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Four years ago he was addicted to a drug similar to crystal meth called \'tik\'. Now, as the men\'s long jump champion he is looking ahead to his next goal of beating the world record.\nOn Monday, a group of Masaai men set to work at their roadside hair parlour called Engineer Maasai Salon. The parlour is on one of the busiest streets in Kenya\'s coastal city of Mombasa.\n"Male hairdressers are nothing new in Kenya but a group of Masaai in traditional regalia plaiting hair is a novelty," says our reporter Ferdinand Omondi, who took these photos.\nOn Tuesday, a group of men sit behind paintings of political-religious sect leader Muanda Nsemiare at police headquarters in Kinshasa. Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused the Bundu Dia Mayala sect of being behind the violence which has left 12 people dead in Kinshasa, the capital.\nOn the same day, South Africa\'s President Jacob Zuma celebrates as he survives his latest vote of no confidence, despite the ballot being held in secret for the first time. 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Question: Experts who recovered remains after the 9/11 attack in New York are helping police investigators combing through debris from the Grenfell Tower fire.

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"['Represent the news to retrieve its missing first sentence', 'She told The Sunday Times "no one has anorexia in societies where there is not enough food", and it was a sign of "the overindulgence of our society".\nCampaigners criticised her comments, saying anorexia had complex causes.\nThe broadcaster, 82, later tweeted she was "full of regret".\nShe added: "I have spent 6 hours answering tweets. I did not expect the [Sunday Times] to quote my views on anorexia and am full of regret that my reported views have caused distress. I am deeply sorry.\n"I am tired now and taking a break from Twitter. Goodnight everyone."\nEarlier, asked by one Twitter user if she had been misquoted or misinterpreted by the newspaper article, she replied: "Misinterpreted: I am deeply sad that young people get anorexia and was speculating loosely about what might cause it."\nBaroness Bakewell told the newspaper that anorexia was "one example of the way [young] people have become very self-regarding".\nShe said: "I am alarmed by anorexia among young people, which arises presumably because they are preoccupied with being beautiful and healthy and thin.\n"No one has anorexia in societies where there is not enough food.\n"They do not have anorexia in the camps in Syria. I think it\'s possible anorexia could be about narcissism."\nBaroness Bakewell\'s comments prompted a response from Time to Change, a mental health anti-stigma campaign run by the charities Mind and Rethink.\nA spokeswoman said: "Anorexia, just like any other mental health problem, is a genuine and debilitating condition, with complex causes.\n"The stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these issues only makes life harder for people going through them - so what we need is increased understanding and support."\nIn response to criticism from one parent on Twitter, Baroness Bakewell said: "It\'s not your daughter who\'s narcissistic: it\'s the culture."\nShe also went on to tweet: "If I\'ve stirred a public discussion about anorexia... Good. Let\'s have more research and information."\nThe NHS describes anorexia as a "serious mental health condition", which can affect both men and women.\nIt also cites missing meals, taking appetite suppressants and having physical problems such as feeling lightheaded and having dry skin as among its symptoms.\nHospital admissions for eating disorders in England have been increasing, figures suggest.\nIn the 12 months to October 2013 there were 2,560 admissions, which was an 8% rise on the previous year, statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show.\nThere were nine times more females than males taken to hospital, and the most common age for female admissions was 15 years old.\nThe Royal College of Psychiatrists has previously said that increases in hospital admissions could be down to social pressure made worse by online images.']" == "['This is the first sentence of a news article. Represent it to easily retrieve the remaining few sentences of the article', 'Labour peer Joan Bakewell says she is "deeply sorry" for causing "distress" by suggesting the rise of eating disorders among teenagers was a sign of "narcissism" in society.']"

Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said 200 officers would be sifting through 15 tonnes of debris "until Christmas time".
Police also named 68-year-old Marjorie Vital as the latest victim of the west London fire to be identified.
She lived on the 19th floor with her son Ernie, who has not yet been found.
Grenfell Tower fire: Who were the victims?
Mr Mackey said the "extraordinary size of crime scene" meant the "only comparable advice" that could be found was from investigators who worked on the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001.
He added: "Without wanting to be too graphic... the fire in some parts of that building [Grenfell] burned at over 1,000 degrees for a considerable period of time.
"So we are now working through, floor-by-floor, and it is literally a case of sifting and working through the debris - sadly, the remains - to try and desperately identify parts of people so we can reunite [them with their families]."
The senior officer said the tower block was "one of the most complex recovery operations we've seen".
About 255 people are said to have survived the blaze, which engulfed the 24-storey block in the early hours of 14 June.
On Wednesday evening Kensington and Chelsea Council's newly elected leader said 68 new homes for Grenfell Tower survivors would be identified and bought within the next two weeks, and an additional 31 homes would be acquired in the next few weeks.
Councillor Elizabeth Campbell was booed from the public gallery in the council's first full public meeting since the tower blaze.
Protesters shouted "resign" and "shame on you" as Ms Campbell was made council leader, succeeding Nicholas Paget-Brown, who resigned on 30 June.
She said she was "deeply sorry" for the "grief and trauma" caused by the blaze in west London.
The fractious meeting ended early after a female resident fell to the ground and was attended to by medics.
About 70 of the survivors attended the meeting after condemnation of the council's response.
The council has been accused of being slow to react on the ground and not doing enough to rehouse Grenfell Tower residents.
Many people in the public gallery at Kensington Town Hall were calling for the Conservative group that runs the council to resign and for new elections.

Four workers were unaccounted for after the explosion at Wood Flour Mills, at Bosley, near Macclesfield on Friday.
The body of one person was found on Sunday and a second body was recovered on Tuesday.
All four were believed to be working in the upper floors of the mill when the blast and subsequent fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble.
The following images show the rescue mission faced by the fire and search teams.


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Question: An 81-year-old Indian man has finally been awarded a prestigious gold medal for coming top in law exams which he sat nearly 50 years ago.

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Ajit Singh Singhvi was originally placed second in the awards list of Rajasthan University in 1969.
But he contested the result, saying he deserved first place.
Mr Singhvi received his medal on Thursday after a protracted legal battle and delays by the university.
The retired civil servant told BBC Hindi that he was elated after getting his "much-awaited" medal.
"I am happy, but I wish I had received this medal long ago. It would have helped my career in the civil service," he told BBC Hindi.
He added that he decided to file a legal case in 1969 because he believed that "the university's computation method to determine the topper was wrong".
A lower court gave the decision in his favour in 1975 and the university also agreed that he came top in the exams.
But Sawai Singh, who was originally awarded the gold medal, challenged the decision in a higher court and a protracted legal battle started.
Mr Singhvi's 34-year-long legal struggle ended in 2003 when the Rajasthan high court declared him the "deserving" winner of the gold medal and Mr Singh decided to not appeal against the verdict.
But the civil servant had to wait for another 13 years to get his medal due to what the university said were "procedural delays".
His friend Trilochan Singh said that "Mr Singhvi had set an example for others that you must fight for what you believe in".

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The 103-year-old last year won a battle to keep working on campus at Western Australia's Edith Cowan University in Perth.
Dr Goodall had been ordered to work from home in 2017 amid concerns about his safety, but the university later said "better" office space was found at a campus closer to the scientist's residence.
Dr Goodall, who was earlier forced to give up theatre when his declining vision prevented him from driving to rehearsals, said he was grateful the university was able to accommodate him.
"But I still think the emphasis on safety was unnecessary," he told Australia's national broadcaster ABC.
Dr Goodall, who is now an honorary research associate at the university, has produced more than 100 research papers in an ecology career spanning 70 years.
The 106-year-old from Orange County, New York state, was officially awarded the title by the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2012.
But Mr Mancinelli, who has been cutting hair for more than nine decades, continues to work.
"Don't stop. If you retire and you are old at anything you're doing - do something else. Don't retire," he said in a recent interview to WCBS 880.
He still fondly remembers early days working in a shop, where barbers would also perform pain-relieving services and even use leeches for high blood pressure therapy.
The 106-year-old regularly attracts huge numbers of hits on her Country Foods channel.
Using very simple cooking techniques which she describes as "village style", she creates delicious traditional Indian dishes.
Mastanamma, who is from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, says cooking is not difficult at all, and anyone can do it.
The idea of creating her own channel came after her great-grandson published videos of her cooking with fresh ingredients.
The 95-year-old, who works at the Eastern District of New York, assumed senior status in 1993.
However, unlike some other senior judges, he has maintained a full docket.
Asked in 2014 whether he still worked full time, he answered: "Oh, yes, I carry a full load. I carry the same load as any active judge in this court, so when you say how many days I worked, it is seven days. How many days I work in court, it's five. It's a wonderfully exciting job.
"Every morning, when I get up, I can hardly wait to get into the courthouse. There are new questions of law, new questions of fact, many different kinds of people, strange situations."
During World War Two he served in the US Navy, retiring as a lieutenant.
The 105-year-old is often described by his colleagues as Japan's living national treasure.
Dr Hinohara heads five foundations, in addition to being the president of St Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo.
And he still visits the hospital each day and makes a round of his patients.
His father, a Christian clergyman, reportedly gave him valuable advice: "Have big visions and put such visions into reality with courage. The visions may not be achieved while you are alive, but do not forget to be adventurous.  Then you will be victorious."
Dr Hinohara has produced thousands of medical papers and written hundreds of books.
The 101-year-old from India stole the show in Auckland, New Zealand last month... by winning the 100m race at the World Masters Games.
She crossed the line in one minute 14 seconds to loud cheers from spectators, taking gold for the 100+ age group (as the only competitor).
Man Kaur, who was cleared to race by doctors, was also down for the shot, javelin and 200m race.


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Question: Charlotte Edwards has ended a 20-year England career after "honest and open" discussions with coach Mark Robinson but would have "loved" to carry on.

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Made a CBE in 2014, the 36-year-old is the only player - man or woman - to captain England in 200 internationals.
"It became clear that Mark wants to build a new team and I fully support that," Edwards said.
She made her international debut in 1996, becoming the youngest player to represent England.
"I would have loved to have carried on. Whilst I am disappointed that I won't be doing so, I fully understand and respect what Mark is looking to do," she added.
"This is a new era and he wants other players to come to the fore to build a strong team."
Edwards led England to the 2009 World Cup and World T20 titles, also winning four Ashes series against Australia.
But the team has struggled of late, despite the introduction of central contracts in 2014 to help make women's cricket more professional.
After relinquishing the Ashes to Australia last summer, England were beaten in the semi-finals of the 2016 World T20.
Ebony Rainford-Brent, who was a member of the World Cup-winning team in 2009, said it was the right time for Edwards to go.
"The 2017 World Cup will be here in England and the side hasn't continued that success from 2009," she said.
"It's a difficult decision but it gives the team time to build towards the World Cup with a younger captain in place."
Edwards will continue to play domestic cricket, captaining the Southern Vipers in the inaugural Kia Super League this summer and leading Kent in the Royal London Women's One-Day Championship.
"I leave very proud of the standing in which the women's game is held and of my contribution as a player and captain," she said.
Director of England women's cricket Clare Connor said Edwards made a "remarkable impact" on the women's game, but wants a new captain to "come to the fore".
Connor confirmed 25-year-old vice-captain Heather Knight was among the candidates, with a decision to be finalised before England face Pakistan in one-day and Twenty20 series this summer.
"We haven't kicked on as we envisaged," Connor told BBC Sport.
"When, in professional sport, a team does under-perform and players aren't necessarily playing to their potential, it's the captain, sadly, who is called into question.
"We have a key year now to develop the team under a new head coach, under a new coaching team and to give the opportunity to a new captain to have a voice and take the team in that new direction.
"He (Robinson) was very honest with Charlotte that he was unlikely to pick her this summer because he wants other players to have those opportunities at the top of the order, to be accountable and come to the fore."
"Charlotte has had an incredible career," Rainford-Brent said. "She's done it all and broken so many records.
"But most important is the era she's spanned, from paying for her own blazer right through to professionalism. She should be proud of her legacy.
"I've not met a character like her. I very much looked up to her as a junior and she was a real leader.
"She was straight-talking, a special character and she'll still offer the game so much in other ways."
Test Match Special commentator Charles Dagnall said Edwards was "an absolute pro" and "players should be grateful" for her contribution to the game.
ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said: "Charlotte's achievements in the game are unrivalled and, in many aspects, are unlikely to ever be surpassed.
"She leaves the most wonderful legacy, having inspired countless women and girls around the world to pick up a bat and a ball and play the game she so clearly loves."
BBC Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew
"Not many people play international sport for as long as Charlotte has. She's been absolutely outstanding and women's cricket has undergone a great transition during her time.
"It's fantastic that they are now professional, but if you're not winning - as England haven't been recently, losing the Ashes and going out of the World T20 in the semi-finals - it's below expectations.
"You have a new coach coming in from the men's game in Mark Robinson and he's looking at a 36-year-old captain and thinking: 'Do we make a clean break?'.
"On one hand there are great benefits to professionalism, but on the other it's a lot more ruthless."

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The 32-year-old batsman was dropped in August for sending "provocative" text messages to opposing players during the Test series against South Africa.
31 May 2012: Announces retirement from international limited-overs cricket
11 Aug: Commits to all forms of international cricket in a YouTube interview
12 Aug: Dropped for third Test against South Africa for sending "provocative texts" about team-mates to opposition players
21 Aug: Left out of England squad for World Twenty20
7 Sept: Not awarded ECB central contract
18 Sept: Omitted from England Test squad for winter tour of India
3 Oct: New four-month contract announced
"It's been a horrible situation for all those involved," said Pietersen.
"I believe, all being well, I will be back in an England shirt as soon as possible."
Pietersen, who now has a central contract which could be extended until September 2013, apologised to former captain Andrew Strauss and the ECB accepts the texts were not derogatory about him.
"I'm fairly happy we're able to move forward. I'm happy we're able to draw a line under it and move on for a better result for England cricket," added Pietersen.
Pietersen was not named in the  starting next month. Asked if he could still be part of the England party, he said: "I hope so. I want to play for England as soon as I can."
England's two-part tour to India ends with the fifth and final ODI on 27 January, and Pietersen's new four-month central contract covers all forms of the game.
Any decision over an extension - to make it a full-year contract - will be made by team director Andy Flower, who will also decide when the "reintegration" process is complete.
"I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to my team-mates, all England supporters and the ECB for the situation that has arisen over the last couple of months," said Pietersen.
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"Thankfully we have drawn a line under it and can move forward. Although it has been made clear in the statement, I'd like to make it clear that at no time did I share tactical information with any of the South Africans.
"I'm committed to completing the reintegration process we have agreed and representing England in all formats, hopefully until the World Cup in 2015 if my body allows.
"I want to see my son grow up seeing me play for England and hope one day he will put an England shirt on himself."
The statement said Pietersen had not retained the text messages, but gave a "binding assurance that, to the best of his recollection", they did not "convey any messages which were derogatory about the England captain, the England team director, the ECB or employees of the ECB".
ECB chairman Giles Clarke said he spent an "excellent" and "thoroughly constructive" two-and-a-half hours with Pietersen on Wednesday.
England's troubled genius - Kevin Pietersen profile
"There's lots to be done, lots to be worked out, but, in the end, we want this process to work," said Clarke.
"We wouldn't start it if we didn't want it to work immensely successfully and for England to do very well moving forward."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan told BBC Sport Pietersen would need to rebuild his relationships with team-mates.
"The issue is can Kevin Pietersen be allowed back in that dressing room?" said Vaughan.
"Now he has got a four-month trial period the only way to find out is to go into the dressing room, make a speech, get round with some of the players he has had issues with, have a beer, and try and iron it all out because you want to see the best players playing."
Pietersen averages almost 50 in Tests and, at his best, is one of the world's most prolific batsmen.
The dispute has been dragging on for more than four months after he announced his retirement from international limited-overs cricket in May before reversing that decision in August.
Discussions between the player and the ECB have been going on behind the scenes since the second Test against South Africa at Headingley, when the Surrey batsman cast doubts on his England future,a claim he later backtracked from.
Flower acknowledged Pietersen's absence has affected the team's fortunes, notably at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
England, the defending champions, were knocked out of the tournament by the hosts on Monday.
The first Test between England and India gets under way in Ahmedabad on 15 November.
England then tour New Zealand from 9 February to 21 March.


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Question: Iosif Kobzon - a veteran Russian variety singer-turned-politician - has been added to the EU sanctions list.

It is another badge of honour for the "Russian Frank Sinatra", the ever-loyal crooner, politician and businessman.
"I spit on their sanctions," he said with a proud grin on Russian television on Monday.
"I'm very pleased and grateful," he said in another interview.
His only regret was that he would be unable to visit his daughter and grandchildren. His daughter is married to an Australian citizen and lives in the UK.
But he remained defiant.
"My enemies accuse me of performing in Donbas and Crimea. I will go there again," he said, and announced his next dates in Donetsk and Luhansk later this month.
Like many other supporters of President Vladimir Putin, he has very publicly backed the pro-Russian rebels fighting the Ukrainian government.
It is not the first time the 77-year-old singer has been blacklisted by Western states.
Since 1994 he has been repeatedly denied a US visa, despite almost annual applications, although not on political but crime-related grounds.
The original rejection quoted his involvement "in unlawful activity". He was allegedly closely connected to a Russian gangland boss, Vyacheslav Ivankov (nicknamed "Yaponchik"), who died in Moscow in 2009 from multiple bullet wounds.
Mr Kobzon seems to have been around forever.
He had a meteoric rise to fame for a working-class Jewish boy from eastern Ukraine. He was born outside Donetsk and grew up in Dnipropetrovsk.
He started singing while serving in the Soviet army in the late 1950s.
In the 1960s he rose through the Soviet music scene's official hierarchy. A rich baritone, he was an ideal performer of Soviet patriotic songs in communist times.
Despite widespread anti-Semitism, his Jewish origins did not hold him back. The list of his official awards runs to a few pages.
He also cultivated powerful connections in the Soviet elite.
Despite being a loyal Soviet patriot, he effortlessly adapted to the new post-communist regime.
Since 1990 he has been a member of the Russian parliament, and more recently one of the leading figures in United Russia, the ruling party. He also skilfully converted political clout into business success and wealth.
In 2002 he was diagnosed with cancer. He has undergone much surgery and collapsed on stage in 2010.
His looks have appeared frozen since the 1980s, if not the 1970s - allegedly with the help of botox injections. He also sports a very obvious glossy black wig.
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis last year, Mr Kobzon has taken an aggressively anti-Kiev stance. In March 2014 he signed a letter supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea.
He has travelled repeatedly to the rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine and was even appointed Russia's "honorary consul" to the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic".
As a result, some Ukrainian cities stripped him of his honorary citizenship.
"I don't care," he said in response. "For me there's no Ukraine that is governed by a fascist regime. Therefore I don't want to be an honorary citizen of Ukrainian cities."

The ban includes works by Russian nationalists Alexander Dugin, Eduard Limonov and Sergei Glazyev.
The blacklist was published by the Ukrainian State Television and Radio Committee. It accused Russia of waging "information warfare" against Ukraine.
Ukraine and Western leaders say Russia is fomenting separatism and helping the insurgents in eastern Ukraine.
"Information war" is seen as part of Russia's "aggression" against the pro-Western government in Kiev.
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists exchange artillery fire daily in the Donetsk-Luhansk conflict zone.
A spokesperson at Amnesty International's Kiev office, Bogdan Ovcharuk, condemned Ukraine's new book ban.
"This is a very slippery slope indeed," he told the BBC.
"It's one thing to restrict access to texts advocating violence, but in general banning books because their authors have views deemed unacceptable to politicians in either Kiev or Moscow is deeply dangerous. Both sides need to de-escalate this 'culture war' as soon as possible."
Russia also has a blacklist of banned books and other publications, called the Federal List of Extremist Materials. It runs to more than 1,000 banned titles, and is published on the Russian Justice Ministry website.
It includes texts by jihadist groups and Jehovah's Witnesses, and Blowing Up Russia: The Return of the KGB, a book by ex-Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radiation poisoning in London in 2006. UK authorities accuse Russian state agents of killing him.
The Russian books now banned in Ukraine include works called The Ukrainian Front - Red Stars over Maidan, Battlefield Ukraine - The Broken Trident, Forward to the USSR, Superman speaks Russian and Kiev Kaputt.
Sergei Glazyev is an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin. A prominent Russian TV presenter, Sergei Dorenko, is also a blacklisted author now in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian committee's statement said the ban was aimed at "safeguarding Ukrainian citizens against the use of information warfare and disinformation methods, against the spread of hate ideology, fascism, xenophobia and separatism".
Criticising the ban, Sergei Dorenko said it would hardly be effective in the internet age.
The hostility between Russia and Ukraine has spread to cultural life as a whole, since Russia's March 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Ukraine has banned films seen as "glorifying" Russian security services and prevented some pro-Putin Russian celebrities from entering the country.
A Russian rapper, Timati, was prevented from performing in Odessa after he expressed support for President Vladimir Putin and made unflattering comments about Ukraine.
Shows by two Balkan star musicians - Goran Bregovic and Emir Kusturica - did not go ahead in Kiev because of their alleged "anti-Ukrainian rhetoric", BBC Monitoring reported.
In addition, last week Ukraine blacklisted 13 Russian singers and actors, as well as French-born Gerard Depardieu, saying they supported Russia's annexation of Crimea and pro-Russian separatists. Ukraine's culture ministry denounced them as a "threat to national security".
The list includes the veteran variety singer Iosif Kobzon, who is already under Western sanctions. He shot to stardom in Soviet times.
Meanwhile, Russian nationalists have lambasted two veteran Russian rock stars - Boris Grebenshchikov and Andrei Makarevich - for their allegedly pro-Ukrainian stance.
Last week Russian media reported that works by two internationally renowned British historians - John Keegan and Antony Beevor - had been banned in Russia's Yekaterinburg region. Schools were ordered to remove any copies that they found.
In a BBC Russian interview, Beevor said he had been accused of "slandering the Red Army" because he had chronicled mass rapes by Soviet soldiers in World War Two - rapes that were reported in Soviet archives. Many German women committed suicide after being raped.


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Question: James McFadden says Mark McGhee was right to take offence after Celtic assistant Chris Davies refused to shake hands with Motherwell's coaching team.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers defended his "exemplary" staff after critical remarks by Well boss McGhee following Celtic's 4-3 at Fir Park on Saturday.
Rodgers was unhappy that McGhee had asked the visitors to move their pre-match shooting practice.
McFadden said Davies had shown "a lack of respect".
The row between the two clubs surrounds the area of the pitch Celtic conducted their shooting drills in the warm-up, with the home club asking visitors to use a portable goal rather than the main goal.
McFadden said: "A lot's been made of the situation but Celtic warmed up in the wrong area. They shouldn't have been warming up taking shots into the main goal.
"There's a portable goal provided which by the rules they have to use. We use it, everybody that comes here uses it, but they refused to use it.
"He [Davies] wasn't listening to the groundsman so the manager went up and told him to move and he wasn't happy.
"There was no animosity during the game, nothing back and forward in the dugouts. Chris Davies comes up and doesn't shake hands after the game which for me is a lack of respect.
"The manager took offence and quite rightly so.
"A lot has been said about how the manager reacted but we've gone to Parkhead and lost 5-0. We've taken it on the chin and gone and shook hands and said 'well done you were the better team'."
Scottish Professional Football League rules state that portable goals should be used for goalkeeping drills if provided and that "the goalmouth area shall be used by goalkeepers only if portable goals are not provided or for crossing practice and then only for not more than 20 minutes".
And the rules add that "for the purposes of warming up and warming down each team shall use only part of the pitch between the edge of a penalty area and the halfway line or as otherwise directed by the groundsman".
McFadden said: "Our pitch is probably one of the best in Scotland at the minute and there's a reason for that and we want to keep it that way.
"Everybody else adheres to it, so I don't think that was unsettling them."
The former Scotland forward also revealed the Steelmen had allowed Celtic access to the away dressing room the day before the match.
"Their kitman was in here on Friday putting the kit out at three o'clock," McFadden explained.
"We've still got young boys that need to get changed, need to get showers and we put them out the dressing room. So we were more than accommodating.
"If we were trying to do everything in our power to unsettle them we would have made them put the kit in at the same time as everybody else. They've asked to come in early the day before and that's absolutely fine.
"We're not an unwelcoming club, anybody that comes here are made more than welcome.
"The only issue was we were trying to protect our pitch which we spend a lot of money and time on."

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The Dons striker caught the 19-year-old Celtic left-back with an arm midway through the first-half.
The Scotland defender was substituted and taken to hospital.
Stockley was not cautioned by referee Bobby Madden and, given that the official witnessed the incident, there is no case to answer.
Tierney returned in time to collect his winners' medal and lift the trophy following the Glasgow side's last-gasp 2-1 victory, which secured the domestic treble.
In his official Twitter account Stockley said: "Support was unbelievable. Thank you to all our incredible fans for the season and, no, it wasn't intentional in the slightest!"
Tierney stated on his official Twitter account that it was "worth a broken jaw haha".
Despite the injury, he has kept his place in Gordon Strachan's squad for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against England at Hampden Park on 10 June.


Question: Jenson Button said his ninth place on the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix was his best qualifying drive of the season as doubts swirl about his future.

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The Englishman said it was "one of the best laps I've ever done" after he was clocked 1.3 seconds off Nico Rosberg's pole time for Mercedes.
"It was like getting pole position here in 2012; actually probably better," said Button, who was 0.8secs faster than team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2012.
"This is a tough circuit for us."
McLaren were expecting a difficult weekend in Belgium because the long straights at the Spa-Francorchamps track expose the power deficit of their Honda engine.
But a performance upgrade from Honda for this weekend - said to be worth 0.1-0.2secs a lap - has enabled McLaren to retain their competitive position just inside the top 10.
Team-mate Fernando Alonso had a difficult weekend, however. The Spaniard, who was 0.2secs quicker than Button in final practice on Saturday morning, had a series of reliability problems with the new engine and could not complete a lap in qualifying.
His engine failures mean he will start from the very back with a total of 60 grid places worth of penalties - trumping the 55 amassed by Mercedes' Hamilton, who will start alongside him on the back row.
"It's painful when you have these reliability problems," the two-time champion said, "but it is part of the learning process and we need to understand what is too fragile, reinforce and make sure next year we have an engine capable of fighting for the championship."
Button faces competition for his seat as Alonso's team-mate next year from McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne.
The team are poised to decide next month between the two drivers and their dilemma was emphasised this weekend by an intervention from Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, who said it would be "crazy" of the team not to promote Vandoorne.
The Belgian is the most highly-rated driver not in a full-time F1 seat and he out-qualified Button and scored a point on his sole grand prix appearance so far, when he replaced an injured Alonso in Bahrain at the start of this season.
"He deserves a seat in F1," Wolff said. "If guys like Stoffel don't come into F1, the system is wrong."
Button responded: "I did my talking on the track today."
If McLaren choose Vandoorne, Button's 17-year F1 career will come to an end if he cannot find another seat.
BBC Sport understands he has an offer from Williams, who gave him his F1 debut in 2000.
Williams are expected to drop Brazilian veteran Felipe Massa, but are strongly courting Force India driver Sergio Perez and are believed to be close to a deal to sign the Mexican if terms can be agreed. They are also likely to keep Finn Valtteri Bottas.
But even if there is a seat available at Williams, it is not clear whether Button would want to take it. He made it clear this weekend that he only wants to drive on next year if he believes his car will be competitive.
Button is also said to be exploring options in the World Endurance Championship - as he did two years ago when his seat was also in doubt.
However, there does not appear to be a seat for him at the only three factory teams in the premier category there, unless Porsche, Audi or Toyota drop one of their existing drivers. Sources say his only possibility is at Porsche.
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis is said to be strongly in favour of Vandoorne - it is the logical option given the 24-year-old's promise and the fact that Alonso's contract runs out at the end of 2017.
The Spaniard has said he will not decide whether to stay in F1 beyond next year until he has experienced the new cars following a major rule change over the winter.
Button's best option seems to be to try to persuade McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh to back him.
It was the Saudi's intervention that kept Button at McLaren at the end of 2014, when Dennis wanted to retain the Dane Kevin Magnussen, who has since been dropped and is driving for Renault this year.
Ojjeh and Dennis each own 25% of McLaren, with the remaining 50% held by the Bahraini royal family's Mumtalakat investment group.
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Hamilton said he was drawing on Ali's famous "rope-a-dope" victory over George Foreman in 1974 as he seeks to close the 29-point gap to the German.
"I think about Muhammad Ali," Hamilton told BBC Sport.
"He sat on the rope and let [Foreman] have the upper hand until he decided it was the right time to turn it around."
Ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix, Hamilton, the 2008 world champion, added: "I'm hoping I can do a similar thing. He inspires me in that fight."
Hamilton thinks it is important to beat Rosberg this weekend. The Englishman has finished second to his rival in two of the last three races and retired from the other.
"I am going to do everything to be out front," said Hamilton, who has had two retirements this year.
In contrast, Rosberg has finished every race, winning three grands prix and finishing second five times.
"Winning your home grand prix is one of the greatest experiences you can have as a driver," added Hamilton.
"I'm hopeful I don't have any more bad luck with the non-finishes and it's time to turn things around."
Hamilton has not won at Silverstone since 2008, when he dominated in wet conditions to take one of the greatest victories of his career.
Former McLaren team-mate Jenson Button hopes there will be another British victory this weekend but says the pressure is on Hamilton.
"It would be amazing to have a British victory," said the 2009 world champion. "The crowd would go wild.
"For myself, it's going to be tricky to get on the top step. Lewis has got a shot. Let's hope it happens."
The flowing, fast Silverstone circuit and the huge crowds - 80,000 spectators are expected to attend practice on Friday, with about 95,000 due for Saturday's qualifying and 120,000 for the race on Sunday - make the British Grand Prix a favourite amongst drivers.
Rosberg says he will do everything he could to prevent Hamilton recording a home victory on Sunday.
"I definitely am going to try," the German said. "It's not going to be easy here, but I will do my best and I'm optimistic."
Having won seven of the eight races so far this season, only missing out in Canada last month when they ran into a rare reliability problem, Mercedes are expected to win at Silverstone, with Hamilton and Rosberg fighting it out at the front.
World champions Red Bull should be their closest challengers, despite a poor race in Austria two weeks ago.
Daniel Ricciardo, who was eighth in Austria, is the highest Red Bull driver in the championship in third place, 82 points behind Rosberg.
The Australian, who took his maiden career victory in Canada, said the team said the team think they know what went wrong in Austria and were expecting a better weekend at Silverstone.
That's because the plethora of high-speed corners suits the aerodynamic excellence of the Red Bull, while the power disadvantage of the Renault compared to the Mercedes engine is less of a handicap.
"If we can be the strong package we normally are here, it can definitely bring us close to the other teams," said Ricciardo.
"All going well, I think we should be the ones behind Mercedes. I think they'll still be quickest but whether that's half a second or two or three tenths [of a second] we'll have to find out.
"If we get it all right we can be within a couple of three tenths from them."
Ferrari are in a similar situation to Red Bull, with a good car let down by a poor engine, but double world champion Fernando Alonso is pessimistic about his chances of a podium finish at Silverstone.
In fact, the Spaniard does not think his team will taste victory at all this season.
"If I'm honest with you, I would say no, it's not possible to win this year," Alonso said. "But I thought in 2011 it was impossible to win a race and we won here.
"Anything can happen in this sport, so we try to do the best we can. If one opportunity arrives, we will take it to win a race, but it is extremely difficult to win with the performance we are showing."
If Alonso fails to register a win in 2014, it would be the first time since 2009 the 32-year-old has not won at least once in a season and only the second time since 2003.
Alonso said he expected Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who locked out the front row and finished the race third and fourth in Austria, would again be strong in Silverstone.
"They will be a threat," Alonso said.
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Question: Residents and businesses near a proposed new link road are being asked to give their views on the scheme.

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It will connect the Slyfield Industrial Estate with Clay Lane, in Jacobs Well, Surrey, and cost an estimated Â£7.3m.
Residents have said while improving access to the estate, it will cross green belt land and a flood plain, with low lying properties at risk of floods.
Guildford Borough Council said the link road would attract new businesses, and help retain and create new jobs.
It said the industrial estate, north of Guildford, was an important economic hub providing more than 2,000 jobs.
As part of a consultation process, which closes on 6 November, there will be four drop-in events around the borough during October allowing people to view the plans.
Members of the project team will also be available at the events to discuss specific aspects of the proposals and listen to comments.
The council plans to submit a planning application early next year, and hopes to have final approval by the summer.

The £22.3m Diamond Bridge linking Danestone and Tillydrone - aimed at easing congestion - opened in June.
It was supposed to be completed late last year but issues with re-routing underground utilities caused a series of delays.
The review topics include traffic flow and safety.
People living at either end of the crossing are being asked to contact their local community councils if they want issues raised.
A worker died in an accident on the site in January.


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Question: Aberdeen are set to receive a bye into next season's Europa League qualifying round two after Feyenoord clinched the Dutch Eredivisie title.

All three of Scotland's Europa League entrants were due to begin their campaigns on 29 June.
However, this year's finalists Manchester United and Ajax cannot qualify for the Champions League group stage through their domestic leagues.
Scotland, 25th in the Uefa rankings, therefore will move up one place.
By climbing to 24th, one of Scotland's entrants will have an extra two weeks to prepare before entering the competition on 13 July.
Aberdeen are in pole position to seal that spot, with six points and a far superior goal difference separating them from third-placed Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, with just two games remaining.
The boost comes because Ajax have finished second in the Netherlands, therefore missing out on a Champions League group-stage spot to champions Feyenoord.
Likewise, Manchester United can no longer finish in the English Premier League's top four following a 2-1 loss on Sunday to Tottenham Hotspur.
With the winners of this year's Europa League gaining direct entry to next season's Champions League, this will open up a spot in the Europa League qualifiers no matter who wins the final at the Friends Arena in Sweden on 24 May.
Aberdeen's recent performances in the Europa League, where they have reached the third qualifying round three years in a row, also mean they are likely to be seeded when the draw is made for both the first and second qualifying rounds on 19 June.
Rangers and St Johnstone will also learn their Europa League opponents that day, while Celtic will find out who they will meet in the Champions League second qualifying round.

St Johnstone, like Rangers, will be at home for the first leg when they welcome Lithuania's Trakai.
Northern Ireland's Crusaders were paired with Latvia's Liepaja, while Ballymena United and Coleraine are away first to Norway's Odds and Haugesund respectively.
Bangor City will play Denmark's Lyngby.
Fellow Welsh side Bala Town were paired with Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz and Connah's Quay Nomads take on the Finnish club HJK Helsinki.
Ties will be played on 29 June and 6 July.
Aberdeen, who were runners-up to Celtic in the Premiership, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, enter the competition in the second qualifying round, which takes place early on Monday afternoon.
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Question: South America is a hotbed of potential viruses that could be the next major threat to the world's health, according to "danger maps".

The EcoHealth Alliance in New York looked at mammals, the viruses they harbour and how they come into contact with people.
It revealed bats carry more potential threats than other mammals.
The researchers hope the knowledge could be used to prevent the next HIV, Ebola or flu.
Some of the most worrying infections have made the jump from animals to people - the world's largest Ebola outbreak seemed to start in bats, while HIV came from chimpanzees.
The researchers' challenge - and it was far from easy - was to predict from where the next could emerge.
They looked at all 586 viruses known to infect 754 species of mammal. This included 188 zoonotic infections - those that have infected both humans and other mammals.
But they also knew some species had been studied in incredible detail while others had been practically ignored.
So the researchers used the information they did know to fill the gaps in their knowledge and estimate which species were harbouring viruses with the potential to infect people.
The study, published in the journal Nature, predicts 17 zoonotic infections in every species of bat and 10 in every species of primate and rodent.
The team then mapped the ranges of species and the infections they carry to work out where the world's danger zones are.
The threat from rodents was again global, but with a concentration in South America.
Dr Kevin Olival, one of the researchers, told the BBC News website: "The missing hotspots are different for different groups of mammals in different parts of the world, but the bat signal overwhelms some of the others.
"But I'm not scared of bats, it's not the bat's fault."
The researchers hope their maps will help the world prepare for the next infection that makes the jump.
Dr Olival added: "Our take-home message is these diseases are emerging because of the human impact on the environment. Our answer is minimise our contact with wildlife, including through hunting and habitat destruction."
James Lloyd-Smith. from the University of California, Los Angeles, said: "Although most pandemics are zoonoses, most zoonoses do not cause pandemics.
"[The] predictions are best used to prioritise research and viral surveillance efforts, not to drive specific policy decisions."
The researchers' next project will look at birds which are another source of zoonotic infections such as avian flu.
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Two novel Sars-like coronaviruses were found in Chinese horseshoe bats which are closely related to the pathogen that infects humans.
Critically, the viruses infect human cells in the same way, binding to a receptor called ACE2.
This suggests coronaviruses could transfer directly from bats to humans, rather than via an intermediate species like civets as was previously thought.
The results are reported in the journal Nature.
According to Gary Crameri, virologist at CSIRO and an author on the paper, this research "is the key to resolving the continued speculation around bats as the origin of the Sars outbreaks".
This Sars-like coronavirus is around 95% genetically similar to the Sars virus in humans, the research shows. And they say it could be used to develop new vaccines and drugs to combat the pathogen.
The Sars outbreak between November 2002 and July 2003 resulted in more than 8,000 worldwide cases and more than 770 deaths. This, along with the ongoing endemic of the Mers-coronavirus demonstrates the threat to humans from novel coronaviruses.
Dr Peter Daszak is the president of the EcoHealth Alliance and an author on the paper published in Nature. He said: "Coronaviruses evolve very rapidly. The ones we are seeing are exquisitely evolved to jump from one species to another, which is quite unusual for a virus. So the big question is why are they emerging now?"
At wildlife markets in China other animals and humans come into close proximity with bats, creating an ideal environment for the virus to jump between species. Also, those hunting in or living near bat caves have a significant risk of infection from such viruses, which are excreted in bat faeces.
Understanding the origins of infectious diseases like Sars could help scientists tackle future infectious viruses before they emerge, through knowing where they are likely to arise and which families of virus we are most vulnerable to, and taking action to prevent initial infection.
Dr Daszak said it would cost "about $1.5bn to discover all the viruses in mammals. I think that would be a great investment because once you have done it, you can develop vaccines and get ready with test kits to find the first stage of emergence and stop it."


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Question: Labour believes "GP services have gone backwards", citing a reduction in opening hours and longer waits to see a family doctor.

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In a reworking of the Conservatives' "Labour isn't working" image of 1979, the party has launched a new election poster depicting a huge queue outside a waiting room with the title "The doctor can't see you now".
As evidence to back up his claims, Labour health spokesman Andy Burnham has pointed to figures obtained through a parliamentary question showing that the number of surgeries open on evenings and weekends had fallen from 77% to 72% in 2013-14.
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have said that the data is out-of-date, as it does not include the changes taking place under the Prime Minister's Challenge Fund - which is seeing one in eight practices starting to offer improved access.
In that, the coalition partners are right. But that does not mean Labour is wrong.
This issue includes NHS funding, GP access and social care, particularly of older people.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
In terms of numbers of GPs working in England, the picture is complex.
Health and Social Care Information Centre data - released at the end of last month - showed that in 2009 there were 32,111 GPs once doctors in training and retainers, mainly retired GPs who do a few shifts, are excluded.
In 2014 that had risen by just over 500 to 32,628. A sign of improvement? Not quite.
If the population rise is factored in, the number of GPs per 100,000 people dropped from 62.4 to 60.6.
However, if you take 2010 as the starting point there is actually a marginal improvement, suggesting that the squeeze on GP care actually started under Labour.
Another way to look at GP care is obviously to consider waiting times - to which Mr Burnham alludes.
That is not so easy to gauge. Unlike hospital or A&E waiting, GP data is not tracked officially.
The best source of information is therefore the official GP survey carried out by Ipsos MORI for NHS England.
On a number of key measures, patient experiences have got worse. Some 85.2% rated their overall experience last year as good - down 2.4 percentage points since 2012.
In particular, the ease with which people can get through to their surgery on the phone and the proportion of patients able to see or speak to someone when they last tried got worse.
On opening hours, 75.7% said they were satisfied with their surgery's opening hours - a drop of 4.8 percentage points since December 2012.
But statistics can only tell you so much. Talk to GPs and they will say that the ageing population means the complexity of illnesses that patients have is making care more difficult.
They say the number of visits made per patient is on the increase - in the past five years, the number of consultations overall is estimated to have increased by 70m to 370m a year.
That is why the Royal College of General Practitioners says that, regardless of what has happened to GP numbers, there are  simply not enough. It believes there is a shortfall of around 3,000.
Like the rest of the NHS, demand is outstripping supply - even if there are signs that supply has increased.
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Doctors must be recruited to the Doncaster surgery, in a "last-ditch attempt" to keep it open, said Dr Dean Eggitt, who works there temporarily.
The Church View practice has 4,300 patients but only one permanent GP, Dr Shahzad Arif, who is off work, and said the situation was "unworkable".
It has been advertising posts for doctors since 2013 without success.
Dr Arif said: "To have one GP clinically responsible for every one of those patients is scary.
"I was bringing work home, I was working in the small hours of the night, on weekends. I wasn't getting on top of my workload."
Karen Curran, of NHS England, said the organisation had discussed contingency plans and was "doing what it can" to support the practice.
The staff were "doing a very difficult job" managing the practice and ensuring GP cover while Dr Arif recovers.
He is due to return to work later this month.
Analysis: Jamie Coulson, Look North Health Correspondent
The recruitment problems being faced by Dr Arif at the Church View practice are extreme but by no means unique.
Figures from Health Education England show that in 2014 a quarter (25.3%) of training posts at GP Practices in Yorkshire and the Humber were unfilled, while nationally the British Medical Association claim a third (34%) of GPs are considering retirement.
Doctors in Doncaster say they struggle to recruit from a limited pool of GPs who may be tempted to work overseas, or in parts of the country perceived as more attractive.
Ultimately, doctors say the short term difficulty, is finding a way of attracting enough of the available GPs to places like Doncaster, in what has become a sellers' market.
Dr Eggitt, secretary of Doncaster Local Medical Committee, is working at the practice alongside other locum doctors said the situation was "desperate".
"The team are doing an incredible job to keep the place alive," he said.
Church View was among three surgeries in Doncaster struggling to recruit doctors, he added.
It had seen two doctors retire.
Dr Eggit said the practice had also been warned over breaching its contract when it did not have a doctor on site during opening hours.
NHS England confirmed Church View Surgery had been in breach of contract once since April 2015.
Figures produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in February showed some areas of the country would need at least a 50% increase in the number of GPs in the community over the next five years, because of a growing population and existing shortages of family doctors.
The RCGP said local surgeries dealt with 90% of all patient contacts in the NHS or 370 million patients per year.
There was a severe shortage of GPs, with large numbers of family doctors set to retire and not enough medical students going into general practice, it added.


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Question: Ten-man Braintree made it three straight wins in the National League with a narrow victory against Welling.

Dan Sparkes slotted home from 12 yards for his fifth goal of the season as Braintree claimed an early lead.
But, Sean Marks was shown a straight red card when he swung an elbow at Ian Gayle in a challenge and the Iron had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour.
Harry Lee and Michael Bakare hit the woodwork for the visitors but it could not halt Welling's 12-game winless run.

John Rooney's second half goal secured a 1-0 victory for the Dragons to ease the pressure on manager Gary Mills.
Lincoln also ended a run of three games without a win on Saturday when they beat Braintree Town 3-0 at home.
Wrexham beat Lincoln 3-1 in last season's corresponding fixture at the Racecourse.


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Question: British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has set off to climb Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.

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It's part of his record-breaking challenge to raise money for the charity Marie-Curie.
Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America, standing 6,959m high.
Check out the video to see which other mountains Sir Ranulph has climbed and which ones he's got left to conquer!
Sir Ranulph has already reached the top of Mount Elbrus in Europe, Mount Everest in Asia, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and, just last month, he finished climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica.
The 72-year-old said it was "very demanding" due to the weather.
Sir Ranulph has two more mountains to tackle, Mount Carstensz in Australasia and Mount Denali in North America, to complete his challenge.
If he succeeds, he'll become the first person to cross the North and South Poles and climb the highest mountain on each of the world's seven continents.

Jordan Romero, from California, telephoned his mother from the peak of the world's highest mountain, she said.
"Mom, I'm calling you from the top of the world," Leigh Anne Drake quoted her son as saying.
He was climbing with his father and three Sherpa guides. The previous record was held by a Nepalese boy of 16.
The 13-year-old has now conquered the highest mountains on six of the world's seven continents.
He climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro aged 10. He just needs to scale the Vinson Massif in Antarctica.
He has also scaled Mount Kosciuszko in Australia.
The team set off from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, last month, heading for the base camp on the Chinese side of the mountain.
While Nepal insists that anyone planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16, China does not impose any age restrictions.
Some mountaineers have criticised the Romero family for letting him attempt the feat but his father said the ascent from the Chinese side is less dangerous, the AFP news agency reports.
Last month, his mother told the BBC he would do some school work during the trip.
Also on Saturday, Apa Sherpa, 50, climbed Everest for the 20th time, surpassing his own record.


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Question: A police officer who rescued hundreds of people caught in a blizzard on a mountain in Nepal has been given an award for his bravery.

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Sergeant Paul Sherridan, from Doncaster, was on holiday when he led over 230 people to safety.
South Yorkshire Police Federation said he stepped in when local guides became lost on 16 October 2014.
The Nepali authorities said at least 39 people died and 150 were injured in the storms around the Thorung La Pass.
Sgt Sherridan, 49, was on a trekking holiday when he led a group down a 17,500 ft mountain and through a treacherous snowstorm.
He said: "At the time, I knew we were in deep trouble but I didn't want to die, I wanted to survive, and I wanted to help the others to survive as well which is what kept me going."
He said his 27 years in the force had given him the leadership skills he needed in the emergency.
Chief Constable David Crompton said: "Paul should feel very proud of his actions as had he not exhibited such determination, strength of character and courage, it could have been a very different story."
The award was presented at the Police Federation of England and Wales Bravery Awards in London on Tuesday night.

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22 June 2015 Last updated at 14:35 BST
Jeremy was ok after and the video of the heroic kitty went viral, attracting over 24 million views.
It has been over a year since the attack happened in California, America, and now Tara has been honoured for her bravery.
The president of the organisation that gave the award said: 'We were so impressed by Tara's bravery and fast action that the selection committee decided that a cat this spectacular should be the National Hero Dog.'
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Question: Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott and some of the club's stars of 2015 will look back at their sensational treble-winning year on the Super League Show on Monday, 14 December.

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The Rhinos completed the treble for the first time in their history as legends Jamie Peacock, Kylie Leuluai and Kevin Sinfield departed the club in style.
McDermott said: "It was a weird emotion when we won the Grand Final. It was more relief than anything because it would have been such a shame to have got there and not won it.
"Everyone loves a fairytale and looking at those three after that game I just thought 'this must be absolutely brilliant for them'."
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The end-of-year special will be hosted by Tanya Arnold and will look back on all the big stories in 2015:
There is also an interview with Lizzie Jones, widow of Keighley Cougars player Danny Jones, who died from a heart problem in May aged 29.
Lizzie sang an emotional rendition of Abide With Me before the Challenge Cup final in August.
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Are you a huge fan counting down the hours to your team's opening game? Or never seen the sport before and fancy something new?
Here are 10 reasons to watch rugby league in 2015.
Rugby league was catapulted into the sporting spotlight following Super League's Grand Final in October. Sadly, it was for the wrong reasons.
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Ben Flower's two punches on Lance Hohaia - the second while the St Helens man was lying defenceless on the Old Trafford turf - resulted in a huge public outcry and calls for strong punishment.
The Rugby Football League responded by giving Wigan prop Flower a six-month ban, the longest suspension in Super League history.
Flower has since apologised and is keen to move on from the incident, as are rugby league fans and administrators, but it remains to be seen if the episode will have a long-term effect on the sport and its appeal to a wider audience.
The licensing system has gone, and promotion and relegation are back.
There are three divisions - Super League, the Championship and League One. The top two divisions of 12 teams will split into three groups of eight in July, based on their league positions after 23 games. The top eight clubs are guaranteed to be in Super League the following season.
After a further seven league fixtures in the "Super Eights" stage, the leading four clubs in the top group will contest the play-off semi-finals, with the two winners meeting in the Grand Final.
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The eight teams in the second tier of the "Super Eights" will also play seven fixtures when the leagues split.
The top three clubs will be guaranteed a place in Super League the following season, while the bottom three will be consigned to a year in the Championship.
The sides placed fourth and fifth will contest a play-off match, dubbed "The Million Pound Game", to determine which team will claim the last of the 12 Super League spots for the following campaign.
The Super League Show returns to BBC One for a 17th series on Monday, 9 February. Every week throughout the season, Tanya Arnold will present extensive highlights from every Super League game.
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will broadcast two dedicated rugby league programmes most weeks during the season, incorporating live Super League commentary.
All commentaries, including those provided by BBC local radio, will be available on the BBC Sport website.
The annual World Club Challenge between the champions of England and Australia has been expanded and six teams - three from each nation - will compete in the World Club Series.
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Warrington Wolves, Grand Final runners-up Wigan Warriors and champions St Helens will represent Super League, while St George Illawarra Dragons, Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs will fly the flag for Australia's National Rugby League.
Sam Burgess inspired Souths to NRL Grand Final victory in his final game before joining rugby union side Bath, despite the forward fracturing his cheekbone and eye socket in a collision with England international team-mate James Graham 10 seconds into the match.
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is a part-owner of the Rabbitohs and hopes to watch his side against St Helens on 22 February.
Hopefully he got his ticket in advance - the game is already a sell-out, with a crowd of around 18,000 expected at Langtree Park.
To find out if the people of St Helens witness a lesser-spotted Crowe, as well as details of the action on the field, follow live text commentary of all three World Club Series matches on the BBC Sport website.
After three successful years in Manchester, Newcastle's St James' Park will host Magic Weekend for the first time in 2015.
The concept of staging a full round of fixtures in one venue over two days has proved a popular one with rugby league supporters ever since its introduction in 2007. Nearly 65,000 people attended when it was staged at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium last year.
Rivalries are often played out during the annual event and it will be no exception during the weekend of 30-31 May.
Click here for the full schedule.
Rugby league's oldest cup competition has provided some memorable moments over the years since the first final back in 1897.
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Martin Offiah's dazzling try against Leeds, Sheffield Eagles' shock win over all-conquering Wigan or Don Fox's missed conversion from in front of the posts - poor lad - all have a rightful place in Challenge Cup folklore.
Leeds are the current holders after ending their 15-year wait to lift the trophy by overcoming Castleford 23-10 at Wembley last August.
Massive shocks are rare, but there is nearly always drama.
BBC Sport will again be televising the Challenge Cup in 2015, screening seven live matches, including the final on 29 August.
Warrington, so often the nearly men in Super League, have added Fiji international Ashton Sims to their forward pack as they attempt to win their first league title since 1955.
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Highly-rated England hooker Daryl Clark, who won Super League's Man of Steel award in 2014, has also joined the Wolves from Castleford.
After a year in the NRL with Sydney Roosters, France prop Remi Casty has returned to Catalan Dragons, who have also signed controversial but immensely-talented Australian half-back Todd Carney, while Terry Campese - nephew of Australian rugby union legend David - is among the new additions at Hull Kingston Rovers.
The Championship can boast some eye-catching newcomers too. Fuifui Moimoi and Reni Maitua, two stalwarts of the NRL competition in Australia, have signed for Leigh and Featherstone respectively.
Not many incumbent managers have statues of themselves outside their club's stadium, but that is true of Keiron Cunningham, who has taken over as head coach of St Helens ahead of the 2015 season.
Saints claimed two of the three major prizes on offer in 2014, including their first Grand Final win since 2006, to give outgoing head coach Nathan Brown the perfect send-off before he returned to Australia.
Cunningham appeared almost 500 times for St Helens as a player and won numerous honours, earning him legendary status and a statue outside their Langtree Park home.
He has already named a new captain, with long-serving forward Jon Wilkin replacing experienced full-back Paul Wellens in the role.
Jamie Peacock, one of the legends of the domestic game, is to retire from rugby league at the end of the 2015 season.
Even at the age of 37, the Leeds Rhinos prop remains a respected and formidable opponent, exemplified by a record 10th selection in Super League's Dream Team last year.
International failures with England and Great Britain still haunt Peacock, but few can match his honours at club level.
Thanks for the memories, Jamie. Enjoy one last hit-up, and then make the most of your well-deserved retirement.
The 2014 Four Nations proved to be another near miss for England.
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A year on from their heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat by New Zealand, Steve McNamara's side impressed many with their performances but were beaten narrowly by both Australia and the Kiwis and failed to make the final.
It had been hoped that a Great Britain Lions team would tour down under at the end of the 2015 season but that plan never materialised.
Instead, England will host New Zealand in a three-match series at the conclusion of the Super League season, which offers the national side more valuable preparation time ahead of the 2017 World Cup.


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Question: Ecologists are warning the debate on "rewilding" is becoming increasingly polarised, and say chances to improve biodiversity could be lost as a result.

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The issue will be discussed at the British Ecological Society's annual meeting in Edinburgh on Monday.
Species reintroduced to Scotland in recent decades include the white tailed eagle, the red kite and the beaver.
A final decision on whether beavers should remain in the wild is to be made by the Scottish government.
About 1,000 ecologists will gather in Edinburgh for the annual meeting.
Delegates will hear details from some of the 16 rewilding projects in the UK.
Concerns include the transformation of ecosystems to allow rewilding and environmental changes caused by its implementation.
Dr Nathalie Pettorelli of the Zoological Society of London is organising the session on rewilding.
Dr Pettorelli believes the issue stirs strong emotions with members of the public, landowners, farmers and campaigners, and wants science to be at the heart of decision-making.
She said: "Rewilding is an opportunity for conservation, but it needs to be informed by science to optimize chances of success. I want ecologists and social scientists to engage with rewilding, rather than letting it thrive in non-scientific arenas.
"We need to engage to prevent the debate from becoming polarised."
One the experts due to speak at the event is Dr Calum Brown from the University of Edinburgh.
He believes public interest represents a major opportunity for rewilding, but competing interests must be acknowledged and accommodated.
He added: "Since the last ice age, Scotland has gained and then lost a remarkable variety of species. There is now increasing interest in restoring some of this lost biodiversity and establishing rewilded areas where natural processes can once again occur uninterrupted.
"However, there are many other interests at play in modern Scotland, and restoration projects must take account of their social, political, economic and environmental contexts if they are to be successful."

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They asked her to explain why the strategy due in 2016 is still not out.
They say it's essential that ministers have agreed and published a clear plan before negotiations on Brexit begin.
The government promised in its manifesto that it would leave nature in a better state than it was inherited.
The all-encompassing masterplan aims to set out a policy framework for air, freshwater, marine, wildlife, soils, flooding, forests, and even the urban environment.
Environment charities which have been briefed on the plan say it is appropriately ambitious in some respects - but they, too, want to see it in black and white.
The plan was originally due to be published in summer last year. I understand that the document has been signed off by the Prime Minister but has been delayed for weeks, waiting for the ideal time to publish.
The letter of complaint to government has been signed by all the members of the Environment Audit Committee, which involves Conservative, Labour and Green MPs. The Lib Dems told BBC News they supported the demand.
Their letter says: "We welcome this important step by the government to take a longer-term approach to protecting our environment. However, we are disappointed by the continuing delays in publication of the framework.
"First, the framework (of the plan) was delayed from summer last year to the autumn following the referendum. We are now in March, the framework has still not been published and there is no indication of when it will be."
The letter accepts that Defra has been under strain from preparations to leave the EU, on top of budget cuts. But it says: "The Plan should be published and consulted on before Article 50 is triggered, so as to inform the government's negotiating position.
"This seems unlikely, raising the prospect of the government entering crucial and time-limited negotiations with the EU without an agreed plan. It is essential that the 25-year plan is not delayed further."
Members are particularly concerned about post-Brexit policy on farming, which will have a huge impact on wildlife, water and air pollution, soil loss and flooding.
They want assurances that when the UK is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Commission and the European courts, the government will still be able to be held to account if it fails with its environmental promises
The government is preparing a separate but related plan for post-Brexit farming. I understand this is also finished and approved but awaiting a "suitable" publication date.
Peter Morris from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust told BBC News: "We're hoping for a legally-binding plan, with milestones for a healthy environment, the money to invest in our natural world, and clear monitoring to make sure it succeeds.  This should be backed up with a commitment for a new Environment Act to establish the plan in law."
A spokesman for the government told BBC News it would publish both plans as soon as possible.
The government wants to leave Nature in a better state: here's three examples of how that can be done.
Carbon stores: Peat bogs are good for wildlife and flood prevention - and for storing carbon (they store 10 times as much as England's forests, say the Wildlife Trusts). Yet 80% of the UK's bogs are damaged or lost. On the western edge of Salford, conservationists are cultivating sphagnum moss in polytunnels to re-colonise the devastated landscape.
Suffolk hedgerows: Hedges are a rich habitat and a haven for pollinators but over 100,000 km are estimated to have been lost between 1984 and 1990 alone. In Suffolk one farmer, Steve Honeywood, has seen bird numbers treble and species increase from 60 to nearly 90 by measures including pruning just one edge of his hedges each year and leaving two uncut edges for wildlife. He's now planting elm hedges to support the elusive white-letter hairstreak butterfly.
Urban wildlife: In South London, locals are working to create green areas along the catchment of the lost River Effra, which was turned into a closed sewer in Victorian times.
By smashing up concrete and tarmac they want to extend flood resilience and improve neighbourhoods for people and wildlife. The government wants to extend people's contact with nature.
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Question: A chronology of key events:

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1918 - Croatian national assembly votes to join the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1921 - A unitary consitution abolishes Croatian automony. The main Croatian Peasant Party campaigns for its restoration.
1929 - The Kingdom is renamed Yugoslavia, and the system of government is further centralised under a royal dictatorship.
1939 - The Croatian Peasant Party negotiates a partial restoration of Croatian autonomy.
1941 - Nazi Germany invades. A "Greater Croatia" is formed, also comprising most of Bosnia and western Serbia. A fascist puppet government is installed under Ante Pavelic.
The regime acts brutally against Serbs and Jews as it seeks to create a Catholic, all-Croat republic. Hundreds of thousands lose their lives.
1945 - After a bitter resistance campaign by Communist partisans under Tito, Croatia becomes one of the six constituent republics of the Yugoslav socialist federation.
1967 - Croatian writers demand greater linguistic autonomy, prompting a movement for political, economic and cultural liberalisation.
1971 - Protestors demand greater autonomy in a movement known as the "Croatian Spring". The Yugoslav authorites denounce it as nationalism, arrest students and activists and purge the Croatian Communist Party.
1974 - A new Yugoslav federal constitution meets some of the demands for Croatian autonomy.
1980 - Tito dies. The slow disintegration of Yugoslavia begins as individual republics assert their desire for independence.
1989 - Collapse of communism in eastern Europe leads to rise in support for parties with a nationalist programme.
1990 - First free elections in Croatia for more than 50 years. The communists lose to the conservative, nationalist HDZ led by Franjo Tudjman.
1991 - Croatia declares its independence. Croatian Serbs in the east of the country expel Croats with the aid of the Yugoslav army. By the end of the year, nearly one-third of Croatian territory is under Serb control.
1992 - The UN sets up 4 protected areas in Croatia, with 14,000 UN troops keeping Croats and Serbs apart. Croatia also becomes involved in the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-5), supporting the Bosnian Croats against the Bosnian Serbs, then against the Bosniaks (Muslims). Franjo Tudjman is elected president of Croatia.
1995 - Croat forces retake three of the four areas created by the UN. Croatian Serbs flee to Bosnia and Serbia. Tudjman is one of the signatories of the Dayton peace accords ending the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1996 - Croatia restores diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia. Croatia joins Council of Europe.
1997 - Tudjman re-elected as president. The EU decides not to invite Croatia to start membership talks, criticising the Tudjman regime's authoritarian tendencies.
1998 - Croatia resumes control over the fourth UN area, Eastern Slavonia.
1999 - Franjo Tudjman dies.
2000 January - Parliamentary elections see Franjo Tudjman's HDZ party defeated by a coalition of social democrats and social liberals and Ivica Racan becomes the new prime minister.
2000 February - Stjepan Mesic of the liberal Croatian People's Party is elected president.
2001 February/March - After two weeks on the run during which nationalists organise demonstrations in his support, General Mirko Norac - charged with killing Serb civilians in 1991 - gives himself up to a Croatian court on the condition that he will not be extradited to the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
2001 July - Prime Minister Racan survives confidence vote in parliament brought by nationalists opposed to his decision to comply with a request from The Hague tribunal for the extradition of generals Arijan Ademi and Ante Gotovina. Gen Ademi voluntarily appears before the tribunal. Gen Gotovina goes into hiding.
2001 September - The Hague tribunal indicts former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the war in Croatia in the early 1990s.
2001 December - Yugoslavia returns art works, including Orthodox icons, looted after the fall of the city of Vukovar 10 years earlier.
2002 April - Foreign Minister Tonino Picula visits Belgrade for talks with his Yugoslav counterpart, the first such visit since independence.
2002 July - PM Racan resigns as infighting within the coalition paralyses economic reform. President Mesic asks him to form a new government.
2002 September - Under pressure from nationalists, government declines to hand over retired Gen Janko Bobetko, indicted for war crimes by The Hague tribunal. Health grounds are cited.
2003 February - Croatia submits formal application for EU membership.
2003 March - Gen Mirko Norac, seen by many Croats as a war hero, sentenced to 12 years for killing of several dozen Serb civilians in 1991.
2003 April - Death of Gen Bobetko ends controversy surrounding his extradition to The Hague.
2003 October - Croatian parliament votes to create ecological zone in Adriatic prompting objections from Slovenia.
2003 December - Ivo Sanader of the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) becomes prime minister in a minority government following his party's success in elections the previous month.
2004 June - Wartime Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic jailed for 13 years by Hague tribunal for his part in war crimes against non-Serbs in self-proclaimed Krajina Serb republic where he was leader in the early 1990s.
2004 December - EU agrees to start accession talks with Croatia in March 2005.
2005 January - Incumbent President Stjepan Mesic wins second term.
2005 March - EU delays talks on Croatia's membership because of failure to arrest Gen Ante Gotovina, who is wanted by the Hague tribunal on war crimes charges.
2005 October - Green light given for EU accession talks to go ahead again even though Gen Gotovina remains at large.
Croatia calls for international mediation after Slovene parliament declares ecological zone in the Adriatic with rights to protect and use sea bed.
2005 December - Fugitive Croatian General Ante Gotovina, sought by the Hague tribunal on war crimes charges, is arrested in Spain.
2006 November - European Commission publishes report critical of Croatia's progress towards EU membership. It says more needs to be done to tackle corruption and intolerance of non-Croats.
2007 October - Work begins on coastal Peljesac bridge which will allow motorists to skirt Bosnian territory, drawing criticism from Bosnia.
2007 November - Parliamentary elections. Ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) wins the most seats but needs coalition partners to secure a majority.
2008 January - Parliament approves Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's new HDZ-led coalition government. Includes first Serb in key position: deputy PM Slobodan Uzelac.
2008 March - Croatian ex-generals Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac go on trial at Hague war crimes tribunal on charges of killing Croatian Serbs in 1990s. They deny the charges.
2008 April - NATO summit in Bucharest invites Croatia to join alliance. Final status expected in 2009.
2008 October - Government announces major drive against organised crime following a series of killings linked to the mafia.
2008 November - European Commission says Croatia is likely to end accession talks by 2009 and become a member by 2011, but demands tougher action against corruption and organised crime.
2009 February - Slovenia threatens to block neighbouring Croatia from joining the EU in a continuing dispute over borders.
2009 April - Croatia officially joins NATO.
2009 June - The European Union cancels the next round of EU membership talks with Croatia, citing a lack of progress in resolving a long-standing border row with neighbouring Slovenia.
2009 July - In a surprise move, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader announces that he will resign and withdraw from active politics. Parliament approves Mr Sanader's deputy, Jadranka Kosor, as prime minister.
2009 November - Slovenia lifts block on Croatia's EU membership talks after the two countries sign deal allowing international mediators to resolve their border dispute. Croatian EU membership talks resume.
2010 January - Ivo Josipovic of the opposition Social Democrats wins presidential election.
2010 June - Slovenia votes in a referendum to back international arbitration on the border dispute.
2010 July - Visit of President Josipovic to Belgrade signals thawing of relations with Serbia.
2010 November - Zagreb court convicts six men for mafia-style murder of investigative journalist Ivo Pukanic in October 2010.
In what is seen as significant act of reconciliation between Croatia and Serbia, Serbian President Boris Tadic visits Vukovar, where he apologises for 1991 massacre of 260 Croat civilians by Serb forces.
2011 April - Two senior Croatian generals - Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac - are convicted for war crimes against Serbs in 1995 by the UN War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague.
2011 May - Croatia and Slovenia officially submit their Piran Bay border dispute to UN arbitration.
2011 June - Croatia successfully completes EU accession negotiations, putting it on track to become the 28th member state in mid-2013.
2011 July - Goran Hadzic, commander of Serb rebel forces during Croatia's 1991-1995 civil war, goes on trial on war crimes charges at The Hague.
2011 November - Trial of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on charges of corruption begins in Zagreb. Mr Sanader denies the charges against him.
2011 December - Parliamentary elections. Centre-left opposition bloc led by Social Democrats ousts the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which has been in power since 2003.
Croatia signs EU accession treaty paving the way for it to achieve full membership in July 2013.
2012 January - Croatian voters back joining the European Union in a referendum by a margin of two to one, albeit on a low turnout of about 44%.
2012 June - Serbian court imprisons 14 former soldiers and paramilitaries over the killing of 70 Croat civilians in the eastern village of Lovas in 1991.
2012 November - Last year's convictions of Generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for war crimes are overturned by an appeals court in the Hague.
A court in Croatia sentences former prime minister Ivo Sanader to 10 years in prison for taking bribes.
2013 March - The European Commission gives Croatia the green light to join the EU as the 28th member state. However, the Commission says that Croatia still needs to continue its efforts to curb corruption and tackle organised crime.
2013 April - Croatia elects its first members of the European Parliament in anticipation of the country joining the EU on 1 July.
2013 July - Croatia takes its place as the 28th member of the EU.
2014 January - EU finance ministers launch proceedings to force Croatia to halve its budget deficit and bring it under the bloc's permitted limit.
2014 March - A Croatian court sentences Ivo Sanader to nine years in jail for siphoning millions in state money, in his second corruption conviction. His former governing and current opposition Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party is also found guilty in the case.
2014 April - Croatia extradites former Yugoslav spy chief Zdravko Mustac to Germany, where he faces charge for the 1983 killing of a dissident.
2015 January - Moderate conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kiratovic is elected Croatia's first female president.
2015 May - Parliament passes a law to compensate victims of sexual violence during the war of independence in the 1990s.

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