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Police said the vehicle crashed in Gilpin Street at about 11:00 BST on Friday.
Saliq Amjad Malik, from Bradford, who was a passenger in the car, died in hospital from his injuries.
A 17-year-old boy, believed to be the driver, was later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody.
Another passenger, a 15-year-old boy, suffered serious injures which police described as not life-threatening.
Police are appealing for any witnesses, especially the occupants of a purple or maroon Peugeot car seen in the area at the time of the crash, to contact them.
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A 15-year-old boy has died after the car he was in hit a wall and a telegraph pole in Bradford.
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The Great Yarmouth athlete set up her own competition on Saturday in a bid to reach Rio, but could only throw 17.14m, short of the 17.75m required.
"Not all is lost. I'm still 21, I've got lots of time," she said.
"I am gutted but a thrower doesn't peak until their late 20s. I just want everything a little bit too soon."
McKinna had already thrown 18.41m in 2016, well over the British Athletics qualifying standard, but at an event without the correct permit to count towards Rio 2016 qualification.
Two qualifying standards are required for automatic selection, so even if she had thrown the distance, she was not guaranteed a place at the Olympics.
She still decided to organise an event at the University of East Anglia, which included getting the correct permit, but missed out.
She told BBC Radio Norfolk: "It's the World Championships next year in London, so hopefully I can take the decision out of the selectors hands and they take me automatically.
"It's the Commonwealths the year after that so it's all to play for. I'm still young, I've got plenty of time and I've fallen back in love with my sport which is the most important thing."
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Sophie McKinna is taking positives despite missing out on a place at the Rio 2016 Olympics after failing to reach the shot put qualifying distance.
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Health bosses have proposed relocating services between Telford and Shrewsbury, as well as revamping provision across the county.
But a decision to recommend a location for a new A&E unit has been deferred.
Both Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust and Shropshire's Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are in debt.
At a meeting on Thursday, it was decided that more work needs to be done around the finances of both groups before a decision can be made, Shropshire CCG said.
In 2013, Peter Herring, the former chief executive of the trust, said it was unrealistic to keep A&E departments at both sites.
Three options were initially proposed to replace the two current A&E units in Telford and Shrewsbury, including building a single emergency centre, at either site, or at a newly built hospital somewhere in the county.
The third option was dropped earlier this year due to expense.
A spokesman for Shropshire CCG said on Thursday: "Work will be carried out developing outline business cases based on both Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital as the single emergency centre.
"We still have an opportunity to create something that will deliver for several decades to come. We plan to be able to say something further within the next month."
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Plans to reorganise hospital services in Shropshire have been put on hold over concerns about the finances of the two NHS groups involved.
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Prof Bob Steele has been appointed chairman of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).
The UK NSC advises Ministers and the health service in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Prof Steele said he was "honoured" to take up his new role.
The professor is one of the UK's leading authorities on cancer screening, which can detect the disease in its earliest stages.
His main interest is in colorectal cancer.
Prof Steele, who is head of cancer research at the university's school of medicine, said: "Screening is a vital component in our resources to tackle disease, and it is essential that it is employed responsibly by the NHS."
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A Dundee University professor has been chosen to lead the national committee advising the Scottish and UK governments and NHS on medical screening policy.
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James Wolffe QC and Alison Di Rollo have been nominated for the posts of Lord Advocate and Solicitor General.
Subject to the approval of parliament, Mr Wolffe will take over from Frank Mulholland, who stepped down as Lord Advocate at the Holyrood election.
Senior advocate depute Ms Di Rollo will succeed Lesley Thomson, who has been the Solicitor General since 2011.
If approved by MSPs and appointed by the Queen, the pair will become the final members of Ms Sturgeon's ministerial team.
The first minister said she was "extremely pleased" to recommend Mr Wolffe and Ms Di Rollo for the posts.
She said: "James has an outstanding legal background and extensive experience at all levels, including the House of Lords, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
"Alison led the work of the ground-breaking National Sexual Crimes Unit for three years, having previously held the role of deputy. Her outstanding leadership in this most sensitive of areas has inspired confidence in all connected to it."
Mr Wolffe, who is currently Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said it would be a "great privilege" to act as Lord Advocate, while Ms Di Rollo said she was "delighted an honoured" to be nominated.
The Lord Advocate is a minister of the Scottish government and acts as its principle legal advisor, but takes decisions about criminal prosecutions and the investigation of deaths independently.
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Nicola Sturgeon has put forward her candidates for the roles of Scotland's top law officers.
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Poole Pirates rider Darcy Ward was injured early on Saturday following an incident outside the Churchill Arms, Sturminster Marshall.
The Australian, 20, will miss the Pirates' Speedway Grand Final second leg against Swindon on Monday night.
Dorset Police confirmed a man suffered a minor head injury in the incident at 01:15 BST on Saturday.
Team manager Neil Middleditch, who was out with Mr Ward moments before the attack, admitted his rider remembers very little of what happened.
He said: "The details are a bit sketchy.
"Darcy hit his head quite hard on the ground after he took a punch and we've subsequently discovered it caused a brain bleed.
"He is still in hospital and hopefully we're going to get some good news and be able to bring him home today.
"I feel really deflated as Darcy has played such a key role in getting us to the championships."
Earlier this year, Mr Ward was cleared of a charge of sexual assault against 17-year-old girl following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
The second leg of Poole Pirates' Grand Final against Swindon Robins is being held at Wimborne Road on Monday night.
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A speedway rider is being treated in hospital for a head injury after an attack outside a Dorset pub.
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But now the show is in its 13th year, can the show still produce big music stars year after year?
The debut single from last year's winner, Louisa Johnson, only reached number nine, making it the lowest charting X Factor winner's single.
Ricky caught with Matt Terry and 5 After Midnight a few weeks ago to see what they thought.
And we asked some of our very own judges for their verdicts!
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The X Factor has brought us the likes of Little Mix, One Direction, Leona Lewis and James Arthur over the years.
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Both keepers were forced into good saves, as Joe Anyon denied Burton's Callum Butcher, before Jon McLaughlin kept out Jordan Clarke's effort.
Neal Bishop gave Scunthorpe the lead from close range after David Mirfin headed down from a corner.
Brewers' Tyler Walker had penalty appeals turned down before Anyon saved again from Butcher as the Irons deservedly took all three points.
Burton are still six points clear of third-placed Bradford but are now without a win in four matches.
Scunthorpe boss Graham Alexander told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"I thought the first half was a little bit scrappy and we knew of Burton's threats - they're a very good team.
"We knew what they were about but we wanted to impose our game on them and we spoke at half-time about what it would take to win this game.
"I thought the second half was superb and there's three or four lads holding their legs there at the end - every single one of them put effort into the game."
Burton boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby:
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"I thought we did well first half. Not too bad. We had chances again throughout the whole game but I thought for an away performance first half, we were nice and solid.
"There was nothing in it so we were quite happy at half-time.
"I thought the way we started the second half, for 20 minutes, cost us the game."
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The 23-year-old Londoner lost on points in the semi-finals to Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov, who picked him off from range in a classy performance.
Defeated semi-finalists do not fight again and both receive bronze medals.
"I'm disappointed but a bronze medal surpasses all expectations," Buatsi said.
"Once I got here and I was winning, I was aiming for gold and nothing else, but coming out no-one expected a medal. I did the hard work and I gave it my best shot."
Buatsi secured stoppages in his first two fights, and gave Algeria's Abdelhafid Benchabla two standing counts in the quarter-finals.
After that quarter-final victory, he revealed former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr had told him he could win a world title in the professional ranks.
"I know I am a very good fighter and this experience is only going to add more to what I have already got," Buatsi added.
Compatriots Nicola Adams and Joe Joyce are both guaranteed medals after reaching their respective semi-finals.
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Joshua Buatsi won Britain's first boxing medal at the Rio Olympics by securing bronze at light-heavyweight.
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A parole board cut his term by a third, his lawyer Shani Illouz said. Olmert, jailed in February 2016, will go free on Sunday, she told Israeli radio.
Olmert is the first former Israeli head of government to be sent to prison.
He became prime minister in 2006 but resigned three years later when police recommended charges against him.
The 71-year-old is currently being investigated by the state attorney's office over suspicions he smuggled a chapter of a book he is writing out of prison, raising fears that it might compromise national security.
The parole board said Olmert had been "punished for his deeds and paid a heavy price", according to AFP news agency.
"The inmate underwent a significant rehabilitation process in prison and displays motivation to continue it," the board added.
The board said Olmert's behaviour had been largely "impeccable".
Last week, Olmert was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pains. But he was given the all-clear and returned to prison a few days later.
A leaked picture of Olmert in a hospital gown looking gaunt circulated on social media, leading to calls for leniency, including from Education Minister Naftali Bennett.
In 2014, Olmert was convicted of bribery in connection with a property development when he was mayor of Jerusalem between 1993 and 2003.
He was also convicted of fraud, breach of trust and obstructing justice in a series of separate trials, and acquitted of other charges.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to be released early from prison, where he is serving a 27-month sentence for corruption.
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The woman, who was diving off Perth, suffered injuries "consistent with a shark attack", police said.
A boat crew that arrived to help said the shark was longer than their 5.5m (18ft) vessel.
A 29-year-old surfer died after being attacked by a shark south of Perth earlier this week.
Western Australia police inspector Danny Mulligan said the latest incident took place on Sunday morning at Mindarie between One and Three-Mile Reefs, off the city of Perth.
A 43-year-old man who was diving with the woman, who has not been named, told police he felt something go past him and when he surfaced he saw a "commotion in the water".
After the boat arrived, it stationed itself between the male diver and the shark and he was able to get back into his own boat. He then noticed the woman had "suffered severe and fatal injuries", Mr Mulligan said.
"The boat the three fishermen were on was 5.5m long and they said the shark was longer than their boat," he said.
Beaches in Mindarie were closed after the incident.
Surf Lifesaving Western Australia had tweeted about a shark seen about a kilometre offshore at Mindarie 20 minutes before the apparent attack.
Surfer Ben Gerring, 29, was attacked by a shark on Tuesday and died of his injuries on Friday night.
On Thursday, a 4.2m (14ft) great white shark was captured near Mandurah, but it is not known if this shark was to blame for the attack on the surfer.
Surf Lifesaving Western Australia had also reportedly issued a warning before that attack, after an unidentified species of shark was seen in the area.
In 2014, the government in Western Australia introduced a controversial shark cull after a number of attacks off the state's coast.
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A 60-year-old woman diver has died after apparently being taken by a shark, the second such attack off western Australia in six days.
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Bardsley, 32, began her career in the United States and joined City in 2014 from Lincoln Ladies after a two-year spell at Swedish side Linkopings.
She has won 67 caps for England, as well as five for Great Britain.
"The support of everyone at the club, from the coaching staff to the fans, has been unbelievable," she said.
"Manchester City's vision for growing the women's game is as ambitious as ever."
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England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has signed a new two-year contract with Women's Super League One side Manchester City Women.
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Downing Street said an international design competition would be launched and the monument built by 2017.
The prime minister told MPs the memorial would "show the importance Britain places on preserving the memory of the Holocaust".
The announcement comes as Holocaust Memorial Day is marked worldwide.
More on this story and other news from London
Mr Cameron said the memorial would be "a permanent statement of our values as a nation" and something that would be visited "for generations to come".
An education and learning centre will be also built beside the structure with £50m promised for the project.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, chairman of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, said it showed "we are doing the right thing for Britain's Holocaust survivors".
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said it would "send the strongest possible message... that the lessons of the Holocaust will forever form a part of our national consciousness".
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A memorial to the victims of the Holocaust will be erected in Victoria Tower Gardens beside Parliament, David Cameron has announced.
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"No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are... being black in America is tough," he said.
The graffiti was reported to police on Wednesday morning and the Cleveland Cavaliers star responded hours later.
LAPD officials confirmed to the BBC the highly offensive nature of the racial epithet.
Officers are reviewing surveillance footage to try to identify the vandal.
James was speaking from San Francisco, where his team is training ahead of Game 1 of the NBA finals.
"Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America, and hate in America - especially for African-Americans - is living every day," he said.
He added: "We've got a long way to go for us as a society and us as African-Americans until we feel equal in America."
VIDEO: Is it ever OK to use the N-word?
The vandalism was discovered on James' private gate at about 06:45 local time, said Officer Lillian Preciado.
James purchased the 9,440 sq ft home in 2015 for $21m (£16m) the LA Times reports.
The 32-year-old is ranked as the highest-paid player in the NBA, reportedly earning more than $30m per year.
Last week he became the all-time leading scorer in the play-offs, surpassing Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan's record.
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NBA superstar LeBron James has talked about the ordeal of suffering racism after the "N-word" was spray painted on to his Los Angeles home.
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Thousands of workers could strike in a dispute over proposed changes to pensions which could see workers retiring at 65 instead of 60.
Members of the Community, Ucatt and GMB unions have been voting on whether to protest at the plans.
Ballot results are expected on Friday, while Unite members will continue voting until next week.
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Unions representing Tata Steel workers in Wales are expected to announce the results of a ballot for strike action.
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About 2,500 teenagers aged between 14 and 19 hiked distances of up 55 miles (89km), visiting 10 nominated tors.
The first team to cross the finish line was from the Combined Cadet Force at Churcher's College in Hampshire.
The teams left Okehampton Camp at 07:00 BST on Saturday and must complete the challenge before 17:00 BST.
The challenge is organised by the Army and assisted by the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and the Dartmoor Rescue Group.
A spokesman from the group said about 150 members had assisted and there had been a "handful" of sprained ankles and minor injuries, but nothing major.
Organisers said Radzi Chinyanganya and Lindsey Russell from Children's TV programme Blue Peter also took part, with the third presenter, Barney Harwood, also present at the event.
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Teenagers taking part in the annual two-day Ten Tors challenge across Dartmoor in Devon have crossed the finish line.
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The restriction of liberty order also banned John McDougall from contact with females under 18 and from approaching any unaccompanied adult female.
At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, the 36-year-old admitted buying cigarettes and alcohol for teenagers.
McDougall, who is from Irvine, was jailed for 15 months.
In 2000, McDougall, was jailed for 10 years for raping a 19-year-old woman at knifepoint in Irvine.
Two days after his release in 2005, again in Irvine, he tried to drag a vulnerable 16-year-old girl into bushes.
He was jailed for one year for that offence.
In 2012, it emerged McDougall had contacted 55 women using a bogus Facebook account in prison and had set up a meeting with a woman while on parole.
Last year, he bought an internet-enabled mobile phone - despite an interim sexual offences prevention order to prevent this being granted the day before.
Within 24 hours, he had created a Facebook page stating he was "looking for females".
Police who found the phone hidden behind a radiator at his home discovered he had visited dating sites repeatedly.
Officers also found written notes with the names and addresses of women.
McDougall was jailed for 14 months for that offence.
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A high-risk rapist who was given a 10-year overnight home curfew order at the request of police has been jailed for breaching it within 48 hours.
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Belgium have replaced Wales at the top of Group B after Marouane Fellaini's goal secured a 1-0 win in Israel.
But Belgium's captain, Manchester City defender Kompany, will be suspended for the qualifier in Cardiff on 12 June after he was sent off against Israel.
"Losing Kompany, it doesn't get any better [for Wales]," said Thomas.
He added: "Hopefully we can exploit that weakness at the back."
Former Belgium and Tottenham Hotspur striker Nico Claesen expressed his concern about Kompany's absence.
"I hope we can manage to find someone else to replace him," said Claesen, who played at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
"We have to think positive and [coach] Marc Wilmots has to find a solution."
Kompany was sent off for a second booking, which ex-Tottenham Hotspur player Claesen described as "very stupid".
Belgium's win in Jerusalem saw them replace Wales as Group B leaders on goal difference.
Wales had been top of the group following Saturday's 3-0 win in Israel and despite losing top spot, Thomas believes Chris Coleman's side will qualify for the finals in France next summer.
"We can beat Belgium," former Manchester United winger Thomas added.
"We have Gareth Bale who's unstoppable, so is [Aaron] Ramsey and so is [Joe] Allen. We're looking powerful.
"That 3-0 victory in Israel for me cemented our position in that table. I think we're favourites at this moment in time.
"It might be just falling into place for the Welsh national side."
Both sides will go into the game in Cardiff unbeaten after five qualifiers.
Wales secured a 0-0 draw against World Cup quarter-finalists Belgium in Brussels in November.
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Vincent Kompany's absence will be a big fillip for Wales when Belgium visit for a crucial Euro 2016 qualifier in June, says ex-Wales midfielder Mickey Thomas.
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Scary clowns were first reported in the US in August and have quickly spread to the UK, Australia and now Brazil.
The craze, in which people dress up in masks and scare members of the public, has received widespread attention with the help of social media.
McDonald's did not say how many of its clown's appearances would be cut.
Ronald McDonald has not commented on the move.
"McDonald's and franchisees in local markets are mindful of the current climate around clown sightings in communities and as such are being thoughtful with respect to Ronald McDonald's participation in community events for the time being," a statement said.
Ronald McDonald, a pasty-faced, scarlet-wigged clown with an expression of permanent surprise, has been a global icon for the franchise for decades.
In August, locals in Greenville, South Carolina reported people dressed in fright wigs and full clown make-up trying to lure children into the woods.
Australian police also arrested a 19-year-old for scaring residents.
A student dressed as a chainsaw-wielding clown was filmed chasing other students on a UK university campus. He has apologised saying he was "only chasing his friends".
Police have increased patrols outside some schools, and asked fancy dress shops to remove clown masks from sale.
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Fast food giant McDonald's says it is limiting public appearances of its clown mascot, Ronald McDonald, due to the ongoing "creepy clown" phenomenon.
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The unit was set up to replace the Historical Enquiries Team (HET).
BBC News NI's Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports.
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A new PSNI legacy unit has today taken over the Bloody Sunday investigation and a review of letters sent to about 200 so-called republican On the Runs.
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The blaze began in a shed on Friday afternoon before spreading to a semi-detached house causing substantial damage to the property.
45 fire fighters and 8 appliances were deployed by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS).
It is not yet known how the fire started.
Police have said the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
Fire Service Group Commander William Johnston said: "There were a lot of hazards within the unit at the back of the property, acetylene, LPG and potential asbestos.
"So we had to take all the necessary safety precautions to ensure the safety of the fire fighters who are dealing with the incident."
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Homes had to be evacuated after a fire on the Upper Braniel Road in Belfast due to the presence of hazardous materials.
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The website, founded in Sweden, is arguably the world's best-known hub for downloading pirated content.
It and four other copyright-infringing sites - Torrentz, TorrentHound, IsoHunt and SolarMovie - must be blocked within 15 days, the court said on Thursday.
The case was a victory for pay television operator Foxtel and media company Village Roadshow.
The judge agreed with internet service providers including Telstra, Optus, TPG and M2 that rights holders should pay the cost of blocking the websites.
How they are blocked is up to the service providers.
The operators of the websites did not appear at the hearing, and were not represented.
"This judgement is a major step in both directly combating piracy and educating these sites is not OK, in fact it is theft," Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh said in a statement.
The case is the first successful use of site-blocking laws in Australia.
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Australian internet providers must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, the nation's Federal Court has ruled.
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Infrastructure bosses said a combination of high tides and strong winds could cause disruption to those living in exposed coastal locations.
High tides are forecast for 22, 23 and 24 January and 20 and 21 February 2015.
Infrastructure minister Phil Gawne said homeowners should "remain vigilant" in coming months.
In particular those living in the seafront areas of Douglas, Castletown, Ramsey, Laxey and Port St Mary are being warned to "be prepared."
The Department of Infrastructure said it would deploy about 20,000 sandbags to mitigate the risk of flooding.
Mr Gawne said: "We will do whatever we can to provide assistance but people should take steps to protect their properties."
Sandbags can be collected free of charge from local amenity sites across the Isle of Man.
This year several areas including Douglas, Castletown, Ramsey, Laxey, Peel and Gansey experienced tidal flooding in January and February.
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It's been an amazing Games for Team GB, who finished second in the medal table after the US.
It might be hard to chose, but we wanted to know your best moment from the Rio Olympics.
Was it the moment Laura Trott won her fourth gold medal in cycling to become Great Britain's most successful female Olympian?
Or Usain Bolt's incredible treble treble, winning nine gold medals, three in each of the Olympics he has competed in?
Or how about when Max Whitlock won two gold medals in his individual gymnastic events?
Your comments
My family is South African so I enjoyed watching Wayde van Niekerk winning gold in the 400 meters running. I also liked watching the women's hockey team, they were very impressive.
Louise, Isle of Man
My favourite moment was when GB got the equalizer in the women's hockey gold medal match. It was so amazing to watch that - and then they scored the last penalty and that moment was my second favourite.
Sam
I was very inspired by Adam Peaty's gold medal.
Joshua, Pulborough
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The Olympic Games finished in style last night with a huge closing ceremony in Rio.
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Raw meat is considered a delicious delicacy by many in Ethiopia, despite doctors warning that eating uncooked meat can have serious health implications.
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His privately-owned firm is famous for its chocolate-hazelnut Nutella spread, Ferrero Rocher chocolates, Kinder eggs and Tic Tac sweets.
Mr Ferrero died on Saturday at his Monaco home after months of illness, according to his company.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella called him a "born entrepreneur".
Mr Ferrero's father, a pastry maker named Pietro, developed the forerunner to Nutella in 1946, called Giandujot, combining a small amount of cocoa and lots of hazelnuts to make an affordable luxury at a time chocolate was expensive.
Michele Ferrero's son, Giovanni, told the BBC last year: "My grandfather lived to find this formula. He was completely obsessed by it... he woke up my grandmother at midnight - she was sleeping - and he made her taste it with spoons, asking, 'How was it?' and 'What do you think?'"
Michele Ferrero turned the paste into the Nutella now known the world over, produced in 11 factories and sold in 160 countries. The first pot was made in 1964.
Giovanni Ferrero became chief executive of the firm after his older brother Pietro died of a suspected heart attack while cycling in South Africa in 2011.
The Ferrero group employs more than 22,000 workers and has sales per year of more than €8bn (£5.9bn).
Forbes magazine described Mr Ferrero as "the richest candyman on the planet", putting him and his family in 30th place on their list of the world's wealthiest people, with wealth of $23.4bn (£14.9bn).
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The 32-year-old batsman played in all three formats for the Hove side last season as an overseas player.
Taylor, who has played 73 Twenty20 internationals for the Black Caps, scored 394 runs at an average of 56.28 for Sussex in T20 competition in 2016.
"Not only is Ross a world-class player but also a fantastic role model," Sussex head coach Mark Davis said.
Wellington-born Taylor has previously played in domestic T20 tournaments in Australia, India, New Zealand and West Indies.
He has featured in 80 Tests and 177 one-day internationals since making his ODI debut for New Zealand in March 2006.
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Sussex have re-signed New Zealand international Ross Taylor for this summer's T20 Blast.
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The victim was targeted on the 17:36 train from Wishaw to Glasgow Central on Friday 14 October.
The group took pictures of the woman, called her "white trash" and other names, and made sexual gestures before they got off the train at Cambuslang.
The woman was not physically harmed but left distressed by the incident. Police have appealed for witnesses.
The men are described as Asian, in their 20s and all about 5ft 8in tall.
One was of medium build and was wearing a black jacket, dark jogging bottoms and dark trainers.
Another was wearing blue jeans and the third man was wearing grey Nike tracksuit bottoms.
PC Victoria Graham said: "This incident happened on a packed commuter train and so I think there may have been a lot of people who witnessed the incident but may not have realised the distress it was causing the victim.
"She was very upset and distressed by what had happened and for someone to be made to feel like this is completely unacceptable. If anyone saw what happened, please do come forward and let us know."
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British Transport Police are attempting to trace a group of Asian men who racially abused a woman on a train.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Mr Crompton was alleged to have told lawyers to "pour blame" on Liverpool fans at the hearings.
Families of some of the victims had lodged the complaint.
The inquests concluded 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed.
Mr Crompton was suspended after the inquests over "an erosion of trust".
The commission, which acts as the national police watchdog, said an investigation would be "significantly hampered" because a legal principle of confidentiality would prevent it from reviewing communications between Mr Crompton and his legal team.
The force declined a request from the Independent Police Complaints Commission to waive legal professional privilege, which makes communication between lawyers and their clients confidential.
The commission's deputy chair, Rachel Cerfontyne, said the evidence it assessed "doesn't indicate that a criminal or misconduct offence has occurred".
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A complaint against the suspended South Yorkshire Police chief David Crompton over alleged instructions to his legal team at the Hillsborough inquests will not be investigated.
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Alex-Marie Quinn had 65 other injuries, pathologist Prof Rupert Risdon told St Albans Crown Court.
Carl Wheatley, 31, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, denies murder but admits Alex-Marie's manslaughter.
Concluding the bruise led to her death, Prof Risdon told the court he had never seen such an injury.
Prosecutors have alleged Mr Wheatley lost his temper and beat his daughter to death with "sustained persistent hard hitting". He had gained custody of her just a few months earlier.
Prof Risdon found 65 marks of injury across her body, head and arms but a "66th" area of bruising had caused Alex-Marie's death.
Bruising covered the lower body and legs from above her belly button ending shortly before her ankles, in the front and back.
Alex-Marie's soft tissue was damaged under the skin releasing a massive amount of fat cells into her blood stream, the court was told.
The cells then travelled to her lungs, blocking them and causing an embolism.
Prof Risdon said: "It's an unusual finding. I've never seen anything quite like it."
Jane Bickerstaff QC, defending, asked him to consider a "scenario" where the little girl had been repeatedly smacked over her clothing.
But, for a period of up to 36 hours before her death, she had not been hit anymore as she lay "moribund" on her mattress.
Prof Risdon said: "I find that scenario hard to accept because once the fat lodged in the lung the subsequent deterioration and demise would be fairly quick and not over a period of days."
Mr Wheatley denies murdering Alexa on 12 March 2014, but admits manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
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A four-year-old died at the hands of her father after sustaining a "massive" bruise from her stomach to ankles, a court heard.
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Rashford, 18, who is in the 26-man provisional squad for Euro 2016, will play in the warm-up against Australia at the Stadium of Light on Friday.
Barnes - who was 19 when he won the first of 79 England caps in 1983 - also warned of the dangers of putting too much pressure on young players.
"You have to be very careful," he said.
"If young players don't perform we're too quick to write them off."
But the 52-year-old believes Rashford can replicate the form of his breakthrough season at Old Trafford, during which he scored eight goals following his February debut.
"If he plays, he should play with no fear, no pressure," Barnes told BBC Radio 5 live. "He's under no pressure whatsoever. I think he'll do OK because he's handled the Manchester United situation fine."
With fellow striker Daniel Sturridge recovering from a calf injury, Rashford is a likely starter against Australia, in England's second of three warm-up games leading up to Euro 2016 in France.
England manager Roy Hodgson said the youngster would play "a serious part in the game".
He will cut his 26-man squad by three over the weekend, before the 31 May deadline for 23-man squads for Euro 2016 to be submitted.
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Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford can "play with no fear" on his England debut, says former winger John Barnes.
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Centre-back Fonte, 32, helped his country to Euro 2016 victory in July and has been linked with a move to Manchester United.
"It is important to keep Jose Fonte at Southampton," Puel said.
"He is a very important player for the team, a good player and I don't see that it is a possibility for him to leave us."
Puel, who joined the club as successor to Ronald Koeman in June, believes many players in his squad will attract interest during the transfer window.
"It's no different for Jose Fonte than it is for other players," he said. "I'm enjoying sitting down and working with this squad.
"The qualities are there, but there is also the spirit and attitude, which is encouraging for the future of Southampton."
Puel will take charge of his first Premier League game at home to Watford on Saturday.
The former Nice, Monaco and Lyon manager will be without England left-back Ryan Bertrand through injury, but is set to use summer signing Nathan Redmond in an attacking role.
Puel said: "Last season at Norwich, he often played out wide, but I think he is a very good striker. He can make different things happen. It's a good surprise for me, because he has real potential."
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New Southampton manager Claude Puel says captain and Portugal international Jose Fonte is staying at the club.
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In an interview with the New York Post, the comedian praised his wife Camille for her "strength" in standing by him.
Cosby, who has been accused of assault by more than a dozen women, said he'd been advised not to discuss the claims.
The 77-year-old actor declined to address the allegations but asked reporters to remain impartial.
"I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind," Cosby said.
New York Post reporter Stacy Brown said the actor sounded "upbeat" on the phone from his home in Massachusetts.
He said "love and the strength of womanhood," had helped him weather the controversy.
"Let me say it again, love and the strength of womanhood. And you could reverse it, the strength of womanhood and love."
But the actor later cut his conversation short, saying: "They don't want me talking to the media."
Police in Los Angeles have recently opened an investigation into claims made by Judy Huth that Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old.
In her legal action, Ms Huth claimed the actor gave her alcohol and forced her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974.
Cosby is counter-suing the 55-year-old, saying she attempted to extort money from him, and has described her claims as "absolutely false".
His lawyers, who have continued to deny the allegations, recently issued a strongly worded statement condemning the "media frenzy".
The actor has never been charged with a crime but the accusations have led to his stand-up tour being called off and the cancellation of a number of TV projects.
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Bill Cosby has spoken out for the first time against allegations of sexual abuse, saying he only expects the "black media" to remain "neutral".
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After a user of the social network was befriended by a girl, a doctored image of the victim was sent to his employer's Facebook page.
The image showed the victim engaging in a sexual act in the presence of a child, said police.
He then received a message saying, unless £7,500 was paid, the photograph and images like it would go viral.
The advice from officers is to never accept a friend request from anyone you do not know and, if you are subject to any criminal activity, to contact them.
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Cheshire Police have issued a warning about an online sex scam which involved an attempted blackmail on Facebook.
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Hoey, 36, was two shots inside the cut mark of level par after his three-under-par round.
The Northern Irishman shares 31st place at the halfway stage although he is 10 behind leader Gregory Bourdy with Peter Lawrie the best Irishman on five under.
Hoey produced four birdies and a single bogey in a steady round at Atzenbrugg.
Galgorm Castle touring professional and five-time European Tour winner Hoey is currently only 122nd in the Race to Dubai standings.
Maybin lost his European Tour card at the end of last season and will almost certainly drop down further in the Race to Dubai from his current 209th spot.
The Ballyclare man has been handed a number of starts on the main tour this season but has struggle to make an impact.
Simon Thornton squeezed into the final two rounds on the cut mark of level after a 74.
After starting at the 10th, the county Down-based player was two under par after 15 holes but a double bogey at the seventh meant that he needed to par the closing two holes to progress to the weekend action.
Kevin Phelan missed the cut after a 75 left him on five over while Damien McGrane exited on 10 over after a second successive 77.
Frenchman Bourdy added a 67 to his his impressive 65 which left him four ahead of Chris Wood and Gary Stal.
Lawrie is sharing eighth place on five under after a 71 on Friday.
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Michael Hoey made the cut at the Lyonness Open in Austria after a 69 on Friday but Gareth Maybin pulled out of the event following his opening 76.
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The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust was put into special measures in September 2014 because of "serious failures" in patient safety.
England's chief inspector of hospitals, Prof Sir Mike Richards said his recommendation came after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Matthew Kershaw, the trust's chief executive said there was more to do.
The trust runs the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, the Kent and Canterbury in Canterbury, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, the Buckland in Dover, and the Royal Victoria in Folkestone.
Prof Richards said: "At our last inspection in July 2015, we noted that although East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had made significant improvements in quality, we needed to see those improvements embedded in practice.
"We have found good evidence that the trust continues to make steady progress.
"We can see real benefits for patients."
Prof Richards has recommended the NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor take the trust out of special measures.
CQC inspectors visited the hospitals and focused on emergency care, medical services, maternity and gynaecology, and end of life care.
The inspectors rated the quality of care provided by the William Harvey, QEQM and Kent and Canterbury hospitals as "requiring improvement".
Mr Kershaw said: "We have made some investments already in staffing levels in maternity and improvements in equipment.
"Both of those have more to do but we have made real strides in both those areas across both of our main sites."
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A hospital trust should be taken out of special measures, the health watchdog has recommended.
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Maria Louise Hopes, 46, and her son Leon Port, 24, were jointly accused of murdering Mark Hopes, 45, at the couple's home in Trealaw last October.
They blamed each other for the killing, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard.
Port was previously found guilty of Mr Hopes's murder, but there was a retrial after the jury could not reach a verdict on his mother.
Both mother and son admitted perverting the course of justice, along with Port's girlfriend Rebecca Donovan, 24.
All three will be sentenced at a later date.
The court heard the violence began with an argument between Mr Hopes and Port on the afternoon of 2 October, which ended with Port throwing punches.
Port, of Mountain Ash, claimed that was the end of his involvement and said his mother pulled her husband from the sofa and hit him with a weapon, causing the fatal injuries.
Hopes claimed her clothing was covered in blood because she helped clean her husband up, but the jury heard attempts were made to dispose of the evidence, with blood found on a mop and on an outside drain cover.
It was not until the following day that Port called 999 and tried to deflect the blame from himself. He told the operator Mr Hopes had been out drinking and had come home injured.
Prosecuting, Christopher Quinlan said Mr Hopes suffered "significant external and internal injuries" to his head, face and body.
"He was beaten to death in an assault which must have lasted an appreciable time and involved the use of a weapon," he added.
Mr Quinlan said Hopes and Port had "helped themselves and each other and not the dying Mr Hopes."
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Monti Shortt said the return of her dog, called Gog, "saved her life" and she praised the police and public for helping her find her pet.
The police are still investigating the theft.
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A Yorkshire terrier who created a social media sensation when it was stolen from a buggy in Leicester has been returned to its owner.
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The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) for England and Wales investigated 32 complaints, in just over a year, of letters being opened.
The watchdog ruled in favour of the prisoner in 16 cases, but found "little evidence" of deliberate tampering.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said they were "isolated cases".
Nigel Newcomen of the PPO said it was a "fundamental aspect" of the right to a fair trial and access to justice that correspondence between prisoners and their legal advisers was kept private.
Prison rules say such letters can be opened only if staff suspect they contain banned items, such as drugs, or if they do not think the mail is connected to a legal matter.
Mr Newcomen said the investigation, which looked into complaints dating from April 2014 to June this year, found "one-off and occasional errors".
Most of the cases were due to "human error", he said
But he found that some letters had been "deliberately" opened on security grounds without the prisoner involved having the opportunity to be present, as the rules require.
There was a small number of cases in which staff training or prison processes had not been sufficient to prevent repeated mistakes, he said.
He added: "To say that the evidence pointed to human error rather than deliberate interference is not to minimise the seriousness of the issue."
He called for improvements in the way prisons handle confidential correspondence - ensuring errors are recorded and that staff fully understand the rules.
A Prison Service spokesman said his recommendations had been accepted and the "necessary action" taken at the prisons concerned.
"This bulletin is being shared with all prison staff to reinforce the correct process that needs to be followed when handling prisoners' legal and confidential mail."
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Ryan Humpage, who was described as dangerous, was wanted by police in Lancashire after he was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Police said he had breached his bail conditions.
He was detained by police at Shane's Castle on Saturday after being spotted sleeping in a truck.
Three different police forces had been searching for him.
Mr Humpage is now being processed for transfer back to England.
Police in the Republic of Ireland had previously said there were reported sightings of him in counties Sligo and Kildare.
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An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with rape, theft and assault allegations has been arrested in County Antrim.
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The company said it had been granted planning permission for the hatchery at Barcaldine, near Oban, following consultation with the local community.
The move will create up to 25 permanent skilled jobs.
Construction of the land-based freshwater facility is expected to start within weeks.
The site will be used to rear young salmon, or smolts, until they are ready to transfer to sea farms.
The first fish reared in the facility are expected to enter the water in 2019.
SSF said the investment was part of plans to invest a total of £70m in improving and maintaining its existing sites and acquiring new ones over the next few years.
Managing director Jim Gallagher said: "This will be transformational for Scottish Sea Farms, raising our production of smolts from five million to 11 million annually, and helping us to meet the rising global demand for our premium Scottish salmon and to grow our harvest volumes and revenues sustainably.
"It will also further increase our contribution to Scotland's economic prosperity and the development of our coastal communities."
SSF, which has more than 440 employees, is jointly owned by SalMar and the Leroy Seafood Group of Norway.
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Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has been given the green light to build a new £35m freshwater hatchery in Argyll.
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The popularity of 'turkey and tinsel' holidays means some have been celebrating the festive season since October.
Hotels from Cornwall to Cumbria have attracted tens of thousands of holidaymakers keen for an early Christmas dinner.
At the Torbay Hotel people have been enjoying Christmas, making new friends, and eating a lot of turkey.
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At hotels across England, Christmas has been going on for months.
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Kelly Mahon, 41, was arrested with another woman after the baby disappeared on Wednesday afternoon.
He was located safe and well about three hours later.
Ms Mahon, of John Broad Avenue, Arleston, was remanded in custody at Telford magistrates on Friday.
She will appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Friday 25 March.
A 53-year-old woman was released without charge.
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A woman has appeared in court charged with kidnap after a nine-week-old boy was reported missing from his home in Telford.
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Dr Catherine Calderwood, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, takes over the position from Sir Harry Burns, who stepped down last year.
Dr Calderwood recently held the role of acting deputy chief medical officer in the Scottish government.
She has a special interest in maternal medicine, obstetric scanning and high-risk pregnancy.
She has also held various high-profile national roles, including that of national clinical director for maternity and women's health in NHS England.
As chief medical officer, she will be the top adviser to ministers on a wide range of issues surrounding the health of the country.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "Catherine's appointment will build on her already substantial achievements and reputation in Scotland and the UK. I very much look forward to working with her."
Dr Calderwood, a graduate of Cambridge and Glasgow universities, will formally take up the post shortly.
"The role provides huge opportunities to drive forward and improve the health of our nation," she said.
"We have a health service to be proud of and the professionalism and standard of medical practice is second to none.
"Driving forward further improvements and ensuring we have a health service fit to meet the challenges of the future is a substantial challenge - but something both myself, and I am sure the whole of our health service, is more than ready for."
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A new chief medical officer for Scotland has been appointed.
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More than 65 headstones were damaged between Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 May at Leslie Cemetery in Glenrothes.
Insp Joanne McEwan, of Police Scotland, said: "The investigation is still ongoing and we are following other positive lines of enquiry.
"I'd like to add that I'm grateful for the support from the local community in assisting us with this."
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A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the vandalism of headstones at a Fife graveyard.
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Glenfield Hospital claims up to 150 patients a year from the East Midlands were sent to centres further away.
NHS England said the hospital's three surgeons are not meeting a total target of performing 375 operations a year.
Many patients from Northampton and Peterborough are transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), London.
More on this story and other news in Leicestershire
In 2016, Glenfield Hospital operated on 328 children and hopes to carry out about 350 this year.
Figures obtained by the BBC in a Freedom of Information request showed that on 29 November 2016, GOSH had 159 patients on its waiting list.
Some other hospital's had about 70, while Glenfield had 14 children waiting for surgery.
Dr Aidan Bolger, head of service for East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre, said referring patients would be a "simple solution" and closing the service "wouldn't be necessary".
"This is a proposal we've put to NHS England," he said.
Northampton General Hospital, which is about 45 miles away from Leicester, said for the past five years it has referred up to 25 children a year to GOSH, which has been "approved by NHS England".
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "The foetal echo service provided by Great Ormond Street Hospital... is the key reason that most children with congenital heart disease in Peterborough are seen there."
A spokesperson for GOSH for Children NHS Foundation Trust said it "accepts referrals from across England".
NHS England said: "We will not dictate referral patterns that would take choice away from patients and their doctors."
No decision has been made about the future of children's heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital - a consultation ends in June.
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Children's heart surgeons in Leicester have said their service could be saved from closure if more patients from the region were referred to them.
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Junior road world champion Lucy Garner will be making her senior worlds debut alongside Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead plus Katie Colclough in the women's road race on Saturday.
And the Championships close on Sunday with the men's road race where Chris Froome will attempt to become the first man since Greg Lemond in 1989 to win the Tour de France and world title in the same year.
Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins won silver in the men's individual time on Wednesday.
BBC coverage (all times BST)
Saturday 28 September
1300-1700 Live Women's Road Race - 1500-1600 on BBC One, 1600-1715 on BBC Two, with continuous coverage 1300-1715 Online and on Connected TV
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0900-1615 Live Men's Road Race - 1230-1445 on Red Button & Red Button HD, 1415-1615 on BBC Two, with continuous coverage 0900-1615 Online and on Connected TV
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Watch live coverage of the World Road Cycling Championships from Tuscany, Italy on the BBC.
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It was arranged by charity RoadPeace and took place at the National Memorial Arboretum, near Alrewas.
Motorway police and bereaved families read names from oak leaves, which were then buried.
The charity said it gave an opportunity to give "public recognition of these tragic and unnecessary deaths".
Roadpeace said 29 people were killed on Staffordshire roads, and 56 across the West Midlands, in 2014.
About 120 people attended the ceremony, which is one of many events during August marking National Road Victim Month.
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A memorial service has been held in Staffordshire for people who have been killed on roads.
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Ceredigion council said the final cost could well be higher as it prepares for another high tide on 2 February.
The council has started talks with the Welsh government on submitting a bid to help fund the seafront's restoration.
On Tuesday, Welsh ministers said £2m was available to repair flood defences damaged by the storms.
Aberystwyth was one of the towns that was hardest hit by the heavy rain, strong winds and high tides that battered the Welsh coast between 3 and 6 January.
A Grade II-listed shelter partly fell into a hole after its foundations were washed away as massive waves pounded the seafront.
The 1920s landmark was badly damaged and has been dismantled for repair.
More than 200 volunteers armed with buckets and shovels helped start the clean up operation on the promenade on 11 January.
A Ceredigion council spokesman said; "The estimated costs associated with the immediate necessary work of clearing-up and repairs to assets amount to at least £1.5 million.
"We are in the process of collating all of these costs and the final figure could well exceed this estimated sum once all the information has been received."
The spokesman added that the local authority could access funds from three Welsh government sources but would have to match fund the money from its own reserves.
Meanwhile, promenade repairs are ongoing with workers trying to shore up defences due to fears that storms during a high tide on 2 February could cause more damage.
Tides of up to 7.8 metres (25ft), the second highest of the year, are forecast for the start of February.
The council aims to completely reopen the promenade to the public by Easter.
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The cost of repairing Aberystwyth promenade and other locations in Ceredigion severely damaged by storms in early January has topped £1.5m.
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It said Supt Sean Memory, who is investigating claims of historical child abuse against the late Sir Edward Heath, is off work "through sickness".
But it added the probe did not relate to Operation Conifer or his work as the senior investigating officer.
The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation is confident the former Tory prime minister's name would be cleared.
The force issued the statement following "a number of approaches from the media" regarding Operation Conifer.
Supt Steve Kirby will become the lead officer in the investigation in Mr Memory's place, Wiltshire Police said.
The force said the investigation against Mr Memory "is not an indication of guilt" but "a process which has to be followed as laid out in the Police Regulations".
It also confirmed the "conduct under investigation" does not warrant suspension, "therefore Supt Memory is not suspended from duty".
Operation Conifer began in 2015 after claims were raised in an inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Information from a retired officer had sparked concerns that Wiltshire Police had deliberately caused a criminal prosecution against a suspected brothel keeper to fail in 1994.
Last year the IPCC said it had found no evidence that the case was dropped because the woman threatened to make allegations against Sir Edward.
But Wiltshire Police has said Operation Conifer is also investigating a number of separate allegations made by persons who came forward. It said the inquiry additionally aims to safeguard children and vulnerable adults who may be at risk of abuse today.
Mr Heath died at home in Salisbury in July 2005, aged 89.
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A senior detective is being investigated for "misconduct", Wiltshire Police has confirmed.
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Planning officials approved the Trafford Waters scheme, which includes 3,000 flats, a 300-room hotel, a 150-bed care home, shops and offices, and a primary school.
Trafford Council leader Sean Anstee said it had "all the characteristics to be a model for urban regeneration".
Developers Peel Land & Property said it had been 15 years in the making.
The development is on land bordering the Manchester Ship Canal in the north, Grade I listed All Saints Friary in the north-east and the Trafford Centre to the south.
It incorporates approximately 750,000 sq ft (228,600 sq m) of office space and 125,000 sq ft (38,100 sq m) of retail space, which will be linked to the shopping centre by bridge.
James Whittaker, development director for the firm, said Trafford Waters would turn the "disused site" into a "unique... urban community" and provide "much-needed" residential housing and office space and "help unlock business and employment opportunities".
He said the development would be "sustainable" and feature cycleways, plenty of landscaped, green spaces and waterways.
Trafford Council said the development made the "best use of this strategically important, vacant site" and "would contribute towards addressing the identified housing shortfall in Trafford."
Councillor Anstee said coming on the say day as the £350m tramline to Trafford Park was approved "simply goes to show that where we have a plan for major development, the necessary improvements to public transport and roads alongside new schools and green spaces can be a reality."
Peel Land & Property said it has pledged £30m towards the new extended A57 road into Traffordcity at junction 10 of the M60, including a new lifting bridge link crossing the Manchester Ship Canal, to "further enhance its accessibility".
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The banknote, which will enter circulation in the next three to five years, currently features the economist Adam Smith.
The Bank is asking the public for suggestions of artists ranging from painters to furniture makers.
But the Bank will want to avoid a repeat of previous equality complaints.
It faced criticism after the planned replacement of campaigner Elizabeth Fry on the £5 note with Winston Churchill, which left it facing the prospect of no women being used on banknote images.
This was solved when author Jane Austen was announced as the image on the next £10 note.
The public will be asked to nominate an artist to be considered for the banknote.
They can include painters, fashion designers, sculptors, ceramicists, furniture makers, photographers and film-makers.
This will then be considered by a committee which, taking into account worthiness, equality and diversity, will whittle down the list to between three and five.
The final decision will then be made by the governor of the Bank, Mark Carney.
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The image of a visual artist will appear on the next version of the £20 note - and the Bank of England wants the public to make nominations.
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The Coastguard said they had received a call at about 13:45 from a member of the public who was concerned about the kayakers.
The two men - who were both in the same kayak - were making their way from Fisherrow Nest to Musselburgh.
Following a search, the men were winched into a helicopter and taken to hospital.
A spokesman for the Coastguard said they appeared to be suffering from mild hypothermia. Their condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
Before their rescue, the men were last spotted at about 14:45 north-west of Fisherrow and drifting towards Joppa.
South Queensferry, Fisherrow and North Berwick Coastguard rescue teams and the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Prestwick were sent to the scene.
Kaimes Beasley, from HM Coastguard, said: "This was a very swift water rescue and, given the conditions at sea today, these two men are extremely lucky.
"We are grateful to the member of the public who called us to report this incident - they did exactly the right thing when they saw the weather conditions were poor.
"This incident shows you how important it is to be prepared for your water activity, and have several means of contacting the Coastguard or raising an alarm, if you're heading out to sea."
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The former Liverpool player, 29, has won two La Liga titles and the Champions League since moving to the Nou Camp in July 2014 in a £75m deal.
"It's done, just a few small details need to be sorted and we'll announce it in the next few days or weeks," said Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
"We want Luis Suarez to stay at the club for many more years. For us, he is an important character."
Uruguay international Suarez won last season's European Golden Shoe - awarded to Europe's top scorer in domestic football - after netting 40 league goals.
He and fellow forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar scored a combined 131 goals in all competitions as Barca won La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
Bartomeu, speaking to Uruguayan radio station Cadena Celeste, added: "It will be a great Christmas present, not necessarily for Luis as he already knows he's going to continue here, but for football fans.
"He forms part of this spectacular trident we have, which helps the entire team function."
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The passenger was on board the 17:00 Anderston to Carstairs train, but the service was terminated at Rutherglen because of the incident.
ScotRail said all trains through Rutherglen could be delayed or cancelled.
British Transport Police said it was called to the station at about 17:30 over reports of an "abusive male".
A spokesman for the force said the man had reportedly been aggressive to rail staff.
Services to Dalmuir, Milngavie, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, Larkhall, Anderston, Carstairs, Glasgow Central, Lanark and Edinburgh via Shotts could be affected by the incident.
A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "We do not tolerate abusive or anti-social behaviour of any kind on our trains. We will work with the British Transport Police to assist them in bringing the individual involved to justice.
"Customers delayed by 30 minutes or more as a result of this incident are reminded to keep hold of their tickets to claim compensation through our Delay Repay Guarantee."
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An "abusive passenger" has caused widespread disruption to rail services in the Glasgow area, ScotRail has said.
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Johnny McMurray fired Town ahead before Allan Jenkins scored on the rebound from his penalty after Stephen Moan was red-carded for handling on the line.
Sky Blues substitute Willie Faulkner struck twice late on to clinch victory.
Swifts keeper Andy Coleman denied the Bannsiders before Matt Hazley's superb goal 10 minutes from time.
Coleman kept out efforts from Rodney Brown and Darren McCauley in the first half at the Showgrounds.
The visitors rarely threatened although Ryan Harpur wasted a good chance when he headed wide early in the second half.
Coleraine's Jamie McGonigle saw his shot cleared off the line by Dermot McCaffrey before Hazley won it with a stunning strike into the top corner.
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Dungannon midfielder Andrew Mitchell was sent-off for two yellows in the dying seconds but the win was secured and the Swifts moved up to seventh place in the Premiership.
Warrenpoint made a bright start at Warden Street and McMurray calmly slotted in the opener for the basement side.
The game turned on Moan's dismissal on 43 minutes after he handled from Johnny Taylor's header.
Jenkins saw his penalty saved by Jonathan Parr but he reacted quickly to net the rebound and equalise.
United squandered second-half chances while Warrenpoint remained a threat on the counter-attack.
Faulkner proved to be an inspired substitution by Jeffrey, who was in charge of the Sky Blues for the first time at the Showgrounds after he began his reign with a draw at Crusaders last weekend.
The substitute fired home in the final minute before sealing the points with a close-range finish in added time.
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The state trooper is in a critical condition and two others were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Virginia State Police did not identify the male suspect.
Officers were conducting a training exercise when the gunman approached the trooper and shot him in the chest.
State troopers then fired back and killed the gunman. The troopers were in uniform at the time.
Najee Wilson, 18, of New Jersey was waiting for a bus when he heard gunshots.
"We heard a lot of people screaming," Mr Wilson told the Associated Press. "It definitely was a scary experience."
The Greyhound station in Richmond is just west of the city's downtown area.
Greyhound issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying the Richmond bus station would be closed "until further notice".
Police officers from multiple agencies flooded the area after the shooting. The gunman's weapon was recovered, police said.
Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said law enforcement officers have become targets.
"It's unfortunate these are the days we're living in, where folks want to harm law enforcement," Mr Durham said.
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The 24-year-old former Somerset left-armer is also included for one-day internationals against South Africa and Australia.
Dockrell replaces Durham's Stuart Poynter for the four-day game at Stormont starting on 30 August.
But Poynter is in the ODI squad to face the South Africans and Australia in Benoni on 25 and 27 September.
Dockrell has taken 218 wickets in 146 matches for Ireland - his best bowling return of six for 39 coming in the Intercontinental Cup against the Netherlands in 2013.
Ireland have won their three games in the current competition, and are second place in the table, one point behind leaders Afghanistan.
"The game against Hong Kong gives the selectors an opportunity to continue to focus on the formula that has brought success so far," said head of selectors Alan Lewis.
"We have opted for an extra spinner in George, who has produced some of his best cricket in this competition."
The Irish have named an unchanged one-day international squad despite the recent heavy defeat by Pakistan at Malahide.
Intercontinental Cup squad: William Porterfield (capt), John Anderson, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien (wk), Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson (wk), Craig Young.
One-day international squad: William Porterfield (capt), John Anderson, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien (wk), Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson (wk), Craig Young.
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The Belgium international's agent has said a new deal at Goodison is close to being agreed.
"If players see a future in the club and the team is improving and getting stronger every day that is always a plus for them to stay," Koeman said.
"That is what we need to show him so he is convinced the short future is at Everton."
The Toffees were ninth following defeat by local rivals Liverpool on 19 December but have since gone seven league games unbeaten and sit seventh.
Earlier this season Koeman said Lukaku would need to leave Goodison Park to fulfil his potential but in December the player's agent, Mino Raiola, said a contract extension was 99% done.
The 23-year-old is the Premier League's top scorer with 16 goals this season and scored four against Bournemouth on Saturday.
"I didn't speak to the board about Romelu. If his agent mentioned he likes to stay and he will sign a new deal that is perfect for Everton," Koeman said.
"We know everyone has their own ambition - that's only human - but we want to keep the good players and he is one of those.
"He is top scorer in the league at the moment and is playing at a high level and is so clinical it would be difficult to find a replacement for him, and for that I hope he will stay."
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Everton's improved performances can convince striker Romelu Lukaku to stay at the club, says boss Ronald Koeman.
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Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, reported profits of $79m (£51.3m), compared with a loss of $437m a year ago.
Another period of strong growth in its Amazon Web Services cloud business also contributed to the better result.
Total net sales rose 23.2% to $25.36bn. Its shares were 10% higher.
Worldwide Sales in North America rose 28.3% to $15.01bn.
Amazon has piled on revenue growth since it started up but only recently began booking profits.
Instead, the 20-year old Seattle-based company has reinvested profits in order to expand.
Net sales from Amazon Web Services, which has more than one million active customers in 190 countries, rose more than 78% to $2.09bn in the three months to the end of September.
Amazon has made a strong growth forecast - if vague as to quite how strong - of between 14-25% for the Christmas sales period.
The online retailer reported a $92m profit for the three months to 30 June, surprising investors who had expected another loss.
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Internet marketplace giant Amazon reported a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row thanks largely to higher sales in the US.
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Patients are waiting on beds in A&E because there is no space on wards, staff are "becoming quite tired" and A&E waiting times are "very difficult".
Registered nurses and healthcare support workers are most in demand.
Lincolnshire East Clinical Commissioning Group's chief nurse said they needed as many as possible.
"Even a few hours' help would be incredibly helpful for us at the moment," said Tracy Pilcher.
"Obviously our A&E departments are very busy and our staff that are working have been working over the last few days and are becoming quite tired."
She said staff who usually work at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital, and Pilgrim Hospital, in Boston, should get in contact and go to their operations centres so they can be deployed to appropriate wards.
Staff are "working in a situation where all our hospital wards are full", but Ms Pilcher said Lincolnshire was not the only place experiencing problems.
"I think across the country it's been a lot busier over the Christmas period than we had anticipated, and a lot busier than last year," she said.
The problems have been attributed to more patients coming in than predicted, and these people were more ill than usual, meaning they were stopping in hospital for longer.
There are also problems with "bed-blocking", where patients are well enough to leave hospital but there are delays in discharging them.
"The way that Christmas fell, and then we had a weekend, we've got patients in the hospital that we would like to discharge home but currently can't find the support to enable us to do that," said Ms Pilcher.
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Hospital staff are being asked to cancel their leave and return to work because hospitals in Lincolnshire are busier than anticipated over Christmas.
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The former England and Great Britain international, 37, had already stated his intention to quit playing at the end of the 2015 Super League campaign.
"I have had a great time at Leeds and learnt so much about how the club is run from top to bottom," Peacock said.
"Hull KR are a club with huge potential in a city that is rugby league mad."
He added: "Now that I have the next chapter of my career finalised, I am fully focused on finishing my time with Leeds as strongly as possible and leaving my home town club in the best possible position."
Going into this weekend's Super League fixtures, Leeds were second in the table with Hull KR 11th.
Peacock has won numerous honours at club level with Bradford Bulls and Leeds, including eight Super League titles and three Challenge Cups.
Named Super League's Man of Steel in 2003, Peacock played 21 times for England and earned a further 26 caps for Great Britain.
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Leeds Rhinos prop Jamie Peacock will join Hull KR when he retires at the end of the season, assuming the newly-created role of football manager.
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The incident took place at Monklands Hospital in North Lanarkshire on Wednesday between 22:25 and 23:20.
Police have warned the public of the "potentially serious or fatal" consequences of taking the drugs if they are offered them.
The stolen items included vials of adrenaline, glyceryl trinitrate sprays and hydrocortisone sodium phosphate.
Police have urged anyone who comes across any discarded drugs to hand them in to their local police station.
Anyone with information about the theft is also asked to contact officers.
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Prescription drugs were stolen from an ambulance while it was parked outside a hospital's accident and emergency unit.
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Marshall Islanders have been at the forefront of anti-nuclear activism after ecologically-devastating American bomb tests at their Bikini Atoll.
The UK, India and Pakistan were accused of failing their obligations under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
But the International Court of Justice said it could not rule on the case.
The Marshall Islands had sought to use the case to force nuclear powers to disarm. The tiny South Pacific nation originally filed cases against all nine treaty signatories: The UK, US, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea.
But only the UK, India and Pakistan recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague-based International Court of Justice and only those three cases proceeded to the preliminary court stage.
At hearings in March, Marshall Islands' representative Tony deBrum said he watched one of the US nuclear tests with his grandfather as a nine-year-old boy.
"The entire sky turned blood red," he told judges. He said islands were "vaporised" by the tests.
Judge Ronny Abraham acknowledged the "suffering" of the Islanders but ruled that they failed to prove a legal dispute existed between them and the three nuclear powers before the case was filed in 2014, which meant the court had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
In 1996, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion that the use or threat to use nuclear weapons would "generally be contrary to" the laws of war and humanitarian law.
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A UN court has thrown out cases brought by the Marshall Islands against the UK and others for allegedly failing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.
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Peter Harrison, 57, ignored a police warning to stay away from his wife Wendy when he pushed his way into her Gateshead home last July.
Harrison, the ex-agent of England striker Andy Carroll, admitted harassment at Newcastle Crown Court.
He was sentenced to nine months custody suspended for 18 months.
Harrison, who was dropped by the England striker just before his £35m move to Liverpool from Newcastle in 2011, was also ordered to carry out 175 hours of community service and pay court costs of £490.
The hearing heard that before the attack, Harrison had sent abusive messages to his wife before forcing his way into her home frightening his two children who went and "cowered" in an upstairs bedroom.
Judge Stephen Earl said: "You felt your wife loved those inanimate things more than you so it was your way of taking out your frustrations on something.
"The level of fear that it caused is incalculable."
The hearing heard Harrison, of Evergreen Close, Hartlepool, regretted what had happened.
Duncan Jones, defending, said: "He recognises now that his wife was unhappy but he had not appreciated that at that the time.
"He has accepted the relationship is over and there will be no repeat of the incident."
The court heard Harrison now works as a consultant selling European football expertise to developing clubs in China and the Middle East.
He previously appeared on the Panorama investigation into football in 2006, when the programme claimed he had paid bungs to managers.
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Ilya Katsman, 22, saw the weather phenomenon from a window on a flight from Perth to Adelaide.
Neil Bennett, from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, said it was likely to be a wave cloud.
"It's like skimming a stone across a lake. The air is rising up and down in a wave motion," Mr Bennett said.
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"Where it's going up you're getting the cloud, and where its going down you're getting the clear lines."
Mr Katsman said he initially thought it was a rare type of wave cloud known as the "morning glory", which occurs in the country's north.
"The cloud is definitely impressive," Mr Katsman told the BBC.
"I thought it was unusual to see it so far south."
Mr Katsman's photos received wide attention after being shared on an airline's Facebook page, delighting weather enthusiasts.
Reporting by the BBC's Greg Dunlop
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The striker pulled up with a hamstring injury during the opening league match of the season and has missed the last four games.
The 26-year-old had netted five goals in his first four matches.
"He will join us for a full week of training so he'll be involved in some capacity in the 18 to face Celtic," manager Mark Warburton told Rangers TV.
"It's good to welcome Waggy back, he has a great goalscoring record and so much more that he brings to the team.
"But it's about using the squad and having complete faith and belief in the squad, which we do, and having options to choose from."
Waghorn scored 28 goals in his debut season at Ibrox, helping Rangers win promotion to the top flight.
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The former Wigan forward featured for the last half hour of Saturday's 7-0 friendly win over Linfield in Belfast, with Kenny Miller finding the net four times and new defender Philippe Senderos playing for 56 minutes.
Midfielder Andy Halliday started at left-back in the absence of the injured Lee Wallace, who pulled out of the Scotland squad on Friday with a muscle strain.
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The club announced on Twitter on Tuesday morning: "Manchester United announces that David Moyes has left the club.
"The club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role."
It comes after several newspaper reports that Moyes' time at the club was over, following a poor season.
United previously said on Monday that Moyes had not been sacked, but they refused to comment on his longer-term future.
The news comes after Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Everton - Moyes' former club. It means United cannot qualify for the Champions League next season.
Moyes was chosen by Sir Alex Ferguson for the job when he stepped down after 26 years in charge last summer.
The 50 year-old was handed a six-year deal to leave Everton for the Premier League champions.
United, who are currently in seventh place in the table with four games remaining, will finish this Premier League season with their lowest ever points tally.
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Manchester United have sacked their manager David Moyes after just 10 months in charge.
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Members of the public watched as it broke away on Friday afternoon.
More stormy weather and snow is expected in parts of the UK over the weekend.
Members of the public have been urged to stay away from coastlines, coastal paths and promenades.
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Part of a cliff near Hastings in Sussex has collapsed into the sea because of the force of the storm that has hit the UK.
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Gary O'Flynn, 39, of Hayfield Drive, Castlecourt, Whitechurch, was sentenced to five years, two of them suspended.
The former Fianna Fáil councillor pleaded guilty in February to soliciting a man to kill three people.
He also received a three-year sentence to run concurrently for fraud charges.
These relate to obtaining mortgages while he was working as a financial adviser.
O'Flynn was a member of Cork City Council between 2003 and 2008.
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A former politician from County Cork has been jailed for trying to get a hitman to murder a detective, a tax official and an accountant.
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It has announced revisions to 10 services from 25 June, with some being rerouted, affecting Coedpoeth, Penycae, Rhostyllen, Llay and other areas.
Local MP Susan Elan Jones and AM Ken Skates have written to Arriva and are calling on Wrexham council to step in.
Arriva has been asked to comment.
Mr Skates said: "In Penycae, these changes will see key areas such as the Afoneitha estate hugely affected, and people fear they will be completely cut off.
"Arriva has stated that long-running parking issues hindering access to the estate have contributed to its decision, so I would implore Wrexham council to act as a matter of urgency."
Wrexham councillor David A Bithell, lead member for environment and transport, said: "These are commercial decisions taken by Arriva and the council unfortunately has no power to prevent them going ahead."
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Politicians are calling for bus company Arriva to rethink planned service changes in Wrexham, claiming they act as a "lifeline" for some communities.
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Traigh Mhor Oysters is a joint venture between family-owned food group AP Jess and Isle of Barra Oysters Ltd.
HIE has awarded the business £490,000 to help it buy new equipment and add to its six staff.
The farm's six million oyster capacity could also be increased by an extra four million.
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A new oyster farm on Barra has received support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help it expand the business.
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The agreement, struck with services sector union Verdi on Saturday, gives a one-off payment of €2,250 (£1,580) and a 2.2% pay rise.
The deal covers Lufthansa airport staff as well as catering, IT, freight and maintenance workers.
Lufthansa was hit by the longest strike in its history earlier this month, affecting over 500,000 passengers.
Dr Bettina Volkens, a member of Lufthansa's executive board, said the deal would create "harmony between the bargaining parties".
But Europe's biggest airline is yet to reach an agreement with cabin crew, who called the week-long industrial action in early November, and pilots.
Lufthansa has been in pay and pension disputes with staff as it looks to cut costs to compete with budget airlines and Gulf carriers.
The company will hold a meeting on Wednesday with flight attendants' union UFO, the cockpit pilots' union, and Verdi to tackle the long-running dispute.
No further strikes are currently scheduled, a Lufthansa spokesperson told the BBC.
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They have built an imaging system that uses an infra-red laser to penetrate areas of thick smoke and flames.
The beam reflects off any objects, including people, within the area.
That data is then decoded by an imager to create a 3D model of everything inside the room.
Infra-red (IR) camera monitors currently used by firefighters require lenses that can be blinded by intense fire, said researcher Pietro Ferraro, of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Istituto Nazionale di Ottica in Italy.
"IR cameras cannot 'see' objects or humans behind flames because of the need for a zoom lens that concentrates the rays on the sensor to form the image," he said.
"It became clear to us that we had in our hands a technology that could be exploited by emergency responders and firefighters at a fire scene to see through smoke without being blinded by flames, a limitation of existing technology."
Mr Ferraro added that fire victims who were moving could also be picked up by the system.
"Perhaps most importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that a holographic recording of a live person can be achieved even while the body is moving."
Other potential applications include monitoring breathing and cardiac activity, said Mr Ferraro - but the next step for the researchers was to make the technology more portable.
The research has been published in journal Optics Express.
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Hasselbaink, 44, was filmed as part of an investigation alleging corruption in football, apparently negotiating a fee to travel to Singapore to speak to a fake Far East firm.
He was also alleged to discuss possibly signing players from them.
The Rs said a lack of evidence from the newspaper ended their investigation.
"The club contacted and communicated with all the major parties involved, including The Telegraph, who failed to provide the club with the information previously requested," said a statement on the club website.
"Despite a number of requests from both the club and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's legal team for the information relating to the inferences made on September 28, including video footage and a full transcript of the discussions that took place, nothing has been forthcoming.
"As a result, and in the absence of any further evidence, the board fully back Jimmy and his explanations relating to these inferences."
The Telegraph's investigation saw both Sam Allardyce leave his post as England manager and Barnsley assistant boss Tommy Wright sacked last month.
The League Managers' Association has previously accused the newspaper of holding up the investigation by not releasing evidence, while City of London Police also confirmed discussions had already taken place with the Football Association and the paper.
A Telegraph spokesperson said last month it remained their intention to release the information but that the police had asked to review it first.
"Jimmy openly admitted he was naive and, as such, has been reminded of his roles and responsibilities as manager of Queens Park Rangers," the QPR statement added.
"He remains fully focused on his job, and he does so with the board's unanimous support."
Former Chelsea and Netherlands striker Hasselbaink had always denied any accusations of wrongdoing.
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Simon Carter, who represented Bury Council's Tottington ward from 2012, was charged with 16 counts.
Carter, 53, of Milldale Road, Leigh, appeared before Bolton Crown Court on 4 September.
He was given a three-year supervision order and will sign the sex offenders' register for five years.
The ex-member of the council's standards committee was also instructed to attend a sex offender programme and was banned from working with under 18s.
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A former Greater Manchester councillor has been given a three-year community sentence after pleading guilty to making indecent images of a child.
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Cavendish, 30, last competed at the event in 2009 and will partner Sir Bradley Wiggins again, after the pair won the world title the year before.
Last week, Cavendish won the Tour of Qatar road race for the second time.
Two-time world champion Becky James also returns after a two-year absence with a serious knee injury.
"We have selected the strongest squad available to us for these worlds," said technical director Shane Sutton. "We are in good shape and the team we have selected is close to the Olympic model."
Cavendish will take part in the omnium event at the Lee Valley VeloPark and combine with Wiggins in the madison, an event they won in Manchester in 2008.
Full Great Britain team for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships (2-6 March):
Women's sprint: Becky James, Katy Marchant, Jess Varnish.
Men's sprint: Matt Crampton, Phil Hindes, Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner.
Women's endurance: Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne, Emily Nelson, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Laura Trott.
Men's endurance: Steven Burke, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Chris Latham, Andy Tennant, Sir Bradley Wiggins.
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Mark Cavendish will be part of Great Britain's team for the UCI track cycling World Championships in London following a seven year absence.
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Audrey Thom, 58, from Fife, was badly injured in the accident on the A914 between Dairsie Roundabout and Balmullo on Tuesday.
Mrs Thom was a passenger in a grey Mazda 3 when it was involved in a collision with a white Renault Traffic van.
Mrs Thom died on Thursday. The van driver suffered minor injuries.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Her family said: "Audrey was a much loved wife, mother to three daughters and very recent granny. She will be sadly missed."
Insp Brenda Sinclair, of Police Scotland, said: "We are still making inquiries to establish the full circumstances of this collision.
"We are asking anyone who was in the area at the time and saw these vehicles or who witnessed the collision, to contact us."
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The 23-year-old woman was discovered at an address in Nechells Park Road at about 10:15 GMT.
A post-mortem examination would take place in due course, West Midlands Police said.
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning. The force said it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the woman's death.
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Peta Mellors, who has lived at the farm in Llandefalle, Brecon, for 30 years, said it "looked like a bomb had gone off".
She said hens had recently been moved out of the barn, but an antique tractor, camper van, and BMW Z3 sports car were all written off.
BBC Wales weatherman Derek Brockway said the likely cause was a squall.
Peta Mellors said she heard strong wind and hail against the window at about 05:00 GMT.
She said when she looked outside: "I could not take it in - this medieval barn was just gone. It had imploded."
Mr Brockway said: "There have been showers around today. Some of them heavy and wintry with snow and hail in places combined with strong to gale force winds.
"The air is cold and unstable so I wouldn't rule out a squall or sudden gust of wind which could cause damage."
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The 19-year-old former AFC Wimbledon player joined the Premier League side in 2016 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £250,000.
Sweeney, who has previously represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-18 level, made 13 league appearances for the Dons, but is yet to play for Stoke.
Rovers boss Darrell Clarke said: "He'll be a valuable addition to our squad."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
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Network Rail said services were now running on one of two tracks, with a 5mph speed limit beside the site where engineers are carrying out repairs.
Buses are also running on certain services.
A spokesman blamed the landslip on Thursday on "consistent" high levels of rainfall on already saturated ground.
He added: "Our aerial footage highlighted the scale of ground movement which led us to close the line as a precaution while we confirmed the next steps to tackle this issue.
"Extensive repairs will be needed to fix this and we will have more details of this over the next few days."
Alex Hynes, managing director for Northern Rail said: "We are pleased to reinstate a limited Northern Rail Service following Network Rail's work over the weekend.
"I would like to apologise to customers for the disruption and thank them for their ongoing patience while the situation is resolved."
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A section of the Settle to Carlisle railway line has partially reopened after a landslide at Appleby in Cumbria shut the line to all trains.
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At 18%, the country has one of the worst rates in the European Union for children dropping out of school.
"Football and mathematics are not mutually exclusive," said Romanian Football Federation president Razvan Burleanu.
"Through this project, children will learn the basics of football and have an opportunity for the first time in our country - to discover mathematics through an attractive approach."
Romania's friendly with Spain in Cluj did not cause any problems for the mathematicians as it ended goalless.
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The Romanian national team came up with a novel idea to help the country's children - by printing maths equations on the backs of their training tops.
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The Bees are ninth in the Championship, 13 points behind Saturday's opponents Fulham with two games left to play.
They need two more points to better last season's tally of 65, but Smith believes they will need new recruits if they are to ever reach the play-offs.
"At the moment we're stockpiling B-team players into our squad to fill it up on a matchday," he told BBC Radio London.
Despite Brentford's small squad, the west London club are on course for their third consecutive top-10 finish in the Championship since being promoted from League One in 2014.
A run of five wins in their last seven league games has propelled the Bees up the table, but despite the club's consistency, Smith is eager to push on and aim higher.
He said: "While it's great that the B-team players are getting experience - and it's something we want to do - if we want to challenge for a top six spot we have to add more quality to that.
"We'll certainly be looking to do that [before next season]."
After their 3-1 win over rivals QPR, Brentford finish their Championship campaign with a trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham before a home game against relegation-threatened Blackburn.
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Kamanga won the election against Bwalya by 163 to 156 votes in what many thought was an impossible task for the challenger.
Bwalya, who was named the 1988 African Footballer of the Year, first joined FAZ as vice president in 2004 before being elected president four years later.
He served as association president for two terms and was gunning for a third.
During his tenure as president, Zambia famously won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations trophy.
"I will not turn our soccer icon Kalusha Bwalya into a villain," Kamanga said in his victory speech.
"This I promise but we'll respect the laws of the land and those of football and reforms that have happened in world football and will not spare Zambia."
Bwalya wished Kamanga success.
"Football is about winning and losing. I want Zambian football to win. All the best to FAZ and the new leadership," Bwalya said.
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Fruean, 28, will arrive from Hawke's Bay next month, following the end of the Mitre 10 Cup in New Zealand.
Wellington-born Fruean can also play on the wing and has represented the Chiefs and the Hurricanes in Super Rugby.
Meanwhile, former Gloucester tighthead Knight, 26, arrives on a loan deal until the end of the season from Newport Gwent Dragons.
Knight made more than 20 appearances for Newport in the Pro12 last season.
"We are really excited that Robbie has agreed to join us here at Bath," director of rugby Todd Blackadder said.
First-team coach Toby Booth added: "Shaun is a very strong scrummager, and we're excited to see how he continues to develop now that he's with us."
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The news comes after Mr Robertshaw resigned after less than a year.
Mr Shimmin, a Member of the House of Keys since 1996, said: "The job is a challenging one but the work is essential if we are to secure a sustainable future for the island."
The former economic minister will start with immediate effect.
Last year Mr Shimmin stepped down as minister of economic development after a row over the legality of a hotel bail-out.
He was the minister in charge of the £4.5m rescue package for the Sefton Group over which legal experts reported he had acted beyond his powers.
Treasury Minister Eddie Teare, who is heading the Council during the Chief Minister's absence through illness, announced Mr Shimmin's appointment.
Mr Teare said he brought considerable experience to the role and his return to the Council of Ministers was "most welcome".
Mr Robertshaw blamed the rate and pace of reform in the Manx government for his resignation, describing it as "inadequate".
The East Douglas MHK said his role had become "impossible".
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John Shimmin will replace Chris Robertshaw as the Isle of Man's Policy and Reform Minister, the Manx government has announced.
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Swansea Crown Court had heard Geraint Evan Jones carried out the "unprovoked" attack after being in an Aberystwyth bar for just six minutes.
Jones, from Aberystwyth, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm but was cleared of doing it with intent.
Gwynant Jones, 25, had reconstructive surgery following the incident in 2015.
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A former soldier who went out dressed as Colonel Gaddafi has been jailed for 16 months after biting off part of a man's ear in a "savage" pub attack.
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The 37-year-old re-signed for the county in February after his bowling action was cleared following a ban, but he is not expected at Worcester until after Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh.
The tour, in April and May, is still to be officially finalised.
"We're waiting to hear from Pakistan whether the trip will go ahead," said director of cricket Steve Rhodes.
"He'll be here to play for us at some stage, sooner rather than later. When it will be we just don't know," he told BBC Hereford & Worcester.
Ajmal, who has taken 178 wickets at an average of 28.10 in 35 Tests, spent the winter remodelling his action after he was banned from bowling in September.
"His action is a bit more orthodox now he's had to make a few changes but he's a very determined character," added Rhodes.
"He's bowled thousands and thousands of balls to get his action cleared again and we're looking for him to make an impact in country cricket again."
Pakistan's tour, which is scheduled to begin on 15 April and involves two Tests, two ODIs and a T20, has been approved by the Pakistan government, subject to security clearance.
Newly promoted Worcestershire begin their County Championship season on 12 April at home to defending champions Yorkshire.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali could figure in the season opener, having practised this week following an abdominal strain suffered during the World Cup.
Moeen was left out of England's squad to tour the West Indies, but he may play against Yorkshire before possibly joining the Test squad in the Caribbean.
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Forward Bale, 26, returned to action on Saturday after two months out with a recurrence of a calf injury.
"Does he want to risk injuries every season or look for a club with very professional approach and a very healthy injury record," said Verheijen.
"There are not many, but they are there."
After scoring as a substitute in Real's 7-1 La Liga win over Celta Vigo on Saturday, Bale made his first start since 17 January in Tuesday's Champions League win against Roma.
Dutchman Verheijen was an assistant to the late Wales boss Gary Speed, who died in November, 2011 aged 42.
Verheijen told BBC Wales Sport: "Staying at that club is basically playing Russian roulette with your career."
Real Madrid have been asked to comment on Verheijen's thoughts but are yet to respond.
Former Tottenham player Bale missed Wales' friendly defeat by the Netherlands in November and his latest injury raised concerns for his country with Euro 2016 in the summer.
Bale played a starring role in Wales' qualifying campaign, playing in all 10 of their matches and scoring seven of their 11 goals as they reached their first major tournament finals since the 1958 World Cup.
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Gareth Bale is "playing Russian roulette" with his career because of the injury risk at Real Madrid, says former Wales coach Raymond Verheijen.
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The Northampton woman, who was the only female rider at the meeting, crashed at a chicane near the start/finish area.
"I'm totally gutted to tell you that due to a little broken bone from my off on Thursday, I won't be competing in the NW 200," Costello said on Facebook.
The 40-year-old was competing at the event for a 10th year.
Costello also missed Thursday night's opening races because of her injury.
She walked away from the incident and the practice session was resumed after a short delay to clear the track.
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Maria Costello has pulled out of Saturday's racing at the North West 200 after breaking a bone in a crash during Supersport practice.
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They have now won the event every time since its introduction in 1988, although Russia won the World Championships in 2015.
But the favourites proved too strong, only dropping points in the final set.
Beforehand, Chinese Taipei took the bronze, beating Italy by five set points to three.
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South Korea won their eighth straight women's team archery gold, beating Russia five set points to one in the final.
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Police have yet to establish a motive for the blaze and have appealed for information.
BBC News NI's Keiron Tourish reports.
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Four people have escaped from a burning house after an arson attack in Londonderry.
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Shaun Scandle was spotted by staff at the Tyne Tunnel as he drove through rush hour traffic.
The 31-year-old, of Priestpopple, Hexham, pleaded guilty at North Shields Magistrates' Court, to driving carelessly on 9 September.
He was fined £1,000 and given nine points on his licence.
Tyne Tunnel staff alerted police after Scandle drove through the barrier and then put sirens on at the tunnel - something even police are not allowed to do - before weaving in between other vehicles.
Officers made inquiries with the North East Ambulance Service, which said it had no record of one of their vehicles being in the area at the time.
Scandle, who runs a business offering first aid at events across the North East, was summonsed for some offences relating to fitting his vehicle with the light and sirens, but these were dropped and brought under the offence of careless driving.
Following the hearing, he was ordered to destroy the equipment.
Sgt Alan Keenleyside, of Northumbria Police, said: "This may seem like a bizarre story but the reality is Scandle was putting lives at risk through his behaviour on the road.
"Those working in the emergency services receive specialist training to drive our response vehicles and the public should not try and take that responsibility into their own hands."
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A man who fitted his car with blue lights and a siren to make it look like an ambulance before driving erratically on the roads has been fined.
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Patrick Curran strangled Joan Roddam at her bungalow in Delabole, Cornwall, in 2003, Truro Crown Court has been told.
The court heard Mr Curran set fire to "very significant items" and two days later left his family home in Delabole.
Mr Curran, 38, who denies murder, was arrested in March 2014 when police re-opened the investigation.
Simon Laws, for the prosecution, told the jury to imagine what was going through Mr Curran's mind as he walked through Delabole on the morning of the attack, in November 2003.
Mr Laws said: "What lay behind him? A dead woman of an age group he found sexually attractive, covered by a blanket that had his DNA on it.
"She was wearing clothing that had fibres matching not one but two items of clothing he owned."
Mr Laws said the crime scene was "strongly suggestive" of the involvement of a local man.
He said: "In front of him, an evening of setting fires in which he would burn very significant items - clothing and the hard drive from his computer.
"Two days later he would leave town. He was in the right place at the right time to have killed that woman.
"He can only say that all of this has happened by chance. The prosecution say to you nobody could be so unfortunate."
The court previously heard Mr Curran, who was 27 at the time of the alleged attack, had a sexual interest in much older women and that he strangled Mrs Roddam when she rebuffed his sexual advances.
Mr Curran, who is in custody, is being tried in his absence and does not have legal representation.
The trial continues.
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A man who killed a 74-year-old woman who rebuffed his sexual advances burned his clothes and a hard drive on the night of the attack, a court has heard.
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Seven men from Hampshire stole goods worth £220,000 in a 10-week spree between October and December 2014.
They committed thefts in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Sussex before they were arrested.
Cars were stolen from residential properties and garages, which were used to travel to high-value shops in Bournemouth and Salisbury among others.
Hampshire Constabulary carried out a series of raids in February 2015, which resulted in members of the gang being arrested.
All the men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and were sentenced at Southampton Crown Court to the following:
The gang was responsible for a total of 18 offences, Hampshire Constabulary said.
The force said they frequently changed vehicles, number plates, telephone numbers and clothing.
They used 15 sets of number plates on nine different vehicles, while 12 different mobile phones were linked to the group, police said.
On 18 November 2014 over £1,800 of jewellery was stolen from a Pandora store in Bournemouth, and on the same night £30,000 worth of equipment was stolen from Castle Cameras in Salisbury.
Castle Cameras in Bournemouth was broken in to on 22 November 2014 with £45,000 worth of goods stolen.
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A gang which targeted jewellery and camera shops in a string of raids across four counties has been jailed.
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Organised by the Children of Far East Prisoners of War (COFEPOW) group, it included an address by former peace envoy Terry Waite CBE.
It was one of dozens of events taking place across the country.
Paul Watson, chairman of COFEPOW, said it was important to remember those who experienced "immense suffering" in the region during World War Two.
He said many former prisoners of war had died and the period was in danger of being forgotten by the younger generation.
While the war in Europe ended in May 1945, the Japanese did not surrender until 14 August 1945 after the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, together killing more than 200,000 people.
Britain suffered more than 90,000 casualties in the war against Japan.
The Queen attended a remembrance service in London, while a minute's silence was held at a ceremony in Tokyo.
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A service has been held at Lichfield Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Wirapol Sukphol, formerly Nen Kham, became notorious in 2013 when a YouTube video appeared to show him on a private jet with a designer bag and sunglasses.
Later in 2013 he was accused of having sex with an under-aged girl and fled to the US soon afterwards.
Mr Sukphol is expected strongly to contest all the charges against him.
He is reported to have resisted the move to extradite him from California.
The former monk faces charges of child molestation and child abduction. He is also charged with money laundering and fraud after investigators say millions of dollars of assets were discovered in his name.
He arrived on Wednesday in Bangkok wearing clerical garments despite being expelled from the monkhood, the Bangkok Post reported.
Buddhism is traditionally one of the three cornerstones of Thai society along with the nation and the monarchy. Temples are at the centre of community life, especially in rural areas.
But the monkhood has come under increased criticism in recent years following a succession of scandals, mostly involving sex and money.
The military - which has been running Thailand since a coup in 2014 - is under increasing pressure to tackle some of the alleged excesses.
One of the most high-profile cases has involved influential Buddhist abbot Phra Dhammajayo. He is wanted on money laundering charges but police were prevented from arresting him earlier this year by thousands of the abbot's supporters who say the charges are politically motivated.
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A former monk has been charged with sex offences, fraud and money laundering after being extradited from the US to Thailand.
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Police were called to the Smethwick area of Sandwell at about 12:50 BST on Saturday.
A 38-year-old man, who has not been formally identified, was pronounced dead at the scene at the internet cafe on Cape Hill.
West Midlands Police said a suspect, described as black and of a large build, is still at large.
Det Insp Justin Spanner, from the force's CID, said: "This happened in broad daylight on a Saturday afternoon in a busy area and we are aware that several witnesses were at the scene and as yet have not come forward.
"The suspect was wearing a dark quilted patterned jacket, blue jeans and trainers."
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A manhunt is under way after a man was stabbed to death at an internet cafe in broad daylight.
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Parish and town councils say they are forced into pushing up tax bills as they take on more services such as toilets and libraries previously provided by Cornwall Council.
Newquay Town Council has just agreed a 90% increase in its share of the council tax bill which will add about £100 to the average annual bill.
Cornwall Council said nobody was available to comment.
Money paid to Cornwall Council makes up the main part of the council tax bill in the county with additional components from the police and the town or parish council.
Carl Leadbetter, chairman of the finance and policy committee at Newquay Town Council, said the increase would "hurt some people" but was "necessary".
He said: "We need to build resilience against the cuts that are coming in local services from Cornwall Council."
Local authorities such as Cornwall Council can only increase their council tax bills by a maximum of 2% without triggering a referendum but there is no such limit on town and parish councils.
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Some towns in Cornwall are almost doubling local taxes from April.
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