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Question: Manchester United had manager Jose Mourinho and midfielder Ander Herrera sent off as they failed to break down Burnley and lost more ground on the pacesetters at the top of the Premier League.

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For instance, <<['Represent the news to retrieve its missing first sentence', "Many people focus solely on the pope as spiritual leader or even policy maker, but several cardinals have suggested that the Catholic Church needs a pope with management expertise. They have also pointed to a pressing need to reform the Vatican Curia, the central offices of the Church.\nTo appreciate the enormous task facing the next pope, secular comparisons fade in contrast with the demands of leading the oldest and largest institution in the history of the universe. The Catholic Church is 2,000 years old, has more than 1.2 billion members, and aims to reach the entire world.\nOf course, the Church is a religious institution. She organises worship, private and public, and offers spiritual formation. But she is much more. She is a humanitarian relief organisation and a global array of educational and healthcare institutions, serving Catholics and non-Catholics alike.\nShe is also a catalyst for countless research institutes and think tanks. Especially striking, in contrast with other religious communities, the Church's headquarters is based in its own sovereign state, with its own territory, diplomatic corps, judges, tribunals, financial institutions and, of course, sovereign head of state.\nThus, the Vatican coins money, prints stamps, recognises citizenship, offers passports and driver's licenses, and has embassies and other diplomatic missions with 179 sovereign states.\nFollowing the edifying example of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, the qualified candidate to be the next pope must be a spiritual leader, an internationally recognised moral authority, and a man of prayer.\nHe will also need to be capable of carrying out the executive duties of running the institutions of the Church, governing the Vatican City State, and negotiating bilateral and multilateral international accords.\nThe pope also speaks as a head of state in the UN. He actively participates in international accords regarding climate change, arms-trafficking, human-trafficking, intellectual property, border disputes, peace negotiations and bioethics.\nA long and rich theological tradition prizes the need for spiritual shepherds who also excel in management skills and the virtues of leadership. Recent developments in theology converge with components of contemporary management theory.\nTheologians increasingly emphasise that configuration in Christian holiness involves a three-fold office called tria munera that consists in governance, teaching and sanctifying.\nWhile all the baptised enjoy this three-fold office, pastors must especially excel in their leadership. To fulfil the demands of his office, the supreme pontiff must enjoy the special expertise in governance and management needed to take charge and direct the flock and therefore manage all ecclesiastical organisations, from the local parish in Papua New Guinea to the Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican.\nThe Church can be compared to a publicly traded corporation. She is a body and is incorporated in Christ. Both canon and civil law recognise her as a corporation. The Pope has complete executive, judicial and legislative authority because Jesus gave the first pope, St Peter, the keys to loose and to bind in Heaven and on Earth. In fact, the Pope runs a corporation and enjoys more executive powers than any other CEO.\nBut he is accountable to a board of directors: God Himself, the Blessed Trinity. Indeed, Benedict decided to resign after prayer, that is consultation with the board. And, in leaving his corporate chair empty, Benedict has assured the members of the corporation: Don't worry, you are in Jesus's hands. I have not left you without a leader at the helm.\nWith a divine board of directors and an autocratic CEO, the Church's corporate structure may seem very old-fashioned, and it is. But it also includes modern components of participatory governance - the more than one billion shareholders.\nThe shareholders can request that the pope report regarding organisation, mission, financials, growth, and future expectations for development. Indeed, although Benedict did not need anyone but God to accept his resignation, he also chose to give an account of his resignation to all of the shareholders with an update regarding corporate performance. Benedict did just that in his last audience, the day before he formally stepped down from office.\nMany have commented that the Vatican's central offices, even aside from the scandal of Vatileaks, need an overhaul, and that the most urgent task for the next pope will be organisational reform.\nThe cardinals will be considering who will be the most capable of demonstrating personal union with God and ability to teach the faith, but also to reform the Vatican in order to implement some of the efficiencies taught in today's best business schools.\nThe Vatileaks episode offered a glimpse into some of the disfunctionality, normally due to petty squabbles among internal factions within middle management, but also drew attention to the traditional feudal structure of governance within and among the offices, and how the current structures and attitudes impede the distribution of information to facilitate efficient governance, thereby hampering the Church's mission to evangelise.\nThe Rev Robert Gahl took part in  a BBC World Service discussion On The Next Pope on 15 February\nThe Next Pope\nMore from BBC World Service\nThe culture and the attitudes of governance tend toward the antiquated vertical structures of authority found in Italian public universities, not to mention Italy's notorious criminal organisations. Advancement depends upon loyalty to one's superior, who is traditionally expected to defend the department's turf from internal rivals to safeguard career advancement, often awarded more on account of seniority and credentials than for professional performance.\nThe next pope needs to be someone knowledgeable about the curia and its language and ready to open up the channels of information flow and decision-making to free the dedicated, talented men and women working in the Vatican to more effectively serve the pope and the Church's mission of evangelisation.\nSuch reform will require more effective communication, external and internal, greater transparency, and a more flexible managerial structure.\nConfidentiality must be respected and safeguarded when dealing with matters of conscience. But in the governance of behavioural affairs, the officers serving the pope need to be free, at all levels, to co-operate in concert.\nMany of the cardinals hope that the next pope will be able to bring managerial efficiencies to the Vatican to empower all of those dedicated clerics and lay people who give their lives while serving behind those ancient walls.\nGiven the need for reform, no-one should be surprised if the next pope, while drawing from his own managerial talents, were also to rely upon experts in managerial consulting while taking on organisational reform so as to better serve the mission entrusted to him by the board of directors.\nRev Robert Gahl is an associate professor of ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and member of the Catholic Church's Opus Dei organisation"]>>  to "['This is the first sentence of a news article. 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On a fractious afternoon at Old Trafford, United were left frustrated by a series of unsuccessful penalty appeals, a string of saves by inspired Clarets keeper Tom Heaton and the woodwork.
Mourinho, who was incensed when Jon Flanagan was not punished for a challenge on Matteo Darmian inside the Burnley box, paid the price for allowing his frustration to boil over at half-time.
He sat in the main stand behind the dugout at the start of the second half but was quickly moved to the directors' box, with a go-between running up and down the stairs to pass on his instructions to his assistants.
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Herrera got his marching orders in the 68th minute, with referee Mark Clattenburg showing him a second yellow card for a challenge on Dean Marney, although the United player appeared to slip as he made the tackle.
That eased some of the pressure on Burnley, who had needed an inspired performance from Heaton to keep United at bay.
The former United keeper made a string of spectacular stops, with the pick of them being a Peter Schmeichel-style scissor save that saw him spread himself brilliantly at the back post to keep out a Zlatan Ibrahimovic volley.
When Heaton was beaten, United's frustrations continued with Juan Mata's shot hitting the outside of a post and Ibrahimovic's looping header coming back off the bar. They had 37 efforts at goal in total but none were successful.
United have won only one of their last seven league games and are now eight points behind Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, who all won on Saturday.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had more shots - 12 - than any other player against the Clarets but his fruitless run in front of goal continued.
Nothing summed up his current form more than the late chance he spurned when Paul Pogba found him unmarked at the back post, but he failed to find the target with the goal gaping.
The 35-year-old Swede has had more shots than any other Premier League player this season, with 57 in 10 games, but he has not scored in this competition in six games since his goal against Manchester City on 10 September, his worst run since his time with Inter Milan in 2007.
He has managed a goal in the Europa League but his record in all competitions is not much better, with just one goal in his last 10 games. The correlation between his form and United's is surely no coincidence.
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Heaton was the standout performer and he will rightly make the headlines with his saves.
But Burnley's whole team deserve credit for their defensive efforts in holding out against a siege that continued even when they faced 10 men.
The Clarets rarely threatened at the other end, with Johann Berg Gudmundsson's first-half strike their only effort to bring a save out of David de Gea.
They have only managed a total of four shots in their four away league games to date, but that statistic matters a lot less when they mount a rearguard action like this.
Only one candidate. The pocket of Clarets fans at Old Trafford chanted "England's number one" throughout the game in recognition of a brilliant performance by their goalkeeper.
United travel to Turkey to take on Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday, then go to Wales to play Swansea on Sunday in their next Premier League game. Burnley are at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Match ends, Manchester United 0, Burnley 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Burnley 0.
Tom Heaton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daley Blind following a set piece situation.
Dean Marney (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dean Marney (Burnley).
Attempt missed. Marcos Rojo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind.
Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
Attempt missed. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daley Blind following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Michael Keane.
Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Mee.
Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
Hand ball by Jon Flanagan (Burnley).
Substitution, Burnley. George Boyd replaces Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marcos Rojo (Manchester United).
Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Marcus Rashford.
Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
Hand ball by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney replaces Jesse Lingard.
Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Juan Mata.
Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Barnes with a headed pass.
Second yellow card to Ander Herrera (Manchester United) for a bad foul.
Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
Dean Marney (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mata with a cross.
Jon Flanagan (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jon Flanagan (Burnley).
Juan Mata (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester United. Conceded by Michael Keane.

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The 33-year-old is likely to miss at least four league games, plus the Champions League trip to Barcelona and FA Cup replay against Hull.
He was injured when he ran back to his area after going up for a corner in Wednesday's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea.
The Gunners are third in the table, six points adrift of leaders Leicester, and three behind second-placed Tottenham.
Arsenal, who are trying to win a first Premier League title since 2004, visit north London rivals Spurs on Saturday.


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E.g. '['Represent the text to find a corresponding news article that continues the story!', "Blackpool Supporters' Trust (BST) have launched a £16m bid to buy the League One club from the Oyston family."]' == '['Represent the news article to find a single sentence that could be used as a summary', 'Owner Owen Oyston has been in charge of the Tangerines since 1987 and son Karl is the chairman at Bloomfield Road.\nThe pair have had a fractious relationship with fans over how they run the club, with numerous protests over the past two years.\nBlackpool, who were in the Premier League in 2010-11, finished bottom of the Championship last season.\nMedia playback is not supported on this device\n"BST has prepared what it deems a fair and reasonable bid, which in the current climate deserves serious consideration," said a statement.\n"There is a range of serious challenges currently facing the club and a change in ownership is a logical step to help resolve the issues for all parties.\n"BST believes that, under the current ownership, the club cannot return to its former glories and that a more likely scenario is ongoing poor performance on the football pitch, leading to knock-on impact on financial performance."\nValeri Belokon, the Latvian club president who has owned a 20% share since 2006, has previously called for Karl to resign after he sent abusive texts to a fan - something which saw him banned from all football activity for six weeks and fined £40,000.\nThe club was the subject of a takeover approach two months ago, but without the support of all directors the offer was rejected.\nFormer West Ham assistant Neil McDonald was appointed as the new manager replacing Lee Clark following their relegation to the third tier.']' != '['Represent the news article to find a single sentence that could be used as a summary', 'The club had been in advanced talks with investors form the Midlands after talks with a Canadian consortium ended earlier in November.\nIt is hoped that the deal will go through by Friday, 16 December.\n"The board of directors are pleased to announce that they entered into an agreement to sell the club, subject to final contract and due diligence," a statement from the Gulls said.\n"Due to a contractual requirement for confidentiality, the board will not release any further statements until 16 December (or completion of the sale if earlier)."\nThe financially-troubled club was taken over by a group of local businesspeople in the summer of 2015 after lottery-winning former owner Thea Bristow departed.\nThey were forced into drastic cost-cutting measures, including axing the closing its youth academy, moving out of their training ground and cutting the playing budget, while manager Kevin Nicholson has had to double-up as the team\'s bus driver.\nA agreement had been reached with Swindon-based Gaming International but it collapsed in July after a deal to buy the freehold of Torquay\'s Plainmoor ground from the local council could not be reached.']'

Question: Two South Korean soldiers have been seriously injured in a suspected mine blast at the border with North Korea, state media report.

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The Yonhap news agency said the explosion happened as the soldiers were on a search mission in the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ).
The soldiers sustained serious leg wounds but were not in a critical condition, it said.
An army official ruled out North Korean involvement.
The 4km (2.5 mile)-wide DMZ is one of the world's most protected borders, separating the two Koreas which remain technically at war.

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The drone crashed on Baengnyeong island on Monday afternoon.
It fell as the two Koreas traded fire into each other's waters in an incident Seoul says was provoked by the North.
South Korean authorities say a preliminary investigation has concluded that the drone came from the North.
"The relevant departments of the South Korean government have confirmed that North Korea is responsible for it," said South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Park Soo-jin.
A similar drone was found in Paju, just south of the demilitarised zone that separates the two Koreas, on 24 March, Yonhap news agency reported.
It was equipped with a a high-resolution camera and had taken pictures of military installations and South Korea's presidential compound, the agency said.
The two Koreas were divided at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty. They remain technically at war and the border is heavily fortified.
Monday's clash came after North Korea announced it would hold live-fire exercises in seven parts of the disputed western maritime border - a major flashpoint between the two nations.
South Korea says it returned fire after North Korean shells landed in its territorial waters. Hundreds of shells were fired, but all fell in the sea and nobody was hurt.
The exchange of fire happened days after North Korea tested medium-range missiles for the first time since 2009.
North Korea is the subject of multiple UN resolutions relating to its pursuit of nuclear weapons' development.


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Question: Great Britain rounded off their World League Final campaign with a 5-1 defeat of South Korea in Argentina.

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The result means Britain finish seventh in the eight-strong competition after a 2-1 quarter-final loss to New Zealand eliminated them on Thursday.
Nicola White scored twice, with other goals coming from Ellie Watton, Hannah Macleod and Helen Richardson-Walsh.
Britain's women had already secured their place at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the summer.
Before the match, a minute's silence was held for young player Tom Wilson, who died after a freak accident in training in the UK earlier in the week.
Britain had expected to challenge for a medal in Rosario after securing Olympic qualification and then winning European gold - as England - in August.
But although clearly disappointed by their early exit, GB played with freedom and never looked under any real threat from South Korea.
White drove GB into the lead in the first quarter, striking the ball between the keeper's legs following impressive build-up play from Hollie Webb and Watton.
Alex Danson, who won her 250th international cap earlier in the tournament, produced a dazzling dribble before the break to create an open goal for Watton - who doubled GB's advantage.
Danson was instrumental in Britain's third with Macleod's nifty flick guiding the ball over the line early in the third quarter.
White grabbed her second by deflecting captain Kate Richardson-Walsh's penalty corner in the final quarter.
Helen Richardson-Walsh then completed GB's scoring with a penalty stroke before Korea grabbed a consolation.
Germany play New Zealand and Argentina face China in the semi-finals later on Saturday.
Two-goal hero Nicola White told BBC Sport: "We were so disappointed not to win that quarter-final, but we re-grouped really well and were dominant out there which is exactly what we wanted.
"It is important going into next year that we really review what's happened here and hopefully put things right at our next tournament."
Crista Cullen, who made her GB return at the tournament after retiring three years ago, added: "It was important to go out there and show people what we're truly about.
"South Korea are a counter-attacking team so you have to be resilient throughout the 60 minutes and testament to the girls they did that and got the 5-1 scoreline."
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David Goodfield had levelled after half-time following Diego Arana's opener, before Albert Beltran put Spain 2-1 ahead in the fourth quarter.
England started the tournament with a 9-1 defeat by the Netherlands on Sunday, but beat Germany 3-0 on Monday.
The competition serves as a warm-up for the EuroHockey Championships, which start on 18 August in Amsterdam.


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Question: Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm has a dream of competing at both the Rio Olympics and Paralympics later this year.

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But the German single-leg amputee is running out of time to prove that his carbon fibre running blade does not give him an unfair advantage over his Olympic rivals.
The 27-year-old set a world record of 8.40m in winning the T44 long jump event at the IPC World Championships in Doha in October - a distance that would have given him gold ahead of Britain's Greg Rutherford at the 2012 London Olympics.
It means the man known as Blade Jumper would be a genuine medal prospect for the Olympics, but he has told BBC Sport that it could cost him up to 300,000 euros (£232,800) to take tests to prove he is eligible to compete on the biggest stage of all.
Rehm, who lost his lower right leg in a boating accident when he was 14, wants athletics' governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), to act quickly with the Olympics less than six months away.
"We have contacted the IAAF and we need to get some information on exactly what they need, what they want to measure and then I can see if there is a possibility of organising it," he explained.
"But it is impossible for me to manage it myself - it's a lot of money.
"We need the information first. It doesn't make any sense to get measurements now and for the IAAF to say that isn't what they want.
"I really would love to have a measurement, to make it certain for everyone. I just want to do it fair, and that's why I've always offered to have measurements to find out what is the right way for us."
Rehm's long jump technique sees him jump off his prosthetic leg and experts have questioned whether the blade gives him an advantage when he plants it down at the point of take-off.
After he won the German National Championships in 2014, he was prevented from competing at the European Championships in Zurich because of concerns over the prosthetic.
The German Athletics Federation said then it had doubts over whether jumps with a prosthetic limb could be compared to those using a natural joint.
Rehm, who was due to compete against Rutherford in Saturday's Glasgow International Grand Prix before the Briton pulled out injured, wants to find a satisfactory solution but says that the prosthesis also limits his performance.
"For sprinting, I would set up my leg a bit different than for long jumping so I am a bit slower in my run-up and also I can't make adjustments when I take off," he explains.
"People don't see the hard work I do in training - if it was so easy to jump with a prosthetic leg more than eight metres, then why can nobody else do it?
"It would be a good sign for our sport if we could do it together, sit together at one table, talk about it, see what we need and how can we manage it.
"Being at the Olympics representing your country would be a special feeling. I can represent Paralympic sport as well and it would be an amazing chance to show what Paralympic athletes are able to achieve."
Analysis
BBC sports correspondent Andy Swiss
Markus Rehm's case has obvious echoes of South African Oscar Pistorius, who became the first amputee athlete to compete at the Olympics in 2012. But this case is arguably more significant because he has genuine medal potential.
When I spoke to him, Rehm came across as anything but a confrontational character. He said he would even be happy to compete at the Olympics without an official ranking - and therefore be unable to win a medal - simply so he can showcase Paralympic sport. Yet his frustration with his situation was obvious.
At the moment, some observers argue his blade must help him on take-off; others disagree, pointing out that it has to balance his left leg during the run-up. The truth is that nobody knows, because there has been no definitive research.
As the standard of Paralympic athletics improves every year, this is unlikely to be the last example of an amputee athlete wanting to prove themselves against able-bodied counterparts.

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The 26-year-old three-time Paralympic gold medallist, who was born without her right hand and part of her forearm, also competed at both Games in 2008 and 2012.
She joins fellow table tennis player Melissa Tapper from Australia and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati, who have also qualified to compete at both events later this summer.
"I hope this shows all disabled athletes that nothing is impossible," said Partyka, the world number 73, who will take part in the Olympic team event.
Tapper, 26, who has Erb's Palsy after her shoulder nerves were damaged during birth, will play in both the singles and team events at the Olympics, which take place from 5-21 August.
She competed for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning team bronze, and will be the first Australian to take part in both Games.
"I think that it's awesome that the Paralympic athletes are breaking down barriers and getting to participate in the Olympics," she said.
The Rio Paralympics run from 7-18 September.


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Question: A letter written by Admiral Lord Nelson has been sold at auction for £54,500.

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The previously unpublished document was sold by Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire.
The letter, dating back to 1804, was written by Nelson using his left hand seven years after he lost his right arm in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Another letter dated 7 May 1793, which was written before his injury, was also sold for £11,000.
Source: BBC History
Nelson: The man behind the legend
The letters came to the auctioneers from a collector in the West Country who had owned them for 40 years.
Charles Hanson, manager of Hansons Auctioneers, said he had expected the items to go for about £10,000 each.
He said: "Lord Nelson was so pivotal in putting our country where we are today and we are absolutely delighted to handle such items that are so close to history and written by the great man himself."
The 1804 letter, written a year before Lord Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar, praises Major James Weir of the Royal Marines.
It reads: "You merit everything which a grateful country could bestow upon your services… I shall be soon in England and if my testimony of your services can be useful it shall be very much at your service."
The earlier letter, which coincides with Lord Nelson's rise to power, was written after he took command of HMS Agamemnon.
It details his thoughts on a shipmate attempting to leave his rank and reads: "He came on board the ship from the Sandwich by his own free will and consent therefore why he should now be so uncomfortable as he appears to be I cannot account."

The 18th Century work, Ganymede and the Eagle, is by Italian sculptor Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi.
It was sold at auction in Edinburgh this week by Lyon & Turnbull.
It had been estimated to sell for between £100,000 and £150,000 but ended up going under the hammer for more than twice the top estimate.


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Question: A statement by US President-elect Donald Trump that Nato is "obsolete" has caused "worry" in the alliance, Germany's foreign minister says.

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it was a contradiction of comments made days ago by Mr Trump's incoming defence chief.
Mr Trump also said German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made "a catastrophic mistake" by admitting more than one million migrants.
And he threatened German car makers with high import tariffs.
Shares in BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler fell after he warned that cars built in Mexico, where they have invested in factories, would be taxed at 35% if exported to the US.
BMW said the company would stick to its plans to open a Mexican plant in 2019.
Mr Trump was giving an interview in New York to two British and German newspapers, the Times and Bild, at Trump Tower.
Donald Trump's comments have caused dismay, concern - but perhaps not surprise - in Berlin. Few expected the new transatlantic relationship to echo the warm and trusting alliance nurtured by Angela Merkel and Barack Obama, who was a vocal supporter of Mrs Merkel's refugee policy.
There is anger, too. Germany's outspoken Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel retorted that the migrant crisis was the result of "faulty, interventionist American policies in the Mediterranean and Middle East".
That Mr Trump should take aim at Germany's car manufacturers has also raised eyebrows, though few here believe his Congress would approve the 35% tax he appears to be threatening to impose on imported vehicles.
Germans were largely unimpressed by Mr Trump during his election campaign and now, despite his own German heritage, the president-elect is doing little to endear himself.
Mr Trump called Nato "obsolete" because it "wasn't taking care of terror".
Nato, he said, was "very important" to him but only five of its 28 member-states were paying their fair share and that, he said, was "very unfair to the United States".
Figures released by Nato show that just five member-states met or surpassed its defence spending goal - 2% of GDP - last year.
Speaking in Brussels after consulting Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Mr Steinmeier said the president-elect's comments had caused "worry and concern".
"This is in contradiction with what the American defence minister said in his hearing in Washington only some days ago," the German foreign minister said.
At his Senate confirmation hearing last week, Mr Trump's choice for defence secretary, Gen James Mattis, had described Nato as central to US defence, and had accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to "break" the alliance.
Later, Mr Steinmeier was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying: "I've spoken today not only with EU foreign ministers but Nato foreign ministers as well and can report that the signals are that there's been no easing of tensions."
Only last week, the US deployed 3,000 soldiers, 80 tanks and hundreds of armoured vehicles to Poland in a move by President Barack Obama to reassure Nato allies concerned about a more aggressive Russia.
President Putin's official spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said on Monday it was too early to give a full response to a suggestion by Mr Trump that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine could be dropped in return for a nuclear warhead reduction deal.
Mr Peskov also denied reports Mr Putin and Mr Trump were going to hold a summit in Iceland.
Mr Trump said the EU had become "basically a vehicle for Germany".
Referring to the German chancellor's response to an influx of refugees and other irregular migrants in 2015, he said: "I think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals..."
Mrs Merkel responded by saying the EU had to take responsibility for itself. "We Europeans have our fate in our own hands," she said in Berlin.
Her Vice-Chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, said Europeans should show more self-confidence in dealing with Mr Trump. "We're not weak and inferior," he told Bild.
Mr Trump linked the migrant issue with Brexit, suggesting it was a reason UK voters opted to leave the bloc.
He promised a quick trade deal between the US and the UK after he takes office on Friday but a European Commission spokeswoman reiterated that the UK would not be allowed to engage in formal talks involving a trade deal with the US until 2019, after leaving the EU.
Elsewhere in his interview, Mr Trump
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that Europe now had to "fight for its own destiny".
She said the EU could no longer "completely depend" on the US and UK following the election of President Trump and Brexit.
But Ms Rudd said the UK wanted to continue to work closely with the EU.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said: "As we begin the negotiations about leaving the EU, we will be able to reassure Germany and other European countries that we are going to be a strong partner to them in defence and security, and, we hope, in trade.
"This is going to be the most important negotiation that this country has embarked on for many decades. Making sure that we get this right is going to be absolutely critical, and we don't underestimate the difficulty.
"We can reassure Mrs Merkel that we want to have a deep and special partnership so that we can continue to maintain European-wide security to keep us all safe from the terrorists abroad and those that are trying to be nurtured in our country."
Prime Minister Theresa May restated her desire to work closely with the EU countries during a campaign event in Twickenham, south west London, on Monday afternoon.
She said: "We are not leaving Europe. We are leaving the European Union. But it is right that the European Union themselves will have some decisions to take about the nature of that organisation and institution going forward."
Also speaking on Monday, Germany's interior minister Thomas de Maiziere predicted that Brexit should not have a significant negative impact on security.
He said: "I am confident that the issue of security cooperation will not be among the most difficult issues in the Brexit negotiations. A lot unites us here."
Mrs Merkel's comments - which she reiterated at a press conference on Monday - came after Mr Trump refused to re-commit to the 2015 Paris climate deal at the G7 summit.
Mrs Merkel is on the campaign trail ahead of elections in September.
"The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Mrs Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany.
The relationship between Berlin and new French President Emmanuel Macron had to be a priority, Mrs Merkel said, adding: "We Europeans have to take our destiny into our own hands."
On Saturday, the German leader had described climate change talks at the G7 group of rich nations as "very unsatisfactory".
Leaders from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan had re-affirmed their support for the Paris accord - but Mr Trump said he would make a decision in the coming week.
Mr Trump has previously pledged to abandon the Paris deal, and expressed doubts about man-made climate change.
Speaking in Brussels last week, Mr Trump also told Nato members to spend more money on defence and did not re-state his administration's commitment to Nato's mutual security guarantees.
Mrs Merkel's latest comments are partly a move to appeal to German voters first and foremost, the BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler says.
Polls suggest Mrs Merkel is on course to be re-elected for a fourth term as German chancellor at elections in September.


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Question: Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova will not appeal against her ban from the Rio Olympic Games.

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Athlete Stepanova, who helped expose state-backed doping, was ruled out when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned from Rio any Russian who had served a doping suspension.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) outlawed that ruling on Thursday.
But Stepanova, 30, said she was "hugely sad and heartbroken" at a lack of IOC support and therefore will not appeal.
Stepanova, who served a two-year ban for blood passport abnormalities in 2013, was not included in Russia's team but had hoped to be invited to the Games by the IOC to compete under a neutral flag.
She and husband Vitaly, a former Russian anti-doping official, said in a statement that the IOC had "turned a blind eye" to the risks the 800m runner took in exposing "systematic cheating in Russia".
"We believe that in exercising this discretion to deny Yuliya a place in the competition, it sends a message that the World Anti-Doping Code and the values of Olympism are merely words on a page," the statement added.
"As a result, we will not file an appeal to Cas."
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Fisa acted after an independent report claimed Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has called for Russia to be banned from next month's Rio Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee has yet to decide the team's fate.
Russia's men's quadruple sculls team have been disqualified from the Games after one member - Sergey Fedorovtsev - tested positive for a banned substance.
The country's track and field athletes are also barred from competing as a result of doping violations though the Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to rule on Thursday on an appeal from the All-Russia Athletic Federation (Araf).
Five Russian rowing crews are due to compete at this summer's Olympics, with two taking part in the Paralympic Games.
The executive committee of Fisa has also asked Wada to supply the evidence relating to rowing and rowers that was presented in the McLaren report.


Question: Fulham were relegated because they removed a statue of Michael Jackson from Craven Cottage, according to former owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

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Al Fayed installed the statue in 2011 but new owner Shahid Khan had it taken down in September.
Fulham were relegated at the weekend and the statue has been donated to the National Football Museum in Manchester.
"When the new owner decided to move it I said 'Fine, it is a lucky thing, you will regret it later'," Al Fayed said.
"Now the new owner will regret it because I warned him. I said 'You will pay with blood for that' because it was something loved by people.
"It was a big mistake but he paid for it now. He's been relegated and if he wakes up he'll ask for Michael Jackson again and I'll say 'No way'."
Al Fayed believes manager Felix Magath is not the right man to get Fulham promoted from the Championship.
During the summer months there most certainly will be many changes within the club
The Cottagers were relegated after 13 years in the Premier League with Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Stoke.
Magath wants to stay on but Al Fayed does not believe the German can help the Cottagers bounce back.
"You need a manager who will deliver and I don't think this guy has got the charm or the personality," he said.
Al Fayed, who sold Fulham to Khan in July last year, added: "Players need someone very close. You saw me with the players in the changing room and when they're eating lunch, it was a very close relationship for the players to feel they want to sacrifice, play hard and want to deliver.
"They miss that now and I hope [Khan] wakes up. I tried to help him and advise him and put him on the right way.
"If he's lost hope and he offers it to me half price, fine I'm going to buy it back."
Magath has apologised for the defeat at the Britannia Stadium that sealed the club's relegation from the Premier League.
The former Bayern Munich boss, 60, joined Fulham in February, but picked up just three wins in 11 league games.
In an open letter to fans, Magath also vowed to stay on as manager and build a team able to return to the top flight.
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"We as a team, and I include myself and management, would like to apologise for our bad performance," the German wrote.
"The reality is that we have been relegated, but my commitment and desire to Fulham remains.
"It certainly was not what you as fans were expecting and should rightfully demand of us, but we were unable to perform on the day, resulting in our downfall.
"During the summer months there most certainly will be many changes within the club. We obviously need to improve and redefine our playing staff. We have in our academy team, talented, young and hungry players."
Fulham's final game in the Premier League this season is a dead rubber against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

BBC Sport has compiled the most searched for 'why' questions in the UK for Premier League clubs from the start of the season.
Queries about black armbands are most popular, with 11 clubs featuring a question about the subject in their top five searches. Sixteen of the 20 clubs had questions about their nicknames.
Some of the top-five questions may surprise you, the answers (most of them) can be found in the links.
Arsenal:
1.Why are Arsenal wearing black armbands?
2.Why do Arsenal have so many injuries?
3.Why didn't Arsenal sign anyone?
Manager Arsene Wenger did not see a player he could "guarantee making the team better"? He did not see it? Classic Wenger.
4.Why are Arsenal called Arsenal?
5.Why are Arsenal called the Gunners?
Aston Villa:
1.Why are Aston Villa doing so badly?
2.Why does Prince William support Aston Villa?
Prince William didn't want to be a glory hunter by choosing a club like Manchester United or Chelsea. He chose Villa, who are now bottom of the league. That went well.
3.Why is the Villa v Man United match on a Friday?
4.Why are Aston Villa called Aston Villa?
5.Why aren't Aston Villa in the Uefa Champions League?
Bournemouth:
1.Why are Bournemouth called the Cherries?
Slight contention about this one. The players wore cherry red coloured striped shirts and the stadium Dean Court was built next to an estate which included many cherry orchards.
2.Why are Bournemouth wearing black armbands?
3.Why aren't Bournemouth playing Tyrone Mings?
4.Why should the Bournemouth goal be disallowed?
5.Why is the Bournemouth ground called Vitality?
Chelsea:
1.Why are Chelsea doing so badly?
A whole host of reasons. Too much time off in the summer, poor transfers, the Dr Eva Carneiro controversy and attitude of the players are just some to mention.
2.Why are Chelsea wearing black armbands today?
3.Why did Petr Cech leave Chelsea?
4.Why did Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea?
5.Why did Arjen Robben leave Chelsea?
Crystal Palace:
1.Why are Crystal Palace called the Eagles?
2.Why are Crystal Palace called Crystal Palace?
3.Why was Dwight Gayle sent off?
4.Why do Crystal Palace fans hate Ashley Young?
5.Why do Crystal Palace supporters wear black?
To give an appearance of being sinister and a powerful image of unity. It gives them the appearance of an army and the strength as a gang. Basically, to make them look hard.
Everton:
1.Why are Everton called the Toffees?
2.Why are Everton wearing black armbands?
3.Why do Everton play the Z Cars theme?
One of the cast was an Everton fan and took others from the show to watch the team. In recognition, the players came out on the field to the music and it stuck ever since.
4.Why are Everton called Everton?
5.Why did Gary Speed leave Everton?
Leicester City:
1.Why are Leicester City called the Foxes?
2.Why did Leicester sack Nigel Pearson?
3.Why are Leicester City doing so well?
A passionate manager in Claudio Ranieri, a team-ethic with a great atmosphere, livewire striker Jamie Vardy and work done by previous boss Nigel Pearson. Leicester's fairytale continues.
4.Why are Leicester fans booing Harry Kane?
5.Why isn't Jamie Vardy playing?
Liverpool:
1.Why did Xabi Alonso leave Liverpool?
2.Why are Liverpool wearing black armbands?
3.Why are Liverpool so bad?
4.Why is the Kop called the Kop at Liverpool?
5.Why do Liverpool fans sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone'?
The version the fans sing was released in 1963 by Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers and was adopted by the Kop not long after. Hold up those scarves..."When you walk, through a storm..."
Manchester City:
1.Why do Man City fans boo the Champions League anthem?
2.Why do Man City fans boo Alvaro Negredo?
3.Why are Man City fans called Berties?
4.Why do Man City have three stars above their badge?
The three stars above the eagle constitute a design element that gives a more continental feel to the badge. Purely decorative. Maybe Pep Guardiola can deliver three European Cups to give it a different meaning? Although from next season they'll wear a more traditional version of the badge.
5.Why did Peter Schmeichel join Man City?
Manchester United:
1.Why are Man United wearing black armbands?
2.Why do Leeds hate Man United?
3.Why did Angel di Maria leave Manchester United?
4.Why did United let Paul Pogba leave?
Pogba, then 19, departed the club in 2012 after refusing the offer of a new contract because he had grown frustrated by a lack of first-team football. Oh, how they must regret doing that.
5.Why are Manchester United so bad?
Newcastle:
1.Why do Newcastle fans clap on the 17th minute?
2.Why are Newcastle called the Toon?
3.Why did Alan Pardew leave Newcastle?
4.Why do Newcastle have seahorses on their badge?
The two sea-horses represent Tyneside's strong connection with the sea. Maybe it should have been an anchor, to stop them sinking into the Championship?
5.Why did Newcastle get rid of Remy Cabella?
Norwich:
1.Why are Norwich called the Canaries?
It comes from The Strangers, who were European refugees who came to live in Norwich in the 16th Century. They were famous for breeding canaries.
2.Why is Lewis Grabban suspended?
3.Why is Norwich wearing black armbands?
4.Why did Norwich sell Bradley Johnson?
5.Why did Alan Bowkett leave Norwich?
Southampton:
1.Why are Southampton called the Saints?
"Oh when the Saints, go marching in..." Since its inception in 1885, the club have been called the Saints because of its history as a church football team. Since 2001 St Mary's has been the home of the club.
2.Why were Southampton wearing black armbands?
3.Why does the Arsenal v Southampton game kick off at 7.45pm?
4.Why was Alan Pardew sacked by Southampton?
5.Why did Cedric Soares come off at half-time?
Stoke City:
1.Why do Stoke fans boo Aaron Ramsey?
In 2010, the Welshman suffered a career-threatening leg break following a tackle from Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross. Ramsey was claimed to have turned down an offer of apology from Shawcross and has been given stick at the Britannia Stadium ever since.
2.Why do Stoke fans sing 'Delilah'?
Nobody seems to really know, but the most popular theory is that it began in a pub after a policeman asked Stoke fans to sing without swearing. Fantastic.
3.Why did Tony Pulis leave Stoke?
4.Why has Xherdan Shaqiri joined Stoke?
5.Why are Stoke fans booing Nacho Monreal?
Sunderland:
1.Why are Sunderland called the Black Cats?
2.Why did Jordan Henderson leave Sunderland?
3.Why do Sunderland A.F.C fans hate Jimmy Hill?
When chairman of Coventry, Hill had their kick-off against Bristol City delayed on the final day of the season. News came through that Sunderland had lost, meaning both the other teams would stay up if neither scored. Ouch.
4.Why do Sunderland fans hate James McClean?
5.Why is Seb Larsson not playing?
Swansea City:
1.Why are Cardiff and Swansea in the English league?
2.Why did Michu leave Swansea?
3.Why do only some of the Swansea players have black armbands on?
4.Why are Swansea City fans called Jacks?
Two theories here: the reputation of local seamen "Jack Tars" in the early 19th century and a dog named Jack who rescued 27 people from drowning in the River Tawe and Swansea Docks during the 1930s.
5.Why have Swansea City changed their strip from black and white?
Tottenham:
1.Why are Tottenham called Hotspur?
Founders of the club wanted to see their team emulating the prowess of noble Sir Henry Percy, whose nickname was Hotspur. The club are showing their fight for a first Premier League crown this year.
2.Why are Tottenham wearing black armbands?
3.Why is Andros Townsend not playing for Spurs?
4.Why do West Ham hate Spurs?
5.Why are Spurs called Lilywhites?
Watford:
1.Why are Watford called the Hornets?
2.Why do the Watford football team come out to the Z Cars theme?
3.Why do Watford have a moose on their badge?
This one isn't what a lot of people think. It is actually the head of a hart, the symbol of the county of Hertfordshire, and not a stag or moose, as many often see.
4.Why is Victor Ibarbo not playing in Watford?
5.Why don't Watford buy English players?
West Brom:
1.Why are West Brom called the Baggies?
The baggy clothing worn by people in the local ironworks who went straight to the match after work or the gatekeepers gathering takings at the ground in large cloth bags. Which one? You decide.
2.Why do West Brom sing Psalm 23?
3.Why are West Brom wearing black armbands?
4.Why did Bojan have to be held back from Tony Pulis?
5.Why doesn't James McClean wear a poppy?
West Ham:
1.Why do West Ham fans sing 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'?
Adopted in the 1920s by former manager Charlie Paynter and many years later featuring in the Green Street Hooligans film.
2.Why do Millwall hate West Ham?
3.Why are West Ham called the Hammers/the Irons?
4.Why do West Ham hate Spurs?
5.Why has Kevin Nolan left West Ham?
Source: Google Trends


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Question: Key quotes from high-profile European and other figures on Britain's vote to leave the EU, as compiled by BBC Monitoring between 8 and 14 September.

"We respect and at the same time regret the UK decision, but the European Union as such is not at risk. We would be happy if the request for Brexit could happen as quickly as possible, so we can take the specific steps that need to be taken, and so that relations with the UK, which must remain on a friendly basis, can take on a new shape. And that means that only those can have unlimited access to the internal market who accept that there will be free access for persons and goods. There can be no a la carte access to the single market."  (State of the union debate to the European Parliament on 14 September, European Parliament website)
"We Europeans can never accept Polish workers being harassed, beaten up or even murdered on the streets of Essex. The free movement of workers is as much a common European value as our fight against discrimination and racism." (State of the union address to the European Parliament on 14 September, European Parliament website)
"Brexit is not a liability. I see it more as an opportunity... Our duty, our responsibility is to make Brexit a success for Europe, for all the citizens of Europe. And it is a possibility to end the dramatic complexity of our institutions. Brexit is not a matter of punishment, it's not a matter of revenge." (State of the union debate to the European Parliament on 14 September, via Reuters)
"[The European Parliament would] have to give consent to the agreement as stated in Article 50 so it's wise the parliament is involved from the start of this process. I want the UK to trigger Article 50 as soon as possible, so we can finalise these negotiations by 2019. I can't imagine we start the next legislative cycle without agreement over UK withdrawal." (Speaking to journalists in Strasbourg on 13 September)
"It would be a fatal error to assume that the negative result in the UK referendum represents a specifically British issue... The Brexit vote is a desperate attempt to answer the questions that millions of Europeans ask themselves daily. Questions about the guarantees of security of the citizens and their territory, questions about the protection of their interests, cultural heritage and way of life. These are questions we would have to face even if the UK had voted to remain." (Invitation letter for the EU's Bratislava summit, seen by AFP, via Yahoo)
"France wants the indecision to end and for the negotiations, the discussions to start at the end of the year or the start of next by triggering Article 50." (Speaking to cabinet, AFP, via Le Figaro, 14 September)
"We need to be extremely careful that the side that is leaving doesn't get particular competitive advantages on its way out. We all want a peaceful divorce, but in this situation only one side wants to part ways, so then we need to protect our own interests." (Speaking to Bloomberg, 11 September)
"[Italy's] first message is certainty is required, and the second is that it is necessary to take care of the EU, of its internal cohesion, of its interests. Not just the interests of the 27, but also a fundamental interest of the 28th country are at stake." (Speaking ahead of a meeting with British counterpart Boris Johnson, via Ansa)
"For many months now, we've been trying to get the EU to reform itself. We want to make use of Brexit discussions as an opportunity for that. Brexit isn't just about a breakup between the UK and the EU; it's also about a debate on the UK's new status towards Europe. The EU must be reformed, because Brexit isn't just a whim of the British. The EU is also much to blame." (Speaking on Polish TV broadcaster TVN, via Radio Poland, 8 September)
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Polling stations are open from 07:00 to 22:00 BST on Thursday, with 4,285,323 people - 97% of the electorate - registered to vote.
During the campaign there has been much debate about the likely impact on Wales of the result, whichever way it goes.
Voters will answer "Yes" or "No" to the referendum question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Counting will take place through the night, with the result expected to be declared on Friday morning.
Follow reaction to the results as they come in on the BBC Wales News live page from 22:30 BST.


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Question: Three men who dressed in capes, masks and camouflage gear before holding a gun to a schoolboy's head have been warned they face jail terms.

Adam Parkin, Kieran McIntyre and Liam Scott set upon four boys, aged 14 and 15, who were camping in woods on the outskirts of Dundee in March last year.
They pulled the boys out of their tents in a "terrifying" attack before demanding valuables.
The three men, all from Dundee, pleaded guilty to assault and robbery.
Scott and Parkin admitted further charges of possessing an air rifle without lawful authority on 7 March 2014.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that the four boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were camping in Baldragon Woods in Clatto Country Park when they were attacked.
Twenty-year-old McIntyre along with Scott and Parkin - who are both 19 - sat the boys on rocks and shone torches in their eyes, the court was told.
One of the boys had the barrel of a rifle put against the back of his head by Parkin who took him into this tent to get his mobile phone.
The group were then ordered to stay in their tents until sunrise or they "would be shot".
One of the men later told police it was "intended as a joke".
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court the boys were left "fearing for their lives" by the attack.
"All of the males were dressed in camouflage, military-style clothing with faces masked and only eyes visible.
"Parkin was also wearing a cape and was described as being 'like the leader'," she said.
The teenage campers were forced to hand over mobile phones, cash and cigarettes,
Miss Robertson added: "The boys described the incident as 'shocking' saying they were 'in fear for their lives', 'shaken', 'terrified', and 'frightened'."
Lawyers for the three men said they were "extremely apologetic", "disgusted" and "extremely contrite".
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC deferred sentence until January for psychological assessments on Parkin as well as further reports on the other two.
She said: "These were terrifying offences. In my view it is quite clear that these offences justify custody."

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Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested at an address in Ilford, north-east London, on Wednesday night and is being held in police custody.
A 21-year-old woman and a man aged 33 were also arrested.
Baker was awaiting sentencing for attempted murder when he broke through cell bars at the north London prison with fellow inmate, James Whitlock, 31.
Police have renewed an appeal for information about Whitlock, who remains at large.
He had been on remand charged with conspiracy to steal from 19 cash machines across south-east England between last December and August.
He is described as of a slim build and has the name "Tracy" tattooed on his torso. Police advised the public not to approach him.
The man and woman arrested with Baker were taken to a police station in east London, where they remain in police custody, the Met said.
Baker was convicted on 4 October of the attempted murder of a man at a flat in Dagenham last year and was due to be sentenced on Friday.
He was found not guilty of making threats to kill against a woman who witnessed the attack.
It is understood he and Whitlock used diamond-edged cutting equipment to break cell bars before scaling the perimeter wall of Pentonville Prison.
In the days after his conviction, Baker warned his enemies they would "meet again one day", according to reports in the Sun newspaper.
The post on his Facebook profile read: "Let's get one thing straight to anyone who wants to say anythink behind my back.
"I know your names n where yous live n believe me we'll meet again one day n i dont forget nothinc just remember that yous know who yous are."
Baker and Whitlock's escape from G wing of the Victorian category B prison was discovered when officers carrying out checks found two pillows made to look like bodies in the prisoners' beds.


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Question: Jakarta's police chief has said Indonesia developed its understanding of domestic terror networks after the deadly 2002 Bali bombings.

15 January 2016 Last updated at 03:13 GMT
Insp Gen Tito Karnavian was speaking a day after a gun and bomb assault on the capital, Jakarta, which left two civilians and five attackers dead. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
He told the BBC's Ali Moore than some 350 people were known to have travelled to fight with IS in Syria and about 40 had returned to Indonesia.

The photo, showing the man wearing blue jeans, black shirt, and baseball cap, carrying a gun and rucksack, was run by many Indonesian media outlets.
It was widely shared online as well and he became the face of the terror that was gripping Jakarta.
Now authorities have identified him as Afif Sunakim.
He was among five attackers killed by police. Two civilians were killed and dozens injured, including foreigners.
Indonesia's new breed of militants
Key suspect behind attacks
National Police Chief, General Badrodin Haiti said they had identified four of the five attackers. They are hunting terror cells after the assault was claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS).
Afif spent seven years in jail for attending a training boot camp for militants in Aceh, Gen Haiti said.
Afif (also known as Sunakim), was captured by the police in 2010, Indonesian terrorism analyst, Solahudin, told BBC Indonesia's Ging Ginanjar.
He was then sent to Cipinang prison in Jakarta. In that prison, according to Solahudin, Afif's ideology becoming more radical, especially when he met Aman Abdurrahman- a central figure connecting dozens of organisations aligned with IS in Indonesia.
"Afif [was] freed from prison around August to September 2015. He was originally from Karawang, West Java," said Solahudin, author of the book The Roots of Terrorism in Indonesia.
BBC Indonesia can confirm that though he was sentenced to seven years in prison, he was released early on parole, according to a source close to the anti-terror agency.
Police said two other attackers were also previously convicted militants.


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Question: Public services in Wales need an extra £1bn to respond to an ageing population and rising NHS costs over the next three years, the finance minister has warned council leaders.

Jane Hutt said this would be on top of any cuts resulting from Chancellor George Osborne's spending review.
Welsh councils have faced average cuts of 3.4% in funding from the Welsh government over the past two years.
Ms Hutt also called on the chancellor to agree to "fair funding" for Wales.
The UK government has said it will provide a "funding floor", designed to protect the Welsh government from being squeezed by the Barnett formula that sets budgets for the four UK nations.
Ms Hutt was speaking at a conference of council leaders, who had gathered at City Hall in Cardiff on Thursday to discuss the financial challenges with senior members of the Welsh government.
Local authorities have been making major cuts to departments other than social services, which are protected by law, and schools, which have been protected by the current Labour Welsh government.
Two years of reduced funding from the Welsh government followed a four-year freeze.
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he will do all he can to prioritise spending on health and education.
However, he has warned he could not protect public services in Wales against what he called "enormous cuts" from Westminster.
The chancellor has asked non-protected UK government departments to find £20bn of savings ahead of his spending review announcement next Wednesday.
Ms Hutt also said she hoped to hear Mr Osborne announce funding for a "city deal" backing major transport and infrastructure projects for Cardiff and south east Wales.
Ten local councils and the Welsh government have set aside a combined £600m for the deal, and are waiting to hear whether the Treasury will match the pledge.

Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said local authorities will get £4.12bn in their block grants - an overall cut of 3.4% on this year.
Ministers insist none of Wales' 22 councils will see an individual cut of more than 4.5%.
Mr Andrews said he accepted the settlement was "challenging" but was a result of reductions in UK funding.
Funding for each local authorities is decided according to a formula, taking into account factors such as the number of school pupils, the age profile and size of the local population.
It means there have been relative winners and losers when it comes to all the cuts.
Ceredigion council sees the biggest cut of 4.5%, after statistics used to estimate poverty levels, such as the number of benefit claimants, improved.
Neath Port Talbot has the smallest cut of 2.4%, helped by an increase in its number of primary and secondary school pupils.
Mr Andrews said: "The settlement I am announcing today is challenging, but this is a consequence of the large scale budget reductions being imposed by the UK Government.
"The Welsh government's budget for 2015-16 will be around 10% lower in real terms compared with 2010-11.
"However, unlike England, we have protected local authorities in Wales from the bulk of these cuts over the past five years."
This is the provisional local government settlement.
There will now be a six week consultation, with Mr Andrews due to announce the final figures in December.
However, there are usually only small changes between the provisional and final settlement.
Conservative shadow local government minister Janet Finch-Saunders described Mr Andrews' announcement as a "tough Labour settlement", arguing Labour ministers should have frozen council taxes, a policy followed in England and Scotland.
"This would have eased the pressure on hardworking families and facilitated the prevention of huge hikes in bills," she added.
Plaid Cymru finance spokesman Alun Ffred Jones said: "The local government settlement is a brutal blow for our front line services, and it will be felt in every home and every community.
"These cuts are driven by the UK government's cruel austerity agenda, and are being delivered by the Labour government in Cardiff Bay."


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Question: A female osprey has returned to a Lake District nest for the fifth year running.

The ringed bird, known as KL, produced three chicks in the nest at Bassenthwaite near Keswick last year. Two were killed by magpies.
She has been joined this year by an unringed male.
The Lake District Osprey Project team said they were "delighted", as the birds do not always return to the same nest sites.
Project manager Nathan Fox said they were "hopeful for another successful nesting season".
The birds have been seen mating since they arrived, having spent the winter in west Africa.
Ospreys returned to the Lake District in 2001, after an absence of more than 150 years.
They have nested successfully every year, raising nearly 30 chicks.
The birds can been seen from specially-created viewpoints and visitors can watch live nest-cam images on screens at Whinlatter visitor centre.

The eggs are in a nest on the ledge of the Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University which is being filmed by a Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust webcam.
A wildlife trust spokesman said the eggs were the first in the East Midlands so far this year.
Falcons have been nesting on the building for about 13 years, he said.
"It is always great news that a pair are back using the nest site - it is so important to have such a long successful nesting site," trust spokesman Erin McDaid said.
Peregrine falcons are a protected species and cannot be trapped or shot. A male peregrine falcon found dead at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's headquarters in Belper earlier this year had been shot in the shoulder, tests revealed.
The Nottingham birds are the first in the East Midlands to lay, beating pairs nesting on cathedrals in Derby and Norwich, Mr McDaid said.
"We have had a huge level of interest on social media over the weekend so it looks like the pair will have a huge following again this year.
"It is great to see them back and see them using the nest. We just have our fingers crossed that the eggs haven't arrived too early."
Three chicks died on the same site in 2012 after severe cold weather.


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Question: Hundreds of Shia Muslim activists have stormed Iraq's parliament in Baghdad, in protest against continuing deadlock in approving a new cabinet.

Supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr broke through barricades of the fortified Green Zone for the first time, after MPs failed to convene for a vote.
A state of emergency was declared and security forces near the US embassy fired tear gas.
Protesters set up camp outside the parliament after occupying the chamber.
Nearby foreign embassies are watching anxiously but there has been no serious violence so far.
"We still view this as a demonstration," Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the counterterrorism forces, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "We aren't taking any part in this as it's not something regarding terrorism."
Mr Sadr wants Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to commit to a plan to replace ministers with non-partisan technocrats.
Powerful parties in parliament have refused to approve the change for several weeks.
Earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of people marched towards the Green Zone, the most secure part of Baghdad that houses embassies and government buildings, to protest against the political deadlock.
Iraqi President Fuad Masum has called on the protesters to vacate parliament and politicians to enact the cabinet reshuffle.
A new protest outside the zone escalated after parliament again failed to reach a quorum on Saturday.
Groups marched on the district soon after the end of a televised appearance by Mr Sadr, although he did not call for the storming of parliament.
The protesters tried to stop lawmakers attempting to flee the building.
Inside the chamber, jubilant demonstrators took up the seats of the deputies and posed for photos.
One protester, Ali Mohammed, said they were angry at the politicians' failure to act.
"The people have come to the right place, to rule themselves," he told Reuters news agency.
"The people are now staging a sit-in inside parliament. Our legitimate and only demand is to dismiss the government and replace it with an independent cabinet of technocrats."
The state of emergency declared does not feature a curfew.
This is a major escalation of a political crisis that's been brewing for months. The Iraqi prime minister set out an ambitious programme for reform last year - intended to foster a sense of political unity and accountability to help Iraq tackle the challenge of a failing economy and even more urgently, the battle against IS.
But he's met fierce opposition at every turn in his attempt to cut off the political and financial corruption that's enriched and empowered the elite for so long.
Moqtada Sadr has ostensibly supported him in this aim - having reinvented himself as the voice of the angry Iraqi people, fed up with the status quo.
But with the storming of parliament by his followers, there must now be a big question over whether he offers support to the beleaguered prime minister, or a challenge.
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini criticised the protesters' actions, saying it was in the interests of the Iraqi people to restore order rapidly.
"It appears a deliberate disruption of the democratic process," she said in a statement.
The protesters are reported to have begun ransacking parliament buildings. United Nations and embassy staff were on lockdown inside their compounds, Reuters reports.
Iraq's system of sharing government jobs has long been criticised for promoting unqualified candidates and encouraging corruption.
Mr Abadi, who came to power in 2014, has promised to stamp out corruption and ease sectarian tensions, but he has failed to far to introduce a new technocratic cabinet.
A survey by the Pew Research Centre in 2011 suggested that 51% of Iraqi Muslims identified themselves as Shia, compared with 42% Sunni.
Elsewhere in Baghdad, a car bomb targeted a group of Shia Muslim pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 21 people.
The Shia cleric and his militia group, the Mehdi Army, gained prominence after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. galvanising anti-US sentiment.
Mr Sadr's followers clashed repeatedly with US forces, whose withdrawal the cleric consistently demanded.
An arrest warrant was issued for Mr Sadr in 2004 in connection with the murder of a rival cleric.
His militia was also blamed for the torture and killing of thousands of Sunnis in the sectarian carnage of 2006 and 2007. Mr Sadr fled to Iran during that period.
In 2011, Mr Sadr returned from his self-imposed exile to Iraq, taking a more conciliatory tone and calling for Iraqi unity and peace.

The bomber detonated the explosives at the end of a football match, wounding more than 60 others, according to police and medical sources.
Iskandariya is a mainly Shia town 40km (25 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attack.
IS, a mainly Sunni group which controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq, has attacked numerous Shia targets in the country recently.
A local police captain said the suicide bomber blew himself up in the crowd as the trophy was being handed to the winners, AFP news agency reported.
The town's mayor was among those killed, the agency added, quoting an unnamed medical source.
Iskandariya is in a region that was once called "the triangle of death" and was badly affected by sectarian violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
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Meanwhile, the powerful Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to implement government reforms within 24 hours.
Mr Sadr warned authorities they would face street protests if a new-cabinet and fresh measures to fight corruption were not introduced by Saturday.
The ultimatum was made in a statement read to thousands of his supporters staging a sit-in outside the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, an area of government offices and embassies in Baghdad.
Plans for a cabinet re-shuffle were announced last month, but Mr Abadi has been slow to implement the changes.


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Question: One of Europe's oldest department stores, Austins, in the centre of Londonderry, has gone into liquidation.

Fifty-three staff were told at a meeting on Tuesday that they had lost their jobs.
The business was established in Derry in 1830 by Thomas Austin.
In November 2014, the building was sold to the City Hotel Group. The receiver then sold the trading side of the business.
In a statement, the group said they were not notified of the closure.
"It is with regret that the directors of the City Hotel have learned from media reports of the closure of the business operated by the trading company known as Hassonzender Ltd.
"We would point out that the City Hotel Group have no involvement in the trading business conducted by Hassonzender Ltd.
"We were not consulted about, nor did we have any notice of this closure."
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Ronan Duffy, of McCambridge Duffy LLP, confirmed he had been appointed liquidator of the company.
"It's a very sad day for the city and for most of us," he said.
"Austins has been an iconic feature of city life for many years.
"It's no secret that retailers of many guises have had difficulties down through the years and Austins was not immune in experiencing that.
"I'm aware they went through some difficulties previously and restructured several years back, but it just hasn't proven to be enough."
Staff are due to meet the liquidators during the week to organise redundancy payments.
"There was a meeting first thing addressed by management and myself and, as you can imagine, it was fairly emotional," said Mr Duffy.
"It was a shock and it's a very painful process for everyone involved.
"We just want to deal with the employees as a priority and they will get paid by their redundancy payment service," he said.

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If approved, the £15m development of the Jersey company's King Street store and creation of a New Street store could be completed by 2017.
The current store, which covers 17,000 sq ft (1,600 sq m), is due to remain open during the work.
Neville Moore, managing director of the firm which employs 200 people, described it as "a very exciting time".
He said agreement had been reached with a leading UK retailer to occupy the development in New Street.
Daphne East, town centre manager, said: "[When] the UK is still seeing a decline in investment... it is heartening to know that Jersey, and St Helier in particular, can still attract development on this scale.
"It is also exciting to see a company that has traded on our high street for the last 200 years making this kind of commitment to the future of retail in Jersey."
The company was founded in 1810 by Abraham de Gruchy and his wife Marie Le Brocq with the original shop located near to St Peter's Church.


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Question: Everything which could have gone wrong with the renovation of a landmark building has, the developer has said.

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Work began on the Crescent in Buxton, Derbyshire, in 2003, with an initial completion date of 2007 now pushed back to 2019.
The budget to restore the Grade I 18th Century spa complex has also more than doubled to more than Â£50m.
The current Duke of Devonshire said once finished, the building will be the "jewel in the crown" of Buxton.
Developer Trevor Osborne said the project had faced rotten timbers and multiple protected springs.
The Crescent had stood empty since 1992 when Mr Osborne took it on, intending to convert it into a five-star hotel.
He said there had been huge problems - a lot of the building had rotted so it was being reinforced with steel and new timbers.
"I think when I agreed to take this project on I must have been young and foolish," he said.
"It was difficult to come up with designs which would safeguard the water.
"When I took the project on I was advised there were three springs - we found at least 23.
"We have had just about every difficulty you could have with a building project like this."
Source: Derbyshire County Council
The huge budget leap has been borne by the lottery, development grants and Mr Osborne's own company.
"That hurts a bit, but long ago I ceased to think of this as a commercial venture," he said.
The current Duke of Devonshire, whose ancestor built the Crescent, said: "He and his wife had spent a lot of time in Bath and I think he tried to emulate that.
"I'm afraid when it was built by my ancestor, it was not built to a very high standard, so (the developers) have had to put that right.
"I think it will be the jewel in the crown, and that's some crown, Buxton's a really wonderful place. I think it'll put Buxton and Derbyshire even more on the map."
An event was held in the Crescent's Pump Room on 20 June to mark the joint launch of both the Buxton Crescent & Thermal Spa Heritage Trust and the Friends of the Crescent group to support the regeneration and the future of the building.

Here we share some images of the airport, whose expansion began after World War Two.


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Question: Check out our video of the crab invasion that has taken over Cuba!!

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26 April 2017 Last updated at 11:37 BST
Each spring, millions of red, yellow and black land crabs march for days to get from the forests on the Caribbean island down to the sea.
They get everywhere!
They climb up walls, sneak into houses and shops and they cover the roads, making it hard for cars to drive around them.
But why are so many crabs heading for the sea?
Well, the adult crabs lay loads of eggs in the waves before the babies hatch at sea and then return to their parents in the forest.
Not so creepy after all!

Here is a selection of pictures from the scene.


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Question: A chronology of key events:

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1801 - United Kingdom formed by union of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
1815 - Role in defeating Napoleon's French Empire leads to Britain becoming pre-eminent imperial power.
1830s - Electoral reform acts begin steady move towards primacy of House of Commons and universal suffrage.
1840s - British industrial power harnessing technological change and boosts free trade and investment worldwide, reaching its peak in the second half of the 19th century.
1880s - Devolved government for Ireland becomes a major political issue, splitting Liberal Party and reviving a violent Irish separatist movement.
1904 - Entente Cordiale with France marks Britain's return to European security treaties.
1906 - Liberal government lays foundations for later welfare state with pensions, work and sickness insurance and the expansion of secondary education.
1914 - Outbreak of First World War. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Gruelling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
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1918 - War ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
1921 - UK agrees to the foundation of the Irish Free State after three-years Irish war of independence. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK.
1924 - First government led by the Labour Party under Ramsay MacDonald.
1926 - General Strike arising from coal dispute.
1929 - World stock market crash. Unemployment begins to rise in UK.
1931 - Economic crisis. Millions are unemployed. National Government coalition formed.
1936 - King Edward VIII abdicates over relationship with an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.
1938 - Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meets the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, in Munich. Chamberlain says he has averted war with Germany.
1939 - Germany invades Poland. UK declares war on Germany.
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1940 - Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. Fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
1944 - Allied troops invade France from Britain on D-Day (6th June) and begin to fight their way towards Germany.
1945 - Germany surrenders on 8 May.
Labour leader Clement Atlee wins landslide election victory.
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1945 - The UK becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
1947 - The former colony of India becomes independence.
1948 - National Health Service is established.
1949 - The UK becomes a founder member of Nato.
1956 - UK intervenes in Suez Canal Zone, but withdraws under pressure from the US.
1961 - UK application to join European Economic Community vetoed by French President Charles de Gaulle.
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1969 - British troops sent to quell unrest in Northern Ireland.
1973 - The UK joins the European Economic Community.
Industry on a three-day week because of strike by power workers and miners.
1975 - EEC membership is endorsed in a referendum. North Sea oil begins to be pumped ashore.
1979 - The Conservative politician Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister. She begins to introduce free-market policies.
1981 - Government begins programme of privatisation of state-run industries, followed by deregulation of financial markets.
1982 - Argentina invades the Falklands Islands in the South Atlantic. The UK dispatches a task force, which re-takes them.
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1984 - The IRA attempts to assassinate Margaret Thatcher in her hotel in Brighton. Several killed and injured by a bomb blast, but the prime minister escapes unhurt.
1990 - Mrs Thatcher resigns as prime minister after she fails to defeat a challenge to her leadership of the Conservative party. John Major becomes prime minister.
1991 - UK takes part in US-led military campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
1992 - John Major re-elected as prime minister.
1993 - Downing Street declaration on Northern Ireland - a peace proposal issued jointly with the Irish government.
1996 - Government announces that BSE, or 'mad cow disease', can be transmitted to humans. Crisis for beef industry follows, with mass slaughtering of animals, collapse of markets and export bans. Many beef farmers face financial ruin.
1997 May - Labour Party under Tony Blair wins landslide election victory.
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1997 August - Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car crash in Paris.
1997 September - Referendums in Scotland and Wales back the creation of separate assemblies, which are inaugurated in 1999.
1998 - Good Friday Agreement on a political settlement for Northern Ireland is approved by voters in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
1999 - UK forces take part in the air war against Yugoslavia and the consequent multinational force in Kosovo.
2000 May - UK forces intervene in Sierra Leone to protect and evacuate foreign citizens caught up in the civil war. They subsequently stay on to help train the government army.
2001 January - Libyan intelligence agent Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is found guilty of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland. All 259 people on board as well as 11 on the ground were killed.
2001 September/November - Following September 11 attacks on targets in the US, PM Tony Blair offers strong support for US-led campaign against international terrorism. British forces take part in air strikes on targets in Afghanistan.
2003 March - UK joins US-led military campaign against Iraq after UN-based diplomatic efforts to ensure Baghdad has no weapons of mass destruction are perceived to have failed.
2004 January - Lord Hutton delivers findings of inquiry into suicide of government scientist David Kelly, who had expressed concern about UK intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programme to the BBC. His report exonerates the government, heavily criticises the BBC.
2005 7 July - 52 people are killed and around 700 are injured in four Islamist suicide bomb attacks on London's transport network. Two weeks later, more would-be bombers fail to detonate four devices on same network.
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2005 July - Irish Republican Army (IRA) announces formal end to its armed campaign.
2007 May - Leaders of Northern Ireland Assembly sworn in, ending five years of direct rule from London.
Pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) becomes the largest party in the Scottish Parliament following elections.
2007 June - Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister and Labour leader.
2007 July - Diplomatic row with Russia over Britain's bid to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, an ex-KGB agent accused of killing Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in London with radioactive polonium.
2008 October - The government part-nationalises three leading UK banks with a 37 billion pound rescue package. It also pumps billions into the UK financial system after record stock market falls precipitated by the global "credit crunch".
The financial crisis which began in 2008 plunged the UK into a deep and long recession
2009 November - Britain withdraws bulk of its remaining troops in southern Iraq, leaving only a small force tasked with training the Iraqi military.
The UK economy comes out of recession, after figures show it grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009, following six consecutive quarters of economic contraction - the longest such period since quarterly figures were first recorded in 1955.
2010 May - General election: Conservative Party wins most seats but fails to gain an absolute majority. Conservative leader David Cameron heads first post-war coalition with the third-placed Liberal Democrats.
2010 October - Coalition announces large-scale public spending cuts aimed at reducing UK's budget deficit, with an average 19% four-year cut in budgets of government departments.
2011 March-September - Britain plays a prominent part in the international intervention in the conflict in Libya.
2011 May - Referendum rejects plan to replace first-past-the-post electoral system for House of Commons with alternative vote proportional system. 2011 August - The killing of a 29-year old man by police sparks widespread riots and looting in poorer areas of London, as well as in several other English cities. Insurers estimate the cost of the damage at more than Â£200m.
2011 December - Prime Minister David Cameron blocks proposed changes to the EU's Lisbon Treaty aimed at addressing the crisis in the eurozone, over threats to the independence of the City of London as a financial centre.
2012 August-September - Britain hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics to widespread international acclaim.
2012 October - British and Scottish governments agree on terms for a Scottish referendum on independence in autumn 2014.
2013 January - Prime Minister David Cameron proposes a referendum on whether to leave the European Union after the next election.
2013 May - A soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, is hacked to death in south London by two Islamic extremists.
2013 July - The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a son George, who is third in line to the throne after the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge.
2013 August - The House of Commons votes to block UK military involvement in Syria in a political embarrassment for the government.
2014 May - Support for the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) surges in local and European elections.
2014 September - Voters in a referendum in Scotland reject independence, with 55% opting to remain part of the United Kingdom and 45% favouring independence.
2015 May - Conservative Party confounds polls by winning majority in general election for first time since 1992. Liberal Democrat coalition partners lose all but eight seats. UK Independence Party wins nearly four million votes, but retains only one of two seats won at by-elections.
Scottish National Party wins all but three seats in Scotland, becoming third largest party in parliament and dealing heavy blow to opposition Labour Party.
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2016 June - Political crisis after voters in a referendum opt to quit the European Union. David Cameron resigns, succeeded as prime minister by his home secretary, Theresa May.
2017 March - Islamist Khalid Masood kills five people, including a police officer, in a rampage that ends in a thwarted attempt to force entry into parliament.
2017 May-June - Islamist attacks in Manchester and London leave a total of 30 people dead.
2017 June - Early elections, called by Prime Minister Theresa May to strength her hand in negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union, results in a hung parliament and a fragile Conservative minority government, kept in office by an agreement with the main pro-British party in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionists.
Formal negotiations begin to end Britain's membership of the European Union.

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