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The 34-year-old, who was born in Brazil but plays for Portugal, has been linked with Paris St-Germain and AC Milan and has "had proposals from England". Pepe has made 334 appearances for Real, winning three La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies. He missed Saturday's win over Juventus and added: "I didn't say goodbye because they knew before I did." Pepe announced his departure in an interview with radio station COPE, and said he had not spoken to manager Zinedine Zidane since Madrid's Champions League final win in Cardiff. "What he has done for Real Madrid is spectacular, but there are things I still do not understand," Pepe said. The centre-back, who was injured for part of the season with a hamstring problem and then broke two ribs in April, fell behind both Raphael Varane and Nacho in the challenge to play alongside captain Sergio Ramos in the Madrid defence. "I've had years of great pride in which I have given my body and soul," he said. "But I took the decision in January when it was clear which way it was going. "I'm happy for the love of the people, and that's worth more than everything."
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Everton had won on their last four visits to City - and for an hour frustration was in the air again as they mounted a wall of well-organised resistance that kept Roberto Mancini's side at bay. The introduction of substitute Mario Balotelli on the hour led to the breakthrough as he scored with a deflected shot after 68 minutes and finally unsettled Everton with an impressive cameo. It was the type of result and performances that adds weight to the argument that City will mount a serious title challenge this season Read more of the blog James Milner, another second-half substitute, added the second with two minutes left from David Silva's sublime pass to allow City to move top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester United's visit to Stoke City. And it was a win City deserved for demonstrating the patience and persistence they will need as Everton's dour approach is likely to be mirrored by plenty of sides who will attempt to suppress City's wide range of attacking options at Etihad Stadium. Media playback is not supported on this device Everton's tactics appeared designed to secure a draw and perhaps aim to take an isolated chance on the break. But David Moyes' side were undermined by a failure to offer anything in attack, although substitute Louis Saha - and his manager - were rightly infuriated when referee Howard Webb failed to award a free-kick when he was blatantly fouled on the edge of the area by Vincent Kompany with the game still in the balance. Moyes also believed Everton had been the victims of injustice in the build-up to Balotelli's crucial goal, claiming City were wrongly awarded a throw in. Mancini will relish the manner of this win as much as other victories earned in real style this season. Everton offered a stern test and City showed growing maturity to get the three points. Everton's superbly drilled defensive formation offered nothing other than frustration to City in the first half as they stood firm. Moyes had clearly earmarked Silva as central to City's threat and he deployed youngster Jack Rodwell to man-mark the Spaniard. And when he received a yellow card for a foul on Silva responsibility briefly switched to Phil Neville, until he drew similar punishment from referee Webb after a clash with Silva. Sergio Aguero was City's main threat in the early exchanges, but it was the 53rd minute before Everton posed a serious threat as Tim Cahill's header from Seamus Coleman's cross floated over the bar. It was only when Balotelli came on for Edin Dzeko on the hour that City made serious inroads into the Everton defence. Samir Nasri had a shot well saved by Tim Howard before the Italian broke the deadlock seven minutes after his introduction. Balotelli's finish from the edge of the area was measured and also took a decisive touch off Everton defender Phil Jagielka to send the ball tantalisingly out of Howard's reach into the bottom corner. Media playback is not supported on this device The visitors now needed to shift the entire emphasis of their approach, but City were playing with renewed confidence and Silva hit the woodwork with Howard beaten. Balotelli was then narrowly off target before setting up Silva for a tap-in, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. Silva was at his creative best as City wrapped up the win with one minute left. Everton substitute Royston Drenthe lost possession in midfield and Silva threaded through a perfect invitation for Milner to slide his finish past Howard. Everton had offered next to nothing in terms of attacking threat, although another City substitute Stefan Savic made a timely intervention in injury time to clear Marouane Fellaini's shot off the line. Live text commentary
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It comes a year after the bank reached a $5.6bn settlement with the US government over mortgage loans extended to US homebuyers before 2008. Profits at its consumer banking division, the bank's largest unit, rose 5% from a year ago to $1.8bn. Residential mortgage lending rose by 13% to $17bn. "The key drivers of our business - deposit taking and lending to both our consumer and corporate clients - moved in the right direction... and our trading results on behalf of clients remained fairly stable in challenging capital markets conditions," said Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan. The bank, which has paid more than $70bn in legal expenses since 2008, said its legal costs fell for the third quarter in a row, dropping to $231m from $6bn a year earlier. Separately, US bank Wells Fargo reported its first profits rise for three quarters, with the results helped by its acquisition of commercial loans from General Electric earlier this year. Net income edged up 0.65% from a year ago to $5.44bn in the three months to the end of September. with revenues up 3% to $21.9bn. However, its mortgage banking revenue fell 2.7% to $1.59bn. Earlier this year, Wells Fargo bought a portion of GE's commercial real estate loans worth $9bn, which helped to boost profits in the latest quarter. On Tuesday, the bank said it would buy a $30bn portfolio of commercial loans and leases from GE.
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A fire alarm went off at the Holiday Inn in Hope Street at about 04:20 BST on Saturday and guests were asked to leave the hotel. As they gathered outside they saw the two buses, parked side-by-side in the car park, engulfed by flames. One of the tour groups is from Germany, the other from China and Taiwan. It was their first night in Northern Ireland. The driver of one of the buses said many of the passengers had left personal belongings on board and these had been destroyed. Both groups have organised replacement coaches and will begin their tour of the north coast later than they had planned. Police have appealed for information about the attack. Insp David Gibson said: "It appears as though the fire started under one of the buses before spreading to the second. "While the exact cause is still under investigation, it is thought that the fire was started deliberately."
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It follows claims the social media giant had not done enough to tackle cyberbullies or extremists in the past. In a blog, the firm said the new language emphasised it would "not tolerate behaviour intended to harass or intimidate". It also said it had clarified what it considered to be "abusive behaviour and hateful conduct". This includes: The firm promised to suspend or close the accounts of users who "cross the line into abuse". Pressure is growing on social media firms to tackle issues such as online extremism and cyberbullying, which are said to affect millions of young Britons every year. The Times reported last week that the Home Secretary Theresa May had suggested that new surveillance powers - unveiled under the Investigatory Powers Bill - could be used to help police to unmask anonymous cyberbullies. In a letter to MP James Cartlidge, seen by the paper, Ms May said: "Internet connection records would update the capability of law enforcement in a criminal investigation to determine the sender and recipient of a communication." This could include "a malicious message such as those exchanged in cyberbullying". Twitter has been criticised for not doing enough to tackle online abuse, and in February, then-chief executive Dick Costolo admitted the company "sucks" at dealing with trolling. In its update, however, the firm said it had introduced a range of new protections in 2015, including new tools for reporting abusive behaviour and a ban on the "promotion of terrorism". A spokesperson for the NSPCC, a child protection charity, said Twitter's new rules were "a long overdue but very welcome step". "We have been urging social media companies to take decisive action to curb cyberbullying, which damages the lives of many children who tell us it is almost impossible to find a safe haven from it. "Industry is now waking-up to this pernicious behaviour and it's good to some are taking a more proactive approach to dealing with it."
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The telecommunication company said 11 cables were vandalised in Ealing on Saturday affecting people in the capital and parts of the South East. BT said the vast majority of customers had been reconnected but engineers were still working on the problem. The issue has also affected some Plusnet and Talk Talk customers. BT said broadband, TV and mobile services were unaffected.
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Mrs May said the convention, which is separate from the EU, "can bind the hands of Parliament". David Cameron has previously refused to rule out leaving the convention. Ex-cabinet minister and Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith said her "remarkable intervention" had "utterly undermined" the government's position. In her first major speech of the referendum campaign, Mrs May said the UK had to "stand tall and lead in Europe" rather than leaving the EU, and that membership made the UK "more secure from crime and terrorism". She also raised concerns about more countries joining the EU. The ECHR, which is separate from the EU institutions, was incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act. The Conservatives have pledged to replace the Human Rights Act with a "British Bill of Rights" but have not proposed leaving the convention altogether. BBC political editor The home secretary is one of the most senior politicians in the country. Of course, her backing of the Remain campaign is important. And it's certainly better for the prime minister and the Remain campaign to have her In, rather than Out. But her qualified support suggests there are three, rather than two, positions at the top of the Conservative party - 'Remain', 'Leave', and perhaps now, 'Reluctant Remain'. It was the Out campaign struggling to contain their internal differences. Tonight, it feels like cracks might appear on the other side too. Read more from Laura A Downing Street spokeswoman urged journalists not to "overdo the differences" between the prime minister and the home secretary on withdrawal from the ECHR. She said Mr Cameron "rules nothing out" as he seeks reform of the convention, saying the home secretary had been "setting out a clear distinction between the ECHR and the EU". Regardless of the outcome of the 23 June EU referendum, Mrs May said she still believed the UK should leave the ECHR which she said "adds nothing to our prosperity". It was the ECHR, not the EU, that was responsible for controversial human rights decision affecting the UK, she said. Earlier pro-Leave Justice Secretary Michael Gove warned that five potential new members of the EU - Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania and Turkey - would result in millions more people having the right to move to the UK. Mrs May said Albania, Serbia and Turkey had "poor populations and serious problems with organised crime, corruption, and sometimes even terrorism". She added: "We have to ask ourselves, is it really right that the EU should just continue to expand, conferring upon all new member states all the rights of membership?" She said the UK had "forgotten how to lead" in Europe and must re-assert itself to force change from within, adding that it could veto Turkey joining the EU. In her speech - and during a question and answer session - Mrs May admitted that being in the EU made it harder to control the "volume of immigration". But she said the UK was able to control its border by blocking entry to terrorists. She praised David Cameron's leadership in trying to seek a better deal for the UK, but said the UK's collective posture was too often to "blame Europe" for its problems and the UK "has to have more confidence to get things done" rather than "shouting from the sidelines". Mrs May said the issue the British public faced on 23 June was how the UK "maximised" its "prosperity, security, influence and sovereignty". In what she said was an analysis of "the risks and opportunities" of EU membership rather than an attack on Leave campaigners, she said the post-war order had seen the UK and other countries "cede sovereignty in a controlled way" by co-operating to prevent a greater loss of sovereignty through military conflict or economic decline. Mrs May said the question was not whether the UK could "survive" outside the EU given that it was the world's fifth largest economy which had "friendships and alliances across the world" - but whether the UK was "better off in or out". While "the sky would not fall" in the event of Brexit, she said she had concluded it was a matter of "hard-headed national interest" to remain in, based on security, trade and prosperity. On security, she said EU membership enabled the UK to access EU-wide information, such as criminal records, to allow the UK to turn away serious criminals and terrorists at the border, fast-track the extradition of offenders and simplify the deportation of prisoners. The UK had extensive intelligence-sharing with the US and other allies outside the EU, she said but being excluded from the EU-wide information sharing would make the UK "less safe". However, she called for major changes to the way the UK did business in the EU, including reducing the power of the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice. Mr Duncan Smith told the BBC the home secretary's comments on the ECHR and EU expansion had "thrown the gauntlet down" to the government. On EU expansion, he claimed, the prime minister is "in favour of extending our borders to Syria" by allowing Turkey to join the EU. "She actually basically questions the very campaign she says that she supports," he said. "This is a remarkable intervention. She has really thrown the gauntlet down and undermines the whole of the 'vote stay in' campaign." Mr Duncan Smith said immigration was "out of control" and free movement of people rules meant the UK had to accept criminals coming into the country. "An elected government in the UK elected on a platform to reduce immigration right now cannot deliver that because the EU is an open border," he told Radio 4's Today. "You cannot reject anyone unless you can demonstrate categorically that they pose an immediate threat to the life and livelihood of the UK."
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Luciano Vietto opened the scoring for the hosts in the 25th minute with a low finish and the Argentine striker tapped in a second three minutes later. Wissam Ben Yedder fired home in the 34th minute and, two minutes later, Vitolo's close-range goal made it 4-0. Sevilla defender Adil Rami was sent off just after the hour mark before Sandro Ramirez netted Malaga's consolation. The victory helped Sevilla to close the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who are away at the Club World Cup in Japan, to four points. Barcelona will overtake Sevilla with victory over city rivals Espanyol in their clash at the Nou Camp on Sunday. Elsewhere on Saturday, Saul Niguez scored the only goal of the game as Atletico Madrid clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win over Las Palmas. Villarreal remain in fourth spot after their 3-1 win over Sporting Gijon. They are ahead of Real Sociedad, who beat Granada 2-0 away from home, on goal difference. Match ends, Sevilla 4, Málaga 1. Second Half ends, Sevilla 4, Málaga 1. Offside, Sevilla. Steven N'Zonzi tries a through ball, but Vitolo is caught offside. Mikel Villanueva (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Luciano Vietto (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Málaga). Attempt blocked. Pablo Fornals (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Ontiveros. Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals. Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla). Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing. Vitolo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Recio (Málaga). Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (Sevilla). Pablo Fornals (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Vietto. Attempt missed. Recio (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javi Ontiveros. Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Málaga) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Roberto Rosales (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga). Attempt missed. Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Rosales. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Miguel Torres (Málaga). Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Matías Kranevitter. Offside, Sevilla. Steven N'Zonzi tries a through ball, but Luciano Vietto is caught offside. Offside, Málaga. Roberto Rosales tries a through ball, but Sandro Ramírez is caught offside. Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Vitolo. Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Luciano Vietto (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Málaga). Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Steven N'Zonzi. Attempt blocked. Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Ramírez with a cross. Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Diego González. Attempt missed. Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a headed pass. Offside, Málaga. Ignacio Camacho tries a through ball, but Sandro Ramírez is caught offside. Attempt saved. Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Rosales. Substitution, Sevilla. Diego González replaces Wissam Ben Yedder. Vitolo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Málaga). Substitution, Málaga. Gonzalo Castro replaces Juankar because of an injury.
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Several sportswomen have raised the issue, including tennis player Heather Watson who blamed "girl things" on her exit from the 2015 Australian Open. Dr Richard Burden, senior physiologist at the English Institute of Sport, told the BBC in January that menstrual cycle research in sport was "limited". The new study has been conducted by two London universities. The Female Athlete Health Group - a collaborative project between St Mary's University and University College London - worked on two surveys, including one of London Marathon competitors. Of the 1,862 women surveyed, including 90 who were considered elite level, 41.7% said their menstrual cycle affected their performance. Nearly 44% met the criteria for heavy menstrual bleeding, but only 22.3% had sought help for period problems. PhD student Georgie Bruinvels, who is leading the study, told BBC Sport: "We feel like there are many unanswered questions when it comes to periods in sport. "As a female athlete myself, I can see how much it impacts. So many elite coaches are male and it's hard for them to understand. "It's this big taboo. I found that awareness is so poor and people don't know anything about it. "By doing this research, we hope to raise more awareness and to encourage further examination of the subject." Bruinvels is using crowdfunding to aid the next stage of her research, which will focus on heavy menstrual bleeding and the possible increase of iron deficiency.
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Lisa Doughty, who has mesothelioma, was a pupil at Haggerston Girls' School in Hackney, east London in the 1980s. The 47-year-old said the music desks were often covered in dust, which may have had asbestos particles. Hackney Council said it had not received a formal claim and could not investigate until it did. Ms Doughty said she had spent a lot of time in the music room each week rehearsing plays. "We used to sit on the desks and have to wipe white dust off them," she said. "There were two heavy doors at the entrance to the music room and these would constantly slam, shaking the room. The school was in pretty bad repair so maybe the dust came down from the ceiling when the door closed." Ms Doughty said if it was proved the music room was the cause of her cancer, then it was "possible that many others have been affected". "I wanted to raise awareness of this and to appeal for anyone else who has been affected, pupils or teachers, to get in touch." Ms Doughty's lawyers, Slater and Gordon, have found that asbestos ceiling tiles were in place during the time that she was a pupil at the school. They are considering taken further legal action. A Hackney Council spokesman said: "Asbestos was historically used extensively in both public and private buildings due to its fire retardant properties and, as with any building of this age, Haggerston School has been subject to regular condition and asbestos surveys and removals." Edmund Young, an asbestos-related disease specialist at the law firm, said: "Mesothelioma is traditionally a form of cancer that has affected those working in industrial jobs, but we are seeing more and more people - both teachers and former pupils - coming to us who have breathed in asbestos particles while at school."
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This is how many Ukrainians start and finish their summer holiday in Russian-annexed Crimea. Queues of cars snake for several hours as people wait to visit relatives or get to the peninsula for a beach break. Lorry-loads of watermelons are sold by the side of the road while people wait to be checked or waved through, in the southern region of Kherson, next to Crimea, where Kiev's vast Dnipro river enters the Black Sea. Aside from the odd soldier dug in by the side of the road and the vigilance of Ukraine's border guards, there is little to suggest that the country is preparing for Russian military action from the south. Most analysts think any such action would be highly unlikely. But after Russia seized Crimea in March 2014 without firing a shot, Ukraine has learnt to expect the unexpected from its powerful neighbour. Vigilance is the watchword of Ukraine's National Border Guard. Spokesman Ivan Shevcov said his colleagues were "prepared for any type of action from the Russian side". The war of words between Russia and Ukraine has intensified following Moscow's accusation that Kiev plotted a sabotage attack in Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a response. Russia has moved more military hardware on to the peninsula. And pictures of the Russian navy carrying out military drills in Crimea to counter the threat of saboteurs were quickly beamed around the world. This week Russia is carrying out more exercises in Crimea to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has put his military on high alert. He insists the Russian claim of a sabotage attack by Ukrainian special forces was cooked up by the Kremlin to justify future attacks. However little, if anything, has changed at the checkpoints in and out of Crimea. One man from the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa said he went there only to visit his elderly mother who lived there and wouldn't leave. When she dies, he will not travel there any more. For Igor, travelling to Crimea to visit relatives, the latest rhetoric is "mostly exaggerated". "Whatever you see on TV, (with) saboteur groups arrested, I think this can be faked by any side. Each side can create provocations." With his tennis racket bag slung over his shoulder, Artyom, a Ukrainian probably in his 20s, explains how pleasant his holiday in Crimea has been, and how friendly the people there were. And he is not alone. "The Russians say one thing and the Ukrainians another. I don't know who to trust," says an elderly woman with sunglasses. The line between fact and fiction is often blurred when it comes to Russia's tactics and actions in relation to Ukraine. Kiev calls this "hybrid warfare", which mixes propaganda with cyber attacks and semi-clandestine operations. Tamara is driving across to Crimea, where she owns property, with her chihuahua Charlie. She might not believe all the rumours in Kiev. However, she does not trust the Russian version of recent events. "I think [the Russians] did this intentionally. But I don't know why they did this during the holiday season. Everything was fine when I came here in June with my mum." Tamara's mother-in-law and daughter were going to join her on the trip to Crimea, but because of what they had seen on the news they decided to stay in Kiev. Across the water from Crimea in the small town of Skadovsk, the melee of swimsuits and food-sellers on the beach is proof that many Ukrainians will simply not travel to Russian-annexed Crimea as a point of principle. Few seem to notice the Ukrainian National Border Guard soldiers high above in their concrete look-out post at the back of the beach, behind an invisible network of trenches. For all the political rhetoric of recent days, the fun-loving normality of the summer season in southern Ukraine goes on.
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Smith feels the Scottish Professional Football League should exert some influence with main sponsor Ladbrokes. The former Aberdeen boss, who is the head of the Scottish League Managers Association, was speaking after Ian Baraclough's departure from Motherwell. "The game needs investment and finance to improve, so I'm sure nothing will change," he said. "I would ask bookmakers to take into consideration the people on the receiving end of it and try a different approach to take that undignified element away from it. "I will bring the matter up at the next meeting with the league but I'm pretty sure they will say that there is little they can do about it." The SPFL said such betting activity was "nothing new". Smith, a player in the 1950s and 60s, began his managerial career at Stenhousemuir before spells in charge of Stirling Albion, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Clyde, Dundee United and Ross County. Motherwell and Baraclough parted company on Wednesday with the Steelmen third bottom of the Scottish Premiership and having been knocked out of the Scottish League Cup by Greenock Morton on Tuesday. Odds on how likely each Premiership manager was to be dismissed were publicised earlier in the week. "The market offering the odds on the next manager to leave a club is nothing new and indeed existed a long time prior to the SPFL welcoming Ladbrokes as its title sponsor," said an SPFL spokesman. "This sponsorship received unanimous approval from member clubs in June. Clubs all across the world have their own in-house agreements with bookmakers who promote similar offers." Meanwhile, Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald does not foresee an end to bets on manager sackings. "It's just the way it is," he told BBC Scotland. "I don't think there's any way they'll change it." Thistle are still looking for their first win of the season and have failed to score in eight of their nine matches but Archibald claims he does not look at the bookmakers' odds on him losing his job. "There's no point," he explained. "I don't think you'd sleep at night if you worried about things like that. "It's just the nature of the beast. That's the game we're in always knowing that's what happens. "Every manager knows if you don't start well you'll be under pressure."
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While there was Scottish 10,000m gold for Liz Lynch, now Liz McColgan, the Games came at a heavy financial cost due to the boycott by 32 out of the 59 competing nations. Teams withdrew after being angered by the British government's attitude to apartheid-era South Africa. One of the nations that pulled out was Bermuda. As Scotland prepares to host the Games once more, memories of the Edinburgh Games were brought back this week when the Queen's Baton Relay - the main curtain raiser for the Games - passed through the North Atlantic island. For Bermudian swimmer Victor Ruberry and 100m runner Bill Trott, 1986 was a farce. It is an episode of their lives which still causes frustration. Before the Games, Ruberry and Trott were gravely concerned like thousands of others about apartheid in South Africa. They remember discussions on the island about boycotting, but no decision was made and the athletes made their way to Scotland. They just wanted to compete. However, the Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA) - the governing body of the team - was still considering what to do. When the athletes arrived in Edinburgh, there were reports of safety concerns for the Bermudians. According to team manager John Morbey, this was one of the reasons given behind the team's eventual withdrawal. "The night before the opening ceremony, a teammate and I caught a taxi and we went to a disco," recalls Trott, who was looking forward to his first Commonwealth Games having competed in the 1984 Olympics. "There was no-one supervising us, and that is how safe we felt. As we came back late at night, we bumped into John Morbey and he had just found out that the Bermuda Olympic Association had pulled us out. "That is when all the drama started. I was deflated." Trott and Ruberry woke up on 24 July, the day of the opening ceremony, with no idea what was going on. After a day of discussions, Trott remembers a call was eventually made to Bermuda's leader John Swan while the opening ceremony was taking place on television screens behind them. Swan offered his support, and Trott and his teammates frantically got dressed into their Panama hats, blue blazers and beige shorts and rushed to Meadowbank Stadium to take part. Having missed their slot, they marched on just before the host nation and received one of the biggest cheers of the night, with Scottish fans - facing a Commonwealth Games without half the Commonwealth - showing their delight. Ruberry, meanwhile, missed the ceremony as he prepared to take part in his 100m breaststroke the following day. He remembers Morbey coming into his room around midnight to confirm he would be swimming in the morning. By the time he had reached the pool, Ruberry knew it was all in vain. The BOA had finally decided to remove the team from the Games. Ruberry was disqualified for keeping his head under water at the end of his race. He said: "Your mental state was not one where you were focused on competition. "It was an abysmal swim. It was nowhere near what I was prepped to do prior to that. I am not making excuses, I just did not feel ready. At one point we were packing our bags, the next moment we were unpacking our bags." After the team's withdrawal, Morbey went on television in disgust over the BOA's decision while the athletes hung their bed sheets out the window with 'Bermuda wants to stay, don't penalise our athletes' written on one. When the Bermudians returned home, Trott remembered an island sympathetic towards the athletes but behind the decision to boycott. Twenty-eight years later, the athletes still reflect on what the 1986 boycott meant for them. Trott said: "It was unfortunate that we were put in a situation like that. What I learnt from all of that was politics can play a role in some cases that it shouldn't." Adventurer Mark Beaumont reports on the Queen's Baton Relay as it makes its way to 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. He makes regular reports online, on radio and on television BBC Queen's Baton Relay: Glasgow 2014 Follow Mark Beaumont on Twitter For Ruberry, the Edinburgh Games were the second time his dreams had been shattered by a political boycott after missing out on the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He gave up swimming, believing the countless hours of training were not worth it when it could all be scuppered by a boycott. He returned to the pool for the 1988 Olympics, and now works as a swimming coach on the island. He said: "Any sporting event brings people together. Boycotts serve to divide. "They are a huge disappointment for the athletes who have been training so hard for something like that, and all of a sudden you take away the goalposts. "I still to this day don't believe there is a place for boycotts in sport. There is so much more that can be accomplished by the positives - the healthy competition, people coming together. "If you are going to do something political, then don't use the athletes as pawns."
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In one part of the Golden State, prices hit $5.69 a gallon (£0.91 per litre), $1.20 more than the California average. The situation has been magnified by pollution limits requiring a special fuel blend during the summer. Officials insisted California was not running out of petrol, and one refinery has already resumed production. The refinery had gone offline because of a power cut, exacerbating the supply problems. "People may not find gas at a price that they like and there may be some stations where they used to get it that they can't, but our analysis says there is enough gasoline to meet demand," Alison Roberts, a spokeswoman with the California Energy Commission (CEC), told Reuters news agency. Fuel price spikes particularly affect the state's independent petrol station operators, who pay a higher price for their supplies than some national chains. Some have closed down their pumps rather than cut into profit margins. Costco, a giant discount store chain that sells large volumes of petrol, closed 14 of its 40 Los Angeles-area stations. Five were expected to reopen on Friday. As prices increased over the past week, the California Independent Oil Marketers Association requested a waiver from the state's air board requesting to use the so-called winter-blend before the scheduled 1 November switchover. A spokesman for the California Air Resources Board said there was no timeline for the decision. Petrol prices are still relatively high around the US, averaging $3.79 a gallon, 39 cents higher than this time last year, according to the American Automobile Association. But several disruptions have pushed California's average fuel price past Hawaii, which usually has nation's most expensive petrol. As of Friday, the state's average was $4.49 per gallon. A fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond on 6 August, one of the region's largest, has left it producing at a reduced capacity. A pipeline that moves crude to Northern California was also shut down and two plants closed for preventative maintenance. An Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance had a power failure, disrupting production for several days, but has since resumed normal operations.
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Resuming on 33-1, Machan (81) and Wells put on 134 for the second-wicket before Machan was bowled by Ravi Patel (4-42). Wells fell to Patel shortly after for 61, but Yardy's innings of 70 at Lord's helped the visitors up to 300 all out - a first innings lead of 66. At stumps, Middlesex were 47-0, with Sam Robson racing to 41 not out, trailing by 19 runs. A worn-looking pitch made Machan's fine knock all the more impressive, with Yardy and Wells taking a more workmanlike approach to their innings. Patel was not introduced to the Middlesex bowling attacking until 150 runs were on the board but in just his second over he removed Machan, going on to add Wells, Chris Nash and Ben Brown. Just as the home side were threatening to take control at 216-6, a Sussex fight back began, with Ashar Zaidi putting on 38 with Yardy, followed by a useful 40 from Yardy and Ollie Robinson. James Harris finished off the Sussex tail with the wickets of Yardy and Chris Liddle in three balls, leaving the match finely balanced, and allowing Middlesex's batsmen to make vital ground before stumps.
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Watson, who climbs to a career-high 38th in the world rankings, is the first British woman since Anne Hobbs in 1985 to win a second tour title. The 22-year-old from Guernsey did not drop a set throughout the week. She now heads to the Australian Open, where she will play Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in round one on Tuesday. Watson won her first WTA title in Osaka two years ago, before her career was interrupted by illness. She began last year ranked 119th in the world following a bout of glandular fever but has since recovered and begun working with Argentine coach Diego Veronelli. Victory in Hobart means Watson moved 11 places up the world rankings. "Thanks to my coach Diego. It's been great working with you," she said afterwards. "We work really hard but we also have fun." Brengle, the world number 84, was a surprise finalist having come through qualifying, but the 24-year-old made the early running in the final. After a rain-interrupted semi-final there was another early shower on Saturday, and Watson then survived a 14-minute opening service game that included six break points. The service struggles continued in the wind and Watson twice fell a break behind but was able to hit back immediately each time, levelling at 3-3 after a scrappy 44 minutes. Watson then made the decisive move as she reeled off three games to take the set, and after a steadier start to the second she went ahead again at 4-3. There was a hint of nerves when she slipped 15-30 behind while serving for the match, but Watson closed out the win and headed to the stands to hug coach Veronelli. "When I won Osaka in 2012, it was more of a surprise," said Watson. "But here, I feel like I belong. "I'm obviously very happy. It was tough conditions again today, very windy, and I knew Madison would be tough - we know each other very well on and off the court, and we practise a lot in Florida. "It really was my toughest match of the week. I was happy I stayed mentally strong and managed to get ahead and hold my nerve at the end."
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Spurs won all six league games during April, with Son scoring five of their 16 goals. It is the first time this season Argentine Pochettino has won the award. South Korea's Son, 24, collects the players' prize for the second time this season after becoming the first Asian recipient of the award in September. Spurs beat Burnley, Swansea, Watford, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Arsenal during April. They are second in the table, seven points behind leaders Chelsea, with three games remaining. Five of the past 11 player of the month awards have gone to Tottenham.
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Paul Chichester was back in his home city to speak to businesses. He said cyber security was increasingly relevant regarding personal data and also online banking and shopping. London-based NCSC, part of intelligence and communications agency GCHQ, was officially opened in February. Mr Chichester said it dealt with the full spectrum of threats from nations trying to steal secrets and harm the UK's critical infrastructure through to citizens worried about bank accounts and personal identities online. He said Wales, in terms of geography, was close to GCHQ's base in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and could exploit its technology base and build on digital skills, offering local business opportunities. "It's really important everyone invests the time, energy and effort to focus on the topic," he said. "There are huge economic benefits in cyber security and we really want Wales to be at the heart of exploiting that. I visited Airbus [cyber security centre in Newport] recently and they have some fantastic capabilities there in their cyber arena." A National Cyber Security Academy has been established in Newport to train the next generation of experts, while the Welsh Government wants to make south east Wales a hub for the industry. "There are some really good beginnings there but we want to see more. In academia, we want to see the universities going on to be some of our centres of excellence." He said it was also about underpinning digital knowledge at an early age and he was positive more children were growing up "living and breathing technology", with primary schools developing coding. NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY CENTRE Mr Chichester, who met members of Cardiff Business Club, said attacks were happening all the time, and included businesses being held to ransom by cyber-criminals hacking and taking over systems. "Businesses and citizens are being targeted every day," he said. "People need to be on their guard all the time and on the look out for suspicious emails or just be conscious that people are trying to get access to their data." He said businesses also needed to regularly back up their data, especially with "ransomware" a real threat to the business community - when people take over systems and demand money before giving access back.
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But the chairman, European Council President Donald Tusk, will keep the two discussions separate - despite concern that some jihadists are slipping into the EU posing as migrants and exploiting the freedom of movement provided by the Schengen zone. At least two of the killers involved in the Paris attacks got in among the crowds of migrants arriving daily on the Greek islands near Turkey. But EU leaders are anxious to avoid sounding like the nationalists who argue that the removal of border controls in the EU left Europeans more at risk from terrorists. That is the rallying cry of the French National Front (FN) and some other populist parties. Migration and terrorism are also treated as separate issues because - as pointed out by EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker - many asylum-seekers are themselves fleeing from the terror inflicted by Islamic State (IS), the Taliban and other extremist groups. The dilemma for the EU is that Schengen - the passport-free area embracing 26 countries - greatly eases the flow of people and goods across the EU, but also requires more information-sharing, to prevent cross-border criminality. About 1.7 million EU citizens cross borders daily in the Schengen zone to go to work, the Bruegel think-tank reports. And opinion polls indicate that many Europeans value Schengen more than any other change brought about by the EU. But temporary border controls have been reimposed - by France, Germany, Austria and Hungary. So the stakes are high at this summit. "Our goal is clear: we must regain control over our external borders to stem migratory flows and to preserve Schengen," said Mr Tusk in his summit invitation letter. Mr Juncker said Europeans now have "one border" and "a shared responsibility to protect it". "We want to defend everything Schengen represents, and let me tell you that Schengen is here to stay," he told the European Parliament. Saving Schengen means beefing up the surveillance of all people entering or leaving the Schengen area. So in future EU citizens, as well as those from outside the bloc, will have their passports checked against police databases. There is much work to do, however, to link up and improve those databases. More than a million refugees and other migrants have surged into the EU this year, most of them desperate to reach Germany or other northern countries where job prospects are better, or where relatives can help them settle. The Syrian war has pushed irregular migration to the EU to a record high. There are fears that the international campaign to smash IS, and the Russian bombing in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, will drive even more Syrians to flee abroad. So the 28 leaders in Brussels will look again at the EU's help for Greece and Turkey. The migrant registration process is still slow and patchy. Turkey, struggling with more than two million Syrian refugees, now has much bargaining power. Critics say the EU risks compromising its human rights standards as it leans on Turkey to curb the migrant flow. Greek coastguards and the EU's Frontex border agency only manage to intercept 20% of the migrants who reach Greek islands after life-threatening voyages, according to Frontex. This week the Commission unveiled an ambitious plan for a new EU Border and Coast Guard to tackle problems on the EU's external borders. The force - stronger than Frontex - would have 1,000 permanent staff and 1,500 reserves, who could be deployed rapidly to a trouble spot, within three days. That could happen even without the host country requesting it - if the rest of the EU decides to take action. Such force majeure might be the exception - but Poland has already raised objections on sovereignty grounds. Once again, the migrant crisis is threatening to divide, more than unite, Europe.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device 24 August 2015 Last updated at 16:19 BST The band have sold fifty million records, and had 91 number ones. But Zayn left the group in March 2015, leading to some people questioning the band's future. Now, The Sun newspaper has said that the Harry, Liam, Louis, and Niall will be going their separate ways after the release of their fifth studio album next March. Martin's been getting fans' reactions to the news.
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Luke Durbin, 19, of Hollesley, failed to return home after a night out in Ipswich on 11 May 2006. No-one has been charged in connection with the case and the reward is the first to be put up since the investigation began. His mother, Nicki, said: "My family and I desperately need answers." Luke had spent part of the Thursday evening in Zest nightclub on Princes Street and was last seen on CCTV cameras near the Cattle Market bus station in the early hours of the following morning. The reward has been put up jointly by Nicki Durbin, Crimestoppers, Suffolk Police, the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star. Ms Durbin said: "It's more than nine years since I reported Luke as missing. "We still believe somebody locally knows what happened to Luke and we're hopeful this reward can be the incentive that finally makes them come forward with the information that helps us find my son." Det Supt John Brocklebank said: "We don't make decisions to offer rewards lightly because there are legal ramifications. "We had enough lines of inquiry to pursue without offering a reward earlier and the timing is for operational reasons - we are now appealing for people who may have information who want or need the financial reward." Suffolk Police said they also wanted to establish who was driving a white or silver Volvo 440 on Orwell Place at 04:09 BST on Friday, 12 May, 2006. CCTV cameras captured a picture of the vehicle, but its number plate was not visible. Police said they had confirmed there was a Volvo 440 in the Ipswich area with a M206 LYE number plate at the time, but it was registered under a false name and address and they are keen to hear from anyone who recognises this number plate so they can confirm whether it was the car in the CCTV images.
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The 12 men were accused of waging war against the nation, conspiracy and murder. One man was acquitted. The serial bombings on 11 July 2006 killed 189 people and injured more than 800. The attack was blamed on Islamic militants backed by Pakistan, an allegation that Pakistan has denied. Sentencing is expected to be pronounced on Monday after judge Yatin D Shinde hears arguments from the prosecutors and defence lawyers. The guilty face the death penalty or life in prison. "Justice has been done for the people of Mumbai. I will ask for the strictest punishment when I argue for their sentences," public prosecutor Raja Thakre told reporters. During the attack, seven blasts ripped through trains in the evening rush hour. The bombs were packed into seven pressure cookers and put in bags. The co-ordinated explosions were detonated within 15 minutes Convictions in Mumbai train blastsof each other. The blasts took place in the areas of Matunga, Khar, Mahim, Jogeshwari, Borivali and Mira Road, with most on moving trains and two at stations. The bombs appeared to have targeted first-class compartments, as commuters were returning home from the city's financial district. More than 200 witnesses were examined during the eight-year-long trial, which concluded in August last year. Prosecutors say the attack was planned by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, and carried out by operatives of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba with help from the Students' Islamic Movement of India, a banned Indian group. Pakistan had rejected the allegations and said India had given no evidence of Pakistani involvement in the attacks. Mumbai's suburban train system is one of the busiest in the world, carrying more than eight million commuters a day. Convictions in Mumbai train blasts Reporting by Menaka Rao
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Data from energy analysts WeatherEnergy indicated wind farms provided 699,684MWh of electricity to the National Grid. They said the total was enough to power 79% of average Scottish households, equivalent to 1.9 million homes. The energy output was up by 15% compared with the same time last year. WeatherEnergy said on eight days in April, wind turbines generated enough electricity to supply 100% of Scottish homes. Karen Robinson of WeatherEnergy said: "After a relatively slow start to the year, Scotland's wind power output is back on the up thanks to some powerful winds during the month.
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It is feared Toshiba may have to write down the value of the unit by a larger-than-expected 700bn yen ($6.1bn; £5bn). There are unconfirmed reports Toshiba is seeking aid from the government-backed Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). Toshiba said the exact writedown figure was not finalised, and declined to comment on any DBJ approach. The laptops-to-hydro power giant was plunged into crisis late last year when it emerged it faced huge cost overruns on projects handled by a newly-bought company that builds US nuclear power plants. Toshiba's US operation Westinghouse paid about $229m in 2015 for Stone & Webster, the nuclear construction subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron. But on 27 December Toshiba admitted that it faced writedowns of "several billion dollars". The company later indicated that the size of the writedowns would be between $1bn and $4.5bn. Toshiba's nuclear services business brings in about one-third of the industrial giant's revenue. The share price, down 26% at one stage on Thursday, is now 50% lower than when the writedown revelations emerged amid fears that the company still has no firm grip on the final costs. The company, at the heart of Japan's industrial development for decades, is still recovering from revelations in 2015 that profits were overstated for seven years. That accounting scandal led to the resignation of the company's chief executive. Japan's Nikkei newspaper and the Reuters agency were among news groups reporting that Toshiba had approached the country's development bank, and is looking to spin-off its profitable Nand computer memory division to raise cash. Toshiba is thought to have been in close contact with its bank lenders about providing more financial support. Reuters said there would be more meetings with the main banks this week. "The key thing to watch here is whether Toshiba's liabilities will exceed its assets. If that happens it will be difficult for some banks to step up with new financing," said Mana Nakazora, chief credit analyst at BNP Paribas. Mr Nakazora said, however, she did not expect Toshiba to default on its debt as its main banks would stick by it, adding that some sort of package involving asset sales, financing and capital from the government was the most likely solution. In a statement on Thursday, Toshiba said it was still assessing the scale of the writedown. "We are still discussing how to deal with this issue, and no concrete decisions have been made," the company said.
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In an all-top-flight last-eight draw, 2015 winners Chelsea were handed a home tie against Sunderland, while league champions Manchester City face a trip to newly-promoted Bristol City. Meanwhile, Liverpool will host 2015 finalists Notts County. The ties will be played on Sunday, one week on from the fifth round, in which Arsenal beat Tottenham 10-0. All of the last-16 ties resulted in home wins, with World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd making her Man City debut in their 1-0 victory over fellow-Women's Super League One club Reading on Saturday. Arsenal's convincing win over third-tier Tottenham on Sunday was one of three local derbies, with Birmingham overcoming West Brom 2-0 and Liverpool seeing off Everton 2-1. Notts County beat Yeovil Town 3-2 to reach the last eight, while Sunderland beat second-tier Aston Villa. Chelsea knocked out six-time winners Doncaster Rovers Belles 7-0 and Bristol City eliminated Millwall Lionesses 5-0. Winning clubs will receive £4,000 each in prize money for a victory in the quarter-finals, have earned £3,000 for progressing from the last 16. This year's final will be held at Wembley on Saturday, 13 May. Birmingham City Ladies v Arsenal Ladies Chelsea Ladies v Sunderland AFC Women Bristol City Women v Manchester City Women Liverpool Ladies v Notts County Ladies
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Overflow pipes at the Burry Inlet near Llanelli are used to help stop flooding. But the European Court of Justice ruled this broke clean water laws in a special conservation area. The Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Water said they were investing in improvements. Though the UK has not been fined, it will have to pay legal costs in a case that also found a number of other breaches around the handling of waste water in England and Gibraltar. The problems stem from the UK's ageing Victorian sewers, engineering marvels of their time, but now out of date. The pipes were designed to mix both sewage and rainwater but over the years new housing developments and more frequent storms as a result of climate change have put pressure on the system. Welsh Water has 3,000 special overflow pipes which act as relief valves to deal with the extra sewage and rainwater but go straight into rivers and the sea. At the Burry Inlet there are 14 overflow pipes which discharge into an area supposed to be protected by UK and EU laws. It includes salt marshes and is a habitat for tens of thousands of wild birds during the winter. 2,200 hectares of saltmarsh - largest continuous area in Wales 20,000 waterfowl are supported 13,590 oystercatchers 35,000 wildbirds spend winter including curlew, godwit and shelduck The local cockling industry has also been hit but Welsh Water insisted this was not due to their discharges. It is investing in a £113m project to reduce the number of spills. RainScape involves reducing the amount of water that reaches the sewers through planting green spaces on streets and roofs to absorb rain and building channels to capture surface water. The UK argued the improvements would mean it could comply with EU clean water laws by 2020. However, the ECJ - which rules on disputes involving EU legislation - found the UK had acted "too late" and was failing in its obligations. Judges ruled spills contributed to the deterioration of water quality in the Loughor Estuary. A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We will continue to work with Natural Resources Wales and Dwr Cymru on a £113m programme to reduce the number of spills, improve water quality and reduce the risk of local flooding by 2020." Welsh Water added: "We have met the legal permits for water quality in the Loughor estuary and are aware of ever increasing environmental standards and the need to manage long-term challenges, such as climate change, in a truly sustainable away." The UK Government said all sites in England included in the judgement "now comply with the directive and plans are in place elsewhere across the UK to deliver compliance by 2020 at the latest".
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The Mexican actress set up a meeting in October between Hollywood star Sean Penn and Guzman, who was on the run at the time. Prosecutors say she may have received money from Guzman to launch her tequila business last year. She denies any wrongdoing. Ms Del Castillo, who also has American citizenship, was called in for questioning shortly after Guzman's arrest. But she failed to turn up at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles, where she lives. The new order is valid in Mexican territory only. If she returns to her native country, she will be detained and questioned as a witness. Her lawyer in the US, Harland Braun, has said that Ms Del Castillo is prepared to talk to the authorities "if we receive proper information and credentials". "She's not hiding anything. There's no problem locating her. Everyone knows she has lawyers, publicists, agents," Mr Braun told AP news agency. On Wednesday, Ms Del Castillo sought an injunction in Mexico to prevent her arrest. Mexican prosecutors said they respected her decision and "the principle of presumed innocence," said Attorney General Arely Gomez. Guzman was captured by Mexican troops in the northern city of Los Mochis on 8 January. He was taken back to the Altiplano high security jail near Mexico City, six months after escaping through a tunnel. Guzman was the founder of the brutal Sinaloa Cartel, which smuggled vast amounts of drugs into the United States. Mexico is seeking his extradition to the US. Ms Del Castillo and Guzman exchanged dozens of messages before she and Sean Penn met him in northern Mexico. Some of the messages seem to mention business deals, Ms Gomez told El Universal newspaper last month. "They mention 'the order,' 'we're in business,' 'let's go together'. There's a great deal we still need to find out," said Ms Gomez. Last year, Kate del Castillo launched her own tequila brand, Honor del Castillo. She would have been involved in money laundering if she had received money from Guzman for her business, explained Ms Gomez. Kate del Castillo is best known for her portrayal of drug boss Teresa Mendoza in the soap opera La Reina del Sur (Queen of the South).
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When asked to design a community project to promote the restoration of the Ashton Gatehouse, Vicky Harrison was puzzled not to find it on a map. Together with a team of volunteers aged 15 to 70 she set about changing that. The embroidered map, that took 600 hours to complete, will be on display at the gatehouse from Wednesday. The original entrance to the Ashton Court Estate is being renovated with the help of a £550,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Artist Ms Harrison said: "After searching for it online, I quickly realised that it was not on Google maps and so the idea to put it back on the map was born. "The map takes in the local sights of Long Ashton, Bower Ashton, Ashton Vale, Southville and Bedminster. "There will be a nod to the key roads but scattered all over it are landmarks and points of interest such as peregrine falcons in the gorge, deer in the park and hot air balloons floating above Ashton Court." Hundreds of stitches were used, including cretan stitch, woven wheel stitch, zigzag chain stitch and Roumanian couching.
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More than 1,800 cases are waiting to be processed by police, data collated by 5 Live Investigates has shown. The most serious example, in Wiltshire, saw at least one case being delayed by more than 21 months. Home Office minister Karen Bradley said the government had "prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat". Hi-tech crime units deal with the retrieval and examination of data from computers, mobile phones and other media devices, such as illegal images or details of inappropriate conversations with minors. The evidence can be crucial in securing convictions against those who groom and abuse young people online. More than half of the 40 UK police forces that responded to a Freedom of Information request from the programme reported delays of at least three months. Cases were "waiting to be allocated" to a member of staff in the hi-tech crime unit for analysis. Five forces held devices that had not been examined after more than a year of the case being reported. In Scotland, the oldest unallocated case dated back 10 months, in Wales, seven months, and in Northern Ireland, 18 months. Louise began speaking online to a 35-year-old man when she was 13. He began to groom her and attempted to persuade her to visit him in person. When her mother Amy alerted the police, she was astonished to be told it would take six months before forensic examination of her daughter's laptop and phone could begin. "I was horrified, because what could they be doing in the six months?" she said. The family eventually waited 10 months for police to examine the evidence, but the case was dropped after they said Louise's phone no longer worked. "How they can't get the phone to work in today's day and age I don't know. God forbid [the abuser] has done something to anyone else," Amy added. Both names have been changed to protect their identity. In July, a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found delays of 12 months were "not uncommon", after examining 124 cases at random in six police forces. It concluded such delays "increase the risk to children", with suspected offenders released on bail for prolonged periods of time while evidence was analysed. Families of children who had been abused online said the failure by police to launch a full and immediate investigation into every case had left paedophiles free to continue their abuse. Det Supt Guy Collins, of Lincolnshire Police, told the programme it was struggling to cope with the demand for hi-tech investigations into child sexual exploitation. It had a backlog of 10 months. "We have to prioritise, that's the sad reality of life. We can't do everything straightaway," he explained. He added that incidents involving high-risk suspects were always dealt with more swiftly than others, but admitted this meant other cases could be pushed back in the queue. "It is a matter of absolute regret that we can't do all of those [cases] as quickly as we'd like to, but we do work very hard to protect children," he said. Lincolnshire Police, like a number of forces, is now allocating additional resources to its hi-tech crime unit. Karen Bradley, minister for preventing abuse and exploitation, said the government was "committed to ensuring police have the resources they need, and have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat". She said the Child Abuse Image Database, launched in December 2014, "will reduce the time taken to identify illegal images". 5 live Investigates is broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live, Sunday 8 November at 11:00. Listen online or download the programme podcast.
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The hackers - who are believed to be Russian - published emails belonging to a Usada staff member on Thursday. "This is just another desperate attempt to distract from the real issue of state-sponsored doping," said Tygart. In July, the McClaren report documented Russian doping in Olympic sports. It outlined a state-backed scheme and led to more than 100 Russian athletes being banned from the Rio 2016 Games, while all Russians were banned from the subsequent Paralympic Games. Since then the Fancy Bears, who describe themselves as a global hacking team, have released the medical records of some of the world's biggest sports stars, stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) database. They claim they want to highlight doping and are fighting for clean sport. Most records released belonged to athletes who had been given permission by anti-doping agencies to take otherwise banned substances to treat medical conditions. The latest releases on Thursday were emails which detailed more athletes who have been given therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), which allow banned substances to be taken for athletes' verified medical needs. But Tygart said Fancy Bears were trying to "smear the reputations of athletes and organisations from around the world who choose to operate with integrity and abide by the rules". "They are con artists," the Usada CEO told BBC Sport. "We are confident that people will see this for what it is: a malicious and illegal invasion of athlete privacy followed by a baseless smear campaign." Russian officials have denied that the state has anything to do with Fancy Bears. Usada also highlighted to BBC Sport errors in the latest release by the hackers. In one example, Fancy Bears claim the organisation "granted" 583 TUEs in 2015 but the accompanying image of a table details that number of applications being "received" by Usada. Usada's 2015 annual report says 402 TUE applications were granted. Usada is confident the hackers have not breached their security and is working with law enforcement at the highest level in the US to protect athletes it feels have become victims. The leaks have been criticised by anti-doping officials and sports bodies, who say the TUE system is an accepted part of sport which is strictly governed. However, critics have said the leaks raise important questions about the widespread use of TUEs and whether they should be allowed in sport.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board wants to reduce the hours of the paediatric ambulatory care unit (PACU) at Withybush Hospital by four hours a day. It is making a recommendation in response to there being "fewer consultant paediatricians available." The plans will be discussed at a full health board meeting on 24 November. The PACU cares for children who experience sudden pain, high temperatures, sickness, infections, or requirements for dressings, blood tests, x-rays or scans. If the recommendation is accepted, it would mean the PACU would be open daily from 10:00 to 1800 GMT instead of 10:00 to 22:00. Sick children who require assessment after the new closing time would be referred or transferred by ambulance to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. The health board said the move to reduce hours in the short term was the result of "longstanding difficulties in recruiting paediatric consultants across the UK". This coincided with the retirement of a Pembrokeshire paediatric consultant and the maternity leave of another. The health board said to do nothing would be a "risk." There is also a recommendation to merge the on-call rota with the one operating in Carmarthenshire. This means that if there was a paediatric out-of-hours emergency at Withybush Hospital, the on-call paediatric consultants would offer remote advice. The health board's chief executive Steve Moore said: "It is our duty to be realistic about the availability of our consultants and to plan care around this so that it is safe, consistent and to avoid public confusion. "Otherwise, we risk the event of having insufficient staff and having to close the unit in an unplanned and uncoordinated way, risking patient safety and public confidence." He added that the health board's recruitment efforts are continuing.
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Olivia Colman and David Tennant are back as DS Ellie Miller and DI Alec Hardy, this time investigating the rape of a woman in the fictional Dorset town. She's played by former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh. Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan return to play Beth and Mark Latimer, along with Arthur Darvill as local vicar Paul Coates. Other cast members include Lenny Henry, Georgina Campbell, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley. The first episode, shown on Monday night, drew 7.5 million viewers. That fell slightly short of the first episode of series two, which launched in 2015 to 7.6 million. The debut episode of the first series, shown in 2013, pulled in 6.8 million. Here's what the TV critics had to say about the start of the new series. Read the full reviews from the Daily Mail, The Independent, the Daily Express, the Telegraph, The Times (subscription required) and the Radio Times. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].
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Andrew Davies nodded against the crossbar as County threatened early in the match. Another header, by Michael Gardyne, was kept out superbly by Accies goalkeeper Remi Matthews and the save prompted the attack that gave Hamilton the lead. The hosts countered and Imrie clipped the ball past Scott Fox. With playmaker Ali Crawford sidelined after suffering a concussion in training on Friday, more pressure was on 33-year-old Dougie Imrie to provide the attacking spark. And he did that, squeezing in his first goal in the league this season and fourth overall from a few yards out. Danny Redmond's introduction almost led to more Accies goals as he played in Eamonn Brophy and Imrie again, but County goalkeeper Scott Fox was equal to their efforts. Hamilton's midfield has been boosted by former Celtic and Bari man Massimo Donati, but there was an equally effective performance by a less glamorous grafter in the shape of ex-Clydebank player Darian MacKinnon. The 30-year-old is approaching the 150-appearance mark for Accies since joining from the junior ranks in 2012 and excels against teams with Ross County's physicality. MacKinnon defied any notion that his sole purpose is breaking up the play, though. On several occasions the midfielder - flanked by impressive youngster Greg Docherty, Gramoz Kurtaj - was a crucial cog in starting or continuing counter attacks. Each of County's main strikers - Liam Boyce, Craig Curran and Alex Schalk - had scored already this term and manager Jim McIntyre said pre-match that he expected that to continue in South Lanarkshire if the supply was right. When Davies' header from Martin Woods' corner hit the crossbar after just two minutes, it looked like finding the back of the net would not be a problem. But the supply line to the strikers appeared to be blocked as County struggled to create chances from that point forward. Gardyne's header was well saved by Hamilton keeper Matthews in what was the Dingwall men's other clear-cut opportunity. Accies player-manager Martin Canning: "Today was justification for the players in that if you continue to put that work in and be brave, then you'll win games. "Greg Docherty and Darian MacKinnon in the middle of the park were excellent - they go through some amount of work. They covered every blade of astro-turf. Massimo Donati was excellent dropping in and helping the two centre-backs as well. "Every week Dougie Imrie works his socks off and it's nice to see guys like him getting the reward. Guys like him are priceless." Ross County manager Jim McIntyre: "Our quality just wasn't as good as it normally is on the ball. We didn't handle the surface particularly well. "It was one of those days when you're scratching your head at times with some poor decision-making from us. "You always want to go into the international break off the back of a positive result and unfortunately we're going in with a defeat. But we'll use the break to re-group." Match ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Ross County 0. Second Half ends, Hamilton Academical 1, Ross County 0. Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Massimo Donati. Attempt missed. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Foul by Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical). Erik Cikos (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Danny Seaborne replaces Greg Docherty. Attempt missed. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Attempt saved. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Paul Quinn (Ross County) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Darren Lyon (Hamilton Academical). Tony Dingwall (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Jay McEveley. Attempt missed. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Foul by Georgios Sarris (Hamilton Academical). Alex Schalk (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Alex Schalk (Ross County). Foul by Andrew Davies (Ross County). Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Liam Boyce (Ross County) because of an injury. Massimo Donati (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Liam Boyce (Ross County). Goal! Hamilton Academical 1, Ross County 0. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darian MacKinnon. Attempt saved. Michael Gardyne (Ross County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Scott Fox. Attempt saved. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card. Tony Dingwall (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Darren Lyon (Hamilton Academical). Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Eamonn Brophy replaces Alejandro D'Acol. Attempt missed. Daniel Redmond (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Substitution, Ross County. Tony Dingwall replaces Jonathan Franks. Foul by Erik Cikos (Ross County). Daniel Redmond (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Michael Gardyne (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Darren Lyon (Hamilton Academical). Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Grant Gillespie. Grant Gillespie (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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The East Midlands Trains service was travelling at 65mph (105 km/h) when it derailed at Barrow on Soar in Leicestershire in February 2008. The train derailed after an engineering works tipper lorry hit a footbridge. Leicester Crown Court heard the firm did not have a proper construction site safety assessment in place. A train driver had to be cut free from his cab after the bridge collapsed in the accident, but no-one else was hurt. A warning message had been sent out, but the Nottingham-to-Norwich passenger train was unable to stop in time. The tipper truck driver did not realise the height of his truck and had left the back of it raised in the air, the court heard. The train driver was trapped for two-and-a-half hours and suffered serious leg injuries. "Network Rail's poor planning and management of construction site safety at Barrow placed members of the travelling public a risk," Darren Anderson of the Office of Rail Regulation said. The court heard that the train driver "thought he would die" and still suffered from flashbacks. "It should never have happened and I would like to say sorry for the fact that it did happen," Network Rail spokesman Martin Frobisher said.
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Smokers will be prescribed with nicotine replacement patches to help them cope during their stay at affected hospital sites, but e-cigarettes will not be allowed. Staff were already banned from smoking within the grounds but there were smoking shelters for patients. The changes, adopted by other Welsh boards, was approved on Tuesday. Ahead of the meeting, Dr Sharon Hopkins, public health director of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, said the proposals had been 18 months in the planning because officials recognised a ban would "not be easy and patients and the public would have to be supported". She added: "We recognise that this has potential issues and have taken actions to address this. "There is no point us saying that you can't smoke on our sites full stop - we have to make sure that we are able to support people with their addiction." Dr Hopkins said patients in hospital currently receive support to cope with any existing addictions and the same help would be offered to smokers. She said they would be given support from the health board's smoking cessation service and smokers could be prescribed with nicotine replacement patches to help them cope during their stay. "We know from evidence elsewhere that a total ban is much more likely to decrease the number of cigarettes people smoke and that they are much more likely to try and quit," she said. E-cigarettes will also be banned because while they are being promoted as aids to stopping smoking Dr Sian Griffiths of the health board's public health team claimed there was little evidence to suggest they worked. Nicotine therapy will be used instead. The changes come into force from 1 October.
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Stirling's Lewis McLear struck the post early, while at the other end team-mate Steven Doris cleared a Jamie Duff header off his own line. The Binos reasserted themselves and Sean Dickson forced City goalkeeper Mark Hurst into a spectacular save. After the break, Darren Smith made a burst through the middle for the hosts but fired just wide.
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The Vikings finished outside the top eight in 2015, but last Friday's win at Wigan kept them at the top of the Super League table after seven games. In football, Leicester are five points clear with seven games left. "It's good, it's better being compared to someone at the top," Brown told the BBC Super League Show. "I don't really listen to what people say about where we finish, as long as we're playing well and doing our thing you can compare us to whoever you want. "If they're at the top of the league and going to win something, then I hope we can keep it up and they can keep comparing us to them." Media playback is not supported on this device The Vikings have scored 230 points so this season, the highest in Super League, and only Wigan and Warrington have conceded fewer. Key to their improvement has been the acquisition of strong forwards and a toughness instilled by head coach Denis Betts and his coaching staff. "Our attack has been pretty good for the last few years but the fact we've got real lads working their socks off in the middle coupled with some really good edge defenders," said Brown. "The lads who have come in have helped our attack but Chris Houston, Corey Thompson, Chris Bridge, Charly Runciman - these lads are competent, experienced players who know how to defend. "Above everything the defensive side of game has improved out of sight." Media playback is not supported on this device No team has scored more tries than the 42 by Widnes, an average of six per game. And their six wins from seven is a record Brown says can be put down to the atmosphere within the club. "I know it looks like we're just playing fancy-free, but there's a lot more structure and respect for the ball than that," he added. "From Monday to Sunday it's fun all the way, the coaching staff make sure we're working hard and putting everything into it. "But at the same time we're enjoying it, not just because we're winning, but the way we're playing is a good style and brand of footy."
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Monaco - who are top on goal difference - can restore their three-point lead if they beat Nantes on Sunday (20:00 GMT). PSG beat Nancy 1-0 thanks to Edinson Cavani's late penalty, his 37th goal of the season, and they were lucky not to concede when Alexis Busin's shot hit both posts. Nice won by the same scoreline against Dijon, with Wylan Cyprien scoring in the 69th minute. Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0. Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0. Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain). Modou Diagne (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Benoit Pedretti (Nancy). Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Youssouf Hadji (Nancy). Attempt missed. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Faitout Maouassa. Substitution, Nancy. Youssouf Hadji replaces Issiar Dia. Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani. Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a through ball. Attempt saved. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Attempt blocked. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Nancy). Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross. Substitution, Nancy. Benoit Pedretti replaces Youssef Ait Bennasser. Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori. Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Serge Aurier draws a foul in the penalty area. Penalty conceded by Sergei Chernik (Nancy) after a foul in the penalty area. Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Erick Cabaco. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Gonçalo Guedes. Delay in match Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) because of an injury. Attempt blocked. Alexis Busin (Nancy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faitout Maouassa. Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore. Alexis Busin (Nancy) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser following a fast break. Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy). Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Puyo. Substitution, Nancy. Alexis Busin replaces Anthony Koura. Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a set piece situation. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Nancy). Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Finnair, the national carrier, has cancelled 16 domestic flights and delays are expected. Trains and city buses have stopped running, but ferries, including those to Sweden and Estonia, are operational. Strikers are protesting against government cutbacks, including limits to benefits and overtime pay. Talks on a collective agreement on wages and working hours collapsed, leading to the strike, Associated Press reported. Last week, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila announced plans aimed at reviving the eurozone member's economy after three years of recession. The plans included cutting back holidays, reducing pensioners' housing allowances, and reductions in employees' overtime and Sunday pay. "The Finnish state has contracted debt at a rate of almost a million euros (£730,000) per hour for seven years, day and night, every day of the week. We cannot continue like this," Mr Sipila said. Police and organisers expect thousands of people to demonstrate in Helsinki, the AFP news agency reported.
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Minh To, of Stockport, Greater Manchester said he was left "scared" and "terrified" after seeing pictures of the five-bedroom home on Rightmove. Police later discovered two men had stolen his mail and forged his signature in order to falsify the documents needed to auction the house. Two men have been jailed for their part in the scam at Preston Crown Court. Mike Haley, deputy chief executive of the fraud prevention organisation CIFAS, said Mr To had been "more vulnerable" to the fraud because he had paid off his mortgage. Saeed Ghani and Atif Mahmood both admitted conspiracy to defraud. Ghani, 30, of Polefield Circle, Prestwich, was jailed for seven and a half years. Mahmood, 42, of Sarnsfield Close, Gorton, was sentenced to two years and nine months. On Wednesday a third member of the gang, Toma Ramanauskaite, was sentenced for a separate fraud. Mr To was first alerted to what was going on when he received a phone call from his daughter in November 2012. He said: "She rang me and said 'where are you going?' I said 'I'm going nowhere'. Then she said 'Why are you selling the house then? I've seen it on Rightmove'. "I didn't know what to think. I felt terrible. I felt scared." Mr To logged on to the website to find the advert featured several pictures of his home and was inviting bids starting at £300,000. The details even included a request that the tenants were "not to be disturbed". Police later discovered Ghani and Mahmood carried out the fraud after stealing three utility bills from Mr To's mailbox. Having forged his signature, they then transferred the deeds to his house into Ghani's name. They put the property up for auction in the hope it would sell quickly, without the need for estate agents to show people around. Mr To discovered the advert just three days before the auction was due to commence. The court heard Ghani had carried out a similar fraud targeting a couple in Bolton, using fraudulent passports to transfer the deeds to their £300,000 house into his name. Working with Ramanauskaite, he also took out driving licences in the names of a couple from Salford, before stealing their savings of £90,000. Ramanauskaite, 30, of Spring Street, Bury, also admitted conspiracy to defraud and was sentenced to 14 months, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 250 hours in unpaid work. Because Mr To had paid off his mortgage, the men were able to transfer the deeds without needing the extra authority of the lender. He believes the rules need tightening before more people are targeted. "It's very simple. The government should make it the law that if you're going to change the land registry deeds you should need two signatures," Mr To said. Det Sgt Phil Larratt, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "As this case demonstrates, fraudsters can use your identity details to open new bank accounts, request new driving licences and even try and steal your own home. "We urge the public to secure their mail boxes and employ measures to protect their identities."
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Wales beat Argentina 24-20 in a rugby autumn series game at the Principality Stadium, which kicked off at 17:30 GMT. Chris Coleman's side drew 1-1 with Serbia in a football World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium. Trains between Cardiff and Swansea are now running as normal, after earlier disruption. Westgate Street, Park Street and Scott Road were closed from 15:30 to 20:30. Following the Wales v Argentina match, Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to the junction with Westgate Street, along with Castle Street, Duke Street, Wood Street and St Mary Street were all shut. Cardiff council said train services into the city would be busy all day, with extra capacity on Marches, north Wales and Ebbw Vale lines after 21:30. Cardiff Queen Street station closed at 18:45 and queues at Cardiff Central after the match are expected to exceed two hours. After the Wales v Serbia match, Grangetown station will be for people travelling on Penarth, Barry and Vale of Glamorgan services only while Ninian Park Station will be for people travelling to Waun-gron Park, Fairwater and Danescourt. For valleys and main line services, fans must use Cardiff Central. Buses will be diverted away from city centre stops and will relocate to Churchill Way for those travelling east, Greyfriars Road for the north and Tudor Street for the west. St Mary Street taxi rank was closed from 15:00 until 21:30 but the Mill Lane rank is open as normal. Check if this is affecting your journey
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The Midlands club are bottom of the Premier League - 10 points from safety - and failed to make any signings in the January transfer window. Reports have since suggested Garde will reassess his future in the summer. But the Frenchman said: "I'm speaking only about the game. I have nothing else to say. It's not the time to answer this question." Villa had a penalty appeal rejected against the Hammers before having Jordan Ayew sent off after just 17 minutes. West Ham opened the scoring through Michail Antonio - a goal Garde thought might have been offside - before Cheikhou Kouyate added a second for the Upton Park outfit. "I'm not going to speak any more (about) the incident, it's a major one in the game but I don't have to explain my feelings, and you can guess Jordan's feelings," he added. "Whatever happens in the dressing room is private. "But I'm not sure it was the only incident that turned the game. Of course I think we should have had a penalty. "I'm not a lucky or unlucky man, but I don't like to hear it's because we are at the bottom. The rules in football are there for everybody."
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Derry lie bottom of the league on three points after going down 2-10 to 0-20 to Cork at Celtic Park on Sunday. Down lost 3-15 to 1-13 to Galway at Newry and are on four points, along with Fermanagh, who were trounced by Meath 3-15 to 0-6 at Navan. Fermanagh host Derry next Sunday, with Down travelling to take on Cork. Danny Tallon scored a goal in either half but Derry were unable to contain a dangerous Cork forward line in their Football League encounter. Cork led 0-10 to 1-6 after a first half which saw play delayed for 15 minutes for treatment to Derry's Jason Rocks. Tallon's second goal restored parity at 2-9 to 0-15 but points from Colm O'Neill (2) Mark Collins, Paul Kerrigan and Barry O'Driscoll gave Cork victory. Oak Leafers boss Damian Barton included Slaughtneil pair Chrissy McKaigue and Brendan Rogers in his line-up but it was Cork who moved ahead at 0-4 to 0-2. Ciaran Mullan replaced the injured Rocks, who was taken away by ambulance, while Cork's Peter Kelleher hit the bar for the visitors. Tallon found the net late in the half and Benny Heron's point before the break reduced the home side's deficit to one point by the interval. O'Neill and Neil Forrester traded points at the start of the second half, then Cork pushed ahead, despite Tallon's second goal. Down went in level with Galway at half-time at Pairc Esler, with Caolan Mooney excelling with two fantastic points from long range. Darragh O'Hanlon was also a regular points-scorer for the hosts, but the second half began badly for the Ulster county as they conceded two goals within a minute. Goalkeeper Michael Cunningham was sent-off for a foul on Gary Sice, with Eamonn Brannigan scoring the resulting penalty. Shane Walsh was next to find the net, although Galway suffered a setback soon after when Declan Kynne received a straight red card for an off-the-ball challenge on Barry O'Hagan. O'Hagan's goal reduced Down's arrears to 2-9 to 1-9 by 49 minutes but despite three further points by O'Hanlon, it was the visitors who dominated for the remainder of the game. Marc Reid saved a penalty but Eamonn Brannigan scored on the rebound to help ensure victory for Galway. Fermanagh got off to a good start with points from Sean Quigley and Ryan Lyons but it was the home side who assumed control thereafter, enjoying a 2-6 to 0-4 advantage by the interval. Donal Lenihan and Bryan McMahon scored the first-half goals, with Graham Reilly, Bryan Menton, McMahon and Donal Keogan all registering scores. The Ernemen's other first-half points came from Kane Connor and a Quigley free. Early second-half points from Sean Tobin and Cillian O'Sullivan were followed by a third Meath goal from Tobin, before Lee Cullen recorded Fermanagh's first score of the second half for 3-9 to 0-5. Meath scored six of the match's remaining seven points to clinch a comfortable success. ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS Sunday Division One Cavan 1-10 0-13 Kerry Tyrone 0-12 1-10 Mayo Donegal 1-11 1-11 Monaghan Division Two Derry 2-10 0-20 Cork Meath 3-15 0-6 Fermanagh Down 1-13 3-15 Galway Kildare 0-18 1-14 Clare Division Three Sligo 2-10 2-14 Offaly Tipperary 0-12 0-16 Louth Division Four Leitrim 2-16 0-15 London Wexford 0-9 3-24 Westmeath Wicklow 0-10 1-18 Carlow Saturday Division One Dublin 2-29 0-14 Roscommon Division Three Armagh 1-12 0-13 Antrim Laois 1-13 0-13 Longford Division Four Waterford 0-8 0-14 Limerick
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England lost both home one-day series in the summer, against Sri Lanka and India, and have won only seven of their 18 one-day internationals this year. They are now touring Sri Lanka in the build-up to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, starting in February. Finn, 25, told BBC Sport: "If we stick together, I think we're capable of upsetting people at the World Cup." England beat Sri Lanka A by 56 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in their opening match of the winter on Friday. They face the same opposition on Sunday prior to a seven-match one-day international series against the full Sri Lanka side. England are not among the favourites for the World Cup, but Middlesex right-armer Finn believes their status could benefit them. "It suits us to go over there as underdogs and if we can slip under the radar having had a good month of preparation under our belt here in Sri Lanka," he said. "In the last few games of the season we put in some good performances against India, who are arguably the best one-day team in the world. "If we can get some belief and team ethics in place to go forward into the World Cup that should stand us in good stead."
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Wenger has big problems at the back and I really fear for his side if he does not bring Laurent Koscielny back into central defence on Saturday. The way young duo Calum Chambers and Rob Holding performed there in last week's defeat by Liverpool means there is a massive question mark over them, and Wenger's decision to play them. Media playback is not supported on this device Some Gunners supporters are already unhappy and, if this game also goes the wrong way, they are going to become even more irate. That is really unhelpful for their players at this stage of the season when they are trying to gain momentum and confidence, so Wenger has a big call to make - and he has to get it right. Arsenal were the only team to beat Leicester home and away last season but I cannot see them dominating the Foxes this time. It will be end to end because the Gunners are not capable of shutting up shop. They will have a go at Claudio Ranieri's side, which of course plays into their hands. On their day, Arsenal's free-flowing football is good enough to destroy anyone and it does not matter who they play at the back. However, they looked fragile with Chambers and Holding playing together and there was definitely a lack of confidence in their defence, which is why Koscielny has to return this time. I would be amazed if he doesn't. Media playback is not supported on this device Koscielny is not injured, just being rested after returning to training late after Euro 2016 and, even if he is only 80% fit, I would play him. In his position, he does not have to cover as much ground as other outfield players and he could get through the game. As a player, if I was in his situation I would be hammering on the manager's door saying, 'you need me, I can play, stick me in'. But maybe he is saying that, and Wenger is still not picking him because he thinks he is not ready physically. If that is the case Wenger will have to take responsibility if things go wrong again. Arsenal played a high-pressing game in the first half against Liverpool but they could not sustain that tempo for 90 minutes - it is virtually impossible for any team. When the Gunners stopped doing it, in the second half at Emirates Stadium, they conceded a flurry of goals but very rarely will they come up against a team that plays so well for such an intense period of a game. Yes, Arsenal could have defended better, kept their shape better and played more percentage football but Liverpool's performance in that 20-minute spell was pretty sensational and they scored some absolutely brilliant goals. So I don't think Wenger will be overly concerned that will happen to his team every week, and he certainly will not be worried about it against Leicester. I don't think Arsenal will try to press the Foxes in the same way. I would imagine he and the Arsenal players believe they can go to the King Power Stadium, dominate the ball and cause more problems than the Foxes can cause them. They did it last season, when they won 5-2, and they will think that once again they have more quality on the pitch so they will create more chances and be able to win the game playing that way too. Media playback is not supported on this device Leicester also lost last week, going down to a surprise defeat at Hull. But I did not read too much into the Foxes' poor performance because their defence was missing Robert Huth, whose organisation and presence was absolutely pivotal in their title win. Huth is back from his ban on Saturday and he might not be the only familiar face back in Ranieri's starting XI. Against Hull, he left out Marc Albrighton and Shinji Okazaki from the team that played almost every game last season. I understand why he did it - because he is trying to move his team forward - but it is hard to do that while retaining the same ethos that brought them their success. They will be desperate for three points from their first home game of the season, and a tried and tested line-up might be the way to get it. They are likely to return to their regular way of playing too. Leicester only had more possession than their opponents in five of their 38 league games last season, but they had marginally more of the ball than Hull last weekend - 50.3%. The Tigers sat deep and did not allow them to play to their strengths on the break but against Arsenal the game is far more likely to follow a pattern that suits Ranieri's fast attackers. I also think Leicester have to be careful not to believe their own hype now they are champions, start to over-play and forget their strengths. It can easily happen - I played in teams where we did that when we just won a few games in a row, for example at Fulham when we were on a good run and got a bit confident. We still had Bobby Zamora up top, who we could play long to, get the ball into his chest and play off him but at times he would be screaming at us to give him the ball because we would be passing it around at the back thinking we were a good side. All of a sudden teams were pressing us, nicking the ball and causing us problems, and we had to rethink, and remember what was getting us results. Leicester have bright players and a clever manager so I do not see that being a massive issue for them, especially on Saturday. Arsenal will come at them and leave space behind their defence for them to pump it up there for Jamie Vardy to get in the channels and cause havoc. This is a big game for Vardy, against the team he turned down over the summer. He was visibly frustrated at missing the chances he got against Hull and, facing Arsenal, he will be determined to prove a point and show them why they wanted him. There is the chance the circumstances mean he could try a little bit too hard to make things happen instead of just playing naturally but it will be hard to tell because he looks like he gives absolutely everything in every game anyway. I actually thought he was a bit unlucky not to score against Hull because he was only denied by a tremendous block. Yes, he also blazed one shot over the bar which is unlike him but he set himself ridiculously high standards last season and it will be very difficult for him to maintain that ratio. It is the same for any striker, and can happen for a variety of reasons but I do not see it becoming an issue for Vardy because the way he plays and the way his team plays means he is always going to get chances, including against Arsenal. The occasion is set up for him and, the way he is, it certainly would not surprise me if he goes and bangs in the winner. Danny Murphy was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
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In November and December, the main line at Cowley Bridge near Exeter was submerged, closing it for 11 days. Business leaders and Devon and Cornwall's councils have written to the Environment Agency and Network Rail. Network Rail has insisted work is being done to improve the situation. The joint letter said that while the "severe impact" the closure of Cowley Bridge had on Devon and Cornwall's economies had been recognised, there was still "no firm, positive and long-term solution". Network Rail said a bid for £30m had been submitted to the government which would pay for work at 10 locations to make the South West's rail tracks more resilient against flooding and landslips. But the letter said although work was due to be carried out in January, it did not include work at Cowley Bridge. The letter concluded by asking for confirmation from Network Rail and the Environment Agency that a solution "acceptable to the region as a whole" to stop flooding at Cowley Bridge was found as soon as possible. Mike Gallop, Network Rail's route asset management director, said a detailed study had been carried out after the flooding. "I think it's very important to state that we're not proposing to stop the flooding at Cowley Bridge," he told BBC News. "What we are proposing is to improve the resilience of the railway - to recover the service and recover the track and signalling much more effectively than we did last year." Mr Gallop said Network Rail fully recognised the importance of rail services to the South West economy and a looking for a solution was a priority. "The railway to the South West is a priority - not only Cowley Bridge," he added.
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The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), which covers the North East, Cumbria and North Yorkshire, started the scheme in January 2015. Since then, medics have performed 60 transfusions, a third of which were deemed to have been of critical importance to survival. Many others have had their outcomes improved by having the intervention. Dr Rachel Hawes, who is also a doctor on the air ambulance, used her experiences as officer in the Army Reserve - including deployment in Afghanistan - as the basis for the idea for the scheme. She said: "About half of people with traumatic injuries who die, die from bleeding. "Previously, stopping the bleeding could only be done in hospital, but one of the ways to buy yourself time is to replace the blood they're losing." Volunteers from Cumbria and Northumbria Blood Bikes deliver the blood in cool boxes to the helicopters daily. Of those receiving transfusion, 83% were injured as a result of road traffic accidents, and the rest by incidents involving crushing and assaults, or heavy falls. The Major Trauma Centre at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary received 60% of cases, with 30% going to 30% to Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital, and 10% to the Royal Preston Hospital.
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About 150 people had gathered near the interior ministry, demanding the release of political prisoners. It follows Tuesday's "day of rage" when hundreds calling for democracy protested in Damascus and Aleppo. The interior ministry said "infiltrators" tried to stir chaos. But among those held was a 10-year-old boy. Activists say he was with his father - and both were detained. Others included 69-year-old Damascus university philosophy professor and author Tayeb Tizini, and leading human rights activist Suhair Atassi. "They pulled Suhair by her hair and took her away," one demonstrator said, according to Reuters. Journalist and activist Mazen Darwish told the BBC that he was set free only after being held for five hours in the military security branch's detention centre alongside 20 others, including women. A further 15 were still being detained by state security, he said. "When I showed them my international press card they shouted and said 'Why were you standing among protesters and not among the journalists?'," said Mr Darwish, head of the Syrian Centre for Freedom of Speech. No further information about those detained was immediately available. No dissent The ruling Baath party has dominated Syrian politics for nearly 50 years. President Bashar al-Assad - who came to power in 2000 after three decades of rule by his father Hafez - has moved slowly to open up the economy, but his administration does not tolerate any dissent. Some of the 150 protesters who gathered held photos of those they said had been imprisoned for their political views. "After a long wait and rumours of an impending release of prisoners of conscience in Syria, our hopes have vanished," said a statement from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The organisation - which groups together the families of 21 jailed human rights activists - had said it planned to demonstrate in front of the ministry on Wednesday. Reports said that shortly after the protesters gathered a counter-demonstration was held in the same square with people chanting that they would defend the Syrian president "with our soul, with our blood". The interior ministry denied that the initial protest was political in nature. "There were some persons who took advantage of this call to slip among these people and tried to shout some slogans," said Gen Mohamed Hassan al-Ali, of the interior ministry's moral guidance department. There are thousands of political prisoners in Syrian jails, and major opposition groups are banned. The government also blocks access to several internet sites and maintains strict control of the media though authorities have lifted bans on Facebook and YouTube in the wake of uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. In January, President Assad told the Wall Street Journal that Syria was more stable than Tunisia and Egypt. He said that there was no chance of political upheaval, and pledged to press on with a package of reforms. The BBC's Lina Sinjab, in Damascus, said that many had doubted that any protests would take place in Syria, but observers here believe events over the past couple of days have broken the silence that dominated the country.
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The Blues, who had keeper Thibaut Courtois sent off, were down to nine men for a period after staff ran on to treat Hazard following a trip, despite him not appearing to be badly injured. If a player receives treatment, they must leave the field. "I was unhappy with my medical staff. They were impulsive and naive," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "Whether you are a kit man, doctor or secretary on the bench you have to understand the game. "You have to know you have one player less and to assist a player you must be sure he has a serious problem. I was sure Eden did not have a serious problem. He had a knock. He was tired." Chelsea were already struggling to cope against Swansea's extra man before Hazard was tripped by Gylfi Sigurdsson with six minutes remaining, leading to Mourinho's frustration. It was an eventful match for Premier League champions Chelsea. Courtois suffered an injury scare in the warm-up before he was was dismissed in the 52nd minute after bringing down Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis. Replacement goalkeeper Asmir Begovic came on for his debut after an £8m move from Stoke, with opening goalscorer Oscar making way. Gomis scored the resulting penalty. "I don't want to talk about it," Mourinho said of the referee's decision. After Oscar's opener, Andre Ayew equalised on his Swansea debut but the visitors only held on for 95 seconds before Federico Fernandez scored an unfortunate own goal to gift Chelsea a 2-1 lead. Following defeat by Arsenal in last Sunday's Community Shield, Chelsea again looked rusty, having returned from a pre-season tour of North America where they travelled 9,800 miles. Mourinho said: "Swansea didn't have chances against 11 men. The team was playing very, very well in the first half. "In one minute, it was a penalty, red card and the goal. "If you have 10 men and are winning you can defend well and try to find a strategy but to play with 10 men and try to win the game is more difficult. I would say we were the best team with 11 players and with 10 we fought hard, some fighting at the limit of their condition." Chelsea travel to face Manchester City in their next game on Sunday, 16 August.
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Kajsa Tylen, 38, from Nottingham, is intending to ride about 36,000 miles (58,000km). Her mother, Tina Tylen, 65, will travel as back-up with a caravan during the challenge across Europe. Mustafa Sarkar, a sports psychologist, said having her mother alongside could be a key factor in breaking the 77-year-old record. Ms Tylen, who is originally from Sweden, felt inspired after reading about Billie Fleming who pedalled for 29,603 miles (47,641km) in 1938, to encourage others to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Tina Tylen retired from her job at Specsavers and has since been planning her role in the journey. The two have not always been so close. "I moved out of home when I was 16 and we have both lived a fair distance apart since then," said Kajsa Tylen. "We both worked abroad for a while too and didn't really talk much then either." Tina Tylen later moved in with her daughter in Nottingham, which Kajsa said was "tough" to begin with. "Once we got to know one another again, it worked out well. She [now] knows to feed me if I start getting tetchy." Dr Sarkar said: "Having her mum by her side will definitely help. "A crucial part of motivation is about relatedness, the feeling of support. "Messages from her mum will have to be positive but she will also have to allow [Kajsa] to persevere herself. Knowing she's by her side will be important." The cyclist said she had been boosted by "incredible" support for the challenge which begins on New Year's Day at Leisure Lakes Bikes in Breaston. This has included promises of places to stay, offers of food and bike maintenance, as well as ferry tickets when she reaches Denmark, and messages from people on social media. "Sense of purpose is important" - Dr Mustafa Sarkar, Nottingham Trent University "One of the key aspects will be motivation. Her reason of wanting to motivate other people to exercise and this sense of purpose will be really important. "Some people do [big challenges] for the wrong reasons. [Her own motivation] will really help drive her. "The notion of self-talk, what she is going to say to herself throughout the challenge, will be important. There will be critical points especially during difficult moments where self-talk will be key. "This personal link of wanting to motivate other people to exercise will give her a sense of purpose and might help drive her on especially during difficult moments of the challenge."
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Jason Woodward's try put them ahead but Josh Bassett, Tommy Taylor and Joe Simpson scored as Wasps went in ahead. Christian Wade, Guy Thompson and Bassett went over for the visitors for a bonus point, which deflated Bristol. The hosts rallied, Jack O'Connell and Nick Fenton-Wells touching down, but it could not stop them from going down. Having finished top of the Championship in five seasons before finally winning promotion in the play-offs last year, Bristol will return to the second-tier at the first time of asking. After Worcester's win over Bath on Saturday, Mark Tainton's Bristol needed two points from the game to prolong their relegation battle, but they lacked a clinical streak. It leaves them 12 points adrift at the bottom of the table, with a maximum of 10 points on offer from their final two matches. Wasps were far from at their best, on the back foot for much of the game, but have restored their five-point lead at the top and need one win from their last two to secure a home semi-final in the play-offs. The Premiership's top try-scorer Wade, on his 100th appearance for Dai Young's side, did his England hopes no harm with his 16th score of the campaign. Bristol were promoted to the top tier on 25 May after winning their two-legged play-off final, with the Premiership season starting just 100 days later. Director of rugby Andy Robinson, a former England head coach, was sacked in November after his side lost their first 10 games of the campaign. Tainton took interim charge and Bristol finally got their first league win against Worcester on Boxing Day, following it up with victory at Sale and a losing bonus point at Northampton, but it was a false dawn. The scrapping of the Championship play-offs, meaning the team that finishes top will gain automatic promotion, may give Bristol more time to plan ahead next season if they are successful. Connacht boss Pat Lam will have the task of bringing Bristol back into the Premiership, having signed a three-year deal in December to become head coach from June. Tainton will remain at the helm for their final two matches at Saracens and at home to Newcastle, and remains optimistic about the future of the club. "Obviously it's disappointing to get relegated, but we've put a plan in place whether we were going to stay in the Premiership or get relegated," he said. "We have the infrastructure at Ashton Gate to be a Premiership team - we're not going to be next year, but hopefully the supporters will still watch us in that league. "Bristol more than most know what a difficult league it (the Championship) is, but hopefully we can bounce back very quickly." Bristol interim head coach Mark Tainton: "It was a similar story to a lot of games - we've created an awful lot, we've been in the opposition 22 many times but we've just not executed and got across the line. "We give Wasps an opportunity and they score tries, it's as simple as that - that's the difference in the level we need to get to. "We were down and beaten in the second half but we played right until the very end of the game - I expect that from them in the next two games." Wasps director of rugby Dai Young: "Obviously there are still things to work on, especially our starts - I thought our first 10 minutes, again, we made far too many mistakes and gave ourselves a bit of a hill to climb. "We just had enough to do it but we make it hard for us really - there's room to improve in every area, but I'm pretty pleased and felt we looked in control for most of the game. "It's up to us to nail it (a top-two finish) ourselves - we're not relying on other people." Bristol: Woodward; Edwards, Hurrell, Henson, Tovey; Searle, Mathewson; Bevington, Jones (capt), Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Jeffries, Fenton-Wells, Eadie. Replacements: Crumpton, O'Connell, Ford-Robinson, Glynn, Robinson, Williams, Pisi, Amesbury. Wasps: Le Roux; Wade, Daly, Beale, Bassett; Gopperth, Simpson; Mullan, Taylor, Swainston, Launchbury (capt), Symons, Haskell, Thompson, Hughes. Replacements: Cruse, Bristow, Cooper-Woolley, Myall, Young, Robson, Cipriani, Leiua. For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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George Kay, 35, was charged with assault by beating and unlawful possession of a stun gun disguised as a torch. Mr Kay did not enter a plea at Brighton Magistrates's Court when he appeared earlier. He is also charged with possessing a bladed article. The charge relates to a hunting knife found in a wardrobe. Mr Kay is next due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on 11 January. He was arrested at the couple's house in Crowborough on 3 October.
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Daimler uses the refrigerant, called R-134a, in the air-conditioning units of Mercedes cars. The Commission says Germany failed to apply an EU directive called MAC, which requires the use of a refrigerant "with less global warming potential". Daimler says the new chemical, R1234yf, catches fire more easily. The court case comes as German car firm Volkswagen remains under huge international pressure over its failure to comply with car emission standards. According to the Commission, Daimler's safety concerns about R1234yf "were not shared by any other car manufacturer and were rejected by Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) and the [Commission's] Joint Research Centre". If Germany loses the case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) - the EU's top court - it could be liable for a big fine. The MAC Directive - short for mobile air-conditioning systems - says fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential (GPW) higher than 150 must no longer be used. Since 2011 MAC systems in cars have had to comply with the directive.
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Maydown Precision Engineering (MPE) in Londonderry employs 133 staff and supplies parts to major aircraft firms. It was bought last month by Waterford-based Schivo Group, which said up to 15 jobs were "under consideration". Unite said its members received letters "warning about unspecified numbers of job losses at the company, which raises serious concerns for the future". Regional officer Philip Oakes said: "We are very disappointed that the new owners of Maydown Precision Engineering have decided to exclude the union from their plans for redundancies in the workforce. "It is unacceptable and a breach of our existing recognition agreement that we only found out about the planned job losses when members came forward with letters from management." Unite had said there was concern for the future of 140 jobs, but a spokesman for Schivo NI, formerly known as MPE, accused the union of "inaccurate and irresponsible behaviour". "Schivo NI has not breached any existing agreement with any trade union and 133 jobs at the facility in Derry are not at risk," he said. "Schivo NI recently acquired the business and assets of Maydown Precision Engineering and in line with restructuring the business, a small number of staff in roles that are not key to the growth and development of the business have been informed that the company is considering making their positions redundant. "Between 10 and 15 positions are under consideration, although at this stage nothing has been decided." He said the company was "committed to the long-term growth and development of the business in Derry".
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John Lumsden Donaldson, 61, is well aware of what those organisations have been going through. His business was "virtually closed down for 24 hours" when he was the victim of a similar attack. And it was only the efforts of his computer programmer son Mark which got his business back up and running. "It's not just the big companies that have been attacked," John told the BBC. "We were attacked on Thursday 4 May." When John opened his doors that day as usual, he had little idea of the problems that lay in store. He runs an auction company in Spain, where he lives in Formentera del Segura. It is a small business, employing fewer than ten people. "None of the software would work on our network of computers in the office," he said. "I thought my son might be updating the network." He rang his son to check. "Within five minutes he rang back and told me to unplug the servers and close down the system. "He said we were being hacked." John's business had been targeted with ransomware - software which infects vulnerable machines, locks data away and demands payment to unencrypt those files. "They didn't take anything from us. They just wanted $500 (£390)," John said. "I said we should just pay. But my son said there was no guarantee they would unencrypt the files after we had paid and they might ask for more money." John's business uses two servers in England and two physical servers in Spain. All four use Windows operating systems - those in England running the newer Windows 10; those in Spain using an older iteration of Windows Server. "They locked up our system files so we couldn't run any of our software or access customer data. We could not pay our customers. "I was worried about the security of our clients but they didn't access any of that part. It was our physical servers in Spain. "They found a backdoor in Windows Server through our telephone line." John and Mark worked overnight to resolve the problem. "Even now we still have issues," John said. "According to my son it's all linked to old Windows software. "I really felt for our customers. It was a bit embarrassing to say the least. "Thank God I had my son." By UGC and Social News team
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It took seven people to help lift the male Staffordshire bull terrier out of the waterway near Litherland Road in Bootle, Liverpool on Saturday. A blue rope was tied around its neck and tests indicated it had been strangled, the RSPCA said. An examination at Greater Manchester Animal Hospital found the dog had been fed and walked before it died. He was in a good condition with short nails and had eaten recently, the animal welfare charity confirmed. RSPCA Inspector Helen Smith said it was not clear if the dog was alive when it was thrown in the canal. She said: "If he was dead when he was thrown in, it would have taken at least two people to get him in there as the dog was heavy, as was the rucksack. "He could have also been walked down there alive, thrown into the canal and choked by the weight around his neck." Anyone with information is urged to contact the RSPCA.
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Patricia Connors and her pet died after it ran on to the carriageway near Cardiff Gate services on Friday at about 18:20 BST. In a statement, her family said they were "heartbroken". The westbound carriageway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and 32. Ms Connors was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family said they were trying to come to terms with what had happened and described her as a "loving mum, grandmother and great-grandmother".
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The show was part of an economic event, "Make in India", designed to encourage foreign investment. Video from the scene, in an enclosure on Chowpatty Beach, showed the fire blazing under a stage as dancers up above continued their act. VIPs including the state chief minister had to wave at them to stop. Reports say the blaze, caused by a short circuit, was brought under control and no-one was hurt.
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Government-nominated team Chief negotiator Irfan Siddiqui is the special assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national affairs. A renowned journalist and columnist for the top-selling Urdu newspaper Daily Jang, Mr Siddiqui is well-known for his conservative views and is a strong critic of the US-led war in Afghanistan. On a number of occasions he has voiced support for the Taliban insurgency against US forces in Afghanistan. Rahimullah Yusufzai is a political and security analyst and an expert on the Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan's north-west tribal region. Based in the city of Peshawar close to the Afghan border, he has been has been covering the Afghan conflict since the Soviet invasion in 1979 and interviewed Osama Bin Laden and the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar. He is the editor of The News daily in Peshawar, and has also been a correspondent for Time magazine and the BBC. Rustam Shah Mohmand used to be Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan and is a senior member of the Tehrik-i-Insaaf party led by former cricketer Imran Khan. Mr Mohmand is a specialist on Afghan affairs and a renowned security analyst. He was Pakistan's chief commissioner for refugees for about 10 years. Major Mohammad Amir is a former official of the ISI intelligence service who once gave training and logistics to the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Maj Shah belongs to a religious family. His father founded a seminary which preaches the hardline Deobandi and Wahhabi strain of Sunni Islam. The Pakistan Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah received his religious education at the school. Taliban-nominated team Maulana Sami ul-Haq, dubbed the "father of the Taliban" by the media, is an influential Pakistani cleric and politician whose teaching are thought to have influenced the Taliban movement. Maulana Haq is the director of one of the biggest Pakistani madrassas, Darul Uloom Haqqania, which has been seen as the incubator for radical fighters during the early 1990s. Maulana Haq once described the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar as one of his best students and an "angel-like human being". He leads a faction of the Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (Party of Islamic clergy) and was twice elected to Pakistan's senate. Cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz is a staunch advocate of enforcing Sharia (Islamic law) in Pakistan. He was the prayer leader of the controversial Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad, which was the site of a military siege in 2007 during former President Pervez Musharraf's rule. Maulana Aziz was captured during the operation when he tried to flee the mosque disguised in a burka. He was released in 2009 after 21 months in detention. He has issued numerous edicts declaring music, films and photographs of women to be moral evils. Ibrahim Khan is a former senator from the tribal region of Bannu. He is the head of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial chapter of the Islamist political party Jamaat-i-Islami, which is a vocal supporter of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The party recently caused controversy when it called the Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike, a martyr. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. For more reports from BBC Monitoring, click here. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.
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The Coventry-born fly-half scored 33 points, bagging a try and kicking eight penalties and two conversions in a terrific performance. Joe Simpson, Elliot Daly and Andrea Masi also scored second-half tries. But Goode was man of the match - in front of a record Premiership crowd of 28,254 at a recognised home ground. Apart from matches held at Wembley and Twickenham, no game in the two decades of Premiership rugby has been watched by more people - and, whether old or new Wasps fans, there was plenty to warm the soul on a cold winter's day in Coventry. It was actually Wasps' third game at the ground, having played a Heineken Cup semi-final at the Ricoh in April 2007 and a group game in the same competition against Munster seven months later. Goode, the former England stand-off, had the honour of claiming Wasps' first points at the Ricoh as landlords when he booted the hosts ahead after just six minutes from 45 metres, and he added five more penalties before the break. His dominance was interrupted only briefly by Irish prop Geoff Cross becoming the first player to score a try, when he cashed in on sloppy defence to burst over from 15 metres out. Shane Geraghty converted that, while Tom Homer added three penalties to keep the visitors' arrears to 18-16 at the break - but it was pretty much one-way traffic in the second half. Four minutes into the second half Wasps scrum-half Simpson, on a right-wing overlap, ran in his side's opening try from the 22, with Goode failing for once with the conversion. But he quickly found his range again with his seventh penalty before adding his eighth as further punishment following the incident which saw Irish hooker David Paice sent to the sin bin. Goode then helped cash in on their extra man advantage when he went in under the posts, converting his own try for a 36-16 lead. Daly ran in on the left for try number three but it was not until the final minute that Wasps claimed their bonus point when Italy international Masi went over in the left corner. Wasps stand-off Andy Goode told BBC Sport: "It sounds a bit cheesy, but that really is the stuff dreams are made of. "Obviously as a Sky Blues fan I've been up here to watch Coventry City play a few times, so it was great for me to run out and play here. "And to then come off and find out that it was an individual Premiership points record is Christmas come early for me. "I said to the lads before the game 'let's not get carried away by the emotion of it'. And, although the first half was pretty turgid, we've got the job done in the end." Wasps captain James Haskell told BBC Sport: "It was a great way to start here. We've finished one chapter and started a new one. "It took us 55 minutes to really get going, but we were disciplined and controlled. We just hope we've done enough to make people want to come back here and watch us again." London Irish coach Brian Smith: "We knew what to expect and we made a decent fist of it, but we're disappointed with the blow-out at the back end. "I don't want to take anything away from Wasps, as this was their day, but we have a frustrated group of players in the dressing room. "When a young ref gets a crack in front of a big crowd, you are concerned. The penalty count was 10-2 at half-time and you have to hope it levels out, but it didn't. But you just have to wear it and move on. "You have to applaud Wasps for their enterprise in making this move up here to Coventry and good luck to them." Wasps: Masi; Wade, Daly, Bell, Tagicakibau; Goode, Simpson; Mullan, Shervington, Cooper-Woolley; Davies, Gaskell; Johnson, Haskell (capt), Hughes. Replacements: Lindsay, McIntyre, Cittadini, Myall, Jones, Davies, Lozowski, Miller. London Irish: Homer; Ojo, Griffin, Sheridan, Fenby; Geraghty, Steele; Court, Paice, Cross, Skivington (capt), Cox, Sinclair, Cowan, Narraway. Replacements: Allen, Halavatau, Aulika, Leo, Gilsenan, Allinson, Noakes, Lewington. Sin Bin: Paice (61). Attendance: 28,254 Referee: Tom Foley (RFU).
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The mock hangings involved two blow up dolls, one with a Rangers scarf, the other with an Orange sash Police have also set up a dedicated email address to gather video footage of disorder and vandalism at the game. Toilets in the away end of the ground were vandalised and both clubs later released statements over fan behaviour. Det Insp David Stewart, who is leading the investigation, said: "Today specifically, we are requesting people with mobile phone footage of vandalism within the toilets of the away support section to contact us. "I would ask anyone who witnessed or who captured this vandalism to contact police, as it may assist with our enquiry. "I understand there were a number of images and video shared online of this and I would be keen for people to contact us directly with any information they may have." The detective added: "As part of the wider investigation, we have been viewing CCTV and obtaining footage from broadcasters in order to identify those responsible for disorder, vandalism and offensive or antisocial behaviour." Police have urged anyone with footage or information to send it to the dedicated email address: [email protected]
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James Male, Andrew Bridge, Steve Warren and Paul Goslin died when Cheeki Rafiki, the yacht they were sailing, capsized in the North Atlantic. Prosecutors at Winchester Crown Court said yacht manager Douglas Innes failed to get it checked ahead of its trip. Mr Innes, of Stormforce Coaching, denies four counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. The 42-year-old, of Whitworth Crescent, Southampton, also denies a further charge of failing to ensure the vessel was operated in a safe manner. Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC also outlined to the court how the yacht had been given a category 2 code, which meant it was only authorised to be used commercially up to 60 miles away from a "safe haven". The code certificate had expired shortly before the tragedy, he added. The men were returning from Antigua Sailing Week to Southampton when the vessel overturned in May 2014. The court heard that after receiving an urgent email from Andrew Bridge on board the yacht, Mr Innes, who was in a pub at the time, did not call the coastguard but instead went to another pub where Mr Bridge phoned saying the situation had worsened. Mr Innes returned home, called the coastguard and emailed the crew suggesting they check the bolts of the keel. Mr Lickley said it was a "tragedy" that they would eventually discover a number of bolts had failed or broken, causing the keel to detach from the yacht. He said: "Some had failed and were broken and had been for some time," before the yacht left the UK in October 2013. Skipper Mr Bridge, 22, from Farnham in Surrey, Mr Male, 22, from Romsey, Hampshire, Mr Warren, 52, from Bridgwater in Somerset and Mr Goslin, 56, from West Camel in Somerset, died after the yacht lost its keel more than 700 miles from Nova Scotia in Canada. The yacht was found by a container ship on 17 May, two days after Mr Bridge's urgent email, with its life raft still on board. Mr Lickley told jurors the keel's loss would have caused a "rapid capsize" and the men on deck would have been "jettisoned" into the water while those inside would have been trapped. He added: "What is clear from two of the emergency beacons used by Andrew Bridge and James Male is that they may have survived for some time, most probably in the water, that is until they were lost too." The US Coastguard was criticised for calling off its search after two days. However, following protests from family and friends, and intervention by the British government, it was restarted and the boat was discovered, the court heard. The trial continues.
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The visitors edged a relatively even first half and took an 11-6 half-time lead thanks to Adam Thompstone's try. Ellis Genge crossed to extend Tigers' advantage after the break and Freddie Burns' boot put them 15 points ahead. But Bristol hit back and Rob Hawkins' score helped them earn a fourth losing bonus point of the season so far. England centre Manu Tuilagi made his return for Leicester off the bench after two months out with a groin injury and helped his side move within a point of third-placed Wasps. Tigers' first-half try came when Bristol had 14 men after lock Ian Evans was sin-binned and Thompstone gathered Burns' fine cross-field ball to take advantage. The hosts also saw Jason Woodward shown a yellow card after the break, before they battled back after Tigers went down to 14 themselves as Lachlan McCaffrey was penalised for a defensive infringement. Bristol, who released centre Gareth Maule by mutual consent earlier on Friday, sensed they could grab a dramatic victory when Adrian Jarvis kicked them to within five points, but Leicester's defence held firm. Bristol interim head coach Mark Tainton told BBC Radio Bristol: "I'm very proud of the way the players performed. "I'm delighted with they way we finished the game, to have the character to go back up the field and win a penalty to get a losing bonus point. "Obviously it's not the result we wanted, we wanted a win, but we've got to take a point away from this game and be happy." Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester: "It was a physical old game. "It's a good win, away from home, after a five-day turnaround, with lots of guys missing. Everything was against us. "Bristol played very well, they were tenacious, strong and worked hard. "If they play like that, they will turn sides over if they're underestimated." Bristol: J Williams; Edwards, Woodward, Hurrell, Tovey; Searle, R Williams; Traynor, Jones, Cortes, Evans, Sorenson, Eadie, Robinson, Crane (capt). Replacements: Hawkins, Bevington, Ford-Robinson, Phillips, Fisher, Cliff, Jarvis, Wallace. Leicester: Worth; Thompstone, Betham, Williams, Brady; Burns, Harrison; Genge, Youngs (capt), Bateman, Slater, Kitchener, Fitzgerald, Evans, Hamilton. Replacements: Thacker, Brugnara, Cilliers, Wells, McCaffrey, Kitto, Tuilagi, Roberts. For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.
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The Welsh government is more than halfway through a £4.6m five-year programme to immunise badgers in north Pembrokeshire. Infection rates have fallen across Wales, but Christianne Glossop said it was too early to say whether it has had "additional benefit". Dr Glossop was speaking ahead of a worldwide conference on TB control. It will be held in Cardiff on Monday. "The programme is for five years," she told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales. "We've completed two years and we're now well into year three, and so the results are by no means available yet." TB infection rates fell across Wales over the last 12 months, she said. "The reduction in north Pembrokeshire is in line with the national reduction, so right now, we have no evidence that the vaccination programme in badgers is delivering an additional benefit - and we wouldn't expect to see any evidence at this stage either," she said. In 2012 and 2013, 2,776 badgers were trapped and vaccinated in the Intensive Action Area (IAA), which also takes in parts of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, at a cost of more than £1.8m. But Dr Glossop said that the wider TB eradication programme cost £28m last year alone, most of which was spent on testing cattle, biosecurity and compensating farmers. "You've always got to have the balance here between all the different elements of the programme, making sure that you're tackling all sources of infection," she said. The vaccination programme was announced by Labour ministers in 2012 when they abandoned the previous coalition government's intention to cull badgers in the IAA.
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The club say the 32-year-old wants to return north in order to spend more time with his daughter. Berra, who has 35 caps, moved to England in 2009 to join Wolves, then managed by Mick McCarthy, who also took him to Ipswich in 2013. "It's a situation we have been aware of for some time," McCarthy told the Ipswich website. Ipswich had the option to extend Berra's deal for a further 12 months, but agreed not to take it up to allow him to return closer to home. The centre-back made 185 appearances for Ipswich, scoring 14 goals. "He is not doing anything devious, he just wants to spend more time with his daughter and anyone with family can respect that," McCarthy added. "Christophe has been fantastic for us. He has been one of the best defenders in the Championship over the last four years and I didn't want to lose him, but I understand fully why he wants to go back closer to home and we wish him well."
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The road is planned to run from Postwick on the A47 and go around the east and north of the city, to connect with the A1067. Norfolk Chamber said it was "delighted" by the news and that the road would "unlock jobs and new homes". But campaigners say the road will not solve traffic problems and will "damage the quality of life" for local people.
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Its survey of leading employers found that, while 54% of students are women, they make up just 47% of graduate scheme applicants. But they took 49% of the posts, the responses by 170 employers showed. "Many women don't apply for the top schemes when they should," said AGR chief executive Stephen Isherwood. Improving the gender diversity of graduate programmes is largely a challenge of attracting women in the first place, says the report. Once they apply women are more likely to be hired, according to the survey sent to AGR members in April this year. Even in male-dominated areas such as IT and engineering, women are proportionally more likely to succeed once they decide to apply, the survey found. For example, women make up only 17% of IT students and 15% of engineering students, but succeed in getting 27% and 25% respectively of the places on graduate schemes in these fields, the report suggests. This means that while men make up 83% and 85% of the student population in these fields, they find it relatively tougher to get work - taking 73% and 75% of the jobs. But in the field of law the reverse is true - 63% of students are female but only 58% of the graduate scheme posts go to women. Graduate employers are making efforts to boost the numbers of women they hire, the research found. Three quarters of the firms which responded to the survey had a diversity strategy in place, and the majority said redressing workplace gender imbalance was the highest priority. Construction and engineering firms were particularly successful, increasing the share of women hires by 3% and 4% respectively in a year, says the report. Mr Isherwood says considerable barriers to gender equality remain. "Graduate employers want to hire women, there are lots of opportunities out there and these candidates are more likely to succeed, so we need to address why they're not applying. Industry-wide collaboration to tackle student perceptions will be a key step forward. "We know women are hugely successful in the selection process. We just need them to realise it. We need to boost confidence and encourage more female graduates to reach their potential."
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BT, Edinburgh International Conference Centre and Apex Hotels are among firms supporting the City Region deal. The six councils behind the bid claim it will lead to more jobs and improve infrastructure across the Lothians, Fife and the Borders. It will now be submitted to the UK and Scottish governments. Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Marketing Edinburgh and universities and colleges in the region have also leant their support to the deal. It is being led by East Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian councils. If the bid is successful, they hope to build new housing, generate jobs and improve connectivity through transport links and the internet. They believe it could also generate an additional £3.2bn worth of private sector investment. Andrew Burns, the leader of the City of Edinburgh Council, said: "I am delighted that we have now reached this key milestone and look forward to discussing our proposals in more detail with both governments in the coming months. "In negotiating this deal, we want to build on our key sector strengths of knowledge, culture and technology." He added: "Our ambition is to achieve a step change in economic performance for the economies of the region, Scotland and the UK and we are delighted that to date almost 100 businesses have registered their support. "In addition to this the academic community in the region are also on board. The joint working of public, private and the third sector is crucial to the success of this deal."
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The Oxfordshire box, dating from 1901, was reduced to rubble overnight as campaigners watched from a bridge. One protester said former signalmen would be "turning in their graves", while another described the flattened Banbury North box as a "crime scene". Network Rail said it was replacing more than 800 remaining signal boxes with 12 Regional Operating Centres (ROCs). It said the change would deliver savings of up to £250m a year while allowing "greater control" over the network. The company delayed the demolition of the box to allow railway fans to take farewell tours in 2016. More than 3,500 visitors came to look at its bells, levers and coal-fired stove, between 10 August and 2 October. Banbury Civic Society supported plans to convert the box into an education centre but the project failed to raise sufficient funds. Rob Kinchin-Smith, its acting chair, said the company had demanded that the campaign raise £168,000 in three weeks to save it. He took to social media to rue the demolition, commenting: "The party's over and the star guest departs... Banbury North, it was great knowing you." Mr Kinchin-Smith said the interior of the box had been saved with a view to reconstructing it for future public display. Rails bosses said the stretch of track was now controlled from Rugby ROC, whose wider view of the network and modern traffic management software could help to reduce rail delays.
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It also criticised those parties engaging in "fear tactics" at a time when it says the union is safe. The party launched its assembly election manifesto on Tuesday. Deputy leader Dr John Kyle said Stormont had become "dysfunctional". He added: "They are not tackling the real issues, the crisis in the health service, problems in the education system, housing waiting lists are increasing. "A lot of those crucial social and economic issues are not being dealt with because of playing party politics and we have now retreated into a cultural war between the two largest parties." Dr Kyle, who is one of three PUP candidates standing in the election, also questioned the tactics being used by the DUP. "To frighten people into feeling that if you don't vote in a certain way, then we will end up in a united Ireland is frankly dishonest," he said. The manifesto - entitled Country Before Party - sets out the PUP's six commitments across health, education, the economy and housing. They include reducing the suicide rate to zero through crisis intervention, ending the educational underachievement in working class areas, increase support for start up businesses and renewing town and city centres. In his message, PUP leader Billy Hutchinson said the party was "born out of a determination of loyalist leaders in Long Kesh to move away from the futility of conflict". He added Northern Ireland's "journey has to be about facing the future and not the past". But the deputy leader said he was concerned smaller parties would suffer most in a shrinking Stormont. "People think that to reduce the number of MLAs cuts the expense that's involved at Stormont, but the fewer MLAs the less the smaller groups are represented or heard, so that is detrimental to a healthy society, " Dr Kyle said.
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The midfielder, 27, has been inundated with messages of congratulations on social media following the birth of Raine on Friday night. Chairman of AFC Bournemouth Jeff Mostyn was among the first to congratulate Arter and his partner Rachel, tweeting: "Thrilled with the incredible news." Their daughter Renee was stillborn in December 2015. AFC Bournemouth also congratulated Arter on the news, tweeting: "From one family to another, congratulations." Arter responded to the support on Twitter, saying: "Thank you to everyone for all of your kind messages", adding an emoji rainbow and a heart. "Rainbow baby" is a phrase used by some parents who have lost a child through a miscarriage or stillbirth as they compare their subsequent child to a beautiful sight after a storm. TV cameras caught an emotional moment after Bournemouth's match against Manchester City on Monday when City manager Pep Guardiola embraced Arter and offered his best wishes for the imminent birth. Arter said at the time: "He's someone I have massive respect for. I watched his Barcelona teams and he is, without doubt, the best manager in the world." Messages have also been sent to the couple from numerous other clubs and fans. Leeds United's Liam Cooper tweeted: "Congrats mate", while a section of the club's fans tweeted: "Lovely to see the football world come together to congratulate you - congrats Harry." Elsewhere, Stourbridge Wolves tweeted: "Fantastic news, congratulations from all Stourbridge FC fans."
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He will start 10th, with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg on pole, after crashing out following a series of mistakes through the hour-long session. The Briton, 31, told BBC Sport: "Not a good day for me. Probably the worst session I've ever had in qualifying." Hamilton, who is defending the drivers' title, said he would "have to think about" what had gone wrong. Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and radio 5 live from 14:00 BST. "These kind of things do happen," he added. "I did not feel comfortable in the car. Ultimately, it was only me, nothing to do with the team or car. I just wasn't feeling good. "I was 0.4secs up on both laps so there is no question of whether I was quick enough. I just didn't finish the laps. The car was very good yesterday. We made some changes and it wasn't as good today. I wasn't able to brake in the same places and I made too many mistakes." Hamilton faces a race of damage limitation to his title hopes, as Rosberg, who is nine points ahead in the championship, is likely to run away in the lead, such is the level of Mercedes' dominance around the demanding new 3.7-mile street track in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. "P10 is going to be horrible as it always is around street circuits," Hamilton said. "I don't know what I can do from there but I need to try to get as many points as I can. "Finishing the race is important and not allowing Nico to pull too far away. Hopefully I can stay out of trouble. "If I don't get caught up in other people's mistakes, good points are still possible. It's not impossible I could win." Hamilton has a potential problem for the race because it is unclear whether he has a set of tyres in good enough condition to start. Media playback is not supported on this device The rules say a driver must start the race on the set of tyres on which he set his fastest time in Q2, but Hamilton's were damaged because he locked them up. If there is a safety issue they can be changed at the FIA's discretion, which would almost certainly be granted. Hamilton said: "All my tyres are flat-spotted so I have no idea what they are going to do." However, he said he was optimistic he could still have a good race. "If I don't get caught up in other people's mistakes, good points are still possible. It's not impossible I could win." Hamilton's string of mistakes at one point affected Rosberg, as the German had to abandon his first flying lap in the final session because the other Mercedes had gone off in front of him. Rosberg said: "One of the more challenging sessions out there but everything worked out well. "There was a bit of reorganising because in Q3 Lewis had an off in front of me and I had to abort that lap and do one more at the end. But it worked out great. "I have been building towards it and qualifying felt really optimum." Rosberg anticipates an action-packed race on the new Baku street track. He said: "They have done a great job up to now with the track. "We have seen one of the most exciting sessions for a long time and that is down to the track and I am sure the race is going to be very exciting. "It is one of the easiest places to overtake so a lot of places changing and probably some safety cars." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.
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Pictures from the village of Dalori show burned-out buildings and charred livestock. Fires from the burning village could be seen in the the city of Maiduguri, nearly 10km (six miles) away. One witness reported hearing the screams of children as huts were set on fire. Other survivors say the shooting on Saturday evening continued for hours and left barely any parts of the village untouched. Residents said at least 50 people were killed, although a Reuters reporter counted 65 bodies at a hospital morgue. Witnesses said the attackers arrived on motorbikes and in lorries and were wearing military uniforms, Nigerian media reported. Survivor Alamin Bakura told the Associated Press that he hid in a tree as the attackers struck on Saturday evening. He said he saw militants firebomb huts and heard the screams of children as people were burned to death. He said several members of his family were among those killed or wounded. Boko Haram has also been blamed for deadly bomb attacks in neighbouring Chad on Sunday. At least three people were killed and dozens wounded when two suicide bombers struck two locations near Lake Chad, officials said. Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than two million people over the past six years. Recent attacks have involved suicide bombers targeting civilians in Nigeria's north-east and across the border in northern Cameroon. Cameroon is part of a regional coalition fighting the group, along with Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Benin. Why Boko Haram remains a threat
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The semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (Isna) said the fire was in an "explosive materials production unit". A pro-opposition website reported a huge blast near the Parchin military site, south-east of the capital, but this was not confirmed. Parchin has been linked to Iran's controversial nuclear programme. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not been given access to the complex since 2005. Analysts say the IAEA suspects Iran of experimenting with explosives capable of triggering a nuclear weapon at Parchin. The pro-reform website Sahamnews said the explosion on Sunday evening was so intense that windows of buildings 15km (nine miles) away were shattered. The glare from the blast could also be seen from a great distance, the report added. Isna, quoting Iran's defence industries organisation, said: "Unfortunately, due to the incident, two workers of this production unit lost their lives." It gave no further details. Last month, the IAEA said more activity had been conducted at the Parchin military base. It said Iran had also missed a deadline to answer further questions about its nuclear programme. Iran is in negotiations with six world powers on a permanent agreement over its nuclear industry. The West suspects Iran of trying to develop a nuclear weapon but Iranian leaders insist they only want atomic energy. Talks are focused on lifting Western sanctions in exchange for a scaling-back of Iran's uranium enrichment programme, and a deadline for the agreement has been set for 24 November.
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Bert Williams, 71, from Prenton, Wirral, caught the 93lb fish in the sea off Norway. Mr Williams told the BBC he initially thought he had caught a dolphin and it took two anglers more than 25 minutes to land the fish off Soroya, Norway. The catch is about 10lb off the world record for cod. Shortly before, he had snagged his fishing line on the boat's engine and thought he'd done that again or "landed a dolphin" as a pod had just passed the boat. Mr Williams, who began fishing when he was six years old, said: "To get the thing out of the water, I had to pace myself. I wouldn't have been able to lift it in on my own." He said: "Two of the guides on the fishing trip helped lift it into the boat and it took 25 minutes." Despite its size, Mr Williams said: "I have caught a marlin bigger - it was 180lb." As well as being the biggest cod landed by a British angler, it is the biggest for a disabled angler - Mr Williams has a heart condition. The world cod record, of about 104lbs, is held by a Swedish angler. Paul Stevens, a guide who organised the trip with Sportquest holidays, said: "The previous day, I caught an 84lb cod," he said. "I held the British record for 24 hours!" Mr Stevens described the atmosphere on the boat as "electric". "Everyone was buzzing it didn't matter who had caught it - it was just amazing to see such a big fish." The record-breaking fish, which died after it was reeled in, will be moulded into a fibreglass replica and mounted at the firm's offices in Norfolk.
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Honeyman, 21, initially joined the Tynesiders in October and has since made three league appearances, scoring once against Boreham Wood. Gateshead will have the Prudhoe-born player eligible for selection in the FA Trophy, which begins in December. He made his Black Cats debut in last season's FA Cup defeat by League One side Bradford City.
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Crews were called to the unit in Stonebridge, Milton Keynes at about 22:15 BST. Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Service said no-one was injured and the fire was contained within the building. A spokesman said the site, off Fingle Drive, was believed to be used by a furniture business.
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Mohanna Abdhou was shot in Malvern Road, Kilburn, on Friday night and died at the scene. In a statement her family said they were "heartbroken at the loss" of their "loving daughter". Ms Abdhou, known as Montana, was approached by "two males" on bicycles who fired "shots at her group". A post-mortem examination on Saturday gave the cause of death as a single gunshot wound. Her family said: "We are truly saddened, heartbroken and still in complete shock that we have lost a beautiful and caring soul. "No words can truly express our feelings towards this situation. "She was a loving daughter, sister and friend. She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly." Det Ch Insp Andy Partridge said police had found nothing in Ms Abdou's background "which gives any suggestion she would have been a target". The two suspects have been described as being of medium build and dressed all in dark clothing. Police said their faces were covered, which "would have made them stand out on such a warm evening".
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Members of the GMB union voted strongly in favour of the deal, but it was rejected by Unite members. The dispute is over plans to move staff from a final salary pension scheme. Both unions voted last month to take industrial action at Diageo sites in Scotland, as well as other locations in Northern Ireland and Cheshire. A deal appeared to have been struck following further talks with the company. Members of the GMB union, which has 1,200 members working with Diageo in Scotland, voted by almost 3-1 in favour of accepting the deal. But Unite members rejected it by a margin of 62% to 38%. Diageo, which is the world's largest producer of Scotch whisky, said it awaited confirmation from Unite of its position. Unite, which has more than 700 members at Diageo sites around the UK, has yet to comment on the the outcome of its ballot. However, it is understood union officials will be speaking to Unite representatives at Diageo in the coming days. The GMB union's Scotland organiser, Louise Gilmour said: "After a long campaign our members have voted strongly to accept this deal which means they will continue to have a pension scheme that ranks among the very best in the UK private sector. "We will now sit down with Diageo and talk about the future to ensure the interests of our members are at the very heart of this hugely profitable global company that is so vital to the Scottish economy." In a statement, the company said it was committed to "providing competitive and sustainable pensions". It said: "In the last decade we have invested an additional £1.1bn into the final salary scheme over and above our normal employer contributions. "With the costs of this scheme escalating, it is simply no longer sustainable." Diageo said it had held "extensive talks" since February with UK employees on proposed changes to the final salary scheme. It added: "The GMB trade union membership, our majority union, has accepted the company proposal. "The minority union membership, Unite, has rejected the proposal and we await confirmation of their position. "We will seek to engage in discussions with the GMB trade union and other employee representative forums to move forward on this proposal." In Scotland, Diageo runs 29 distilleries and two bottling plants at Leven in Fife and Shieldhall, Glasgow. Its brands include Johnnie Walker, Bells, Talisker and Dalwhinnie.
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The Yorkshire left-hander, 27, who played the most recent of his 21 Tests in October, averages 101 in the County Championship this season. Uncapped Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones and Hampshire spinner Liam Dawson are also in a squad of 12. The opening match of the four-Test series is Joe Root's first as captain. Durham pace bowler Mark Wood, who has not played a Test since October 2015 because of an ankle injury, also features alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Opener Haseeb Hameed, who missed the final Test of last winter's series defeat in India with injury, is overlooked after failing to reach 50 in 12 championship innings for Lancashire this summer. Keaton Jennings, promoted to open in Hameed's absence in India, retains his place and is set to open alongside former captain Alastair Cook. South Africa-born Jennings, who made a century on his Test debut, averages 36 in Division Two for Durham this term. Cook, 32, England's record Test run-scorer with 11,057, stood down as captain in February. He averages 66 in Division One for Essex this season. Yorkshire skipper Ballance is captaining an England Lions side also featuring Jennings against South Africa in the three-day tour match at New Road which ends on Saturday. Dropped after making four consecutive single-figure scores in October's drawn Test series in Bangladesh, he has scored 815 runs in 11 championship innings this summer. "He has been in fantastic touch," national selector James Whitaker said. "He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle order." With Chris Woakes and Jake Ball ruled out by side and knee injuries respectively, Roland-Jones is in line to make his Test debut. The 29-year-old claimed 1-34 on his one-day international debut against South Africa in May and has taken 76 championship wickets since the start of last season, more than any other seamer. Whitaker said: "Toby Roland-Jones is a player we have been monitoring for quite some time and deserves his chance after a strong couple of seasons with Middlesex in red-ball cricket." Wood, who has taken eight wickets at an average of 34 in eight Tests, did not play for England in 2016 because of ankle problems that required three operations. Bowling in boots specially designed to combat the impact on his heel, he took 4-33 against Australia in the Champions Trophy in June and has eight wickets in three championship matches for Durham this year. Anderson, England's leading wicket-taker of all time, proved his fitness following a groin problem in two championship matches for Lancashire last month. Broad has been struggling with a heel injury but will play for Nottinghamshire in the One-Day Cup final against Surrey on Saturday. Slow left-armer Dawson, who took 1-29 on his debut in the final Test in Chennai last year, has 18 wickets at 30 apiece in Division One this summer. BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: The batting order has yet to be confirmed but Jennings will open with Cook. This is a change to the plan at the start of the season due to Hameed's loss of form and, while Jennings hasn't been pulling up many trees for Durham, the fact he played in the last Test before Christmas indicates consistency. Not many would have given much for Ballance's prospects after his tortuous appearances against Bangladesh. However, as Yorkshire captain, he's enjoyed a tremendous summer, and will probably bat at three with Root returning to his preferred four. England squad: Joe Root (capt, Yorkshire), Alastair Cook (Essex), Keaton Jennings (Durham), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow (wkt) (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Mark Wood (Durham), James Anderson (Lancashire), Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex).
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She was giving evidence earlier against Det Sgt Andrew Mottau, who denied gross misconduct while working as a South East Counter Terrorism Unit supervisor. The woman said he used a key-ring sized black monkey to signal whose turn it was to make tea and coffee. She said the toy was put on her desk in August when she came back from leave. The investigator, whose name has not been released, said she felt "ridiculed" and as though other members of her team were laughing at her. She and Det Sgt Mottau had known each other for more than 20 years, a misconduct hearing was told. She said: "I'm a black person, serving the public. I was shocked and offended to see a black monkey on my desk. "He was jeering [at] me and harassing me about the black monkey... I felt violated and grabbed my fags and walked out." She added: "His actions have racist undertones. The toy remained on my desk for three weeks and it's unthinkable that no-one did anything... I raised an objection more than once." "He bullied, harassed me and violated my dignity. It dented my confidence and I went home crying." Det Sgt Mottau is also alleged to have told the woman to make him cups of tea "when the black monkey starts to sing". Furthermore, he is accused of making racist remarks and asking her to "embrace" the monkey in the period between 15 August and 15 September 2016. The misconduct hearing is being held at Thames Valley Police's Kidlington headquarters and is scheduled to last four days.
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The personal tale came a week after Labour MP Jon Ashworth spoke in parliament about his experience of having an alcoholic father. The NSPCC says it receives a call every hour from an adult concerned about drug or alcohol use around children, and it believes up to a million young people could be living with an alcoholic or drug dependent parent. So how does it feel to grow up with an addicted parent? And what impact does it have beyond childhood? Three people shared their stories with the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. Josh Connolly was nine when his father, an alcoholic, died. Now 29, he says the experience left him full of anger, which he would often direct at other people, feeling shame at his father's behaviour but guilt for not standing by him. "I tend to only remember a lot of the bad things and also the feelings," he said. "That is what stayed with me through my life and is still tangible today; the way that my dad's drinking and everything that comes with that made me feel." Josh's experience led him to develop his own problems with drinking during his teenage years. "I desperately wanted more than anything else in my life not to be an alcoholic, but when I was 12 or 13 and found alcohol, it just became the perfect escape route for me. "I was never really able to look after my dad. At school I acted the clown, at home I am trying to be the best possible me that I could be, so alcohol gave me an escape from that." Jade Bailey's father was a heroin addict who took drugs around her from as far back as she could remember. He began with cannabis and ecstasy, taking it with friends and telling his daughter it was "medicine." But as she got older, he moved onto harder drugs. "I knew it was never right and never their medicine," said the 25-year-old. "I remember them going into the bathroom, I can even picture it now, and doing it, coming out and all being off their faces. "When he went on to heroin, I was about ten years old and he was a mess. Our fun time on the weekend was going to the skip and trying to find toys. "At that age, I thought it was amazing as my dad was always my hero." When Jade told her mother what had been happening when she went to visit, she stopped her from going and only let Jade contact her father by phone. "I have never had that answer from him of why wasn't I enough to make [him] stop," she said. "Why do you not love me enough to stop and be my dad? "He knew how much I adored him and I knew he adored me, I knew I was the only thing he cared about, apart from the drug. "It makes you feel very alone and abandoned by them, but you love them so much you can't ever leave them, no matter what they do." Sarah was brought up by her father, who is an alcoholic. She said the drinking changed her relationship with him so much she had to walk away. "In my early years, it was happy," she said. "It made it harder when he turned to alcohol because I couldn't understand and it made it harder to walk away. "I missed the old dad he was and always wished I could have the old dad back." Sarah never told anyone about his problem so had to deal with it alone. She thinks the experience made her "stronger, braver and more resilient to life's challenges", but it affected her attitude towards alcohol. "I always feel anxious when I am around drunk people," she said. "It reminds me of the time I was looking after my dad, the feelings I got from that and the embarrassment, shame and sadness."
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The Labour leader told ITV it was "impossible" for members of his top team to remain in place if they rebelled against a three-line whip. Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens quit last week over the issue - other senior MPs say they will rebel. Mr Corbyn has ordered all Labour MPs to support the bill triggering Article 50. Labour backed the campaign to keep the UK in the EU in the referendum in June and many Labour MPs represent constituencies which voted for Remain. But many seats which voted to leave the EU are also represented by Labour MPs. Mr Corbyn says he understands the pressures on MPs in pro-Remain constituencies but has called on them to unite around the important issues. His shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has said that, since a UK-wide referendum with a 72% turnout returned a vote in favour of withdrawing from the EU, it would "be very undermining of democracy" for MPs to vote against beginning the formal process of leaving. Ms Stevens quit on Friday saying Brexit was a "terrible mistake". Shadow minister Tulip Siddiq also quit last week saying she would vote against the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill. Two Labour whips, Jeff Smith and Thangam Debbonaire, who are in charge of party discipline, have also said they will rebel - though they have not resigned. Another shadow minister Daniel Zeichner has said he will vote against the bill, as will other MPs including former Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw. Mr Corbyn told ITV's Peston on Sunday: "There was no need for anyone to resign at this stage. It's obviously impossible to carry on being in the shadow cabinet if you vote against a decision made after a very frank and very long discussion of the shadow cabinet earlier this week." Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has said divisions in the party will be handled sensitively and suggested some rebels could be back in senior roles "within months". The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill was introduced after the Supreme Court ruled that parliament - not just the government alone - must vote to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts the formal process of the UK leaving the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to begin the formal process of leaving by the end of March. The bill is due to be debated by MPs on Tuesday - in a sitting that may last until midnight - and clear the Commons on 8 February, after which it will move to the House of Lords. Labour has demanded changes including giving the Commons a vote on the final Brexit deal before European leaders or MEPs consider it. The Liberal Democrats have vowed to oppose the triggering of Article 50 unless there is a guarantee of another referendum on the final Brexit deal that is agreed with Brussels, while the SNP has vowed to table 50 amendments to the legislation.
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The men, from Walsall, are alleged to have carried out the offences in 2014. Nawaz Ahmed, 35, of Hucker Road; Amjad Khan, 35, of Durham Place, and Zahoor Ahmed, 45, of Alexandra Road, Palfrey, are due before Walsall magistrates. The offences include engaging in sexual activity with a child, inciting a child to engage in such activity and taking an indecent image. Amjad Khan and Zahoor Ahmed will appear before magistrates on Tuesday. Nawaz Khan is due to appear on 8 March. For updates on this and other Birmingham and Black Country stories
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The Great Tapestry of Scotland is officially the world's largest embroidered tapestry, at 469ft (143m) long. It uses 300 miles (483km) of yarn to show everything from the Battle of Bannockburn and the Act of Union to Andy Murray winning at Wimbledon. The tapestry is on show in the castle's Great Hall until 8 March. Stirling Castle is featured on a number of panels in the tapestry, including one of former resident Mary Queen of Scots. The castle's Great Hall of James IV is one of the few places where the enormous tapestry can be displayed in its entirety. Lorna Ewan, head of visitor experience, content and learning for Historic Scotland, which runs Stirling Castle, said: "To date more than 200,000 people have had the chance to view The Great Tapestry of Scotland on its national tour. "Now, through a carefully designed exhibition, the public will see the full extent of the tapestry - all 160 hand-embroidered panels - in the surroundings of Stirling Castle's Great Hall. "This exhibition will allow visitors to follow the journey of Scotland's history, and we look forward to welcoming people to Stirling Castle to view this impressive piece of art."
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23 October 2015 Last updated at 17:44 BST It's the highest rating a tropical storm can get and is the first one of this magnitude to hit mainland Mexico since 1959. But how are the categories decided and what do they mean? Newsround reporter Jenny Lawrence explains.
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Mr Fox, 54, from London, denies eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault between 1988 and 2014. He said there was often "horseplay" with colleagues, involving "piggybacks, tickling and squeezing". But he told Westminster Magistrates' Court such behaviour was consensual. Mr Fox, who uses the nicknames Dr Fox and Foxy, became well known for presenting the chart show on Capital Radio, and was a judge on the ITV show Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell. He joined Magic 105.4 in 2005, where he presents the breakfast show, Foxy in the Morning. He is currently not hosting the show. Giving evidence on Wednesday, Mr Fox said he had worked with "hundreds" of female colleagues during his career, but had never been accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour until last year. Under questioning from his defence counsel, Jonathan Caplan QC, he told the court his teams had kept their energy up during live broadcasts by playing loud music, dancing and creating makeshift obstacle courses. "It sounds daft, but it was the way we, I, got myself going, and the team would join in very much as well. They would be part of that." He said his entire shifts, not just the on-air periods, constituted a "full performance" and colleagues would often make playful comments to one another. Mr Caplan asked: "Could those comments become edgy or sexual?" Mr Fox replied: "Of course they could. Like any office. Some of it could be saucy, cheeky, over-the-top." Referring to the "horseplay" in the office, Mr Fox insisted he would never have engaged in such conduct if it was not consensual, "otherwise it would create a bad atmosphere in the studio". Asked whether the culture of radio had changed during the past 25 years, he said: "I think the workplace in general, it's changed, hasn't it? "Laws have changed. HR has changed. Political correctness has changed." He added: "But I don't think my behaviour has changed. I'm the same guy now, with the same morals, as I was then." One former colleague has accused the DJ of squeezing her breasts from behind. Asked about that, he said: "That would be wholly wrong, totally disrespectful, and it's not something I would do." The complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also said Mr Fox once pushed her over and simulated having sex with her. Addressing that allegation, he said people in his then-workplace often pretended to have been caught in compromising positions - it was a "play-acting high jinks thing", he said. Mr Fox told the court he had seen it "many times", but agreed that out of context, the "Benny Hill-style" comedy could have seemed inappropriate. Prosecutor John Price QC said: "She says that when you did that to her, she did not consent to it. Are you in a position to dispute that?" Mr Fox replied: "I can't get in (her) head." Mr Price continued: "Did you ask her before you did it if it was okay?" to which the defendant replied: "No." Mr Fox also denied having sexual contact with a 15-year-old fan, including during a private tour of Capital Radio's record library. "It never happened," he said, although he did acknowledge he "could have easily taken her for a tour". Mr Fox agreed it would be "quite wrong" for an adult man to "stick his tongue" into the mouth of a teenage girl, as the woman alleged he had done in the station's car park on another occasion. If a young fan asked him for a kiss, he would respond with "a social kiss" on the cheek, he said. The girl in question had, he added, "become a little bit obsessed with me". Asked why three unrelated individuals were accusing him of similar inappropriate conduct, Mr Fox replied: "I don't have an explanation at all." Mr Price said: "Coincidence is ridiculous, isn't it, as an explanation for these things?" The DJ replied: "I can't explain those coincidences." The trial continues.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels fired hundreds of rockets and shells into at least seven government-held areas late on Thursday. By Friday morning, they had made small advances, the monitoring group added. But the Syrian state news agency Sana said the assault had been repelled and more than 100 "terrorists" killed. Aleppo, once Syria's commercial and industrial hub, has been divided roughly in half between government-held areas in the west and rebel-controlled eastern quarters for almost three years. Fighting on the ground and government air strikes have left thousands dead, and destroyed more than 60% of the Old City, a Unesco World Heritage site. But in recent months, the rebels have driven government forces out of several areas in the countryside to the north, as well as almost all of the neighbouring province of Idlib. More than 230,000 people are believed to have been killed in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. Some 11.5 million others - more than half of the country's population - have fled their homes. Rebels have made numerous attempts to seize key installations held by the government, but with little effect. On Thursday, 13 Islamist fighting groups and al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, came together to launch a co-ordinated assault on several fronts. A statement said the aim of the new coalition, called Ansar al-Sharia (Partisans of Islamic Law), was "the liberation of Aleppo and its countryside", after which they would work with other groups to govern the city according to Islamic law. Western-backed groups also said they were taking part in the offensive, organised through a joint operations room called Fatah Halab (Conquest of Aleppo), the New York Times reported. The rebels launched simultaneous attacks on western districts of the city controlled by government forces, firing hundreds of rockets and shells, the Syrian Observatory reported. The offensive unleashed on government-held western Aleppo by Ansar al-Sharia seems to be the most serious since the battle for Aleppo began. An early test of its prospects will be one of the first apparent objectives - the loathed and feared Air Force Intelligence headquarters in Zahra, on the western edge of the city. Rebels have tried many times to capture it, and failed. The offensive has been building up for some time, following the capture of Idlib by a newly-coalesced rebel alliance, Jaish al-Fatah (Victory Army), in March. What's making the difference is that rebel groups, and their outside backers like Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which were competing in the past, now seem to be pulling together - bad news for the regime. The success of the new campaign may depend on whether Damascus is seriously determined to hang on to Aleppo. If it is, rebel progress will be slow and hard. The UK-based group said the fighting continued into the early hours of Friday and was focused on the frontline in Zahra, a heavily-defended area that houses several major security compounds. At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded by the rebel barrage, it added. The military responded with a heavy aerial and artillery bombardment of rebel positions in the city, and the fighting continued for several hours. On Friday morning, military sources told Sana and Reuters news agency that the assault had been repelled and that heavy casualties had been inflicted on the rebels. The Syrian Observatory said the rebels had managed to seize some buildings in the north-western outskirts of Aleppo, but that the gains were not of strategic importance. The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says that if the rebels do manage to capture all Aleppo, it would be a huge blow to the government. There have been persistent reports in recent weeks that it is preparing to give up both the northern city, and Deraa in the south, the better to defend the core areas of western Syria with the limited manpower at its disposal, he adds. But state media reported that the prime minister has just been in Aleppo, visiting front-line units and dispensing large amounts of cash to the city authorities for reconstruction and administrative expenses.
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Robertson, 26, took gold in 6.57 seconds, with Theo Etienne second and 38-year-old Dwain Chambers third. James Dasaolu, 2016's winner, and CJ Ujah did not attend the event at Sheffield's English Institute of Sport. Asha Philip comfortably retained the women's 60m crown in 7.19 seconds. Kilty, who took the world 60m title in Prague in 2015, ran the fastest time in the heats, but again bowed out before the final due to a clear false start. However, he will not withdraw from next month's European Indoor Championships as he did from the World Indoors after last year's disqualification, and is hopeful of earning selection. "If the selectors can have faith, I'm not going to make a decision like I did last year to withdraw from the championships," he said. "This time I stupidly, more than trying to win the race, was chasing a really fast time. "I've never won a national championships, I've won everything else and I just don't understand - honestly I'm just baffled. I've just been stupid." However, Robertson told BBC Radio 5 live that Kilty's disqualification had no bearing on his victory. "I was very, very confident of the win, even if Kilty was in it I knew I could win," he said. Philip - who beat Dina Asher-Smith to claim her first title last year - was not faced with her rival this time round, and raced clear of the field to win with ease. The victory has also secured her automatic selection for March's European Indoors in Belgrade. "I'm over the moon, I'm excited, I didn't get to go [to the European Indoor Championships] two years ago, I want to go this year," she told 5 live. Andrew Pozzi ran 7.44 seconds to equal the fastest indoor 60m hurdles of the year and remain British champion. Eilish McColgan pipped her Scottish compatriot Steph Twell to the women's 3,000m title on the final straight, while Morgan Lake and Beth Partridge decided to share the high jump title after it went to a jump-off. The 200m and 400m races will be held on Sunday, as well as the men's 800m and 3,000m finals, streamed live via BBC Sport on connected TV and online from 11:55 GMT.
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The plans at Peelhouses Farm north of Lockerbie first surfaced in late 2008. They were granted planning permission in principle in 2010 which was extended by a further three years in 2013. Now developers have indicated they intend to seek more time for work to start and also look at carrying it out on a phased basis. The scheme first emerged about seven-and-a-half years ago with the promise of an £800m investment and the creation of thousands of jobs. It pledged to turn the site into an "international hub for the internet age". Initially the scheme also included a major housing development but those proposals were subsequently dropped. The latest plans include a data centre, technology park, horticultural research facility and visitor centre. Consultants WYG have contacted Dumfries and Galloway Council on behalf of planning firm Blackmores to discuss extending the time limit on permission for the scheme which would currently run out later this year.
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