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Adam Wheater (90) and Tom Alsop put on 169 for the home side's second wicket before the latter retired ill on 83.
Liam Dawson then made an unbeaten 70 off 52 balls as they finished on 310-4.
Westley and Jesse Ryder (71) shared 143 in reply, James Foster then hitting an unbeaten 36 off 19 balls to steer them to 314-7 with three balls to spare.
The odds seemed to be against Essex as they went from 195-1 to 211-5 in the space of four overs.
They needed 100 from the final 13 overs and Westley's innings, which included a six and nine fours, came to an end with the total on 251, when he was caught off Gareth Andrew.
But Ashar Zaidi made a vital 41 off 35 balls and Foster ended the match with a boundary off Andrew.
Earlier, the partnership between Wheater and Alsop was a List 'A' second-wicket record for Hampshire against Essex, beating the 135 between Gordon Greenidge and David Turner at Southampton in 1979.
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Tom Westley continued his prolific form for Essex with a superb 110 as they won a high-scoring One-Day Cup game against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.
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The bus caught fire on Farnborough Road in the Clifton estate in Nottingham on at 17:36 BST on Friday.
Witnesses described seeing huge flames and hearing a "massive bang".
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) said it was "really proud" of the driver, adding that the cause of the blaze is unknown.
Witnesses reported the bus exploding, but NCT said the bang was caused by a tyre exploding.
Charlotte Betts, who lives next to where the bus caught fire, said: "The bus driver got all his passengers off... he potentially saved all them lives."
She described hearing a "massive bang".
"We ran up the road, just really scared really, to get out the way," she said.
"To be honest I was petrified because all I could think of was if it explodes, I've got my baby, and he's only six months...it was really, really scary."
Jamie Tarbert, a security guard from a nearby supermarket, said the passengers had a "lucky escape".
"If anybody had been caught on it or stuck on the bus it would have been very serious," he said.
"Everyone was running around going pretty mad and then it literally set on fire and blew up right on front of everyone.
"Apparently the bus driver got all of them off in time luckily enough."
An NCT spokeswoman said bus fires were "incredibly rare" and the cause would be independently investigated.
"The driver acted quickly and got everybody off as soon as he realised there was any danger," she said.
"We are really proud of what he did. His primary concern is to make sure his passengers are safe, which is what he did."
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A bus driver has been credited with saving the lives of about 20 passengers when he rushed them off the vehicle moments before it went up in flames.
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The controversial decision to shut the centre was approved by the Scottish Police Authority last week.
Emergency calls will now be passed via central service centre responders to the North Area Control Room in Dundee for dispatch.
Non emergency calls will be handed handled at centres in Glasgow, Motherwell and Midlothian.
The Aberdeen transition is due to be completed this week.
The timing of the closure was disclosed to elected members.
Ass Ch Con John Hawkins said in a statement on Tuesday evening: "The public will see no change to the way they contact Police Scotland and should contact us in the same way as before; 999 in an emergency and 101 for non emergency situations.
"At the Scottish Police Authority Board on 22 March, the decision to transition calls from Aberdeen was publicly discussed and it was agreed that Police Scotland could do this when operationally appropriate.
"We can confirm that call transition started today (Tuesday) and will continue over the next few days."
The Scottish Police Authority previously said Aberdeen's emergency control room would only be closed when it was safe to do so.
The move is part of Police Scotland's cost-cutting plan to centralise control rooms.
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The closure of the Police Scotland control room and call centre in Aberdeen has started.
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Danielle Carter had an effort cleared off the line by Kirsty McGee, only for Dominique Janssen's low shot from outside the box to put the hosts ahead.
Oshoala, who hit the post in the first half, rounded keeper Grace Moloney to add Arsenal's second after the break.
Jade Boho Sayo reduced the arrears before Carter headed Arsenal's third.
Arsenal Ladies: Van Veenendaal; Scott (Pablos Sanchon 80), Rose, Williamson, Mitchell; Janssen, Losada (Williams 66), Nobbs (Van de Donk 66); Carter, Oshoala, Corredera.
Substitutes not used: Byrne, Stoney, Smith, McCabe.
Reading Women: Moloney; Jane, Bartrip, McGee (Jones 78), Rowe; Hines (Estcourt 45), Ward, Bruton; Roche, Follis, Boho Sayo.
Substitutes not used: Earps, Scott, Horwood, May-Walkley, Cox.
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Robert Whitton
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Asisat Oshoala marked her Arsenal arrival with a goal to help them overcome Women's Super League One newcomers Reading.
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Officers in Fife have been using so-called Pop-up Bob for two years to try to cut offending.
Officers in Tayside are now considering introducing the "officers".
Police Scotland said the life-size figures were not intended to replace "genuine resources" but act as a visual reminder to those tempted to speed.
The glass-fibre models show an officer from Cowdenbeath holding a speed camera.
The force said that the "Bobs" were designed to serve as a "prevention technique" to passing motorists.
Insp Tom Brown from Levenmouth Police Station said: "We utilise a life-size image of a police officer, which provides a visual reminder to motorists to ensure they drive in an appropriate manner.
"This prop is never used in place of genuine resources, and has previously been well-received by the local community."
Police Scotland said it had been "difficult to gauge" how effective the Bobs had been at preventing speeding.
However, similar attempts by officers in England to reduce crimes such as shoplifting using cutout officers have proved unsuccessful.
Douglas Pover from Perth and Kinross Council , who served as a police officer for 30 years, said any initiative that could bring down the number of accidents in the region was worth a try.
He said: "We've asked the police for a full evaluation to see if it's something that works as a deterrent.
"We're not advocating using it in place of real police officers, but if it can be seen to be worthwhile then we'll give it a go.
"We have the A9 and A90, as well as some rural roads where accident statistics can be quite high, and so if this is an effective way of stopping that then so be it."
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A scheme that involves life-size cutouts of police officers being placed at the roadside to deter drivers from speeding could be extended.
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Paul Crook's converted try put Rochdale ahead after Chris Bridge went over for Widnes, who dominated from then on.
Two Kevin Brown tries and one each from Jordan Johnstone, Corey Thompson and Chris Dean made it 28-6 at half-time.
Brown and Bridge completed hat-tricks after the break, while Stefan Marsh, Matt Whitley and Manase Manuokafoa also crossed as Vikings ran riot.
Salford are also through to Round Six after a 50-14 win at Hunslet, while Championship side Halifax eased to a 80-4 victory in their fifth round match against Conference club Lock Lane.
Rochdale: English; Lee, Ratu, Dandy, Bloomfield; Crook, Yates; Tahouroui, Moores, Thompson, Biscomb, Case, Tilley.
Replacements: McClurg, Hadden, Tairia, Trumper.
Widnes: Thompson; Flynn, Chamberlain, Bridge, Marsh; Gilmore, Brown; Manuokafoa, White, Dudson, Whitley, Dean, Leuluai.
Replacements: Brooks, Chapelhow, Johnstone, Cahill.
Referee: Jamie Bloem.
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Super League side Widnes reached the Challenge Cup sixth round by thrashing League One leaders Rochdale Hornets.
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Striker Chris Martin is unavailable as he completes a three-match ban.
Lasse Vibe (ankle) and Ryan Woods (swollen foot) are now both "fighting fit" and available, according to Brentford boss Dean Smith.
However, Alan McCormack (groin) is unlikely to feature and Andreas Bjelland is lacking match fitness.
Slavisa Jokanovic's Fulham go into the match occupying the final play-off place and are three points ahead of seventh-placed Leeds with two games remaining.
Brentford, who have won five of their last seven games, are 13 points behind in ninth, but need two points from their closing matches to better last season's points tally of 65.
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Fulham midfielder Stefan Johansen should be fit to start despite being substituted with a knock in last Saturday's 4-1 win over Huddersfield.
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The Dow Jones fell 0.08% to 16,272.01 points, while the S&P 500, which had spent most the day in the red, edged 0.2% higher at 1,923.82 points.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 0.15% to 4,627.08.
General Motors rose 2.2% and Ford 0.74% after both companies reported September car sales that beat expectations.
Data on US manufacturing activity showed near-flat activity in September, while construction spending rose to a seven-year high in August.
Some oil shares looked set for solid gains at the start of trading, but Chevron closed down 0.68% and Exxon Mobil was 0.39% lower.
Footwear firm Crocs was the second biggest loser on the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
Its shares fell 14% after the firm cut its third quarter revenue forecast, citing a strong dollar and its decision to hold back about $6m of orders to some distributors in China.
Another big loser on the Nasdaq was Dunkin Brands Group, which owns the Dunkin Donuts chain.
Its shares ended down 12.24% after it announced the closure of 100 stores during this year and next.
Thursday marked the first day of the fourth quarter and investors were hoping an improvement on the previous three months - which was the worst quarter for the stock market in four years.
"Historically, the third quarter tends to be a difficult quarter and the fourth quarter tends to be the best quarter of the year," said Randy Frederick, from stockbrokers Charles Schwab.
A report on Thursday showed that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 10,000 to 277,000 in the week ending 26 September.
Friday brings the closely watched non-farm payrolls report, which will show how many jobs the US economy created in September.
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(Close): Wall Street ended little changed as investors digested mixed economic data and awaited Friday's jobs figures.
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The plaque will feature a coat of arms that her children Cuillin, six and Lejla, four, helped create.
The design features the motto "More in Common", inspired by Mrs Cox's maiden Commons speech in 2015.
Mrs Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered outside her constituency office in Birstall, West Yorkshire, by Thomas Mair in June 2016.
The plaque design will include representations of her support for women in politics and the Cox family's love of the water and mountains.
It is due to be unveiled on 20 May as part of a "family day" in Parliament, when MPs and staff will be invited to bring their children into the Commons chamber.
Speaker John Bercow will answer questions from children and then host a party - the first of the "Great Get Together" events the Jo Cox Foundation is backing to mark the anniversary of her death.
Mr Bercow said: "Jo Cox was recognised, both inside the House and by all who had the privilege to know her, for her empathy, conviction and her passion for what she believed in.
"It will be an honour to host the first of the Great Get Togethers in her memory. Jo's life and legacy will not be forgotten."
Plans to host thousands of street parties across the UK under the banner The Great Get Together were revealed in February by Mrs Cox's widower Brendan.
Events will be held from 16-18 June, with members of the public encouraged to host gatherings such as street parties, picnics and coffee mornings.
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A memorial plaque for murdered MP Jo Cox is to be unveiled in the House of Commons.
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The accident happened at Bwlch Pen Barras near Ruthin, just below the Moel Famau beauty spot car park, just before midday on Thursday.
Two Welsh Air Ambulances, the fire service and a mountain rescue team were sent to the scene.
The woman was airlifted to a specialist trauma hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
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A woman has been airlifted to hospital seriously injured after her car came off the road and crashed down a hill in Denbighshire.
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Meteorological officials registered the 2.2 magnitude quake at 1230 local time (0330 GMT) around 34km (21 miles) south-east of the capital, Pyongyang.
A more powerful artificial earthquake was detected in January when the North conducted a nuclear test.
But officials say this is unlikely to be the result of a nuclear test.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted one meteorological official as saying Wednesday's quake "is not believed to be the result of a nuclear test, considering its location or magnitude".
It had a depth of 1km at its epicentre indicating it may have been due to blasting work, reported the agency.
It follows an announcement by the North on Tuesday that it plans to conduct nuclear warheads tests, in the wake of some of the toughest sanctions yet imposed by the UN on North Korea.
On Monday North Korea saw a 3.3-magnitude quake. South Korean officials said indications showed that this was a naturally-occurring seismic shock.
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A small artificial earthquake has been detected in North Korea, according to South Korean officials who say it was probably due to "blasting work".
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It owns 65% of the Southern franchise through Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and expects its entire rail division to fall "slightly below" estimates.
For the first six months of the year, turnover on GTR services is forecast to slide by 4%.
Journeys on Southern have been severely disrupted by strikes.
Poor service is expected to continue on Thursday and further industrial action could take place on Friday unless GTR can reached an agreement with the rail drivers union, ASLEF.
Joe Spooner, transport analyst at Jefferies, told the Reuters news agency that Go-Ahead could be facing a further £3m hit from the strike action.
Go-Ahead said: "The GTR team continues to work towards a resolution to these issues and provide the best possible service to customers under the circumstances.
"In doing so, we expect to incur additional costs in this financial year."
The company also said its full-year results would be affected by increased costs from bidding for rail franchises in overseas markets.
Go-Ahead also operates the Southeastern and London Midland rail services, where it expects revenue to rise by 2.5% and 5.5% respectively for the first half of the year.
The company added that its bus business was performing well and first-half revenues were forecast to rise by about 1%.
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Go-Ahead has warned that its rail division will miss full-year financial forecasts because of continuing strike action on Southern Rail.
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The jobless total now stands at 39,700.
The other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, showed a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.9% - the UK average of is 5.3%.
Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell said: "While it has been a difficult time, the figures contain positive messages from key labour market indicators."
But the figures also show two lingering problem areas are worsening.
Those are the number of long-term unemployed and the number of economically inactive, or people not seeking jobs.
Mr Bell added: "Economic inactivity continued to increase over both the quarter and the year, and this continues to be a persistent issue for our economy."
The Northern Ireland Executive has a strategy for tackling economic inactivity, but it has yet to be implemented.
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The number of people in Northern Ireland claiming unemployment-related benefits has fallen by 1,000, according to the latest official figures.
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It will run two flights a week to the country's capital, Vilnius.
Lithuanian Honorary Consul Bill Sinnerton said the flights were a "lifeline" for the 20,000 Lithuanians who have made Northern Ireland their home.
In March, Wizz Air launched a direct service to Katowice in Poland.
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Budget airline Wizz Air is to begin flights from Belfast International Airport to Lithuania on Wednesday.
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The news was confirmed at the Star Wars Celebration fan event in London, where the 26-year-old actor made a surprise appearance.
He told the audience he was "very, very excited" about being cast in the role made famous by Harrison Ford.
Ehrenreich's casting has been rumoured for months. Earlier this year he appeared in the Coen brothers' comedy Hail, Caesar!.
The American was chosen to play the space smuggler after the filmmakers saw around 3,000 actors for the part.
"I auditioned for about six months," Ehrenreich revealed on stage. "The coolest part of the audition process was I went on the [Millennium] Falcon."
The as-yet-untitled movie will begin filming in the UK in early 2017.
It will cover events in Han Solo's life before his appearance in the original 1977 Star Wars film, A New Hope.
It will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, whose previous films include The Lego Movie.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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Alden Ehrenreich will play the young Han Solo in a Star Wars spin-off movie.
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Falco, a black German shepherd, was taken off active duty after a Yorkshire terrier named Barbie was bitten.
Lincolnshire Police has referred both incidents to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Falco's licence has been removed while investigations takes place.
More on this and other stories from across Lincolnshire on our Live page
A spokesperson for the commission said: "The IPCC is investigating two complaints relating to the same Lincolnshire Police dog.
"The IPCC received two complaint referrals from the force, one relating to the dog biting a member of the public in the Moulton Marsh area on 27 February, and another incident where it is alleged to have bitten another dog near Fishtoft on 29 February."
Lincolnshire Police said Falco's operational licence had been suspended pending the outcome of any investigation.
The force said this was normal practice and "not a pre-judgement of the circumstances".
The incident involving Barbie happened on a private lane while Falco was with handler Mick Judge. The three-year-old terrier had to put down because of the extent of her injuries.
Police are yet to comment on the circumstances of the incident involving the member of the public.
Barbie's owner Charles Giermak said the attack on his dog could have been avoided if Falco had been muzzled.
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A police dog claimed to have fatally injured a terrier in a unprovoked attack has been accused of biting a member of the public two days earlier, it has emerged.
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The Flemingate scheme in Beverley includes a multi-screen cinema, 80-room hotel and a college campus.
Graham Tait, centre manager, said Beverley was one of the top five places to live and "growing all the time".
Martin Sweetland, a sweetshop owner, hoped the scheme would bring people to the town but said he wanted to preserve "our lovely high street."
The development covers 16 acres (6.5 hectares).
It has brands including Debenhams, H&M and Costa Coffee, as well as a 500-space car park and 130 new houses, said developers Hull-based Wykelands.
Beverley is less than 10 miles (16 km) from Hull and one expert said the new centre would have an impact on the city's retail trade.
Matthew Hopkinson, of retail analyst Local Data Company, said: "Shiny new shopping centres with new brands that's where people start to flock. There will be an impact on Hull, but it doesn't mean Hull can't fight back.
"It's not about being the same, it's how you differentiate yourself."
There are also some fears among smaller retailers within Beverley.
Martin Sweetland, who runs a sweetshop said: "We hope the new development will bring people to Beverley both to Flemingate and the town."
"But if there are too many smaller shops in there... that's our concern."
Beverley is a historical market town with a population of about 30,000 perhaps best known for its 13th Century Minster.
In 2014 it was named as one of the best places in Britain to live by the Sunday Times.
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A £125m shopping centre has opened in an East Yorkshire market town on the site of a former chemical works.
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Leanne Wood claimed Labour and the Conservatives did not represent Wales' interests and only Plaid could secure a successful EU exit for Wales.
She said it was time to move on from the result and a subsequent Brexit to focus on "what a good deal for Wales could look like".
Labour's Chris Bryant said only his party would "stand up for Wales".
Writing in the Sunday Times, Ms Wood said if people did not move past the referendum and "vote in Wales's national interest on June 8" in the general election, Wales would be "defenceless from Tory attempts to sell off the Welsh NHS and allow cheap imports to undermine our steel and agriculture sector as it pursues dangerous foreign trade deals".
"It's time to move on from the 2016 referendum and focus on what a good deal for Wales could look like," she wrote.
"We will seek a positive future for Wales based on the defence of our economy, our communities and even our identity.
"Now is the time for us all to move beyond the decision to leave the EU, to show that we believe in Wales, to defend Wales and to vote for Wales."
Labour's Chris Bryant said a vote for Plaid Cymru risked letting the Tories "walk all over Wales".
"Plaid Cymru like to pose as a progressive party, but in the Welsh assembly they joined with the Tories and UKIP to vote against vital funding for hospitals, homes and education," he said.
"It is only Welsh Labour that will stand up for Wales."
On a visit to Bridgend last month, Prime Minister Theresa May said backing the Tories would "strengthen my hand" in Brexit negotiations and be a vote for a "stronger Wales".
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Wales must move beyond the European Union referendum and look to the future, Plaid Cymru's leader has said.
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Wales international Taylor suffered the injury in training on Wednesday.
Swansea boss Paul Clement said he is looking to agree terms over signing Sweden's Olsson.
"The two clubs are talking about that possibility. The stage it's at is we're looking to agree the terms," he said.
Clement said Taylor is "probably" facing three weeks of non-contact.
"He'll have to be fitted out with a face mask," added the Swans manager.
Taylor was taken to hospital and will have an operation.
Meanwhile, winger Modou Barrow came off injured in the 28th minute of Swansea's 2-1 EFL Trophy last 16 win against Wolves on Tuesday.
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Swansea City are in talks to sign Martin Olsson from Norwich after defender Neil Taylor was ruled out for at least three weeks by a fractured cheekbone.
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Lisa Graves began making the sounds in January 2008 and thought they were hiccups linked to pregnancy.
But she carried on making the sounds - which she likens to the yelp a dog makes when someone stands on it - after giving birth.
The mother-of-two is now getting help from neurologists and is due to have MRI and MRA scans on Sunday.
"The neurologists are keen to confirm whether they are hiccups or whether it might be a tic," she said.
"They sound like you've stood on a dog or something, like a dog yelping if you stood on its tail.
"Someone suggested maybe it started off as a long bout of hiccups but then became a behavioural thing."
She is also due to be admitted to hospital for a few days so her brain can be monitored while she makes the sounds.
"It's completely random. I might do 20 in an hour and then not do any in an hour," she said.
"They vary in volume. A lot of the time they are really loud."
The beautician works from home and said her clients are used to the yelps.
But she said activities like going to the cinema or a restaurant can be embarrassing so she avoids doing them.
She went to the pub for the first time in years just before Christmas and found it awkward.
"I walked in and let out this random noise," she said.
"I'm fed up of people looking at me, staring and making people jump."
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A woman who has been making involuntary hiccup-like yelping sounds for eight years hopes to finally get cured.
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They warn that they reserve the right to respond to recent bombings of areas around Damascus, Homs and the south.
The rebels describe the attacks as a "bloody message" from President Bashar al-Assad's government.
This comes just days before UN-sponsored talks are due to start in Geneva, Switzerland.
The UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has played down hopes for the talks on 23 February.
He said the talks were aimed at seeing if there was any possibility of starting to discuss a political process.
A nationwide ceasefire brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran took effect on 30 December after peace talks in Kazakhstan.
At least 16 people were killed in government shelling of an area near Damascus on Saturday, monitors and medical workers say.
Casualties were also reported in other rebel-held parts of the country.
There were also reports of rebel shelling of government-controlled areas in Damascus.
These reports have not been independently verified.
More than 300,000 people have been killed and 11 million others displaced since the uprising against President Assad began in March 2011.
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Rebel factions in Syria that backed recent peace moves say an intensification of government attacks has put the current truce in jeopardy.
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Jackie Walker, a vice chair of Momentum, wrote about "the African holocaust" and Jews as "financiers of the sugar and slave trade".
She told BBC South East she was "horrified" to be suspended by Labour.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn has set up an independent inquiry into accusations of anti-Semitism and racism in the party.
Last week, former London mayor Ken Livingstone was suspended from the party for making comments about Hitler while speaking in defence of MP Naz Shah, who had earlier been suspended over accusations she was anti-Semitic.
A party spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that Ms Walker had been suspended pending an investigation.
Ms Walker said both she and her partner had Jewish ancestry.
She was vice-chair of Momentum's National Steering Committee and also vice-chair of South Thanet Labour party in Kent.
"I have been a lifelong campaigner for equality for all people and I am just appalled at the way I have been treated," she said.
"I am not going to comment on anybody else who has been suspended because I don't know the full story of what is going on here.
"I feel let down by the structures [within the Labour Party] that have allowed this to happen."
Ms Walker defended her comments, posted on Facebook in February, saying they were complex.
"What I said was that some Jews were major financiers in the slave trade and some of those people were my ancestors - as were some slaves," she said.
"What I was pointing out in that context was that I have ancestors coming from both sides of a holocaust."
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A senior Labour activist suspended from the party over alleged anti-Semitic comments on Facebook has said she is appalled by the way she was treated.
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The child was attacked in her pushchair after her mother stopped to open a garden gate in Barclaugh Drive, Coylton, at about 10:30 on Monday.
The small black dog appeared from woods, known locally as the Sundrum area, and bit the child before running off into a neighbouring garden.
She has since been discharged from Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children.
The girl was transferred there after initially being taken to Ayr Hospital.
PC Gerard MacLean, from Ayr Police Office, said: "Officers have been carrying out inquiries in the local area to try and establish where this dog has come from.
"The dog did not have a collar on at the time and was not in the company of its owner.
"I would appeal to anyone who either witnessed the incident or has seen a small black dog in the area to get in touch."
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A 10-month old baby girl has been treated in hospital after being bitten on the face by a dog in South Ayrshire.
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The seven electric-hybrid double decker vehicles will cover the Kirriemuir, Forfar and Brechin 20 and 21 routes to and from Dundee.
The Scottish government's Scottish Green Bus Fund has contributed £300,000 towards the cost of the vehicles, which include free wi-fi access.
Stagecoach introduced 18 electric hybrid buses in 2015, which run on the 73 route between Dundee and Arbroath.
Jon Oakey, Stagecoach East Scotland acting general manager said: "We're committed to improving public transport in Angus and Dundee so I'm delighted to be introducing our latest investment for the area.
"These new vehicles will complement our existing 18 electric-hybrid buses already in the area, helping reduce our environmental impact and hopefully encourage more customers to opt for our greener, smarter travel."
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Stagecoach has launched its new £2.1m fleet of buses in Dundee and Angus.
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Knitted Knockers UK is a group of volunteers which makes cotton artificial breasts for women who have had mastectomies or lumpectomies.
The group, made up of about 650 knitters and support staff, provides prostheses free of charge.
Volunteer Tina O'Dwyer said she was inspired to get involved after her mother had breast cancer.
Knitted Knockers UK was founded in January 2014 by Joanna Dervisoglu, from Birmingham, who knitted for the parent group in the US.
It came about after she received a request from a women who had a double mastectomy.
Mrs Dwyer, from Baildon, near Shipley, started volunteering with the charity in April and described being a "Knockerette" as "inspirational and rewarding".
She said: "It's a lovely group to belong to, and the ladies are all really supportive."
Talking about the work of the charity, she said some woman found it difficult to wear the gel prostheses available on the NHS.
"Some find them too heavy and irritating," she said.
"The knitted knockers are lightweight, much more comfortable and they don't move around."
The charity, which has members all over the UK and Ireland, also makes "Aqua Knockers" for women to wear while swimming.
As well as recruiting more volunteers, the charity - which dealt with more than 2,700 requests for its products in 2016 - is also hosting a series of fundraising events and open days throughout the year.
It said it relies heavily on fundraising as it costs about £10 to produce each item, which are supplied free of charge.
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A charity which makes "knitted knockers" for breast cancer survivors is appealing for new members.
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Six years on, not only has the 26-year-old learnt how to walk, he won a couple of gold medals at the recent Invictus Games.
And one of the Liverpool fan's reasons for his success? A recent edit on one of his tattoos.
While having his leg amputated, Andy lost the word 'alone' from his 'You'll never walk alone' tattoo by his knee.
Andy told the Metro: "I am a huge Liverpool fan so had the Liver bird and the words to the song You'll Never Walk Alone on my leg.
"The tattoo that I have been left with has always been a bit of a joke. I use it in my motivational speeches."
Now the Royal Marine has his sights on a running world record.
"It is ironic that it says I will never walk as I have gone on to run 10 km in 40 minutes.
"At the moment I am just two minutes off a record for the 10 km for a single leg amputee and I have that in my sights."
Andy recently posted this photo to mark six years since he was injured, it has the caption "Six years ago me + my best mate were blown up in Afghanistan".
As the 26-year-old continues to rebuild his life, he's grown quite attached to his altered ink.
"It is bizarre and I just laugh about it. But it adds to my story I guess.
"The fact is that regardless of what the words says, the operation allowed me to walk and run and do so much else. You have got to see the funny side of it."
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Messi and his father Jorge are both accused of defrauding the authorities of more than €4m (£3.1m; $5m).
The court ruled that Messi should not be granted impunity for not knowing what was happening with his finances.
The pair, who deny the charges, are alleged to have withheld the money between 2007 and 2009.
The income related to Messi's image rights, including contracts with Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Procter and Gamble, and the Kuwait Food Company.
The footballer and his father are suspected of avoiding paying Spanish tax by using companies in Belize and Uruguay to sell the rights to use Messi's image.
The high court in Barcelona said on Wednesday that a decision over whether or not the accused was aware of the fraud scheme should be left for the court hearing.
Messi's defence argued that the player had "never devoted a minute of his life to reading, studying or analysing" the contracts, El Pais newspaper reports.
It follows a similar ruling from a Spanish judge in October last year, when an appeal by the prosecutor to quash the charges against the star striker was thrown out. They had recommended charges be dropped on the grounds that Messi's father was responsible for his finances.
Messi and his father made a voluntary €5m "corrective payment", equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013.
Messi joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old in 2000, and made his first-team debut three years later.
He soon became one of the most influential players at the Catalan team, winning Europe's most prestigious club competition - the Champions League - four times.
The four-time World Player of the Year is now considered by many experts to be one of football's best ever players.
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Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi has moved a step closer to being tried for tax evasion after a Spanish high court rejected his latest appeal.
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Michael Riggon, of West Bromwich Street, Caldmore, Walsall appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
A 28-year-old woman had to be taken to hospital in a serious condition after the fall in February.
Mr Riggon, 53, is also charged with actual bodily harm and is due before the same court on 3 August. He has been remanded in custody.
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A man charged with attempted murder after a woman fell from the third floor of flats has appeared in court.
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The money is aimed at supporting people and communities to "overcome challenging circumstances".
The biggest beneficiary in the latest round is Kirkcudbright Development Trust, which receives £850,000 to turn a former school into a community hub.
Maureen McGinn, who chairs the BLFS, said the money could "transform the lives of local people".
The Kirkcudbright project will see the transformation of the former Johnston Primary into a hub which incorporates a childcare centre, a tourist attraction, business units and an emergency service base.
The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust in Dumfries and Galloway has secured £148,772 while the Peeblesshire Youth Trust in the neighbouring Scottish Borders has been awarded £97,000.
Other schemes to receive support include:
Ms McGinn said: "Each of these inspiring projects will assist people at the times when they need most support, providing them with the tools, confidence and skills to work towards a more positive future."
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Fifty groups from across the country have received a share of £9.6m from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland (BLFS).
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The network has been hit by strikes and short-notice cancellations since April.
Managers faced passengers at a public meeting in Hove on Saturday, where it was revealed details of the new timetable would be given on Tuesday.
Dyan Crowther, chief operating officer of Southern's owner Govia Thameslink, said it would be brought in on 11 July.
"We're doing that to match the number of staff that we have to the timetable," she said.
"It's really, really important we accept that what we have not been able to do is to provide customer certainty.
"By putting in an amended timetable that's what we're going to be able to do."
Southern trains from the south coast into London have been disrupted because of industrial action by RMT union members and high levels of staff sickness.
Last week, Hove MP Peter Kyle revealed some commuters had been given written warnings for consistent lateness at work because of the "shameful" service.
"The shambles we have seen is turning into a crisis," he told the House of Commons.
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Southern Rail is to announce an amended timetable to deal with ongoing disruption to services caused by a dispute over the role of conductors.
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Highland Council said the road linking the A82 on the east bank of the River Ness with Dores Road would ease travel across the city.
A campaign had opposed the road's construction because the route will cross areas of green space.
The start of building work could mean delays at the A82's Bught Drive junction for six weeks.
Highland Council expects to spend £55m building the road and creating new rugby pitches and also a new course and clubhouse for Torvean Golf Club.
The project forms part of the £315m Inverness City Region Deal announced in March.
The first stage of the West Link's construction is expected to last until late next year.
By 2020 people should be able to travel from the Southern Distributor Road to the A82, using a new bridge over the River Ness, and avoid having to go through the city centre.
Margaret Davidson, leader of Highland Council, said: "It is good to see this section of the work under way.
"The West Link will deliver significant economic benefits to the city and surrounding area, reducing congestion and enabling jobs and housing development."
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The first phase of construction work on the controversial Inverness West Link is scheduled to begin on Tuesday.
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The largest US bank by assets reported a 5.2% rise in profits for the three months to end-June of $6.29bn (£4bn). Revenue fell 3.2% to $24.53bn.
Banks have been under pressure to cut costs and hold more capital in reserve in case of future financial shocks.
JP Morgan said legal costs fell sharply, from $669m last year to $291m.
"We've made good progress this quarter," said chief executive Jamie Dimon in a statement. "We are also on target to deliver on our expense commitments."
The fall in revenue was mainly due to a drop money made from mortgage banking and fixed-income trading.
FBR Capital Markets analyst Paul Miller said a lower-than-expected tax rate boosted the profit figures. "If you held their tax rate constant, the quarter is not as good as it looks," he said.
JP Morgan is one of the first of the big banks to report its latest quarterly figures. Analysts had expected the firm's profits to be weak, reflecting pressures on trading and worries about the global economy.
Wells Fargo also reported figures on Tuesday, with the largest mortgage lender in the US reporting a fall in second-quarter profits of $5.72bn, down slightly from $5.73bn.
Wells Fargo made $62bn of home loans in the three months to 30 June, up from $47bn a year earlier and $49bn in the first quarter.
"Mortgage banking was a little weaker than I had thought... that was a little bit of a disappointment," said Sandler O'Neill analyst R Scott Siefers.
JPMorgan shares were more than 1% higher at midday US time, while Wells Fargo was 0.85% up.
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Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan Chase has reported a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter profits as legal and restructuring costs fell.
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Maharashtra passed the law last year after the top court overturned an earlier ban by the state government.
The state government first banned dance bars in 2005, saying they "corrupted young people and were a front for crime and prostitution".
Bar owners and dancers had bitterly protested against the ban.
Before the ban, more than 100,000 women were employed in some 1,400 dance bars in the state.
The women would dance to Bollywood numbers and clients often threw money at them.
The case has been going on in the court for a long time.
* The 2005 ban was first overturned by the high court in Mumbai in April 2006, but soon after the ruling the state government appealed in the Supreme Court which ordered the bars to remain closed until it gave a final order.
* In July 2013, the Supreme Court said the bars could reapply for their licences and they could reopen.
* In June 2014, the Maharashtra government amended the law, which effectively banned the dance bars once again.
* On Thursday, the Supreme Court judges stayed the 2014 law saying that it wasn't very different from the law passed in 2005 which they had already declared unconstitutional.
The court ruled that dance bars could now reopen, but said that licensing authorities had the power to regulate "indecent" dance performances.
The judges said they would hold a final hearing in the case on 5 November.
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India's Supreme Court has stayed a law banning dance bars in the western state of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai, allowing them to reopen.
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Dydd Llun Pawb (Everybody's Monday) is an almost forgotten tradition in the town, but will be celebrated in April 2018.
It took place in the late 1800s when following the spring market, everyone was given the Monday off to descend on the town.
Streets would be filled with entertainment, food stalls, musical acts and side shows.
Artists Marc Rees and Lisa Heledd Jones are working with Oriel Wrecsam to recreate the event.
It will capture the spirit of the original bank holiday, and will include a parade, fairground rides and street food.
It will also see the launch of six new souvenirs based on Wrexham's most colourful stories, which will be gathered from the public at events over the coming months.
Mr Rees said a celebratory event such as Dydd Llun Pawb could "galvanise the community".
He believes it will "help reinstate and reaffirm Wrexham's identity which, as we've discovered, is something that locals strongly feel has been lost".
Dydd Llun Pawb will take place on 2 April 2018.
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A call has been made to reclaim a bank holiday unique to Wrexham.
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The potential move is contained in a report to the council's policy and resources committee.
The region is expected to welcome about 20 families over the next five years who could be helped with their language needs.
If successful, the scheme could be rolled out across Scotland.
A report to the local authority said the Scottish government and academic institutions could provide some funding for the scheme.
Council leader Ronnie Nicholson said one of its priorities was to protect vulnerable people.
"Helping vulnerable families who are innocent victims of war and persecution is simply the humanitarian thing to do," he said.
"Our council, through the Dumfries and Galloway Refugee Crisis Project Board, is working with a range of appropriate professional and volunteer groups to prepare our region to host refugee families.
"The local response to the refugee crisis from our volunteer partners has been quite outstanding and I am proud of the work done by them and local agencies."
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Dumfries and Galloway could become a pilot region for a project to teach English as a second language to Syrian refugee families.
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An international team detected the light display around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away in the Lyra constellation.
They say the luminous glow looks like the Northern Lights, but is up to a million times brighter and more red than green in colour.
Dr Stuart Littlefair from the University of Sheffield said: "This is the first time that we have confirmed we are seeing auroras on brown dwarves."
Shimmering auroras are some of the Earth's most dazzling displays. This luminous glow can also appear around all the planets in our Solar System.
They are caused when charged particles from the Sun interact with the atmosphere.
But the illuminated brown dwarf, an object which is too small to have become a star but too massive to be a planet, lies further out in the galaxy.
The dwarf is called the LSR J1835 and was observed using the Very Large Array radio telescope and the Hale and Keck optical telescopes.
The scientists watched the object as it quickly rotated, and observed how the light changed.
The dwarf's aurora is mainly red in colour because the charged particles are mainly interacting with hydrogen in its atmosphere. On Earth, the greenish glow is caused as the electrons from the Sun hit oxygen atoms.
Scientists are puzzled about how the light show is being made but the discovery is helping them to understand more about brown dwarves.
The findings are reported in the journal Nature.
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An aurora has been spotted outside our Solar System for the first time, scientists report.
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Melbourne Cup winner Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien join Peter Moody, trainer of Black Caviar, in facing inquiries over the use of cobalt chloride.
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Kavanagh won Australia's biggest race in 2009 with Shocking, while Moody won 25 straight races with Black Caviar.
Racing Victoria is investigating and says horses trained by the trio exceeded the permitted cobalt levels.
"Our investigations will determine whether any or all of the trainers will be charged with a breach of the rules of racing," said Racing Victoria chairman of stewards Terry Bailey.
"They have the presumption of innocence and are free to continue racing at this time."
Three of O'Brien's horses, and one each trained by Moody and Kavanagh, failed tests after urine samples were taken last year.
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Two more leading Australian trainers are under investigation after horses failed drugs tests.
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The 27-year-old, Villa's top scorer this season, was hurt in Saturday's 1-0 Championship defeat by Blackburn.
A club statement said the injury is likely to require surgery, which could then rule Kodjia out of pre-season and the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
Kodjia, who has scored 19 goals for Villa this season, will visit a specialist for further tests.
The former Bristol City striker was taken off on a stretcher in the club's penultimate league match of the season.
"He looked in a bit of pain," manager Steve Bruce told BBC WM after the match.
Kodjia will miss the start of Ivory Coast's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign at home to Guinea in June.
He could also be absent from their back-to-back games against Gabon in 2018 World Cup qualifying in late August and early September.
The Elephants are top of Group C, which also includes Morocco and Mali, with four points from two matches so far.
He played twice for Ivory Coast earlier this year at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia could miss the start of next season after breaking his ankle.
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Metal pieces from a prosthesis band were found with a skeleton in the old lay cemetery.
Experts say traces of bone and possibly wood, found with the band, suggest it supported a prosthetic leg.
Helen Jeffrey from the cathedral said: "We are astonished they found it, it was clogged in mud and looked like little pieces of stones."
The excavation is part of the ongoing Project Pilgrim scheme to redevelop parts of the cathedral.
The pieces, including a metal buckle and a fragment of the strap, were unearthed in the dig south-east of the building's South Porch.
Ms Jeffrey added: "We expected to find some burial sites and skeletons as it used to be a lay cemetery and these little pieces of iron were found in a grave with a skeleton.
"It was just a real puzzler and we had it taken away to be analysed - something similar is on display in London."
The object is expected to go on display at the cathedral in the future.
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A strap for a medieval false leg has been uncovered by archaeologists digging at Gloucester Cathedral.
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Yorwerth, who made 23 appearances in 2016-17, has agreed a one-year deal with the option of a further year.
The 22-year-old told Crawley's website: "I'm delighted to commit my future to the club. I had a frustrating time last season with injuries but I thought I definitely progressed as a footballer.
"I know from speaking to the other lads how determined we all are to achieve our potential and push on next season."
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Crawley Town defender Josh Yorwerth has signed a new contract with the club.
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Johanna Powell, 37, who works as a picture editor at BBC Wales, was reported missing on Saturday.
The Foreign Office said it was working with local authorities after an incident involving a cruise boat on the Mekong River, near Pak Beng.
A BBC Wales spokeswoman said: "We are very concerned about our missing colleague and are in contact with the family to offer any support we can."
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was providing consular assistance to family members.
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A Cardiff woman is missing after a boat incident in Laos in south-east Asia.
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The council, which has been operating since 1994, said in a letter that it cannot stay open because of a "severe cash-flow problem".
It said that it had failed to gain two Stormont grants that would have totalled £90,000.
Patrick Yu, the council's executive director, said closure was a "painful decision".
"This is the best way to protect the achievement, reputation and integrity of NICEM," he said.
In the letter, he said that while NICEM had "several outstanding funding applications" it was "unable to sustain a sufficient cash flow".
He said the council would be dissolved after a general meeting on 7 November.
He added his thanks to those who had joined "our anti-racist movement".
"Despite this set back, the vision and values of NICEM will continue as well as the anti-racism movement in Northern Ireland."
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Northern Ireland's Council for Ethnic Minorities is set to close because of a lack of funds.
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It happened on the B9006 near Culloden Moor at about 18:50 on Thursday.
Georgia Gilham, 16, from Inverness, and John Foggo, 18, from North Kessock, were both passengers in a Corsa which collided with a Mercedes.
The 19-year-old male driver of the Corsa and a 16-year-old female passenger suffered serious injuries.
The driver and passenger of the white Mercedes C Class were also taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment and later discharged with no serious injuries.
The road was closed for about seven hours to allow investigations to take place.
Insp Ian Graham said: "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of Georgia and John, who tragically lost their lives as a result of last night's collision.
"I would like to thank those who assisted at the scene and to the fire and ambulance service for their support during the incident.
"Inquiries are still ongoing into the circumstances. I would urge anyone who may have information that would assist, and who hasn't yet come forward, to do so as soon as possible."
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Two teenagers who died after a two-vehicle collision on a country road near Inverness have been named by police.
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One had been injured in Amatrice, the town which saw the heaviest loss of life, and the other in Arquata del Tronto, which was also badly damaged.
The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT) on 24 August, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
Nearly 4,000 people made homeless are still in temporary accommodation.
The authorities hope to find proper shelter for those living in camps before the onset of bad weather, an official told BBC News on Friday.
Towns and villages were damaged in the regions of Lazio, Le Marche, Umbria and Abruzzo, with the epicentre about 4km north-east of Norcia.
At least 230 of the victims were killed in Amatrice and 50 in the Arquata del Tronto area, while others died in Accumoli.
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The number of dead from last month's earthquake in central Italy has risen to 297 after two more people died, the Italian civil defence service reports.
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The IOC and world football governing body Fifa suspended Kuwait in October citing domestic laws that permit government interference in sports.
But Kuwait says the IOC ban was imposed without proper investigation.
It says it may not be allowed to take part in the Rio Olympics in August.
"It's totally unacceptable that Kuwait is treated in this unfair way and barred from international sports activities without any appropriate probe being conducted," Information Minister Sheikh Salman al-Humoud Al-Sabah was quoted by the official Kuna news agency as saying on Wednesday.
"From the very beginning Kuwait did it its utmost to prevent the IOC suspension and showed a sincere desire to co-operate, but all to no avail.
"We sent a UN-sponsored delegation to Geneva to explain to the sports body that the Kuwaiti government by no means intervenes in sports activities."
The minister complained that Kuwait had been left in "an embarrassing position" in sports circles where it was viewed as an "outlaw".
Sheikh Salman added that he hoped recent parliamentary amendments to the country's sports laws would create "a common vision" .
But critics say the changes are more likely to prolong the IOC and Fifa bans because the government still has the power to dissolve sports clubs and federations, as well as Kuwait's Olympic Committee.
Sixteen other international sporting federations have blacklisted Kuwait in addition to the IOC and Fifa, correspondents say.
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Kuwait has filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court seeking $1bn (£670m) in damages from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the suspension of its Olympic committee.
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The accused, who cannot be named due to reporting restrictions, appeared before Belfast magistrates' court for a preliminary inquiry.
The alleged offences occurred in Belfast in June and July 2013.
A prosecution lawyer submitted that there was a prima facie case to answer.
A defence lawyer made no contrary submissions.
The judge backed the prosecution submissions and returned the accused for trial at the crown court.
A date for the trial has yet to be fixed.
The accused was released on bail until that hearing begins.
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A woman is to stand trial on charges of supplying a poisonous substance with the intention of procuring a miscarriage for her daughter.
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The Saddlers say the fee for Henry, 19, could rise to more than £5m if additional clauses are met.
The left-back, currently sidelined with a shoulder injury which may require surgery, has agreed a five-year deal to rejoin his former boss Dean Smith.
Kaikai, 21, moves to Griffin Park on a deal until the end of the season.
The wide man, who scored 12 goals in 26 League One appearances during a loan spell at Shrewsbury last season, made his Premier League debut for the Eagles in May.
Meanwhile, Brentford midfielder Ryan Woods has extended his contract until 2020 and Emmanuel Ledesma has joined Greek Superleague side Panetolikos on a free transfer.
The 28-year-old Argentine made two appearances for the Bees after signing non-contract terms with the west London club earlier in August.
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Championship side Brentford have signed defender Rico Henry from Walsall for a fee of £1.5m and brought in Crystal Palace winger Sullay Kaikai on loan.
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The 31-year-old made 22 league appearances last season and has been appointed vice-captain.
Ashton, who has previously played for Shrewsbury and Wrexham, joins former team-mate Ashley Grimes at Haig Avenue.
"He was always going to be my first-choice left-back," manager Andy Bishop told the club website.
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Full-back Neil Ashton has joined Southport on a one-year contract after cancelling his deal at fellow National League side Barrow by mutual consent.
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A 48-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were arrested at the property in Parkwood Street, Keighley on Sunday.
"Potentially explosive material has been discovered during searches at the address," a North East Counter Terrorism Unit spokeswoman said.
Neighbouring homes were evacuated "as a precautionary measure" before residents were allowed to return.
An Army bomb disposal unit from Catterick carried out a controlled explosion and "potentially dangerous material" was removed, police said.
Searches of the property were continuing on Monday and the two people arrested remained in custody.
"We recognise that local people may have concerns as a result of this activity and would like to reassure them that the arrests are intelligence-led and not in response to any immediate threat," police added.
"At this time, this is being treated as an isolated incident."
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Two people were arrested after "potentially explosive" chemicals were found at a house in West Yorkshire.
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The defender, 22, spent two seasons with the Eredivisie club, helping them to an 11th-placed finish in 2015-16.
After making six appearances in a two-year spell with AZ Alkmaar, Lam joined Zwolle in 2014.
Lam has represented Finland at various youth levels and made five appearances for the senior national team.
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Nottingham Forest have signed free agent Finland international Thomas Lam on a three-year deal after he left Dutch side PEC Zwolle.
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The DLI Museum in Durham could see its collection relocated to Spennymoor.
In a report for Durham County Council's Cabinet, council officers said the building was too expensive to maintain and temporary exhibits would instead be held at Durham University.
The regiment which owns the memorabilia said it was sad but "optimistic for the future".
The DLI Museum opened in 1968 and has exhibits such as uniforms and firearms dating from 1758 to 2011.
Terry Collins, the council's neighbourhood services director, said the museum cost £397,000 to maintain last year which equated to £10 per visitor.
The average cost to the council for its other four museums was £1.60, he said.
The council would have to spend £251,000 to prepare the new storage space and £70,000 a year to maintain the collection but the authority would save £221,000 a year by closing the museum, Mr Collins said.
The trustees of the Regimental and Chattels Charity of the Former Durham Light Infantry said the closure was sad but the proposal was a "good solution to a difficult situation".
The museum has previously been awarded quality status by Visit Britain.
The cabinet will meet in Barnard Castle on 21 October.
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An award-winning museum dedicated to the Durham Light infantry could close, councillors are being warned.
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The incident happened in the early hours of 19 May. The ambulance took more than 30 minutes to arrive.
Ms Robison said she had spoken directly to the chief executive of the ambulance service to ensure a "full and urgent review" of the case is undertaken.
She said the findings must be acted upon.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman: "We received a call at 02:46 hours on Friday 19 May to attend an address in Aberdeen and arrived at 03:19 hours.
"CPR advice was provided by our call handler.
"The response time is longer than we would expect."
The spokesman added: "We are currently undertaking a full investigation of the events. Initial findings indicate that the circumstances around this incident were extremely unusual.
"We have contacted the patient's family to offer our sincere condolences and to hear their recollection of the response as part of our investigation.
"We will share our findings with the patient's family and address any recommendations."
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Health Secretary Shona Robison has expressed "deep concern" after a man died in Aberdeen while waiting longer than expected for an ambulance.
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Data showed a significant rise in young suspected extremists from 2013 to 2015, said Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) chief Duncan Lewis.
He said adherents of an extremist interpretation of Sunni Islam posed the greatest terror threat to Australia.
But he stressed "99.9% of Australian Muslims" were of no interest to ASIO.
Mr Lewis said in 2013, 45% of suspected Sunni Islamic extremists were aged between 25 and 34. Two years later, 40% were aged between 15 and 24.
"It basically dropped by a decade in the space of a couple of years," he told a senate estimates hearing on Tuesday night.
"We are still looking at a very young cohort that are impacted and influenced by this... extremist, violent message."
He said the trend would continue to affect Australia's security environment.
"The other 99.9% of Australian Muslims are not involved in activities of security concern in any way and are of no interest to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation," Mr Lewis said.
His comments came hours after a 42-year-old Australian man was arrested on suspicion of trying to advise IS on missiles.
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The age of Australians being radicalised by the Islamic State (IS) group is increasingly getting younger, the country's top spy has warned.
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Ercan Findikoglu is believed to have co-ordinated the attacks, which used mules to withdraw money from cash machines around the world.
US prosecutors said hack attacks on three payment processing companies aided the widespread theft.
The charges he faces carry a potential jail term of more than 50 years.
The gang won access to computer networks let them inflate balances and remove withdrawal limits on pre-paid debit cards.
Copied cards were then used to withdraw money via cash machines in a series of co-ordinated operations carried out between 2010 and 2013. In one attack in February 2013, the gang of mules working in New York withdrew more than $2.4m from 3,000 cash machines in an 11-hour period, said US prosecutors.
One operation by the gang went after cards issued by JP Morgan Chase that helped the American Red Cross raise money for disaster relief.
Findikoglu pleaded guilty to several different charges including "computer intrusion conspiracy" for leading the hacking spree.
"By hacking into the computer networks of global financial institutions, the defendant and his co-conspirators were able to wreak havoc with the worldwide financial system by simultaneously withdrawing tens of millions of dollars,'' said US attorney Robert Capers in a statement.
The charges faced by Findikoglu mean he could face a 50-year jail term. However, US prosecutors said a plea deal reached with him would mean he was incarcerated for between 11 and 15 years. He will be sentenced on 12 July.
Findikoglu was caught and arrested at Frankfurt airport in 2013, and fought extradition to the US for more than 18 months.
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A Turkish man alleged to have masterminded the theft of more than $55m (£39m) has pleaded guilty in a US court.
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Sea defences along the west shore need to be bolstered to prevent flooding during future storms.
The plan is to bring in 3,000 tonnes of limestone to the seafront near West Parade.
A report to planners say the method has proved "very effective" and is aimed at stopping waves overlapping the sea wall and flooding gardens of nearby homes.
It says coastal erosion has been "accelerated" by winter storms.
But Natural Resources Wales has advised that any shingle used as part of the work should be brought in from elsewhere and not moved from other parts of the beach, to protect habitats.
If it gets the go ahead, the work would take place outside the main tourist season.
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Coastal repair work is needed along the sea front at Llandudno in Conwy, councillors have been told.
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The 37-year-old was involved in a two-car collision at the Charleston flyover at about 12:50 on Thursday.
She was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary but died a short time later.
The slip road northbound off the A was closed as a result of the accident.
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A woman has died from her injuries after a crash on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
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Ilya Segalovich set up the web company with business partner and school friend Arkady Volozh in 1997.
He was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year and went into a coma on Thursday, the company said.
Yandex is one of Russia's biggest internet companies - valued at £6.5bn ($10bn) and has more than double Google's market share in the country.
Mr Segalovich went to hospital on Wednesday with head pains before suddenly deteriorating, the Financial Times reported this week.
Yandex director general Mr Volozh said he had been responding well to chemotherapy but developed cancer in his brain, which led to his death.
On Thursday the company announced he had died before saying he was on life support with no brain function.
"The only hope we had was a diagnosis error," Mr Volozh said. "We couldn't make a miracle. We only could offer a chance for it to happen."
A statement on a tribute page set up by the company described Mr Segalovich as: "A scholar and a citizen with an active lifestyle... father of five children, friend, colleague, teacher and hilarious clown".
His business partner and friend, Mr Volozh, said he died in a London hospital on Saturday.
As well as setting up the company, he was its chief technological officer and came up with the name Yandex - a shortened version of "Yet Another Index".
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The man who co-founded Russia's biggest search engine, Yandex, has died aged 48 after suffering from cancer.
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Newcastle City Council is considering enlarging the Blue House roundabout near Gosforth, which would involve laying road on two surrounding moors.
Protesters described the plans as "overkill" and a "monstrosity".
The council said the roundabout was the worst in the city for causing injuries and it had a responsibility to make it safer.
A spokesman said: "Making changes at a location like this inevitably requires difficult decisions."
Henry Gallagher, the Liberal Democrat councillor for East Gosforth on Newcastle City Council, was one of those who organised the protest.
He said: "The strength of feeling against these plans was clear to see and I really hope the council takes notice.
"We accept the roundabout needs improving but this plan is absolute overkill, surely there must be another plan which sits within the footprint of the existing junction.
"This is a popular recreation area and while there would still be some green area left it would be right next to this monstrosity of a junction, we would basically have a motorway on the moor."
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The organisers warned runners to expect slight or moderate smog, but the US embassy in Beijing said air quality early on Sunday was "hazardous".
One resident in the city told the BBC that the air smelt like burnt coal.
Estimates said that pollution soared above the maximum recommended World Health Organization levels.
The WHO says daily pollution levels should not exceed an average of 25 micrograms per cubic metre of fine particulate matter.
Yet the US embassy's monitor at one point reported peaks of up to 400 micrograms per cubic metre, which it said would be hazardous if a human was exposed to it over a 24-hour period.
Fine particulate matter, the kind of pollution in smoke, damages the body as it moves deep into the lungs and can even enter the bloodstream.
Some athletes gave up the race because of the pollution.
British runner Chas Pope tweeted that he was only able to do 10km (6 miles) of the race in a mask before he was forced to pull out.
He said that race should have been cancelled because the air quality was "not suitable for outdoor activities".
China's Gong Lihua, who came third in the women's race, said the smog had caused some difficulties.
"Running in this kind of smog, I felt I couldn't sweat well and my body has been very sticky and moist," she said.
Beijing resident Neil Holt told the BBC that although the air quality was better than last year, "it was still very polluted".
"You can hardly see [the stadium] through the smog. It's really hard to breathe when it is like this," he said.
The men's race was won by Ethiopian runner Girmay Birhanu Gebru and another Ethiopian, Fatuma Sado Dergo, won the women's race.
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Thousands of runners have taken part in the 34th Beijing International Marathon, many wearing face masks amid concerns about pollution.
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The 25-year-old, who was diagnosed with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma in October, announced on Twitter that he was in "complete remission".
Thompson has undergone a six-month course of chemotherapy.
The former Rochdale midfielder, who has spent the past two seasons at Tranmere, is now targeting a quick return to first-team football.
Speaking to BBC Late Kick Off in March, Thompson revealed he had received support from other sporting cancer survivors following his diagnosis, which was made after he complained of increased fatigue and illness.
Among them was tennis player Ross Hutchins, who successfully beat Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013.
While undergoing treatment, Thompson has raised more than £16,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as part of the "Grow 4 Joe" campaign, with team-mates and footballers from other clubs pledging to grow their hair in the closing weeks of last season.
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Tranmere Rovers winger Joe Thompson has been given the all-clear by doctors following a battle with cancer.
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Telehealth services are being explored by health and social care professionals aiming to improve rural treatment.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said orthopaedic specialists in Abergavenny could already look at X-rays from Brecon, reducing patient travel.
He said the project would allow more people to be treated closer to home.
Telehealth is a way of treating of patients in remote areas in a separate location from the clinicians.
People with long-term conditions can also monitor themselves at home using technology rather than going into hospital.
The money comes from a £10m fund to promote efficiency through technology in the Welsh NHS announced in January.
"This investment will take stock of all practices which use telehealth across NHS Wales and look at how, within the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative region, we can scale these projects up to benefit more patients," Mr Drakeford said.
"This funding will increase the number of people who can benefit from this kind of technology, ensuring they receive care closer to home."
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Specialist doctors will be able to examine more patients in rural mid Wales without long distance travel in a new £250,000 technology scheme.
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At the time, it was reported that three people with knives threatened a woman before stealing her car in Talbot Street on 24 November 2014.
The 28-year-old accused faces a number of other charges including dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and driving away and obstruction.
He will appear in court next month.
Police have also charged the man with driving whilst disqualified and having no insurance.
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A man has been charged with hijacking, having an offensive weapon and failing to stop for police in connection with a car theft in Belfast last year.
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Australia, Canada and Malaysia are also interested in hosting the Games, which was stripped from Durban in March.
Liverpool, London and Birmingham are the English cities to have declared an interest in staging the event.
The Commonwealth Games Federation says a final decision is unlikely until early Autumn.
"We are delighted with the level of initial interest expressed by nations across the Commonwealth and look forward to working with all parties as plans develop for a Games to be proud of in 2022," said CGF chief executive David Grevemberg.
"An expert CGF Review Team will work with each country in the evaluation of proposals of potential host cities."
The expression of interest has been submitted by the UK government, who have been canvassing interest from cities around the country.
The Commonwealth Games are held every four years and feature athletes from more than 50 countries, mostly former British colonies.
Britain last hosted the Games in Glasgow in 2014, while the 2002 event was staged in Manchester. The next edition takes place on Australia's Gold Coast in 2018.
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England has been confirmed as one of four competing countries to have submitted an expression of interest in hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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The taskforce, meeting for the first time, has also proposed tougher penalties for clubs whose players, officials or fans are guilty of racism.
They include points deductions and elimination from competitions.
Ghana's AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led his team from the field in protest at racism from supporters at a friendly game, is a taskforce member.
Member associations will vote on the measures at Fifa's annual congress in Mauritius at the end of May.
The new taskforce, formed by football's world governing body in a bid to combat discrimination in the game, is led by Jeffrey Webb, a Fifa vice-president from the Cayman Islands.
Penalties for racism would start with stronger fines or games played behind closed doors.
They would be followed by points deductions for offending teams or even elimination from competitions.
The proposals would apply only to Fifa-mandated competitions but sources close to the discussions have told the BBC they expect Fifa to encourage other confederations to adopt the same or similar measures.
European football's governing body Uefa already adopts a monitoring system in co-operation with Football Against Racism in Europe (Fare). It is expected that Fifa's proposal would be administered along similar lines.
A second taskforce meeting is planned for the autumn to look at plans for an education programme across football.
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Fifa's new anti-racism taskforce wants extra observers at games to specifically monitor racist or discriminatory behaviour.
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Northamptonshire Police said the blue Peugeot 307 had been stationary on the inside lane of the northbound carriageway, between junctions 16 and 17, for 15 minutes.
The motorway was closed for seven hours following the crash, which also involved a green Scania HGV.
The car driver, a man from Northampton, died as a result.
He has not been named.
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A car involved in a fatal crash on the M1 on Tuesday had broken down, police have said.
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The 61-year-old claimed the £25,000 award for his novel Days Without End, which begins in 1850s America.
It tells the story of two Irish soldiers who go to fight in US wars, including the civil war. Judges described it as a "glorious" story with a powerful narrative voice.
Mr Barry's previous novel On Canaan's Side was a winner in 2012.
He returned to the Borders Book Festival in Melrose at the weekend to receive his prize from the Duke of Buccleuch.
Mr Barry said: "It's difficult to itemise my simple childish joy at receiving this prize; that the judges did all this work to make a 61-year-old man feel 12 again."
The judges included Elizabeth Buccleuch, journalists James Naughtie and Kate Figes, writers Katharine Grant and Elizabeth Laird, the Abbotsford Trust's James Holloway, and historian and Borders Book Festival director Alistair Moffat.
They said the decision was one of the hardest the Walter Scott Prize had ever made.
"The very books themselves seemed to fight tooth and nail for the accolade," they said.
"Eventually, Days Without End took the lead, for the glorious and unusual story; the seamlessly interwoven period research; and above all for the unfaltering power and authenticity of the narrative voice, a voice no reader is likely to forget."
The Walter Scott Prize is awarded to the best UK, Irish or Commonwealth novel of the previous year, which is set more than sixty years ago.
The six other short-listed novels included: Francis Spufford's Golden Hill, Graham Swift's Mothering Sunday and Rose Tremain's The Gustav Sonata.
The Walter Scott Prize is Mr Barry's second book prize double this year - he also won the Costa Book Prize, making him the first novelist to win the award twice.
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Irish writer Sebastian Barry has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for the second time.
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Owen Griffiths was 25 and from Evesham in Worcestershire.
Police in Aviemore were alerted to the fall at Aladdin's Couloir, Coire an t-Sneachda, in the Northern Corries at about midday on Tuesday.
He was airlifted by a coastguard helicopter to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he died.
Members of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and rescue personnel at Glenmore Lodge were involved in the initial rescue.
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A climber who died in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall in the Cairngorms has been named by police.
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About half of union members voted, with 74% of those backing industrial action in the dispute over rest breaks.
Thomas Cook Airlines said plans were in place to make sure customers would still be able to go on holiday in the event of strikes.
The British airline flies more than six million passengers a year to the US, continental Europe, Asia and Africa.
A Unite spokesman said union bosses would hold talks with the airline and conciliation service Acas on Thursday and next Tuesday.
He said it was not the union's intention to disrupt holiday plans during half-term, which for most schoolchildren begins this weekend.
For a strike to go ahead, the union would need to give Thomas Cook seven days' notice, and that notice has not been served.
Thomas Cook has reduced its cabin crew's breaks from one 20-minute break every six hours to one 20-minute break every 12 hours worked - the minimum indicated in the Civil Aviation Authority's guidelines.
Unite says crew should have at least two 20-minute breaks every 12 hours.
A spokesman for Thomas Cook Airlines said: "We're disappointed Unite cabin crew members have taken the decision to vote for strike action.
"The safety of both our people and our customers is our top priority and we rigorously adhere to the rules around crew breaks."
He said the airline was "committed" to working with Unite to find a solution to end the dispute.
"Meanwhile, we've put together plans to ensure that our customers will still be able to go on holiday, despite any possible strike action."
Thomas Cook Airlines has a fleet of 31 planes, employs 2,500 people and has its head office at Manchester Airport.
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Johnny McCarthy, who sits on Lisburn and Castlereagh Council, said he made the decision "after a long period of consideration".
He added: "I feel I can work better outside of the party."
His departure leaves party leader Basil McCrea as NI21's last remaining elected representative, although he won his seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly on an Ulster Unionist Party ticket.
Mr McCarthy was the only member of NI21 to be elected since the party was formed in 2013, winning his seat at the 2014 council election.
He said he regretted having to make the decision, but it was "the right thing for me to do".
"Some people may wonder why I have stayed as long as I did," he added.
"It is because I fully believed in the idea of NI21 and the need for a party that is non-sectarian and promotes the use of evidence to create policy and not ideology."
Mr McCarthy's announcement is the latest blow to the party, set up by Mr McCrea and another former Ulster Unionist, John McCallister, in its short history.
The party's executive split bitterly on the eve of the council and European elections in May 2014.
Tina McKenzie, NI21's initial chairperson, quit after standing in that European election, with Mr McCallister leaving less than two months later.
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NI21's only councillor has said he has quit the party.
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Police said students on government loans were sent phishing emails urging them to provide their banking details.
Damola Olatunji, 26, of Hamsterley Avenue, Manchester, and Amos Mwangi, 25, of Rochdale Way, Deptford, London, face a charge of conspiracy to defraud.
They were remanded in custody until 17 February by Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London.
Their next appearance is due to be at Southwark Crown Court in south-east London.
Mr Olatunji is also charged with possession of an article for use in fraud.
Five other people arrested in the investigation have been bailed until March pending further inquiries.
They are a 25-year-old woman arrested in Manchester, a 49-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man held in Stratford, north-east London.
Two men, aged 38 and 35, were also detained in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
They were all arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and money-laundering offences and bailed until March.
The Metropolitan Police's e-crime unit was first alerted to the scam in August and worked with the Student Loans Company, the banking industry and internet service providers during its investigation.
Phishing is the sending of a legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from recipients.
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Two men have been charged over a £1m email scam which took money from the bank accounts of hundreds of students.
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Exports rose 2.1% in yuan-denominated terms compared with a year ago, up to 1.17tn yuan ($187bn; £121bn).
But imports fell for the eighth month in a row, down 6.7%, taking the trade surplus 45% higher to 284.2bn yuan.
China is the world's biggest trader of goods and a decline in exports has hampered its economic growth.
Last year, the economy expanded at the lowest rate in almost a quarter of a century, growing 7.4%, while 7% growth in the first quarter this year was the worst quarterly gain since the global financial crisis.
But exports also beat expectations in dollar denominated terms, rising 2.8% in the same period.
China's General Administration of Customs said the debt crisis in Greece was having an impact on trade, along with weak demand, rising labour costs and a stronger currency.
Authorities have rolled out a series of measures to boost activity in the economy such as cutting interest rates for the fourth time since November just last month.
The government is set to release growth figures for the second quarter on Wednesday and many economists have forecast that it could slip below 7% - which would be its weakest showing in six years.
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Exports in the world's second largest economy, China, have risen, ending three months of decline in June.
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The Belgian champions say the move to the club in northern China is for six months only.
Acheampong, who turned out at left back for Ghana during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, regularly played as a winger for Anderlecht, who signed him in 2013.
The 23-year-old joins Nigerians John Mikel Obi and Brown Ideye at the club, which lies 13th in the 16-team league.
The bottom two teams in the Chinese Super League, which is at the midway stage of its season, will be relegated.
During his two seasons with Anderlecht, Acheampong won two league titles - in 2014 and 2017.
China's transfer window closes on 14 July.
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Ghana international Frank Acheampong has joined China's Tianjin Teda on loan from Anderlecht.
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With nearly three-quarters of the 150 constituencies having reported results, the governing Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, Edgar Lungu, was on 48.8%.
Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition United Party for National Development was on 46.8%.
Final results are expected to be released later on Friday.
The vote was caused by the death in office of Zambia's then president, Michael Sata, last October.
The winner will serve the remainder of Mr Sata's term, leading up to elections in 2016.
Both main parties requested a meeting on Friday morning with the electoral commission to discuss the vote.
Those talks have taken place but there has been no public comment so far by those involved.
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The two leading candidates in Zambia's presidential election are in a tight race, according to partial results from the election commission.
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Australian-born Tandy represented Ireland at the 2008 World Cup, when Andy Kelly's men won their group before being knocked out by Fiji.
He played for Hull KR during the 2007 Super League season and also had spells with Widnes and Whitehaven.
Tandy was banned for life after being convicted of match-fixing while playing for Canterbury Bulldogs against North Queensland in 2010.
In a statement, Rugby League Ireland said: "We pass on condolences to the family and friends of Ryan Tandy who sadly passed away today in Saratoga, Australia.
"Ryan was a larger than life character and we would like to express our thanks for his commitment during the World Cup."
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Former Hull KR and Ireland prop forward Ryan Tandy has died at the age of 32.
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Born Free Foundation said it had obtained camera trap images and identified lion tracks in the Alatash area close to the border with Sudan.
The area is thought to have lost all its lions in the 20th Century because of hunting and habitat destruction.
The number of lions in Africa has declined by half since the 1990s.
The lions are thought to be of the Central African sub-species, of which only about 900 were thought to survive, Born Free Foundation's programmes manager, Mark Jones, told the BBC Newsday programme.
"Even though the team only visited the Ethiopian side of the park because of logistics, lions were likely to exist in the larger, adjacent Dinder National Park across the border in Sudan," he said.
Dr Hans Bauer, a renowned lion conservationist from Oxford University, who led the expedition, said this was the first time that the presence of lions had been confirmed in this area.
He estimated that the area could host a population of 1-200 lions.
The discovery will be good news for wildlife campaigners in Africa, where experts say the number of lions in West and Central parts of the continent is rapidly dropping.
"It is an important finding because knowing where the lions are will help us work with local people and wildlife authorities in order to improve protection and education around why lions are important and why it's important to protect them," Mr Jones added.
Last year, a study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, says "many lion populations are either now gone or expected to disappear within the next few decades".
The killing of Zimbabwe's famous lion, Cecil, by an American dentist last year sparked global outrage.
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A previously unknown population of at least 100 lions has been discovered by a wildlife charity in a remote park in north-western Ethiopia.
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Solicitor General Lesley Thomson will lead Crown evidence at the fatal accident inquiry, which is due to start on 22 July at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Six people died and 10 others were injured when a council bin lorry crashed into pedestrians in Glasgow city centre on 22 December.
The Crown Office has already said that no-one will face criminal charges.
A spokesman for the Crown Office said: "The Crown Office can confirm that the Solicitor General, Lesley Thomson QC, will be conducting the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the road traffic incident which resulted in the deaths of six people in Glasgow City Centre on 22 December 2014."
The FAI will be held before Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC with a preliminary hearing scheduled to take place on 13 April.
The six people who died in the crash were teacher Stephenie Tait, 29, from Glasgow; student Erin McQuade, 18, and her grandparents Lorraine, 69, and Jack Sweeney, 68, from Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire; tax worker Jacqueline Morton, 51, from Glasgow; and 52-year-old Gillian Ewing, from Edinburgh.
The bin lorry went out of control on Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel at George Square, close to the city's Queen Street rail station.
Many of those who were struck had been out Christmas shopping.
Police investigating the crash submitted their initial report to prosecutors at the end of January.
In February, Harry Clarke, the driver of the Glasgow City Council bin lorry, told the Daily Record newspaper that he had fallen unconscious at the wheel and could not remember anything about the crash.
Mr Clarke, 58, also said that he understood that bereaved families and those who were injured wanted answers about what exactly had happened.
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Scotland's second most senior law officer is to lead the inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash.
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The bird was found hanging from a cliff in Dunbar on Sunday and freed by three members of the public and the Scottish SPCA.
They used a ladder and made an instrument to cut the seagull down.
It is thought the bird became tangled while trying to eat the Kittiwake eggs or chicks on the cliffs. The bird is being looked after by the SSPCA.
Scotland's animal welfare charity was alerted on Sunday 25 June after a seagull was discovered hanging 30ft up a cliff in Dunbar.
Animal Rescue Officer Sarah Auldsmith said: "I think the gull got trapped whilst up there trying to eat the Kittiwake eggs or chicks as the whole wall is full of nests.
"I wasn't sure how I was going to get it down until three very helpful members of the public, Joel, Neil and Finlay McIntosh, came to the rescue. They managed to get ladders and made an instrument to cut the seagull down whilst I waited at the bottom to catch the bird.
"We successfully managed to untangle the seagull from the fishing line which was round its legs and wings and I was then able to take him to our National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross where he will get some rest before being released back into the wild.
"Joel, Neil and Finlay were great, without their amazing help I would have had to call the fire brigade for assistance, so we'd like to say thanks very much for their quick thinking."
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A seagull tangled in fishing wire 30ft up a cliff has been rescued in East Lothian.
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Moonlight tells the story of a boy growing up gay, black and poor in Miami and stars Andre Holland and Naomie Harris.
Its nominations include film of the year, director of the year and best supporting actress for Harris.
Love & Friendship is an 18th Century romance drama starring Kate Beckinsale.
Moonlight: Small budget, big impact
She is nominated in the actress of the year and British or Irish actress categories, while the film itself is also nominated for British or Irish film of the year.
Moonlight and Love & Friendship face competition from eight other movies in the film of the year category, including La La Land and Manchester by the Sea.
American Honey, Fire at Sea, Nocturnal Animals, Son of Saul, Toni Erdmann and I, Daniel Blake are also nominated.
I, Daniel Blake, which is directed by Ken Loach, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
It has picked up four London Critics' Circle nominations, including acting nods for Hayley Squires and Dave Johns.
Manchester By The Sea's five nominations follows the movie's naming as the National Board of Review's best film of 2016.
La La Land, which has also picked up five nominations, leads the pack for next month's Golden Globes.
The Critics' Circle's Film section membership is made up of more than 145 broadcasters, critics and writers.
The ceremony takes place on 22 January in London and will be hosted by Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.
The full list of nominations is available on the London Critics' Circle website.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
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Moonlight and Love & Friendship lead the nominations at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, earning seven nods apiece from UK film reviewers.
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The race was a surprise addition to the schedule last month but the FIA said on Tuesday that it had now been omitted from the final version of the calendar.
A spokesman said Korea had been added at commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone's request and removed when it became clear it was not viable.
The revised schedule has been published on the FIA's official website.
The decision is not a surprise.
It had been scheduled as the fifth race of the season on 3 May, just a week before the first European race in Spain, but sources had always insisted its inclusion was a ruse.
It was added as a potential way to allow the engine manufacturers to continue to use five engines this season, rather than the four demanded in the 2015 rules.
This plan was based on a rule that says each driver could have five engines in 2015 if the calendar had more than 20 races "as originally scheduled".
Top-level sources said the move came after pressure from, particularly, Renault and its works team Red Bull.
Renault struggled with reliability last year and is under pressure to improve its engine to try to catch up with the dominant unit from Mercedes.
But rival teams pointed out that the calendar published in December - which featured Korea but labelled it unconfirmed - was not the original schedule as a previous version, without Korea, had already been published in September.
And the pressure to allow drivers to use five engines over the season was reduced by the decision to allow limited in-season engine development, after Ferrari pointed out a loophole in the rules.
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The Korean Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2015 calendar, reducing the season to 20 races.
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The crash happened in Granges-pres-Marnand in Vaud canton, about 50km (30 miles) south-west of the capital, Bern.
The regional trains collided head-on in the early evening.
The driver of one of the trains died in the incident and his body was recovered from the wreckage early on Tuesday morning, Swiss police said.
Emergency workers had succeeded in separating the two locomotives and found the driver's body in one of them.
An autopsy has been ordered to formally establish his identity, a police statement said.
The other driver was among the injured.
The most seriously injured passengers had earlier been taken to hospital by helicopter or ambulance. Others were treated at the scene.
One of the trains involved was bound for Lausanne, about 38km (22 miles) to the south, while the other was travelling north from the same city, AFP news agency reports.
There would be no trains on the line between the towns of Lucens and Payerne on Tuesday, local police said.
Investigators are at the scene to try to determine the cause of the crash.
Switzerland's rail system is considered among the best and safest in the world.
Earlier this month, 79 people were killed in a high-speed derailment in north-western Spain.
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Nawras and Moaz, who are joined at the chest with protruding intestines, were born in the city of Douma in July.
They have now been safely transferred by ambulance to a children's hospital in nearby Damascus.
Syrian doctors had appealed for help from the World Health Organization, saying the twins would die if they were unable to undergo surgery.
The twins travelled with their mother and aunt and are said to be in good health.
People have have offered their prayers on a Syrian Red Crescent Facebook post, with one saying "God bless you and protect you".
Douma is just north of Damascus and has seen heavy fighting and prolonged shelling since the war began, making it hard for humanitarian aid to reach it.
The local branch of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (one of 82 across the country) however, has continued working in the area and managed in the last 18 months to get supplies through to needy people.
They also provide an ambulance service, general first aid, social support and even food for the residents of the area.
They shared these images on their Twitter and Facebook accounts to raise awareness of the ongoing war in Syria and their appeal to raise funds to continue their work there.
Read more: What is it like to live a conjoined life?
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A mother has given birth to conjoined twins in a part of Syria that has seen some of the war's heaviest fighting.
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Roger Fletcher was last seen at about 08:30 on Sunday after leaving his holiday home in Bundalloch.
Police said he was thought to have gone for a walk in the Bundalloch and Camuslighne areas.
Mr Fletcher, who walks with the aid of two walking poles, failed to arrive at the location where he was to be picked up and taken back to his holiday home.
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A 77-year-old man has gone missing after setting out for a walk near Dornie in the Highlands.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust said by showing people the workings of the department, "warts and all", it hoped to improve services.
It currently treats about 90% of patients within the time, against a target of 95%.
The trust has 12,000 staff and sees over one million patients a year.
Richard Mitchell, chief operating officer, said: "There are two aims to the day - the first is to give the public an insight into life in one of the NHS's busiest emergency departments and show what happens here every single day of the year.
"The second is to explain that emergency performance is not just an issue for the A&E at the Royal Infirmary - it is an issue for all of our hospitals and health partners."
Mr Mitchell added: "We have made lots of progress over the past 12 months but getting feedback from the public will help us to improve further."
The trust runs three hospitals in Leicester - the Royal Infirmary, General and Glenfield.
Messages posted on Twitter include cases studies, staff profiles, ambulance requests and information about how different departments work.
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One of the UK's busiest A&E departments is using Twitter to highlight how staff deal with meeting the government's four-hour waiting time target.
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Milford Haven Coastguards said a rescue team and a helicopter were called to Rest Bay, Porthcawl, at 15:30 BST on Tuesday.
A coastguard rescue helicopter from St Athan flew the casualty to Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
The condition of the casualty is not yet known.
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A person has been airlifted to hospital after being pulled from the water by RNLI lifeguards in Bridgend county.
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The Briton, 28, is undefeated since April 2013, but he is still cautious.
"Although I have a very strong record over the last couple of years, it wouldn't take much for that record to disappear," Scott told BBC Sport.
He claimed gold at the Finn World Championships in 2014 and 2011.
The Weymouth-based sailor has already secured his place on Team GB for next year's Rio Olympics.
"The reason for us being selected so early is so that we can focus on Rio," Scott said. "Everything that leads up to that is just a step along the way."
Scott narrowly missed out on a place at London 2012 to Sir Ben Ainslie, who went on to take his fourth Olympic gold.
"It was incredible frustrating," he told BBC Sport, "but if I hadn't gone through that I certainly wouldn't be as good a sailor as I am now."
Joining Scott in the British Sailing Team for the Finn Gold Cup will be Ben Cornish, James Hadden and 2010 Finn world champion Ed Wright.
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Olympic gold medal hopeful Giles Scott will attempt to win his third world title when racing at the Finn Gold Cup gets underway in Takapuna, New Zealand on 24 November.
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Organisers of the rock event, which is usually held at Knebworth Park, said they struggled to get a good line-up.
They also couldn't find a weekend which didn't clash with other events.
A statement on the festival's website reads: ""Unfortunately our last irons in the fire have just been extinguished and it's clear that we won't be in a position to run the event this year."
It was also cancelled in 2012 and 2013.
In 2012, organisers said they had fought hard to keep it going but that "a very challenging year" meant the event wouldn't have satisfied fans.
The following year, the rock festival was called off because organisers said they were unable to secure a good enough line-up of artists.
Their statement about this year's cancellation added: "We've said in the past that Sonisphere will only go ahead if we feel it is going to be good enough and that hasn't changed.
"We hope all rock fans have a great summer with all the festivals and concerts already in the calendar and we plan to see you all in 2016."
Sonisphere Switzerland is still set to go ahead on 6 June with Muse headlining.
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The move is dependent on clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority.
According to its last accounts, the Ballyclare-based business employs around 450 staff. It has a turnover in excess of £150m. The company says the merger is an "exciting new chapter".
Wiggle is owned by the investment firm Bridgeport Capital.
Wiggle and Chain Reaction have been fighting head-to-head for sales for years.
Chain Reaction sells bicycles, parts and accessories to more than 180 countries.
It began as a small bike shop more than 20 years ago, launching a website in 1999.
It has previously been described as Royal Mail's largest customer in Northern Ireland.
Chris Watson, managing director of Chain Reaction Cycles, said: "This is an exciting new chapter for the Chain Reaction Cycles brand.
"Since the business started in 1984, we've grown strongly from our mountain bike origins in Northern Ireland to meet the needs of more MTB, BMX and road cyclists across more countries."
Stefan Barden, chief executive officer of Wiggle, said: "In the global online retailing market in which we operate, there is a compelling industrial logic for our two businesses to come together to become a stronger force.
"We have long respected Chain Reaction Cycles as a business and share its values and commitment to delivering the best possible price and first class service for its customers.
"Like us they have a deep seated love of cycling."
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Online bike retailer Chain Reaction Cycles, which sells to customers across the world from NI, is to merge with the Portsmouth-based company, Wiggle.
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The Tunisia international, 24, joins on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce said: "Wahbi is a dynamic attacking player [with] the ability to score goals. I am delighted to welcome him to the club."
Khazri becomes the Black Cats' fifth signing of the January window, after Lamine Kone, Steve Harper, Dame N'Doye and Jan Kirchhoff.
He had previously been linked with Everton and Aston Villa.
Sunderland are 19th in the Premier League, four points behind adrift of safety.
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Sunderland have signed midfielder Wahbi Khazri for an undisclosed fee from French side Bordeaux.
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But a shortage of available recruits is reported to be helping to push up starting salaries.
Evidence collated from about 100 employment consultants during March showed the fourth consecutive month of increasing permanent placements.
This was at a faster rate than the UK average, but slower than the figure for February.
However, the survey evidence suggested the growth in temporary postings has been only modest, and slower than the UK as a whole.
It pointed to a pick-up in demand for further permanent recruits. And the increase in temporary jobs becoming available was the strongest since December 2014.
The strongest growth in hiring was in health and social care, computing and hospitality. However, there were declines in demand for senior management, professionals and blue collar roles.
The fall in the availability of suitable recruits was the sharpest since last July.
Starting salaries in permanent jobs were on the rise in March, as were hourly rates of pay for temporary staff. However, the rate of pay inflation appeared to be slowing from February.
The Markit survey evidence comes after other economic indicators pointed to tough trading conditions for private sector firms during autumn and winter, but some signs of more optimism about the months ahead.
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Recruitment has picked up in Scotland, according to a survey from Markit data consultancy.
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Greenock-based McGill's made a pre-tax profit on ordinary activities of £659,404 compared with a loss of more than £550,000 in 2011.
Turnover rose from £15m to £28m with the acquisition of rival Arriva Scotland West being the "main contributory factor".
Staff numbers at McGill's rose from 317 in 2011 to 589 in 2012.
McGill's Buses is now Scotland's largest privately-owned bus company, operating about 350 buses across more than 40 routes, mostly in the Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire areas.
It employs about 700 staff from the company's four depots in Greenock, Inchinnan, Johnstone and Barrhead.
McGill's said it was "constantly trying to improve efficiency of the business" and said "fluctuating fuel prices" as well as "changes to the concession payments" were among the principle risks to the company.
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West of Scotland bus firm McGill's has moved back into profit and reported an almost doubling of turnover for 2012.
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The 25-year-old, Spurs' fourth signing of the summer, has joined for a fee believed to be in the region of £9m.
Capoue, who made 174 appearance for Toulouse, scoring 13 goals, has won seven caps for France and can also play as a central defender.
He was named in the French league's Team of the Year in 2012, alongside Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Capoue joins Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Corinthians, Belgium winger Nacer Chadli from FC Twente and Spain striker Roberto Soldado from Valencia - who arrived for a club record £26m - at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham are short in defence after Steven Caulker moved to Cardiff, while Jan Vertonghen and Younes Kaboul are recovering from injuries.
His arrival could pave the way for a midfielder to leave White Hart Lane, with Scott Parker linked to West Ham and Queens Park Rangers.
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Tottenham have completed the signing of France midfielder Etienne Capoue from Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
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It is one of four areas across the UK which has been chosen for the trial by the Campaign to End Loneliness.
The public is being encouraged to carry out 250,000 "acts of kindness" to help lonely people.
About one million older people in the UK suffer chronic loneliness, which can increase the risk of dementia, high blood pressure and depression.
The "acts of kindness" could range from regular phone calls to volunteer work in the community.
As well as Glasgow, the £4m project will operate in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Cambridgeshire and a selected region in Northern Ireland.
The campaign group hopes to work with businesses, local authorities, policymakers and member of the public to develop their own local solutions.
The project has been awarded £2.7m from the Big Lottery Fund.
Laura Alcock-Ferguson, director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, said: "Over the next four years we will be expanding our work to inspire thousands of people to take action in their neighbourhoods, workplaces, businesses and high streets.
"There are more than one million older people suffering chronic loneliness in the UK, but, by making it our business to help just one of those million, we can all make a big difference."
Big Lottery Fund chief executive Dawn Austwick said: "Loneliness is an issue that touches us all, so there's a real opportunity for this valuable project to bring communities together up and down the country to address it head on.
"Through putting the power in the hands of those most affected by isolation, we can develop local solutions that make a real difference to people's lives."
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A new project to tackle loneliness among older people is to get under way in Glasgow.
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Arriva Trains Wales said the line between the two stations had to be closed for a time on Monday morning.
The device was found in a garden in St Michael's Close, Ruabon, with a cordon in place and nearby homes evacuated.
North Wales Police said the World War Two bomb turned out to be a training device so did not contain explosives.
The line was close at about 11:20 BST and reopened an hour later, according to Network Rail.
A spokesperson for Arriva Trains Wales confirmed services were suspended while a bomb disposal team was called.
The company said services between the stations faced disruption until about 13:00 BST on Monday.
The device was found by a resident living in a block of flats.
The man, who did not want to be named, said: "We were clearing up at the back of the flats and a water butt was full of old, dirty water.
"We emptied it and found this thing at the bottom. We have no idea how long it had been there."
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Train services between Shrewsbury and Wrexham were disrupted and homes evacuated when a wartime training device was found near a railway line.
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The warning about the second attack came from Swift, which oversees the financial messaging network that underpins global money transfers.
Swift said the target was a commercial bank but did not name the organisation or reveal if any cash had been taken.
The attack used techniques and tools resembling those used to steal cash from Bangladesh in February, it said.
Swift is used by about 11,000 financial institutions around the world to move large amounts of cash.
The attackers had a "deep and sophisticated knowledge of specific operational controls" at the targeted bank, and could have been aided in their theft by "malicious insiders", said Swift.
In both attacks the thieves sought to submit fraudulent messages to the Swift network to transfer large amounts of cash to accounts they controlled.
Analysis of February's attack suggested the gang aimed to steal about $1bn by moving cash from an account held by Bangladesh's central bank at New York's Federal Reserve to other accounts.
A spelling mistake in one of the transfer orders alerted staff and stopped much of the money going astray.
The second attack showed that the Bangladesh theft was not an isolated incident but "part of a wider and highly adaptive campaign targeting banks", said Swift.
It added that its core network remained secure despite the attempts by cyberthieves to manipulate it.
In April, Swift released software updates that it said would help customers improve security.
An investigation into February's attack revealed that the cyberthieves won access to the central bank network because of poor security controls.
The bank had no firewall, which is designed to block unauthorised access requests. It also used second-hand internet routers, which had cost $10, to connect to global financial networks.
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Jason Strange's side face Italy in their final game of the Six Nations in Colwyn Bay on Friday on the back of four successive wins.
Wales Under-20s have never previously won the Six Nations and Gatland has been impressed with the youngsters.
"It's absolutely brilliant for the Under-20s," Gatland said
Wing Joe Thomas is the only change to the team that won 42-16 in England last Friday, replacing the injured George Gasson.
Wales kicked off the campaign with a 34-25 win in over Ireland before back-to-back home wins over Scotland and France at Eirias Park.
"Their performance against England was outstanding," Gatland added.
"We watched the game and in the first five to 10 minutes you could see the intent from the team and what it meant.
"They had a couple of tough games against Scotland and France, where they had to dig really deep after a good start against Ireland.
"Well done to them and hopefully they can finish off with a good performance on Friday night against Italy."
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Wales head coach Warren Gatland has hailed the performances of the nation's Under-20s as they bid for their first ever junior Grand Slam.
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The Ogston Music School at St Edward's School includes a 120-capacity hall that will showcase touring musicians and community performances.
The development has 20 practice rooms, seven ensemble rooms, a recording studio and a music library.
Warden Stephen Jones said it had the potential to strongly impact the area.
He added: "With The North Wall Arts Centre just across the road from the new Ogston Music School, we have in South Parade the makings of North Oxford's own cultural quarter."
More than 450 lessons are expected to take place at the new facility each week.
It takes the place of the Ferguson Music School, which opened in 1962.
Alex Tester, director of music, said: "Music at St Edward's has always been at a high level, but the new Ogston Music School gives us the chance to scale even greater heights.
"We now have a real opportunity to gain a national reputation for music."
Upper sixth pupil and cellist Aaron Gruen said having the "fantastic, large new recital room is such a plus".
"The spacious practice rooms also add to the experience because, as a musician, you need space to think and you need the sound you produce to really resonate," he added.
St Edward's School was founded in 1863 and has about 700 pupils.
The school's musical alumni includes indie band Glass Animals.
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A £7m music facility at a north Oxford school will contribute towards a new "cultural quarter" in the area, its head has claimed.
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The letter, from all political group leaders at East Sussex County Council (ESCC), said the county faced cuts that would significantly reduce the quality of life for many people.
It comes as the council considers raising council tax by 3.99%, which includes the 2% social care precept.
The government said ESCC's spending power was forecast to grow by 1%.
Conservative-run ESCC said it had saved more than £78m since 2010 but faced a further £70m to £90m savings by April 2019, including £40m from its adult social care budget.
The letter said the government's approach to local government did not reflect the "varying needs" of different areas and East Sussex's ageing population made it particularly vulnerable to cuts.
And it said there would be significant savings in adult social care, withdrawal of early help and support to young people, significant reductions in library services, and reductions in the integrated transport offer.
Council leader Keith Glazier said savings being made would place a heavy burden on some residents.
A spokesman for the Department of Communities and Local Government said: "This government is providing a long-term funding settlement for the first time allowing local authorities to plan with certainty.
"Councils will have almost £200bn to spend on local services, including a £3.5 billion social care package, over the lifetime of this parliament.
"East Sussex County Council core spending power is forecast to increase by 1% and the county will still have over £1.4bn to spend between now and 2020."
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Politicians in East Sussex have raised "concerns" in a letter to the Prime Minister over government funding cuts.
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Scrum-half and surgeon Greg Nicholls, 32, and two physiotherapists used a defibrillator to resuscitate her.
The three members of Fylde Rugby Club had been waiting for a train from Preston to London ahead of Saturday's National League One game.
Dr Nicholls performed CPR and kept the woman alive until paramedics arrived.
The 66-year-old woman, who is believed to have suffered from a major heart problem, was taken by ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital.
She was transferred to Royal Lancaster Infirmary and is in intensive care.
Dr Nicholls, a paediatric surgeon at Royal Lancaster Infirmary who spent two years playing for Bristol in the top flight, was on his way to the platform when he heard pleas for help.
He rushed over to the woman with physios Meg Stewart and Greg Littler.
"A women had collapsed and was unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse," he said.
"Meg, Greg and myself went over and started CPR. Fortunately, there was a defib machine on the wall. This meant we could give her a couple of shocks before the paramedics arrived.
"We continued CPR with the paramedics until she had a pulse and was stable enough to transfer to hospital."
Lancashire Ambulance Service said it responded to the incident at 09:05 GMT.
The Fylde group were able to board the train, which was held up during the emergency.
The club lost their match against Richmond 22-21 in London.
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A former Premiership rugby player helped save the life of a woman who had collapsed at a railway station while he was travelling to a match.
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The woman was walking on the forecourt at about 07:10 when she was hit by a lorry.
Emergency services were called to the incident but the woman died at the scene. The 42-year-old male lorry driver was unhurt but badly shaken.
Police Scotland has appealed for witnesses to contact them.
Sgt Stewart Dyer said: "The crash occurred early in the morning, however, the forecourt was busy with motorists heading off to their commute, so I'd be keen to speak to anyone who was there to contact police.
"We understand from our enquiries that there were four vehicles on the forecourt at the time of the crash and I would like to trace these drivers as they may have information that could help with our enquiries."
A report is to be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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A 68-year-old woman has died after being struck by a lorry at a Tesco filling station in Carluke, South Lanarkshire.
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The 50 Rupee Seychelles, which dates back to between 1968 and 1973, was sold alongside other historic coins and notes.
It fetched £336, despite an estimated winning bid of £200.
Auctioneer Timothy Medhurst, from Duke's of Dorchester, said some believe the word was added by pro-independence printers.
Another note in the series contains the word "scum", he said, suggesting the additions were added deliberately as the island tried to remove itself from British rule.
Fifty Rupees is worth about £2.50 ($3.80).
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A banknote featuring the Queen with the word "sex" secretly written behind her in palm trees has been sold at auction.
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