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Alex headed the home side in front from Mario Balotelli's corner.
Juve soon equalised, though, as Mario Mandzukic stroked a shot into the corner after receiving Alvaro Morata's perfectly-weighted return pass.
Balotelli had a goal ruled out for handball and then Pogba hit the post with a free-kick, before scoring.
The France midfielder chested down Claudio Marchisio's corner at the far post and thumped a shot into the ground, with the ball bouncing across goal and in.
Balotelli, recalled to Milan's starting line-up, had a mixed night, claiming an assist for his side's goal and testing keeper Gianluigi Buffon with a fine first-half free-kick before being booked.
The striker, who was substituted with 13 minutes left, received a yellow card for punching the ball into the net as it dropped loose after Buffon had made a great double save.
Milan's defeat leaves them in sixth place, while Juve's lead will be cut back to six points if second-placed Napoli beat bottom club Verona on Sunday.
Elsewhere in Serie A, Mauro Icardi's second-half goal ensured Inter Milan moved up to fourth with a 1-0 victory at next-to-bottom Frosinone, who finished with 10 men after defender Leonardo Blanchard was sent off late on.
Carpi remain outside the relegation zone only on goal difference after losing 1-0 at Chievo, while Genoa won 1-0 at Sassuolo in the day's other game.
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Paul Pogba bundled in a winner as Juventus came from a goal down to extend their Serie A lead to nine points with victory at AC Milan.
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Yorkshire Cat Rescue near Keighley has taken in 450 animals so far this year.
Sara Atkinson, the charity's founder, said: "It's heartbreaking and very difficult.
"We've seen lots of young kittens living in pens waiting for their forever homes."
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A cat rescue charity says it has seen the highest number of abandoned cats and kittens during its 21-year history.
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The north coast Seahawks have lost just once this season and boss Gary Taylor is upbeat for the fifth-round clash.
"We're top in our division and through to a cup final, so we will go there in good spirits," said Taylor.
"We've worked on a plan, on how to set up and we've nothing to lose, so hopefully we can spring a surprise."
Taylor had spells with Coleraine and Linfield as a striker while there's plenty of Irish Cup experience at the Mullaghacall club.
Assistant manager Anthony Gilmore scored for a losing Carrick Rangers side in the 1995 final while defender John Neill played for Coleraine in the decider 13 years later.
Glenavon will have to keep an eye on winger Ryan Doherty in the Mourneview Park tie.
"I can't understand why Ryan is still with us - he's been superb and we think he can play at a higher level," added Taylor, who has a 21-year association with Portstewart.
"Indeed, we have three or four here who could play at a higher level and the test for them is to prove they can do it on Saturday.
"To get the holders, in the first game of their defence, really is a great game for us.
"We will not go out all guns blazing as we respect Glenavon and they have quality players.
"Portadown scored two late goals to beat us in the Irish Cup a couple of years ago and I hope we give a good account of ourselves again."
There's live coverage of the Irish Cup fifth round on BBC Radio Ulster and the BBC Sport website
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Intermediate minnows Portstewart are relishing the opportunity to rock local football by knocking out Irish Cup holders Glenavon on Saturday.
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It happened when Mr McWilliams was walking along the Rostrevor Road in Warrenpoint at 10:30 BST.
It is understood the victim was hit by a trailer that was being towed by a lorry.
It has been reported that Mr McWilliams was originally from Newry but had moved to Warrenpoint a number of years ago.
The police are appealing for witnesses to call 101.
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The man who died in a crash in County Down on Wednesday was 66-year-old Keith McWilliams.
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Customers can collect their purchases from lockers at Finchley Central and Newbury Park following company's deal with Transport for London (TfL).
In November, TfL signed a deal with Asda which allowed people to collect their shopping from six stations.
But the London Federation of Small Businesses said it hope small shops would not suffer as a result.
Matthew Jaffa, spokesman for the federation, said its members had not be "given a fair crack of whip" at being involved in the scheme, which TfL hopes will generate substantial income for the network.
"We would like more awareness and a communication about this," Mr Jaffa said.
"We want our members to be given more of an opportunity. Hopefully this will happen next time."
On Sunday it was announced Amazon customers will be able to pick-up parcels from railways stations.
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's customers can currently have their groceries delivered by van to Tube station car parks and Waitrose is working with TfL to install click and collect facilities.
InPost, which delivers parcels, has a collection point at Buckurst Hill station.
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London Underground passengers can now pick up items ordered on Amazon at two station car parks.
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Jacob Jenkins was snacking on fruit at the Hartlepool restaurant when the grape got stuck, and attempts were made to dislodge it.
He later died at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle, in October.
Newcastle Coroner Karen Dilks concluded that his death was accidental.
She said: "Jacob, who was two years old went with his family on what was intended to be a social occasion. Tragically, a completely unexpected and unintended event occurred.
"That was that Jacob, eating grapes that no-one considered any risk, then choked on one of those grapes and that led to a chain of events that tragically starved Jacob's brain of oxygen and that was the reason why he died.
"I can reach no other conclusion that this was in every sense a tragic accident. My conclusion therefore is one of accidental death."
She said the tragedy served as a warning about the "unexpected risks" of small children eating grapes.
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Paramedics, customers and the parents of a two-year-old boy tried to save him after he choked on a grape in a Pizza Hut, an inquest has heard.
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Darrell Potts, 24, from the town, was found guilty of dangerous driving on various streets in August 2015.
A court heard he drove at excessive speeds forcing people to take evasive action and had to brake sharply to narrowly avoid someone with a pram.
He also failed to observe a pelican crossing and did not stop when requested to do so by police.
In addition to his jail term, Potts was also banned from the road for five years at Selkirk Sheriff Court and ordered to re-sit an extended test after his ban.
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A driver who narrowly missed a pedestrian pushing a pram through Hawick has been jailed for 18 months.
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Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Burnley
Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Reading
Cardiff City 2-1 Derby County
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Birmingham City
Fulham 2-1 MK Dons
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Hull City 4-0 Bristol City
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford
Rotherham United 2-1 Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich Town
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Saturday's Championship reports as leaders Burnley battle it out for a draw against Brighton while Hull put four past Bristol City.
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The party will field about 32 candidates in June. In Clwyd West, local members chose not to challenge the Brexit Tory minister David Jones.
UKIP AM David Rowlands said: "Any small party would find it difficult to keep funding these elections."
UKIP has no MPs but won 13.6% of the vote in Wales in 2015, third highest behind Labour and the Tories.
"It's simply the timing of it, to be quite honest with you," Mr Rowlands told BBC Wales.
"It's £500 per candidate," he added, referring to the required deposit which is only repaid if a candidate receives at least 5% of the vote.
"You're talking about £20,000 overall, plus obviously the leaflets," which he estimated were around £700 for each candidate.
"You're talking about quite sizeable amounts of money to be raised in a very short period of time," the South Wales East AM said.
While UKIP stood in all 40 Welsh constituencies in 2015 but did not win any seats, at the 2016 Welsh Assembly election it won seven seats due to proportional representation, with 13% of the vote for the regional lists.
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UKIP has said timing and money are the main reasons it is not standing in all 40 Welsh seats at the general election.
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Michael Sousa died nine days after the fall at Jane Austen College, in Norwich.
Opening an inquest into his death, coroner Yvonne Blake said the boy had "significant head injuries".
His life support machine was turned off at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge on 31 January. He died the next day.
The medical cause of death was given as severe traumatic brain injury.
A full inquest will be heard in August.
In a written statement, college principal Rebecca Handley Kirk said: "We are devastated by these events, and we send our thoughts and our love to Michael's family and friends.
"Michael had only joined us in September, but was already becoming a well-known student throughout the school, thanks to his lively personality."
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A 12-year-old boy fell to his death from the top of a school stairwell just a day after his birthday, an inquest has heard.
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Arrests for sexual offences on the network have also increased by 36% since 2015.
The "Report it to stop it" campaign has been re-launched as police estimate 90% of people still do not report offences.
The Mayor of London encouraged Londoners "to speak up and report unwanted sexual behaviour".
New figures released by Transport for London (TfL) show annual reports of sexual offences have doubled from 1,023 to 2,087 in 2015/16 after the project began.
Siwan Hayward, TfL's Head of Transport Policing, said: "Our new 'Report it to Stop it' film builds on our previous campaign's success and encourages victims to come forward and report anything that makes them feel uncomfortable.
"No matter how insignificant they feel it may be, every report is taken extremely seriously by police and investigated so the offender can be caught and brought to justice."
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Reports of sexual offences on London's transport network have doubled to over 2,000 a year in the last five years, according to new figures.
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The crash involving the 6m (20ft) vessel, Loose Cannon, happened in the early hours of Sunday in Cowes Marina.
Police said a 39-year-old man from Waterlooville, held on suspicion of possession and supply of a Class B drug, had been bailed.
A 34-year-old man, from Southsea, and a 39-year-old man, from Petersfield, have been released with no further action.
They were both arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
All three men were taken to the island's hospital where they were treated for injuries sustained in the crash.
A two-hour search by a coastguard helicopter and two lifeboats was also carried out for another man who was reported missing from the vessel.
The RNLI said it was called off after the man was later found ashore.
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Three men arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after a boat crash off the Isle of Wight have been released.
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Wales defended stoutly in the face of French pressure and led 6-0 at half-time with two Billy McBryde penalties.
France went ahead after the break with Alex Arrate's try but they then had wing Gabriel N'Gandebe sent off after he received a second yellow card.
George Gasson finished a brilliant team move to give Wales a third win from three which puts them top of the table.
Wales Under-20s: Rhun Williams (RGC); George Gasson (Dragons), Joe Thomas (Ospreys), Harri Millard (Cardiff Blues), Keelan Giles (Ospreys); Billy McBryde (Scarlets), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys); Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Blues), Dafydd Hughes (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Tom Phillips (captain, Scarlets), Shaun Evans (Scarlets), Harrison Keddie (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: Ifan Phillips (Scarlets), Rhys Fawcett (Scarlets), Leon Brown (Newport Gwent Dragons), Bryce Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons), Morgan Sieniawski (Cardiff Blues), Declan Smith (Scarlets), Kieran Williams (Ospreys), Joe Gage (Ospreys).
France Under-20s: Romain Buros (Section Paloise); Gabriel N'Gandebe (RC Massy Essonne); Atila Septar (CA Brive Correze), Alex Arrate (Biarritz Olympique), Eliott Roudil (Stade Rochelais); Anthony Belleau (RC Toulon), Antoine Dupont (Castres Olympique); Clement Castets (Montpellier RC), Peato Mauvaka (Stade Toulousain), Michael Simutoga (ASM Clermont Auvergne), Florian Verhaegue (Stade Toulousain), Mathieu Tanguy (Stade Rochelais), Judicael Cancoriet (ASM Clermont Auvergne), Anthony Jelonch (Castres Olympique), Baptiste Pesenti (Montpellier HR)
Replacements: Emerick Setiano, Pierre Bourgarit, Elies El Ansari, Theo Hannoyer, Matthieu Voisin, Alexandre Pilati, Damian Penaud, Baptiste Couilloud.
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Wales Under-20s stayed on course for a Grand Slam as they consigned 14-man France to a first Six Nations loss.
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The 276-year-old New Room, in Bristol, is set to be "transformed" with grants of £2.5m from the lottery and £1.4m from the Bristol Methodist District.
It is said to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world - used by Wesley for those responding to his message of Christian faith and social justice.
A library, new lecture rooms and a cafe are all planned for the site.
These will sit inside a brand new, three-storey building in the Horsefair Courtyard, which will be linked to the New Room building by a glass roof.
The interior of the chapel itself will not be changed.
The Reverend Ward Jones, chair of the New Room Trustees and the Bristol Methodist District, said the "significant" grants gave the opportunity to "look to the future in a very exciting way".
"We will be able to upgrade our current facilities, so that we can properly welcome and inform visitors from the local area, from schools and colleges, and from all over the world," he said.
Building work is subject to meeting planning conditions but is expected to begin in the autumn.
The head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the South West, Nerys Watts, said: "Thousands of shoppers pass the entrance to the New Room every day without realising that it is one of the most important buildings in the history of Methodism.
"This grant...will transform the museum's offering to visitors, ensuring its internationally important collections and archives are better maintained and displayed."
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The first meeting room used by preacher John Wesley, founder of Methodism, has been given £3.9m to make improvements.
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Officials had previously believed the crash, in which an entire Chinese tour group died, was caused by mechanical failure.
But an investigation has found that the driver, Su Ming-cheng, was drunk and had been planning to kill himself.
He was already being investigated for scuffling with a tour guide and sexually assaulting an unnamed victim.
In both cases, officials alleged he was intoxicated, and prosecutors said the lawsuits had left Mr Su "depressed".
Minutes before the crash, investigators said, the driver poured fuel inside the bus and started a fire with a lighter.
He then swerved into a roadside barrier on a national highway in the city of Taoyuan, killing himself, a local guide and 24 tourists who were headed to the airport.
An emergency exit was also locked, trapping people as they tried to escape.
Text messages from Mr Su's relatives showed they pleaded with him not to take his own life.
"Don't you love the three children in your family? Don't let them be ashamed. If you do this, it will bring shame to us all," a message from his sister read, according to a transcript published by Agence France-Presse.
He had been briefly suspended in May by his employer for fighting with another tour guide, officials added.
The incident led Beijing to demand Taiwan do more to ensure the safety of mainland Chinese tourists.
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A suicidal driver was the cause of a bus crash in Taiwan that killed 26 people in July, investigators say.
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The 28-year-old winger has agreed a two-year deal with the Blues, who won the Women's Super League title and the FA Women's Cup double last season.
"The team established themselves as the top club in the country and I'm excited about the prospect of helping to build on that," she told Chelsea's website.
'It is the right point in my career to begin a new challenge."
Carney has won 110 international caps and was a member of the England side which finished third at the World Cup earlier this year.
She has previously played under Chelsea manager Emma Hayes at Arsenal Ladies and Chicago Red Stars.
"Karen was a major target and a genuine world-class addition to the squad," Hayes said.
"She is a student of the game and brings additional leadership to our squad.
"I see Karen complimenting the talent we already possess in the final third. All our attacking players will benefit hugely from her vision and passing."
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Chelsea Ladies have signed England international Karen Carney from Birmingham City Ladies.
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The tour coach came off the A83 in Argyll at the Rest and Be Thankful. It rolled down an embankment before coming to rest beside Loch Restil.
Of the 52 people on board, 23 were initially taken to hospital.
One of the six still being treated in hospital is reported to be in a serious but stable condition at Glasgow's Southern General.
Two patients at the Western Infirmary and three at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley are in a stable condition.
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Six patients are still in hospital being treated for a range of injuries, following a coach crash on Thursday.
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The line will carry people from the roof of St Thomas' Hospital on South Bank to Victoria Gardens, beside the Houses of Parliament.
Twenty people who pledge £50,000 or more will be able to use the crossing when it runs for one day on 2 December.
The money raised will be donated to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
People harnessed to the 463m wire will travel head first at speeds of up to 40mph (64kmh).
It will be built by 30 specialist firefighters over three days.
LFB Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Roe said he came up with the idea "to thank the remarkable [hospital] staff" after they treated his nine-year-old son Zaki.
He said: "I realised that I could use my specialist skills to rig up a zip wire from the roof of the hospital."
Evelina London is trying to race £2.7m to build a Clinical Research Facility.
Head of Evelina Hospital's allergy service, Prof Gideon Lack, said the proposed facility would "help find better treatments and cures".
The LFB is also running a competition for one person to win a place to ride on the zip wire.
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The first zip wire to cross the River Thames will be set up by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to raise £1m for a children's hospital.
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Lightweight Taylor needs to qualify for the semi-finals in Kazakhstan to guarantee her Olympic berth.
The Irishwoman, 29, beat Swede Agnes Alexiusson on a unanimous decision to reach the last 16 in Astana.
Taylor, aiming for a sixth world title, was surprisingly beaten in the Olympic qualifier in Turkey last month.
The Wicklow boxer will fight in the last 16 on Monday, with the quarter-finals the following day in Kazakhstan.
Taylor took a 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37 decision over Swede Alexiusson despite sustaining a bloody nose in the bout.
READ MORE: Defeat ends GB boxer Chantelle Cameron's Rio hopes
Azerbaijan's Yana Alekseevna handed Taylor her first defeat in five years at last month's European Olympic qualifiers to leave the five-time world champion still seeking Rio qualification.
Alekseevna's victory in Samsun was Taylor's first defeat in 63 contests.
After her defeat in Turkey, Taylor insisted that she would regroup for the defence of her world title.
In addition to her Olympic success and five consecutive world titles, Wicklow woman Taylor has also won six European titles, five European Union gold medals plus a European Games triumph last summer.
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Ireland's London 2012 gold medallist Katie Taylor won her opening bout at the World Championships to edge closer to a spot at the Rio Olympic Games.
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The University of Edinburgh said it supported 44 start-ups and three spin-outs last year, taking the total to 184 in five years.
Investment in university-founded companies has also hit a record high - with backing of £237m in 2014/15.
The university said research innovation was helping the city become the UK's largest tech hub outside London.
Since Edinburgh's first recorded spin-out was established more than 40 years ago, the university said it had created a total of more than 400 start-up and spin-out companies.
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Recent commercial successes include spin-out pureLiFi, whose light-enabled internet technology is being incorporated at the home of the Golden State Warriors basketball team in San Francisco.
Grant Wheeler, head of company formation at Edinburgh Research and Innovation, the university's commercialisation arm, said: "Whether it's from the world-class research base or from the student entrepreneurs, we're seeing new companies being formed here and in record numbers.
"And more and more have the potential to develop further."
Prof Sir Timothy O'Shea, principal of the university, added: "The first-class support provided by the university and the wider enterprise support network play an important role, not only in the student experience but in delivering impact for the world-class research coming out of our university."
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Edinburgh is being hailed as a major technology hub as new figures show a record number of university start-ups.
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The 45-year-old Australian has also previously coached the Adelaide Strikers in the T20 Big Bash.
And he was part of the coaching team as Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008.
Essex have been looking for a head coach since Paul Grayson left by mutual consent on 2 September and want to complete shortlist by mid-October.
The county, who currently have Chris Silverwood in charge until the end of the season, then hope to make an appointment in late December or early January.
Essex, currently third in Division Two and without silverware since 2008, saw the first day of their final County Championship match of the season against Lancashire rained off on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, young fast bowler Aaron Beard has signed his first professional contract with the club that will keep the 17-year-old at Chelmsford until at least the end of the 2017 season.
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The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce made the call on Tuesday.
It said most of its members felt the sector had "a future" but there were concerns about a "lack of government policy".
The chamber said the task force should be drawn from the private sector, with the intention of devising "a positive plan to drive competitiveness".
More than 1,000 jobs will be cut over the next two years at Bombardier in Northern Ireland, with a further 1,800 jobs to go in Ballymena with the closure of JTI and Michelin there.
"Energy costs consistently dominate member concerns particularly in sectors such as manufacturing," said the chamber's chief executive, Ann McGregor.
"We welcome the recommendations of the ministerial energy advisory group but would like to see the NI Executive put in place a plan of action to respond to those recommendations as a matter of urgency."
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Stormont should set-up a "task force" to help local manufacturing in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed.
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Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl, and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, were bailed until November.
The former Sheffield United striker was jailed for five years in April after raping the 19-year-old.
At least 17 people have been arrested as part of the investigation.
Jim Brisbane, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales said: "We have completed reviews in relation to a number of the suspects under investigation".
He said there was sufficient evidence to charge Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, Flintshire, with the offence of publishing a matter likely to lead members of the public to identify the complainant in a rape case.
"Both have been charged by North Wales Police and bailed to appear before Prestatyn Magistrates' Court on 5 November," said Mr Brisbane.
He said a further suspect under the age of 18 has been issued with a final warning by police.
"Evidence relating to a number of other suspects has been presented to us as part of this investigation and our evidential reviews are continuing," Mr Brisbane added.
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North Wales Police have charged two people in connection with the naming on Twitter of a woman who was raped by Wales footballer Ched Evans.
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The jockey was unseated as Dante Stakes and Royal Ascot winner Permian, trained by Mark Johnston, broke down after crossing the line in last place.
Assistant trainer Charlie Johnston said Permian suffered a broken leg and was put down.
The Briton, 29, was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington.
It was reported by the Daily Racing Form that Buick had suffered a fractured T12 vertebra, but would require no surgery, although there has been no official update on his injuries.
Buick is one of the leading jockeys in Britain, and a retained rider for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team.
Permian won six of his 13 career starts, including when ridden by Buick to victory in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
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The Foxes lead the table by three points after Tuesday's draw with West Brom, but will slip to second if Tottenham beat West Ham on Wednesday.
"There are Tottenham and Manchester City in the race to fight for the title and there is little Leicester to fight against them," said the Italian.
"We are confident. Why not win it? Be positive."
Leicester followed up Saturday's late win against Norwich with a 2-2 draw against the Baggies, failing to find the winner that would have put them five points clear despite a host of chances at the King Power Stadium.
"Four points from two difficult matches, it is fantastic," said former Chelsea boss Ranieri. "We are alive and our spirit is ready to fight again.
"I am happy, not that we didn't get the three points because you can't always get the three points, but our performance was fantastic."
Leicester were bottom of the table at this time last season, winning seven of their final nine games to stay up. They have lost only three times in the first 28 games this term.
"We can repeat last season," said Ranieri. "We try to do our best. Today we were not so lucky, but perhaps in the last 10 matches we will be."
Watch Match of the Day on Wednesday on BBC One and online - 22:45-00:15 in England, 23:45-01:15 in Scotland & NI; 23:20-00:50 in Wales.
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His Monday meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May was dominated by Brexit and talks on the DUP-Tory deal.
But it was his admission that the famous Downing Street address reminded him of a Hugh Grant dance sequence from the film "Love Actually" that stole Tuesday's headlines.
Mr Varadkar seemed disappointed to learn the scene was not "actually" filmed there.
Many were divided on whether the reference to the popular Christmas movie was "cringey" or a bit of welcome fun from a political leader.
Here are some of the best reactions from social media.
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Users on social media have been poking fun at Leo Varadkar, the new Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), for an enthusiastic rom-com reference on his first official trip.
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Darryl "DMC" McDaniels said that products sold by Amazon, Walmart and other stores violated federal trademark and New York competition laws.
McDaniels, who owns a firm named Run-DMC Brand, made the allegations in a complaint filed in the US District Court in Manhattan.
The products include T-shirts and hats.
Run-DMC were one of the biggest rap acts of the 1980s, with global chart hits including Walk This Way and It's Tricky.
Their distinctive logo has become a fashionable motif on T-shirts, often worn by people who are not necessarily fans of the group's music.
McDaniels said the brand was "extremely valuable" and had been legitimately licensed to various manufacturers including sportswear firm Adidas, itself the subject of one of Run-DMC's most successful songs.
Amazon and Walmart have yet to comment on the lawsuit.
McDaniels founded the group in 1981 in the New York borough of Queens with fellow rapper Joseph "Run" Simmons, who is now an ordained Pentecostal minister known as Reverend Run.
The third original member of the group, DJ Jam Master Jay, was shot dead by an unknown assailant in a recording studio in Queens in 2002.
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A member of pioneering rap group Run-DMC has filed a $50m (£40.7m) lawsuit accusing retailers of unlawfully using the group's name on items of clothing.
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Grace Mugabe, 52, is claiming diplomatic immunity after she was accused of assaulting a model last week.
She had been due to take part in the first ladies' programme at the summit.
The authorities say she remains in South Africa and her request for immunity is under consideration.
Police want to interview Mrs Mugabe about an alleged assault at a hotel in Johannesburg.
She is accused of hitting a 20-year-old woman over the head with an extension cord.
Police expected her to turn herself in on Tuesday, but she failed to show up.
They set up a "red alert" at the country's borders to try to ensure she does not flee the country.
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said: "We, in terms of South African police, [have] already put tabs on the borders in relation to her leaving the country, so there is no question about that.
"So tabs have been put, a red alert has been put, so she is not somebody who has been running away."
South African Airways, which is owned by the South African government, says its flight from Zimbabwe's capital to Johannesburg was unable to take off as scheduled on Saturday morning.
The airline says Zimbabwean authorities are demanding a "foreign operators permit" to allow them to operate in Zimbabwe, despite the fact the route has operated for more than 20 years without one.
The restrictions come as South Africa's government considers whether to grant diplomatic immunity to Mrs Mugabe.
The first lady's whereabouts are not known but she is believed to still be in South Africa.
Mrs Mugabe has not commented on the allegation.
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Holly Brown was among 21 students on a field trip when the crash happened on the A38 in Birmingham on Friday.
In a statement, her parents said they were "so proud" of the teenager's achievements.
Flowers have been left outside John Taylor High School, in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.
For more on this story and other Birmingham news or Staffordshire stories.
West Midlands Police appealed for any witnesses who had not yet come forward to contact the force.
Holly was confirmed dead at the scene of the crash which happened in the Castle Vale area of the city at about 09:00 BST.
Another teenage girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries and other pupils were treated at the roadside.
In their tribute, Holly's parents and twin sister Emma said: "You grasped every opportunity that life presented to you, displaying so much passion, enthusiasm and determination in pursuit of your dreams.
"All this without forgetting to care about people, being there for others and having time for those that needed it.
"We will miss you so much but you will always be in our thoughts, hearts and prayers."
Birmingham City Council has confirmed one of its bin lorries was involved in the crash and said it would "be fully co-operating with all investigations".
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The lion was legally shot dead by a hunter on 30 December.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the teeth could be the remnants of a conjoined twin which died in the womb, or possibly a kind of tumour.
Biologists in the region have never seen anything like this particular deformity before, it says.
The lion was hunted after it attacked a dog near the town of Weston, Idaho. The dog survived, but a hunter set off in pursuit and killed the big cat a few hours later.
A conservation officer checked the lion's body, as required by law, and found the set of teeth, as well as what appeared to be a set of whiskers on the left side of the animal's forehead.
Mountain lions, a native species of big cat, are relatively common in Idaho. They are elusive animals which seldom come into contact with humans.
They are territorial and require large swathes of wilderness to thrive, according to the US National Wildlife Federation.
In winter, their prey species, such as deer and turkeys, move down from the mountains to escape colder temperatures, often gathering at the edges of villages or towns.
This can put predatory mountain lions into conflict with people, livestock and pets, says the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
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The 28-year-old has not competed since winning World Championship gold in Germany in March 2015.
"I've come back feeling refreshed, recharged and ready to give it my all again," said Yarnold.
Former GB sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis is set to make his World Cup debut in the four-man bobsleigh in Whistler.
Lamin Deen leads the four-man crew, which also includes Andrew Matthews and Tremayne Gilling.
Former England Rugby Sevens star Sam Blanchet is joined in the two-man bobsleigh by Welsh pilot Bruce Tasker.
Tasker is joined by fellow Welsh competitors Laura Deas, in the skeleton, and Mica Moore.
Commonwealth Games sprint relay finalist Moore, from Newport, will make her World Cup debut alongside pilot Mica McNeil in the women's bobsleigh sled.
Great Britain Bobsleigh performance director Gary Anderson said: "The message I've got from other nations is that they are looking to see what Great Britain have done and they want to pitch themselves against us. That's very positive news for me."
Yarnold, who won Olympic goal at Sochi 2014, also claimed European and overall World Cup titles before announcing in September 2015 that she was taking a year out from the sport.
The three-day World Cup in Canada, which starts on Friday, is the first of eight in the 2016-17 season.
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Britain's Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold returns after more than a year and a half out in the World Cup opener in Canada this weekend.
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Dundee Tigers players Marc Crighton and Marc Leggatt face charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and challenging others to fight at the tie with the Kirkcaldy Kestrels at the Fife Ice Arena in 2013.
Crighton is also alleged to have assaulted two opponents.
Both men pleaded not guilty and will face trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
The pair are accused of acting in an aggressive manner and making threats of violence at the Scottish National League match in November 2013.
Crighton, 27, is accused of assaulting opposing player Jay Duncan by pushing him to the ground and struggling with him, causing severe injury, permanent disfigurement and permanent impairment.
He is also charged with assaulting Connor Baxter by seizing him by the body and pushing him against a door.
Crighton, of Dundee, and Leggatt, 24, also of Dundee, appeared on indictment at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Sheriff James Williamson continued the case for trial later this month.
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Two ice hockey players are to stand trial accused of trying to start a brawl at a match.
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The force is asking for people to surrender unlawfully held guns and ammunition to help avoid them "getting into the wrong hands".
Officers said many firearms were held in innocence and ignorance of their illegality or were overlooked and forgotten in people's homes.
Ch Insp Chris Brown said there had only been one death this year from a firearm but it was still "one death too many".
"We want as many weapons off the street as possible and would encourage people to hand them in," he said.
"It has been 10 years since we have run a firearms amnesty and it is really to give people who may have illegal firearms in their homes an opportunity to safely bring them in to police without fear of prosecution."
Collection points will be placed at police stations across Leicestershire. The amnesty runs until 6 October.
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Leicestershire Police has launched its first firearms amnesty in 10 years.
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Mandy Minella revealed after her first-round defeat at Wimbledon that she is four and a half months pregnant.
Wearing a loose-fitting smock dress, and with a small bump just about visible, the 31-year-old lost 6-1 6-1 to Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone.
The world number 82 from Luxembourg is also due to play in the doubles.
On the day Williams posted Instagram footage of her practising with her racquet while seven months pregnant, Minella is preparing to team up with Anastasija Sevastova.
They will face Ipek Soylu and Varatchaya Wongteanchai in the first round of the women's doubles.
Minella, who lost in the first round of the French Open in May, married her coach Tim Sommer in 2014.
Her baby is due at the end of the year.
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The volume, which every airman used to record missions, belonged to Leonard Sumpter, a bomb aimer in the attack.
The raid on 17 May 1943 saw experimental bouncing bombs used to break two important dams deep within Nazi Germany.
Flt Sgt Sumpter's book, which fetched £7,000, described the mission as "satisfactory".
Nineteen planes and 133 men took part in what was codenamed Operation Chastise, with eight planes lost and 53 crew killed.
The military impact is still hotly debated but it provided a huge morale boost to Britain and was later made into classic movie.
Flt Sgt Sumpter's aircraft - L for Leather - hit the target but did not break the dam.
The logbook was sold alongside a scrapbook containing cuttings and photographs about the raid and later missions. It sold for £3,000.
Carl Buck, from Nottingham-based International Autograph Auctions, said: "These kind of items come up very rarely and there is always a lot of interest.
"It had an estimate of around £3,000 and it is easy to see why it went for so much, as it had signatures from other airmen like Guy Gibson and David Maltby, making it a Who's Who of the Dambusters."
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Acclaimed bass player Kyle Eastwood and his band will play at the Gardyne Theatre on the opening night of the five-day event.
Organisers said the audience should expect "slick modern jazz, blending swing, bop, and soulful funk".
The festival runs from 18-22 November with gigs at a variety of venues in the city.
Other performers during the week include the Red Stripe Band, Ian Siegal and the East Coast of Scotland young jazz musicians.
Mr Eastwood is a double and electric bass player who has had a 17-year career in the music industry.
The festival said he had released seven critically acclaimed albums and was also a composer and arranger.
He has worked on several of his father's films, including Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino and Letters From Iwo Jima.
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The American, 37, held off Jason Day at Baltusrol, New Jersey, on Sunday to claim his first major.
Australian Day, 28, remains top of the rankings, followed by Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth, and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.
Walker's career-high ranking of 10th came in April 2015 after he won the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
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Jimmy Walker has climbed 33 places to 15th in the world rankings after his US PGA Championship victory.
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The 32-year-old was a member of England's World Cup squad that finished third in Canada earlier this year.
She had a spell on loan at Notts County last season and left Arsenal Ladies at the end of the campaign.
Her arrival follows Thursday's signing of Sophie Ingle and she told the club website: "This is a fantastic move for me and I cannot wait to get started."
Reds manager Scott Rogers said: "This is a really important signing for the club - Siobhan is an England international whose experience will be crucial next season."
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Liverpool Ladies have signed England goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain for the 2016 season.
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Cafodd y perfformiwr o'r Rhyl ei gwobrwyo yng nghategori'r Actores Orau mewn Rôl Gefnogol mewn Sioe Gerdd am ei rhan yn Show Boat.
Gwobrau Olivier yw prif wobrau byd y sioeau cerdd a'r theatrau yn y DU.
Yn y blynyddoedd diweddar, mae Ms Trehearn wedi perfformio ar lwyfannau'r West End mewn sioeau fel Diary of a Teenage Girl, Floyd Collins a City of Angels.
Mae hi hefyd wedi ymddangos ar y teledu, gan gynnwys yn nrama Dim ond y Gwir ar S4C.
Ms Trehearn oedd enillydd cystadleuaeth Wawffactor 'nôl yn 2005.
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The deal values the merged company at $130bn (£103bn) and is expected to lead to cost savings of $3bn.
The EC's approval is dependent on DuPont and Dow selling off some parts of their businesses to satisfy competition concerns.
The eventual plan is to split the merged company, DowDuPont, into three independent firms.
The three companies would focus on agriculture, materials and speciality products.
The EC had been concerned that the merger as originally proposed could have reduced price competition and choice in pesticides markets, as well as damaging innovation in new products.
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said: "We need effective competition in this sector, so companies are pushed to develop products that are ever safer for people and better for the environment.
"Our decision today ensures that the merger between Dow and DuPont does not reduce price competition for existing pesticides or innovation for safer and better products in the future."
Dow said the "regulatory milestone" was a significant step towards completing the merger deal.
In addition to the cost savings, the transaction had the "potential for $1bn in growth synergies", Dow said in a statement.
"Longer term, the intended three-way split is expected to unlock even greater value for shareholders and customers and more opportunity for employees as each company will be a leader in attractive segments where global challenges are driving demand for their distinctive offerings," it added.
To get the go-ahead from the Commission, DuPont agreed to sell off parts of its global pesticide business, including its global research and development organisation.
Dow's divestments include two manufacturing facilities for acid co-polymers in Spain and the United States.
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The Blues are seven points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City with just over half the season still to go.
And speaking on BBC Radio 5 live after the Blues beat Bournemouth for a club record 12th consecutive league win, Savage says he cannot see beyond Antonio Conte's side for the title.
"Give them the trophy now - I can't see anyone catching them," he said.
"Great defence and great attacking play. They can play all styles; they can break teams down.
Former Wales international midfielder Savage added that Chelsea were coping well with teams setting up defensively against them, noting that West Brom, beaten 1-0 by Chelsea earlier in December, had "played six at the back at times".
If Chelsea beat Stoke at home on New Year's Eve, they can equal Arsenal's record 14-game winning sequence from 2002 when they play Tottenham at White Hart Lane on 4 January.
The Blues, who last won the league in 2014-15, also visit champions Leicester and title rivals Liverpool in January.
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Premier League leaders Chelsea should be given the trophy now, says BBC football pundit Robbie Savage.
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Marin successfully defended her world title in Jakarta on Sunday against India's Saina Nehwal.
But the version of Spain's Royal March played at the medal ceremony was the one dating back to Gen Francisco Franco's far-right dictatorship.
Spain got rid of the words in 1978.
Since the death of Franco the Royal March has been played without words - and the mistake in Jakarta clearly amused Marin as she stood on the podium. A video clip on YouTube showed her reaction.
The words were written by poet Jose Maria Peman in 1928 and were adopted by Franco's nationalists in 1939 after their victory over left-wing forces in the Spanish Civil War.
"An older version of the anthem was played during the Women's Singles medal ceremony following Marin's retention of the title which she won a year ago," the BWF said in a statement.
"The Badminton World Federation and the hosts, the Indonesia Badminton Association, sincerely regret this unfortunate mistake."
The old anthem includes the words: "Glory to the Fatherland that knew how to follow, over the blue of the sea the path of the sun."
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has apologised after the old fascist-era Spanish national anthem was played for gold medallist Carolina Marin at the world championships in Indonesia.
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Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council have decided not to fund Spalding Flower Parade beyond next year's event.
The parade, which has been run since 1959, attracted crowds of more than 100,000 people in its heyday.
But councillors said attendances had dropped to a level where it was difficult to justify supporting it.
The parade, which features tulip-covered floats and marching bands, costs £200,000 a year to stage.
Each council contributes £40,000 towards the event but have said they will not be able to provide any funding after 2013.
Lincolnshire County Council's Eddy Poll said: "Back in the day when we were getting 100,000 visitors plus, it was worth the investment but I would imagine there was less than 40,000 there this year.
"I know the weather played a part but visitor numbers have been falling off over the past few years and it's now at a level that I don't think we can really sustain."
"I've personally been involved with the parade for 25 years so it's not been an easy decision for me but I think it's come to a point where we can't afford to underwrite it any more."
Mr Poll said the council welcomed suggestions on how the parade could continue beyond 2013 in a different form.
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The future of a famous Lincolnshire flower parade is in the balance after its funding was cut.
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McFadden, 29, accepted the offence and an initial five-week ban was reduced to three after his past disciplinary record was taken into account.
The suspension rules McFadden out of this Friday's Pro12 game at Ospreys.
The Ireland player will also miss the Champions Cup game with Bath at the RDS and the following week's trip to Wasps.
McFadden appeared before a disciplinary committee in Edinburgh on Wednesday after being cited for stamping or trampling on Connacht's Nathan White during a ruck.
A Pro12 statement said: "Mr McFadden accepted that he had committed an act of foul play and that it would have warranted a red card."
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Leinster back Fergus McFadden has been given a three-week ban following a stamping incident in his side's Pro12 win over Connacht on New Year's Day.
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The 25-year-old joined West Ham as a schoolboy in 1996 and is a graduate of the club's academy.
"It's brilliant that the club has shown faith in me and I'm delighted to sign [this contract]," Tomkins said.
Tomkins, whose new deal will take him past 20 years of service at West Ham, has made 205 appearances for the club.
He suffered a broken nose in Sunday's draw against Manchester United.
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West Ham United defender James Tomkins has signed a new contract, which will keep him at the club until 2020.
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Eric Boateng top-scored with 18 points for GB, while Ben Gordon notched 17 and Andrew Lawrence added 16.
GB led by just nine points after three quarters but had greater momentum and won comfortably against the top seeds in Group F.
GB's next game is on Wednesday against Luxembourg, also in London.
Coach Joe Prunty said: "We had 21 assists on 30 field goals so guys were doing multiple things on the floor and that's what we need to win games.
"Ben [Gordon] played very well - he played 30 minutes but he's getting more comfortable - nine rebounds and five assists was a very good game for him."
Macedonia edged a high-scoring first quarter 30-28 but Gordon's nine points and three assists, signalled his contribution was going to be greater than in the opening qualifying defeat by Hungary three days earlier.
GB went on to lead 50-43 at half-time as the visitors struggled with foul trouble and the loss of guard Damjan Stojanovski with a knee injury.
Three-point baskets from Gordon and Kieron Achara put GB into a 12-point lead towards the end of the third quarter and when the pair repeated that, with another from Dan Clark, GB led 83-66.
Victory was secured with two Boateng baskets that saw him record his highest score for his country.
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Great Britain beat Macedonia 96-79 at the Copper Box in London to boost their chances of qualifying for next summer's Eurobasket finals.
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An estimated 201,003 fans attended the Scottsdale event, taking the week's total crowd to 535,035.
Five-time major winner Mickelson is five shots adrift of leader Danny Lee, who is 13 under after carding a 67.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (68) and Rickie Fowler (70) of the United States are tied second on 10-under.
Ireland's Shane Lowry, who was three shots off the lead after the second round, slipped to joint 10th after a one-over 72 left him on six under par.
The previous largest crowd - also at the Stadium Course - was 189,722 in 2014.
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The 40-year-old had been linked with a move to Prenton Park after Rovers sacked Gary Brabin.
"No contact has been made between the two clubs," he told the club website.
"I want to stress that [assistant] Ken McKenna and I are very happy and we are looking forward to progressing under new owner Diego Lemos."
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Morecambe boss Jim Bentley has rubbished rumours linking him with a move to take the vacant manager's job at National League side Tranmere.
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Police said the men and women were found by officers in the back of the HGV.
They were given medical treatment by ambulance crews and then taken into custody by Border Force officers on suspicion of being in the UK illegally.
The driver of the lorry was also arrested, on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry into the UK.
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A group of 28 suspected illegal immigrants discovered hiding in a lorry in Portsmouth have been detained.
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Stewart Spence used a derogatory term about homosexuals at The Marcliffe Hotel during a Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland event in October.
Mr Spence later said he wanted to "sincerely apologise".
VisitScotland said the Marcliffe had responded with assurances about its equality policy.
Chris McCoy, equality diversity manager at VisitScotland said: "Following VisitScotland's request to confirm in writing that the Marcliffe Hotel does not operate any kind of discriminatory policies that would contravene the Equality Act 2010, the business has responded within the set time period to give us those assurances and a clear commitment to their equality policy.
"The policy covers all the key areas, including LGBTI customers and employees, and clearly sets out both the responsibility of the hotel management and the staff.
"On that basis, we are pleased to be able to remove the suspension and re-list the hotel on VisitScotland.com, including the 5 star rating.
"We look forward to continuing the positive working relationship that The Marcliffe and VisitScotland have enjoyed for many years."
HIT Scotland said homophobic views and comments were made about the industry during the event and that it was "shocking".
A source who was at the dinner said "jaws dropped".
Mr Spence later said in a statement: "I made some very ill-advised comments at the dinner and I am absolutely mortified.
"I would like to sincerely apologise for the offence caused. I don't know what I was thinking."
The hotel - a popular venue for wedding receptions and functions - has been at its North Deeside Road location since 1993.
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Tourism agency VisitScotland has restored the five-star status of an Aberdeen hotel following a probe into the owner's homophobic comments.
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Wilmots, a former Belgium player and coach, signed a two-year contract with the Elephants on Tuesday.
Toure has not played competitively for his country since leading them to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Cup title.
"I know how important it is to have experienced players. It's not yet over for Toure, we've got to get him back," Wilmots said of the 33-year-old.
"The Yaya Toure case will be one of my first missions."
Without Toure, the Elephants failed to get past the group stages of this year's Nations Cup in Gabon, failing to win a game.
"I've seen the last two games that he played for Manchester City in a defensive midfield position," said Wilmots. "He's always great, he's so good physically.
"I'll go see him, I'll talk with him."
Wilmots believes he has taken on a "golden generation" of Ivory Coast players.
"I do not know much about the country, but I have a lot of information about the national team, and I was very interested in the national team," he said.
"They have a very good generation of players. When the challenge was offered to me, I thought why not?"
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The 23-year-old midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan at Town, scoring three goals in 13 games, including a late winner at Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Dean Gerken has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Ipswich until 2019.
Gerken, 32, has played 92 times since signing from Bristol City in 2013.
"Emyr was outstanding for us last season. He was arguably our best player along with Tom Lawrence and he certainly made us a better team," said Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy.
Huws came through the ranks at Manchester City and has gone on to appear for Wigan, Birmingham and Huddersfield.
In total, he has scored 10 goals in 95 career league appearances.
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Ipswich Town have signed Wales international Emyr Huws from Championship rivals Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year deal.
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Reuben Lawrence weighed just 3lbs (1.3kg) and spent 105 days in special care at Singleton Hospital after his mother Claire went into labour at seven months.
She had to have an emergency Caesarean section, followed by a hysterectomy. She also received 29 pints of blood.
But Reuben now weighs 9lb 3oz (4kg) and his family has thanked hospital staff.
Mrs Lawrence and her husband, Andrew, have written to Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board to thank staff.
Mrs Lawrence said: "The care I had was exemplary.
"[They] kept my family updated and explained carefully what needed to be done in to order to save my life.
"We just want all them all to have a pat on the back, they deserve it."
He is still being tube-fed and receiving oxygen to help his breathing.
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A baby born 12 weeks early has finally gone home to his parents and five sisters in Swansea.
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Monday night's event included an open top bus parade through the town.
The brothers joked that it seemed like a "few million" had turned up to welcome them.
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Irish Olympic silver medallists Gary and Paul O'Donovan have expressed their delight at the crowds that attended their homecoming parade in Skibbereen in County Cork.
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A 36 year old man and a 50 year old woman were arrested in the operation on Friday.
Approximately 143kg of the drug was seized.
A 46 year old man was arrested in a follow up operation.
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Herbal Cannabis with an estimated value of €2.8 million has been seized in County Cavan in a joint operation by Gardaí and the Irish Revenue's Customs Service.
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Britain trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quarter but came back to win in a thrilling finish.
Johannah Leedham led GB's scoring with 28 points, while Ella Clark added 15 and Azania Stewart 12.
Great Britain's next match in November is away to group leaders Italy, where they will need another win.
They currently lie third in Group C, behind the unbeaten Italians and Montenegro, with only the nine group winners and six best second-placed teams making it through to the finals in the Czech Republic.
Clark, who hit three three-pointers in her 15 points and took a game-high 12 rebounds, told BBC Sport: "It's a bit of a blur now when you think about it but it was definitely a team effort.
"We were in that rut where we don't do what we do well and we were missing open shots, but even then we were like 'we can still do this - it's only 10 points.'
"It's a big mental thing to know that we still have the chance to qualify."
Montenegro led 35-33 at half-time on Wednesday before increasing their advantage to 58-48 with eight minutes remaining.
But Leedham, Clark and Rachael Vanderwal inspired Britain's late 21-4 surge to ensure they stay in with a chance of qualifying ahead of November's final two matches.
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He made the remarks during a debate on the use of the union flag on Northern Ireland driving licences.
Mr Flanagan said that he fully accepted the ruling of the Speaker.
He had been punished by Mr McLaughlin for challenging the authority of the chair.
It was stated that Mr Flanagan would not be called to speak in the assembly until further notice after being found to have made "provocative" comments.
He was found to have challenged the authority of deputy speaker Roy Beggs.
Mr Flanagan, an MLA for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, complained about the way the debate was being chaired after he was interrupted by unionists.
Mr McLaughlin said his party colleague had been provocative.
He said the punishment could be lifted by an apology to the House.
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When Mr Padda took over last December Lego said the search would begin immediately for a successor.
The search "went faster than expected", it said.
The Danish company's new chief executive will be 51-year-old Niels Christiansen, former boss of Danfoss.
Lego said the somewhat temporary nature of Mr Padda's appointment as chief executive was "a combination of Bali's own wishes - as well as a clear understanding between him and Jørgen [Lego's chairman] around the duration not being long-term".
A Lego spokesman said Mr Christiansen, who left engineering company Danfoss at the end of June was the "perfect match" for the chief executive job at Lego.
He will take up his new post in October.
Mr Padda, who had been with Lego for 15 years and was its first British chief executive, will remain with Lego as a special adviser.
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Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson scored 22 points in what was a repeat of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals.
USA will face Serbia in Sunday's final after they defeated Australia 87-61.
"It means a lot to be in the final game for the gold. With passion like that it's going to be tough for anyone to beat us," said USA guard Kevin Durant.
"We like our chances, so we've got to come out and play with a lot of intensity, a lot of passion and energy and we'll be fine."
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The United States are aiming to win the men's Olympic basketball title for the 15th time after they defeated Spain 82-76 to reach the final.
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The Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber, said incidents had been recorded in Caversham, Hurley, Maidenhead and Marlow.
Mr Barber said there had also been reports of egg theft and vandalism.
Last year's Swan Upping ceremony recorded that cygnet numbers were down by a third following air rifle attacks.
Mr Barber appealed to dog walkers to keep their pets under control near swans and other wildlife.
He said: "Sadly, some of the injuries sustained by the parent birds have been fatal, resulting in young cygnets struggling to survive on their own against the ever-present threats of natural predators.
"Without the adult birds being present to protect them, many cygnets do not survive such attacks."
The Swan Upping ceremony, which dates back to the 12th century, is due to be held this year on 18-22 July.
The annual event involves teams of rowers in scarlet uniforms collecting swans and assessing their health on behalf of the Crown, which claims ownership of swans on certain stretches of the Thames and its tributaries.
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The Dumfries and Galloway festival is staging its biggest ever programme when it gets under way later this month.
It is now opening a campsite in Duncan Park, which will have portable toilets and showers and a cooking area, and will cost £12 a night.
A total of 236 authors are set to take part in talks, workshops and signings between 23 September and 2 October.
Last year, organisers said 10,000 people visited the town during the festival but accommodation was hard to organise.
EventScotland is supporting the organisation of the site, while extra ferries are also being put on from Northern Ireland.
Artistic director Adrian Turpin said: "In 2015, around 22,000 tickets were issued for our events and over 10,000 people visited the Wigtown Book Festival; normally the town's population is 900.
"We've been very lucky to work with EventScotland and introduce a campsite connected to the book festival in the area for the first time to help the town accommodate the population swell."
He added: "Wigtown is Scotland's National Book Town, it's a great place to come and discover books, meet people and see the area that inspired some of Robert Burns's best work.
"As one of the world's best natural beauty spots, Dumfries and Galloway is famed for its incredible green landscape, rolling hills and views of the Milky Way.
"I hope that the new camping and ferry crossing opportunities encourages more people to come to the area and the 2016 Wigtown Book Festival."
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He was nominated because of his work in mountain rescue and training climbers, and for setting up the Scottish Mountaineering Heritage Collection.
Mr Tighe will be presented with the accolade at the Fort William Mountain Festival next month.
The award was set up to recognise those who have dedicated their lives to working in Scotland's mountains.
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The 46-year-old victim was in the office of his van hire shop on Court Road in Greenwich on 10 February when the men burst in.
They choked him until he lost consciousness during the raid.
Grabbing the gold Rolex Yacht Master watch - worth £15,000 - they ran off to a waiting black Peugeot 206 in Middle Park Avenue, where a man and woman were sitting.
Police describe the first suspect as a 25-30 year-old white male, with a goatee beard.
The second is described as a 38-40 year-old white male with a scarred complexion.
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Two robbers stormed into a man's office and snatched a gold Rolex from his wrist in a shocking attack which left him unconscious.
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Police found the 28-year-old injured at the Mucky Duck on Drake Street just after midnight. He was taken to Bury's Fairfield Hospital where he later died.
A police spokesman said it was believed he had been assaulted but it was not yet known if the attack took place inside or outside the pub.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the man's death and remain in police custody.
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The Oscar-nominated actor will play the young Albus in the sequel to Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Law's casting sees him follow in the footsteps of Richard Harris and Sir Michael Gambon, who shared the role of Harry's headmaster in the Potter films.
The new film, due out in November 2018, will depict the character before he became head of Hogwarts.
Directed by David Yates, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 will see Eddie Redmayne reprise his role as "magizoologist" Newt Scamander.
"Jude Law is a phenomenally talented actor whose work I've long admired and I'm looking forward to finally having the opportunity to work with him," said Yates in a statement.
"I know he will brilliantly capture all the unexpected facets of Albus Dumbledore as JK Rowling reveals this very different time in his life."
The new film will also see Johnny Depp return as Gellert Grindelwald, the villainous wizard briefly seen at the end of the first Fantastic Beasts film.
Warner Bros president Toby Emmerich said: "As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the Fantastic Beasts cast, playing a character so universally adored.
"Jude has been a member of the Warner Bros family for years and we're excited to embark on this new adventure with him."
Born in south London in 1972, Law has received Oscar nominations for his roles in 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley and 2003's Cold Mountain.
He also plays Doctor Watson in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films and can currently be seen in HBO's The Young Pope.
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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JK Rowling's Dumbledore is to have a new face - and it belongs to Jude Law.
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Arron Banks, co-chair of Leave.EU, said he would like to merge with Vote Leave but claimed they did not want to.
The Bristol businessman said relations between the two were "strained" but his group was "ready" for the referendum.
Both groups are vying for the right to be designated the official "out" campaign, which will benefit from increased spending limits.
No date has been confirmed for the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, promised by the end of 2017, although there has been speculation it could be this year.
The Electoral Commission has yet to select a designated lead campaign for either the "in" or "out" sides.
Mr Banks said his group had "offered to come together" with Vote Leave - a cross-party group made up of MPs and donors - but they were "not particularly interested".
He told BBC Sunday Politics West: "I think it's highly unlikely right now. We would like to but I don't think they [Vote Leave] are in the mode of wanting to merge.
"They're an SW1 [Westminster] campaign. We don't believe it can be won from SW1 we think it's got to be won on the streets of Britain."
But he dismissed newspaper reports that Leave.EU had hired security experts to spy on the rival group as "silly".
The official "in" and "out" campaigns will be allowed to spend up to £7m during the campaign period and will be entitled to TV broadcasts and a free mailout.
The Electoral Commission says it will choose the campaign that represents "to the greatest extent those campaigning for that outcome".
Vote Leave is supported by Business for Britain, the Labour Leave campaign and Conservatives for Britain.
It has yet to comment.
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The businessman heading up one of two EU "out" campaigns says he believes it is "highly unlikely" they will merge.
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Lisa Thomas worked at Ismeer Residential Care Home in Cornwall when Pam Barrett, 83, died in 2014.
Thomas also pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud totalling more than £7,000 over a four-year period while she was manager.
The 42-year-old, from Landreath Place in St Blazey, was sentenced to 21 months at Truro Crown Court.
She earlier pleaded guilty to neglect and administering a prescription-only medicinal product without being an appropriate practitioner, relating to another resident.
The court heard that when Ms Barrett became ill and was found lifeless in bed in 2014, staff on duty at the time were not medically qualified or trained to resuscitate her and only one staff member was qualified to administer drugs.
Staff were also told not to ever attempt to resuscitate residents, the court heard.
A police investigation began and found that Thomas had also told a colleague to give a male resident with dementia a drug prescribed to another patient.
They said she told them she was trialling something - the drug is normally prescribed for bipolar conditions and migraines and has side effects.
She also stole money from an another resident's account, with several fraudulent cheques written totalling £7,050.
Sentencing, Judge Simon Carr, said: "You made it clear that the home had a no-resuscitation policy.
"There was no possible authorisation or justification for this."
The home, which specialised in caring for people with dementia, has since closed.
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Nick Hedges took the photos for housing charity Shelter in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
He now wants to meet the people in his pictures to find out what happened to them.
The images will be featured in an exhibition in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square until 30 October.
Mr Hedges, who is now 73, said: "It would be wonderful to meet the children I photographed all those years ago and to hear their stories. I often wonder what happened to them, if they went on to lead happy and healthy lives.
"When I was commissioned by Shelter to take these photographs, I never imagined that decades later they would still have such impact - none more so than on me personally.
"The poverty and terrible conditions I witnessed shocked me to the core. My hope is that all these years later, by reconnecting with some of those I photographed, I am able to hear good news of what happened to the families."
Director of Shelter Scotland Graeme Brown said: "I encourage anyone who recognises themselves, or family members and friends to get in touch with us. We want to hear the stories behind these iconic images, and in particularly what happened after they were taken.
"These photographs are a sobering piece of history not only for Shelter Scotland, but the nation as a whole and it's important to preserve the stories behind them."
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A photographer who pictured Scots living in tenement slums 45 years ago is now hoping to be reunited with his subjects.
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Ibe, who joined from Liverpool for £15m, struck after 12 minutes with a driving run and a curling finish.
Cardiff kept possession well but created few chances, with Joe Ralls' low wide shot their best effort.
The Bluebirds' opening league game is at Birmingham on Saturday, 6 August.
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A fine individual goal by Bournemouth's club record signing Jordon Ibe saw them beat Cardiff City in the Bluebirds' final pre-season friendly ahead of the new Championship campaign.
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President Obama said he felt "deep sympathy" for the families but that the law would be "detrimental to US national interests".
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister had warned that the bill could cause his government to withdraw US investments.
The country denies any involvement in the 2001 attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers that targeted the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were Saudi citizens.
If the bill became law, it would allow victims' families to sue any member of the government of Saudi Arabia thought to have played a role in any element of the attack.
Congress overwhelmingly passed the bill earlier this month following a campaign by relatives.
However it was known that President Obama had serious concerns about the bill and was unlikely to sign it into law.
The Obama administration argues that the legislation would remove the sovereign immunity that prevents lawsuits against governments, and could expose Americans to a legal backlash overseas.
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, who co-sponsored the bill, said he was "disappointed" and would press ahead and overrule President Obama's veto.
"If the Saudis did nothing wrong, they should not fear this legislation. If they were culpable in 9/11, they should be held accountable," said Mr Schumer.
In 2004 the 9/11 Commission Report found "no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organisation".
Last year an inmate in US custody, Zacarias Moussaoui, claimed that a Saudi prince had helped finance the attack that flew passenger planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
A fourth plane crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania.
Saudi Arabia rejected the accusation, which it said was from a "deranged criminal" with no credibility.
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US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government.
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The staff at Community Safety Glasgow (CSG), an arms-length council body, want better pay for shift work.
The union Unison said 19 members would take part in the action from 19:00 on Thursday until 19:00 on Saturday.
CSG said it had "business continuity plans in place" to ensure monitoring of Glasgow's CCTV network.
Unison Glasgow branch secretary Brian Smith said: "These members work 12-hour shift patterns, providing a 24-hour service every day of the year.
"Other workers in CSG and Glasgow City Council on similar shift patterns receive an additional annual payment of £7,500.
"It is just a question of equality and fairness."
CCTV operators staged their first 48-hour strike from 19:00 on Friday 4 March until 19:00 on Sunday 6 March.
A spokesman for CSG said: "Public safety is paramount and we have business continuity plans in place to enable us to continue to monitor the city's CCTV network."
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CCTV operators in Glasgow are set to begin a second 48-hour strike amid an ongoing dispute over pay.
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The project was unveiled on Friday at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Flint, with pupils from Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan in Abergele, Conwy, and Ysgol Glan Clwyd in St Asaph, Denbighshire.
It is part of an ongoing campaign by the force to tackle the issue.
Officers said it helped young people relate to the issues.
"I hope the film will have a positive impact and raise awareness of what child sexual exploitation is, particularly to children and young people across north Wales who may be being exploited and who may not have realised it until now," said Det Supt Jo Williams.
"Child sexual exploitation is not acceptable and there is only one person to blame for it - the perpetrator, not the child."
Some of the Year 11 and 12 pupils were studying for their GCSE and A levels at the time of filming and took a few hours after their school day to take part.
"The pupils are glad to have been able to use their performing skills to share such an important message with other young people," added Kevin Jones, head of drama at Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan.
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Former winners Dominika Cibulkova, Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska and Svetlana Kuznetsova will join Konta, 26, at the tournament - which runs from 23 June to 1 July.
French Open champion Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova will also play.
Britain's Kyle Edmund, Aljaz Bedene and Dan Evans take part in the men's event.
The Aegon International takes place in the week before Wimbledon, which begins on 3 July.
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The Welsh outfit won the Elite League - their first national title since 1997 - and the Challenge Cup as they dominated the British domestic 2016-17 season.
The other candidates are Sweden's Florunda Gothenburg, SC Bern (Switzerland) Tappara Tempere (Finland) and Austrian champions Vienna Capitals.
The winner will be announced at a dinner in Prague on 13 June.
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Cardiff Devils are among the five contenders for the title of ice hockey's European club of the year.
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Labour's Keith Reynolds said "health issues" forced him to make the decision before council elections on 4 May.
He said he was "extremely proud and honoured" to have represented Aberbargoed for 38 years and to have served as leader for three years.
Chris Burns, the council's interim chief executive, described him as "an outstanding public servant".
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Teachers at Caherline Elementary School in Caherconlish, Limerick, say they have noticed a difference in pupils' behaviour since installing outdoor speakers to play music during playtime on Fridays.
Headmaster Michael McCarthy says the music does far more than just getting the children out in the fresh air with each other.
"It really has broken down the barriers between the boys and girls and also with the different age groups," he added.
"It's just brilliant when you see the bigger children taking the little ones by the hand and dancing with them."
The sessions are for all the children in the school whose ages range from four to 13.
"It's half an hour where there are no barriers," said Mr McCarthy.
"At first, the boys stood back but they dance now even if they're playing football! And even the playground staff start to tap their feet."
Two separate videos of the playground disco have been viewed more than a million times on Facebook since being posted last week.
One Facebook user posted: "Playtime parties, why was this not around when I was young."
Mr McCarthy says the idea came from the pupils themselves.
"We set up a school council and the children always raise lots of good ideas at meetings," he added.
"The girls in particular love dancing, they are always in the playground making up dance routines and singing. But boys and girls love music."
After some negotiation Mr McCarthy agreed to allow the music during playtime on Fridays.
"We had some school funds so we went and bought a speaker and set it up in the playground.
"Basically it's an outdoor disco."
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A total of 67 families will be represented by the same legal team as they seek compensation over the scandal at Aberdeen's Hazlehead Crematorium.
Baby and adult ashes were mixed together at the crematorium and given back to relatives of the adult.
The parents of infants were told there were no ashes.
Aberdeen City Council announced in December last year that it had approved a new financial compensation scheme for those affected.
The deadline for claims has been set for 1 February.
BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated in Aberdeen over a five-year period.
It followed similar revelations about Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh, which had been secretly burying baby ashes for decades.
A report into the scandal by Dame Elish Angiolini described the practices as "abhorrent".
Thompsons Solicitors said they originally represented 21 families but that had risen to 67 as the compensation deadline looms.
Company partner Patrick McGuire said the compensation announcement was justification for the families "who had fought for years to get the council to acknowledge the wrongs done to them".
He added: "I have rarely seen such a large amount of people contacting us in such a short space of time.
"I think what this actually shows is the number of families in the Aberdeen area that have been touched by this scandal and have suffered in silence. They no longer need to do so."
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Lawyers for parents affected by the Aberdeen baby ashes scandal said they have been "astonished" by the number of people contacting them for help.
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Jose Angel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George were shot as they left a meeting in Tocoa in the north-east on Tuesday.
They were both members of Muca, which fights for land it says has been fraudulently taken from farmers and given to multinationals.
Muca says dozens of farmers and activists have died in land rights clashes since 2009.
The most high-profile recent killing was of award-winning indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, who was shot at her home in the western town of La Esperanza in March.
Mr Flores was the president of Muca (The United Farmworkers Movement of Aguan).
He and Mr George, who had both previously been threatened, were killed by hooded men armed with rifles in Tocoa, 240km (149 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa.
Muca opposes large agriculture companies that grow African oil palm, saying land has fraudulently been transferred to them from farmers.
It pursues legal cases on farmers' behalf but also carries out illegal land occupations in the Bajo Aguan valley.
Amnesty International's Americas director, Erika Guevara-Rosas, said Honduras had become a "'no-go zone' for anyone daring to campaign for the protection of the environment".
US Ambassador to Honduras James Nealon condemned the killings, saying: "The United States of America calls for a prompt and thorough investigation and for the full force of the law to be brought to bear against those found responsible."
Government spokesman Luis Osabas said the killings were being investigated.
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Robert Butler, 30, was charged on Tuesday following last month's fatal stabbing of new father Jamal Mahmoud, 21, on the north London prison's G wing.
The Met Police said Mr Butler was remanded in custody until a court date can be set.
Basana Kimbembi, 34, has also been charged with Mr Mamoud's murder and will appear at court at a later date.
The G wing is the same wing from which two prisoners, James Whitlock and Matthew Baker, escaped on Monday.
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A second man has been charged with the murder of a Pentonville prison inmate.
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An alleged victim told police he was assaulted when he was 16 or 17 on a train between Newport, south Wales, and London Paddington.
This follows earlier complaints made against the Port Talbot born Cardiff MP who died in 1997.
BTP said it had been made aware of "inappropriate touching" allegations.
A spokesman said: "BTP was made aware of an allegation of inappropriate touching involving the late George Thomas on board a train from London Paddington to Aberystwyth in 1959.
"I can confirm that a second report has been received, from Gwent Police, involving allegations of a sexual assault during a train journey from Newport to London Paddington between 1964 and 1966.
"The complainant, who was aged 16 or 17 at the time, did not wish to make a formal statement to police.
"The information has since been passed to the Operation Hydrant investigating team."
Operation Hydrant teams are gathering evidence for a number of investigations into historical child sexual abuse allegations, including Operation Pallial in north Wales and Operation Yewtree, the inquiry prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse cases.
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A second set of sex abuse allegations have been made against former House of Commons Speaker George Thomas, British Transport Police (BTP) has confirmed.
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The benchmark Shanghai Composite index fell by 0.7% to 3,668.12 as investor confidence failed to pick up.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index followed the mainland lead and traded 0.6% lower at 24,377.05 .
Sentiment was also hit by a weak showing from Wall Street on Wednesday.
US shares were hit by poor results from a number of media companies, including Disney and Time Warner.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.1% down at 5,610.10 points.
The main market news was the plan from ANZ bank for a A$3bn ($2.2bn; £1.41bn) share sale to boost its capital ratios in the wake of tougher regulatory requirements.
ANZ shares are currently suspended and trading is expected to restart on Friday.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi ended the day down 0.8% at 2,013.29.
Japan bucked the region's trend, with the Nikkei 225 finishing up 0.2% at 20,664.44.
Shares of NTT rose by more than 4% after the telecoms company reported strong earnings and announced a plan to buy back about 1% of its shares.
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Mainland Chinese shares on Wednesday fell again, extending losses from the previous day, despite recent government attempts to stabilise markets.
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DreamWorks is behind a series of animated hit films including Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.
The deal will put Comcast in direct competition with Disney.
"DreamWorks will help us grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come," said Steve Burke, chief executive of NBCUniversal.
Shares in DreamWorks had risen almost 19% on Wednesday after reports of a deal broke.
Comcast, which is the largest cable firm in the US, reported better-than-expected first quarter results on Wednesday, boosted by a big jump in pay-TV customers,
Net income rose 3.6% to $2.1bn, with total revenues up 5.3% to $18.8bn.
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Comcast has announced its NBCUniversal unit will buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8bn (£2.6bn) in cash.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission will review allegations Alison Hernandez failed to declare expenses as election agent in Torbay in the 2015 General Election.
It comes on the first day of office for Ms Hernandez as Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.
She has denied any wrongdoing.
Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages.
The referral to the IPCC was made by the chief executive of the office of the police and crime commissioner, Andrew White.
The watchdog will decide whether to investigate, or refer the matter to another police force.
Ms Hernandez faced criticism for taking the oath on Tuesday and failing to stand aside amid a wider probe into Conservative MPs expense.
On Thursday she said she wanted to get on with her job "without distraction".
"Today I take up that post determined to serve every single person that lives in this police area and determined that the priorities I want to implement in the next four years are heard."
A spokesman for the IPPC said: "An assessment is under way to determine the appropriate level of IPCC involvement, if any."
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The police watchdog is investigating claims a newly-elected crime commissioner improperly declared election expenses.
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Scrappy the fire dog helps the fire teams in the North East of England.
But he's now putting his paws up and retiring.
So who will take over his job, and what does it take to be a brilliant fire dog?
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Tackling a blaze isn't just a job for firefighters - fire dogs play an important role too!
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The Bluebirds struck twice just before half-time. First, Liam Hughes's header was adjudged to have crossed the line, despite the valiant attempts of Jordan Maguire-Drew to clear.
Byron Harrison then tapped in his 15th goal of the season on the break.
The sides exchanged quick goals after the break. Richie Bennett volleyed into the top corner for Paul Cox's men, before Corey Whitely converted on the rebound for Dagenham after Tim Erlandsson had saved Luke Guttridge's initial effort.
Harrison extended the away side's lead from the spot after Moussa Diarra had been baulked in the box.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Barrow 4.
Second Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Barrow 4.
Substitution, Barrow. Lindon Meikle replaces Jordan Williams.
Substitution, Barrow. Ross Hannah replaces Byron Harrison.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Tyrique Hyde replaces Scott Heard.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Paul Benson replaces Oliver Hawkins.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Barrow 4. Byron Harrison (Barrow) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Christian Assombalonga replaces Jimmy Shephard.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 1, Barrow 3. Corey Whitely (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Barrow 3. Richard Bennett (Barrow).
Jordan Williams (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tim Erlandsson (Barrow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Barrow 2.
First Half ends, Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Barrow 2.
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Barrow 2. Byron Harrison (Barrow).
Goal! Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Barrow 1. Liam Hughes (Barrow).
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David Cameron and foreign secretary Philip Hammond have said Labour under Corbyn poses a threat to national security.
But the body that trains civil servants decided government staff would benefit from his experience.
Records show Corbyn was being paid to give some of the lectures while he was campaigning to become Labour's leader.
Between May 2014 and July 2015 Corbyn gave nine lectures, three of them after nominations closed for the Labour leadership.
He was paid £1,350 by Civil Service Learning, the body that trains civil servants, over the period for lecturing.
Last month Hammond said Corbyn embarrassed and weakened Britain, and left foreign leaders "aghast".
It is understood Corbyn lectured staff on the workings of Parliament. Sources say other backbenchers have provided officials with similar guidance.
Corbyn, along with other MPs, is also credited with helping Civil Service Learning write a handbook called "Working with Ministers".
The Labour leader has never been a minister. Among its advice, the handbook reminds civil servants "ministers are human".
It also says officials must "retain the confidence of the Opposition, who must be sure that the Civil Service would serve them in government as assiduously as it is serving the present Government".
The Cabinet Office confirmed Corbyn had been hired to make presentations to civil servants.
A spokeswoman for the department said: "Long-serving MPs from all parties are often invited to speak to groups of civil servants about the workings of Parliament."
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Malcolm Greaves, who has died aged 75, worked with Ivory when they were both binmen in Nottinghamshire.
Mr Greaves inspired two characters in the programme, who were played by actors Edward Woodward and Tim Healy.
Mr Ivory said in tribute: "Malcolm was a lovely, funny, kind man and was a big part of my growing up."
Mr Greaves worked on the bins for many years with his son Paul, and the pair inspired a father-and-son binmen team in the programme.
"Dad enjoyed watching the series," said Mr Greaves. "He was very pleased with it all because he could really relate to all the characters. He recognised a lot of the traits of people he'd worked with at the depots in Newark and Southwell.
"My dad thought the world of Bill Ivory anyway, and Billy always liked to get back on the bins when he was back home from university in the holidays. He liked to meet up with all the old friends and faces."
Malcolm, known as "Malc", worked as a driver on the bin lorries for 28 years, originally for Southwell Rural District Council, which was succeeded by Newark and Sherwood District Council.
"Edward Woodward played the serious side to my dad but dad was also very happy and jovial," said Paul.
"He was full of one-liners and would have people in stitches, but he was never crude. Everybody felt better for being in his company, whether they were 18 or 80."
Malcolm was diabetic and died in hospital on 31 July after complications from an operation to remove his leg.
His funeral takes place at 16:00 BST at the Sherwood Forest Crematorium in Ollerton.
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The removal of the engines, which have lain idle for two years, would leave 142 active vehicles in the capital.
Savings from the proposal would be invested in making more staff available to crew Fire Rescue Units.
But the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said it would be "dangerous and reckless" to get rid of them permanently.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has released three plans to make the savings.
It insists no stations will close and no firefighters will be forced to leave their jobs.
The Brigade said it had continued to meet London-wide attendance time targets while the 13 engines had been out of service.
It said that bringing them back would improve response times by about four seconds for the first engine to reach the scene.
An alternative proposal has been put forward by London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore, who recommends putting the 13 fire engines back into service but making savings by establishing alternate crewing at stations with some specialist appliances.
The proposals will be discussed on 2 December and there will be a full public consultation on how the Brigade will find the savings, LFB said.
The FBU said it was "opposed to the removal of any fire engine from London."
A spokesman said: "In wake of the Paris attacks, it would be dangerous and reckless to reduce the number of fire engines and we would urge the London Fire Brigade to think again.
"The ten fire stations that were closed last year increased response times. By removing these fire engines, we fear that response times could increase again."
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The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation said it is not "prudent" to hold the event in Russia.
A report claimed more than 1,000 Russians benefited from a doping cover-up between 2011 and 2015.
Russia said it might seek compensation after being stripped of the event.
The German venue was picked because of its location, suitability for the athletes who will be racing, organisers' experience and track availability at such short notice, the IBSF said.
Latvia became the first nation to say they would boycott Sochi while South Korea, host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and skeleton athletes from the United States had also been considering withdrawing.
The event takes place between 13 and 26 February.
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The 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships will be held in the German resort Koenigssee after the event was taken away from Sochi following claims of doping.
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The car overturned at the Forgan roundabout on the Tay road bridge at about 08:50.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to remove the trapped driver from the car.
Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital where she is being treated for her injuries.
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A woman has been cut free from her car after a crash on the A92 in Dundee.
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It is the first such charge in Romania since the 1989 revolution which led to the execution of former communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu.
Mr Visinescu, 88, could face life in prison if found guilty. He was head of the Ramnicu Sarat prison in 1956-1963.
Prosecutors say political prisoners there suffered beatings, hunger, cold and lack of medical treatment.
Mr Visinescu lives in Bucharest and went to the prosecutor-general's office on Tuesday, where he was indicted.
He told prosecutors he was only following orders.
Former political prisoners, quoted by the Romanian news agency Agerpres, described him as "a very cruel man".
The Romanian Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes (IICCMER) listed him among 35 former communist officials whom it accuses of human rights abuses. It asked prosecutors to launch the case against Mr Visinescu "for first degree murder".
The institute said the prison regime at Ramnicu Sarat "can be considered as one of extermination, given the inhumane imprisonment conditions, which eventually led to the death of several political prisoners".
About 500,000 Romanians, including priests, teachers, doctors and peasants, were jailed as political prisoners in the 1950s as the communist authorities imposed a totalitarian system. In harsh prison conditions about one-fifth of those inmates died, historians say.
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Romanian prosecutors have charged a communist-era prison commander, Alexander Visinescu, with genocide.
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Jaime Marta Soares said he believed the lightning strike blamed for igniting the fire came two hours after it broke out, and an investigation was needed.
Sixty-four people were killed, and more than 200 people are reported injured.
Questions have been raised about the speed of response and Portugal's state of preparedness.
Many people died trying to escape on route N-236, which local people have said should have been sealed off by authorities.
On Wednesday, government ministers and officials joined a minute's silence for the victims of Portugal's deadliest wildfire, which began at Pedrogão Grande on Saturday.
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"I am convinced that the thunderstorm was much later than the start of the fire, and the fire was very large when it started," Mr Marta Soares told local media.
He said he believed the fire had been deliberately started, and called for a "scientifically based study" to try to establish the truth.
On Tuesday night, the authorities evacuated more villages around Gois, to the north of Pedrogão Grande, as wildfires which appeared to be under control flared up again.
But on Wednesday, the regional head of the civil protection services told reporters that 95% of the fire had been put out.
"This is great progress," Vitor Vaz Pinto told journalists, according to AFP news agency.
Some 1,200 firefighters are still dousing the flames a day after the first funerals of the victims on Tuesday.
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A "criminal hand" may have been behind the deadly wildfires that have raged through central Portugal, a firefighting leader has said.
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The Committee for the Defence of Democracy, which organised the protest, says President Andrzej Duda is breaking the law in his appointment of judges.
Mr Duda is an ally of the Law and Justice party, which won elections in October.
MPs have accused the party of carrying out a "creeping coup d'etat".
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The protests are centred on a dispute about the powers of Poland's Constitutional Court, which can block legislation. The government says the court is biased because it is run mainly by judges appointed by the previous government.
The government ignored two of the court's rulings in December.
Around 50,000 people marched through the streets of Warsaw, with some chanting "Duda must go", according to AP.
Others carried banners calling on Jaroslaw Kaczynski - leader of the Law and Justice party - to leave Poland alone.
"Together we will stand as a non-partisan front to protect democracy and show our discontent regarding what is being done to institutions in a democratic state," the founder of the KOD movement, Mateusz Kijowski, told Radio Poland.
Opposition parties, including the Civic Platform and the Modern party, have also criticised the government, according to local media.
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Tens of thousands of people marched in the Polish capital Warsaw, accusing the new government of trying to manipulate state institutions.
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They had good reason to. The High Court chucked out the government's argument that they had the power to start the process of leaving the EU without consulting MPs.
That's a serious problem for Theresa May, who wanted to be able to start the legal machinations of Article 50 without the hassle and political risk of going through Parliament.
MPs have already shown they are willing to be difficult over Brexit, or flex every muscle of scrutiny (depending which way you look at it).
And with a tiny majority in Parliament and most MPs having argued Remain, this judgement spells real trouble for ministers.
An emboldened Parliament is the last thing Mrs May needs when faced with the enormous complexities of taking us out of the EU. But sovereignty is what the country voted for in the referendum.
The High Court says that Parliament's sovereignty is what we've got.
The legal process will now grind on. The government is appealing at the Supreme Court.
But the machinations could well delay the government's plans and, with a braver Parliament able to make life more difficult, might the temptation of an early election become too much to resist?
The only way of making this headache go away could be a general election.
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The three bewigged government lawyers looked glum as the clock ticked towards 10 in Court Four in the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Thomas Docherty, who is originally from Bellshill, took his inspiration from the wreath that lies at the foot of The Royal Mint's own on-site war memorial.
His £5 coin features a full-colour wreath surrounded by the inscription: Their name liveth for evermore.
He is the fourth designer to be chosen to produce a Remembrance Day coin.
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The coin will be struck at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Thomas, who has worked at the Royal Mint for 11 years, said: "This wreath is not only personal to us at The Royal Mint but also reflects the 'everyman' we all commemorate on Remembrance Day; from the wreath-layers to the poppy wearers all over the country.
"I wanted to paint the colours of the poppies boldly and vibrantly, hopefully emphasising that the poppy is a symbol of remembrance, but also one of hope for the future."
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A Royal Mint designer from North Lanarkshire has been selected to design this year's special Remembrance Day coin.
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It came a day after the embattled government inaugurated a new legislative body, the 545-member constituent assembly.
Chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega had asked a local court to halt the inauguration.
She cited allegations that the government had misrepresented the results of the vote that created it.
"I reject the siege of the headquarters of the public prosecutor's office," Ms Ortega, a leading critic of President Nicolas Maduro, wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
"I denounce this arbitrary act before the national and international community."
President Maduro says the constituent assembly - which is due to begin work on Saturday - is needed to bring peace after months of crisis sparked by the country's economic implosion.
But the opposition says the new body, which has the ability to rewrite the constitution, is a way for the president to cling to power.
On Friday in Caracas, police used tear gas against opposition protesters who tried to reach parliament.
Several people were injured as security forces tried to disperse a few hundred demonstrators, reports say.
In other parts of the city, thousands of government supporters gathered to cheer and wave flags as the new members took office. Some carried pictures of late leader Hugo Chávez and the independence hero Simón Bolivar.
Among those sitting for the first time in the 545-member assembly are Mr Maduro's wife and son.
A close ally of Mr Maduro, former foreign minister Delcy Rodriguez, was elected president.
Her opening speech attacked the opposition as "fascist" and warned the international community against interfering.
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Venezuelan security forces have surrounded the public prosecutor's office in Caracas in what the chief prosecutor has called a "siege".
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Bayelsa state police say they learned of the ransom after capturing members of the criminal gang believed responsible.
Hyundai Heavy Industries has not commented on the reports.
The BBC's Habiba Adamu, in Abuja, says it is rare for anyone to acknowledge ransoms paid to kidnappers in Nigeria.
The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.
Gunmen kidnapped the four South Korean and two Nigerian workers after storming a passenger boat on 17 December.
They were released days later but South Korean officials declined to say whether they had paid a ransom.
Bayelsa state police commissioner Kingsley Omire said most of the suspected kidnappers were later arrested, including the leader.
He told the police that a payment of 30m naira ($190,000) had been made, with each gang member getting 3m, Mr Omire told BBC Hausa.
The man is said to have later escaped from custody.
"The police did not know a ransom was paid before the release," the state police chief said.
He said that paying ransoms would only encourage more kidnapping and urged people to instead contact the police, saying they have freed several hostages.
The mother of Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was kidnapped in December and held for five days before being freed.
It is not clear whether a ransom was paid, or whether the motive was criminal or political.
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South Korean firm Hyundai paid a ransom of $190,000 (£118,000) to free six workers kidnapped last month, Nigerian police say.
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A spokesman told the BBC that classified information was thought to have been stolen, although it is not clear exactly what data was accessed.
The North has previously been accused of hacking into banks and media outlets but never the South's military.
Pyongyang has in the past rejected allegations of cyber crime involvement.
"It seems the intranet server of the cyber command has been contaminated with malware. We found that some military documents, including confidential information, have been hacked," a military spokesman told South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
It is not clear whether low-grade documents or more important details like war plans were accessed.
The military said that the compromised section of its network was isolated once the attack was detected.
North Korea is believed to have thousands of personnel involved in cyberwarfare.
Since 2010 they have been focusing on application programming interfaces (APIs), which can be designed to attack national infrastructures, North Korean defector and computer science professor Kim Heung-Kwang told the BBC.
The North has a track record of alleged cyber attacks in recent years against South Korean government agencies, banks and media companies.
An apparent concerted campaign involving the planting of malicious code began in 2014, Reuters news agency quoted police as saying.
It was aimed at laying the groundwork for an attack on a massive scale, the agency said.
The campaign was discovered in February this year after defence-related material including blueprints for the wings of F-15 fighter jets was stolen.
Some 140,000 computers at 160 companies were attacked up until this June, according to police.
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South Korea's military cyber command, set up to guard against hacking, appears to have been breached by North Korea, the military has said.
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Highland councillors have approved the two-year project.
A study commissioned by shared transport organisation Carplus and Highland Council recommended the setting up of a small club initially.
It is expected to involve about 16 cars and be targeted at people living and working in the city centre.
Later, the scheme could be expanded to the Culloden and Smithton areas.
Some of the vehicles will be electric cars.
Highland Council's Inverness area committee has given the project the go-ahead.
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A car club which would allow people to share vehicles and in turn help reduce congestion and pollution is to be run on a trial basis in Inverness.
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The bid is a partnership between NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle United Football Club and Newcastle Rugby Limited.
If successful, United's St James' Park will stage the Champions Cup final and Newcastle Falcons' Kingston Park will host the Challenge Cup final.
A final decision will be made in April 2017.
The next stage of the bidding process sees a shortlist of candidate cities drawn up by 16 December, followed by venue visits and a selection process through to March 2017.
St James' Park, with a capacity in excess of 52,000, staged international matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup as well as playing host to rugby league's Magic Weekend for the past two seasons.
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Mick Hogan, managing director of Newcastle Rugby Limited, said: "Securing the 2018 finals would be another significant boost for the development and growth of rugby in the region.
"The city has two great venues in St James' Park and Kingston Park Stadium, which would ensure a fantastic weekend of club rugby.
"When it comes to major events, Newcastle-upon-Tyne always delivers to the very highest levels."
Lee Charnley, managing director of Newcastle United, added: "We have a strong recent history of hosting major rugby events at St James' Park.
"The sell-out crowds we have welcomed pay testament to our ability to excel at the hosting of such high-profile sporting events."
Edinburgh is hosting both European finals in 2017, with the Champions Cup final at Murrayfield on 13 May, a day after the Challenge Cup final.
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Newcastle is bidding to host both of the major European cup finals in 2018.
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