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According to a committee in charge of policing the morality of Iran's football federation, Sosha Makani's outfit was deemed inappropriate and against Islamic values.
However, committee chief Mahboub Afrasiabi said it was only rumours that Makani was suspended because of the style of his trousers and that the matter would be dealt with after Ramadan.
The issue of Makani's "SpongeBob SquarePants" comes at a time when social media users in Iran have been voicing anger at what they see as the systematic targeting of public figures by the conservative establishment.
In an apparent attempt to calm the atmosphere, Sadra Mohaqeq, an editor at reformist newspaper Shargh Daily, tweeted: "The extent of reaction and the government's dealing with an incident, such as Sosha's trousers… is a direct result of its coverage across social media platforms."
However in a sign of the strength of feeling, another Twitter user took issue, responding with: "What kind of analysis is this? You mean to say people should not oppose anything? That we no longer have the right to oppose anything? That we shouldn't even voice an opinion?"
The public furore around the Makani case has caused a stir among the authorities who fear it could put the cultural integrity of the country in jeopardy.
Observers have suggested that to the government, Makani's trousers represent a step towards individuals straying from conservative religious teachings of the clergy and how Islam should govern their daily lives.
The goalkeeper's attire is only the latest example of personal expressions to have fallen foul of the establishment.
Recently, Taraneh Alidoosti, a celebrated actress who displayed a feminist tattoo on her left arm, drew the ire of hardliners who called for her to be banned from the screens.
That too followed the arrest of seven Iranian fashion models, who were charged with "promoting Western promiscuity". Six of them who were women had posted pictures of themselves without headscarves on Instagram.
In a televised trial, one of the models, Elham Arab, emphasised that fame and beauty were universal desires but acknowledged there was a "price to be paid".
The models were arrested as part of an ongoing operation against "loose hijab" - code for immodest dress.
The head of Iran's cyber-crimes court said the campaign had been stepped up to "monitor the use of social media by the Western imperialist powers to change the Iranian-Islamic life-style of our nation".
While on the face of it, the government's concern with a man's choice of trousers might appear an overreaction, in the bigger picture it can be seen as an attempt to perpetuate a policy imposed since the Islamic revolution of 1979.
This was echoed by an Iranian Twitter user, Bahareh, who pointed out that women have been subjected to scrutiny for years.
"Your silence for when they condemn girls for their hijab should prepare you for their inevitable harassment when it comes to the colour of men's trousers," she tweeted.
The Iranian government has even gone as far as accusing US celebrity Kim Kardashian and the CEO of Instagram of using "un-Islamic" methods aimed at corrupting Iranian youth.
The disconnect between the authorities and ordinary people over Makani's ban was summed up by respected Iranian sports reporter Pejman Rahbar.
"The six-month ban has been issued by an institute called an 'Ethics Committee', a place that reminds one of an illusionary Utopia, governed by a fake mayor," he posted on Facebook.
"Their views are reflected in their ruling; an institute that we are powerless to confront whilst Iranian footballs roll like little marbles in the hands of a few on top." | The story of an Iranian goalkeeper suspended for, reportedly, wearing trousers with a motif similar to the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants raised eyebrows around the world - but the case highlights some of the tensions at play in the country. | 36501635 | [
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Police were called to reports of an explosion at the Village Pharmacy building on Main Street, Cumbernauld, at about 01:05 on Wednesday.
Local people reported seeing men trying to remove the cash machine, which was badly damaged along with the building.
It is believed they left the scene in an Audi car. No-one was injured during the robbery.
Det Sgt Cameron Miller said officers were studying CCTV images from the area.
"The people responsible for this crime have not only stolen a large amount of money, they have also caused significant damage to the building," he said.
"It is important they are traced as quickly as possible and I would appeal to anyone who heard or saw anything in the area around that time to come forward, no matter how minor they think their information may be."
Det Sgt Cameron added: "Some of the witnesses we've spoken to so far have reported seeing a group of men wearing masks and dark clothing around the location before entering a light coloured Audi motor vehicle.
"A second car, possibly a Volkswagen, was also seen near the premises around that time.
"Anyone who thinks they can assist with our inquiries can contact us." | A gang of masked men have stolen a five-figure sum of cash from a post office ATM in North Lanarkshire. | 30416574 | [
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The home side almost went behind when Charlie Austin went close with two headers and hit the post with a shot.
Austin was also through on goal in the second half but an ambitious chip was saved by keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Jamie Vardy had Leicester's best chance after a poor backpass but he was tackled by Oriol Romeu, who also blocked two follow-up shots.
The Foxes have now won only two of their opening seven leagues games, collecting eight points.
Relive all the action and reaction to Sunday's games
Leicester are now unbeaten in 19 Premier League home games since a defeat by Arsenal in September 2015 but that record would have been ended if Southampton's finishing had been more clinical.
The Foxes had gone into the game following another impressive win in the Champions League - 1-0 over Porto on Tuesday - but they failed to replicate that form, with the visitors having the better chances as the home side managed just one shot on target.
Vardy had the type of opening he relishes when he ran on to Virgil van Dijk's poor backpass but he tried to round keeper Fraser Forster and gave Romeu enough time to get back and tackle him.
The two shots in the aftermath from Islam Slimani and Vardy, who has failed to score in six games, were also blocked by the Southampton midfielder.
An effort that came from a clutch of bodies following a Christian Fuchs cross almost crept in at Forster's near post and Shinji Okazaki nodded just wide but, whether it was because of their Champions League exertions in midweek, the Foxes rarely carried the threat that won them the top-flight title last season.
Southampton's build-up to the game had been overshadowed by assistant manager Eric Black being named in a Daily Telegraph investigation into corruption in football and a seven-hour delay in their return from a Europa League tie in Israel on Thursday.
But manager Claude Puel made seven changes for the game at the King Power, and they started strongly as Austin had one header saved and glanced another wide before seeing an acute-angled shot coming back off the far post.
Austin had scored five goals in four games going into the match and should have added to that tally when he was through on goal in the second half only to go for a difficult chip over Schmeichel, which was saved.
Their main concerns at the back came from their own mistakes, especially Van Dijk's weak backpass, but they comfortably kept their sixth successive clean sheet in all competitions.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "I'm very happy because Southampton deserved to win. They played better. We conceded too many chances to score a goal.
"I recognise they played better than us. Fortunately we finished with a draw from the match."
On playing Champions League games in midweek: "Everything is a new experience. Now I have to decide whether to give a rest to players."
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Southampton boss Claude Puel: "We had the possibilities to win the game. It is a little disappointing at the end of the game because I thought we could have won.
"It is positive for the future. It is important for the squad to take confidence."
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Leicester City's next game takes them to manager Ranieri's former club Chelsea for the 12:30 BST game on Saturday, 15 October. Southampton host Burnley at 16:00 BST the following day.
Match ends, Leicester City 0, Southampton 0.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Southampton 0.
Attempt missed. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Drinkwater.
Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
Offside, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs tries a through ball, but Leonardo Ulloa is caught offside.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Cuco Martina (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Charlie Austin.
Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City).
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City).
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Islam Slimani.
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
Islam Slimani (Leicester City) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Dusan Tadic.
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City).
Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
Attempt saved. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Steven Davis.
Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
Danny Simpson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Jamie Vardy.
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Marc Albrighton.
Attempt missed. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
Islam Slimani (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Daniel Drinkwater. | Champions Leicester City's struggles in the Premier League continued as they were held to a draw by Southampton. | 37465186 | [
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In a White House news conference, Mr Obama also said he "absolutely" has concerns about the president-elect.
But he called on his fellow Democrats to accept the result and "recognise that that is how democracy works".
Mr Obama declined to comment on Mr Trump's pick of controversial conservative figure Steve Bannon as his White House chief strategist.
Speaking of his meeting last week at the White House with Mr Trump, Mr Obama said: "I emphasised to him that, look, in an election like this that was so hotly contested and so divided, gestures matter.
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"I did say to him, as I've said publicly, that because of the nature of the campaign and the bitterness and ferocity of the campaigns, it's really important to try to send some signals of unity, and to reach out to minority groups or women or others that were concerned about the tenor of the campaign."
Mr Obama said of their Oval Office meeting: "We had a very cordial conversation. Do I have concerns? Absolutely."
It was only a week ago that the nation's first black president was describing Mr Trump as "woefully unprepared for the job".
But during last Thursday's White House meeting, Mr Obama said his successor had "expressed a great interest in maintaining our core strategic relationships".
He said this included "strong and robust Nato" partnerships, which he said would convey "enormous continuity" to the world.
Mr Trump on Monday spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced, and both agreed their countries' relations were "extremely unsatisfactory".
Mr Trump's appointment of Mr Bannon, editor of the right-wing media outlet Breitbart News, as his senior advisor in the West Wing has stirred controversy.
But Mr Obama told reporters it would "not be fair of me to comment on every appointment that the president-elect starts making".
"It's only been six days," said Mr Obama. "I think it will be important for him to have the room, to staff up.
"There are certain things that make for good soundbites, but don't make for good policy."
He added: "Campaigning is different from governing - I think he recognises that."
Mr Obama predicted "there are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognises them and corrects them.
"Because when you're a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial it has less impact than it does when you're president of the United States."
Mr Trump has also named Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, a relatively uncontroversial pick.
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The Iceland lorry ended up in the grounds of St John's Church following the crash on Woodfield Street, Morriston, at about 04:50 BST on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for Iceland said the driver was taken ill at the wheel.
He was taken to Morriston Hospital "as a precaution", South Wales Police said.
Officers are investigating the cause of the crash, it added. | A delivery truck crashed into parked cars before hitting a church wall in Swansea. | 36094139 | [
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The 21-year-old told BBC Sport last year that he was considering an approach from Algeria.
The Lille striker was born in France and played for them at every youth level from under-16 but is eligible for Algeria through his parents.
The Algeria Football Federation said it "will immediately begin the process of registering the player with Fifa."
The federation added Benzia met its president Mohamed Raouraoua this week to finalise his choice to play for the Desert Foxes.
Even though Fifa is yet to receive Benzia's request for a switch of nationality, the Algerian football authority is confident of a swift approval by the game's governing body.
Benzia has scored 26 goals in 43 appearances during his time playing for France's youth teams.
His capture will come as a morale boost for Algeria after they were snubbed by Lyon striker Nabil Fekir last year.
Benzia started his career at Lyon where he progressed from the academy to the senior squad and made his senior debut against Nice in May 2012.
He switched to Ligue 1 rivals Lille in August 2015 in search of regular football and has already scored five goals in 20 appearances for the club this season. | Former France youth international striker Yassine Benzia has pledged his senior future to Algeria. | 35653334 | [
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It was three tries apiece in the first half, Wade scoring either side of Will Rowlands' try, with Josh Adams going over twice after Bryce Heem's score.
After Heem saw red for a tackle on Willie le Roux, Wasps' Alapati Leiua, Josh Bassett and Brendan Macken scored.
However, Biyi Alo and Jackson Willison crossed as Warriors gained two points.
The hosts also finished the match with 14 men, as ex-Warriors man Matt Mullan was sent to the sin-bin.
Second-bottom Worcester led on two occasions in the first half and were good value for their two bonus points.
New Zealander Heem was dismissed on 45 minutes for a mistimed challenge on airborne Wasps full-back Le Roux, who was replaced by Bassett after receiving treatment on the pitch.
Dai Young's side are now guaranteed a place in the end-of-season play-offs, while Warriors are nine points clear of Bristol and only four adrift of 10th-placed Sale.
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young:
"It's a win and five points but there were very few areas of our game that pleased me.
"Worcester won nearly all the 50-50s and were first to react in terms of mind and our performance didn't match the five points.
"Christian was probably the difference, but I always thought that we could respond if we needed to as we probably had that extra bit of quality.
"It was a big message to us as we will have to be better against Leinster next week as they will match us for quality so we'll have to prove that we've got the belly for the fight."
Worcester director of rugby Gary Gold:
"We knew we had to put in an incredibly strong performance and we showed huge character in an absolutely outstanding effort.
"We are a good team and improving but we want to keep our feet on the ground, although I believe we've turned the corner.
"We defended very well but we conceded two tries to Wade, who is a world class finisher. If you don't get him first time, you end up chasing shadows."
"Bryce was unfortunate but the referee had no choice. Luke is a good ref, he let the game flow and it was fun to watch."
Wasps: Beale; Wade, Leiua, Gopperth, Le Roux; Cipriani, Robson; McIntyre, Johnson (capt), Moore, Rowlands, Myall, Haskell, Young, Rieder.
Replacements: Cruse, Mullan, Cooper-Woolley, Symons, Thompson, Simpson, Macken, Bassett.
Worcester: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Willison, Adams; Mills, Hougaard; Rapava Ruskin, Taufete'e, Schonert, O'Callaghan (capt), Spencer, Vui, Lewis, Mama.
Replacements: Bregvadze, Bower, Alo, Dowson, Potgieter, Baldwin, Humphreys, Hammond.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | The Premiership's top try scorer Christian Wade scored two tries as leaders Wasps moved five points clear with a bonus-point win over Worcester. | 39342460 | [
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A toxic mix of higher inflation, stagnant wage growth and falling consumer confidence means that 2017 and 2018 could see that economy in dark and chilly waters, and not working for many people.
The government will be expected to be ready with the lifeboats.
Lifeboats which many believe are on the small side and possibly full of holes.
Britain still has considerable debts, is running a deficit and has a productivity problem - meaning the economy is not producing sufficient economic wealth to increase general incomes.
So far, the UK economy has performed robustly in the face of dire warnings that a vote to leave the European Union would lead to an immediate and negative impact on economic performance.
Consumers have ignored the Cassandras standing at the shore, warning of shark-infested seas ahead, and have gone swimming anyway.
Today saw the first evidence that one of those sharks - inflation - is starting to nibble at the bathers' toes.
Inflation's rise to its highest level for two years can be directly linked to the value of sterling, which has fallen by 16% this year, mainly following the referendum.
As the pound falls in value, import costs of staples like food and fuel rise.
That starts feeding through to prices that consumers pay.
Of course, inflation is still at historically low levels - and no one is predicting a 1970s-style spike.
Meanwhile, a weaker pound encourages exports as it is cheaper to sell British products abroad.
But many are arguing that where clothing and fuel prices go today - up compared to a year ago - food is likely to follow, cutting into people's already stretched finances.
For the moment, supermarkets and their suppliers (remember the Marmite row?) are soaking up the larger part of higher import costs by reducing their profit margins.
The cut-throat food market means that the run-up to Christmas - retailers' most important time - is not a time for widespread price increases.
Some argue that this caution will not last much into the New Year.
If inflation does maintain its upward trajectory, then the Bank of England will need to consider the path interest rates might take.
Higher inflation is usually controlled by higher interest rates, but that reduces business and consumer spending power because the cost of borrowing money increases.
Less spending in the economy tends to be deflationary.
So if rates do rise, then that adds to the "cost of living" debate.
A debate the prime minister knows will dominate her time in Downing Street. | Ask senior officials in Number 10 what the most important issue is for voters and it isn't long before they point out that an economy "that works for everyone" is more than just a slogan. | 38305193 | [
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Nationalist MPs will take control of the UK Parliament's energy and climate change select committee and Scottish affairs select committee.
The SNP won 56 of the 59 Westminster constituencies at the general election two weeks ago.
That resulted in the party being the third largest, behind the Conservatives and Labour.
Parliamentary convention dictates that the official third largest party at Westminster gets to chair a number of select committees.
SNP chief whip Mike Weir said both committees were especially important to Scotland in this parliament.
He said: "We will be seeing one of the major bills coming forward in the Scotland Bill on more powers for Scotland, and of course the energy and climate change committee is of particular importance with our oil and gas sector and renewables industry.
"The SNP chairing these committees will allow us to make progress on these important issues, and will help us get the best deal for Scotland." | The SNP will chair two House of Commons select committees at Westminster, it has been announced. | 32843295 | [
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With 18 minutes remaining at Pittodrie and with the score at 1-1, the winger was given a straight red card for a challenge on defender Mikael Lustig.
A Scottish FA disciplinary tribunal reviewed the case and rejected the claim of wrongful dismissal.
Hayes will now serve a two-match suspension.
The appeal process meant the 28-year-old Irishman was free to play in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Hamilton, which took the Dons five points clear at the top of the Premiership.
However, he will miss Saturday's visit to Hearts and the following midweek League Cup meeting with Hibernian.
Speaking after the win against Celtic, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes thought the red card was harsh.
"It's not a two-footed challenge," he told BBC Scotland. "If he [referee Craig Thomson] sees again, I'd be surprised if he thought it was a red card but it is what it is. We had to deal with it and we dealt with it." | Aberdeen have been unsuccessful with their appeal against Jonny Hayes' sending off in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Celtic. | 34242317 | [
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Almaz, 24, had won the 10,000m in world record time last week and had been expected to complete the 10,000m and 5,000m double.
But she was overhauled by Cheruiyot, 32, and her Kenyan compatriot Hellen Onsando Obiri, 26, who took silver.
Cheruiyot set an Olympic record time of 14 minutes 26.17 seconds. Britain's Eilish McColgan was 13th in 15:12.09.
"It's my fourth Olympics and I hadn't had gold. Today I said 'I am not going to lose'," said Cheruiyot, who was runner-up to Almaz in the 10,000m in Rio and the London 2012 5,000m silver medallist.
McColgan said: "Yes, I'm actually disappointed although it's good that I am disappointed. At the start of the year if someone had said that, I would have taken it.
"Looking at the other girls' personal bests I thought that I should be around the top eight and to come 13th, I'm really disappointed. I'm in better shape than that.
"To go and run 15:12, I don't think I've done myself justice but it was good experience and that burst of pace, I'm not used to doing it and I need to mentally get ready for it. "
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot won a shock 5,000m Olympic gold as race favourite Ayana Almaz of Ethiopia took bronze. | 36691181 | [
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Naseby Battlefield Project (NBP) wants to build the centre at the Northamptonshire site of the decisive battle of the English Civil War.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given the group £9,900 to pay for a feasibility study and consultation.
NBP will then apply for a grant to build the centre.
The battle took place on 14 June 1645, when the army of parliament destroyed the King's army in fields just outside the village of Naseby.
The NBP Trustees and Patrons want to create the Naseby Battlefield Visitor Centre as an information resource about the battle itself, the Civil War, the political and social history of the era, the rural environment in the 1600s and what life was like at the time.
NBP chairman Lord Arthur Hazelrigg, said: "We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop our plans for a visitor centre that will bring the Battle of Naseby to the national prominence it deserves.
Mike Ingram, project trustee, said the centre "would be somewhere to anchor the story and show artefacts of the battle". | A project to build a visitors' centre, costing more than £1m, for the site of one of most key battles in English history has won a lottery grant. | 35337927 | [
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Campaigners have asked the university to reconsider the move, highlighting its "strong record" in educating people from disadvantaged groups.
But the university says it needs to reduce costs in line with its student numbers.
University and College Union (UCU) members will meet later to discuss what form the action should take.
Two-thirds (67%) of UCU members voted for strike action.
Members of its sister union UNISON are voting in a separate ballot, closing on 22 May.
Both academic and professional support workers' posts will be closed under the university's proposals.
Staff and students will also lobby the university's board of governors at their general meeting on Tuesday.
Campaigners argue that the university has a track record in "providing educational opportunities for some of the most disadvantaged groups in society".
They say in the academic year starting September 2012, nearly half the students at London Met were from minority ethnic groups, compared with 16% of university students nationally.
In addition, about half were from the poorest groups in society.
UCU's regional official Barry Jones said: "Nobody wants to be on strike and we remain open to sitting down to explore a better way forward than these job losses.
"Far from further cutbacks, this university is in desperate need of investment to expand access to education."
A university spokesman said its costs were too high.
"We therefore need to reduce our cost structure to be more in line with our student numbers, as well as universities in the capital similar to London Met," he said. | Teaching and support staff at London Metropolitan University have voted to strike in protest over 165 job cuts. | 32693798 | [
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He is white, 5ft 7in tall, with white swept back hair and was last seen wearing black glasses and a red jacket.
South Wales Police said there is "considerable concern" for the man and called or information. | A search has been launched for a pensioner who has gone missing in Swansea. | 32251419 | [
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The Pass Wide and Slow Wales campaign has collected 1,300 signatures on the assembly's e-petition website.
It wants an annual road safety awareness campaign explaining to motorists how to react around horses.
The British Horse Society found that since 2010 there have been 2,000 road accidents in the UK, with 1,500 because of cars passing too closely.
As a result of these, 180 horses and 36 riders have died.
Awareness rides were planned for Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, Neyland in Pembrokeshire, Machynlleth, Powys, Flintshire and Porthmadog in Gwynedd.
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The disease can be more serious and harder to treat than conventional, human tuberculosis.
The world has committed to being free of tuberculosis by 2035.
But bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) say animal TB has been neglected for decades.
Raw or unpasteurised milk is one of the most common sources of the infection.
But animal tuberculosis - officially known as zoonotic tuberculosis - also affects those in close contact with infected animals including vets, farmers and butchers.
Dr Francisco Olea-Popelka, from the Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, said zoonotic tuberculosis was "far more common than previously recognised".
The best estimates suggest there are around 121,000 new cases of animal TB each year.
The figure is tiny compared to human TB, which is the biggest lethal infection in the world.
But Dr Olea-Popelka told the BBC News website: "I think we should care."
"This is a well-known problem and has been neglected for decades, it is a disease that is preventable, treatable and curable and yet still today we have hundreds of thousands of people suffering from it.
"Ten thousand die every year from this disease, that's a lot of cases compared to many other diseases, why not care?" he added.
He is part of a group - including the WHO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Stop TB Partnership - that has published a call to action in the Lancet Infectious Diseases medical journal.
One of the biggest issues the report raises is the unknown scale of the problem.
Studies in Mexico suggest 28% of all tuberculosis cases are down to zoonotic TB but a study in India put the figure at 9% and one in children in California suggested a figure of 45%.
Dr Paula Fujiwara, from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, added: "With approximately nine million individuals contracting TB globally each year, even relatively low percentages of zoonotic TB lead to large numbers of people suffering from this form of the disease."
"People living with zoonotic TB require specialized care, but in the vast majority of cases, they are not even adequately diagnosed," she added.
Animal TB is caused by Mycobacterium bovis, which is a different infection to human TB caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
M. bovis is inherently resistant to one of the key drugs used to treat human TB - pyrazinamide.
And Dr Olea-Popelka added: "Once you get zoonotic TB it is often extrapulmonary TB, meaning it is not only in the lungs, but in other organs; that complicates the diagnosis and makes it more difficult to treat."
How to tackle animal tuberculosis will be one of the themes of the Union World Conference on Lung Health taking place later this month.
Dr Olea-Popelka said the key strategies for preventing zoonotic were:
Each is easier said than done.
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Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday, with the Islamic State group saying it is responsible.
The two-Test series was due to begin in Chittagong on Friday, 9 October.
"One man gets killed, an Italian, and the tour is off. We've had 50,000 people killed in Pakistan," Khan said.
Khan was referring to figures estimating the number of "fatalities in terrorist violence" in Pakistan since 2003.
In May, Pakistan hosted their first home full international fixture since gunmen attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lanka team on its way to play in Lahore in 2009.
"A certain amount of tension is likely through terrorism, but they have to trust the Bangladeshis, the Indians, the Sri Lankans and Pakistanis. We give them 100% protection," Khan added.
"Some of the countries, like Australia and New Zealand, are perhaps oversensitive."
Cricket Australia had initially delayed the team's scheduled departure on 28 September while it worked on a "revised security plan".
But it now says that official advice means it had "no alternative but to postpone the tour".
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said it was "disappointed" by the decision but is "committed to rescheduling the series at a later date".
On Wednesday, the BCB had promised "VVIP" treatment for the Australian team, saying they would be given the same level of security afforded to visiting heads of state.
England are due to tour Bangladesh to play two Tests and three one-day internationals in October and November 2016. | Australia were "overly sensitive" to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan. | 34417311 | [
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The candidates were responding to a question about proposed changes to health care in Staffordshire at a debate run by BBC Radio Stoke.
They were asked about a consultation by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) which buy health services in the area.
The consultation is looking at reducing bed-blocking and improving efficiency.
Ian Wilkes, for the Liberal Democrats, told the debate, at St George's Centre in Newcastle, health care and care in the home were not "joined-up".
"When you come out of hospital there should be care ready and waiting," he said.
Phil Wood for UKIP, said at the moment too many people in the NHS were "trying to protect their own budgets and let someone else have the problem".
He said his party would put £3bn a year in to stop "[its] creeping privatisation".
Replying, Sam Gibbons, the Green Party's candidate, claimed UKIP leader Nigel Farage had said he would like a private-style health care system.
Mr Gibbons said cuts had meant managers at hospitals, including his mother who was a nurse and ward manager, still provided clinical care alongside "heavy workloads".
Labour's Paul Farrelly said the first question should be "what does the individual need?" and not "whose budget is it coming from?".
Questioned on Labour's objection to plans for the tendering of NHS cancer and end-of-life contracts across Staffordshire, he claimed the area was being used as "a guinea pig for further creeping privatisation".
Tony Cox, parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party, said his party recognised "there needs to be better integration" between health and social care but the move had been hampered by "some reluctance" from councils and some NHS departments.
"But locally this year Staffordshire County Council have this year invested another £20m into social care which is where we've realised the pressures are actually happening," he said.
David Nixon is standing as an independent a parliamentary candidate for Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The candidates for this constituency are
Conservative, Tony Cox
Labour, Paul Farrelly
Green, Sam Gibbons
Independent, David Nixon
Liberal Democrat, Ian Wilkes
UKIP, Phil Wood | Parliamentary candidates for Newcastle-under-Lyme all called for a "joined-up policy" on health and social care in north Staffordshire at a public debate. | 32304414 | [
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Charlie Walker's deflected free-kick put the hosts ahead, before Giorgio Rasulo's shot doubled the lead.
Grimsby then took a 3-2 lead with goals from Padraig Amond, Omar Bogle and Nathan Arnold, before Rhys Browne fired in an equaliser for Aldershot.
But Jon Nolan's cross went over Shots keeper Phil Smith and into the net to earn the Mariners all three points.
The result keeps Paul Hurst's Grimsby side third in the table, seven points above sixth-placed Braintree.
Aldershot Town boss Barry Smith told BBC Surrey:
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"I am just disappointed with the goals we conceded, but I thought the first-half the players showed that commitment and desire. The passing football we like to do and like to play made us score two great goals.
"In the second half we still played some good stuff and the boys still worked hard, but lapses of concentration in our box cost us.
"The players know who they are picking up in the box. Phil Smith has held his hand up for two goals and feels he could've done better, which is credit to him, but it's lapses of concentration."
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"First-half going in at 2-0 was very concerning because I asked them some questions and they were quiet.
"To drag themselves back into the game and get in front and then have the disappointment of going 3-3, but clearly there was some luck in the end with the winning goal from Jon Nolan.
"We've certainly earned some luck, we haven't had it recently and I'm hoping that's a change in that fortune. What a fantastic three points and reward for the fans that were not happy at half-time as we all weren't." | Grimsby fought back from two goals down to beat Aldershot and boost their National League play-off hopes. | 35637746 | [
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It happened at about 12:30 BST. The victim died at the scene.
Another man is in a critical condition.
The road is expected to remain closed for a number of hours while a thorough investigation into the crash is carried out. | A man has died following a two-vehicle collision on the A1 carriageway at Banbridge on Tuesday. | 40267770 | [
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Andreas Von Knorre and Elton Hinz pleaded guilty to entering a train depot and spraying graffiti on a train.
Singapore has strict laws on vandalism, and has caned and jailed foreigners in the past for the offence.
These include a Swiss national in 2010 and US teenager Michael Fay whose 1994 caning sparked global controversy.
Von Knorre, 22, and Hinz, 21, had flown into Singapore from Australia in November last year and vandalised a train during their stay.
They left the country afterwards and were eventually arrested in Kuala Lumpur in neighbouring Malaysia.
Both men expressed remorse in court, and called their acts "a stupid mistake".
Caning in Singapore involves being struck with a wooden stick on the back of the thigh, which can leave permanent scars.
The maximum penalty for vandalism is a fine of S$2,000 (£958: $1,461) or up to three years in jail, in addition to three to eight strokes of the cane.
In 2010, Swiss software consultant Oliver Fricker was jailed and caned for spray-painting graffiti on a train in Singapore.
American Michael Fay made international headlines when he was sentenced in 1994 for damaging cars and public property. Despite an appeal from US President Bill Clinton, Singapore authorities went ahead with the caning but gave Fay a reduced number of strokes. | Two German men have been sentenced to three strokes of a cane and nine months in jail in Singapore for vandalism and trespassing. | 31744029 | [
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The study, published on the British Medical Journal website, showed that the failure rate could be cut in half.
Researchers analysed data from patients who were taking bisphosphonates, which are used to prevent the loss of bone material.
However, scientists say further studies are still needed.
When joints become damaged or worn out, commonly due to osteoarthritis, it can be painful and limits movement.
An implant can dramatically improve a patient's mobility. More than 50,000 hip and 70,000 knee, replacements take place in the UK each year.
While they can last for decades, some fail within years. This can happen when the bone around the implant is dissolved by the body meaning the replacement joint becomes loose.
The theory was that bisphosphonates, which are used by patients with osteoporosis to prevent bone being broken down, would prevent the loosening.
The researchers looked at data from General Practice Research Database for joint replacements and compared what happened to 1,912 patients taking bisphosphonates with 41,995 patients who did not.
After five years, 1.96% of implants failed without the drug, compared with 0.93% in those taking medication.
Prof Nigel Arden, a specialist in rheumatic diseases at the Universities of Oxford and Southampton, said the first implant would cost the NHS about £7,000, but replacements would cost £34,000.
He told the BBC: "It has the potential to have a huge impact."
He said two of the risk factors, age and obesity, meant the number of cases was "increasing dramatically".
Prof Arden is not arguing that people should be given the drug yet. He has applied for funding for a further trial to test the effectiveness of bisphosphonates and which patients would benefit most.
The chief medical officer for England, Prof Dame Sally Davies welcomed the findings.
"With such a high incidence of knee and hip replacement surgery, the possibility that the life of joint implants could be lengthened and reduce the number of complex revision surgeries means that these results have the potential to make significant improvements to the lives of many NHS patients," she said. | Using a bone-strengthening drug could make joint replacements last longer, according to an analysis of GPs' records. | 16051151 | [
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She found time to visit Mount Vesuvius and the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, she took her friends to the villa they had hired... and then she received an email from her agent with news of a wildcard into the US Open qualifying draw, and promptly headed back to the airport.
Forty-eight hours earlier, Robson had won her first tournament since the age of 14 - capturing the ITF title in Landisville, Pennsylvania. It was by far and away her biggest triumph since first feeling the effects of a wrist injury in the late summer of 2013.
She played only two events in the whole of 2014, and in April of that year underwent surgery on her dominant left wrist in Minnesota. Her recovery was a slow, painful and very frustrating process. She next played competitively at the Eastbourne qualifying event of June 2015.
By this time Robson had forfeited her WTA ranking. She was playing on a 12 month long protected ranking of 58 (the position she held at her last event before injury: the 2014 Australian Open) and the comeback was a very stilted affair. Other minor injuries held her back as she hit the practice courts hard and it is only since the start of this year that she has been totally free of pain in the wrist.
Robson's progress in the first six months of this year was unspectacular.
At the back of your mind you're not quite sure if your body is going to break down or if it's properly healed
She has won only one tour level match since her return - and that came against an unranked Moroccan teenager in the first round of the WTA event in Rabat; she was soundly beaten by Andrea Petkovic at the French Open, and Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon.
But then, after dispiriting trips to minor tournaments in Fort Worth, Lexington and Sacramento in which she collected five ranking points and earned barely one thousand dollars, Robson won five matches in a row in Landisville - including the final without dropping a game.
The $3,919 in prize money was irrelevant, but the 50 ranking points helped her climb back into the world's top 250, and did wonders for her confidence.
"I definitely put a lot of pressure on myself when I had my protected ranking," Robson told BBC Sport after qualifying for the main draw at the US Open.
"You know you are on a limited amount of time so I wasn't playing as freely as maybe I should have - especially at the Slams.
"But I knew I was putting in all the right things on the practice court and in the gym. It was waiting for that one moment where it all came together. I was prepared for it - I knew that I had this long season of training behind me."
Her reward for overcoming a nasty bout of conjunctivitis to win three qualifying matches at Flushing Meadows is a first round match on Tuesday with fellow British player Naomi Broady.
Robson is now being coached by the former British number one Lucie Ahl and Colin Beecher, and being watched here in New York by the LTA's lead women's coach Jeremy Bates.
"You see it a lot with athletes when they've had a long term injury," Bates explained, after Robson's early Saturday morning practice session.
"Mentally it's very difficult to fully commit yourself again to the physicality of the sport. At the back of your mind you're not quite sure if your body is going to break down or if it's properly healed.
"You can't shortcut it. At Wimbledon she was playing, but now when you see her play she's completely uninhibited, she's very mobile, she's chasing every ball. She's able to recover and compete as she used to. And you can see that she has no negative thoughts in her mind at all.
"It's completely mental - you've just got to get your brain around it."
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Robson has lost virtually three years of her career - but yet she is only 22, and is still armed with a devastating forehand. She says she is working harder than ever on the practice court, and has proved in the past she has the temperament for the big occasion.
In the first eight months of 2013 alone, Robson beat Petra Kvitova en route to the third round of the Australian Open; had clay court wins over Agnieszka Radwanska and Venus Williams; reached the fourth round of Wimbledon and then the third round of the US Open. As a result, she reached a career high ranking of 27.
Her involvement in the final Grand Slam of this year has, though, come as a lovely surprise.
After winning in Landisville, Robson's agent Max Eisenbud told her there was virtually no chance of her being awarded a wildcard into qualifying. Hence the flight back home to the UK, and then on to Italy for that girls' holiday.
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She was soon gone. But not forgotten.
"I've had so many pictures of their sunset cruises and they have been tagging me in their Instagram as if I'm still part of the group," Robson said.
"We had squad necklaces and everything - it was a full on girls' trip.
"But they're very happy that I came here instead." | Laura Robson's recent holiday in Italy lasted all of six hours. | 37208010 | [
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The mile-long Northern Inner Distributor Road (NIDR) now links the east of the town with the west.
It was estimated in January that technical issues involving a bridge increased the cost of the £21m project by a further £10m.
The council is in a legal dispute with the contractor Carillion about the extra costs and who should pay.
Somerset County Council said the delays had been "enormously frustrating".
Cabinet member for highways, John Woodman, said the new road will "unlock" the old cattle market Firepool site for development and ease traffic in the town.
He added: "The dispute is ongoing and we will work hard to make the best result for all the people of Somerset and the people of Taunton."
Mike Rigby, independent councillor for Bishops Lydeard, said the council had "a lot of questions" to answer about how the project was managed.
"How has it been that the council signed a contract that enabled a contractor to take more than twice the amount of time to build what should be a fairly straight-forward job?
"It worries me, it's [an] example of how the county council has not well-managed a large contract."
Carillion had nothing to add to the council statement. | A multi-million pound road scheme to ease congestion in Taunton has opened more than two years behind schedule. | 40563066 | [
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The service is available to Three customers travelling to the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Sweden and Denmark.
European authorities have been clamping down on roaming charges.
But Three is the first network to abolish them altogether, albeit in selected countries, where it has sister networks.
Three says customers on a pay monthly contract would be able to use their allowances of free minutes, texts and data with no extra charges for being abroad.
However, those on unlimited plans will be subject to some restrictions.
In a press release, Thomas Malleschitz, marketing director at Three, said: "By abolishing expensive roaming charges in select countries, we are allowing our customers to get even more value from their minutes, texts and data abroad by removing the fear associated with staying in touch while travelling."
Analysts say that other operators of mobile phone networks are likely to follow Three's lead, particularly those who already have a presence in other countries.
Matthew Howett, a senior analyst at consultancy firm Ovum, says the deal from Three is also interesting because it applies to nations outside the European Union, where there has been pressure from authorities to lower roaming charges.
"Reducing roaming charges outside of that bloc will welcomed by many, since prices have remained stubbornly high in some countries," he said. | Three has announced that it has abolished international roaming charges in seven countries. | 23896896 | [
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Although the EY Item Club think tank predicts the economy will grow 1.9% this year, it expects that performance to fizzle out as inflation rises.
The economy's stability since June's Brexit vote was "deceptive", EY said.
Meanwhile, a senior Bank of England official told the BBC that inflation may surpass its 2% target.
In an interview to be broadcast on Monday, the Bank's deputy governor Ben Broadbent told Radio 5 live that sterling's weakness would fuel inflation, but that controlling prices with tighter monetary policy could hit growth and jobs.
The dilemma facing policymakers was underlined in the Item Club report.
It expects inflation to jump to 2.6% next year before easing back to 1.8% in 2018. That will cause growth in consumer spending to slow from an expected 2.5% this year to 0.5% in 2017 and 0.9% the year after, the report said.
Business investment is also forecast to fall due to uncertainty surrounding Britain's future trading relationship with the EU, dropping 1.5% this year and more than 2% in 2017.
EY predicts that the impact of weaker consumer spending and falling investment will cause UK GDP growth to drop sharply to 0.8% next year, before expanding to 1.4% in 2018.
Peter Spencer, chief economic advisor to the EY Item Club, said: "So far it might look like the economy is taking Brexit in its stride, but this picture is deceptive.
"Sterling's shaky performance this month provides a timely reminder that challenges lie ahead. As inflation returns over the winter it will squeeze household incomes and spending.
"The pressure on consumers and the cautious approach to spending by businesses mean that the UK is facing a period of relatively low growth," he said.
The report said that exporters will benefit from the depreciation of sterling, which last week tumbled against a basket of currencies. Exports will increase by 4.5% in 2017 and 5.6% in 2018, EY forecast.
But Mr Spencer did not expect this to be enough to offset a wider slowdown.
"With activity in the domestic market flat, GDP growth will become heavily dependent upon exports next year," he said.
"But once the UK has left the EU certain sectors, such as aerospace, automotive, and chemicals that trade extensively with the EU will be a lot more vulnerable and may need to be supported by subsidies and more robust industrial policies," he said.
Some of the economic challenges were spelled out in Mr Broadbent's BBC interview with 5 live's Sean Farrington.
The deputy governor, echoing remark's by the Bank's governor Mark Carney last week, said that letting inflation run ahead of the 2% target might ensure the economy does not suffer.
Tighter monetary policy to meet the target could lead to "undesirable consequences" such as lower growth and higher unemployment, he said. It's a "trade off", he added. | Britain's economy faces a "prolonged period" of weaker growth as consumer spending slows and business curbs investment, according to a report. | 37674169 | [
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Grime will feature prominently, with Stormzy, Kano and Wiley all playing.
And Barry Gibb follows in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers by taking Sunday evening's "legend slot".
The Bee Gees star appeared at the festival last year, duetting with Chris Martin on Stayin' Alive and To Love Somebody during Coldplay's headline set.
Tickets for the festival, which takes place from 21 - 25 June in Somerset, have already sold out.
It will be the last Glastonbury until 2019, with the festival taking a fallow year to allow Worthy Farm's cows (and Glastonbury's villagers) some time off.
Among the acts announced today are:
Krautrock pioneers The Can Project - featuring original Can members Irmin Schmidt and Malcolm Mooney, alongside Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and other guests - have also been added to the line-up.
Organiser Emily Eavis said "even more" bands would be announced soon.
The headliners had already been announced, with Radiohead leading the charge on the Pyramid Stage on Friday, 23 June.
Foo Fighters take the Saturday night slot, making up for 2015 - when they were forced to cancel after Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off a stage in Sweden. Ed Sheeran will close the festival on Sunday, just six years after his first appearance, on the BBC Introducing stage, in 2011.
Prior to today, country legend Kris Kristofferson was the only other performer confirmed - although Laura Marling, Wiley and The Avalanches all let the cat out of the bag.
Organisers say "twice as many" bands will play the festival this year; alongside the usual complement of film, comedy and performance art.
The BBC will feature 120 acts across six stages exclusively live on the BBC Glastonbury website. And you can see live pictures from the farm 365 days of the year on the Glastonbury webcam.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Ed Sheeran and Radiohead just found out who they'll be sharing a campsite with in June - after Glastonbury revealed 88 of the acts playing this year's event. | 39435586 | [
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"It would be unreasonable if we didn't have a clear path by that time," said Charlie Whiting, F1 director at motorsport's governing body the FIA.
The 'aeroscreen' tested by Red Bull on Friday and the 'halo' run by Ferrari pre-season are concepts in contention.
Red Bull will run the aeroscreen again at the Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix.
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These tests will evaluate the effect of coatings on the aeroscreen to ensure good visibility.
Whiting said: "This time we hope they will have sourced, and they are optimistic they can, some anti-glare coating for the inside - as we understand it can be quite difficult where you have tall buildings, trees, low sun, and those sorts of effects that you will probably get in Monaco and Monza, where there are natural features.
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"And there will also be a coating for the outside that will repel rain and prevent things sticking to it."
Mercedes and Ferrari - the teams who have done most research on the 'halo' concept - are free to carry on with evaluation of that should they wish to.
The 1 July deadline is to ensure teams have sufficient time to incorporate the design into their 2017 cars.
Each structure has its own effect on the chassis, as they are mounted in different ways at both the front - the halo by a single central strut, and the aeroscreen by two side struts - and the rear.
One single design solution will be imposed, either supplied centrally or to a specification for the teams to build themselves, to ensure no-one can gain an advantage.
Whiting said the next stage of testing would focus on allaying concerns about the possibility of the driver's head hitting the structure in an accident.
He said F1 cars have a "free head volume", which is the space that has to be free for a driver's head to move about in a high-speed accident without hitting anything other than the cockpit sides, which are fitted with impact-absorbing material.
Whiting said: "At the moment it's quite big and is causing a few problems, so what we are doing is some sled work with a dummy to try to simulate more precisely just how much room you need in order to make sure that the driver's head doesn't make contact with it - as they are both substantial structures."
This analysis, he said, is expected to be completed within the next two weeks.
Never want to miss the latest formula 1 news? You can now add F1 and all the other sports and teams you follow to your personalised My Sport home. | Formula 1 bosses have a set a deadline of 1 July for a decision on the introduction of cockpit head protection for the 2017 season. | 36181514 | [
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In a no-holds-barred email to the board seen by the BBC, Cyrus Mistry says he had become a "lame duck" chairman and alleges constant interference, including being asked to sign off on deals he knew little about.
He also warned the company risks huge writedowns across the business.
Tata said it currently had no response to the allegations.
The Bombay Stock Exchange has sought clarification from Tata on the contents of Mr Mistry's letter.
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Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group, unexpectedly replaced Mr Mistry with his predecessor Ratan Tata on Monday, giving no explanation or details about its decision.
But analysts say there was a clash over strategy, with the Tata family unhappy at Mr Mistry's policy of looking to sell off parts of the business - including Tata's European steel business - rather than holding on to assets and extending the firm's global reach.
Whatever the reasons, Mr Mistry has come out fighting. In his blistering five-page attack, he wrote that the board had "not covered itself with glory" and that the nature of his dismissal had done "immeasurable harm" to both his own reputation and that of the firm.
And he said that when he moved from being a non-executive director to chairman in 2012, he did "not have a clear grasp of the gravity" of problems he had inherited.
While saying that he did not want to "air a laundry list", Mr Mistry went on to unleash a brutal assessment of many aspects of the business, warning the firm may face 1.18 trillion rupees ($18bn) in writedowns because of five unprofitable businesses he inherited.
Issues he raised included:
Mr Mistry said there was no sign of profitability on the Tata Nano project - which had been launched as the world's cheapest car - and criticised a failure to face up to the reality of its consistently losing money.
"Any turnaround strategy for the company requires to shut it down. Emotional reasons alone have kept us away from that crucial decision," he said.
Tata's foray into the aviation sector was also criticised, with Mr Mistry suggesting he signed up to joint ventures under pressure from the former chairman.
He claimed he was asked by Ratan Tata to sign off quickly on a tie-up with Malaysia's Air Asia to create Air Asia India and that "my pushback was hard but futile".
And he wrote that Tata's 51% stake in Vistara - a venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines - was also foisted upon on him "without the benefit of time and experience to fully evaluate the proposal".
Cyrus Mistry had been hand-picked as a successor to Ratan Tata as the second chairman from outside the Tata family and with high hopes that he would be the right man to steer the company.
He was the sixth chairman in Tata's 148-year history and the first chairman in nearly 80 years to come from outside the Tata family.
But Mr Mistry did not come into the job cold. His family has been a major Tata investor since the 1930s and controls companies holding 18% of Tata Sons.
And he knows the family well, not least because of his sister's marriage to Ratan Tata's half-brother, Noel. | The ousted chairman of India's Tata Group has lashed out at the way his sudden departure was handled. | 37775458 | [
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Highways England plans to "increase capacity and reduce congestion" between Worthing and Lancing.
But Adur and Worthing councils say the £69m proposal is not fit for purpose and the government body should launch a fresh consultation with updated plans.
Highways England project manager Tom Beasley said the improvements were the "best achievable option".
Large-scale options were considered by Highways England, including dual carriageway schemes with flyovers.
But the consultation focuses a mix of new traffic signalling and road widening on six junctions between Durrington Hill and the Lancing Manor roundabout.
In a joint statement, the leader of Adur District Council, Neil Parkin, and the leader of Worthing Borough Council, Dan Humphreys, said the "modest" plans are not good enough.
Mr Parkin said: "Highways England say they want to consult with us but we say this is a sham. By not allowing the public to weigh up options and see full costings how are we to make any kind of decision?
"All I do know is the current scheme on the table is barely worth the disruption and certainly not worth spending £69m on."
Mr Humphreys added: "Highways England do not seem to be taking us seriously. Our questions were met with an 'experts know best' response."
But Mr Beasley said Highways England think that the proposal "would make a worthwhile improvement to people's journeys and is the best achievable option within the scope and budget available for the project".
"We welcome all views and promise that we will take all responses to the consultation fully into account."
Consultation into the proposal ends on 12 September. | A consultation into improvements on the A27 has been dubbed "a sham" by council leaders. | 40925854 | [
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At the end of his speech launching the party's manifesto, Mike Nesbitt said: "Domination doesn't work, partnership does."
Ulster Unionists want the election to be a referendum on how the Renewable Heat Incentive debacle was handled.
But the focus has now turned on them following Mr Nesbitt's comments.
Mr Nesbitt was asked about the decision of his senior party colleague Danny Kennedy to publicly distance himself from the remarks.
He turned to Mr Kennedy, who was sitting behind him on the platform, and said: "It wasn't disappointing, it was actually quite reaffirming to know Danny was listening."
The line brought laughter from other candidates and party members.
Under questioning from journalists, Mr Nesbitt denied that he had any regrets or that he had made a mistake.
"What I have said consistently is vote Ulster Unionists and then for any candidate that you believe will do the right thing within your community, within your constituency and within the country," he said.
He added that he "wouldn't withdraw a word" of what he had said and was thinking only of what what would happen after the election.
"The fact is, if we are going into [Stormont] Castle, it will be with a nationalist party," he said.
"Now, would I rather go in with Sinn Féin or the SDLP? I would rather go in with the SDLP."
Mr Nesbitt went on to say that, on Monday, he spent a lot of time time knocking doors in heavily unionist areas with "very little criticism and a lot of support for what I was talking about".
"I am confident in my position and I'm very confident and relaxed that [candidates] behind me are taking different positions in terms of vote transfer," he said.
"But people will come back on 2 March to thinking about the £85,000 a day that is going up in smoke, the 10 years of the DUP and Sin Féin in that castle and the impossibility, no matter what anybody writes in a platform piece for the newspaper, of leopards changing their spots."
The manifesto, entitled 'Real Partnership', includes calls for action in tackling waiting lists, increasing PSNI numbers to 7,500, prioritising the York Street interchange, standing up for the LGBT community and "guaranteeing" that no group is worse off because of Brexit.
In a section entitled 'Cleaning Up Stormont', the party calls for:
On the theme of the election being a referendum, he said it was about "incompetence, arrogance, cronyism and the strong whiff of corruption".
He must hope that message will resonate more strongly than the continuing controversy over his remarks about transferring to the SDLP. | The Ulster Unionist leader has denied he made a mistake by saying he intends to give the SDLP his second preference in the Assembly election. | 38973171 | [
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It's clearly not the results. Beat Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday and they will have matched New Zealand's all-time tier one record for consecutive victories. It's not the way they finish games; under coach Eddie Jones, they have scored a cumulative 102 more points in the final quarter of matches than their opponents.
It's what's been happening at the other end of the games that is raising eyebrows among critics and hopes among their opponents.
Scoreless at home against Italy after 20 minutes, struggling to kick from hand, giving away set-piece penalties; 9-3 down to France, with a man in the sin bin; 10-0 down to Australia last autumn after 17 minutes, their opponents with 97% of the territory and 87% of the possession.
It goes further back. Down against South Africa earlier in the autumn, six penalties conceded in the first 21 minutes. Two tries conceded in the first 20 minutes in the third of the summer Tests against the Wallabies, 10-0 down after 15 minutes of the first.
You might say it doesn't matter. All those games were won. Against Wales in Cardiff England led 8-3 after the first quarter, with 74% of the possession. How could anyone complain when England have won their past 10 Six Nations matches, and are about to take on a team who haven't won in south-west London in 34 years?
Jones, all those years of international coaching with four different nations whirring away in his brain, thinks otherwise.
Part of that is about standards. This is a team he wants to win the next World Cup in 2019. Give the All Blacks a head-start and you are unlikely to catch them. Part of it is much more short-term: Scotland's revival in Vern Cotter's last year in charge is genuine. They are outsiders once again this weekend, but seldom in those 34 barren years have they travelled in such form.
"Mate, if I knew I'd fix it," Jones said when asked this week if he had worked out what was going wrong in those opening exchanges. "And I haven't been able to fix it, so I don't know."
"It's something we have been mentioning over the last few weeks," winger Jack Nowell told BBC Sport. "We've got ourselves out of jail a few times now - it is about a fast start, and putting our game on them first."
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England's replacements - the finishers, as Jones likes to call them - have done that jail-breaking to perfection. According to Opta, the men off the bench have created more tries than those of any other nation (three scored, two assisted), made more carries, conceded the fewest turnovers and shipped only one penalty (Scotland's replacements have conceded six, France's seven).
It's a wonderful asset for the coach to have. With a bench on Saturday that includes both Vunipola brothers, Jamie George, the returning Anthony Watson and the thundering Ben Te'o, it could be decisive once again this week.
It does not mean the starters cannot be expected to match those same standards. Dig a hole often enough, and one day you might not be able to climb out of it.
"It becomes a case of, are you riding your luck?" says Paul Grayson, the former England fly-half who is part of BBC Radio 5 live's commentary team at Twickenham this weekend.
"The Italy game was as bad an opening quarter as we've seen from an England team under Jones - and that was nothing to do with 'ruckgate' (when Italy's tactic of not committing to rucks befuddled England). They were just nowhere near it mentally.
"Maybe that's a timely wake-up call, because when winning becomes supposedly routine, even if you get away with a couple, you've still got to find a way to motivate yourself. If England are not quite there mentally, they look ordinary, and at some point soon they will lose."
"England need to start fast," former British and Irish Lions winger Ugo Monye told 5 live's Rugby Union Weekly podcast this week. "They need to get the crowd on their side - three points, six, nine, score a try, shut out Scotland, and put a seed of doubt into their minds.
"Scotland come down here with their fanfare and the bagpipes and their confidence, and everyone is aware of their threat, and if it's a close game you might just have the Twickenham crowd turning on their players a little bit."
Jones has been in ornery form this week, irascible in his media conferences, hard-nosed with his players on the Pennyhill Park training pitches.
"We're preparing to start well," he said irritably when announcing his selection. "We're not preparing not to start well.
"It's an 80-minute game. We've got to be ahead at the 80-minute mark, and that's what we're aiming to be against Scotland.
"It's like starting a 100m race. You can be ahead at the 10m mark, but you've got to be ahead at the 100m mark."
Jones, a self-confessed cricket nut, might enjoy another analogy: a pair of opening batsmen playing and missing on the first morning of a Test match, the opposition fast bowler fired up and the new ball seaming and bouncing past the outside edge.
What does it matter if they are 80-3 at lunch if by the close they have put on 300 for the loss of only one more wicket?
"Ian McGeechan, when he was coaching Northampton and telling us how he wanted us to play, brought up the example of Wigan's very successful rugby league team," remembers Grayson.
"Every team that played Wigan wanted to beat them. They would be totally up for it, and they would go toe-to-toe with them. They got to half-time, and it would be 10-8, or 6-6, or they would only be four points down.
"Then they would get into the second half, and as that effort left them tired and weakened, they would roll over and Wigan would score 40 points.
"I used to think, what does a game look like after 20 minutes? If I can get some points on the board, great; if they've thrown a few shots and we've had to defend for a while and they haven't got much out of it, no problem, we'll see you in the last 10 minutes of the first half and the last 15 minutes of the contest.
"The opposition are always going to be at their most obstinate and most up for it in that period. Yet, barring the Wales game, England haven't had too much flow in attack in the early part of their games. It's always difficult, but if you're the best side in the world, you do it. The All Blacks always manage to come out of the blocks."
Such has been the impact of England's replacements that the impression is that Jones has enviable strength in depth. He does - at prop and hooker, at scrum-half, on the wings.
With first-choice lock George Kruis out injured and his preferred partner Maro Itoje shifted to six, stand-in second rows Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes have arguably been England's most effective players.
But it is not true throughout the team. England's Test cricket team often find themselves early wickets down because they have struggled to replace Andrew Strauss alongside Alastair Cook. They can struggle on turning pitches because no-one who has come into the team has been able to match the impact of world-class spinner Graeme Swann.
"Nathan Hughes looks like the Billy Vunipola of three years ago," says Grayson. "Likely to last 50 minutes or do 30 minutes off the bench, do two or three good things but also disappear for a while.
"And that makes a massive difference. Take Lawrence Dallaglio out of England's World Cup-winning team and put in another number eight, and what do they look like? They're just not quite as big or powerful or dominant or vocal.
"When Dallaglio wasn't playing, England weren't quite the same. And I think that Vunipola is at that point. He's an 80-minute player heading to world class. And they just haven't got that otherwise.
"Billy has been out and with Chris Robshaw being out, that's two-thirds of your first-choice back row. That's a huge loss to England, because they don't have that many great back-row players." | It might sound a curiously mealy-mouthed thing to say about a team that have won their past 17 matches and sit atop the Six Nations table with consecutive Grand Slams a genuine possibility, but England's rugby team might have a problem. | 39236510 | [
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Barry Pring, 47, was killed by a speeding car as he tried to hail a taxi on the hard shoulder of a dual carriageway in Kiev in 2008.
His wife, Ganna Ziuzina, had returned to a restaurant for a missing glove.
The coroner at Exeter County Hall, Dr Elizabeth Earland, recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
More on the millionaire 'murdered' by his wife, and other news
She said: "His guard was lowered by inebriation. The car had stolen licence plates and did not brake or stop.
"I am satisfied that having heard all the evidence... much of it circumstantial, nevertheless, in my view it is overwhelming.
"I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Barry John Pring has been unlawfully killed."
She said the case demonstrated the difficulty in investigating a case of a death abroad, adding: "Our thoughts and condolences must go to the family who have endured years and years of distress and unhappiness."
Close friend Peter Clifford, a lawyer, told the inquest he had "no reasonable doubt" that Barry was murdered.
Ms Ziuzina, known as Anna, was 19 years younger than her husband. She tried to claim his assets within days of his death.
His family believe he was killed in a staged hit and run accident.
The couple met online in 2006 and were married in 2007 following a four-day engagement.
Mr Pring's mother, Irene Pring, said Ms Ziuzina claimed to be a teacher when the pair first met, but she was in fact a lap dancer and stripper.
She said: "We are sure Anna had some involvement in his death to inherit his money and property.
"I was quite surprised how cold she was with Barry. She did not lift a finger, she was a lazy thing."
The inquest heard Ms Ziuzina sold her husband's Range Rover, contents from his flat and moved funds from his bank account.
The hearing was also told she was "entitled to the first £200,000 of his estate" and that computer records revealed "she was having an affair with a Ukrainian man".
Greater Devon coroner Dr Elizabeth Earland said "strenuous attempts" had been made to get her to attend the inquest, but without success.
In a statement, Ms Ziuzina said she had made "three separate statements to Ukrainian police" and did not believe she could "add anything further".
Det Con Jonathan Watts, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said Mr Pring was hit by a car with no lights, speeding at 75mph.
He also said witnesses at the scene in Kiev described the killing "as a deliberate act".
The Ukrainian police closed an inquiry into his death, but relaunched it in 2011 as a murder inquiry. The case is still active "but not actively pursued". | The family of a millionaire businessman "are sure" he was killed for his money by his Ukrainian wife, an inquest has heard. | 38728777 | [
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The exhibition, From Dark to Light, explores the work of artist Victor Noble Rainbird, who was born in North Shields in 1887.
The largest collection to have been staged since the 1930s, his favourite subjects were the North Sea and the streets and people of his hometown.
Curator Dave Young said there was a lot of affection for him in the town.
Many of the pieces on display at The Old Low Light Heritage Centre in North Shields have never been seen in public before.
Mr Young, said: "We hope that this exhibition will shed new light on the life and work of a remarkable man and also a much misunderstood artist.
"This is the first major exhibition of his paintings to be held in his hometown of North Shields since the artist's lifetime and it is being held in a building that he would have known well and often painted.
"Victor Noble Rainbird's paintings are a fascinating legacy of life in the North East before and after the Great War, while his own remarkable war record is only now being unravelled."
Mr Rainbird joined the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914 when he was 26-years-old and served on the Western Front at Ypres, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and Armentieres.
Some of the drawings he produced while on active service have survived and are included in the exhibition.
Mr Young said they were a "poignant, important and sombre record of the horrors of war".
After the war, Rainbird made several return trips to France, Belgium and the Netherlands, producing some of his most impressive works.
He died aged 47 in 1936.
From Dark to Light: exploring the life and art of Victor Noble Rainbird is on display at The Old Low Light Heritage Centre from 10 July to 6 September. | A collection of paintings capturing the landscapes and legacy of life on the North East coast is going on display. | 33446602 | [
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"I'm a progressive who gets results and I will be a progressive president who gets results," she said.
The two Democratic contenders took questions from an audience in New Hampshire, which will pick its presidential nominees in a few days.
Iowa kicked off the state-by-state election earlier this week.
The former secretary of state, Mrs Clinton, was declared the winner in Iowa by a whisker after a prolonged count.
Mr Sanders, a Vermont senator with a big lead in New Hampshire polls, listed issues upon which he thinks Mrs Clinton was not liberal enough - trade agreements, Wall Street regulation, climate change and her backing for the war in Iraq.
"I do not know any progressive who has a super PAC and takes $15m from Wall Street," said Mr Sanders.
Mrs Clinton, who followed him on to the stage in Manchester, said she was not bothered by his accusation but it was not helpful because they shared the same aspirations.
Under the senator's definition, President Barack Obama would not be a progressive, she said.
The former first lady was also on the defensive for her speaking fees paid by big businesses, which amount to $9m, according to the Associated Press news agency.
When asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper why she was paid $675,000 for one event, she said: "I don't know. That is what they offered."
The tone is definitely rising between the two Democratic opponents. All day, by e-mail, on Twitter, they sparred about who is the real progressive.
On Tuesday, Mr Sanders had said that his opponent was a progressive ''on some days''. Mrs Clinton called it a low blow. And they went at it again in the evening, during the town hall.
This isn't just about semantics: it's about who has the ability not only to build on President Obama's legacy, but to take it much further and, by doing so, inspire voters frustrated by the slow pace of change.
Mr Sanders is promising a revolution and dismissing those who say that's pie in the sky. Change always happens bottom up, he said, during the town hall.
Mrs Clinton, who comes across mostly as a pragmatic doer, hasn't yet managed to capture the imagination of young voters and she admitted she had work to do on that front.
This was a format that brought out the best in both candidates - they took turns on stage, and interacted with voters who asked very considered questions. The candidates gave thoughtful answers.
This was probably one of Mr Sanders' best performances so far - he did less shouting and arm-waving than usual.
Prodded by questions about faith and humility, Mrs Clinton opened up in a way she usually reserves for small settings, not national television, but which always works well with voters.
Earlier on Wednesday, in response to the same accusation about not being a progressive, Mrs Clinton listed her accomplishments in helping minorities and the disadvantaged.
She mentioned her efforts in expanding access to children's health insurance and her push to support women's rights and gay rights.
The tensions between the two come as they prepare to debate each other on stage together on Thursday night, five days before the New Hampshire primary vote.
Both Republican and Democratic parties will formally name their presidential candidates at conventions in July.
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Mohammed Anwar, from Thornliebank, was trapped underneath the forklift when it appeared to hit a kerb, causing it to crash.
The incident happened at about 10:30 on Friday as Mr Anwar was driving along Glenburn Road in East Kilbride.
Emergency services attended but he died at the scene. There were no other vehicles involved.
Police Scotland said there were several people around at the time of the crash and officers are appealing to people who were in the area at the time to contact them. | Police have named a 52-year-old man who died after the forklift truck he was driving toppled over. | 36754530 | [
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Timm van der Gugten, Michael Hogan, Graham Wagg and Craig Meschede took on the bulk of the fast bowling duties across all three formats in 2016.
Van der Gugten was the leading wicket-taker with a haul of 82.
"You can never have enough good fast bowlers, so that would be top of the shopping list," Morris said.
"If we can find some money in the bank, we need to supplement our fast bowling department, of that there's no doubt.
"Timm van der Gugten proved what an excellent cricketer he is. He was a really good addition."
Australia-born Netherlands international Van der Gugten joined Glamorgan before the 2016 season.
Teenager Lukas Carey topped the Championship averages with 13 wickets in three games, but Ruaidhri Smith was limited to one match by university commitments and injury.
The county hope that leading batsmen Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke will be fit to resolve their batting problems after long-standing injuries.
Ingram is hoping for a comeback in South Africa by November after a knee operation on the problem that restricted him to limited-overs cricket in 2016.
Cooke is due to step up training in late October 2016 after being laid low by a back problem in May, although he was advised against surgery.
"There's no doubt they left a big hole in our side this year, two of our most experienced and best batters," admitted Morris.
He is also hoping for a bigger contribution from captain Jacques Rudolph, who managed just 659 Championship runs.
"Jacques had a really disappointing summer, he's been a professional cricketer for 19 years and this was his most challenging summer," Morris added.
"But I know what a proud man he is and a good player and he's determined to turn that round."
Morris says a record of three wins and eight losses in the Championship was disappointing, but points to the progress made by younger players.
Aneurin Donald, David Lloyd, Nick Selman, Owen Morgan and Kiran Carlson all hit maiden Championship 100s in 2016. | Glamorgan have made signing another fast bowler their priority for 2017, says chief executive Hugh Morris. | 37623125 | [
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The bodies of Ronald Kidd, 40, and Holly Alexander, 37, were discovered at a tenement in Rosefield Street, in the city's west end, at about 21:00 on Sunday.
The property was sealed off by police while detectives and scenes of crimes officers investigated.
The man is expected to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
Detectives said a review of CCTV in the are was being carried out, while house-to-house inquiries are continuing.
Police have also appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Det Insp Brian Geddes, who is leading the investigation, said: "I would be keen to hear from anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious in the Rosefield Street area, in the days between Thursday 8 December 2016 and Sunday 11 December 2016." | A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with the deaths of a man and woman at a Dundee flat. | 38299022 | [
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McBryde leads Wales against Samoa and Tonga this summer in the absence of Warren Gatland and Rob Howley, who coach the Lions in New Zealand.
"The game on Saturday gives players a stage to be measured," he said.
"We'll see how they react to pressure of playing at the Principality."
Cardiff Blues face the Ospreys at the Principality Stadium on Saturday before the Newport Gwent Dragons play the Scarlets in the double header with Gatland naming his Lions squad on 19 April.
"I can only speculate in regards to the selection on the 19th [of April] for the Lions," said McBryde.
"We are just expecting there to be a few players from the teams that are playing this weekend to be selected.
"But we are just looking forward to seeing how they react to playing at the Principality and looking forward to the good occasion.
"There were some quite consistent performances during the Six Nations, so there could be as many as 9/10 Welsh players selected for the Lions tour."
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McBryde says he will be picking a squad to win both Tests when he names the Wales touring party for the summer of 24 April, and that Judgement Day could also have ramifications for the Wales squad.
"We have always said that we would measure the players by their performances in the Pro12, their performances against one another in the derbies and in Europe, especially against the Irish provinces." he told BBC Wales Sport.
"But this game is a big one from a selection point of view. We are looking to name the squad on the 24th to allow the players to prepare both physical and mentally prepare for the tour ahead. So the double-header does allow us to focus on the players with a close microscope.
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"We are going there with the mentality to want to win both Tests. That is in the forefront of our minds and the selection will be based on this.
"We can't control injuries or players being asked to join the Lions, we know we can't account for that.
"We can take a strong squad down there and make sure our squad is right for the two games against Samoa and Tonga.
"Maybe there will be one eye on the short term and one eye on the long term with the World Cup just two years away." | Robin McBryde says there is still an opportunity for players to play their way into the British and Irish Lions and Wales squads if they impress at Judgement Day. | 39583067 | [
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The union is supporting a campaign to stop Bangor University student Shiromini Satkunarajah being deported to Sri Lanka.
The 20-year-old has been taken to a detention centre after being refused asylum.
The Home Office said it considers each case carefully.
Miss Satkunarajah, who was born in Sri Lanka but has lived in the UK for eight years, is due to finish her electrical engineering degree this summer.
She was arrested on Tuesday and taken to a detention centre to await deportation on 28 February.
Thousands of people have signed a petition to stop her deportation.
NUS Wales deputy president Carmen Smith told BBC Wales: "We want the home secretary to stop the callous and inhumane deportation of Shiromini.
"She doesn't have any family or friends in Sri Lanka. Wales is her home.
"She has three months left of her degree. It's a brutal thing to do at such a time in her educational experience."
Arfon MP Hywel Williams said the UK government should use "common sense" in dealing with Miss Satkunarajah's case.
"She has three months to go before she graduates in a field where we really do need people and she's an excellent student," he said.
"There is a certain amount of discretion they can operate and I really wish they would."
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We do not routinely comment on individual cases.
"The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need it and every case is carefully considered on its individual merits." | Any student seeking asylum should be able to finish their education here, the National Union of Students (NUS) Wales has said. | 39098562 | [
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Densely-populated and ethnically diverse, the island's capital of Saint-Denis is home to one-fifth of the population.
Reunion has traditionally prospered from the cultivation of sugar cane but tourism and financial aid from Paris help underpin the economy.
A large wealth gap had fuelled social tensions in more recent times. Unemployment is high, particularly among the young and emigration is common.
Reunion has a tropical climate and diverse landscape. It is home to one of the world's most active volcanoes, the Piton de la Fournaise, which is also a World Heritage site.
Population 865,000
Area 2,507 sq km (968 sq miles)
Major languages French (official), Creole
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 74 years (men), 82 years (women)
Currency euro
Head of state: French president, represented by an appointed prefect
Reunion is one of four French overseas departments. It is also one of France's 18 regions and as such shares the same status as those on mainland France.
It has two elected legislative bodies - the General Council and the Regional Council. Members are elected by universal suffrage. The territory sends seven deputies to the French National Assembly and three representatives to the Senate.
TV and radio services are provided by the French public overseas broadcaster, RFO.
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Some key dates in the history or Reunion:
1512 - Portuguese discover the archipelago of Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion - they are collectively named the Mascarenes after the explorer Pedro de Mascarenhas.
1600s - French colonialists claim the island, naming it Bourbon. At first a penal colony, slaves from East Africa are brought in to work on coffee plantations.
1794 - Island comes under the French crown and is renamed Reunion.
1810-15 - During the Napoleonic Wars, the island is lost to the British, who introduce sugarcane plantations.
1815 - Territory returns to the French under the Treaty of Paris.
1848 - With the abolition of slavery, indentured labourers are imported from Southeast Asia, India and East Africa.
1946 - Reunion changes from a colony to an overseas department of France.
1974 - The island gains the status of French region. Headquarters of the French military in the Indian Ocean are established.
1990s - Wealth inequality and high unemployment trigger demonstrations and violence as islanders seek more political autonomy and better wages and working conditions.
2000 - French government proposal to split the island into two departments is rejected by the French Senate. | The remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion lies between Madagascar and Mauritius. | 14114856 | [
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Two leading groups, Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham, which formed a pact last year, both say the plane was shot down.
Syrian state media said the crash was caused by a technical fault.
Jaysh al-Islam, the larger of the two groups, posted footage online which it claimed showed the pilot being held after ejecting from the jet.
The video, bearing Jaysh al-Islam's logo, showed an object engulfed in flames followed by an interview with the supposed pilot.
The man gave his name as Nawras Hassan, as well as his date of birth and hometown. He said he was based in Dumair air base and that he had been a pilot for 16 years.
A later image posted by the group appeared to show the pilot dead.
Jaysh al-Islam said in a statement that the pilot was captured by the Joint Operations Room - the name adopted by a collection of rebel groups in the region including Jaysh al-Islam, Ahrar al-Sham, and Jabhat al-Nusra.
Jaysh al-Islam said the pilot was captured by militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, who were supposed to hand him over but killed him instead.
Neither the claims nor the footage have been independently verified.
More than 280,000 have been killed and millions displaced by Syria's five-year conflict, according to UN estimates. | Syrian rebels say they shot down a Syrian air force jet and blamed an al-Qaeda-linked group for killing the pilot. | 36685284 | [
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Friday is likely to be the busiest day of the year, with air traffic controllers expecting to handle more than 8,800 flights - a record number.
They have called for a drastic modernisation in the way aircraft are guided across UK airspace.
It comes as the government launches a discussion to shape the UK's aviation industry for the next 30 years.
Air traffic controllers expect to manage a record 770,000 flights in UK airspace over the summer - 40,000 more than last year.
But the ability of the the UK's National Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) to deal with this surge is being stretched to the limit, it is claimed.
Nats director Jamie Hutchison said: "In the last few weeks we have already safely managed record-breaking daily traffic levels, but the ageing design of UK airspace means we will soon reach the limits of what can be managed without delays rising significantly."
The Department for Transport estimates that, if airspace management remains unchanged, there will be 3,100 days' worth of flight delays by 2030 - that is 50 times the amount seen in 2015 - along with 8,000 flight cancellations a year.
The government wants the public to submit ideas on a wide range of subjects, from airport bag check-ins in town centres to noise reduction targets.
The six themes it will consult on over the coming months are:
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "Our new aviation strategy will look beyond the new runway at Heathrow and sets out a comprehensive long-term plan for UK aviation.
"It will support jobs and economic growth across the whole of the UK.
"Our vision puts the passenger at the heart of what we do, but also recognises the need to address the impacts of aviation on communities and the environment."
Meanwhile, airport capacity is expanding way beyond Heathrow's new runway.
Friday also marks the start of a £1bn investment programme to double the size of Manchester Airport's Terminal 2.
The number of planes taking off and landing at Stansted has gone up every month for almost four years.
Cardiff Airport has seen an 11% rise in traffic, and Luton is recording growth of 7% this year alone.
The problem of volume has been complicated by shifts in travel patterns.
Destinations including Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia have lost out to Spain, Italy and the US, which means major changes in the flows of traffic into UK airspace.
Nats itself is rolling out a new £600m ($747m) computer system known as iTec that could result in more flights and fewer delays.
But Juliet Kennedy, Nats operations director, said: "What is needed is a clear and stable UK policy that recognises how important our airspace is as a critical part of our national infrastructure.
"It is essential that we are able to balance the needs of airspace users with the environment and, of course, with the communities who experience aircraft noise." | Air traffic controllers are warning that UK skies are running out of room for record numbers of planes. | 40669144 | [
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It represents one of the biggest tie-ups between video gaming and a major sports league.
Eventually all of the 30 NBA teams will have an e-sports division, but initially only a few will be chosen.
In England, Premier League clubs Manchester City and West Ham have signed up e-sports players.
The basketball e-league - known as the NBA 2K ELeague - will start playing in 2018. The teams, which will be made up of five players, will play a five-month season that mirrors the real NBA season.
Those chosen to make up the teams will be given salaries and play the game as avatars that they create for themselves, rather than representing actual players.
"We believe we have a unique opportunity to develop something truly special for our fans and the young and growing e-sports community," said NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
"We look forward to combining our best-in-class NBA sports team operators with Take-Two's competitive gaming expertise to create a brand new league experience."
Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two said: "Through the NBA 2K series, which is renowned throughout the world for capturing the authenticity of the NBA and the passion of its fans, we have a proven track record of highly successful collaboration.
"With this new venture, Take-Two and the NBA aim to fuel the accelerating growth of e-sports and take the thrill of competition to exciting new heights."
The UK is also recognising the growing importance of e-sports.
In May 2016, West Ham became the first club in the UK to sign a professional video game competitor, Sean Allen, who represents the club at Fifa video game tournaments.
Brian Blau, a director at research firm Gartner, thinks that e-sports could grow rapidly in the next few years.
"Some estimates suggest that in the next five years, e-sports could become bigger than real sport, in terms of generating money and fans," he said.
"It is another avenue of interaction for gamers, that is feeding off the interest in watching others play games." | The National Basketball Association has teamed up with video game publisher Take-Two Interactive to create an e-sports league in the US. | 38918505 | [
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The Swiss eighth seed played magnificently in a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 victory at Roland Garros.
Wawrinka, 30, brought an end to Djokovic's 28-match winning streak as he claimed his second Grand Slam title.
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Djokovic had been hoping to become the eighth man to complete the set of all four major titles.
But the Serb will have to wait at least another 12 months before attempting to match the full set of major titles collected by Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Rafael Nadal and Fred Perry.
The 28-year-old had been a strong favourite to finally get his hands on the Coupe des Mousquetaires after beating nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray, but he was outplayed by Wawrinka.
"It was an incredible atmosphere on court and I felt emotion like I never have before," said Wawrinka.
"I would like to thank my coach Magnus Norman. You played in the final without winning but this victory is yours as well as mine."
Djokovic was effusive in his praise for the new champion: "There are things that are more important in life than victories and that is character and respect - Stan you are a great champion with big heart."
Their last four matches in Grand Slams had gone to five sets and this was every bit as good in terms of quality, with Wawrinka hitting 60 winners as his aggression broke down the seemingly invincible Djokovic defence.
The victory makes him only the second Swiss to win at Roland Garros after Roger Federer, the man he beat in the quarter-finals.
Having lost the first set of the final following a poor service game at 3-3, Wawrinka came storming back with a barrage of winners that left Djokovic looking lost for a response.
Four break points came and went in the second set before the fifth arrived in the shape of a set point, and Wawrinka finally converted to level the match.
It was merely a sign of things to come as the eighth seed tore into the Djokovic serve in the third, and despite seeing off three break points for 1-1, there was little the top seed could do four games later.
A brilliant forehand winner was followed by an equally breathtaking backhand to earn three break points, and the first was converted as Wawrinka moved forward and hammered a short ball.
The crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier roared as the Swiss hit an outrageous winner around the net post on his way to securing the set.
Djokovic was now facing a third French Open final defeat and he dug in, taking advantage of a lull at the opposite end of the court to fashion a 3-0 lead in the fourth.
The match was now on Wawrinka's racquet, however, and he came storming back to level at 3-3 after some brilliant defence earned him the break.
Djokovic called on everything he had to stay in touch, finding two volleys - the second a lunging effort reminiscent of his coach Boris Becker - to save break points with the score level in the set.
Moments later it looked as though Djokovic would force the fifth set that had seemed inevitable as he moved 0-40 up, but there was another burst of brilliance to come from Wawrinka.
A volley, a backhand and a serve got him out of trouble, and he rode the wave of five successive points into the next game as two screaming backhand passes at 4-4 gave him the chance to serve out for the title.
It was never likely to be easy and, after a possible ace was overruled by the umpire on his first match point, the Swiss had to face a break point as Djokovic clung on to his career Slam hopes.
The Serb could only send a forehand wide under pressure, and given a second opportunity to take the championship, Wawrinka steered another of those trademark backhands down the line and raised his arms in triumph. | Stan Wawrinka stunned Novak Djokovic to win his first French Open title and thwart the world number one's career Grand Slam hopes. | 33042056 | [
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Employers with 11 or more parking spaces now have to pay Nottingham City Council £288 a year per space under the Workplace Parking Levy.
Many employers have decided to pass on some or all of the charge to their staff while some have reduced their numbers of car parking spaces.
Bristol City Council is considering a similar scheme.
The Nottingham scheme will raise £2m less than the council predicted because employers have registered fewer spaces than expected.
Among the employees avoiding the charge is Kofi Ohene-Djan from the Capital FM Arena.
"I'm going to be cycling in," he said.
"I live in Nottingham so I'm going to be on my bike."
Mr Ohene-Djan's colleagues have been given the option of paying their employer £52 per year for a parking permit.
The arena will pay the remainder of the Workplace Parking Levy, which rises to £380 by 2015.
Motoring organisations the AA and the RAC both predicted that the scheme will damage the economy.
AA president Edmund King said: "At a time when drivers are facing record prices at the pumps, further charges for parking at work are the last thing they need.
"This damaging 'tax on work' should be stopped from spreading elsewhere as it will damage the economy and hit employees who just can't afford it."
Mr Ohene-Djan was asked if he wanted to pay for a permit when he started his job last month.
"I probably would have done a bit of both [cycling and driving] but I will definitely be on my bike now," he said.
Employers exempt from paying the levy include the Best Western Hotel, on Mansfield Road, Carrington.
General manager Phil Rea said: "We are not affected because it only affects staff parking.
"At any one time I don't have more than seven staff cars on the car park."
Employers have had to register spaces from 1 October, but charging was timed to begin from this financial year.
The council has introduced the levy to pay for transport improvements, including the extension of Nottingham's tram network.
Councillor Jane Urquhart, who is in charge of transport, said the council still expected to meet its target over the 23-year period of the levy, generating an average of £14m a year.
It will raise £8m this year rather than the £10m expected.
Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: "The council blames commuters for Nottingham's congestion, but people travelling in to the city to work make it the prosperous place it is.
"Officials recognise many firms might simply pass the charges on to employees, adding another financial burden on to car owners already facing crippling running costs." | A levy which charges employers for their staff to park at work has begun in Nottingham. | 17573366 | [
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The Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership aims to give sufferers and their carers an independent voice.
The group, created with the Patient Client Council, aims to improve treatment and care for those affected by rare diseases.
Jane Stewart is one woman who hopes that the new partnership will help families like hers.
She suffers from Spondylo Ephysial Dysplasia (SED) - a genetic condition which her young son, Saul, has inherited. It is a form of restricted growth or dwarfism.
"I wouldn't change myself or my son or children like him for the world. But I would change the world for them," she said.
"I feel a partnership for rare disease is going to be extremely useful for families like ours living with a rare condition.
"In the information that I have about the rare disease partnership, the focus is on education, provision of special services and support."
Richard Dickson from the Patient Client Council said: "This partnership aims to be a voice for those people scattered across Northern Ireland affected by rare disease with no other means to speak up for themselves."
The partnership will lobby and advocate on their behalf. | A new organisation has been set up in Northern Ireland to support people who suffer from rare diseases. | 17200174 | [
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The winger, 29, was taken to hospital following the game in Beijing, which Chelsea won 3-0, and stayed overnight.
He also suffered concussion but posted a message saying "everything is OK" before travelling back to London.
Pedro is expected to wear a protective mask when he returns to training.
The rest of the Chelsea squad are now in Singapore where they will play two games - against Bayern Munich on Tuesday and Inter Milan on 29 July. | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says Pedro suffered multiple facial fractures in a collision with Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina in a friendly on Saturday but should return to training in 10 days. | 40695529 | [
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He was pronounced dead at the scene on the A173 in Levenside, Great Ayton, at 18:10 GMT on Monday after being hit by a black BMW 1 series car, police said.
The driver of the car, a 21-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, North Yorkshire Police said. The force has appealed for any witnesses to come forward. | An 80-year-old man who was hit by a car has died. | 37907956 | [
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Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of heavy construction equipment.
The firm has operations in Larne, Newtownabbey and west Belfast.
Caterpillar's Northern Ireland business employs 1,800 people and mainly makes diesel generators.
The firm has been hit by a global downturn in mining and oil exploration which has reduced demand for its products.
It is understood that the company may announce cuts across its global operations beyond Northern Ireland.
It has already axed thousands of jobs worldwide since last year as part of a major restructuring programme.
Since 2011 it has shed more than 1,000 posts in Northern Ireland and moved some work to factories in China.
It is understood night-shifts have been cancelled, with staff told to expect official news on Thursday.
Caterpillar refused to comment on any jobs announcement yesterday.
But a spokesman added: "Caterpillar is committed to communicating regularly and directly with our employees about the business environment and any resulting changes".
Sinn Féin MP for West Belfast Paul Maskey said yesterday: "Uncertainty over the future of Caterpillar's operations in the north will be no doubt distressing for workers and their families."
"It is vitally important that management keep all employees up to date with the latest information as soon as possible," he added.
The American company bought FG Wilson in 1999.
There have been significant manufacturing job losses in Northern Ireland over the past year, including Michelin, JTI Gallahers and Bombardier. | Workers in Northern Ireland factories operated by US firm Caterpillar will be given details of job cuts later. | 37237039 | [
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The SNP's foreign affairs spokesman was not in the House of Commons to hear Prime Minister David Cameron make his argument for air strikes.
The Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Labour and the Scottish Lib Dems were all critical.
The SNP defended MP and MSP Mr Salmond saying he was on constituency business.
A spokesman stated that Mr Salmond attended a "full briefing" on Wednesday from the security services and the joint chiefs about the Syria situation and there was "nothing in the PM's statement which was of surprise or new".
He added that SNP leader in Westminster, Angus Robertson, had responded as planned to Mr Cameron's address.
And when the issue is fully debated in the Commons, Mr Salmond would make his contribution as his party's foreign affairs spokesman.
After attending First Minister's Questions at Holyrood, the former SNP leader visited the Scottish National Portrait Gallery where he unveiled the painting, by artist Gerard M Burns.
Later Mr Salmond is due to host a Scottish Parliamentary reception for veterans, serving armed forces personnel, and local community representatives.
He will also brief MSPs on the SNP position on Syria.
However, the long-arranged portrait unveiling was criticised by Ms Davidson who said: "There is nothing more serious than the potential deployment of our service personnel abroad.
"Alex Salmond has form in unveiling vanity projects to himself but he needs to remember he's paid - twice over - to be a parliamentarian, not an art critic."
Mr Rennie added: "Nothing gets in the way of Alex Salmond's ego including debating war and peace in our country and the Middle East.
"His absence from the Commons at this critical moment means we will be more sceptical about his motivations the next time he expresses outrage on the matter."
A spokesman for Scottish Labour said: "If Alex Salmond was chocolate he would eat himself. On the day that he had a job to do in parliament over Syria it's ridiculous that the SNP's foreign affairs spokesperson was in Edinburgh to look at a picture of himself." | Former first minister Alex Salmond has been criticised for unveiling his new portrait in Edinburgh on the day MPs discussed military action in Syria. | 34934781 | [
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Muir, 23, broke McColgan's 25-year-old record by 14 seconds at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Wednesday, with a time of 14 minutes, 49.12 seconds.
McColgan said she felt excited to see her last record broken by Muir.
She had earlier raised concerns about whether Muir's race had met all the criteria set by UK Athletics for record-breaking attempts.
She had told BBC radio's John Beattie programme it needed to be a "genuine race" and may not have been as "Muir had been the only competitor".
"It was a mixed 3K race where all the other girls ran 3K and it was only Laura who finished the 5K," she said.
"We were wondering if to get a record ratified you have to have drug testing as well.
"So we were just wondering if they had everything in place to actually have it ratified as a record."
However, British Athletics confirmed Muir's time was expected to be classified as official.
A spokesman said: "The time will undergo ratification but is expected to be confirmed".
Rules stipulate that if there is no doping control at an event where a British record is set, there is no requirement for the athlete to submit drug tests.
McColgan said Muir had what it took to win world medals.
"To run 14.49 indoors is pretty good," she said.
"But she is a 3.55 minute 1,500m runner, so you would expect someone like Laura to run (5K) in something like 14.30.
"So there's still a lot more in the tank and I don't think that's the fastest 5K she's ever going to run.
"She's got the ability to get down to 14.30, which is really mixing it with the top in the world."
McColgan said Muir's race, which saw her lap other runners, had been similar to her own record-breaking race 25 years ago.
"I ran on my own right from the start with nobody really pushing me at all," she said.
"I actually lapped a young Paula Radcliffe about two or three times."
McColgan said it was a bonus that her record was beaten by a fellow Scot.
"She is world class," she said.
"She just needs to get her race tactics right so that she can start winning some medals."
Muir broke her own British 1500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris in August and reached the 1,500m Olympic final at Rio 2016. | New 5,000m British indoor record holder Laura Muir has what it takes to win world medals, Liz McColgan has said. | 38518021 | [
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A week of protests to coincide with the race began on Friday, organised by the opposition to the ruling royal family.
The New York Times reported that authorities in Bahrain were increasing security following a series of explosions in the country.
Ecclestone told the AFP news agency: "There's no reason why [the race] shouldn't be [a success]."
Asked about the demonstrations, he said: "What's happened? They're demonstrating now? I didn't know that. There's nobody demonstrating."
The explosions in Bahrain were reported to include a gas cylinder that set a car ablaze in the financial district of the capital Manama.
Ecclestone added on Tuesday: "We don't want to see trouble. We don't want to see people arguing and fighting about things we don't understand, because we really don't understand. Some people feel it's our fault there are problems.
"Last year I spoke to the people representing the protesters and I spoke to the people we deal with. It was really difficult to decide who is right and who is wrong.
"I'm happy to talk to anybody about this, as I did before," he said, citing his meetings with Bahraini opposition party al-Wefaq last year in London and the Middle East.
The Bahrain authorities have promised "appropriate security measures" for the grand prix. "The security situation is very reassuring," a government spokeswoman told state news agency BNA.
She added that Bahrain "will ensure appropriate security measures are taken during the F1 race and will take enough measures, as in all other countries which host such international sporting events".
The opposition and government resumed reconciliation talks in February for the first time since 2011, when protests were crushed and at least 35 people died, but little progress has been reported.
Protestors have told the Reuters news agency they see an opportunity to use the race to highlight what they say are injustices still being committed against them.
The 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix was postponed and later cancelled after month-long pro-democracy protests were crushed.
Ecclestone said he was "extremely sympathetic" to the opposition in Bahrain, adding: "Don't forget, I was the one, when we had apartheid in South Africa, who pulled the race."
Last year's race went ahead after Ecclestone and governing body the FIA said they had been assured the kingdom was safe for F1 personnel.
Before the race, Force India mechanics were caught up in an incident in which a petrol bomb bounced off the roof of their car as protestors battled with police on the main highway from the circuit into Manama.
The next day the team skipped the second practice session to ensure their personnel could return to their hotel before dark.
But team deputy principal Bob Fernley said: "Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place. I am not expecting any issues at all."
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 race, ahead of the Lotus pair of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. | Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says there is "no reason" why this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix should not go ahead. | 22152419 | [
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Smells of fresh sushi fill the meeting room, and Japanese artwork covers the walls of the house.
Outside, traditional Japanese plants and water features make it feel more like Japan than Northern Ireland.
Set up nearly two decades ago, in 1996, the group was formed to help Japanese people new to Northern Ireland to integrate, but its members say the society is about much more than that too.
On Saturday, the society held its first meeting of the year.
The society's secretary, Séan Greer, said many members joined because they had lived in Japan for a time.
"I used to live in Japan, for about nine years in total, and I came back just at the end of 2003," he said.
"I wanted to keep my contact with Japan, I heard about the society and looked them up. People are interested in Japanese culture for a lot of different reasons.
"It might be the language, for a lot of people it's food, for a lot of younger people it's the animation and manga (Japanese cartoons). Everything they do seems to be a little bit different or sometimes very different from our own and therefore it's sort of endlessly fascinating."
There was plenty of culture on show at the meeting, including a performance by a group of Japanese taiko drummers from Londonderry.
One of the group's founders, Fiona Umetsu, said it was an exciting art form, mixing both music and performance.
"Taiko is a part of nearly every Japanese festival that you see, and it's a brilliant part of their summer," she said.
"When I lived there I saw it and thought it was amazing, and was lucky enough to be able to join a local group."
The society was joined by a very special guest - students visiting Belfast from Rikkyo University in Tokyo joined in the festivities.
For many of them, it was their first time visiting Belfast and they told me they were keen to stay.
"Belfast is very fantastic and an exciting city, many students say they want to retire here in Northern Ireland," their professor said.
The Japan society's chairperson, Junko McNeely, said the group provides a way for people who are learning Japanese to practise with native speakers.
"The purpose is to introduce Japanese culture, anything like that to get local people interested in Japan, but it's also a place to communicate and have entertainment with Japanese people as well," she said.
Séan Greer said the society also allows Japanese visitors to find out how the western world views their culture.
"If you got to Japan the first question a Japanese person will ask you is: "あなたは、日本どう思いますか", which means, 'what do you think of Japan?' and they're really curious about what others think of them," he said.
"So when they come here they can learn a little bit more about that, and realise what non-Japanese people find interesting about Japan.
"We ourselves are interested to know what other people think of Northern Ireland and we're keen to show them that it's a welcoming place as well." | Tucked away in a little guest house next to a manufacturing firm in Glengormley, County Antrim, members of the Japan Society of Northern Ireland chat away - some easily switching in and out of Japanese and English. | 34169307 | [
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Jonathan Baines, 44, also known as "Willy", was found dead at a house on Ropery Road, Gainsborough, on 1 August.
Pamela McLaggan, 51, of Greystones Road, denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Prosecutors accepted her plea. She was remanded in custody at Lincoln Crown Court ahead of sentencing on 21 December.
The court heard Mr Baines had been out for the day at Market Rasen races before returning to Gainsborough and visiting pubs in the town. | A woman has admitted killing her partner who was fatally stabbed after returning home from a day at the races. | 38340933 | [
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Fire and ambulance crews lifted him off the fence at about 02:30 BST and he was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
Police went to the scene but officers said no crime was committed.
The man is understood to have suffered a flesh wound and was given pain relief and anti-bleeding drugs.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The man was stuck several feet up. The railing had gone through his right thigh.
"It was a difficult rescue for the emergency services because of where the man was and because of the driving rain at the time." | A man's leg was impaled as he tried to climb a spiked metal fence in Bedworth, Warwickshire. | 33930042 | [
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The Reds, who had three different managers last season, used 42 different players as they avoided relegation to League One on goal difference.
"We came in to 33-34 players and we are trimming. We need a tight squad," Warburton told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"I want a squad of 21-22 players next year. A tighter squad is far more beneficial than a heavy squad."
Forest beat Ipswich 3-0 on Sunday to ensure their Championship survival - a result which sent Blackburn down despite their 3-1 victory at Brentford.
Warburton, who signed a two-and-a-half year contract when he arrived in March, used only 21 players in the last eight games of the season.
"I have seen enough from my time here so far to know a good pre-season and we can put a good marker down next season," the 54-year-old added.
"There is quality. Quality experienced players and quality young players, so all credit to the academy with Gary Brazil, Jack Lester and all the staff.
"I have good young ones coming through I can fall back on if I have a problem." | Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton says he wants a much smaller squad in the Championship next season. | 39862385 | [
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The animals, which include a leopard, two lynx and two ring-tailed lemurs, were found at Borth Animalarium, near Aberystwyth.
Owners Alan and Jean Mumbray admitted not having the correct paperwork for a commercial premises in court on Monday.
They were both fined and told the animals would be found new homes.
Jean Mumbray was fined £937.50 and ordered to pay costs of £250, and Alan Mumbray was fined £300 and £100 costs at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court, said Dyfed-Powys Police.
Sgt Ian Guildford, a wildlife and environmental police officer with the force, said: "The use of the licensing system to control the sale and display of protected animals is a valuable tool in the fight against the trade in endangered animals.
"Anyone who is involved in dealing with protected animals on a commercial scale such as zoos and other similar establishments should be aware of this and make every effort to comply with the legislation.
"Without this, compliance loopholes are left open to those who treat endangered animals as a financial commodity."
Nevin Hunter, of the Animal Health Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service, said the prosecution was "very significant" and showed that illegal use of endangered animals would not be tolerated.
He added: "The vast majority of zoos and animal parks in the UK do so lawfully and play an important part in conserving endangered species.
"However, those who choose to flout the regulations are on notice that we will take decisive action with police wildlife crime officers to ensure that prosecutions are taken forward.
"I commend Sgt Ian Guildford, Dyfed-Powys Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service for taking forward the case and achieving this outcome." | Nine endangered animals are to be confiscated from a Ceredigion zoo after its owners admitted displaying animals without the proper paperwork. | 11403420 | [
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Neil Aspin's promotion-chasing hosts have not lost in nine National League matches while Adam Lockwood's side are unbeaten in five.
Guiseley went ahead on 15 minutes against the run of play when a throw-in found James Hurst who squared to Jake Lawlor to stroke into an empty net.
Gateshead defender Liam Hogan superbly blocked Jordan Preston's effort and Guiseley keeper Jonny Maxted then saved well from Wesley York's shot just before the break.
The hosts, who started the second half well, levelled on 62 minutes when a slip by half-time substitute Derek Asamoah let York curl sweetly into the top-right corner from the edge of the box.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 1, Guiseley 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Guiseley 1.
Substitution, Guiseley. Michael Rankine replaces Jordan Preston.
Substitution, Gateshead. Luke Hannant replaces Gus Mafuta.
Gus Mafuta (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Guiseley. Adam Boyes replaces Jake Cassidy.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Guiseley 1. Wes York (Gateshead).
Substitution, Guiseley. Derek Asamoah replaces Kevan Hurst.
Second Half begins Gateshead 0, Guiseley 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 0, Guiseley 1.
Simon Walton (Guiseley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Gateshead 0, Guiseley 1. Jake Lawlor (Guiseley).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Gateshead and Guiseley extended their unbeaten runs with a 1-1 draw at the Gateshead International Stadium. | 39263182 | [
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Maxwell Cornet controlled Alexandre Lacazette's pass to drive in an opener.
Sergi Darder added an exquisite second on half-time, controlling Rafael's cross and flicking it past Kevin Trapp.
Despite Lucas Moura's steered finish, PSG lost their first league game since last March, but still have a 23-point lead at the top.
Laurent Blanc's side had not lost a league match since a 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux 11 months earlier, but looked off the pace and struggled without the creative influence of injured winger Angel di Maria.
After Cornet's opener, PSG could have been reduced to 10 men, as midfielder Thiago Motta escaped with a booking for raising his fist to the side of Jordan Ferri's head.
The leaders' best spell of pressure came shortly before Darder made it 2-0, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic having a shot beaten out by Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes.
PSG rarely looked like equalising after Lucas scored, and the excellent Rachid Ghezzal should have added a third for the home side when clean through, but Trapp advanced from his line to block.
Monaco, in second place, end the weekend having narrowed the gap at the top, despite dropping points themselves in a 0-0 draw at Nantes.
Caen had moved above Lyon and into third earlier on Sunday by winning 2-1 at St-Etienne, with former Wigan striker Andy Delort among the scorers. | Paris St-Germain's 36-match unbeaten run in Ligue 1 was ended as Lyon beat them to move into the third and final Champions League qualification spot. | 35633010 | [
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The blaze started on the deck of the vessel St Faith during the 09:00 GMT sailing from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight.
The firm said the fire, in a "non-passenger area", was extinguished by the crew within minutes and none of the 65 people onboard were injured.
Ferry services have returned to normal.
The St Faith has been taken out of service while an inquiry takes place.
A lorry driver who was on board said: "I could smell the smoke, the stewards moved us downstairs, but there was no panic.
"There was quite a jolt as the ferry docked and there were fire engines waiting."
Wightlink said emergency services met the vessel "as a precaution" when it docked on the island and passengers and vehicles disembarked as usual.
There were 52 passengers and 13 crew onboard.
Operations director Elwyn Dop said early indications showed the fire may have started in an air conditioning unit close to the bridge.
"We had 13 crew members dealing with the incident. They are well exercised in their duties and they used those skills to deal with the situation today. The passengers were looked after calmly in the lounge," he said. | A fire that broke out on a car ferry as it crossed the Solent may have started in an air conditioning unit, operator Wightlink has said. | 38674528 | [
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The Scream (1892), by Edvard Munch, depicts a figure holding its face, which is making an agonised expression.
But look above this individual and the sky is full of colourful wavy lines.
The researchers say these are probably Mother of Pearl Clouds - rare phenomena that would have had a big impact on anyone who saw them for the first time.
"Today the general public has a lot more scientific information but you can imagine back in his day, he'd probably never seen these clouds before," said Helene Muri from the University of Oslo.
"As an artist, they no doubt could have made quite an impression on him."
Dr Muri was speaking here in Vienna at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly.
From Munch’s diary notes, 1890-1892
"I went along the road with two friends – the sun set
I felt like a breath of sadness -
The sky suddenly became bloodish red
I stopped, leant against the fence, tired to death - watched over the
flaming clouds as blood and sword the city - the blue-black fjord and the city
- My friends went away - I stood there shivering from dread - and
I felt this big, infinite scream through nature"
The unusual sky formation in The Scream has previously been ascribed to volcanic effects.
Just nine years before Munch's first rendering of The Scream, Krakatoa famously blew its top.
This eruption in what is now Indonesia was one of the biggest such events in recorded history, and its sulphurous emission circled the globe to generate some spectacular sunsets.
But the Norwegian group argues that the wavy shapes painted by Munch are a far better match for what are termed Polar Stratospheric (Type II) Clouds; or as they are also sometimes called - Nacreous Clouds.
Their rarity comes from the very particular conditions needed in their formation, at altitudes between 15km and 20km.
These requirements include not only very cold winter air, down at minus 80-85C, but a good degree of humidity as well.
Atmospheric flow up and over mountains helps because it can inject moisture from the troposphere into the stratosphere, followed by a process called adiabatic cooling that can then greatly reduce air temperatures.
"That's when you can get very small ice crystals of about one micrometer," explained Dr Muri.
"These clouds are very thin and are best seen just before sunrise and after sunset, when the sun is below the horizon.
"You get these very distinct colourings, from the combination of scattering, diffraction and internal refraction of the sunlight on these tiny ice crystals."
Dr Muri has lived in the Oslo area for 25 years. She says she has seen the iridescent clouds only once with her own eyes - and she knows precisely when and what to look for.
Such phenomena could have taken Munch completely by surprise, she believes.
The team first started investigating the possible link between the unusual meteorology and The Scream when consultant Svein Fikke observed a display of the clouds in 2014.
He managed to take a series of stunning photos, and then started delving deeper into the story.
Some very rare cloud types are reported to be increasing in frequency and distribution, perhaps due to climate change.
An example would be Noctilucent Clouds. These are the highest clouds on Earth, forming at altitudes of 80km and more. There is evidence to suggest they are becoming more visible at lower latitudes than used to be the case.
It is conceivable similar trends might occur with Nacreous Clouds, Dr Muri said, although no statistics can justify such a statement yet.
"We know that the troposphere is warming and expanding while the stratosphere above is compressing and cooling. So, the temperature characteristics of minus 80C and below might become commonplace in the future," she speculated. | Norwegian scientists have put forward a new theory to explain the inspiration behind one of the most famous works of art ever produced. | 39697256 | [
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McIlroy, 28, suffered a recurrence of a rib injury at the Players Championship.
However, he said on Tuesday there would be "no limitations" on his swing when he opens up at Erin Hills on Thursday.
"I'm totally fine to play. It's just a matter of limiting my practice," said the world number two, who confirmed he will play in the Scottish Open in July.
The rib stress fracture, which McIlroy suffered in the close season, flared up as he lost a play-off to Graeme Storm at the South Africa Open in January.
McIlroy was ruled out for a number of tournaments in January and February but after returning to action, he felt the injury again at the Players Championship.
The Northern Irishman was forced to pull out of the PGA Championship at Wentworth and also missed the Memorial Tournament in America, which meant he has had no warm-up events in advance of the season's second major.
However, the 2011 US Open champion was upbeat on Tuesday as he spoke of his preparations for the event in Wisconsin.
"I don't feel like I need a run of events to get back into it," added McIlroy, who will play in the Scottish Open at Dundonald in order to fine tune his links preparation for the following week's Open Championship.
"Preparation-wise, instead of hitting five bags of balls I'll hit two. If you hit 100 drivers a day and you swing at 120mph, it's going to take its toll a little bit. So it's just a matter of managing that."
The long-hitting McIlroy added that he wasn't upset to see the rain falling heavily on Tuesday on the already lengthy 7,693-yard course.
"I wasn't crying when I saw that rain this morning. That's a long golf course that's only going to play longer," continued the four-time major winner, who is using a new putter this week. | Rory McIlroy has insisted he is "totally fine" to play in this week's US Open as he returns to action after a month out because of injury. | 40267684 | [
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Labour would bring back the 50p tax on incomes above £150,000 and introduce a "mansion tax" on homes worth over £2m.
But Plaid Cymru will challenge Labour politicians to drop what it calls their "commitment to Tory cuts".
Meanwhile, the Conservatives will say housing association tenants should gain the right to buy their homes in Wales.
David Cameron announced the policy for England when he launched the Tory UK manifesto on Tuesday.
The Welsh Conservatives will also highlight their opposition to plans by Labour ministers in Wales to scrap right to buy for people renting their council homes if Labour is in power after next year's assembly election.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats will warn that a "BLUKIP" alliance of "right wing Tories and UKIP" could hold the balance of power after polling day, urging voters to back Lib Dem candidates, to keep the next UK government "anchored in the centre ground".
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood will take part in a live televised debate in London involving five of Westminster's opposition party leaders.
Welsh Labour, which will launch its manifesto on Thursday morning in Llandudno, said it would guarantee a minimum overall level for the Welsh government budget - although there is no figure placed on this "floor".
The idea is to prevent the population-based formula for setting the budget from short-changing Wales.
Speaking before the event, Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith said: "Increasing the minimum wage, scrapping abusive zero-hours contracts, taking on the energy companies are just a few of the practical, fully costed plans that will make a difference to working people in Wales.
"And I think people will also be pleased to hear that unlike the Tories, who have cut £1.5bn from the Welsh budget, Labour will deliver fair funding and a guaranteed funding floor."
With three weeks to go until polling day, Labour said it was confident Ed Miliband was on course to be the next prime minister.
The party currently holds 26 of Wales' 40 seats, and among its target seats are Conservative-held Cardiff North, Lib Dem-held Cardiff Central and Plaid Cymru-held Arfon. | Tax rises will mean £375m extra a year for the Welsh government if Labour wins May's election, the party will say as it launches its Welsh manifesto. | 32322792 | [
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Police Scotland's dog branch and air support unit have been deployed in the Irvine area in an effort to trace Gordon Speirs.
His disappearance was said to be totally out of character.
Mr Speirs is described as being 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with red hair and blue eyes.
At the time of his disappearance he was wearing navy coloured combat trousers, a black waterproof jacket and timberland boots.
Insp David Carballo of Ayrshire Police Division said: "This is totally out of character for Gordon and his family are understandably very worried.
"With the deteriorating weather conditions and concerns for his health, we are keen to have him back home safely as soon as possible.
"I am appealing to anyone who may have seen him or indeed for Gordon himself to contact us by calling 101." | Police have launched an extensive search for a 53-year-old man who has been missing from his home in North Ayrshire since Thursday morning. | 34826180 | [
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"OK, folks, good morning and welcome, what have we got from the weekend?"
On the 23rd floor of the Metropolitan Police's west London office, Detective Chief Superintendent Alaric Bonthron begins a morning briefing for one of the force's most secretive sections.
Known as a "grip and pace" meeting, it's a regular catch-up for senior officers from the Department of Professional Standards, the 380-strong unit responsible for dealing with complaints against officers and staff, deaths in custody, police misconduct - and corruption.
"We had a CAD (computer-aided dispatch) message from an anonymous female alleging that police were involved with the supply of drugs," says one of the dozen senior officers sitting around the table, in a room with panoramic views over London.
Another policeman chips in with details of a separate allegation.
"One officer... tried to persuade another officer to amend their notes whilst they were with a prisoner in a hospital, I understand," he says.
Det Ch Supt Bonthron checks that the information is being dealt with appropriately and moves on down a list which also includes the latest court cases and misconduct hearings.
These are busy times for the department, spread over four floors and with a budget of £24 million.
Over the past two months it's carried out investigations into a Met policeman over allegations of voyeurism and inciting prostitution; a Heathrow community support officer who admitted stealing a wallet containing almost £2,500; and a police recruit, who's accused of publishing extreme pornography.
This was also the unit which investigated the so-called "plebgate" affair, which led to one officer being jailed - and sacked, along with three others.
Bonthron says he's sometimes shocked by what his colleagues have got up to.
"There are things that make you look up and think 'has somebody actually really done that?'," he says, adding that "99.9 percent" do a good job when they come to work.
"Unfortunately, we have a few people who either make mistakes or do stupid things and the rest of the organisation doesn't want those people in the job."
The corruption arm of the unit has its origins in a drive against so-called "bent cops" initiated in the early 1990s by the then Met Commissioner Sir Paul - now Lord - Condon, who famously told the Home Affairs Committee that he had "a minority of officers who are corrupt, dishonest, unethical". He suggested they numbered around 250.
Investigations conducted by the shadowy Scotland Yard unit that became known as CIB3 found that officers were passing information to criminals - and journalists - in return for money; there were cases where evidence had been sabotaged; and police, it was discovered, had been complicit with informants in plotting crimes in order to share the spoils.
In 2000, Neil Basu, who now heads Scotland Yard's organised crime and gangs command, was recruited into the unit that was once known as the "ghost squad" because it was so secretive.
"We felt kind of excommunicated from the Met," he reveals. "I sort of joke about it now, but I can't remember being invited to a leaving do for the three years I was on professional standards."
Basu, who was then a "green" detective inspector, says he was "wide-eyed" at the extent of corruption he came across.
"My God, none of us realised it was at this level. What we were looking at here was people who were drug-dealers, conspiracy to commit kidnap, conspiracy to commit violence, serious assaults, perhaps even attempted murder".
Investigating corrupt officers was even more challenging for Basu and his colleagues because the suspects were aware of police tactics, including surveillance.
"Imagine how difficult it is to follow somebody who knows what cars the police use, who knows what techniques they use, who know exactly where to go, what to look for, where to park, how to conduct themselves in a busy environment," he says.
It may be one of the reasons why cases in which police corruption is alleged to have played a part, such as the murder of the private investigator Daniel Morgan in 1987, can be so hard to solve.
And it may explain why the Department of Professional Standards, though no longer a "ghost squad", is still sealed off from the rest of the Metropolitan Police.
"We are a force within a force", says Alaric Bonthron. "Everything I could do if I was out on a borough... we can do exactly the same".
The unit has its own intelligence hub and dedicated surveillance teams, so if it needs to move in on an officer or member of staff within the force no one else will find out.
"The people who know are the people who need to know," says Det Ch Supt Bonthron.
"The commissioner gets briefed on the high level jobs... but again you've got to be careful who you include in a lot of these jobs."
The process of preventing corruption begins at the recruitment stage, when new joiners are vetted, drug tested and warned about the dangers of dodgy friendships and inappropriate social media postings that could leave them vulnerable.
Fiona Taylor, a deputy assistant commissioner who's in overall charge of professional standards, says it's a "robust" process - but she acknowledges the need for continual vigilance as policemen and women forge their careers.
"Policing is a very, very complicated job in the 21st century - we need to understand that if somebody makes a mistake and we can rehabilitate them, we can develop them, we can bring them back into the organisation, then we will do that,". she explains.
She adds that most officers go about their business "very bravely and very professionally". The number of dismissals for misconduct issues in the Met is fairly stable - 48 in 2013/14 and 64 the previous year.
But the former Strathclyde Police assistant chief constable, who joined the Met in 2013, has a tough side too, as she makes clear she's not "in the business" of keeping corrupt or bad officers within the organisation.
"We need to have the capacity to catch... potentially serious criminals who exist within our midst -- and you know we do that!"
You can hear Danny Shaw's full reports on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Monday 8 to Thursday 11 December from 06:00-09:00 GMT. | Inside the Metropolitan Police Service's most secretive section, which investigates bad apples in the force. | 30381355 | [
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A first half dominated by the forwards ended with the hosts taking an 8-4 lead thanks to Carlos Tuimavave's late try.
But, within a minute of the restart, the French side led when Richie Myler scored after a flowing move from deep.
Liam Watts pounced to touch down to put the Black and Whites ahead again, but Walsh kicked Catalans to victory.
With both sides triumphant in their opening matches of the season, the victors were guaranteed to be early pacesetters after two games.
However, neither team played like leaders in a dour first period.
Catalans edged ahead 4-2 through two Walsh penalties, but the hosts led by four points when Tuimavave touched down following a fine burst by the outstanding Sika Manu.
Within 60 seconds of the restart the lead changed again as Australian forward Greg Bird combined with Thomas Bosc to tee up Myler for his second try of the season.
Watts then pounced from close range to restore Hull's advantage as the match opened up.
But some astute tactical kicking, and the reliable boot of Walsh, steered Dragons to just their second away over Hull in their past 13 attempts.
Hull FC coach Lee Radford: "It was painful to watch. The stop-start type of game was frustrating. The skillset of the group wasn't where it needs to be.
"We didn't take any juice out of them at their end of the field. It was smart by them and it's not the first time they've done that. You can't keep giving the ball away.
"I thought physically we were as good as we've been for a long time but we've got to be better with the ball. We looked as bad as we've had with ball in hand."
Catalans Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous: "I'm very pleased but at the same time it's only round two. Something we learned from last year is to stay humble because we were in the top four at one stage and you saw how we finished.
"There are areas where we need to improve. We created some opportunities and could have scored more tries. Our last plays in the first half weren't good enough.
"But this was definitely a game we could have lost last season. We were patient, showed good defence and came up with the two points which is pleasing.
"The players work hard on and off the field and without a good team culture, you don't come to Hull FC and win, so it's a very good sign."
Hull FC: Shaul: Fonua, Tuimavave, Griffin, Talanoa; Connor, Sneyd; Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Ellis.
Replacements: Green, Bowden, Washbrook, Thompson.
Sin Bin: Watts (67).
Catalans Dragons: Bosc; Broughton, Inu, Wiliame, Thornley; Walsh, Myler; Bird, Garcia, Horo, Moa, Aiton, Casty.
Replacements: Anderson, Bousquet, Baitieri, Da Costa.
Sin Bin: Bird (21).
Att: 13,544.
Ref: Robert Hicks (RFL). | Luke Walsh kicked 12 points as Catalans Dragons edged a bruising encounter with Hull FC to earn a second win in as many matches and go top of Super League. | 39041306 | [
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Caerleon-born Machen, who died in 1947, is known for his story The Bowmen, set in World War One, which gave rise to the legend of the Angels of Mons.
Newport council is consulting on budget plans that could see the library shut.
A spokesman said it would relocate the reference library if the building shut but no decisions have been made.
The Friends of Arthur Machen literary society said its members, who include comedian Stewart Lee, actor Barry Humphries and writer Alan Moore, are writing to the local authority.
Friends' founding member Godrey Brangham said: "This obviously is of great concern regarding the Machen collection in the reference library."
Friends' chairman Ray Russell said: "Newport holds the finest public Machen collection in the UK.
"We'd like them to preserve it, develop it, and keep access to it open.
"Arthur Machen was a local son of Gwent who won worldwide literary fame, and it is hoped that Newport will continue to honour his work."
Arthur Machen 1863-1947
•Born 150 years ago in Caerleon, south Wales
•Fantasy and horror writer
•Works include early self-published book Eleusina, The Great God Pan and The Three Imposters
•Fans include Stephen King, Mick Jagger and Rowan Williams
•His portrait is in the National Museum Wales
More about the first modern horror writer
The leader of the council has met with the group, and a spokesman said: "If the proposal to close the central library building did go ahead then the council would consider where the best possible place to relocate the reference library would be."
The consultation on the council's budget savings proposals continues until 16 January 2015. | Fans of horror writer Arthur Machen have called on Newport council to protect the collection of his books and papers at the city's central library. | 30582153 | [
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Mr Garner will join Nationwide in spring 2016 to replace current chief executive Graham Beale, who is retiring.
He will leave Openreach, the fixed-line network provider, after almost two years in charge.
Mr Garner said the Nationwide job was "too good to turn down".
He said: "I've greatly enjoyed my time at Openreach and deciding to leave has been an extremely hard decision, but Nationwide is a firm I long-admired during my time in financial services."
Mr Garner was previously head of HSBC UK, where he worked with banking clients including First Direct and Marks and Spencer Bank.
Nationwide chairman David Roberts said: "Joe is an exceptional leader and is exactly the right person to lead the society through the next chapter of its journey."
Gavin Patterson, the BT chief executive, said: "I am sad to see Joe leave but he is moving to a terrific job and I wish him well."
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Rival internet providers argue BT has an unfair competitive advantage from owning the telecoms infrastructure business.
Most internet service providers offer services through the pipes and cables run by Openreach. | Nationwide building society has appointed Joe Garner, currently boss of BT's Openreach unit, as its new chief executive. | 34830270 | [
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The report by the UN Agency for Human Settlements says that the richest 20% of the population on average earn 20 times more than the poorest 20%.
According to the study, Guatemala is the country with the widest disparity, and Venezuela the most equitable one.
The survey says the region is the world's most urbanised, with eight out of 10 people living in cities.
The report, State of the Cities of Latin America, suggests that by 2050, nearly nine out of 10 Latin Americans will live in cities and its authors suggest Latin American nations use the current period of relative economic stability and slower population growth to make life in the cities more equitable.
"The main challenge is how to combat such huge disparities in the cities," Erik Vittrup of the UN Agency for Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) said.
According to the study, income inequality in Latin America remains extremely high.
"There is a considerable job deficit and a large labour informality affecting mainly the young and women," it says.
The report says that Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Guatemala have all seen an increase in inequality between 1990 and 2009.
But Mr Vittrup said there were some indications of a positive trend.
"We're at the end of an era of urban explosion, with few exceptions.
"We're seeing a reduction in poverty, indigence in urban areas; unemployment is going down," Mr Vittrup said.
He said that, overall, the region was ready for a transition to quality of life, equity and sustainability. | A study by the United Nations suggests the gap between the rich and the poor in much of Latin America is widening. | 19339636 | [
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The stand-in captain faced 535 balls across two innings, moving from 174 not out overnight to end 219 not out in Surrey's first-innings score of 483.
Following on, he then made 68 in Surrey's 166-3 to keep Hampshire at bay and prompt handshakes at 16:50 BST.
The draw sees third-placed Hampshire claim 12 points, while Surrey take 10 points and stay sixth in Division One.
Burns' epic effort saw him stay in the field for all but 10 overs of the entire match, as he defied Hampshire's bowling efforts on a flat Oval pitch.
The left-hander was dropped twice in the slip cordon in his career-best 219, but was the only one to resist as Ian Holland (3-37) dismissed Tom Curran (53), Amar Virdi and Mark Footitt to force the follow-on after Surrey began the day on 410-7.
Mark Stoneman (47) and Burns then put on an opening stand of 109 before Holland's medium pace had Stoneman lbw and Scott Borthwick bowled in a single over.
Sean Ervine became the only man to dismiss Burns in 756 minutes of play when he missed a ball down the leg side, but Jason Roy and Dominic Sibley continued on until the conclusion.
Surrey captain Rory Burns told BBC Radio London: "I'm really pleased that we've fought that hard to get the draw and the extra five points, and obviously pretty happy with how I've played.
"We had to bat seven sessions to get us to safety and that's all I was thinking.
"There were some jitters in the nineties and I got a lifeline, which was quite nice. When I was getting close to 200, I was more thinking about the situation of getting to the follow-on mark.
"They're a good side and they played really well. We managed to hold on and get ourselves to safety, so it was honours even on a flat wicket." | Rory Burns scored 287 runs in more than 12 hours at the crease to earn Surrey a draw with Hampshire at The Oval. | 40520574 | [
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Peterborough restaurant owner Mohammed Khubaib, 43, was convicted of rape and grooming offences last month.
During his trial at the Old Bailey, the jury was told he forced a 14-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him after getting her drunk.
He had a "persistent and almost predatory interest" in girls, the court heard.
Det Supt Gary Ridgway from Cambridgeshire Police said the sentence showed "just how serious this type of offence is".
"This represents justice for young people who had the courage to stand up in court and relive some very difficult experiences," he said.
Khubaib was the tenth person to be convicted under Operation Erle, which focussed on allegations of sex abuse by other groups of men and boys against young girls.
Four previous cases led to nine male defendants being jailed for 59 offences against 15 girls from Peterborough and elsewhere in the East Midlands.
"We are pleased with this sentence today as it represents justice for the girls and young women who suffered at the hands of this vicious criminal," said Wendi Ogle-Welbourn, from Peterborough City Council.
She praised the "bravery" of the victims who had given evidence during the course of the trial.
"Their courage in reliving some absolutely horrendous experiences at the hands of this criminal has enabled us to get the result we did today and means that other girls and young women are safer in our city," she said.
Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Graham Bright described Khubaib's actions as "crime of the worst kind". | A businessman who plied teenage girls with vodka before sexually abusing them has been sentenced to 13 years. | 32749995 | [
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If you leave your mobile phone somewhere do you worry you will not be able to check it?
If any of this sounds familiar, there is a chance you could be spending too much time on social networks.
An exclusive online Newsbeat poll suggests that a quarter of 15 to 18-year-olds in the UK feel happier online than they do in real life.
Dr Radha from The Surgery on Radio 1 has dealt with patients who have displayed "a lot of social anxiety" because they are using social networks too much.
"Being online can provoke a sense of 'I'm not good enough, everyone else is having an amazing life'," she explained.
"It doesn't give us a sense of reality and actually what you will find is most people are probably doing the same thing as you are."
The survey, carried out last month, also suggests a third of 15 to 18-year-olds have met someone in person they originally met through social media.
Dr Radha has said it is important people carefully consider what information they share with the online community.
"What this survey showed is a lot of people go online alone," she said.
"In terms of our personal details and how we respond to messages from other people, we need to make sure we are looking after all of that safely."
Dr Radha was concerned that some people feel safer dealing with people online, rather than in person.
"The more time we spend online, the less we are able to develop our social skills," she explained.
"When you are online you're not getting eye contact with people or perceiving how body language is changing, so as a result what people are saying can be misinterpreted.
"Physical contact, like a hug and a kiss, is really important. You don't get that kind of emotional confidence from being online."
If your online activity is leaving you feeling anxious, Dr Radha has advised that you should "slowly try to wean yourself off it".
She said: "If you are worrying, 'what's going on? What am I missing?' It's a sign that being online too much is quite bad for you.
"Give yourself some rules by saying, 'I'm only going to check things three times a day for this amount of time'."
BBC Radio 1's The Surgery with Aled and Dr Radha is on Wednesday's at 9pm.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Do you ever feel lonely, stressed or jealous when you are online? | 29610109 | [
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Debutant Jordan Allan first two first-half chances for Derry with Gareth McGlynn also going close before David Scully put Harps ahead on 45 minutes.
Former Derry player Ryan Curran strode through the Candystripes defence unhindered to double the lead on 75.
Rory Patterson replied in injury-time but it was too late for Derry.
Harps keeper Ciaran Gallagher endured a nervous moment deep into injury-time as he appeared to misjudge a cross into his box but he wasn't punished as the home outfit held on to earn their first win over Derry since 1998.
After appearing to start well, Derry lost their way badly in the contest as former Brandywell players Barry Molloy and Tony McNamee impressed in the Harps midfield.
McNamee introduction for Sean Houston midway through the first half meant that he was up against his brother Barry, who was in Derry colours.
Scottish player Allan missed a great Derry chance in the first minute as he headed a Gareth McGlynn cross wide.
As Derry made the brighter start, Harps defender Damien McNulty bravely blocked a McGlynn close-range effort before Allan header over in the 40th minute after Gallagher had flapped at a corner.
The key moment of the game came in first-half injury-time as Scully rose to head an Adam Hanlon free-kick past Gerard Doherty.
Play was decided scrappy in the third quarter on the heavy Finn Park pitch but Harps doubled the lead on 75 minutes as Curran, who moved to Harps during the close season, sprung woeful Derry attempts to play offside as he ran unchallenged to slot past Doherty.
Against the run of play, Patterson scored in the first minute of injury-time with Nathan Boyle also going close as Harps nerves were strained in the closing seconds.
But the Donegal club held on for the win they deserved on their first Premier Division game since 2008. | Kenny Shiels' Derry City reign got off to a losing start as Finn Harps earned a deserved 2-1 victory in the League of Ireland Premier Division opener. | 35731813 | [
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A new report from the Centre for Cities and the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, said all cities would see a fall in output due to increasing trade costs.
Aberdeen and Edinburgh were both ranked among the ten most affected cities.
However the study said both cities are also among the best-placed to respond to any predicted economic turbulence.
The study excludes Belfast as the authors said data for Northern Ireland was not available.
The UK government said it was committed to securing a "bold and ambitious" free trade deal and building on the diverse strengths of all the UK's cities and regions.
Meanwhile, Scottish and Welsh government ministers have met in Cardiff to discuss Brexit legislation.
Earlier in July, business advisers PwC said uncertainty about Brexit was having a negative impact on the Scottish economy and housing market.
The London-based Centre for Cities think-tank said all UK cities faced "significant economic challenges" as the UK leaves the EU due to a predicted increase in trading costs.
They produced predicted reductions in economic output for each of the country's cities, for both the scenario of a so-called "soft" Brexit - with the UK joining a free trade area such as the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) - or a "hard" Brexit, where the UK does not come to an immediate deal with the EU and defaults to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
The researchers said either scenario would result in an increase in non-tariff barriers, such as customs checks, border controls, differences in product market regulations and legal hurdles, all increasing the cost of trade.
Under both models, the group predicted that local trade flows and employment shares meant Aberdeen would see the largest reduction in output, measured by gross value added, over the next ten years - of 3.7% under the "hard" Brexit scenario, or of 2.1% under a "soft" Brexit.
Edinburgh was ranked sixth in the table in both models, with reductions of 2.7% and 1.4% respectively. Other cities which feature on the tables include London, Reading, Leeds and Swindon.
However, the researchers said the factors which made the cities likely to suffer in the short term also made them well-placed to respond.
They said the cities were "home to large, highly-skilled labour markets, significant numbers of innovative firms and strong business networks - all of which are crucial in enabling a city to reinvent or adapt its industrial structure to changing economic circumstances".
Prof Stephen Machin from the Centre for Economic Performance said: "The fact that the industrial specialisation and the skill and knowledge intensity of different places are key to local impact should be of significant importance to the design and implementation of policy, especially in the arenas of industrial, skills and labour market strategies."
A UK government spokesman said: "We are committed to a bold and ambitious free trade agreement that works for the whole of the UK.
"The government is engaging extensively with businesses and organisations across the country, and will continue this work throughout the exit process.
"Through the government's modern industrial strategy we will look to build on the diverse strengths of all of the UK's cities and regions."
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie contended that Brexit would have a "significant negative impact" regardless of the deal secured, saying the government "cannot just wave these numbers away".
He said: "People last year did not vote to make themselves poorer. The question on the ballot paper was not whether we wanted to destroy our economy and the prosperity of our cities. Giving the people a chance to exit from Brexit with a vote on the deal is the right and democratic thing to do."
Scottish Labour said the report showed the importance protecting jobs and the economy as part of the Brexit deal.
Shadow Scottish Secretary Lesley Laird said: "There should be a jobs-first Brexit, to ensure that our cities such as Aberdeen and Edinburgh can continue to grow. Jobs, the economy and retaining the benefits of the single market and the customs union are our top priority."
Meanwhile, Scottish and Welsh ministers have met in Cardiff to discuss the EU Withdrawal Bill, the legislation planned by the UK government to begin extricating the country from Europe's legal framework.
Scottish Brexit minister Mike Russell and Lord Advocate James Wolffe sat down with Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford and Welsh government's top lawyer, Counsel General Mick Antoniw.
The devolved administrations fear the legislation could see them lose powers over areas such as fishing and agriculture. The UK government denies this, and says the legislatures will actually gain powers as a result of Brexit. | Aberdeen could be the city worst hit by falling economic output due to a "hard" Brexit, experts have predicted. | 40734848 | [
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The 26-year-old ex-Dagenham and York defender started all but four of Wood's league matches last season.
Meanwhile, striker Ryan Bird has joined from Newport, signing a one-year deal with an option of a further year.
The 29-year-old scored six goals in 19 appearances for the League Two side last season.
The duo are Chris Kinnear's seventh and eighth summer signings, with Tobi Sho-Silva and Connor Essam among those to arrive at the Crabble Athletic Ground. | Dover Athletic have signed Femi Ilesanmi on a one-year contract after the left-back's departure from National League rivals Boreham Wood. | 40425489 | [
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New analysis for BBC News shows that many people relying on their savings income are worse off than ever before.
Savings rates plummeted after the Bank of England slashed its base rate in the financial crisis.
Since last autumn, as the economic outlook has worsened, they have fallen again.
Tax-free Isas, fixed rate bonds and easy access accounts are all at or near their lowest points.
In research carried out for the BBC, the rate-checking firm Savings Champion recorded 1,440 savings rate cuts last year and more than 230 so far this year.
While low interest rates are welcomed by mortgage borrowers, they strike fear into those at or near retirement who had hoped that income from their nest eggs would help pay the bills.
"There's no light at the end of the tunnel," says 76-year-old Mick Bridge, one of a group of ramblers from Chesterfield who all depend on savings.
"Like most retired people, there was a plan and suddenly it's not like it was anymore. The pot's disappearing."
Fellow walker Sharon Beresford is worried that low interest rates will leave more older people needing help to pay for care.
"It's helping young people buy houses, but it's not helping me," she says, "There are a lot of us to be looked after."
The fall in rates has come across the board, with significant reductions from National Savings & Investments, Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Nationwide Building Society.
The average return from the five best easy access accounts has dropped from more than 3% in 2012 to under 1.3%.
Tax-free Isa rates are at their lowest ever. The average variable rate Isa is down to 1%, while a typical fixed-rate Isa pays 1.4%.
Another Chesterfield rambler, 63-year-old Judith Knowles, started dipping into her savings when she discovered she would have to wait for her state pension because women's pension ages were being raised. Low savings rates have forced her to dip in again.
"It's worrying," she says. "I've had letters saying the rates are going down even more."
Some rates of return are so tiny that savers can improve their situation by switching to a better offer.
First Direct pays just 0.05% to customers in its Savings Account, while Santander has an Easy Isa with an interest rate of a mere 0.1%.
Anna Bowes, director of Savings Champion, traces the problem back to a decision by the previous Coalition government to supply banks with cheap money to boost their lending.
"The competition between providers has been sucked out of the market," she explains, "They just don't need to raise money from savers any more, which has had a devastating impact."
A spokesman for the British Bankers' Association said: "These have been frustrating times for savers. The Bank of England's base rate has remained at a record low for several years.
"While this has been good news for borrowers, it has fostered a low-interest-rate environment which has not been easy for many savers to bear."
The looming EU referendum has confused the outlook for savers, with George Osborne warning borrowers that a vote to leave could lead to higher interest rates and others speculating that uncertainty could prompt the Bank of England to cut its base rate again.
Behind the scenes, senior bankers warn that very low savings rates are likely to be the "new normal", given the precarious economic situation across the world. | Interest rates for savers have fallen to new record lows, after hundreds of cuts in recent months and more than 1,000 in the past year. | 36266180 | [
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The 45-55 vote marks the second defeat for Republicans aiming to pass a bill this week to undo the health policy.
The vote came a day after the Senate rejected a plan to repeal and replace the health law with a Republican plan.
Senators will now consider a "skinny" repeal, which would scale back some of the more controversial provisions.
The "skinny" plan would eliminate unpopular parts of Obamacare - the Affordable Care Act - including the individual mandate requiring all Americans to have health insurance coverage as well as a tax on medical devices.
If that measure passes, the Senate and House of Representatives would then be tasked with finalising a bill that could still change during negotiations.
If successful, the full House and Senate would again have to approve the measure.
Seven Republicans opposed the repeal-only plan on Wednesday, which included a two-year delay on a replacement in the hope of finding agreement before that time elapses.
The defeat is the latest blow for President Donald Trump, who put repealing Obamacare at the centre of his election campaign, and underscores sharp divisions within the Republican Party over a replacement plan.
A proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a Republican plan that was crafted over last two months, collapsed on Tuesday night after nine Republicans voted against it.
Republicans have long railed against Obamacare as government overreach, criticising the system for introducing government-run marketplaces, where premiums have risen sharply for some people.
The party's proposed alternative included steep cuts to Medicaid, a healthcare programme for the poor and disabled.
And it removes Obamacare's individual mandate requiring all Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty.
About 20 million people gained health insurance under former President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The non-partisan Congressional Budgetary Office (CBO) found the bill would strip 22 million Americans of health insurance over the next decade.
Other attempts to replace Obamacare have failed in recent weeks due to Republican divisions.
In an early morning tweet on Wednesday, Mr Trump lambasted Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska for opposing the party's plan, saying she "really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!"
Mrs Murkowski was one of two Republicans earlier on Tuesday to vote against allowing the debate on healthcare legislation reform to go forward.
But her party eked out a victory after Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote which allowed discussion to take place.
Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, received a standing ovation as he returned to Congress to cast his "Yes" vote.
President Trump tweeted his thanks to the Arizona senator for playing "such a vital role" in the vote. | The US Senate has failed to pass a Republican proposal to repeal President Barack Obama's signature healthcare policy without replacing it. | 40736025 | [
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There is an armed police presence at the Donington Park rock music festival in Leicestershire in the wake of the London and Manchester terror attacks.
Senior officers have been encouraging fans to still engage with police and are using the hashtag "copaselfie".
Thousands of fans watched American metal band System of a Down end the first day of the festival on Friday.
A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said posing for selfies with armed officers was "safe" and they have had an "amazingly positive response" from the public.
Supt Martyn Ball, from Leicestershire Police, said on Thursday that armed police would help make people feel "safe and secure" following the recent attacks.
He added that some parents had been in touch saying their children were considering not going unless there were armed officers.
However, he said this would not change the way the force interacted with revellers.
Downloadcops, which post messages to help fans at the festival, tweeted: "@PRTLeicsSgt with a gentleman that just gave us a wonderful poetry rendition. Sgt Waft is now taking on the night shift. Enjoy."
Leicester City Cops also tweeted: "Hello from the cops at #DL2017, please don't hesitate to come over, say hello! #copaselfie with us! 😈 #Download".
About 80,000 people are expected at Download over the weekend.
The festival, held at Donington Park in Leicestershire since 2003, has hosted some of the biggest names in rock including Iron Maiden and Motörhead.
Organiser Andy Copping said Download was the "biggest" of its type in the world.
He told The Beat programme, broadcast on BBC Local Radio, that Download was also the "friendliest".
Biffy Clyro are headlining the main stage on Saturday night and Aerosmith, who are said to be performing for the last time in the UK, are the top act on Sunday. | Police at the Download Festival have kept their promise and have been posing for fan photos despite extra security. | 40232705 | [
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The Team Dimension Data rider, 33, timed his push perfectly on the final climbs of the 194.5km stage from Bradford to Fox Valley near Sheffield.
Pauwels' team-mate Omar Fraile finished second and Britain's Tao Geoghegan-Hart, riding for Team Sky, was fifth.
Nacer Bouhanni, Saturday's stage winner, was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious in a crash.
Pauwels attacked at the top of the Cote de Wigtwizzle, with 22km remaining, then eked out a 30-second lead on the Cote de Ewden Height.
The chasing pack narrowed that advantage to nine seconds by the summit of the final climb out of Midhopestones but Pauwels eased clear again to claim victory.
"It feels a bit strange," Pauwels said. "It is the first time I have had my hands in the air.
"But I think people would not really be surprised that I take a win because I have been quite close.
"Last year I was second, third, fourth, everything except a win, and now I get two wins at the same time which makes it more special."
Men's Tour de Yorkshire, stage three result:
1. Serge Pauwels (Bel/Team Dimension Data) 4hrs 57mins 47secs
2. Omar Fraile (Spa/Team Dimension Data) Same time
3. Jonathan Hivert (Fra/Direct Energie) +6secs
4. Brent Bookwalter (US/BMC) Same time
5. Tao Geoghegan Hart (GB/Team Sky) +8secs
Men's Tour de Yorkshire, final classification:
1. Serge Pauwels (Bel/Team Dimension Data) 11 hrs 53mins 4secs
2. Omar Fraile (Spa/Team Dimension Data) +6secs
3. Jonathan Hivert (Fra/Direct Energie) +7secs
4. Brent Bookwalter (US/BMC) +18secs
5. Matthew Holmes (GB/Madison Genesis )+20secs | Belgian Serge Pauwels claimed his first career win in the Tour de Yorkshire after winning Sunday's final stage. | 39765511 | [
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The 28-year-old left Rovers after their National League promotion final defeat by Grimsby earlier this month.
He made 33 league appearances this season, scoring six goals from defence, and has previously played for the likes of Cambridge and Mansfield.
"I spoke to Gary last week and was delighted to join a great club, moving in the right direction," he said.
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it had safety concerns over the West Coast Railway Company (WCRC).
It follows an incident last March in which a locomotive stopped across a busy main line railway junction near Royal Wootton Bassett.
WCRC managing director Patricia Marshall said she was "disappointed" with the ban.
She added: "West Coast Railways will continue to work closely with the ORR to demonstrate that it can continue operations on the National Network in a safe and proper manner."
WCRC and a driver are facing criminal proceedings after allegedly breaching health and safety laws.
Last March safety equipment was allegedly bypassed on the Tangmere locomotive, which caused it to pass a signal at danger.
A high-speed train had passed over the junction less than a minute before.
The ORR said a number of incidents leading to safety concerns had occurred since the incident, despite the company being warned to improve safety.
It has issued a prohibition notice, which prevents WCRC - based in Carnforth, Lancashire - from operating trains.
Ian Prosser, HM Chief Inspector of Railways at ORR, said the decision to revoke the company's safety certificate had "not been taken lightly".
"However, my concerns about West Coast Railway Company's lack of appreciation of the seriousness of a collective range of incidents over the last year, coupled with ORR's concerns on the company's governance, regrettably make this prohibition necessary.
"These failings create a significant risk to operations on the mainline network.
"We want to encourage successful business operations on our railways and hope WCRC will be able to put in place steps to ensure fit and proper safety management with a view to resuming operations.
"Our inspectors stand ready to work with the company to support and advise as it strengthens its approach to safety." | A steam train operator has been banned from running its rail services on the UK's mainline railway. | 35597920 | [
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Russian state TV has been suggesting - somewhat gleefully - that such products could be banned in retaliation for the EU extending economic sanctions against Russia.
The European restrictions were introduced last year after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine; Moscow hit back with counter-sanctions in August, targeting EU producers' profits.
Even the agriculture minister called the idea of adding a European wine ban 'radical,' given that domestic production is nowhere near enough to meet demand, not to mention the quality.
But he didn't exclude it.
The bullish tone of the reporting is typical of the defiant mood in Russia after a year under Western sanctions.
That same mood dominated the St Petersburg International Economic Forum late last week, dubbed the 'Russian Davos,' where a key message appeared to be: 'they didn't break us.'
The glitzy event was boycotted in 2014 by senior US and European executives in protest at the Ukraine crisis. This year some returned to encounter a decidedly upbeat Vladimir Putin informing them that a 'catastrophe' had been averted.
"We have stabilised the situation […] and are now making our way forward confidently through this difficult patch," Russia's President assured his audience.
As well as asset freezes and individual travel bans, the sanctions limit access to Western financial markets for state firms. They also ban arms trade and the export of equipment used in specific oil projects.
Calculating their precise impact is impossible as the restrictions were imposed at the same time as the price of Russia's chief export, oil, plummeted.
But Russia's economy shrank 2% in the first quarter of 2015, the rouble has plunged, inflation has soared and the number of people living below the poverty line has risen.
"I don't like it when there is some discrimination, that's not fair," Russia's trade minister, Denis Manturov, told the BBC, in response to the news that sanctions were being extended.
But he insists it's the oil price that's hurt Russia's economy, not sanctions.
"To be honest, for me - who is responsible for Russian industry - [sanctions are] a motivation. To motivate Russian companies to produce and supply not only for the local market, but abroad," the minister added.
Import substitution has become the official mantra as Russia attempts to capitalise on gaps in the market created by Western sanctions and Russian counter-measures.
So Mr. Manturov says domestic firms are now supplying energy firms with equipment they once imported, for example, and local dairy production has certainly expanded.
But economists warn that the EU ban on credit can't be ignored.
"Sanctions are clearly making the situation a lot worse," explains Moscow-based analyst Chris Weafer, of Macro Advisory.
On paper the ban only applies to state-owned banks, but even non-sanctioned banks and companies are being denied financing by Western institutions wary of the risk.
"It's like a voluntary expansion of the sanctions," Chris Weafer explains.
With no new money entering the market, and no sign of China rushing to fill the funding-gap, Russian banks prioritise credit to major state-owned firms and the cost for everyone else has soared.
Far from the insistent optimism of the economic forum, the General Motors plant stands almost idle on the industrial outskirts of St. Petersburg. The territory around is filled with unsold cars.
US-based GM will shut its plant here for good at the end of June citing a 'challenging economic situation.'
The firm was importing most of its car components and the rouble's fall has hit hard, along with plunging demand for vehicles.
"Many people don't know what they will do in the future," says Trade Unionist Maxim Kulayev, who's negotiating for better compensation for 1,200 workers about to lose their livelihood.
"The government says there's no problem, they can all find new job. But it isn't true."
In fact, other manufacturers are also laying-off workers due to the downturn.
"We think the crisis goes on," Mr Kulayev says.
And Russia's influential former Finance Minister, Alexei Kudrin, agrees. He estimates that falling oil price and sanctions are equally to blame.
"Russia is experiencing serious difficulties as we know. Growth has slowed, living standards have fallen. Of course it's difficult," he told the BBC.
But he's still not convinced the sanctions can make any difference, politically.
"Clearly they were meant to pressure Russia. But I don't think they worked because Putin doesn't respond to that kind of political pressure."
The EU says its restrictions can be reversed when it sees Russia 'contributing actively and without ambiguities' to solving the Ukraine crisis.
Russia is engaged in a peace process but continues to insist that Kiev - not Russian-backed rebels - is responsible for violating the ceasefire.
Meanwhile, it remains officially indifferent to the sanctions.
So the St. Petersburg economic forum was trumpeted as a great success, as state TV proclaimed a surge in participants as proof the West's attempt to isolate Moscow has failed.
The volume of actual deals done, though, tells a different tale.
The total value this year was calculated at $5.4 bn by the forum's executive secretary. That's $2bn less even than last year, when so many of the big players stayed away. | Already coping without EU cheese, Russians could soon be braced for life without its wine, fine chocolate and flowers. | 33256382 | [
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Last week, Paul Kenny was granted bail and banned from attending games after admitting racially abusing Sinclair.
"It was disappointing," said Gers goalkeeper Foderingham, an ambassador for equality group Kick It Out.
"No-one wants to see that in football, especially at a club I represent."
Commenting on the incident, the 26-year-old Englishman said it was "difficult when one idiot comes and starts to behave like that".
"The club has dealt with it accordingly," he said.
"The Rangers fans have been fantastic. All season and since I joined the club, they have been superb.
"I haven't (spoken to Sinclair), I can understand that he is probably upset and frustrated, but hopefully he will be all right."
Meanwhile, Foderingham admitted the Rangers players are still getting used to new manager Pedro Caixinha's methods since he took over from Mark Warburton.
"It is a different style of play," he said. "He is an intensive, aggressive type of manager who wants his sides to play as such and it will take time for the boys to adjust.
"We are doing that at the moment and hopefully we can get a good pre-season under our belts and have a good go at it next season.
"Until we start winning football matches on a regular basis, the question marks are not going to go away.
"So what we need to do is work together as a squad, as a management, as a club and get back to winning football matches." | Wes Foderingham acknowledged the hurt "one idiot" caused Scott Sinclair but says the fan, who admitted making racial gestures at the Celtic player, did not represent the Rangers support. | 39864871 | [
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The lawsuit filed in a federal court in San Francisco argues that the policy is unconstitutional.
Women can serve in front line positions in the US military, but they are barred from ground combat units.
A Pentagon spokesman said 14,500 combat positions had been opened to women under the current defence secretary.
He added that Defence Secretary Leon Panetta had "directed the services to explore the possibility of opening additional roles for women in the military".
But ACLU lawyer Ariela Migdal said the changes so far were "not enough". The lawsuit argues that continuing restrictions violate servicewomen's constitutional rights to equality.
One of the plaintiffs, Marine Corps Capt Zoe Bedell, said existing rules had blocked her advancement in the Marines.
"The military is the last place where you are allowed to be discriminated against because of your gender," she said.
Women account for about 14% of the 1.4 million active US military personnel.
The lawsuit launched on Tuesday says they are barred from 238,000 positions, but also alleges that they are already serving unofficially in combat units. | The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a challenge on behalf of four US servicewomen against a ban on women being deployed in most combat roles. | 20521754 | [
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The singer will perform 20 shows under the banner Lionel Richie - All the Hits through April and May, and September and October next year.
The cheapest tickets, which go on sale on Friday, start at $59 (£38).
Richie, 66, said the decision was made to perform after consulting his 21-year-old son, Miles.
"I asked him, 'so Miles, what do you think about Vegas? Should I do it?'," said Richie.
"He goes, 'Oh my God, dad. We are going to have the great time. We are going to have the greatest time."
The singer played the traditional Sunday afternoon legends slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in June.
His 80-minute performance is regarded by many as one of the highlights of the weekend.
His Vegas shows will include hits such as All Night Long (All Night), Hello and Dancing on the Ceiling.
Richie is also to be honoured by The Recording Academy as its MusiCares person of the year.
Previous recipients include Sting, Bono and Aretha Franklin.
Performers at the event on 13 February include Pharrell Williams, Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum.
"I think Stevie (Wonder) is coming maybe," said Richie. "But first of all, let me tell you, what a great honour.
"When you're in that group of honourees. When you start thinking about Dylan and Streisand and stuff ... that's quite an accomplishment." | Following his barnstorming set at Glastonbury, soul legend Lionel Richie has announced a residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. | 34277679 | [
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About £11m will be spent on the upgrade at the Hearts ground. The current main stand was built in 1919.
The club hopes work will begin next month.
Hearts owner Ann Budge said last month that she hoped the work would be completed in September 2017. The new stand will increase the capacity to more than 7,200 from 4,720.
Ms Budge said the current stand was still useable but not up to the standards that fans expect.
The plans involve demolishing large sections of the existing main stand, and the ticket offices and shops. | Plans to rebuild the main stand at Tynecastle football stadium have been approved by Edinburgh city council. | 37631654 | [
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Argentine journalists have become accustomed, after eight years under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's presidency, to getting little or no access to the person at the top.
For all her appearances at inaugurations of public works or rousing speeches before the Peronist party faithful, President Fernandez de Kirchner rarely exposes herself to scrutiny and even less so to the kind of open press forum that enables journalists to question and probe the work of her government.
Not that Mr Macri was particularly illuminating or generous with detail, particularly when asked about the specifics of his plans to turn around Argentina's precarious economy.
But at least he made the effort to engage and respond to questions.
So what have we learned in the first few days about the man who defeated a political movement that has dominated Argentine politics for decades?
The outgoing mayor of Buenos Aires and soon to be president of Argentina repeated on more than one occasion that he could not yet expand on the detail of his economic plans until he was able to ascertain exactly how critical the situation was.
The current administration has been repeatedly accused of being less than transparent about key statistics like the real rate of inflation or exactly how much liquid reserves remain in the Central Bank coffers.
Correcting those anomalies and introducing measures to restore international confidence in the Argentine economy are likely to be some of Mauricio Macri's first big policy initiatives when he assumes the presidency on 10 December.
To that end we learned that, rather than appointing a single minister for the economy, there will be a team of no less than six ministers responsible for the economy brief.
This historic election reflected the deep divisions in Argentine society, with barely three percentage points ultimately separating Mauricio Macri and the defeated Peronist candidate, Daniel Scioli.
While the victor's well-heeled and middle-class will be expecting a more liberal economic climate, those less well-off working class Argentines who voted for Mr Scioli will also be hoping the new administration protects the welfare programmes introduced by the Fernandez de Kirchner government.
Mr Macri indeed promised to be a "president for all Argentines", knowing the powerful labour unions and sometimes volatile Peronist youth movements will become restless if economic "reform" turns out to mean across-the-board "cuts".
There is clearly not much love lost between the man heading into the hot seat and the woman who has governed Argentina in her own unique style for the past eight years, her reputation and legacy damaged by an election result few would have predicted only a couple of months ago.
Without saying so directly, Mr Macri made it abundantly clear that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's combative and sometimes bellicose style had damaged Argentina's image abroad.
Rebuilding relations with neighbours in Latin America and allies further afield, would be another job at the top of his "to do" list.
The most interesting of those relationships is with Venezuela.
Its leftist, revolutionary president, Nicolas Maduro has been one of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's closest allies in the region - part of a populist alliance that included Bolivia and Ecuador, (but less so Chile and Brazil with whom the outgoing president has not always been on the closest terms)
Mr Macri is preparing to realign those alliances, hinting that he might seek to suspend Venezuela from the regional trade bloc Mercosur, over its "lack of democratic transparency".
Observers noted with some interest that one of the most prominent figures at Sunday night's victory rally was the wife of the jailed Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez.
With legislative elections in Venezuela looming, the result in Argentina could have wider repercussions.
Back on the domestic front, those of us who have spent many hours covering the case of the death of the special prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, have been intrigued by Mr Macri's vow to keep the case alive.
Mr Macri again indirectly accused the outgoing administration of trying to wrap up the investigation and conclude that Mr Nisman killed himself - rather than the widespread view in Argentina that he was murdered.
Less clear yet is what will be Mr Macri's stance on social and moral issues, including gay marriage, abortion and the continued pursuit of human rights abuses committed under Argentina's military rule from 1976 to 1983.
At his victory rally, Mauricio Macri danced like a teenager on stage without, apparently, a care in the world.
With such a full and complicated in-tray, Mr Macri is unlikely to be impersonating his beloved Freddie Mercury, the former lead singer of Queen, again for quite some time. | The most striking thing about Mauricio Macri's first news conference as president-elect of Argentina was, well, that there was a press conference at all. | 34909489 | [
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The pipe in Chester Green, Derby, burst at about 04:30 GMT on Sunday, sending water gushing along Mansfield Road.
Ivy House School and Carlyle Infant School in Littleover were closed, while people in Chaddesden, Littleover and Mackworth reported brown water coming from taps.
Severn Trent Water said it could take up to five days to fix the problems.
Mansfield Road has been shut to traffic and bus services have been re-routed.
Sarah O'Kane from Severn Trent apologised for the inconvenience and said reasons for the pipe failure would not be known until the road had been dug up.
Shops and businesses on Mansfield Road are still open. | Two schools have been closed after a burst water pipe flooded the area with mud and silt. | 32021380 | [
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Cryptography was once controlled by the state and deployed only for military and diplomatic ends. But in the 1970s, cryptographer Whitfield Diffie devised a system which took encryption keys away from the state and marked the start of the so-called "Crypto Wars".
Whitfield Diffie and three other experts spoke to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about the tensions at the heart of the spat between Apple and the FBI.
In 1975, cryptographer Whitfield Diffie devised "public key cryptography", which revolutionised encryption.
"The basic techniques we used until public key cryptography come from around 1500 in the western world, and were known from about 800 in the Middle East.
"They are basically arithmetic. Not ordinary integer arithmetic, but something like clock arithmetic - it's 11 o'clock and you wait three hours and you get 2 o'clock - and table lookups. What's the 5th element in the table? What's the 20th element?
"The trouble is you can't do them very well without some kind of mechanical computation. A human being can't do enough of those calculations to produce a secure system without making too many mistakes.
"Before what we did, you could not have supported cryptography outside a fairly integrated organisation. If you look at the US Department of Defense, it's very large, but very centralised; everybody knows the chain of command.
"They can have a trusted entity run by the National Security Agency (NSA) to manage the keys [used by the military and government]. If you were in the military, and it was part of your assignment to talk to somebody securely in another part of the military, they would supply you with a key, and every morning you come out and put one in your teletype machine or phone or whatever.
"But the internet is not just meant for friends to talk to friends, it's for everybody to talk to everybody. Until you have public key cryptography you have no way of arranging the keys on demand at a moment's notice for these secure communications.
"That's what browsers do with websites all the time. Amazon, eBay, all of the merchants on the internet encrypt at least some of the traffic you have with them, at the very least the payment portion of it.
"[At the time] the NSA reacted like any other enterprise that has had a monopoly in a market for a long period of time. Suddenly somebody was treading on its turf, and it made several attempts to recapture its market."
Susan Landau is professor of Cyber Security Policy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
"Public-key cryptography was mathematically elegant and also quite elementary. That's what made it so powerful and so wonderful.
"The NSA said 'Wait a minute: this work should be classified.' They had been accustomed to being the only place that cryptography was done. They didn't want a competitor developing algorithms that maybe they would have trouble breaking into. They wanted to hold the keys to the kingdom.
"There was a big fight between the academic and industry research community and the NSA. But it was settled fairly amicably, fairly quickly. The next problem was who would control the development of cryptography standards for the US government.
"The NSA does this for military and diplomatic communications, but there's a vast need for cryptography for civilian agencies such as health and human services, education, agriculture. The National Bureau of Standards had been doing this in the 1970s but in the 1980s the NSA began pushing in this direction.
"Congress, who had always looked more favourably on the civilian side, put the National Institute of Standards and Technology in charge.
"But the law also included this little thing about three people from NSA approving certain things. They exercised tremendous control, and kept blocking standards that were more friendly to the commercial sector. That battle went on between 1987 until the mid 1990s. It was quite ugly.
"Another battle was over the clipper chip. Clipper was a very hard algorithm with a secure key, but the key was split and was to be shared with agencies of the federal government. The idea was [that] a business person travelling overseas would be able to use a clipper-enabled phone and talk securely with the office back at home.
"But if you're doing something illegal the US government will be able to decrypt easily, because the keys are held by its agencies.
"It was a complete flop. Outside the US, no one wanted it. Inside the US, no one bought it. It was a total failure.
"The controls on cryptography in the 1990s were very odd because they were controls on an export. If you wanted to export a computer or communications device with cryptography, you needed an export licence from the US government.
"Much of the time you would get 'We're looking at it, we'll get back to you.' Of course, when you're selling high tech, you don't need a delay of two months, [so] you decide not to have strong encryption within the device - you put in something very weak that the US government will allow to go without a licence. The effect was to not have strong encryption domestically as well as abroad.
"In 2000, the US government loosened the controls on export of devices with strong encryption; it looked as if the private sector won the battle."
Alan Woodward is an expert in signals intelligence, intelligence gathered from communications, who has worked for the UK government in various roles.
"Suppose you got intelligence that people appeared to be mobilising their military forces. You'd need to know whether that was a prelude to war, or just an exercise. One of the ways to do that was by analysing the signals and communications traffic going around on the other side.
"In the early 2000s, it got harder. Previously they'd had the ability to decrypt things that were weakly encrypted. You could throw a super computer at the problem and try all the possible keys until you unlock the message.
"You just physically couldn't do that for the number of encrypted messages that were starting to pile up. But also, the forms of encryption were becoming stronger. The encryption that was being used by governments themselves back in the 1970s was called the Data Encryption Standard. With a modern PC, you can break that in a matter of seconds. That kind of evolution in encryption and decryption has been going on ever since.
"It got worse because there were various other forms of technology that were based on encryption, where you were able to remain anonymous, completely hidden. There's a thing called the Tor network which causes security agencies a great deal of trouble, because you don't even know where that person is based, never mind who they're communicating with.
"Governments recognised that there wasn't a lot you could do about this technically or from a policy perspective. It's out there. So what you have to do is be able to get at it before it is encrypted or after it's decrypted.
"They recognised that they needed to work more closely with the technology providers because they were the ones that owned the infrastructure that was being used. They were the ones running it; it was no longer governments and state telecommunications companies.
"They had very good relationships. Microsoft produced a suite of software called Cofee (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor), which is only given to government and Law Enforcement Agencies. It's a forensic tool that allows you to analyse Windows systems.
"You used to be able to go along to Apple and they could unlock the phone. With messaging services it was possible for governments with the right authorisation to go along and sit in the middle of the conversation and look at the messages in a non-encrypted form.
"All of that changed when Edward Snowden got his leaks out."
Jeff Larson is a reporter at New York investigative newsroom ProPublica. It worked with the Guardian newspaper on the sensitive material leaked by Edward Snowden from the US National Security Agency in 2013.
"I had seen something in the Snowden tranche of documents that made me suspicious that the NSA and GCHQ had been working behind the scenes to crack encryption that powers internet technologies.
"When you log into your bank or Twitter or Facebook, your web browser talks to those servers over what's known as TLS, which is an encryption layer that protects the confidentiality of that traffic.
"The intelligence agencies - not only NSA and GCHQ, but Canada and Australia and New Zealand- had spent 10 years and untold billions of dollars trying to break these fundamental encryption technologies.
"They honed things, like their power with super computers, but they were also able to mount a programme of inserting back doors into cryptographic software, and - perhaps a bit more troubling - the NSA launched a covert campaign to influence the very standards that programmers rely on to create encryption.
"So standards bodies write up 'here's how encryption works, here's how you implement it in your software', and the NSA was actually working against that effort.
"Ever since [the Snowden revelations were published in] 2013, there's been quite a movement to further encrypt the internet.
"I think there's been an awakening on the part of private companies that it is important to their users to keep [their data] confidential and secret.
"Apple saw these revelations about the overreach of intelligence services and law enforcement services, and created a phone that was harder to crack because they wanted to increase the security of their users. I do believe that.
"The Apple case is very hard. I see the arguments on both sides. I see the fact that the FBI wants access to this information, and I also see Apple's need to protect its customers' privacy.
"I hope that we come to a conclusion that is more open and transparent. What I would say is I like that this fight is happening in public so that we can have debates like this."
The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT. Listen online or download the podcast. | The clash between Apple and the FBI over whether the company should provide access to encrypted data on a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers highlights debates about privacy and data security which have raged for decades. | 35659152 | [
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Shocked onlookers swam across the boating lake at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, on Sunday after the car became submerged in the water.
The pair were put in a boat and taken to land. The man, who is from Potters Bar, was taken to hospital but discharged later in the day.
Police said he was "shaken" but "not injured".
As reported in the Welwyn Hatfield Times, video from Alex Kerr on YouTube shows three people in the lake, trying to smash a window of the Nissan Qashqai.
A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police said they eventually helped the man and his dog out of the car via other means.
She said the force was called at about 12:45 BST and the car was pulled from the water by the fire service shortly after 16:00. | A man aged in his 70s and his dog were pulled from a car that had plunged into a lake. | 37606854 | [
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A penalty try and scores from Alex Goode and Chris Wyles gave Sarries a 24-3 lead at half-time.
The bonus point was wrapped up four minutes after the break as Maro Itoje crossed, shortly before Richard Wigglesworth touched down.
Arthur Aziza went over for Oyonnax but Schalk Brits was awarded a late effort to complete the rout for Saracens.
Aziza's try was a deserved consolation for the French side, who were committed and spirited in their first ever home game in the Champions Cup, but were outclassed by a Saracens team that sits nine points clear at the top of Pool One.
The Premiership leaders dominated the scrum, until the introduction of a series of replacements in the second half upset their rhythm, and attacked with speed and purpose to signal their credentials as title candidates.
New England head coach Eddie Jones will name his first squad next month, and there were plenty of performances from Saracens' English contingent that would have caught the attention of the Australian.
But it was Farrell who stood out with creativity and quickness that belied his reputation as a defensive, pragmatic fly-half.
The England number 10 crashed through a gap in the Oyonnax rearguard before swinging a looping pass out wide to Wyles, who slipped in Goode for the visitors' second try.
And Farrell was central to the next score, popping up an offload from the ground to allow Will Fraser to find the on-rushing Wyles on his way to touching down under the posts.
In fact, it may be 26-year-old Fraser who gave Jones the most to think about after this display.
The uncapped open-side flanker was impressive with the ball in hand and could provide competition for the England number seven shirt, particularly with the future of England captain Chris Robshaw under scrutiny.
Saracens can take a step closer to progressing when they host Oyonnax in the reverse fixture next weekend.
Saracens full-back Alex Goode said: "We are really coming alive when we get the ball in good positions at the moment.
"We are using our strike runners very well. We are getting them in the game and we are picking them out.
"Guys like Chris Ashton are doing brilliantly in terms of the support lines they are running.
"We have had a young team over the last few years and we have grown together and added layers to our game.
"We have been close in this tournament before, we have our foundations, we are in a good place but we know there is a long journey ahead yet."
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Oyonnax: Etienne; Tian, Bousses, Taufa, Codjo; Clegg, Cibray; Tonga'uiha, Maurouard, Pungea; Power, Fabbri; Ursache, Missoup, Wannenburg.
Replacements: Lespinas for Clegg (51), Aziza for Cibray (51), M. Clerc for Pungea (53), Guillamon for Fabbri (63), Faure for Wannenburg (60).
Not Used: Bordes, Rapant, Gunther.
Saracens: Goode; Ashton, Bosch, Barritt, Wyles; Farrell, Wigglesworth; M. Vunipola, George, Figallo; J. Hamilton, Itoje; Rhodes, Fraser, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: Ellery for Wyles (55), Hodgson for Farrell (59), Gill for M. Vunipola (52), Brits for George (52), Du Plessis for Figallo (50), Brown for Itoje (63).
Not Used: Wray, De Kock.
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy). | Saracens ran in six tries to thrash Oyonnax and take control of their European Champions Cup group. | 35041665 | [
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They said the Indian prime minister stole the show when he rolled out his yoga mat and eased uncomfortably into the lotus position to help break the world record for what is claimed to be the largest yoga session in history.
Narendra Modi boasts that he does yoga for an hour every morning but he looked a little stiff as he joined 37,000 other people to perform a series of asanas - yoga positions - on the lawns outside the Indian parliament in celebration of the first UN World Yoga Day.
Mr Modi had consistently said he wouldn't be taking part in the record attempt but in the event he stretched and puffed his way through the 35-minute routine with the rest of them.
Some say he simply couldn't resist the opportunity for an image that will undoubtedly appear in newspapers around the world tomorrow morning.
And that's in keeping with the real spirit of this event, because this is all about public relations.
The Indian government's new-found enthusiasm for yoga can be traced directly back to Mr Modi. He's already created a ministry of yoga with its own dedicated yoga minister, and his personal intervention is said to have been decisive in persuading the UN to designate June 21st as World Yoga Day.
The official publicity presents today's festivities as a humble celebration of an ancient Indian tradition of exercise. It is India's second greatest gift to the world after the number zero, according to Mr Modi's PR machine. But there was always much more to the government's agenda than that.
It isn't about propagating Hindu nationalism, as some in India's Muslim minority complained. The government quickly stripped out anything that could be described as "Hindu" from today's event in response to these criticisms, purging the Om chant and sun salutations from the menu.
But Mr Modi has recognised that yoga can do more for India than just encourage health and happiness through regular exercise.
The Indian prime minister has always had a talent for publicity and he has spotted that with yoga India has a unique "brand" that can deliver huge economic benefits for the country.
According to one estimate the worldwide yoga industry has boomed into a $30 billion-plus business. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit ashrams and undertake yoga classes in India every year. Mr Modi is hoping tens of thousands more can be persuaded to come.
But he's also got an eye on the country's wider image abroad. He sees yoga as a wonderful way to promote India in the world. What better badge of nationhood than this ancient tradition of health and harmony?
And if that enhances the image of Mr Modi himself along the way, all the better, will be Mr Modi's likely judgement. | Today wasn't World Yoga Day but World Modi Day, sniped some critics this morning. | 33214727 | [
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AA president Edmund King said the death toll was the "equivalent of three plane crashes" and called for more action.
Separate DfT figures suggest about 240 deaths in 2014 involved drivers over the legal alcohol limit.
Officials said the rise in deaths in the year ending September 2015 was not "statistically significant" - meaning the increase was "probably to do with a combination of factors that have come about by chance, rather than any specific change".
Steve Gooding, director of automotive research charity the RAC Foundation, said: "Forty-nine more people dying on the roads might not be statistically significant, but try telling that to their family and friends.
"It is true that traffic is on the rise again and that might partly explain why the downward trend in road deaths has plateaued in recent years.
"But the pressing question is: what do we now do to get back on track?"
Neil Greig, the Institute of Advanced Motorists' director of policy and research, said that although drink-drive deaths were "flatlining", the numbers were still "unacceptable".
He called for the drink-drive limit elsewhere in Britain to be lowered to be in line with Scotland. In 2014, the Scottish government reduced the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.
The DfT said the new estimated figure of 240 road deaths involving people over the legal alcohol limit in 2014 meant the level was unchanged from 2013.
Roads Minister Andrew Jones said: "Britain continues to have some of the safest roads in the world but we cannot be complacent on road safety and are determined to do more.
"We launched our road safety plan last year which includes plans for tougher penalties for people using mobile phones while driving, extra money to crack down on drug-drivers and funding to train the next generation of cyclists." | Some 1,780 people died on Britain's roads last year - 49 more than the previous year, new figures suggest. | 35494136 | [
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"David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," it said. News of his death has prompted response across social media.
According to a social media data analytics tool, by 0900 GMT there were over a million tweets globally, using the hashtag #Bowie. The top 10 trending Twitter tags included #RipDavidBowie, #DavidBowie and #Bowie and #legend.
Fellow musicians have been sharing their sadness on social media. Marc Almond says he is "devastated":
Comedian Ricky Gervais tweets of his loss, while fellow funny man Eddie Izzard has an upbeat message.
And of course there are the the legions of Bowie fans who have told of their shock and sadness. Theresa McAllister shared how she felt when she first heard the news.
Katherine, on Twitter, finds the positive in the sadness.
A chance encounter at a bar in Wembley has stayed with Christine Mackenzie, as she shared on Facebook.
And the conversations on Facebook continue with many fans recalling their encounters with the rockstar:
And others made reference to his film work, which included playing Jareth The Goblin King in the 1986 Jim Henson movie Labyrinth.
But mainly the word on repeat is "legend".
Mel sums up the woes of growing older:
And as if to prove that David Bowie's music was out of this world, British astronaut Tim Peake sent his thoughts from the International Space Station.
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Ian Paterson, 59, who appeared at the Court of Appeal via video link, was told his current sentence was "not sufficient" to reflect the seriousness and the totality of his offending.
Paterson was found guilty in May at Nottingham Crown Court of 17 counts of wounding with intent.
Jurors also convicted him of three further wounding charges.
Explaining the decision to increase his jail term, one of the three Appeal Court judges - Lady Justice Hallett - told Paterson his victims had been, "left feeling violated and vulnerable".
She described his treatment of patients as "brutal and sustained".
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"Some have experienced long-term psychological effects." | A breast surgeon who intentionally wounded his patients has had his 15-year jail term increased to 20 years. | 40815668 | [
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Authors including The English Patient writer Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey will not attend the PEN Literary Gala in New York on 5 May.
They said PEN - known for defending imprisoned writers - was stepping beyond its traditional role.
Islamists stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris in January.
Twelve people were killed during the attack, over the magazine's depiction of the Prophet Mohammed.
Authors Rachel Kushner, Teju Cole, Taiye Selasi and Francine Prose are also against PEN handing the Freedom of Expression Courage Award to Charlie Hebdo, as they are uncomfortable with the magazine's "cultural intolerance".
Booker Prize-wining author Carey told the New York Times that the group of writers felt PEN's role was to protect freedom of expression against government oppression.
"A hideous crime was committed, but was it a freedom of speech issue for PEN America to be self-righteous about?" said Carey.
"All this is complicated by PEN's seeming blindness to the cultural arrogance of the French nation, which does not recognise its moral obligation to a large and disempowered segment of their population."
The boycott has been criticised by the author Salman Rushdie, a former president of PEN who was in hiding for years over Islamist threats in response to his novel The Satanic Verses.
He said his friends were "horribly wrong" and he hoped nobody ever came after them.
Charlie Hebdo essayist Jean-Baptiste Thoret, who escaped the attack by arriving late to work, will accept the award on behalf of his colleagues.
PEN said it did not believe Charlie Hebdo's intent was to "ostracise or insult Muslims, but rather to reject forcefully the efforts of a small minority of radical extremists to place broad categories of speech off limits."
It added: "We will be sorry not to see those who have opted out of the gala, but we respect them for their convictions." | Six prominent writers are boycotting a major US literary event over plans to give satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo a freedom of speech award. | 32477551 | [
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In an open letter, he said he loved Russia, calling it "a great democracy".
Mr Depardieu had recently announced he would give up his French passport after the government criticised his decision to move abroad to avoid higher taxes.
Moscow earlier said President Vladimir Putin had personally signed the decree granting the actor Russian citizenship.
In December, Mr Putin had said he would be happy to welcome the actor in his new country. "If he'd like to have a Russian passport, consider it settled," Mr Putin said.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault had called Mr Depardieu's decision to leave the country "shabby".
In the letter, broadcast on Thursday on Russian TV station Pervyi Kanal, Mr Depardieu said: "I filed a passport application and I am pleased that it was accepted.
"I love your country, Russia - its people, its history, its writers. I love your culture, your intelligence."
He said that he had spoken to French President Francois Hollande and told him Russia was "a great democracy, and not a country where the prime minister calls one of its citizens shabby".
Under France's civil code, dual citizenship is permitted but it is unlawful to be stateless.
A person must obtain another nationality before giving up French citizenship.
Mr Depardieu's highly publicised tax row began last year after Mr Hollande said he would raise taxes to 75% for those earning more than 1m euros (£817,400).
The actor accused the new socialist government of punishing "success, creation and talent", and announced in early December that he would move to Belgium.
Although the Constitutional Council struck down the tax rise proposal on Sunday, Mr Depardieu said this did not change the situation "one bit".
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the series of events would be amusingly eccentric, were it not also serious in its implications for France's international image.
Mr Depardieu, described by Mr Putin as a successful businessman and friend, has developed close ties with Russia, which has a flat 13% personal income tax rate.
He currently appears in an advertisement for Sovietsky Bank's credit card and is prominently featured on the bank's home page.
In 2011, he played the lead role in the film Rasputin, a Franco-Russian production about the life of eccentric monk Grigory Rasputin.
In addition, Mr Depardieu has also helped raise funds for a children's hospital in St Petersburg. | Actor Gerard Depardieu has hailed Russia's decision to grant him citizenship, following a tax row with the government in his native France. | 20896894 | [
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Benchmark Brent crude hit $50.22 per barrel at one stage on Thursday, its highest level since early November.
The rise followed US data showing that oil inventories had fallen after supply disruptions due to fires in Canada.
Brent crude has now risen 80% since it hit 13-year lows of below $28 a barrel at the start of the year.
US crude oil inventories fell by 4.2 million barrels to 537.1 million barrels in the week to May 20, according to US Department of Energy data.
Canada is the biggest supplier to the US and wildfires in the western provinces have reduced supplies by about a million barrels per day.
Talks in recent months between Opec and Russia about freezing oil production had already encouraged a price rise.
Short-term disruptions to oil supplies have also lifted the price, offsetting higher production from Iran and Saudi Arabia.
As well as the disruption to key oil production facilities in Canada, attacks by militant groups continue to restrict oil pipelines in Nigeria.
Demand has also been better than expected from major economies such as China, India and Russia.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "We do now appear to be seeing the effects that the decline in US output is having, and while supplies remain elevated, the glut does now appear to be diminishing."
Against this backdrop, analysts are starting to raise their forecasts.
Goldman Sachs said earlier this month that it now expected oil prices to consistently hit $50 a barrel in the second half of 2016 and $60 by the end of 2017.
The US bank said: "The oil market continues to deliver its share of surprises, with low prices driving disruptions in Nigeria, higher output in Iran and better demand.
"With each of these shifts significant in magnitude, the oil market has gone from nearing storage saturation to being in deficit much earlier than we expected."
In a sign of growing confidence, oil companies have started preparing for higher prices.
BP said last month it had budgeted for prices of at least between $50 and $55 a barrel in 2017.
And last month US oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources announced plans to add up to 10 new rigs when the oil price gets back up to $50.
Adam Laird, an investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown, told the BBC: "This is an area that's been starved of resources and investment and that psychological barrier [of $50] could be enough to make some executives reassess."
However, Mr Laird cautioned that price volatility was likely to continue. "It's too early to say this is the beginning of the big rebound," he said.
Abhishek Deshpande, an oil markets analyst at Natixis, agreed and said: "We believe that the market is going up, but if it goes too quickly there will be auto-corrections." | The price of oil has gone above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as supply disruptions and increased global demand continue to fuel a recovery. | 36303577 | [
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Energy firm Island Gas Limited (IGas) wants to carry out test drilling on Springs Road, in Misson, Bassetlaw.
Campaign group Bassetlaw Against Fracking said the drilling operation would be "devastating" for wildlife.
Nottinghamshire County Council said the application did not include proposals for hydraulic fracturing - better known as fracking.
IGas has applied to carry out test drilling to check the suitability of the rock for shale gas extraction, through fracking.
A separate application would have to be made to carry out fracking.
IGas plans to develop one vertical exploratory shale gas well, drilling for about 14 weeks, and possibly a second horizontal well, drilling for about 19 weeks.
During drilling, operations would take place 24 hours a day.
The authority said at the project's peak there would be an average of 18 heavy goods vehicles and 10 light vehicles visiting the site each day.
David Larder, campaign group chairman, said: "We object to the 24 hour a day drilling for several months. The noise of this operation and the vibration will have a devastating effect upon the wildlife."
Sally Gill, planning manager for the county council, said: "If permission is granted, the test drilling would allow IGas to evaluate the potential resource of shale gas trapped beneath the surface.
"Depending on the results of the test drilling, IGas may, or may not, seek permission to extract the shale gas using fracking, but that would require a separate planning application which would be subject to further consultation."
Before this stage of the exploration process, the company is required to monitor methane levels in groundwater for 12 months. A separate application has been submitted, which is yet to be considered. | The first application to explore for shale gas in the East Midlands has been submitted to a Nottinghamshire council. | 34665648 | [
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