12-month supervised release order once she is freed.
The court heard how Caisley had been spotted "creeping" outside the Costcutters about 19:00.
Her hands were behind her back and she had a blade in each.
Once inside she went behind the counter and tried to force open the till.
Prosecutor Mark McGuire said shoppers escaped as the "increasingly irate" robber stabbed at the till to get money.
Caisley then came outside to demand that staff open the cash register - but they refused.
CCTV footage played in court showed Caisley return and begin to tear off covers from a cigarette display.
Mr McGuire said: "She then took her time apparently perusing the selection before removing a number of packets."
She eventually also took some alcohol before leaving the store.
When caught by police, she was still wearing the bin bags and mask. Two knives were also discovered.
Caisley, of Barrhead, initially told police that two mystery men had made her commit the crime.
John McElroy, defending, said Caisley had spoken of "hating herself" for what she had done and feeling "ashamed".
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A female robber who wrapped herself in bin bags and wore a mask while carrying out a raid at a shop has been jailed.
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Wang Lin, a "qigong" (ancient healing) master, was arrested in the southern Jiangxi province on Thursday over the death of a businessman, reports said.
Three other suspects have been detained in the same case, state media added.
Mr Wang is known for his high-profile clients, including celebrities and disgraced railways minister Liu Zhijun.
Photos on social media have shown him posing with actors Jet Li and Jackie Chan, tycoon Jack Ma, and former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang.
Police were investigating the kidnapping and killing of a businessman on 9 July, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
The report only identified the man by his surname, Zou, but he has been widely named in Chinese media as Zou Yong, a businessman and provincial legislator in Jiangxi.
Mr Zou was a disciple of Mr Wang's, but the two men fell out in 2012 following financial disputes, Chinese media said.
Mr Wang has previously faced accusations from the media that his self-proclaimed "qigong" powers, which include conjuring snakes from an empty bowl and bringing beheaded snakes back to life, are a fraud.
In 2013, he reportedly claimed to have put a curse on a journalist from The Beijing News, who alleged that his magic powers were a "deceitful trick".
"It doesn't matter if my qigong is real or not, as long as it does not violate laws," Mr Wang said in 2013.
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A renowned guru in China has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of one of his disciples, Chinese state media report.
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Lancelot Neen was said to have been "very drunk" when he launched himself at the 16-year-old in Workington's Vinnies bar on 29 December.
Carlisle Crown Court was shown CCTV of the moment Neen, 40, leapt at the youth and bit his ear.
Neen, of Greymouth, near Cockermouth, was jailed for five-and-a-half years.
The court heard a combination of the bite and the innocent intervention of a bystander who pulled Neen away, resulted in part of the ear being completely severed.
The teenager is now awaiting plastic surgery, the court was told.
He told the jury Neen threatened initially to bite his nose off during an animated exchange.
In evidence Neen admitted having little recollection of the incident and conceded his conduct was "disgraceful".
Neen admitted causing the victim grievous bodily harm, but denied a more serious charge of grievous bodily harm with intent.
The jury found him unanimously guilty.
Judge Barbara Forrester said the victim's life had been "significantly affected" by the attack.
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A man who carried out a "shocking and deliberate" attack on a teenager in which part of his ear was bitten off, has been jailed.
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The ducklings were reported stuck down a drain in Great Notley, Essex after trailing their mother across a road on Tuesday afternoon.
The first two were plucked to safety by firefighters but a third could be heard further down the drain.
The RSPCA said he had to be flushed out into a net - an experience which left him "startled".
How long the ducklings, who are now without a mother, were stuck down the drain is not known.
RSPCA inspector Sarah Elmy said: "We could hear them, but not see them - it was so frustrating
"They had to flush water along the drain to get the little one out - and into the waiting net.
"He was a little startled - but fine, and has now been taken to a local wildlife specialist for care."
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Three abandoned ducklings had to be rescued from a sewer after falling through the gaps of a drain cover.
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Edilson, 45, played in Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning squad and for some of the country's top clubs.
Investigators say he used his fame and prestige to persuade bank managers to cooperate with the scheme.
The gang produced false winning lottery tickets, which were validated by the managers.
The prize money was then paid into accounts set up by the gang.
Edilson was briefly taken into police custody in September and denied the allegations of fraud, corruption, falsifying documents and money-laundering.
The criminal gang operated across the country and dealt with huge amounts of money, federal police said.
It targeted managers from Caixa Economica Federal, the state bank that manages the lottery.
During his successful career Edilson was known as The Little Devil for his dribbling skills.
He played alongside some of the greatest Brazilian players of his generation, including Ronaldo, Romario and Edmundo.
Edilson also played for Portugal giants Benfica and Japan's Kashiwa Reysol before retiring in 2010.
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Prosecutors in Brazil have requested the indictment of former international football player Edilson for involvement in a lottery fraud scheme.
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Colin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted using DNA profiling for killing Leicestershire schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, both 15.
The Parole Board will review his case in September as he nears the end of a 28-year minimum term on his sentence.
Lynda's sister, Rebecca Eastwood, has now gathered almost 16,000 signatures.
Ms Eastwood, from Liverpool, was two years old when her sister was murdered by Pitchfork in 1983.
She said: "It's really difficult having to relive the stories and see his picture on the petition, but I think the sadness and anger is bringing a determination to get this petition done and hopefully win our fight to keep him where he is."
More than 13,200 people have signed the online petition with a further 2,500 signatures collected on paper.
Pitchfork, now 55, was jailed for life in 1988 after he admitted two charges of murder, two of rape, two of indecent assault and one offence of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Lynda was killed in Narborough in 1983 while Dawn, from Enderby, was murdered three years later.
The Parole Board said he had made progress in prison and could either be released or transferred to an open prison later this year.
"I have heard he has a glowing record and has never been on report while he's been in prison, but it's not very hard to be well behaved when you are locked up," said Ms Eastwood.
"I do think he's a threat to the public and I don't think what he's done could ever be fixed. He's a very calculating killer and he shouldn't be free."
Mrs Eastwood is hoping to send the petition to the Parole Board along with statements from the families of Pitchfork's victims.
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A woman who launched a petition opposing the possible release of a child murderer says she has had a "phenomenal" response.
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The Ryder Cup veteran, 41, was set to lose his playing rights after he failed to earn the required points or prize money in the 10 events covered by his medical exemption after a foot injury.
However, the PGA Tour have decided that their rules "unintentionally made it more difficult" for injured players.
"It's a relief I can plan my schedule for the rest of 2017," Poulter said.
"Obviously I've got work to do but I'm in a very different situation today than I was yesterday."
Poulter is playing in this week's revamped New Orleans Classic team event as the invited partner of Geoff Ogilvy, who qualified for the tournament.
The duo are nine shots back after the opening three rounds, but should they win on Sunday, both will receive a two-year Tour exemption.
World number 195 Poulter had previously said he thought his struggles had been "slightly over-dramatised".
But the 2008 Open runner-up admitted that "being in kind of no-man's-land, not knowing whether you're going to play golf, is very tough".
Brian Gay of the United States is the other player to have benefited from the change.
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England's Ian Poulter will retain his PGA Tour card for the rest of this season after a change to the rules.
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Roy Allen, 72, and Roy Lovatt, 71, assaulted pupils at Thorp Arch Grange residential school, near Wetherby.
Housemaster Lovatt was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 28 years after being convicted of nine offences. He pleaded guilty to a further 25 offences.
Allen, the school's director of education, was jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of 12 charges.
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The offences took place at the school in the 1970s and 80s. The 25 similar offences Lovatt admitted were not committed at the home.
Lovatt, from Redcar, and Allen, from Burnley, abused their positions to rape and assault the boys, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Lawyer Caroline May said: "These vulnerable young boys were in need of compassion, care and support, but Thorp Arch Grange was not a place of safety for them.
"Far from being caring professionals, these two men were cynical sex offenders."
Three others who were on trial at Leeds Crown Court - Anthony Poles, 78, of Wetherby, Mark Wylie, 60, of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, and Paul Schoon, 59, of Otley, were found not guilty of a series of alleged sexual offences.
Arrests were made as part of Operation Polymer, an inquiry into abuse at children's homes in Leeds in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Thorp Arch Grange residential school closed in the 1980s.
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Two senior staff who raped and abused five young boys at a children's home have been jailed.
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The Edinburgh-based company increased the assets it managed by 4% to £307bn, with pre-tax profits up 9% to £665m.
Chief executive Keith Skeoch said the firm had made "considerable progress" despite "volatile markets".
The news saw Standard Life's share price jump 3% as trading opened at 08:00, although it has since settled to a rise of just over 1%.
The firm had warned of a drop in annuity business last year, as it switched its focus to "fee-based" business.
Conditions have been difficult in the markets amid continued anxiety about the global economy, but Standard Life said the breadth of its investments helped it withstand the instability.
Mr Skeoch said: "While the difficult conditions in global financial markets may persist for some time, Standard Life remains well positioned to meet the needs of clients and customers around the world.
"The breadth of our investment propositions, underpinned by a strong investment performance and innovation, combined with our strength in pensions and savings, the power of a trusted brand and a strong balance sheet, means we have a well-diversified and resilient business that continues to deliver for customers and clients as well as shareholders."
The firm reported net inflows more than doubling to £12.6bn, with 67% coming from outside the UK due to an "expanding global reach".
Fee-based revenue was up 10% to £1.5bn, while the company's dividend reached a total of 18.36p, up 7.8% for the year.
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Scotland's largest investment firm, Standard Life, has reported a rise in profits for last year.
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The amateur jockey, 37, fractured two vertebrae when his horse fell in a race at the Cheltenham Festival on 14 March.
Having had surgery in Bristol, he has been transferred to the National Spinal Unit at Mater Hospital in Dublin.
"We wish to express sincere thanks to all the personnel involved in his safe transfer," McNamara's family said in a statement.
The Irish jockey was placed in an induced coma after Galaxy Rock fell at the first fence in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup.
He was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital, with his wife Caroline flying to Bristol the following day to be at his bedside in intensive care.
McNamara had an operation on his fractured spine, but fears that he had sustained a brain injury were allayed a week later.
The McNamara family added: "We will forever be indebted to the staff at Frenchay Hospital for the fantastic care he has received there since his injury.
"John Thomas is looking forward to the next phase of his treatment and rehabilitation in Ireland.
"We thank everyone for their ongoing support and prayers, and ask people please to continue to respect our privacy."
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JT McNamara has been moved to Ireland for the next stage of his treatment after being paralysed in a fall.
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Ponting will work alongside interim head coach Justin Langer and assistant Jason Gillespie for the three-match series, which begins on 17 February.
The trio will stand in for the usual coaching staff led by Darren Lehmann, as the series clashes with the Australia Test squad's tour of India.
Ponting, 42, said he looked forward to working with some "incredible talent".
"I always said when I retired that I wanted to get back involved and what better way to do it than alongside a couple of my best mates in cricket, Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie," added Ponting.
Australia will face Sri Lanka in Melbourne on 17 February, Geelong on 20 February 20 and Adelaide on 22 February.
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Former captain Ricky Ponting will join Australia as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
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McIlroy said on Monday evening that an MRI scan had revealed "no new injury, rather a low grade response to the rib joint I injured earlier in the year".
"As of now I am still entered into the BMW PGA Championship," said McIlroy.
He said he would decide early next week whether he was "in a position to compete" at Wentworth.
The European Tour's flagship event takes place from 25-28 May.
The world number two revealed on Friday that he was feeling discomfort in his back and he went on to finish in a share of 35th place, 12 shots behind winner Kim Si-Woo of South Korea.
The Northern Irishman missed a number of events in the Middle East and the US earlier this year after being bothered by a rib stress fracture at the South African Open in January.
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A scan has revealed that the back problem Rory McIlroy had at the Players Championship was a recurrence of his injury from earlier this year.
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O'Flaherty clocked 10:05.10 - almost 23 seconds outside her personal best - as she slowed after attempting to match the fast early pace in hot conditions.
The 34-year-old set her personal best of 9:42.61 in early July.
That was both a World Championship and Olympic Games qualifying standard.
O'Flaherty and her two Irish team-mates Sara Treacy and Michelle Finn were all some way down on their personal bests as they struggled amid hot and humid conditions in the Chinese capital.
Treacy also finished 13th in her qualifier in 9:48.24 although her time was only four seconds outside her best with Finn clocking 9:55.27 to place ninth in her heat.
"I'm disappointed about the time but I'm delighted to be here," said O'Flaherty after the race.
"Hopefully on the road to Rio now it's given me the chance to run against the best in the world and experience the call room and everything."
In the last of the three heats, Turkish athlete Tugba Guvenc produced a fast early pace as she reached the first kilometre in 3:05.66.
O'Flaherty battled to stay with the leading group during the early stages of the race but then lost touch with the leaders as the Turk also paid for her early endeavours.
Finn Valley athlete Tori Pena missed out on a place in the women's pole vault final after her best leap of 4:30m left her 20th overall.
Californian native Pena set her personal best of 4.60m two years ago.
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County Down woman Kerry O'Flaherty endured a tough baptism on the global athletics stage as she finished 13th in her 3,000m steeplechase heat at the World Championships in Beijing.
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The 46-year-old father of three, who was a member of the UDA, was murdered outside his home on Sunningdale Gardens.
Among the mourners at the Moravian Church on the Oldpark Road was Andre Shoukri, one of his close associates.
Mr Boreland had survived a previous attempt on his life.
Police also warned him in recent months his life was under threat.
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The funeral has taken place of the prominent loyalist John Boreland who was shot dead near his home in north Belfast last Sunday.
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The sentences were suspended for three years, meaning they will not go to prison unless they reoffend, he adds.
The video shows three men and three unveiled women dancing on the streets and rooftops of Tehran.
In six months, it has been viewed by over one million people on YouTube.
The majority of people involved in the video were sentenced to six months in prison, with one member of the group given one year, lawyer Farshid Rofugaran was quoted by Iran Wire as saying.
The "Happy we are from Tehran" video was brought to the attention of the Iranian authorities in May, after receiving more than 150,000 views.
Members of the group behind the video were subsequently arrested by Iranian police for violating Islamic laws of the country, which prohibit dancing with members of the opposite sex and women from appearing without a headscarf.
They later appeared on state-run TV saying they were actors who had been tricked into make the Happy video for an audition.
The arrests drew condemnation from international rights groups and sparked a social media campaign calling for their release.
Williams, whose song was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year, also protested at the arrests.
"It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness," he wrote on Facebook.
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Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy have been sentenced to up to one year in prison and 91 lashes, their lawyer says.
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Fareham Conservatives advertised a "drinks and canapés" evening with the health secretary that was moved after details started circulating online.
They said a smaller, members-only event was held instead because of "the very real threat of disturbance".
But doctors who bought tickets said they felt like they had been lied to.
Mr Hunt is engaged in a long-running industrial dispute with junior doctors who are fighting the imposition of new contracts.
The original event was advertised as being at the Lysses House Hotel, in High Street, Fareham, between 18:30 and 20:30 GMT on Friday, with tickets costing £15.
Conservative Association chairman Thomas Fyfe said: "The advertised event was cancelled on security grounds.
"A smaller private event for party members to meet Mr Hunt was held instead at another location.
"We regret the inconvenience caused to those who had bought tickets and were unable to attend, all of whom will be offered a full refund."
But Dr Kathryn Carey-Jones said the failure to tell non-Conservative ticket holders about the move was "dishonesty at its best".
She said: "I was angry, I was angry at the dishonesty in the way they let me know about this."
GP Emma Nash, who also bought a ticket, said on Twitter she also felt lied to by the "selective communication" used by the organisers.
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Doctors have reacted with anger after being told an event with Jeremy Hunt was cancelled when it actually went ahead at a different venue.
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Hundreds of people from Derbyshire helped to guide the lights along the river for a project called Derwent Pulse in October.
Photographs taken along the route can be seen at the free exhibition at Bakewell Old Market Hall.
The Derwent runs through the Peak District, Chatsworth Park and Derby.
The project, which was commissioned by Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, was designed to recognise the river's importance during the Industrial Revolution.
Charles Monkhouse, who previously lit up the nearby Cromford Canal in a project for the Cultural Olympiad, was behind the artwork, which saw up to 1,000 pulsating lights cascade down the river navigated by GPS.
Don Symonds, from Bakewell Visitor Centre, said the images show the Peak District "from a completely different angle".
The exhibition runs until 12 May.
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An exhibition featuring photographs of hundreds of multi-coloured lights floating down a Derbyshire river has opened.
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The Aberdonian finished joint third in the qualifying event at Walton Heath in England, where the top 15 were able to seal a spot at the major.
"I played in the US Open in 2007 with Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy," Ramsay told BBC Scotland.
"And I'm very eager to get back and show that I've moved on from where I was."
Compatriot Russell Knox had already qualified for this season's event because he won a PGA Tour event last year.
"Anytime we get to represent Scotland, especially in the bigger tournaments at the majors, is a proud moment," said Ramsay.
"I'm proud to be in the US Open representing Scotland.
"The US Open is the perfect platform to showcase that I'm capable of mixing it with the best guys out there.
"I feel like I've got a lot more game, a lot more shots and a lot more mental toughness now."
England's Aaron Rai topped the field at Walton Heath with a 14-under-par total for his two rounds, one shot ahead of China's Haotong Li.
Ramsay, who shot two rounds of 66, was tied with Alexander Levy of France one shot further back.
Welshman Bradley Dredge, Ireland's Paul Dunne and English trio Andrew Johnston, Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace also qualified.
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Scotland's Richie Ramsay has fired his way into the field for next month's US Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
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Govinda said on Tuesday that he "respected" the top court and was waiting for its order.
Santosh Ray said Govinda had slapped him "without any provocation" while he was watching a film shoot in 2008.
Govinda, a former MP, was one of Bollywood's top comedy stars in the 1980s and 1990s.
Mr Ray had sought criminal proceedings against the actor, but his lawyer later told the court that his client would be satisfied with an apology, reports say.
"I was just watching the shooting of a movie as I was his fan. But the incident left me shocked and I lost all respect for him," he told The Hindustan Times newspaper.
On Monday, the court watched video recordings of the incident and asked Govinda to apologise to Mr Ray.
"We all enjoy your movies and you are a great actor but we cannot tolerate your action of slapping. You don't need to do in actual life what you do on screen," the court was quoted as saying by The Times of India newspaper.
"You don't need to pay money for it. Even expressing regret is more than enough. Your prestige would not go down by expressing regret. Have a large heart and apologise," the judges said.
Govinda told reporters on Tuesday that he did "not want to hurt anybody" and was waiting for the complete court order before deciding what to do.
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India's Supreme Court has told a Bollywood actor to apologise to a fan whom he slapped while he was shooting a film seven years ago.
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On the aptly titled Period Piece, the conceptual artist comfortably reflects on the natural process of menstruation.
"Don't be afraid, it's only blood," she reassures listeners over an ambient electronic track.
The song appears on the artist's sixth album Blood Bitch, which was recorded in a shed in Olso and is released on Friday.
Hval, 36, is known for tackling individual gender identities and sexuality and her latest work is no less political than her previous releases.
But it is her enthusiasm for covering the subjects that others avoid which may make her art, particularly her latest effort, worthy of note.
"I want menstrual blood to have a huge, creative, real world power," she told The Pool.
Her song Period Piece has been widely shared on social media with Twitter users, such as Madhvi, referring to Hval's Blood Bitch as the "menstruation album".
Hval admits that even she finds some of the album's content embarrassing, but told the BBC's Stuart Maconie that her recordings allow her to be open by creating a context where "the embarrassed voice can exist".
In The Battle is Over, a spoken word song released last year, she criticised the media for publishing what she described as a barrage of statistics that make women feel at fault for things they have no control over.
"Statistics and newspapers tell me I am unhappy and dying, that I need man and child to fulfil me, that I'm more likely to get breast cancer," she said.
Hval, who describes herself as a "child of capitalism", argues that identity is detrimental, particularly for musicians. Her earlier work was recorded under the pseudonym Rockettothesky.
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Norwegian musician Jenny Hval has been praised after releasing an album featuring a song celebrating periods.
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William Bertram, known as "Wink", was fatally injured after his car came off the road near Howgate.
Mr Bertram, from Eddleston, had been on his way to work. The badly damaged vehicle was spotted by another motorist at about 07:30.
A family member said: "William was a hard working, fun loving and very well-liked guy who will be sorely missed."
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The family of a man killed in a car crash in Midlothian on Saturday have paid tribute to him.
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Part of a trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, said Network Rail, blocking all four lines into Liverpool Lime Street from about 17:45 GMT on Tuesday.
Network Rail said services would resume into and out of the station on 9 March.
An investigation into the cause of the 200-tonne landslip is under way.
A spokeswoman for Network Rail said: "Our engineers are working round the clock to get train services back up and running.
"Overnight we removed 60 tonnes of soil and five large containers, each holding many tonnes of material, from the top of the cutting to prevent further slips."
Engineers have been working to remove a "10 inch-thick concrete slab" before they can "start stabilising the retaining wall".
Network Rail will repair the damaged railway and overhead wires once the debris is cleared.
Network Rail said it was liaising with transport operators to ensure passengers get the right advice including Liverpool FC fans travelling to Saturday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Train customers are advised to check before they travel.
Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre.
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Sixty tonnes of soil and five large containers of debris have been cleared from a railway line after a wall collapsed on to the tracks.
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Albert Armstrong, from Mahee Close on the Belvoir estate in Belfast, is also accused of attempting to murder Stanley Wightman.
Mr Lindsay, 47, a well-known member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), was killed in an attack on Wednesday.
Mr Armstrong was remanded in custody and will reappear on 7 August.
Mr Wightman, 52, is still in a critical condition in hospital after suffering severe neck and arm injuries.
The attack took place at Kirkistown Walk in the south Belfast estate.
Both men were found in the living room of Mr Lindsay's bungalow.
Mr Lindsay, a father of two, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A 46-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering senior UDA figure Colin 'Bap' Lindsay.
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David Clarke, 26, who had learning difficulties, was beaten to death in his flat at Forthriver Road on 6 June 2001.
At the time, police said it was one of the most savage and brutal killings they had ever dealt with.
Det Ch Insp Alan Dickson said the inquiry had been re-opened after detectives received new information.
Mr Clarke's body was found in his flat later on the day of his death by friends who were concerned for him.
He had been an "inoffensive and vulnerable" man and died after an "increasingly frenzied" assault, DCI Dickson said.
"I have been a police officer for 28 years and a murder detective for 13 of those years," he said.
"Apart from the wounds sustained by gunshot victims, David's injuries are the worst I have seen.
"This was a frenzied and savage attack."
Police said Mr Clarke had been bullied in the weeks leading up to his murder.
DCI Dickson said there was no paramilitary involvement in the murder and people should not be concerned about bringing information forward.
"This was an incident in which a vulnerable young man, who was no threat to anyone, was savagely beaten because he was an easy target.
"The community took David to its heart - people helped to pay for his funeral, his grave is tended to this day by locals and his old flat is now a community centre known locally as Clarke House.
"The information needed to apprehend David's killer, or killers, lies within the local community at Forthriver and Glencairn.
"Even though there were a number of arrests in the original investigation, there is a sense that this is a forgotten murder.
"It has certainly not been forgotten by police or, probably, by those involved."
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Police have re-opened an investigation into the murder of a man in north Belfast 14 years ago.
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The BBC Two programme's anonymous "tame racing driver" got behind the wheel of the 1960s dodgem at Bentwaters Airfield, near Woodbridge.
The small fairground vehicle had been restored and modified by YouTube star and stunt man Colin Furze.
Guinness World Records said it was a "hugely impressive" feat.
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Official adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi, who witnessed the record-setting drive, said: "We're all used to seeing The Stig driving at high speeds - but he's usually in a sports car and usually on a race track.
"To see him hurtle past in a classic bumper car at 100mph was surreal, but hugely impressive."
The average speed of a dodgem is about 5mph (8kph) but Mr Furze had souped up the model by installing a 100 horsepower 600cc Honda motorbike engine.
He completed the modifications within three weeks.
The Stig set a new land-speed world record of 100.3mph.
Guinness World Records said it was a brand new record. It had set a benchmark of 62mph (100kph).
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Top Gear 's driver The Stig claimed a new Guinness World Record as he reached speeds of more than 100mph (161kph) in a restored vintage bumper car.
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It comes a day after a state court ruled a man who took photos up the skirts of female passengers on Boston's subway did not break the law.
The bill makes such offences punishable by up to two-and-a-half years in jail and a $5,000 (£3,000) fine.
Governor Deval Patrick signed the measure into law.
After the legislation's unanimous approval on Thursday, state Senate President Therese Murray said: "Women and children should be able to go to public places without feeling that they are not protected by the law."
The bill states that anyone who "photographs, videotapes or electronically surveils" a person's sexual or intimate parts without consent should face a misdemeanor charge.
The crime becomes a felony - punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine - if the accused secretly takes indecent photographs of anyone under the age of 18.
The bill was prompted by the case of Michael Robertson, who was arrested in August 2010 after police received complaints that he had used his mobile phone to take photos and videos up the skirts of female passengers on the Boston subway.
On Wednesday, the state's Supreme Judicial Court found the existing Peeping Tom law did not apply to "photographing (or videotaping or electronically surveilling) persons who are fully clothed and, in particular, does not reach the type of upskirting that the defendant is charged with".
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Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, 31, was picked by an electoral college to be a federal MP.
He was up for election against Information Minister Mohammed Abdi Hassan.
Somalia has been holding indirect elections since October to renew its parliament as the country remains too dangerous for a national vote.
Much of the country is still under the control of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.
Mr Abas grew up and was educated in Dadaab, the world's biggest refugee camp, in north-eastern Kenya.
In Somalia's long electoral process, 135 traditional clan elders selected some 14,000 delegates, who formed 275 electoral colleges.
From 23 October to 10 November, each electoral college voted for an MP to sit in the lower house of parliament.
The results are now being published and Mr Abas has been elected as federal MP for Kismayo in Somalia's Jubaland region.
It is not clear how Mr Abas sold himself to the electoral college, but BBC Somali analyst Mohammed Abdinoor says Somalis who stayed at home have strong sympathy for returnees like Mr Abas, who grew up in refugee camps.
The newly elected MPs are due to choose a president by the end of November.
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A man who grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya has defeated a Somali minister to become a member of parliament.
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The council's education and children scrutiny committee met on Monday to endorse the closure of Llangennech Infant and Llangennech Junior schools next year.
A new Welsh-medium community primary school would be built in their place.
Carmarthenshire council said the move would ensure "bilingualism is increased" in the area.
Campaigners argue the proposal is taking away parents' choice, as pupils at both schools are currently able to learn in English and Welsh.
A petition to the council said the move would have a "massive impact" on children in the community who seek an English-medium education.
The new Llangennech Community Primary School includes nursery provision and would be built on the existing sites of the current infant and junior schools.
The council's executive will discuss the proposals on 20 June and decide whether to publish a statutory notice.
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Dettori held on to score with the 11-1 chance, trained by Willie Mullins, as the challenge from last year's winner came too later under Ryan Moore.
Order Of St George had won his previous six races for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Earlier, O'Brien was beaten into second as Intricately gave son Joseph, 23, his first Group One winner as a trainer.
The 25-1 chance, bred by Joseph's parents and ridden by his brother Donnacha, won the Moyglare Stud Stakes, from Hydrangea.
Their father, whose favourite Idaho was unseated in the English Leger at Doncaster on Saturday, did have something to celebrate, with Churchill winning the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes.
In the big race, Dettori's decision to send his mount out from the front paid dividends for a trainer more associated with big jump racing wins rather than a flat racing Classic.
"It was a surprise, but a Classic win is always great. Willie is a top man, his horses are always in good nick and we tried something different and it worked out," said the 45-year-old Italian.
Mullins said the "horse and jockey were brave". He will now aim Wicklow Brave at the Melbourne Cup in November.
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Wicklow Brave, ridden by Frankie Dettori, caused a big shock as he beat the 1-7 favourite Order Of St George to win the Irish St Leger at the Curragh.
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Hasson, who can play as a prop or in the second row, made four appearances for the Red Devils after signing from Parramatta Eels in May.
The 25-year-old was born in England, but has represented Ireland at international level.
"He will provide us with great competition for places in our squad," head coach Chris Chester said.
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Wakefield have signed forward James Hasson from Super League rivals Salford on a deal until the end of the season.
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Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his former high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 2000 in Baltimore.
But a judge ruled on Thursday that Syed deserves another trial because his original lawyer failed to cross-examine an expert witness.
Millions of listeners tuned in to hear Syed's story through the podcast, broadcast online and over public radio.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Martin Welch said his lawyer should have questioned a mobile phone tower expert about the reliability of data that placed his mobile phone near the burial site.
His lawyers argued that his legal team did not contact a witness who saw him elsewhere at the time of the murder.
Asia McClain Chapman, an alibi witness, said she saw him at a library at the time of the murder.
After the ruling, Syed's lawyer Justin Brown said the new trial marked "an incredible victory" and said he would try to have his client released from prison while he awaits retrial.
This is his second attempt at a new trial. He was denied in 2014 after a judge determined his former lawyer's decision not to pursue Ms Chapman as a witness was not due to neglect.
Ms Chapman took the stand in February, and said she and Syed talked for 15 minutes in the library on the day of the murder.
She said she repeatedly tried to get in touch with Syed's defence team but was never contacted to be a witness.
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A convicted murderer whose case was featured in hugely popular podcast Serial will receive a new trial.
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But did you know they are also helping us to invent new medicines?
Animals like the Komodo dragon and vampire bat are inspiring scientists to find new treatments and cures for diseases.
Watch Jenny's report to find out how.
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From clothes to transport, and even robots, animals are a huge inspiration for us humans.
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A series of offensive slogans were written on T-shirts for a pub crawl in Exeter on Tuesday.
Photographs of the T-shirts were posted on Facebook.
A University of Exeter spokesman said: "Anti-Semitic, racist or bigoted behaviour in any form is not tolerated".
The photographs later appeared on the +972 website, an online magazine which reports events in Israel and Palestine.
Marie van der Zyl, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the national representative body of the UK Jewish community, said: "These students are clearly in need of some history lessons.
"Their attempt to make light of the Holocaust and racism may have been intended as a prank, but we don't find it funny at all".
The pub crawl was hosted by the university's Exeter Snowsports society. It said the issue is being dealt with by the university press office and it has no further comment.
The Athletic Union, which oversees sport on the campus, has banned any future sporting social events which involve the practice of students writing on t-shirts.
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Police, firefighters, ambulance and coastguards attended Fort Hubberstone close to Gelliswick beach in Milford Haven just after 19:00 BST.
She was airlifted to Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
Her condition is serious but not life-threatening, the ambulance service confirmed.
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A 13-year-old girl has been winched to safety after falling at a disused fort in Pembrokeshire.
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Attacking midfielder Forestieri, 25, joined the Owls in a deal worth £3m from Watford in August after a potential move to Leeds fell through.
"It wasn't easy to bring him in but he has quality and I'm very happy," Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"He will become a very important player for us."
Forestieri, who represented Italy at youth levels, helped Watford win promotion to the Premier League last season but did not feature in a top-flight game before his move to Hillsborough.
The Owls are 15th in the Championship but Carvalhal believes Forestieri will boost his side's attacking threat.
"Since the beginning of the season we have missed a player in the second line of midfield playing near the striker," added Carvalhal.
"But Forestieri will give us more quality in attack because we now have a connection between midfield and attack."
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New Sheffield Wednesday signing Fernando Forestieri will become a "very important" player for the club, boss Carlos Carvalhal has predicted.
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Anna Dugdale had held the post at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for six years.
In a statement, she said she took full responsibility for serious criticisms raised by the CQC and has tendered her resignation.
Its report raised particular concerns about the hospital's leadership.
It said there was a disconnection between staff and the leadership team and "serious concerns" were raised over board effectiveness and a bullying culture within the management.
Earlier this month, Ms Dugdale said the NHS staff survey results put the hospital in the bottom 20% nationally for bullying and harassment.
In a statement announcing her decision, Ms Dugdale said the last year had been "one of the most challenging" but as chief executive she had to "take responsibility" for the problems.
She praised a "fantastic" team of staff, saying it was a "truly great hospital".
Chairman John Fry said she had played a "huge role" in developing the hospital and owed her an "enormous debt".
A Unison spokesman said staff would likely have "mixed feelings", but "accumulating pressures" had made life "particularly difficult" during the past two years.
Following the resignation, a whistleblower told the BBC that Ms Dugdale was the "invisible chief executive".
"She forgot the most important aspect of her job - and that was to communicate to the most valuable resource in the hospital, and that was the staff," they said.
"The only communication was by email."
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The chief executive of a hospital criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for its "bullying culture" is to step down.
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Francee, the fortunate feline, was found and saved by Campbell Baird, who came to check on construction work at his new home.
He only noticed the unfortunate cat after hearing "meowing" coming from the walls.
"I couldn't believe it at first," said Mr Baird.
He used a drill, chisel and hammer to free Francee before posting a video of the unlikely cat rescue on Facebook in an effort to track down the owner.
The video has since been shared more than 700 times and Francee has been reunited with her owner, a little shocked but uninjured from her ordeal.
According to Mr Baird, the cat got stuck in a tiny cavity space after apparently clambering a ladder to the first floor.
"The only way in would have been from above so she must've climbed up and then got stuck down in between the wall.
"It's fortunate I came up to the house or the cat would not have been found.
"It was a small cavity space in the wall. I was able to pull some of the insulation out and then I got some tools to free her," said Mr Baird.
"I'm just happy I was able to get the cat back home again and everything worked out OK."
He added, with a laugh: "My phone hasn't stopped since I posted the video. But all I wanted was to find the cat's owner and I'm glad I could do that."
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A cat in Carrickfergus was lucky to keep its nine lives after getting trapped in the wall of a partly-built house.
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The unnamed woman, a long-time anorexia sufferer, was found collapsed by her 18-year-old daughter after an apparent heart-attack.
Paramedics rushed to her home in Paris's 13th arrondissement but were unable to revive the 49-year-old.
But police who came to write a report noticed movement in her stomach.
Le Parisien reports that the ambulance team had declared her dead at 18:10 (16:10 GMT) and signed her death certificate.
But the two police officers - who arrived an hour later to write a report into the cause of death - noticed the movement when they lifted the blanket covering the body.
When an officer checked her jugular vein, they found her heart was still beating.
While one shocked officer held her hand and talked to her, the other phoned the fire service and took live instructions on how to perform CPR.
After 30 minutes of attempted resuscitation, the woman previously deemed lifeless was breathing again.
She was transferred to Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, where she has been recovering for almost a week.
Yvan Assioma, regional secretary of the police union Alliance, called the woman's survival a "crazy story" and an "unimaginable scenario".
"Our colleagues thought they were in an episode of The Walking Dead!" he joked.
The police commissioner in charge of their district has called for the two officers to be honoured with a bravery award.
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A French mother has been brought back to life by police officers, who performed CPR an hour after paramedics declared her dead.
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The case was reopened on Monday, brought by investment fund DIS, which claims it was short-changed during Neymar's 2013 move to Barcelona.
The fund formerly owned the transfer rights to the 24-year-old.
The charges - which are denied by the accused, including Neymar and his parents - were dropped in July.
Judge Jose de la Mata was ordered to reopen the case in September by Spain's Supreme Court.
DIS, which was entitled to 40% of Neymar's transfer from Brazilian club Santos, claims it received a smaller compensation than it should have because part of the transfer fee was allegedly concealed.
As well as the footballer, whose full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, and his parents, the former and current club presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu and the club itself stand accused of involvement, according to Spanish news agency EFE.
Since moving to the Nou Camp, Neymar has won two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
He signed a new five-year contract with Barcelona in October.
Barcelona have already been told to pay a fine of 5.5m euros ($6.1m; £4.7m) because of tax irregularities in Neymar's transfer.
Prosecutors now have 10 days to formalise their request for a trial.
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Barcelona and Brazil footballer Neymar should face trial for fraud, a Spanish judge has said, months after the case was dismissed.
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After 16-hours of negotiations, the two parties agreed a "framework", which still needs final approval.
"We have to dot a lot of i's and cross a lot of t's," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
The two sides are in dispute over how to split $3.3bn (£2.1bn) in revenue.
"There is still a lot of work to be done, but the basic framework has been agreed upon," Mr Bettman said.
"We have to go through a ratification process and the Board of Governors has to approve it from the League side and, obviously, the players have to approve it as well."
He said a decision about when to restart games had not been agreed.
The US and Canadian league locked the players out in mid-September, a month before the season was due to begin.
The work stoppage is the fourth in 20 years for the NHL. A previous union dispute saw the entire 2004-2005 season cancelled.
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The National Hockey League (NHL) has reached a provisional agreement with players to end a near four-month lockout that had threatened to wipe out the whole season.
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The new code of conduct means journalists can apply for permits to record proceedings in the chamber.
It brings the Isle of Man into line with the rest of the British Isles 27 years after the first House of Commons speech was televised in 1989.
House of Keys and Tynwald sittings are currently broadcast live on Manx Radio.
Previously, filming inside Tynwald has been tightly restricted, which Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson said is "no longer justifiable."
He told the BBC: "It is quite legitimate to have people come and film as part of access to parliament. It is important and I think it is more widely recognised now than it ever has been.
"The move won't cost the taxpayer anything but will allow journalists to come and film what they consider newsworthy".
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Isle of Man politicians have unanimously backed a move to allow cameras inside the Manx parliament, Tynwald.
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Another busy week in the entertainment world has ended, including a setback for the Bros reunion, a fashionable tribute to George Michael and a new stage role for Daniel Radcliffe.
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The emergency services were called to London Road, Enfield, in the early hours of Saturday.
The 18-year-old rider was pronounced dead at the scene while his 19-year-old passenger is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police confirmed the driver of the car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
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A teenage moped rider has been killed and his pillion passenger injured in a collision with a car in north London.
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He entered the Sainsbury's Local store in Grayshott, Hampshire, shortly after 22:45 GMT on Saturday and threatened staff with a black handgun.
Police also said the man, who spoke with a local accent, wore two pairs of gloves - one black leather, and another "like washing-up gloves" on top.
An accomplice waited by the door during the raid, police said.
The men made off with cash from the tills and fled.
The gunman was described as white, about 5ft 7in to 5ft 8in tall, of small and skinny build, with tanned and weathered-looking skin.
He was wearing a grey hooded top, faded dark blue jeans, black heavy-duty work boots and a scarf over his face.
The second man was wearing similar clothing.
Three members of staff and a customer were in the Headley Road store at the time of the raid. No-one was injured.
Det Sgt Oliver Lage of Hampshire Constabulary said: "This is a very unusual incident in a rural community. It has obviously left those who were inside the store very shocked but thankfully uninjured.
He urged anyone with information to contact police.
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An armed robber with a "croaky voice" is on the run after a gunpoint robbery at a supermarket, police have said.
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The singer, better known by his stage name Toddy Cantuaria, is suspected of punching an Argentine tourist outside a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro in March.
The tourist, 28-year-old MatÃas Sebastian Carena, fell to the ground and hit his head.
He later died of the head injuries he had sustained as a result of the fight.
Rio police suspect Mr Cantuaria of delivering the blow which knocked Mr Carena out.
The punch-up in the fashionable Ipanema area of the city was captured on CCTV.
Local media reported at the time that the fight had broken out in a nightclub over the price of cocktails.
The CCTV footage shows a man punching Mr Carena, who falls to the ground. Another kicks him, while a third hits him with a crutch.
Rio police issued arrest warrants for four suspects, among them Mr Cantuaria, who was part of Brazilian band Karametade.
Before he could be arrested, Mr Cantuaria fled to Madrid and from there to Paris.
Mr Cantuaria is expected to be extradited to Brazil soon where he will go on trial and could face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.
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French police have arrested Brazilian singer Valterson Ferreira Cantuaria in Paris in connection with a deadly fight.
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It includes the closure of Woodside Lodge, a 27-bed care home for older people with dementia, following a vote by Southampton City Council's cabinet.
A wife of one of the residents, who did not want to be named, told the BBC the decision was "upsetting".
Labour leader Simon Letts said users would still have support from charities and the voluntary sector.
Meanwhile, day-care provision will be cut from four centres and four satellite services to two centres.
Mr Letts said: "We need to ensure that service users and the carers are happy with the service."
He said the alternatives would have to be "at least as good" as those that are closing.
But the wife of a Woodside Lodge resident said: "I don't think they have taken into full consideration the disruption and the upset that it causes to the residents and the staff."
The home will close once its residents have been moved to alternative lodgings. The council believes shutting it will save £350,000.
Following a consultation, a report by Paul Juan, cabinet member for health and adult social care, recommended that the council concentrates on supported living and extra care housing instead of residential care.
"For individuals with dementia who require residential care to meet their needs, this can be provided more cost effectively for the same quality in care homes provided by private and third-sector providers," he said.
The council said it wanted to minimise or avoid compulsory redundancies.
The future of the buildings is yet to be decided.
Among the cuts to day services are the closures of the St Deny's and Freemantle centres.
The council claims this will save £990,000.
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Care services are to be cut in Southampton in a bid to save more than £1m.
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The ex-England Under-18 international, who made his Town debut on the final day of the season, is one of 17 players whose deals are set to expire.
"It's a case of waiting to see what happens," Burton told BBC Shropshire.
"There are a lot of lads out of contract here, because a lot signed two years ago," added 19-year-old Burton.
Speculation has previously linked him with Wolves, Aston Villa and even Glasgow Rangers.
But Newport-born Burton has witnessed the route to the top taken by England's number one, fellow Shropshire lad Joe Hart, who did a full season as Shrewsbury keeper a decade ago.
"I've grown up watching the club," he said. "I want to stay and play for the team as much as I can. We will have to see what happens to everyone.
"It feels like I've been waiting a long time to get on the pitch, because I've been here since I was 10. But I couldn't wish to make my debut for a better team."
The League One club have until 23 May to tell their soon-to-be out-of-contract players if they want to keep them or not.
Shrewsbury, who finished 20th, remained at the third tier of English football by four points in the end, having secured their safety on the penultimate weekend of the season.
Town boss Micky Mellon last week revealed that he is to remain as manager next season, following their relegation near-miss.
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Teenage Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Callum Burton is still to determine what his future holds when his current contract runs out in June.
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Former Arsenal midfielder Lansbury, 26, is out of contract at the City Ground in the summer.
Lansbury has scored six goals in 19 appearances this season, including a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Barnsley.
The Londoner has not played since picking up a hamstring injury before the 3-0 loss at Derby on 11 December.
Lansbury has previously been the subject of intense transfer interest, with Burnley in contact with Forest about a deal for the player in August 2015, but Lansbury decided to remain with the East Midlands club.
The Reds have started 2017 under a transfer embargo because there has been a delay in submitting audited accounts as the takeover of the two-time former European Cup winners nears completion.
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Nottingham Forest have rejected Derby County's offer of more than £2.5m for captain Henry Lansbury, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
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The charity has worked with tenant farmers and countryside rangers to create new meadows and conserve older, established sites.
Meadows that flourished this year included those at Falkland Palace in Fife and St Abb's Head in the Borders.
Also, Glasgow's Greenbank Garden and Balmacara at Kyle of Lochalsh.
NTS said other sites where wildflowers had thrived were Kittochside in East Kilbride and Venniehill at Gatehouse of Fleet.
Since World War II, 95% of UK lowland meadows have disappeared, the trust said.
It has been using traditional meadow management methods to protect areas of wildflowers and grasses at properties it owns.
NTS's nature conservation adviser, Lindsay Mackinlay, who has been photographing the meadows, said: "Many people have donated precious funds and time towards creating and conserving the meadows on the trust's land, so it was great this year to take a rain check and photograph them.
"The brilliant news is that many of our meadows had a great year for wild flowers and were buzzing with insect life.
"These meadows are often oases in areas where wildlife is hanging on by its fingernails.
"We have to thank our meadow conservation volunteers who worked in the middle of winter to control invading gorse, as well as Hebridean sheep who helpfully munch thick grass, and the trust staff who manage the meadows so carefully."
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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has said 2016 has been a bumper year for wildflowers in rare and endangered Scottish lowland meadows.
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The girl was walking with a woman, aged 55, when they were hit by a black Ford Fiesta at 15:00 GMT on Prescot Road.
The car then hit a lamp-post before the two male occupants reportedly fled on foot.
The girl was taken to hospital. The woman is serious but stable
Prescot Road was closed from Lugsmore Lane to Dunriding Lane.
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A four-year-old girl is critically ill in hospital after a suspected stolen car mounted the pavement and hit her in St Helens, police said.
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Bryn Celli Ddu is famous for being aligned to the midsummer sunrise - when a beam of sunlight illuminates the chamber on the longest day of the year.
But a new study has discovered the original monument is bigger than previously thought.
Researchers described the find as "very exciting" as it was "something we never suspected before".
It follows archaeological excavation carried out by Cadw and researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Central Lancashire.
The series of cairns - a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark - have been discovered along a ridge behind Bryn Celli Ddu.
Dr Ben Edwards, senior lecturer in archaeology and heritage from Manchester Metropolitan University, said: "The geophysical survey, combined with innovative digital modelling, has raised the possibility of a cairn cemetery surrounding the original monument, something we never suspected before.
"Rather than Bryn Celli Ddu standing on its own, we're suddenly filling the landscape with rock art, ritual pots and burial chambers."
Dr Ffion Reynolds, from Cadw, said: "Since we started the project we have discovered that Bryn Celli Ddu was never in isolation, there was activity happening all around."
"We knew this would be a good project but it's turning out to be very exciting."
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A series of late Neolithic and early Bronze Age cairns have been uncovered at Anglesey's 5,000-year-old tomb.
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The 32-year-old announced on Facebook he has had surgery on the problem and will return to action in 2018.
Last month, the Swiss struggled and needed ice on his knee as he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon by Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
"I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and play many more years," said Wawrinka.
This season, the three-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of the French Open and the semi-finals of the Australia Open.
He added: "After talking with my team and doctor I had to make a difficult decision to undergo a medical intervention on my knee. This was the only solution to make sure I will be able to compete at the top level for many more years.
"This is obviously extremely disappointing, but I am already looking ahead and planning my recovery. I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and play many more years.
"I also want to take this opportunity to thank my fans for sending plenty of messages of support during the last couple of days. I will see you all in 2018."
Former world number one Novak Djokovic will also miss the US Open because of an elbow injury.
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US Open champion Stan Wawrinka will not defend his title in New York later this month because of a knee injury.
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The 35-year-old has made 40 appearances for the club since joining from Nottingham in 2013.
"I'm very disappointed to have to call time on my playing career," Rouse said. "London Irish is a club that is very close to my heart."
Injury has meant Rouse has been unable to make a Premiership appearance for the Exiles this season.
"I'm now looking forward to the future challenges post rugby," he added.
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London Irish second row Nic Rouse has been forced to retire from professional rugby because of a shoulder injury.
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Firefighters were called around 23:30 (12:30 GMT) on Wednesday after reports of an explosion.
It took them 40 minutes to extinguish the blaze before finding three bodies inside. Local media say the victims are believed to be two men and a woman.
The factory was often used as a shelter by homeless people.
Arson experts will investigate the cause of the fire, police said.
One witness, taxi driver Mohamed Ali, said he had heard screams coming from the factory in Footscray, in the city's west.
"A few minutes later I saw the fire engines come," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"For me, it's a horrible situation because we couldn't help. I haven't seen anything like this in my whole life. I'm not feeling good."
Prominent Melbourne youth worker Les Twentyman said homeless people often took refuge at the site.
"There is a little alcove near the car park - people sleep in that little alcove,'' he told the Herald Sun.
"It just shows how desperate they are."
The site was originally Victoria's largest ropeworks and operated from 1903 to 2002. After the factory shuttered, the state government backed plans to build a large apartment complex on the site.
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Gayle, 36, was fined by the club in January after asking journalist Mel McLaughlin for a date during a live interview, saying: "Don't blush, baby."
"We know it was wrong," Renegades coach David Saker told BBC Sport.
"All I try to do is pick a squad to win a series. I probably don't look at those things."
The former England bowling coach added: "If the hierarchies above us or the people in higher positions than myself come down on that, they do."
During his exchange with McLaughlin after a match in Hobart, Gayle also said: "To see your eyes for the first time is nice. Hopefully we can have a drink afterwards."
The Renegades described the comments as "completely inappropriate and disrespectful" and fined him A$10,000 (£4,900).
Gayle, part of the West Indies team who won the World Twenty20 in April, later apologised but said the reaction was "out of proportion" after former players and Cricket Australia condemned his remarks.
"I think what happened afterwards was a bit of a beat up," Saker added.
"A lot of people put their two bobs-worth in that probably didn't need to."
Gayle will return to Somerset next month to play in the T20 Blast, having scored 328 runs in three appearances for them last summer.
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West Indies batsman Chris Gayle could re-sign for Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash, despite last season's sexism controversy.
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Constance Davies, 88, was at home in Maesteg, Bridgend county, when Gavin Tainton burst in demanding money.
Debt-ridden Tainton, 32, was jailed in February after being convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court.
His sentence was increased at the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
Lord Justice Fulford, sitting with Mr Justice Spencer and Mr Justice Holgate, noted the "extreme frailty" of Tainton's victim - who is 5ft 2in and weighs barely seven stone.
He said: "This vulnerable and elderly lady was brutally attacked in her own home.
"Her injuries, given her time of life and her frailty, were significant and the impact of this offence - both physically and psychologically - will be permanent."
His case reached the Court of Appeal after lawyers for the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC, urged the three judges to increase his "unduly lenient" sentence.
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A window cleaner who tied up an 88-year-old woman, threatened her into silence and stole £15 has had his "significantly too short" 10-year sentence increased to 14 years.
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Some 85% of people surveyed by uSwitch said they would be paying off credit cards into next year.
Just over half believe they will still be settling up for this Christmas when the next festive season rolls around.
People will carry an average £636 on credit cards into 2017.
Price comparison site uSwitch questioned 1,261 adults and found that 65% of them are concerned about their level of debt.
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has already warned about high debt levels within British households, after it emerged in November that credit card debt had reached record levels.
According to the people questioned by uSwitch, 19% spent beyond their means over the festive periods. A quarter did so to capture the "magic of Christmas".
When respondents were asked why they had spent more than their finances allowed, 30% said it was because Christmas was more expensive this year, while 18% said it was because it was expected.
At the same time, 9.1% candidly admitted that they did so "because of competition from other family members/friends".
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Many Britons will start 2017 with both a debt- and alcohol-induced hangover after using credit cards to fund Christmas celebrations, according to new research.
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The body of Sinead Wooding, 26, was found by joggers near Alwoodley Crags car park in Stairfoot Lane on 14 May.
Vicky Briggs, 25, of Reginald Mount, Chapeltown, is accused of assisting an offender and is due at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Two people have previously been charged with murder and a 20-year-old has been charged with assisting an offender.
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A woman has been charged in connection with a body found in woodland near Leeds.
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The reigning Olympic champions will run again at 00:00 BST and must beat the time set by eighth-fastest China.
Britain's women finished second (41.93 seconds) behind fastest qualifiers Jamaica (41.79) to progress.
The US men qualified fastest (37.65) with Jamaica, without Usain Bolt for the heat, fifth fastest and GB seventh.
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A mix-up between Allyson Felix and English Gardner on the second changeover saw the US women out of contention in the second heat.
However, they were judged on appeal to have been obstructed after and will race again later on Thursday.
"I think I got propelled at about 20 miles an hour," said Felix. "When a foreign object comes in front of you, it's going to mess up the momentum and the handover."
There was another shock in the women's event as Dafne Schippers made a changeover error, leading to the Dutch - European champions - going out in the heat.
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The United States will get a second chance to qualify for the women's Olympic 4x100m relay final after dropping the baton in the heats.
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Defence Secretary Ash Carter has called the regulation outdated and harmful to the military.
The disclosure has been welcomed by campaigners for transgender rights.
It comes after the US Army Secretary, Eric Fanning, formally took office. He is the first openly gay person to become the top civilian official in any branch of the American military.
The US military ended its ban on openly gay and lesbian service personnel in 2011.
The latest repeal would require each branch of the US military to implement new policies covering recruitment, housing and uniforms for transgender personnel, an official quoted by US media said.
"Our transgender service members and their families are breathing a huge sigh of relief," said Ashley Broadway-Mack, president of the American Military Partner Association.
But Republican lawmaker Mac Thornberry, who chairs the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, said Ash Carter had still not answered some of its questions about the move.
"If reports are correct, I believe Secretary Carter has put the political agenda of a departing administration ahead of the military's readiness crisis," he said in a statement.
Estimates by the National Center for Transgender Equality say up to 15,000 transgender people serve in the US military.
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US officials say the Pentagon will lift its ban on openly transgender service personnel next month.
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Police were called to Regent Street in the town shortly after 21:00 GMT on Satuy following threats made in the business premises and at members of the public on the street outside it.
PSNI officers saw the man threaten pedestrians on a nearby street.
"The male was restrained and subsequently arrested," the PSNI said in a statement.
Bus driver Peter Knight, who witnessed the incident, said he encouraged members of the public who were standing on the street to board his bus for protection.
"There were people standing around, most of them were waiting on various buses, so I told them to just get on my bus and closed the doors until he was arrested," he said.
The 19-year-old is being held on suspicion of attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
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Staff at business a premises in Newtownards, County Down, have been threatened by a man wielding a knife.
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The deal will keep the number eight in Newport until 2019 and comes the day before his 28th birthday.
Jackson has made more than 30 appearances since joining from Wasps.
"Originally my thoughts were to look to move back into the Aviva Premiership afterwards, but since joining I have enjoyed it a lot more than I first anticipated," said Jackson.
"It feels like there is a proper rugby community in Gwent, which is very infectious and I have really enjoyed that aspect of it."
Jackson arrived from Wasps in the summer of 2015 and says he turned down a potential move back to the English top-flight to stay at Rodney Parade.
"This year I had the opportunity to go back and play in the Aviva Premiership, but when [head coach] Kingsley [Jones] mentioned that he would like me to stay it didn't take much consideration," he added.
"I am enjoying myself on and off the pitch and I believe that the region are moving in the right direction."
Jones added: "I had the opportunity to work closely with Ed before he joined the Dragons, and he has continued to impress me with his intelligence and skill set.
"He has earned his new contract with some outstanding performances, and what pleases me most is his belief in what we are trying to build here and how positively we're progressing."
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The rig was being transported by sea from Norway to Malta when stormy weather hit and it became separated from the boat that was pulling it along.
It was carrying 280 tonnes of diesel oil when it ran aground.
Some of the oil escaped when the rig was washed ashore, but it's thought to have evaporated.
Once the rig is moved clear, it will be checked for damage, then the company who own it will decide whether it can be repaired or will have to be scrapped.
Check out Naz's report for more on how it ended up there in the first place.
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A huge oil rig that was blown on to a beach on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland two weeks ago is now being towed away.
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A man and woman, aged 21 and 23, was plucked from a red Ford Fiesta on in Alum Rock Road. They have been detained on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts.
Five homes and a business were searched in the city as part of the planned operation, West Midlands Police said.
The arrests are unrelated to last week's attack in Westminster.
Eyewitnesses captured police on camera bringing a man down to the floor.
The footage seemed to show several armed officers swoop in, causing traffic to come to a standstill.
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Armed anti-terror police have grabbed two people from a car in a busy Birmingham street.
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The schoolboy was arrested on Tuesday under the Computer Misuse Act, which covers hacking and unauthorised access to computer material.
The Daily Record newspaper reported that he was questioned by Police Scotland as FBI agents watched on.
The boy has since been released and has been reported to the procurator fiscal.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Following a search of a property in the Glasgow area on Tuesday 16 February, a 15-year-old male was arrested in connection with alleged offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
"He has since been released and is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal."
Police would not confirm if the FBI was involved.
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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Glasgow over alleged computer hacking, with reports suggesting the target was the FBI network in the United States.
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Neath Port Talbot council has approved a planning application for the former Glan Afan Comprehensive School site.
The school closed its doors in July and pupils were transferred to the new "superschool" Ysgol Bae Baglan.
The plans, submitted by Coastal Housing Group, are part of a £35m regeneration programme for the town
The Victorian building's red brick facade will be maintained and will house a commercial unit along with 12 flats.
Other buildings to the rear of the site will be demolished to allow the construction of more flats, detached and semi-detached houses and another commercial unit.
Council leader Ali Thomas said the redevelopment would provide "much needed" housing for the town centre.
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Plans to redevelop a former Port Talbot school site into flats have been given the go-ahead by councillors.
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Only a late Wasps try prevented Tigers, who sacked long-serving director of rugby Richard Cockerill in January, from reaching the final.
Burns, who now rejoins Bath, told BBC Radio Leicester: "We've been in some unbelievably dark places this year.
"To get to a semi has to fill you with pride."
Burns, 27, will return to his boyhood club next season in a deal which sees England fly-half George Ford rejoin Leicester.
In March, he said he was unhappy at the way the move was handled, having been keen to see out the final year of his existing deal at Welford Road.
And his time at Leicester ended abruptly in the closing minutes of the game at the Ricoh Arena, as Josh Bassett went over two minutes from time to send Wasps into the final, where they will face Exeter Chiefs.
"It's disappointing that we couldn't go that one step [further] and send everyone to a final down at Twickenham," Burns said.
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The 22-year-old had a loan spell with Burton Albion earlier this season, making six appearances in all competitions.
He could make his debut for the League One strugglers against bottom side Colchester on Good Friday.
Rovers are currently 21st in the third tier, having lost nine of their last 10 matches.
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Doncaster Rovers have signed Norwich City goalkeeper Remi Matthews on loan until the end of the season.
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Ashley Fulcher, 24, of Great Yarmouth, was jailed for 40 months at Norwich Crown Court in March 2012. He admitted wounding with intent to cause GBH.
He was released on licence in May 2013 and has recently breached his licence conditions, police said.
Officers believe he could be in the Selby area of North Yorkshire or may have travelled to Norfolk.
Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police.
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A man who was jailed for an assault is wanted by police for breaching the conditions of his release from prison.
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James Douglas had last been seen leaving his home in Stobshaw Place, Tweedbank, at about 04:00 and had not returned.
However, he was eventually traced near to the bowling club in the town's industrial estate.
Police thanked the public for their assistance after an appeal for information to help find Mr Douglas.
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An 87-year-old man with dementia reported missing in the Borders has been found safe and well.
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Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported overdue after leaving from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire last month.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness. His body was later found in the same area.
The funeral will be at Fettercairn Parish Church on Friday 17 March at 13:30. Donations can be made to a charity to promote sea safety.
The campaign set up by relatives - called PLanB - encourages the use of personal locator beacons (PLBs) and has already raised thousands of pounds.
His family have said they will be "forever grateful" to the "brave and wonderful people" who helped in the search.
Mr Jackson was originally from Uckfield in East Sussex but later moved to Fettercairn.
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The funeral of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search will be held next month, it has been announced.
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the figure was 21% higher than the amount lent in January 2014.
Experts said it was partially a result of buy-to-let landlords looking to beat April's tax changes.
When the new tax year starts, most landlords will pay a 3% surcharge on stamp duty on property purchases.
In addition the CML said real wage growth, falling unemployment and competitive mortgage deals were all stimulating borrowing.
"Lending started the year on a positive note," said CML economist Mohammad Jamei.
However, he said the outlook for later in the year was not so good.
"We still only see limited upside potential going forwards, as the number of properties for sale on the market remains low and affordability pressures weigh on activity," he said.
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Homebuyers borrowed £17.9bn last month, the highest January total for eight years, as buy-to-let landlords rushed to beat forthcoming tax changes.
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Gary Timoney had parked the Mercedes estate near a CCTV camera before a failed Glasgow petrol station robbery where he had appeared to have a gun.
He had later made off with £6,296 from a bank in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.
The 41-year-old was given a four and half year jail sentence after pleading guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The court heard how police discovered the only car matching the description, registered in Glasgow, belonged to Timoney.
Further checks showed images of him on Facebook with pictures of the car.
Timoney, from Ryehill Road, Barmulloch in Glasgow, had gone to Balmore petrol station on 2 August and exposed the handle of what appeared to be a handgun.
One of the staff pressed a panic alarm prompting him to leave.
Five hours later he went to the Royal Bank of Scotland in Stonelaw Road and made demands for money.
He had warned staff: "Don't do anything stupid, don't press any buttons."
He told one of the bank tellers: "I'm so sorry, it's a desperate time. Let me see your hands. Don't do anything silly, it's not worth your life."
Lord Boyd of Duncansby said that he accepted that it was an imitation firearm involved in the attempted robbery at the petrol station.
The judge said testimonials suggested the offences were out of character and that they were driven by drug debt.
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The Ministry of Justice confirmed the former category C prison as the first site for potential redevelopment under the government's modernisation drive.
It is part of a scheme to close old Victorian jails.
Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, who has been leading a campaign for the prison to be reopened, said he was "absolutely delighted".
He said: "The campaign to save Wellingborough prison goes back many years and I am extremely grateful to all those that supported the campaign.
"It just shows that a local campaign by people who care about something can still succeed."
HMP Wellingborough, just off the A45, closed in December 2012 and resulted in the lost of almost 600 prison places.
Mr Bone said the new prison will house more prisoners and will have better facilities to enable inmates to be rehabilitated.
"It will create hundreds of jobs and pump significant sums of money into the local economy," he said.
Today's announcement about a new prison for Wellingborough is what many people in the town have been waiting for.
Ever since the old prison closed in 2012 campaigners and the local MP, Peter Bone, have been relentless in calling for this move to help deal with a shortage of places.
The government says it will build five new jails by 2020, but Wellingborough is one of only two sites to be named so far. That must be seen as a victory for local campaigners.
The Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah is promising the move will bring 3,000 jobs to the area and an £80m a year boost to the economy - that is the prize those campaigners have been chasing.
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Keziah Flux-Edmonds was discovered lying next to the bodies of her father, Darren Flux-Edmonds, 44, and two dogs in East Cowes on Wednesday.
She was taken to St Mary's Hospital in Newport but died a short time later.
More than 200 neighbours, family and school friends gathered at the home in Cromwell Avenue, on Thursday evening.
As flowers, toys and candles were laid outside the house, Keziah's favourite song "Roar" by Katy Perry was played.
Pupils and teachers at Keziah's school, Queensgate Foundation Primary, will be offered support after the half term holiday.
Family friend, Lucie McMahon said: "How do you explain it to five and six-year-olds? The best way you can explain it is that she's gone to the stars."
Hampshire Constabulary said Keziah's mother was being supported by specialist officers.
Isle of Wight councillor Julia Baker-Smith, who lives nearby, said: "We're absolutely shocked and saddened.
"The whole community is grief-stricken, by what's happened."
Investigations into the exact circumstances of the deaths are ongoing.
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Hundreds of people have gathered on the Isle of Wight for a candlelit vigil after a six-year-old girl and her father were found dead.
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A group called OurMine appeared to take control of the main HBO accounts, as well as those for the network's shows including Game of Thrones.
One post said "OurMine are here. we are just testing your security".
It is the latest cyber security headache for the entertainment firm after hackers released Game of Thrones scripts and company data.
Some of the social media posts were removed quickly afterwards.
HBO did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment.
OurMine has a reputation for hacking high profile Twitter accounts.
Last year it compromised Netflix, as well as Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.
The hack is the latest in a string of security setbacks for HBO in recent weeks.
Unidentified hackers claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data from the company in July.
Out of the haul they released Game of Thrones scripts, company documents and unbroadcast episodes of HBO's other shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure.
Separately, four people have been arrested for leaking an episode of Game of Thrones before it aired. The accused were current and former employees of a Mumbai-based company that stores and processes the series for an online streaming service.
Next came a leak in Europe. An episode of the fantasy show was mistakenly released on to its broadcaster's Spanish and Nordic streaming platforms days before it was scheduled to be broadcast.
The episode, titled Death is the Enemy, has since been withdrawn, but not before it was copied and circulated on several file-sharing platforms.
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Third Energy wants to fracture underground rocks at a site near the village of Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
The Environment Agency said the event in Kirby Misperton related to Third Energy's application for the necessary environmental permits.
An amended planning application is expected to be submitted to the county council by the end of June.
Fracking is a technique for extracting gas or oil trapped between layers of rock by forcing the layers open using water, sand and chemicals under high pressure.
Third Energy insists the procedure is safe and poses no danger to the community.
Anti-fracking campaigners are concerned about the effects of the process and have held a number of demonstrations against the plans.
A 1,000-signature petition calling on the county council to oppose fracking has also been submitted.
The Environment Agency said it welcomed comments from the public about the application and on local environmental factors.
Martin Christmas, environment manager at the agency, said: "Our regulatory controls for onshore oil and gas are in place to protect people and the environment.
"We will assess the proposals to ensure they meet our strict requirements."
The agency's drop-in session at Kirby Misperton village hall runs from 12:00 to 20:00 BST. The Environment Agency consultation lasts until 10 July.
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A public information session about a company's plans to frack for shale gas in North Yorkshire has been held.
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Ricky Tynemouth was a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa which left the A196 near South Farm, Choppington, at about 19:30 BST on Wednesday.
The 17 year old, from Guidepost, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other boys, both 17, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Northumbria Police arrested the 18-year-old driver on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
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Thomas Brown came off his bike at a privately-run event next to Low Hardwick Farm, near Sedgefield, County Durham, on Sunday.
The 27-year-old, from Barnard Castle, worked on his family's farm and had been involved in motocross since the age of eight, Durham Police said.
Mr Brown was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Middlesbrough, but was pronounced dead shortly before arrival.
His family said they were "devastated".
A woman in her 30s from the Sedgefield area, who was hurt in a separate incident at the track on Sunday, remains in hospital.
Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
The event, which involved about 100 participants and 300 spectators, was closed down by police on safety grounds following the crashes.
Its organisers have not yet commented.
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It's after Newsround raised a complaint, in November 2014, with the Advertising Standards Authority which makes the rules for adverts in the UK.
Newsround highlighted a group of UK vloggers who were paid to say good things about Oreo biscuits, but none of the videos were labelled as adverts.
Now if a vlogger is being paid to say something good about a particular product or service then they must clearly say that it's an advert.
We spoke to vlogger, Chyaz Samuel, who wasn't involved in the investigation, about what she thinks.
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New guidelines have come out telling vloggers that they need to be clear and honest with their followers if they're being paid to say something is good.
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Baker, 33, follows defender Matt Clarke and midfielder Danny Rose as new additions to Pompey manager Paul Cook's squad for next season.
The former Morecambe and Coventry player scored 15 goals in 72 games during his two seasons with MK Dons.
He was offered a new deal by the club at the end of last season, but opted to join Portsmouth instead.
Baker's move to Fratton Park will become official on 1 July, a club he admitted he nearly joined two years ago.
"It's lovely to finally arrive on the south coast," he told the club's website.
"Since then I've kept a close eye on their results and another big factor in me coming here is that Paul Cook was my boss at Southport, where I started out."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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Portsmouth have signed midfielder Carl Baker on a two-year deal after his contract expired at MK Dons.
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The track shares the honour with Clean Bandit's Rather Be, according to the Official Charts Company.
Mike Read's UKIP Calypso finished just outside the top 40, at number 44.
Earlier this week, the former BBC Radio DJ "apologised unreservedly" and asked for the song to be withdrawn following complaints that it was racist.
UKIP Calypso, performed with a mock Caribbean accent, sings the praises of party leader Nigel Farage.
"I am so sorry that the song unintentionally caused offence," Read said. "I have told the record company to withdraw the single immediately."
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In the top 10, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud climbed two places to number two. The song, which has spent 18 weeks in the chart, also broke the million streams mark this week with more than 1.2 million streams.
Waze & Odyssey's Bump & Grind 2014 was the highest new entry, at number three. Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's Bang Bang lies at number four and Taylor Swift's Shake It Off completes the top five.
Singer-songwriter Ben Howard scored his first number one on the Official Albums Chart with his second studio album, I Forget Where We Were.
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Meghan Trainor has notched up this year's longest-running number one track, after All About That Bass secured its fourth week at the top.
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Dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze, which broke out overnight on the roof of the riverside mansion in the centre of the French capital.
The building was being renovated after its purchase by a Qatari prince in 2007.
Located on the World Heritage-listed Seine embankment, the mansion was once home to the 18th Century philosopher Voltaire.
It took six hours for the fire brigade to put out the blaze, which started in an area below the rooftop which emergency services found difficult to access.
A large portion of the roof has been destroyed. A spokesman for the fire service, Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Le Testu, said 650 square metres (7,000 sq ft) of the roof had gone, along with a section of a central staircase. Some of the brickwork on the front of the building has collapsed.
Renowned fresco ceiling paintings by Charles Le Brun in the Gallery of Hercules were also "severely damaged by smoke and water", Lt Col Testu said.
About a dozen neighbours were evacuated, and one firefighter was slightly injured.
The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, said the fire had shocked and saddened him. In a statement, Mr Delanoe said the city authorities would monitor renovation works at the building, which he described as a "significant part of Paris's heritage".
Renovation plans by the owner, Prince Abdullah Bin Abdullah al-Thani, brother of the Emir of Qatar, sparked concern from conservationists keen to preserve the historical architecture.
"It really is a catastrophe because we fought for the frescos of the Gallery of Hercules to be preserved in the renovation project and now everything has gone up in smoke or been drowned," neighbour Sophie Pons told the AFP news agency.
The building was acquired in a state of disrepair.
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Crowds were attending a government campaign event in the city's central square ahead of parliamentary polls.
Health officials said some 144 people had been injured, with over 100 taken to hospital with burns, none of which are thought to be life-threatening.
Officials blamed the explosions on a cigarette being lit near the balloons.
Health ministry spokesperson Shushan Hananyan told the Novosti Armeniya news agency that some of the injured were hurt in the panic after the blast.
There was chaos as people tried to escape the flames, the BBC's Damien McGuinness reports from neighbouring Georgia.
Video on Armenian websites showed people screaming and running away, some of them with their clothes on fire.
"People rushed away from the square, and I saw a man with a burnt face and a girl whose back was on fire," one eyewitness told Reuters.
However, so far most of the injuries appear to be light burns, our correspondent adds.
Despite the incident, President Serge Sarkisian went on to address thousands of people at the rally.
The balloons were decorated with the governing Republican Party's slogan "Let's believe in change".
Armenia is due to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday.
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Scores of people have been injured in the Armenian capital Yerevan after clusters of gas balloons exploded at a political rally.
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However the BBC Three programme broke accuracy rules by playing fast and loose with footage filmed last year in the New South Wales town of Wilcannia.
A party scene purportedly shot on a single night was actually filmed at four separate gatherings.
The BBC Trust said it was "a serious breach of its editorial guidelines".
It also said the BBC would not be commissioning any new programmes from Sundog Pictures - an independent production company co-founded by Sir Richard Branson's son Sam - until further notice.
Broadcast in January, Hidden Australia: Black in the Outback portrayed extreme drinking among the Aboriginal community as rife.
What it didn't make clear was that it cut together footage filmed on four separate days, some of it at a wake for a member of that community.
The BBC said it had not been informed before broadcast and only became aware when Australia's ABC network wrote a story on the matter.
The Trust said it was "deeply troubled" by what it described as a "grave lack of judgement by those concerned with the production".
The findings did not mention Addicted to Ice, the second Hidden Australia film, which is still available on iPlayer.
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Reggie Yates's Hidden Australia was meant to be a hard-hitting look at the derivations and inequalities suffered by the country's indigenous people.
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28-year-old Kwarasey had been absent from the Black Stars since their participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Ghana coach Avram Grant convinced the shot-stopper - who plays for MLS side Portland Timbers - to return to the national set-up ahead of their matches against the Mambas later this month.
Captain Asamoah Gyan is also in the squad as is Mubarak Wakaso.
But Swansea forward Andre Ayew is not included due to an ankle injury.
Ghana are top of Group H with a maximum six points from their opening two games.
The Black Stars host Mozambique on 24 March in Accra before playing the return leg in Maputo four days later.
Ghana squad:
Goalkeepers: Razak Braimah (Cordoba, Spain), Adam Kwarasey(Portland Timbers, USA), Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), Daniel Amartey, (Leicester City, England), Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester City, England), Baba Rahman (Chelsea, England), John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Anzhi, Russia), Gyimah Edwin (Orlando Pirates, South Africa)
Midfielders: Rabiu Mohammed (Krasnodar, Russia), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy), Samuel Tetteh (WAFA), Mubarak Wakaso (Las Palmas, Spain), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), Alfred Duncan (Sussualo, Italy), Christian Atsu (Malaga, Spain)
Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (SIPG Shanghai, China), Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England), Abdul-Majeed Waris (Lorient, France) Ebenezer Assifuah (Sion, Switzerland), David Accam (Chicago Fire, USA)
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After Tuesday's 1.9% devaluation, China's central bank cut the guiding rate for the yuan for a second day.
The fall in the yuan has hit commodity prices, driving down share prices in the big UK-listed mining companies.
The FTSE 100 was down 93.35 points at 6,571.19, with shares in mining giant Glencore falling 5.7%.
The losses were echoed across other major European stock markets, with Germany's Dax index and France's Cac 40 down 3.3% and 3.4% each.
Companies with direct exposure to China came under pressure. Shares in fashion house Burberry, for which China is an important market, fell 3.5%, having dropped more than 4% on Tuesday.
Shares in Unilever were down 4.3% after Goldman Sachs cut its rating on the consumer goods company to "sell" from "neutral".
Randgold Resources was the top riser in the FTSE 100, climbing 5.4%, after the price of gold rose.
Gold is traditionally seen as a safer asset in times of market turmoil, and the spot price of gold touched a three-week high of $1,119.80 an ounce on Wednesday morning before slipping back.
On the currency markets, the pound fell sharply against the euro after signs of a slowdown in UK wage increases pushed back market expectations of when interest rates might rise.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed unemployment rose slightly in the three months to June, while earnings growth - including bonuses - slowed to an annual rate of 2.4%.
The pound fell by 1%, more than one euro cent, against the euro to €1.3959 but edged up 0.42% against the dollar to $1.5638.
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(Close) The UK stock market closed down 1.4%, with mining stocks bearing the brunt after a further fall in the Chinese yuan hit prices of metals.
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Watching volunteers and webcam viewers saw the chick hatch at the reserve near Dunkeld on Friday.
It is the 80th egg to hatch at Loch of the Lowes since the osprey protection programme started in 1969.
The female osprey, known officially as Lowes Female 15 or LF15, and nicknamed "Lassie" laid three eggs at the reserve this season.
The first chick hatched at the Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve on Wednesday.
Charlottte Fleming, Perthshire ranger for the Scottish Wildlife Trust said: "We noticed a small hole in the second egg yesterday afternoon and knew that the chick wouldn't be far away.
"It was great to see it when LF15 stood up briefly just after midnight."
"LF15 and LM12 are proving to be good parents again this season as the chicks are being fed and well cared for in the nest.
"We'll be watching and waiting for the third chick to hatch out in the next few days."
Osprey chicks usually hatch one or two days apart and are ready to fly after seven or eight weeks.
They are fed a high-protein diet of fish brought to the nest by their parents.
Once extinct in the UK, there are now around 240 breeding pairs of ospreys.
The osprey protection programme is supported by the People's Postcode Lottery.
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The second osprey chick of the season has hatched at the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve.
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The pedal-powered taxis do not need any licence but officers warn they are often unroadworthy and uninsured.
Police claim the vehicles can also be ridden recklessly or cause obstructions.
A total of 35 rickshaws have been impounded by officers. Almost 200 riders have been given a formal warning and 19 fined.
The initiative which began in October, is now being stepped up with Mayor of London Boris Johnson launching a publicity campaign to warn people about getting into the vehicles.
He said: "Unregulated rickshaw riders who block the streets and ride recklessly through the West End in unroadworthy vehicles pose a real danger both to passengers and to other road users.
"We are sending out a clear message that this will not be tolerated and we are taking firm action to ensure we keep Londoners and visitors safe."
Sgt Christian Ardron said: "This operation is all about tackling those riders who are flouting the rules and are a danger to themselves, their passengers and other road users.
"In the run up to Christmas, the West End becomes increasingly busy and these operations have helped us remove problem pedicabs from the area, leaving it as safe as possible for the rest of the community and the other riders in the run up to the festive period."
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A police crackdown on rickshaw taxis in central London is being stepped up with a publicity campaign.
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China's foreign ministry confirmed one of its nationals was killed in a mortar attack on a UN camp in Gao that seriously wounded three others.
The UN said that "two security guards and an international expert" with a de-mining unit were also killed in a separate attack in the city.
Al-Qaeda militants have said they were behind the attacks.
The UN mission in Mali (Minusma) was set up in 2013 to help stabilise the country following a rebellion by Islamist jihadists and ethnic Tuareg fighters.
The al-Qaeda-linked insurgents, who fell out with Tuareg separatists, were ousted from northern towns by a French led-force in 2013.
Minusma is the world's deadliest UN peacekeeping mission, with 65 of its soldiers having died in active service.
Militants have continued sporadic assaults on peacekeepers from the desert hideouts.
Five UN peacekeepers - from Togo - were killed on Sunday in the Mopti region of central Mali. They came under fire after their vehicle hit a landmine.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said members of a branch led by Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmoktar were behind Tuesday's attacks in Gao.
AQIM has been behind several attacks in West Africa in the last seven months, targeting hotels in Mali and Burkina Faso and a beach resort in Ivory Cost.
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A Chinese UN peacekeeper and three members of a UN de-mining unit have been killed in northern Mali.
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In a statement, the group said it would end operations at its base in the city's West Marketgait in December.
Lloyds is moving the majority of the centre's work to its contact centre in Dunfermline, as it seeks to "focus on larger centres of excellence".
It is understood some Dundee staff will be given an opportunity to transfer to Fife.
The Bank of Scotland branch which stands underneath the West Marketgait offices will remain open with "no immediate changes" planned, Lloyds said.
A Lloyds spokeswoman said: "As we continue to adapt to the changing needs of customers and ensure we remain as efficient as possible, we are developing our business with a focus on larger centres of excellence.
"As a result of this, we have announced that, from 8 December, we will no longer undertake contact centre work from West Marketgait, Dundee.
"We will provide ongoing support for all colleagues affected by today's announcement as they work through what this change means for them."
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Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to close its contact centre in Dundee with the loss of up to 252 jobs.
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The 134-mile John Muir Way, which goes from Helensburgh in Argyll to Dunbar in East Lothian, was opened in April 2014.
Its launch marked the centenary of the death of conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar in 1838.
The way was designed to be used for day trips as well as an end-to-end trail.
SNH said there were more than 60,000 visits specifically to walk or cycle a stretch of the way, with 6,000 people reported to have completed the whole route over consecutive days.
A further 200,000 also made use of a section for routine dog walking, commuting or other purposes, the report found.
A third of those interviewed for the survey were people who "seldom" visited the outdoors.
Ron McCraw, route developer for SNH, said: "We're really thrilled to discover how many people are using the John Muir Way.
"In particular, it's great that so many people who may not have considered going out for a walk or cycle very often before are enjoying the way.
"We're now working with Central Scotland Green Network Trust and other partners to encourage even more people to journey on the route, which will benefit communities and businesses throughout the central belt."
The route takes in Roman hill forts on the Antonine Wall, the 14th Century Callendar House and Park and the Falkirk Wheel - the world's only rotating boat lift.
Councillor Adrian Mahoney, Falkirk Council's spokesman for culture, leisure and tourism, said: "The creation of the John Muir Way has been a very positive experience for areas along the route.
"It has led to path and access improvements and brought lots of new visitors to the Falkirk area - and other stretches of the way."
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More than 60,000 people visited Scotland's newest long distance footpath in 2015, according to a Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) report.
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Hinting at the racy undercurrent of Welsh seaside towns in the 1920s, the designs feature Barry, Machynlleth, Porthcawl and Aberystwyth.
"It seems that, once on holiday, the British were keen to show their sense of humour as well as a rather risqué side," said auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones.
The auction takes place on Friday.
Depicting courting couples, flirtatious females and lecherous gentlemen, the postcards were sent in the early 1900s and are surprisingly saucy, considering the social mores of the times.
'Twos company, Three's fun at Barry,' says one card - showing a woman with a fashionable bob, escorted by two smartly-dressed young gentleman - sent from the popular south Wales resort with a George V stamp.
With a postmark of 7 August 1922, another postcard shows a couple canoodling under a large red umbrella with the words 'I've clicked at Aberystwyth'.
Early postcards tended to be images of famous landmarks, but by the 1930s, cartoon-style postcards became widespread and at the height of their popularity, the sale of saucy postcards reached 16 million a year.
Mr Rogers Jones said the album was a "fascinating insight into the liberal mood of holidaymakers at some of Wales' most traditional seaside destinations".
"'Postcards were a cheap and fast means of maintaining contact with relatives in the days before telephones were widely used," he added.
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A quirky collection of early 20th century postcards is to go under the hammer in Cardiff on Friday.
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Young people in the area are being invited to participate in the Wilton Lodge project led by local artist and film-maker Dawn Berry.
Events manager Gordon Webber said it was an "exciting year" for the Hawick facility.
He said the aim of the scheme was to get a "youth perspective" on the life of the park.
"Lots will be going on with the usual events programme but also the addition of the new café, playpark and bridge," he said.
"There should be lots of material there to capture."
Project manager Ms Berry added: "We will provide the tools and guidance needed to film, edit and score the film but ultimately we want the input from the youth participants on what they want to see in the film and tell their story of the park's life."
A first information meeting for the project will take place on Saturday 28 January at 12:00 in the theatre at the Heart of Hawick centre.
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A short film is to be made to capture a year in the life of a Borders park currently undergoing a £3.65m overhaul.
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Michael and Joanne Hurley described their daughter as "fun-loving, sincere, caring and beautiful".
The 15-year-old from Merseyside was one of 22 people killed in the suicide bombing on 22 May.
Her parents say their "hearts are broken" and their lives are "shattered".
Special report on Manchester concert attack
In a statement they said: "Megan had a passion for music and loved going to concerts. She loved socialising and loved having family get-togethers.
"She also loved to have her friends over for sleepovers or just to have catch-ups."
Megan had been given tickets for the concert as a birthday surprise.
"Cruelly taken from us on a night she had waited so long for. No words can describe how we feel right now, other than our hearts are broken and our lives are shattered," the statement continued.
Her parents added: "Goodnight. God bless. Beauty Queen."
Megan's elder brother, Bradley, 20, was seriously injured in the attack.
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Manchester attack victim Megan Hurley had "waited so long" to attend the Ariane Grande concert where she was killed, her parents said.
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The 26-year-old British number four fell 6-2 5-2 behind against the world number 97.
Evans then won three games in succession, forced a tie break and won the second set to level.
After a rain delay, Nishioka saw out the match in a third-set tie-break, winning in two hours 43 minutes.
Nishioka will face Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov, the competition's fourth seed, in the next round.
You can now add tennis alerts in the BBC Sport app - simply head to the menu and My Alerts section
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Britain's Dan Evans lost 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-4) to Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the first round at the Atlanta Open.
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Steve Watson, 53, appeared in the reconstruction of the 1994 murder of Julie Pacey, which was reshown on BBC One earlier this year.
Officers took his DNA after viewers told them he was the "killer" shown in the reconstruction.
The BBC has said it tried to contact Mr Watson before the show.
Julie Pacey, 38, was found dead in Grantham, Lincolnshire, but her killer has never been found.
Mr Watson, of Newark, Nottinghamshire, said he answered a BBC ad to play the part in 1994.
"[My face] was on the screen for too long and even then, people in the street said, 'Oh, is that that murderer?'" he said.
"To hear those words you think, 'Please, it's just a reconstruction, surely you understand', but unfortunately they don't."
The original Crimewatch appeal was aired again in July after advancements in DNA technology.
"A couple of people in Newark recognised me and put me forward as a suspect and I was on the end of having my DNA taken and all sorts," he said.
Despite telling police he was the actor, he is yet to be told he is no longer a suspect.
"I'm in limbo, it's ridiculous," he said.
Det Insp Helen Evans, of Lincolnshire Police, said it would be "remiss not to thoroughly investigate every solid piece of information" and he will be given an update "in due course".
Mr Watson said Crimewatch "do a fantastic job" but actors should be warned they could be called on by the police.
A BBC spokesman said it tried to contact Mr Watson about re-airing the appeal but his details were not in their records.
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A Crimewatch actor, who played a suspect in a murder reconstruction 21 years ago, said he is "in limbo" after he was accused of being the killer.
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Operation Safeway sees Met Police officers deployed to 166 key junctions during rush hours to warn road users who are breaking road traffic laws.
It comes as six cyclists were killed in 14 days on London's roads.
The force said the fines issued were mainly for using a mobile phone while driving or passing through a red light.
On Monday, there were about 650 officers at 60 sites across London. However, the scheme will see all 2,500 traffic officers take part.
It is due to last until Christmas when it will then be reviewed.
Over the course of the scheme, officers will hand out advice to anyone seen putting themselves or other road users at risk, including pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and other motorists.
The six cyclists who died between 5 and 18 November are: Brian Holt, 62; Francis Golding, 69; Roger William De Klerk, 43; Venera Minakhmetova, 24; a 21-year-old man from St John's Wood and a man believed to be in his 60s.
The names of two of the victims have not yet been officially released by police.
The number of cyclists killed so far in crashes in London this year is the same as the figure for the whole of 2012.
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Some 150 fixed penalty notices were issued by traffic police officers on Monday as part of measures to raise road safety awareness.
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Cole scored after just 45 seconds when he poked home from Rory McArdle's flick-on.
Doncaster thought they had levelled when Keshi Anderson bundled the ball home but the referee disallowed it for an infringement in the build up.
Rovers dominated but were unable to fashion any real chances.
Incoming boss Darren Ferguson, who takes charge on Sunday, will have to guide his new side out of the League One drop zone.
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Bradford striker Devante Cole scored inside the first minute to consign Doncaster to defeat in Rob Jones' last match as interim manager.
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The company, one of the UK's biggest coach makers, denied it is in talks with Chinese bus manufacturers.
The firm employs about 2,000 staff and makes buses for travel companies Stagecoach and Firstgroup.
Media reports suggested Shanghai-listed Yutong was preparing a £200m pound takeover approach.
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Falkirk-based coach maker Alexander Dennis has played down reports that it could be the focus of a multi-million pound takeover bid.
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