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The hosts lost both openers cheaply, as Nick Gubbins was caught off the bowling of James Tomlinson, and Sam Robson edged Tino Best to Jimmy Adams.
But Voges and Malan's 279-run stand put Middlesex firmly on top, before Malan edged Liam Dawson to slip for 147.
Voges remained unbeaten at the close on 128 alongside John Simpson (28) as Middlesex finished the day on 342-3.
Middlesex's third-wicket partnership leaves them in strong position to claim their first win in the County Championship this season, having drawn all six of their games so far.
Voges' ton, his first of the season, came off 200 balls, taking the former Australia batsman beyond 13,000 first-class runs in his career.
Malan was more aggressive in dismantling Hampshire's bowling attack, hitting 17 fours and two sixes before getting dismissed attempting to drive a Dawson delivery.
The visitors could take few positives from their performance, but they will remain hopeful of salvaging a draw from the game, with poor weather forecast for Tuesday's third day. | Adam Voges and Dawid Malan both hit tons as Middlesex dominated Hampshire on day one at Merchant Taylors' School. | 36387290 | [
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The singer-songwriter appeared on two of the festival's smaller stages - the iArena on Friday night and the Other Voices stage on Saturday.
His low-key appearances came a week after he played three sold-out solo shows at Wembley Stadium.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will close the festival's 10th anniversary event with a headline slot on Sunday.
Portishead headlined the event on Saturday, and were joined by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke before he played his own unannounced set at the iArena later that night.
Mercury Prize winners Alt-J headlined on Friday. The bill also included music from the Manic Street Preachers and Laura Marling, comedy from Jason Manford and Ruby Wax and theatre companies like Kneehigh and Paines Plough.
Sheeran played the festival at the start of his career and grew up in nearby Framlingham. He is now one of the Britain's biggest pop stars, having sold more than two million copies of his second album X in the UK.
He announced his Friday night set on Twitter about an hour in advance. By the time word had spread, estimates put the crowd numbers at the woodland arena at between 1,000-3,000.
The Guardian's critic Harriet Gibsone said he played an hour-long set comprising covers of songs like Blackstreet's No Diggity, Stevie Wonder's Superstition and Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine.
Olly Gregson, 18, from Sussex, said: "It was an amazing show, really intimate.
"Everyone was dancing and singing along. That's the best time I've ever seen him, just because it was so small. You see him in stadiums, arenas and stuff, but it's obviously amazing, the intimacy, so close to it."
The following night's set was shorter but even more intimate. The festival's blog said: "Ed himself admits that he wasn't planning this, he was just having some fun.
"So it came to be that a little before midnight at the Other Voices stage, Ed walks on to perhaps no more than 80 people, guitar in hand, and breaks into Thinking Out Loud."
Sheeran went on to play Nina Simone's Feelin' Good and was joined by Snow Patrol's Jonny Quinn and Nathan Connolly for the band's hit Chasing Cars.
The setting was a far cry from Wembley Stadium, where Sheeran played for 80,000 people last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Following a set by The Unthanks, a small crowd of about 150 people in the Other Voices room were treated to a short surprise set by Ed Sheeran.
Taking to the stage shortly before midnight, Sheeran told the crowd: "I'm quite cut at the moment, wasn't expecting to play."
Armed with just his guitar, and minus his loop pedals, he played a traditional Irish song and a Nina Simone cover before being joined on stage by two members of Snow Patrol to play Chasing Cars.
And with that, he was gone. | Singer Ed Sheeran has delighted fans at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk by playing two surprise sets. | 33585236 | [
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In an unexpected move, Greece's culture minister said the country would pursue a "diplomatic and political" approach to retrieving the sculptures instead.
In doing so, the country has rejected the advice of barrister Amal Clooney, who had urged Greece to take Britain to the International Criminal Court.
The Marbles were taken from Greece's Parthenon by Lord Elgin 200 years ago.
Greece insists the Parthenon Sculptures - as they are properly known - were taken illegally and has pursued a high-profile campaign in recent years for their return, latterly with the help of Mrs Clooney.
Mrs Clooney reportedly submitted a 150-page report to the Greek government this week urging it to formally request the repatriation of the marbles and take Britain to the International Criminal Court if it refused.
But Greece's culture minister Nikos Xydakis told the country's Mega TV: "One cannot go to court over whatever issue. Besides, in international courts the outcome is uncertain".
He said he believed attitudes to the future of the Marbles were slowly changing and would favour Greece in a diplomatic approach.
For 30 years, Athens has been locked in a bitter dispute over its demand for the marbles to be returned.
The British Museum recently turned down a proposal by UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, to mediate in the dispute. Mr Xydakis condemned the refusal, accusing Britain of "negativism" and a "lack of respect".
In December, the museum loaned one of the marbles for the first time to Russia for a display in St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum.
The Greek Prime Minister at the time, Antonis Samaras, said the museum's decision was "an affront" to the Greek people. | Greece has ruled out taking legal action against the UK to reclaim the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum. | 32735410 | [
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The researchers, commissioned by Scots charities, examined 74 studies done across the world in the past decade.
They concluded that smacking was associated with increased childhood aggression and antisocial behaviour.
There was also a "worrying risk" of escalation into physical abuse.
The report was commissioned by leading children's charities in Scotland, as well as the country's Children's Commissioner, and compiled by academics at University College London.
It found that in many countries, including the UK, the use of physical punishment was declining - although the decline had been quicker in many of the 47 countries that have already outlawed smacking.
It also found that public attitudes had shifted, with the use of physical punishment becoming less and less acceptable and a high proportion of parents doubting its usefulness.
But it said physical punishment was still common in Scotland and the UK, despite its negative effects being known and the fact that it "constitutes a clear violation of children's human rights".
Among the key findings of the report were:
The report concluded: "The evidence for harmful effects of physical punishment is strong and consistent, and the declines in the use of physical punishment in countries where it is prohibited make a compelling case for the introduction of such legislation.
"The current laws across the UK allowing physical punishment of children in the home and in private foster care should be challenged from both a human rights and a child wellbeing perspective.
"The international human rights consensus on physical punishment is clear: repeated examinations of UK laws have stated in unequivocal terms the imperative of legal reform to protect all children against all forms of physical punishment in all settings."
Earlier this year, a United Nations report called on the UK to "put an end to corporal punishment in all settings" and encourage non-violent forms of discipline instead.
Parents in England and Wales are currently allowed to use "reasonable chastisement", although criminal charges can result from any punishment that leaves a mark such as bruising, swelling, cuts or scratches.
In Scotland, it is illegal to hit children on the head, shake them or punish them with a belt, cane of other implement.
Both the Scottish and UK governments have said they do not wish to criminalise parents who "lightly" smack their children. A bid to outlaw smacking in Wales was rejected by the Welsh Assembly last month.
The researchers said that this position "contradicts the evidence base that physical punishment carries a serious risk of escalation into injurious abuse". | Academics have called for a ban on smacking after finding "compelling" evidence that it creates a "vicious circle" of conflict and violence that carries on into adulthood. | 34878521 | [
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The CM11 armoured vehicle carrying five soldiers was returning to base when it fell into the Wangsha river in Pingtung county in the south of the country.
The driver and tank captain survived.
The drill was part of preparations for next week's annual Han Kuang military exercise. President Tsai Ing-wen has sent her condolences.
The CM11 was returning from a firing test at about 10:30 local time (02:30 GMT) when an apparent mechanical failure in one of the tracks left the driver unable to make a required left turn, the army said.
The driver was able to escape with light injuries.
The four others were pulled unresponsive from the vehicle. The captain was revived and later taken to a military hospital in neighbouring Kaohsiung city.
The soldiers reportedly belonged to the Eighth Army Command.
President Tsai demanded a speedy investigation into the cause of the incident.
She is scheduled to preside over the military exercises, which simulate possible attacks by Beijing. | A Taiwanese armoured vehicle has plunged from a three-metre bridge in heavy rain after a military drill, killing three soldiers, officials say. | 37094497 | [
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A £60,000 feasibility study will examine how to alter Aberystwyth University's Old College and the costs.
The building opened in 1865 as a hotel, but was later bought by a group of philanthropists who founded the university.
It is home to various departments and is used for teaching.
The university said the Old College was one of finest examples of the work of gothic revival architect John Pollard Seddon.
It is one of the town's most recognisable buildings with spires, towers, gargoyled parapets and steep-pitched roofs "like a French Renaissance chateau".
Plans include creating a "cultural quarter" based around the Old College, a postgraduate centre providing world-class teaching, learning and study spaces, an art gallery, and lecturing and performance facilities.
University vice-chancellor Prof April McMahon said: "Research consistently shows that Aberystwyth University is recognised as one of the best locations to study for undergraduates.
"We want to build on that and develop a world class postgraduate centre.
"However, the Old College should have a community focus as well as an academic one.
"We want to provide a resource for residents and visitors as well as students and staff.
"Our vision is for state-of-the-art learning facilities, exhibition space, a university shop and a first point of contact for local businesses - truly bringing the town and gown together in a new cultural quarter."
Regeneration Minister Huw Lewis said: "The Old College is an iconic building in Aberystwyth and resonates with present and past students of the university.
"Its location in the centre of the town can provide a focal point to the area's regeneration and the potential ideas put forward sound extremely exciting."
The final feasibility study, which will also include a number of other university properties, is expected to be finished in March 2013.
It will be funded by a Welsh government regeneration fund and the university.
Aberystwyth has been identified as a regeneration area by the Welsh government and up to £10.3m has been made available to invest, which is being used on a number of projects in the town. | A Victorian university building in Aberystwyth could be transformed into a postgraduate centre under plans for a new "cultural quarter". | 20191016 | [
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Royal Berkshire Fire Authority announced on Tuesday it would close Pangbourne station as part of plans to help it save £1.4m.
In the public consultation, the closure of Pangbourne station was the most popular option.
The closure of Wargrave station in Wokingham Borough was deferred for a year, but Pangbourne station in West Berkshire is to close permanently.
The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said there was a possibility Wargrave station could close if funding was not found elsewhere and if the station, which is currently manned part-time by retained firefighters, did not increase its availability from 2.4% to 60%.
West Berkshire Conservative councillor Emma Webster - who sits on the fire authority, said: "I understand the concerns raised by residents and the local community.
"I think the most important thing that people need to remember is that residents across the whole of Berkshire will remain safe.
"If they need to dial 999 they will get the service they expect in a prompt and timely manner to assist them in their hour of need." | Plans have been announced to close a fire station in Berkshire. | 39635976 | [
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The Dundee-based company said shareholders had wanted changes to be made to improve performance.
Chief financial officer Alan Trotter is to leave Alliance Trust, while chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox is to step down from the board.
The financial services company's share price rose when trading opened following the announcement.
Alliance Trust had been facing demands for a change in governance from US-based activist investor Elliott Advisers.
The firm aims to simplify its structures and reduce costs by £6m per year by the end of 2016, although details of staff cuts or other efficiency measures have not been announced.
Ms Garrett-Cox leaving the board means it now consists solely of non-executive directors, making it fully independent.
In a letter to shareholders, chairman Karin Forseke said the changes would take effect "as soon as practicable", and no later than March 2016.
She said: "The actions we have announced represent some of the biggest changes in our history, and are designed to further improve shareholder value.
"Implementation will require considerable further work by the team, but we believe that as a result Alliance Trust will be significantly better positioned for the future."
Managers at Alliance Trust, the venerable Dundee finance house, have been under siege for years. Having had to sue for peace earlier this year, the terms are now clearer, and they mean a radical change of direction.
A cut in costs of 20% will feel painful at the Tayside headquarters. Non-core assets are being sold, and new benchmarks are being set, with regular overviews to check how management of the fund performs against the market.
They've been ahead of their benchmark since last year, but if they don't perform adequately in future, the board members brought on by activist investors will re-consider the decision not to contract out fund management to another company.
The scale of the change to the Trust's strategy, and the clipping of senior executives' influence, by removing them from the board, is such that you might expect the resignations of chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox and/or chairwoman Karin Forseke.
However, this follows consultation with the full range of shareholders, and the long-term smaller ones may see the current bosses as their best protection against short-term profit-taking. With lead activist investor Elliot Advisers upping its stake recently, this is an uneasy-looking settlement. | Investment firm Alliance Trust is to cut costs by £6m while restructuring its board to become fully independent. | 34413499 | [
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The British Speedway Promoters' Association, whose chairman Keith Chapman has been involved in negotiations to keep the club going, say an agreement has been reached.
It has also been announced that a 15-year lease has been signed for the team's Beaumont Park venue.
"Hopefully this is a new start for the club and it will have a good future," Chapman told BBC Radio Leicester.
"Further meetings are now necessary to establish the management structure of the club, a racenight for the 2017 season and other arrangements," said a Leicester Speedway statement. | Leicester Lions' future has been secured following financial problems. | 38417867 | [
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Guy Tomlinson, 37, was being chased by officers when his car hit a tipper truck in Leicester on 9 March 2016.
David Anger and Christopher Needham, who were both passengers in the car, died in the crash on Fosse Road South.
In addition to the prison term, Tomlinson was also given a 15-year driving ban at Leicester Crown Court.
The collision was described as "horrific" by Leicestershire police.
More on this story and other news in Leicestershire
Tomlinson previously pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing death by driving while uninsured and two counts of causing death by driving while unlicensed.
Two people in the lorry suffered minor injuries during the crash and damage was caused to a shop on the corner of Upperton Road.
Det Sgt Mark Watling said: "This was a horrific collision which resulted in the death of two men.
"Prior to the collision Tomlinson was travelling at speeds in excess of 64mph (102kmph) and failed to stop for a police officer on Narborough Road South.
"He took a massive risk that night when he disregarded the traffic lights and used excessive speed, he will now be facing a considerable amount of time in prison."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is still investigating the crash. | A man who admitted causing a fatal crash while being pursued by an unmarked police car has been jailed for nine years. | 39291943 | [
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The 80ft (24.3m) structure will be located on a raised part of the seafront in Redcar, at the site of the former Leos night club.
It will have a viewing platform, a studio, galleries and a cafe.
Work is due to start on the town's sea defences in early 2011, and the construction of the vertical pier is set to begin in the autumn.
Councillor Sheelagh Clarke, cabinet member for culture, leisure and tourism, said: "The public told us that they wanted to see unique attractions in Redcar that do not replicate those of other resorts.
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Sherri Papini was still bound with restraints when she managed to flag down a car on Thursday some 140 miles (225km) from where she was last seen.
Police, who say she was released by her captors, are looking for two women in connection with her disappearance.
Ms Papini's husband had reported her missing after she failed to pick up their children from day care.
The motive behind her abduction in Redding, northern California, on 2 November, is still unclear.
County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told reporters Ms Papini was receiving medical attention for non-life threatening injuries at a nearby hospital.
"We are very thankful on this day [Thanksgiving] that she was found safe and reunited with her family.''
A $50,000 (£40,200) reward is being offered to find those responsible for Ms Papini's capture.
Investigators had interviewed hundreds of local residents regarding her disappearance and received some 400 tips. | A missing California mother of two has been found three weeks after she was abducted while out jogging. | 38103509 | [
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Chris Dent's 100 off 111 balls was the backbone of Gloucestershire's total of 260 all out.
In reply, an 87-run fourth-wicket stand between Johann Myburgh (81) and James Hildreth (48) had the hosts on course until six wickets went down for 32.
But Jamie Overton put on 65 for the last wicket with Tim Groenewald as Somerset claimed victory on 263-9.
Overton made 40 and Groenewald hit 34 in an unbroken stand of 65 off 49 balls, the second highest 10th-wicket stand to win a one-day match in England.
After the trophy holders were put into bat by their neighbours, Dent played exceptionally well whilst his teammates fell around him, reaching three figures off 107 balls before being caught at cover off Groenewald.
Spinner Roelof van der Merwe starred for the home side, running out Iain Cockbain as well as dismissing Benny Howell, Tom Smith and bowled Craig Miles off the final ball of Gloucestershire's innings.
The visitors reduced their local rivals to 15-2 as Adam Hose and Peter Trego fell cheaply. But they rallied well until Myburgh picked out long-off off Dent to fall for 81 and begin a middle-order implosion.
Lewis Gregory was then superbly run out and Hildreth was caught and bowled by Smith in the next over as Somerset fell from 166-3 to 198-9.
But, with 63 still needed to win, Overton and Groenewald refused to go down without a fight in this local derby, finding the boundary with ease.
They survived one near miss when, with the hosts still needing 13 off 3.1 overs, wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick missed a golden opportunity to run out last man Groenewald. | Somerset beat One-Day Cup holders Gloucestershire by one wicket with just three balls to spare at Taunton. | 36455188 | [
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Steve Whitmire has supplied Kermit's nasal tones since 1990, after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson.
US reports confirmed his departure and said he was going to be replaced by Matt Vogel.
Whitmire has worked on the Muppets since 1978 and also provided the voice of Sesame Street favourite Ernie, of Bert and Ernie fame.
No reason has been given for his exit.
Whitmire has portrayed Fraggle Rock characters and appeared in films Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.
He was chosen to take over as Kermit by Henson's son Brian, online magazine Kill Screen reported.
Fans said they were "devastated" that Whitmire would no longer work with Kermit, with one saying they were "trying not to cry" at the news, and shared stories of meeting him.
Vogel, who voiced Kermit imitator Constantine in 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted, will first be heard as Kermit - the long-time love of Miss Piggy - in a Muppets Thought of the Week video next week, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Kermit the Frog is getting a new voice for the first time in nearly three decades as his puppeteer steps down. | 40568011 | [
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"Stalled," she said, before challenging anyone in the room to name a significant change that had taken place in the last two years.
So is she right? Has the much vaunted Burmese reform project ground to a halt?
The answer depends on how narrowly you define reform. When she speaks, Ms Suu Kyi is thinking politics.
The pace of political change has certainly slowed. In part that's because the easiest reforms took place in the first 18 months of Thein Sein's presidency.
In the Burmese context, "easy" means decisions that don't upset the army.
Political prisoners were released, censorship of newspapers and the internet lifted and a (flawed) law passed allowing public demonstrations.
In a short period of time, one of the world's most tightly controlled societies opened up in a way few had thought possible.
Stories critical of ministers were suddenly on the front page of private newspapers, and demonstrations, mostly connected to land rights, have become almost daily events.
But the early pace of those changes hasn't been sustained. There was no way it could.
So did the reformers run out of steam? Did Thein Sein's project reach a roadblock manned by hardliners in the Burmese army? Or perhaps we're close to the final destination - that is, with sanctions lifted and the army still really in charge.
Ms Suu Kyi's main frustration is that the constitution remains unchanged.
Drafted in 2008, it entrenches the military's control of political life, guaranteeing it a quarter of the seats in the Hluttaw (the Burmese parliament), and a veto over any changes to the constitution.
This is what its architects proudly call a "disciplined democracy".
The opposition have focused on the two parts they want changed most.
They are: the clause barring anyone who has foreign family members from becoming president, which effectively prevents Ms Suu Kyi from taking power (because of her British sons) and Article 436, which gives the army a veto on constitutional changes.
Much of Ms Suu Kyi's annoyance stems from the fact that the legislature that she joined in 2012, and thus legitimised, is now being cynically used to thwart her ambition.
Just as it would in mature democracies, responsibility for shaping the constitutional reform process was handed to a series of parliamentary committees.
With each committee mirroring the composition of the military-dominated Hluttaw, they've deliberated for months and delivered entirely predictable results.
Altering the "Suu Kyi clause" has been dismissed outright (as a threat to national sovereignty), while amending Article 436 will be discussed in parliament, though if the army remains opposed there's no way it can be changed.
Ms Suu Kyi's slim hopes of taking the top job after the election in 2015 now rest on a backroom deal among senior leaders.
Looming in many minds is the possibility of a constitutional crisis this time next year. What if the party that wins the most seats is unable or unwilling to nominate a president?
Though the changes that Aung San Suu Kyi wants most have stalled, that's not to say there haven't been other important developments. It's just that they don't directly involve Ms Suu Kyi.
Ever since independence in 1948, Myanmar has never been truly at peace, with minority ethnic groups fighting guerrilla wars against the Burman-dominated state.
The last three years has seen real progress towards what would be an unprecedented nationwide ceasefire agreement. All the major rebel groups have been brought into the process, attracted by the promise of dialogue on a more federal future.
For President Thein Sein, a peace agreement would be the crowning achievement of what's likely to be his only term in office. Unfortunately for him, with a deal within reach, the number of clashes has begun to increase once more.
Outside politics, particularly in the big cities, people's lives are changing fast.
Thanks to new laws and regulations, Myanmar's economy and banking sectors are liberalising and opening up to the outside world. GDP growth is rapid, though improvements in living standards still lag a long way behind.
On Myanmar's streets two new foreign phone companies are currently battling it out for a lucrative new market.
After years in which mobile phones and the internet were government-run and SIM cards the preserve of the elite, there's now the prospect of low-cost data and unrestricted access to information. In itself that's a game-changer.
So is the Myanmar reform glass half full or half empty? It rather depends who you are, and what you're drinking. | At a press conference last week, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was asked for her assessment of Myanmar's reform process. | 29983863 | [
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In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC he discusses a number of cricketing issues, including his concerns for the future of Test cricket and next summer's Ashes series in England.
"At this time I won't be putting my money on England, but, I will say this about the World Cup; we play Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia then three minnows, so if you win against the three minnows, you're into the quarter-finals.
"Although we seem to be at sixes and sevens, one-day cricket is a funny game. If you play very well and you get good decisions going for you and bad ones for the opposition, if you get a bit of luck, you can go through on that day and suddenly you're in the semi-final."
"I think they do focus, they're just not very good at it. Test cricket is more important for England and there's nothing wrong with that. We play quite a lot of one-dayers, we just don't play it very well.
"Instead of making excuses maybe we should put our hand up and say it isn't working and we have to have a re-think and open up our minds a bit and get into the modern way. We're still trying to play nice cricket with our opening batsmen. Other teams come in and they plunder it these days. It has taken a long time to get Alex Hales in, who is powerful, and give him a go. That seems to be the modern game, there is a lot of power involved."
"We're not sure who should play in the middle order - we dropped Ravi Bopara, who was quite good. The selectors are very nice people - James Whitaker, chairman, Mick Newell of Notts - but they have never played international cricket. I think James has played one Test match. Gus Fraser, who I admire, he hasn't played international cricket for over 10 years and the coach Peter Moores, he has never played anything at all, so if I was batting I don't think I'd be asking him for advice.
"I think it's an important factor, it's not belittling them. I don't think you have to be a great player but I do think you have to have played some international cricket, and been around the international scene, been on tour. [Former national selector] Geoff Miller was very good, 34 Tests. He wasn't a great name, but he'd been around lots of tours and I'm sure that helps."
"The second-string seam bowling. Stuart Broad and James Anderson are very, very good but it's the second string when the pressure on the opposition eases quite alarmingly. They're trying people at the moment like Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, who's got an awful run-up, and it's not there yet. Off-spin, left-arm spin, they don't seem to have one. Moeen Ali's getting a go but Graeme Swann has been a big loss.
"Then the batting isn't solid enough. I've always believed in Test cricket you win from a platform of runs on the board. I'm quite aware of the old saying you need bowlers to take 20 wickets to win, but it's very difficult if your batsmen don't make any runs and bowlers are always under pressure.
"The best sides make a lot of runs, they're never really in much danger. We have too many low scores, too many difficulties where we're climbing a mountain for batting badly in the first innings. We don't put enough big scores on the board."
"The umpires feel more comfortable being able to report them in privacy rather than having to call them in a match. The Laws of the game are held by MCC, from Test cricket to school cricket. The ICC decide, just like the PGA Tour in golf, to have localised rules and they have this rule whereby you can bend and straighten your arm 15 degrees, that is a local rule by the ICC and not the Laws of the game. Many of us don't agree with it but we live by it because that's the rules.
"I have always believed to bowl the doosra you have to bend and straighten your arm - that's throwing. Now they have legalised throwing up to 15 degrees. You can tell as a cricketer when somebody has a funny action, but the ICC has chosen at international level to have some boffins in a studio with lights and camera and all kinds of mechanics to say he bends and straightens it - which is really a euphemism for throwing - 10 degrees, so he's alright."
"Last time in England it was pretty close, it should have been 2-2. It will be close again and it depends how we develop by next year.
"England are hoping Moeen will improve. He's done alright so far, his batting has shown glimpses, his bowling has shown glimpses but he's got to do a bit more than that. You can't just flit in and out with your batting and bowling to play well at Test level.
"If Mitchell Johnson gets injured and can't play, the odds may come towards England, but Ryan Harris is important too. He has had injuries, so they may have to nurse him a bit. At the moment, they're better placed than us, although in sport it can change quickly."
"It's a problem and we might have missed the boat, it might be too late. It will still be alright while I'm alive but I don't know about 30 or 40 years. There is nothing certain about Test cricket because as much as we love it and we think it's the best test of a cricketer for his character, his courage and his technique, one-day cricket has become so important to people.
"We've seen for the first time in England that when it's not Australia it's difficult to sell the seats. Lord's will always sell out because it's the Mecca, people want to go, it's an iconic place. But at Headingley or Southampton we're struggling to sell the seats and that will happen more and more."
"I've thought for a long time the ticket prices are too high. The people who run the game might find they are going to have to address that in the coming years.
"For years, I have advocated that two grown-ups and two youngsters free should be a family ticket to make it more affordable, but next year the best tickets will be over £100 at Lord's and more than £80 at other places.
"For a couple, that's a hundred and plenty, so they might think 'let's go somewhere else that doesn't cost as much'. That will happen more and more."
"I haven't a clue. I won't have a say in it will I?
"Adversity never breaks a good man, it fines him down like gold so he rises up a better man. You should never be afraid of adversity, it's what you do about it that counts. I've had my share. I've had to climb the mountain again."
Interview by BBC Sport's Jamie Lillywhite | Legendary former England opening batsman Geoffrey Boycott opposes the view that England do not concentrate enough on one-day cricket, but is not particularly enamoured with the selectors. | 29160114 | [
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Bath player Ford, 23, missed six out of seven kicks at goal during the 27-13 victory over Wales 11 days ago.
That - combined with 24-year-old Farrell's form for title-winning Saracens - has convinced coach Eddie Jones to make the change.
Luther Burrell is likely to take the inside-centre role vacated by Farrell.
Harlequins winger Marland Yarde is in line to start instead of Exeter's Jack Nowell, with England to confirm their team at 10:00 BST on Thursday.
England have never won a series in Australia, but are determined to overturn the 33-13 "hiding" they were given by the Wallabies at the 2015 World Cup.
"We came out of that game thinking we had thought too much of ourselves," said loose-head prop Mako Vunipola of England's heaviest defeat on home soil.
"The biggest lesson we took was that on any day anything can happen. We go into this weekend knowing that too.
"There is no thought of revenge or righting wrongs of the World Cup and, although it's hard to forget, it has got to go to the back of our minds." | George Ford is expected to make way for Owen Farrell at fly-half for England's opening Test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. | 36483204 | [
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He led Spanish club Athletic Bilbao to the 2012 Europa League and Copa del Rey finals before a 2014 move to Marseille.
Swansea parted company with Garry Monk on Wednesday and are thought to want a new boss before Sunday's West Ham game.
Monk left the club following a run of just one win in 11 Premier League games.
AEK Athens boss Gus Poyet was thought to be in the frame to replace him, but the Greek club said that they had not received an approach from Swansea regarding Poyet.
Sevilla manager Unai Emery has also been linked with the job.
Swansea's first-team coach Alan Curtis was in caretaker charge of Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. | Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins is in South America as he steps up the search for a new manager, with Argentina's Marcelo Bielsa the odds-on favourite. | 35104095 | [
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Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Balotelli, 26, protested at his treatment in a social media post.
Plea said: "We heard monkey noises in the warm-up and during the game. A few supporters insulted him the whole game. Balotelli was very, very upset."
Bastia released a statement on Saturday expressing surprise at the allegations.
"Having never noticed nor been informed, either by the referees, the delegates or any member of Nice of any incident of this type, it is with surprise that our club discovered these accusations, which carry considerable harm to the image of our club as a whole," the Bastia statement said.
French governing body Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has announced an investigation into Balotelli's allegations.
The Bastia statement added: "Taking note of the LFP announcement of an inquiry, our club is now at the disposal of the authorities so that all light is shed on this type of behaviour, which is by its nature stupid and unacceptable."
Balotelli has scored 10 goals in 15 games for Nice since joining on a free transfer from Liverpool in August, two years after a £16m move to Anfield.
In 2013 he suffered abuse from Roma fans while playing for AC Milan and threatened to walk off the pitch if he was subjected to it again. | Nice midfielder Alassane Plea has confirmed he heard racist abuse directed at team-mate Mario Balotelli during Friday's 1-1 draw at Bastia. | 38713372 | [
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Researchers said the role of the hippocampus in the brain was key.
And they said the findings could point to new ways of teaching teenagers.
The research team, from Harvard, Columbia and California universities, set out to test whether adolescents' typical reward-seeking behaviour could also make them better at learning from good or bad outcomes.
They asked 41 teenagers, aged 13 to 17, and 31 adults, aged 20 to 30, to play a game based on pictures while scanning some of each group's brains using MRI.
In the game, the teenagers got more answers correct and memory tests showed they were also better at remembering the detail of why they chose the answers they did.
The study said this meant they were better at learning from their experiences - which would equip them well for leaving home and gaining independence as adults.
When they looked at the teenagers' brain scans, the researchers found activity in two areas of the brain - the hippocampus and the striatum - whereas adults mainly used their striatum.
They said these connections between two important parts of the growing brain explained why they performed better.
Often referred to as the brain's memory headquarters, it is a seahorse-shaped collection of cells in the middle of the brain which stores and sorts memories and is also linked to the ability to navigate from one place to another.
It is an area of the brain involved in planning and decision making, which is also important for linking action and reward.
The part played by the hippocampus to reinforce learning during adolescence had not been recognised before, the study in Neuron said.
It is thought to play a key role in the formation of powerful memories during an important stage in life.
Juliet Davidow, a psychology researcher at Harvard University, said the findings could inspire new ways of teaching teenagers.
"If you frame something positively, it could be the case that adolescents will remember things about the learning experience better.
"In everyday life, they're paying attention to their environment in a way that is different from adults."
The researchers are now looking at what other situations or experiences activate this link between the striatum and hippocampus in teenage brains. | Teenagers are often portrayed as thrill-seekers, but research suggests their brains are wired to learn from their experiences, which makes them better prepared for adulthood. | 37567362 | [
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The wave of demonstrations, which started in San Cristobal almost two months ago, has since spread to the capital, Caracas, and other cities.
At least 39 people have been killed in protest-related violence.
The head of the National Armed Forces Strategic Operational Command, Gen Vladimir Padrino, said the police and the National Guard had "ended the curfew imposed by terrorists".
Gen Padrino said no one had been hurt in the operation to clear the barricades in avenues Carabobo, Ferrero Tamayo and Espana.
The governor of Tachira state, where San Cristobal is located, welcomed the operation.
Governor Jose Vielma Mora of the governing PSUV party said that "the best present we can give to San Cristobal is the return of our children to school and of our good people to work".
The mayor of San Cristobal, Daniel Ceballos of the opposition Popular Will party, was removed from office and sentenced last week to 12 months in prison for failing to order the removal of the barricades.
Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled that Mr Ceballos had not only failed to guarantee public order but had lent his support to groups engaging in violent protests.
The current wave of unrest started in San Cristobal on 4 February, when students took to the streets to protest against the alleged attempted rape of a university student.
After the arrest of dozens of student leaders, the protests spread to Caracas and were joined by Venezuelans disgruntled by the country's high homicide rate, skyrocketing inflation and frequent shortages of staple foods.
There have been almost daily demonstrations since, mainly in San Cristobal and Caracas, but also in other cities, such as Valencia and Merida.
At least 39 people, among them both government and opposition supporters, have died in incidents linked to the protests.
The government says "fascists" backed by foreign agents are behind the unrest, while the opposition accuses the security forces of using excessive force.
Attorney General Luis Ortega said on Friday that her office was investigating 81 cases of alleged human rights violations.
She said 17 police and military officers had been detained in connection with the allegations.
The demonstrations are the largest in a decade and many of the protesters say they will not give up until the government resigns.
Government supporters have also been holding rallies to show their backing of President Nicolas Maduro and his administration. | A top Venezuelan military commander says the security forces have retaken control of the streets in the western city of San Cristobal. | 26815745 | [
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But do older people want any of this when many have not got to grips with the more basic technology most of the younger generation take for granted?
Ian Hosking, an expert in design for the elderly at the University of Cambridge's engineering design centre, believes we need to get the basics right first.
"There are some very tech-savvy older people around, but there is clearly a large cohort of people who feel excluded by technology. They find it a bit impenetrable," he says.
I would probably include my mother in that latter category.
She is in her 80s and has made valiant efforts to get to grips with a wide range of technology, from a creaking hand-me-down computer to a Kindle and online shopping.
Now, she wants to buy a tablet but is worried that she will not know how to use it.
She is not alone - according to the US Pew Internet research centre, 77% of older people would need someone to help walk them through the process of setting up a new device.
Aimed specifically at the older generation, Breezie offers a simplified interface for a standard Samsung Galaxy tablet.
It can be customised to make sure it has the settings and apps the customer wants, rather than a bunch of preset ones they will never use.
And the ones they do have are made easy to use - so, for example, someone wanting to use Skype simply has to tap on a friend's picture in the address book.
Company founder Jeh Kazimi told BBC News Breezie had been inspired by his own mother.
"I watched her trying to navigate the internet and saw that she found it intimidating and complicated," he says.
"I couldn't find anything on the market that could make the internet work for her, so I created it myself."
"Our goal was to design software that makes the online environment considerably more accessible for people with little or no technological nous and to do so without patronising or limiting them."
Users can give a trusted relative or friend the ability to sign-in remotely, set-up accounts and add contacts, via Breezie's support service.
Last year it teamed up with Age UK to launch the tablet, which costs £299 with the Breezie platform pre-installed.
It is easy to assume that older people will find a gadget as simple to use as you do.
As an iPad user, I saw no reason my mother could not get to grips with it - but, actually, it is not as simple as that.
The response time for icons on an Apple screen is 0.7 seconds, but the over-65s have a response time of about one second.
Using touchscreens may come naturally enough to a toddler but not necessarily for an older person - the nerves in the finger become less sensitive with age, meaning older people may "touch" far more heavily.
And tests suggest that if an older person has a slight tremor, it can be registered on a device as a swipe rather than a touch.
"It is these subtle issues that erode confidence and cause confusion," says Chris Bignell, a spokesman for Emporia Telecom, which has designed a smartphone specifically for older people.
Its phone comes with an app that offers tutorials for people to practise using a touchscreen.
It also has a custom-built detachable keypad that flips over the phone, for those who still want buttons.
Increasingly, tech firms, including a glut of Chinese manufacturers, are developing hardware with age and disability in mind.
It might mean larger buttons, extra-loud speakers, hearing-aid compatibility or longer battery life.
Some - such as Age UK's OwnFone - offer a completely stripped-back mobile that only sends and receives calls - while others aim to address specific needs.
The Doro PhoneEasy has large print and big buttons, while the Binatone Speakeasy comes with a built-in panic button.
But to many older people, these handsets can seem unnecessarily old-fashioned and somewhat patronising, according to Prof Hosking.
"They don't deal holistically with the problems of ageing, because often older people have multiple impairments," he says.
With a rising elderly population, the technology industry cannot afford to ignore the issue.
It is estimated that, by 2030, 19% of the US population will be over 65 - roughly the same proportion that currently own iPhones.
And by 2050, there will be one retired person for every two that are in work.
Apple is looking to address this - but not with new hardware.
In a joint venture with IBM, it announced last month it would design "iPad apps" that would be "very easy to use for seniors".
Aimed at the Japanese market, the apps will help connect millions of older people with healthcare services.
"It assumes that its product is inherently usable," says Mr Hosking.
The Speaking Exchange is a US initiative that connects retired people living in care homes with students learning English in Brazil, via Skype.
A YouTube video of the service in action shows the older people clearly look forward to the chats, the Brazilian youngsters improve their English and both have developed strong bonds.
The UK offers a similar service - Cloud Grannies - which puts retired people in touch with children in India.
In the end, my mother decided to buy herself an iPad.
For years, my suggestion that my mother should get a tablet has fallen on deaf ears.
Then, her trusty old PC broke, a friend sang the praises of her own tablet, and the next thing I know, she is Facetiming me. | These days there is no shortage of technology designed for the older generation - from hearing aids that use GPS data to work out where the wearer is located and adjust volume accordingly, to Toyota robots that can carry the elderly around, and wireless sensors on mats that can alert relatives if someone stops moving around the house. | 32511489 | [
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Coverage will be on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
The two teams faced off in Patras, Greece, earlier this month, with European title contenders Greece running out winners, 92-64.
Three members of that team will be missing at the Copper Box, however, offering GB a chance of revenge.
"I think it's going to be amazing - I'm from Stratford so I love playing there [at the Copper Box]," said GB guard Teddy Okereafor.
"This is the level we need to be playing at to make sure we're 100% ready for EuroBasket this year.
"We've got a couple of guys who are going to be playing for the first time in London so it's going to be exciting for them - I think the atmosphere's going to be great."
The game will be Britain's only home game before they compete at FIBA EuroBasket 2017, which starts at the beginning of September with a qualifying group in Istanbul, Turkey.
After they play Greece, coach Joe Prunty's team travel to a four-team tournament in Poland, their last warm-up games before EuroBasket starts.
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On the first anniversary of Storm Desmond, experts say November to January were the wettest three months since UK records began in 1910.
Review author Terry Marsh said flooding was "extensive and repetitive".
Storm Desmond began battering parts of the UK on 5 December, depositing a record month's worth of rain on Cumbria in just one day.
About 5,200 homes were flooded in Cumbria and Lancashire, while tens of thousands more lost power after an electricity sub-station in Lancaster was flooded.
The storm caused an estimated insurance bill of more than £1.3bn.
Major storms "Abigail", "Frank" and "Gertrude" also hit the UK last winter.
A study by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), in collaboration with the British Hydrological Society, found many rivers across northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland saw record peak flows during the three-month period.
It found the rivers Eden, Tyne and Lune in England saw record peaks of around 1,700 cubic metres per second. Experts say such levels could fill London's Royal Albert Hall in less than a minute.
Although last winter's floods were more extreme in scale, flooding in 1947 had a greater impact in terms of homes flooded and crops destroyed, the appraisal found.
However, lead author Terry Marsh from CEH said the national scale of last winter's floods were "the most extreme on record".
"The associated flooding was both extensive and repetitive, and total river outflows from Great Britain following the passage of Storm Desmond in December exceeded the previous maximum by a substantial margin," he said. | Flooding across parts of the UK last winter was the most extreme on record, experts have said. | 38204334 | [
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The 30-year-old looked relaxed while sitting on the 3.1m (10ft) crocodile, removed from a trap in Darwin Harbour.
The pictures, which also show him hauling in the catch, were released by the Parks and Wildlife Commission Northern Territory.
Meanwhile, the prince has completed an eight-day tour of New Zealand.
Wildlife ranger Erin Britton said the prince would make "a great croc catcher" and said he did a "great job" helping the crocodile management team in the removal of the crocodile.
Bess Price, minister for parks and wildlife, said it was a "top secret mission" that would leave "a unique lasting impression" of the Northern Territory with Prince Harry.
Rangers in the Northern Territory remove crocodiles from waterways used for boating and fishing to limit the risk of fatalities and injuries.
The Parks and Wildlife Commission Northern Territory says more than 200 crocodiles, common in Australia's tropical north, are removed from Darwin Harbour each year.
They are taken to crocodile farms or killed.
Meanwhile, on his final day in New Zealand, Prince Harry scored a winning goal in the dying seconds of a football match to the delight of a cheering crowd.
The prince took part in the five-a-side game with a group of young players to promote the Fifa under-20 World Cup.
After the 8-7 victory in Auckland, he said: "I've had a great time and that win was so well-scripted, thank you."
Prince Harry has spent a week in New Zealand, his first visit to the country.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who was made team coach, praised the prince's "great display of athletic ability and sheer presence".
"If you want a spot in the New Zealand team, call us any time, it's yours," he said.
Prince Harry also talked to his teammates about football and asked if there were any fellow Arsenal fans.
When one boy said he supported Stoke City, the prince said: "I wouldn't have spoken up if I was you."
Prince Harry also revealed he was looking forward to the FA Cup final between his team, Arsenal, and brother Prince William's side Aston Villa.
He then went to the AUT Millennium Institute of Sport and Health where he tried out different exercises with All Blacks rugby player Kieran Read.
These included lifting weights, playing netball, throwing a rugby ball through a tyre and rope pulling.
Prince Harry landed in the country on 9 May, receiving a traditional Maori welcome in Wellington before travelling to Stewart Island, the country's most southern and remote community.
He has also spent time in Christchurch, finding out about the city's efforts to regenerate after the earthquake in 2011. | Prince Harry helped capture a saltwater crocodile during his tour of Australia last month, newly-released pictures have shown. | 32763090 | [
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Durham County Council said the closure would last at least a month and signed diversions were in place.
Alternative arrangements were being made for buses, including services to Durham Community Business College and St Leonard's School.
John Reed, the council's head of technical services, said: "We are now assessing whether we can undertake any temporary measures to address these issues and enable the road to reopen.
"At this stage we anticipate that the bridge will be closed for at least a month but we will have a better indication of timescales once this assessment has been completed." | A bridge in County Durham has closed after inspectors identified "issues with its structural integrity". | 36039295 | [
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The Australian was poised to take the lead from eventual winner Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes only for a slow pit stop because his tyres were not ready to delay him.
The problem followed a mistake costing him a win in Spain two weeks ago.
"I got called in and the tyres weren't ready. I didn't make the call," Ricciardo said.
"The guys were running around like ducks, I don't like being up here and being miserable because I got a podium in F1 and it should be a good day but when it happens two races in a row it is hard to take."
He had earlier told the team over the radio on the slowing-down lap: "Nothing you could say would make that any better. Save it."
Watch: Allan McNish explains Red Bull's "colossal mess-up"
Ricciardo pitted a lap after Hamilton finally made a stop to switch from his 'extreme' wet tyres, which he had used from the start of the race, and had built enough of a margin on that tour to reclaim the lead. But the delay at the stop meant Hamilton blasted past as he rejoined the track.
He added: "I felt it should have been me. If Barcelona wasn't clear, this one was crystal clear. I took Barcelona on the chin and this one I don't know if I can handle it as good as I did.
"This is such a prestigious race. I may win it in the future but this one I will never get back so it hurts a lot more than any other."
As for any explanation from the team, he said: "Right now I don't want to hear it. I just want to get out of here. It will be talked about but now is not the time to do it."
Red Bull motorsport chief Helmut Marko said: "We presented it to Mercedes. Unfortunately, a lot of misunderstanding and not the right communication.
"We will investigate and find out [what happened], but it was a human mistake.
"We will check it, make an investigation, and then we can tell you more. I feel really sorry [for Ricciardo], all we can do is apologise to him."
Race result
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Germany, Australia, Nepal and Pakistan now offer a third gender option on official forms with other countries set to follow suit. And scientists are finding more evidence to suggest that even biological sex is a spectrum.
Do we need to re-imagine our binary world and rethink one of the most basic parts of our identity?
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme.
Brin Bixby was brought up as a boy, and went on to get married and father children before coming out as bigender. She set up Bigender.net, which reflects the view that gender is a spectrum.
"In college I wore a dress on Halloween, and it was supposed to be a joke, and the people helping me thought it was going to be hyper-real, exaggerated. [But] I didn't want to be a drag queen, I wanted to be a woman, and I think it took people by surprise.
"It was the first time I looked in the mirror and saw myself. People interacted with me as a woman: they saw me the way I wanted them to.
"I would be most comfortable if I didn't have to think about my gender, but unfortunately that's not how it works for me and a lot of other non-binary people.
"We have a cultural understanding of what gender is and looks like, and in the west we have a very binary view of it. My sense of gender as a part of my identity shifts.
"I present as a woman everywhere I go, except for at work and at my children's school, because it gets very exhausting to have to explain gender fluidity to everyone I meet.
"Ideally we would not make gender such a huge focus of our culture, which would give people the freedom to inhabit their gender in ways that feels most comfortable to them.
"What we're seeing now is a relaxation of the sense of binary amongst younger people and internet-savvy people who are inhabiting much more fluid spaces."
Writer Mark Gevisser explores gender identities across different cultures.
"We know there's a gender continuum, because there have always been effeminate boys and masculine girls. Transgender is certainly not a western phenomenon. In many cultures all over the world there are traditionally third gender or gender-fluid identities.
"There are the Hijras in India, what are known as two-spirited people in Native American culture, Muxe in Mexico, and the Bakla in the Philippines. The space these people have occupied has receded with the spread of the Judeo-Christian ethic and western culture, but they're still very much there.
"There's a tendency in the west to idealise these. But the truth is that if you're Bakla or two-spirited, there are only certain things in your culture you can do. In India, the Hijras are basically cast out of society, only good for begging and sex work. So it's not necessarily a great life.
"I was talking to a remarkable gender therapist named Diane [Erinsaft] and I suddenly started worrying that if she'd been around when I was a little boy, I might have been turned into a little girl. She laughed and said 'No, you're definitely a guy'.
"But we started talking about the potential risk of the transgender movement establishing new binaries where, if you have a girly boy, and you're worried about how effeminate this child is, you could very easily solve the problem by taking the child to the doctor and the doctor can wave a wand and say 'Your girly boy is now a princess'.
"Wouldn't it be better if we had a society that just raised children so that it was okay to be a tomboyish girl, or a girly boy, and to explore that?
"Diane speaks about 'gender smoothies'; she got this from one of her patients who said 'I'm not a girl or a boy, I'm a gender smoothie, I mix it all up together'."
Dr Imran Mushtaq is a consultant paediatric urologist who works with children with differences in sex development (DDS) at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Around 1 in 1500 babies are born with DDS but up to 1 in 100 people have less obvious differences.
"Absolutely sex is a spectrum. It's not binary in any way and we are slowly coming to understand this.
"As a specialist working in this area for the last 12 years, I've seen us transitioning so much in the way we think about sex and the way we treat children in whom the sex is not clear, and we are increasingly becoming aware how complex the issue is.
"How do you define what sex a child is? Is it the physical characteristics, the genitalia - do they have testicles, do they have ovaries or do they have both? Is it their chromosomes, is it their hormones?
"You can have a child whose chromosomes are XX, typical of what you'd associate with being female, yet their genitalia looks like a boy.
"Ten or 20 years ago when children were born with these kind of problems, there was very little discussion about not doing surgery. It was almost a given that the child would need surgery to make it a boy or a girl.
"As a doctor and surgeon, I'm increasingly uncomfortable about undertaking what is irreversible surgery.
"We know that the outcomes of surgeries that were undertaken 10, 20 years ago are not necessarily as good as we would like them to be. Now is the next stage: in 10 or 20 years' time we will find out the outcome of not doing the surgery or maintaining these children in a certain sex, whereas previously they would have been changed to a different sex.
"I don't think we should have gender categories. I don't think that sex should be on birth certificates, I don't think sex should be on driving licences and I don't think sex should be on passports.
"We are just what we are. We have a name, we have a date of birth, give us a number."
Tamara Adrian is Venezuela's first transgender congresswoman although since it has not been possible legally to change your gender in Venezuela since 1998, she was sworn in under her old name, as a man.
"I've been saying for more than 15 years that gender as a legal category must be suppressed, because it is a way to deny rights or grant rights to male or female. Gender has the same effect that race or religion had in the past: there were two groups, one that was privileged and had rights, another that was underprivileged and didn't have rights.
"It is exactly the same with gender. If you are male, you have rights that females don't have, and this legal category of male and female is still being used to prevent equal rights: for instance, when you advertise a job and ask for someone you say female or male.
"I think [the idea of a legal third gender] will be the first test for this future solution in which gender will be suppressed in the legal document.
"It could be a solution because initially some of the [gender fluid] people in Nepal or India or Pakistan were not able to legally exist. They were not able to vote or go to school, and in general they were deprived of any basic rights. So it is an alternative in these countries.
"In other countries such as Australia which do not categorise a person within the male or female boxes, it's the first step in order to have a much more gender fluid world. But in Australia, for instance, they are allowing people to choose not to be considered legally male or female. But in those cases, you are deprived of the right of marriage.
"We see a little of the possibility [of a less binary future] when you talk about a metrosexual man, or you see women that allow themselves a suit one day and the following day to use a dress with high heels.
"That's part of this gender fluid world in which you are not prevented to use the clothes that you want or to express your gender in the way you want."
The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT. Listen online or download the podcast. | A growing number of people refuse to be put into male or female categories, either because they do not identify as male or female, or because they are going through transition to the opposite gender. | 35242180 | [
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The man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The arrest took place by appointment at a north London police station; the man is in police custody.
He has been bailed to a date in mid January 2012.
He was arrested by officers from Scotland Yard's fresh investigation into phone hacking, Operation Weeting.
On Tuesday, a 71-year-old Stuart Kuttner, an ex-News of the World managing editor, was rearrested and bailed as part of the phone-hacking probe.
Mr Kuttner was originally arrested on 2 August on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and corruption, and bailed.
He has now been bailed to a date in September, the Metropolitan Police said.
The Met's Operation Weeting is investigating illegal hacking of the mobile phone voicemails of public figures by the now-defunct News of the World newspaper.
The latest arrest is the 15th to be made on suspicion of phone hacking since Operation Weeting was launched in January. It happened just after midday.
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said the age of the arrested person suggested someone more junior compared to some of the more senior executives who have been arrested by the police so far.
It is a long-running investigation and there would almost certainly be further arrests, our correspondent added.
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and ex-Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson are among those who have already been arrested as part of the inquiry.
The scandal has led Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and Assistant Commissioner John Yates to resign, and the News of the World to close down after 168 years. | A 30-year-old man has been released on bail after being arrested by police investigating phone hacking at the News of the World. | 14766406 | [
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The idea forms part of Labour's women's manifesto, which has been released as a separate document to the party's main pledges.
The manifesto also promises to tackle equality in pay and give more support for childcare and paternity leave.
Labour's Harriet Harman said the document was showing women the party was "on their side".
Ms Harman launched the manifesto accompanied by shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, and shadow minister for women and equalities Gloria De Piero at the Stockwell Gardens Nursery in south London.
The trio arrived in the party's woman-to-woman pink mini-bus.
Ms Harman described Labour's new policy on grandparents as "incredibly important".
She said: "For so long until quite recently politics was just a bit of a men-only game so we need to highlight the fact that politicians are there for women and democracy is there for women as well as men.
"I think we are showing women that we are on their side and will stand up for them in government.
"But I think that what we are saying about grandparents and recognising how many families depend on grandparents to help with children while the parents are working, but also that those grandparents are not retired they are working now, they are working longer.
"And therefore this new policy on grandparents I think is going to be incredibly important."
Labour leader Ed Miliband told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour earlier that this was the first time a party had looked at grandparents, and said they were a "crucial part" to help over "summer holidays or when a child is sick".
When asked about whether he was assuming that older women could afford to work for free, Mr Miliband said that this was "about going with the grain of people's lives" and that the modern workplace needed to reflect "the reality of family life".
Currently parents can claim 18 weeks unpaid parental leave, or four weeks in any given year, per child up to their 18th birthday.
Labour's new idea, which would be consulted on should Labour win power on 7 May, would be to allow grandparents to share in the 18 weeks of unpaid parental leave, but again no more than four weeks in any one year.
The party is also planning to appoint a commissioner to enforce national standards on tackling domestic and sexual abuse, and provide more stable central funding for women's refuges and Rape Crisis Centres.
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Pedro Sanchez has been trying to secure support for a coalition government with the centre-right Ciudadanos party following inconclusive December polls.
In an often acrimonious debate, acting PM Mariano Rajoy said a Socialist-led coalition would be a threat to Spain's national interests.
Another vote will be held on Friday.
If that vote is also unsuccessful, parliament will have a further two months to choose a government. If it is unable to do, fresh elections will be held on 26 June.
Blame game begins in earnest
Strain of Sanchez's bid to rule
Kiss that showed real political passion
Mr Sanchez needed an absolute majority in Wednesday's confidence vote but lost, with 219 votes against, 130 in favour and one abstention in the 350-seat lower house.
Mr Rajoy - leader of the incumbent conservative Popular Party (PP) - called Mr Sanchez a "fictitious, unreal candidate".
He told Mr Sanchez the PP's 122 deputies would vote against him "because you plan to eliminate what was achieved in Spain throughout these past four years which prevented this country from needing a bailout, created jobs, improved its competitiveness and caused it to grow economically".
Conversely, Mr Sanchez was also under attack from the left.
"You want to consolidate the main policies of the PP," said Pablo Iglesias, the pony-tailed leader of the far-left Podemos party, which represents 69 seats.
However, he did not rule out a united front with the Socialists entirely, urging Mr Sanchez to "write the future of Spain together with us" - but leaving aside Podemos's ideological foes, Ciudadanos.
On Friday, Mr Sanchez will have another chance in a vote that requires only a simple majority.
However, correspondents say that now looks doomed too - leaving the country in limbo at a time when the economy is growing but still suffers serious weaknesses, primarily an unemployment rate of nearly 21%.
In an address to parliament on Tuesday, Mr Sanchez called for the formation of a coalition based on common interests.
He said a Socialist-led government would enact a series of progressive measures such as a minimum wage increase and a gender wage-gap law.
Between them, the Socialist PSOE and partner party Ciudadanos command only 130 seats in the lower chamber.
The Popular Party gained most votes in the 20 December election but Mr Rajoy was unable to secure enough backing to form a government.
The PSOE performed badly, hit by the emergence of Podemos and Ciudadanos, and the fragmented political landscape has eluded efforts to agree a governing coalition. | Spain's Socialist leader has lost a bid to form a government after both main rival parties voted down his attempts to form a coalition. | 35703462 | [
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The tourists face three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches after a 4-0 Test series defeat.
The batting line-up for Sunday's first ODI in Pune is expected to be Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler.
"There's a couple of wickets there for the spinners," said Swann.
"We play spin horrifically on the whole."
The tourists, who are without a one-day international series victory in India since 1984, have won one and lost one of their warm-up matches against India A - the defeat coming after they slipped from 116-1 to 165-6 when batting first in Mumbai.
Bairstow top-scored with 64 in that second match and he disputes Swann's assertion that England will struggle with the bat.
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Swann, speaking to BBC Test Match Special, did exempt Bairstow and Root from his criticism while conceding that a limited-overs tour of India is one of the hardest assignments in world cricket.
"It's not a very pleasant experience," said the 37-year-old. "I don't think I ever won there.
"The teams I played in were clueless in how to cope with the noise, the intensity, the armed guards.
"I remember being on the tour that ended because of the attacks in Mumbai. In a weird way, it was a relief that we could go home - we were getting hammered left, right and centre.
"The crowds definitely play a part - you can't hear yourself think for three and a half hours. It envelops you.
"When you get back into the changing room - it's like a day spa. There's total silence."
India will be led by star batsman Virat Kohli, who replaces World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni, in the three-match ODI series which also includes matches in Cuttack (19 January) and Kolkata (22 January).
Dhoni will, however, remain in the team as a wicketkeeper-batsman, with the 35-year-old warming up for the challenge with an unbeaten 68 off 40 balls for India A in England's first warm-up game earlier in the week.
Only Dhoni's fellow Indians Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh and Australia's Dean Jones have a better one-day average in home conditions against England than him.
"You could sense experience dripping off MS Dhoni," said Swann. "He'd never panic, even when the required rate reached eight or nine an over.
"He'd just smack 20 off an over without breaking sweat.
"Over there, the grounds are tiny and the outfields are rapid. What we construed as being a big score - 270 or 280 - they'd just knock off in no time whatsoever.
"Virat Kohli was born to play ODI cricket and MS Dhoni is the best finisher I've ever seen."
While Swann is fearful of another series defeat for England, he is glad to see the fresh outlook that has been adopted under captain Morgan.
Swann, who played at the 2011 World Cup, says he belonged to a "dinosaur" age of one-day cricket in England and says the team were "backward in their thinking" and "arrogant".
It is only since a chastening early exit at the 2015 World Cup that England have adopted a more positive gameplan that has seen them twice pass 400 in 50 overs.
"They've finally got all the youngsters playing who think nothing is impossible," said Swann.
"The likes of Ben Stokes, Jason Roy and Alex Hales have never thought 280 was a good score. They happily think 400 is gettable.
"They also have a coach who encourages aggressive cricket." | England's batsmen will continue to fail in India if they persist in playing slow bowling "horrifically", says their former off-spinner Graeme Swann. | 38550149 | [
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The dramatic creation by Philip Treacy has been likened to a Turkey Twizzler, a lavatory seat and a pretzel.
The 22-year-old princess wore it to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton last month, and a Facebook page was set up in its honour.
The auction on eBay ended on Sunday, with the proceeds going to charities Unicef and Children in Crisis.
The identity of the winning bidder has not yet been revealed.
The princess commented on the auction page: "I've been amazed by the amount of attention the hat has attracted.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to raise as much money as possible for two fantastic charities.
"I hope whoever wins the auction has as much fun with the hat as I have." | Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat has been sold on auction site eBay for £81,100.01. | 13495705 | [
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Some 2,600 people attended the service in central Paris, including President Francois Hollande, survivors of the attacks and victims' families.
A minute's silence was held and the names of all the victims read out.
Attackers with assault rifles and suicide belts targeted a number of sites in the capital. Islamic State later said it was behind the assault.
In pictures: Paris remembers with flags
What happened on the night
Who were the victims?
Who were the attackers?
Some of the survivors who attended were in wheelchairs, while members of the fire and ambulance services wore uniforms for the 45-minute ceremony in the courtyard of the historic Les Invalides complex.
In his speech, President Hollande said France would "do all it can to destroy this army of fanatics".
"It will operate relentlessly to protect its children." he said.
He vowed that France would respond with more music, concerts and sporting events, after some of the attacks targeted a concert venue and a stadium.
Among those attending the service were the parents of British victim Nick Alexander, who said that they were now "intrinsically linked" to those who had also lost loved ones.
"The outpouring of love from around the world has been a great comfort to us and makes us even more proud to have had Nick as our son," they added.
It started with a song that said it all: "When all we have is love." The lyrics of the iconic singer Jacques Brel echoed through the Court of Honour of the Invalides - a place where the French nation delivers its highest tributes to heroes and casualties of war.
There was a silent pause and the names of those who lost their lives were read out. We heard their age too - most of them in their twenties or thirties. It was a long and painful listen as portraits were screened in the courtyard.
Francois Hollande was the only speaker - he gave a brief and simple address, in which he paid tribute to the "130 smiles and faces" of the victims.
Announcers read out the names and ages of all 130 victims, from 39-year-old Stephane Albertini to 37-year-old Stella Verry.
However, not all the victims' families accepted the invitation to attend the service at the grand complex that houses a military museum and Napoleon's tomb.
The family of one victim told French media they had refused, saying not enough had been done to protect the nation in the wake of other attacks earlier this year.
President Hollande has this week embarked on a diplomatic push to increase support for the fight against IS militants.
He flew to Washington to meet President Barack Obama, then met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian PM Matteo Renzi before travelling for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where more coordination on air strikes and intelligence was agreed.
Cooperation with the regime? Hugh Schofield, BBC News, Paris
Is France signalling an important shift in policy on Syria? That is the question after the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius spoke on French radio this morning.
Mr Fabius said France's aim was to destroy Raqqa, the self-declared capital of IS in Syria. For that, bombing was needed, he said, but also ground forces. France would not provide ground troops, he added, so the fighting would have to be done by the Syrian opposition, Sunni Arab armies, and, controversially, the regime forces of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
As international news wires hummed, Mr Fabius rowed back slightly. In a "clarification", he said the participation of Syrian government forces would only be possible within the framework of a political transition. In other words, only once there was agreement on the eventual departure of Assad.
But it remains a significant development for the French to say that government troops may form part of their plan for destroying IS. As for the practicality of Syrian troops cooperating with the Syrian opposition, that is another matter.
On Friday, France said for the first time that Syrian government forces could contribute to a ground campaign against IS.
Syria quickly welcomed the suggestion, although French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius later clarified the forces could only take part if a process was under way leading to the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
In a series of co-ordinated attacks on 13 November, gunmen opened fire on restaurants and bars in Paris and stormed a concert hall, where 89 people were shot dead.
Three more attackers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, after staff denied them entry to a football match between France and Germany.
More than 350 people were injured in the attacks - the worst in recent French history.
The unanswered questions
Is bashing Belgium justified?
At least nine people are believed to have been directly involved in carrying out the latest attacks.
They are all dead, but two more men, including suspect Salah Abdeslam, are still on the run as a huge manhunt continues in France and Belgium.
Some of the attackers - including suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who died in a police raid in Paris last week - had lived in Brussels.
On Friday, a Belgian judge charged a sixth suspect there with offences in connection with the Paris attacks. He was charged with "terrorist murders and participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation". | France has held a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago. | 34940427 | [
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There is no change as Team Sky's Froome trails Tinkoff's Contador, by 13 seconds and BMC's Porte by six.
Stage three of the Tour de France warm-up race was won by Astana's Fabio Aru - also a Tour de France contender.
Aru broke away from the peloton with 12 kilometres to go, crossing the line a few metres ahead of the chasing sprinters.
Froome, 31, finished in the peloton in 23rd place along with Contador, 33, who had made a late bike change with a team-mate before returning to the pack, finishing 39th.
Froome won the Criterium du Dauphine last year and will attempt to defend his Tour de France title from 2 July, ahead of his bid for Olympic gold in the road race in Rio in August.
Criterium du Dauphine stage three result:
1. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) 4:19:54"
2. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) +2"
3. Niccolo Bonifazio (Italy / Trek)
4. Julian Alaphilippe (France / Etixx - Quick-Step)
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Dimension Data)
6. George Bennett (New Zealand / LottoNL)
7. Daryl Impey (South Africa / Orica)
8. Nacer Bouhanni (France / Cofidis)
9. Enrico Gasparotto (Italy / Wanty)
10. Arthur Vichot (France / FDJ)
General classification:
1. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff) 13:13:10"
2. Richie Porte (Australia / BMC Racing) +6"
3. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) +13"
4. Daniel Martin (Ireland / Etixx - Quick-Step) +21"
5. Julian Alaphilippe (France / Etixx - Quick-Step) +24"
6. Jesus Herrada (Spain / Movistar) +27"
7. Adam Yates (Britain / Orica) +31"
8. Diego Rosa (Italy / Astana) +37"
9. Daniel Navarro (Spain / Cofidis) +43"
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The France midfielder has accepted a violent conduct charge for the incident during Saturday's goalless draw.
Sissoko, 27, apologised but was charged by the Football Association. Spurs will not appeal against the decision.
His suspension will include Tuesday's EFL Cup tie at Liverpool, plus league games against Leicester and Arsenal.
The FA said the incident was missed by match officials.
"I need to say the elbow was in the face of Arter and it is clear," Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday.
"We are in a period where we need all the squad, all the players to compete. It's difficult now because he is a player who was in our plans to play tomorrow, so we have to change a little bit."
Speaking to Match of the Day after Saturday's game, Arter said he was happy to accept Sissoko's explanation that the contact was accidental.
He said: "I never want to see a player get into trouble if they didn't mean to. Sissoko apologised. I'm happy to move on from it."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko will be banned for three matches for elbowing Bournemouth's Harry Arter, missing the north London derby with Arsenal. | 37749695 | [
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Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir made the announcement as part of a reallocation of funds known as a monitoring round.
He said that when added to the last monitoring round it means the executive has allocated an additional £200m to health in 2016/17.
Health accounts for about half of Stormont's departmental spending.
Last week, Health Minister Michelle O'Neill said her department needed "significant additional funding" to meet growing demand.
When asked on Tuesday if any of the money would be allocated to waiting lists, Ms O'Neill said she "would make her decisions on the allocations of the additional resources as soon as possible within the next few days".
So how will the money be spent?
At this stage there is little detail. However, from the health minister's statement it seems that the money will go directly to unscheduled care which includes emergency departments.
It will also be directed to those areas within hospitals which often experience bed blocking - when patients cannot be discharged as there is nowhere for them to be cared for in the community, including in their own homes.
Read more.
Other reallocations include £30m to schools with £5m of that for special educational needs.
There is also £25m for roads maintenance and building schemes and £20m for further education.
Mr Ó Muilleoir said there have been no new spending cuts despite pressure on budgets "as a result of the Westminster austerity agenda".
A large slice of the money which has been reallocated is £30m which had been set aside to mitigate cuts to tax credits.
However, the money is no longer needed for that purpose after the chancellor reversed his plan to cut tax credits. | The Northern Ireland health service is to receive an extra £72m to help deal with pressures in the service. | 36526055 | [
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Like 20 million other people in Bangladesh, most of them women, Ms Rani had turned to microcredit in an effort to lift herself out of poverty.
Microfinance offers small loans to people who do not normally qualify for traditional banking credit, to encourage entrepreneurship.
For many recipients it is a lifeline, and very often it is the only way for them to establish a business.
But after the total destruction of their crops however, villagers like Joba are not in a position to repay their loans.
Yet the microfinance organisations continue to collect the instalments.
Microfinance is not without its critics. Some argue that people can quickly sink into a cycle of debt, with many lenders charging exorbitant rates of interest.
Dr Qazi Kholikuzzaman Ahmad, chairman of PKSF, a body that monitors microfinance, describes microcredit as a "death trap" for the poor.
He explains how poor people often take up the loans without thinking of the consequences, and that 60% of borrowers take loans from several sources.
"There is no understanding that it might take 10 or 20 years to repay their loan," he says.
Furthermore, from the weekly repayments, some lenders deduct 10% of that payment for compulsory saving schemes - money the company then uses to lend to other people.
"Interest on repayments begin at around 15%, but it is a flat rate and can soon rise to anything between 40% and 100%," Dr Ahmad says.
Repayments are generally due on loans from the first week after they are taken out, which does not give the borrower enough time to establish any form of income-earning enterprise.
To cover those first payments, people often resort to taking out a further loan from a different company.
Ms Rani used her loan to buy six cows but after her crops were destroyed she had to sell three of them, at half the market price, to enable her to repay her loan.
"I was hoping to save the remaining cows but they had to be sold as well," she laments.
Women are the main borrowers in the village and they were attracted to microcredit because they could get the loans easily and quickly.
Money is not always used as capital investment. Many people borrow money for cultivation, buying cattle, or a flock of chicks or ducklings.
Villagers are sending their children to work to help them make the repayments.
Source: Microfinance Information Exchange 2009
But when they are still unable to pay enough, the debt collectors insist that they sell their cattle, chickens and other household items.
Selling agricultural land is also considered as a last desperate option.
Villagers complain of harassment from the debt collectors and there have been allegations of physical assaults.
Because field officers are judged on repayment rates, they sometimes use coercive and even violent tactics to collect instalments on the microcredit loans.
Many villagers finally turn to local usurers - the very people whom Professor Yunus tried put out of business when he made his first loan of $27 (£17) to a group of families in a village in 1976.
Professor Yunus and his Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work in microfinance and he refers to many of the institutions which have followed his example as "the new loan sharks."
His organisation has a policy whereby loans are rescheduled in times of natural disaster.
Relief costs
After the floods in Bangladesh, the district administrations requested microfinance organisations to stop collecting instalments for the time being.
But that call has gone unheeded.
Dr Ahmad is dismayed.
"There are some agencies which even take their payments from relief material," he says. | Joba Rani was a solvent farmer in the north east village of Jamlabaj, but her world turned upside down when early floods swamped her land in April. | 11664632 | [
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IS has seized vast swathes of Iraq and beheaded several hostages in recent months, leading to US airstrikes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Turkey, seeking more support for action against IS.
US officials say retired Gen John Allen will be tasked with forming an international coalition to fight IS.
On Thursday, 10 Arab countries agreed to help the US attack the group in both Iraq and Syria.
The CIA had previously believed that IS had about 10,000 fighters, spokesman Ryan Trapani said.
"This new total reflects an increase in members because of stronger recruitment since June following battlefield successes and the declaration of a caliphate, greater battlefield activity, and additional intelligence," he added.
The revision comes a day after President Obama outlined a plan to "degrade and destroy" IS and to increase military support for allied forces engaged in fighting the group.
For the first time, he authorised air strikes against the group in Syria.
In recent months IS has expanded from its stronghold in eastern Syria and seized control of more towns, cities, army bases and weaponry in Iraq.
The US has already carried out more than 150 air strikes against IS in Iraq. It has also sent hundreds of military advisers to assist Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, but has ruled out sending ground troops.
Other countries, including the UK, have contributed humanitarian assistance to Iraqis displaced by the group's advance.
Mr John Kerry secured the co-operation of several Arab countries during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Nato member Turkey, however, refused to sign a communique calling for countries to join the US in the fight against IS.
Analysts say this may be because the group currently holds 49 Turkish citizens, including diplomats.
Mr Kerry downplayed the move, saying the important US ally was dealing with some "sensitive issues".
He is due to travel to Turkey on Friday to try to secure more co-operation from the government. | The CIA says the Islamic State (IS) militant group may have up to 31,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria - three times as many as previously feared. | 29169914 | [
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"It was very professional, but it was also emotional," he said. "It was very dignified but I would also say at the end it was quite emotional.
"He reflected on how many cabinet meetings he had chaired [215], he reflected on people had been in the cabinet from the outset but also there was an awful lot of respect for what he'd achieved from the time when he came into that brave decision of a coalition because the economy needed stability, about saving the economy from the brink of bankruptcy right through to that great win just over 12 months ago."
Mr Cairns praised David Cameron's leadership, even on a policy he personally opposed.
"He confounded the critics - everyone said he would never get away with it...gay marriage for example, all the other social changes that have been brought about as well as the economic changes which are the most important, having brought us back from the brink of bankruptcy."
The new prime minister will find Brexit at the top of her intray, with the Welsh Government asking the UK government to make up the shortfall left by the absence of EU funds for poorer areas.
Mr Cairns told me: "Just changing one source of income for another is not the answer. The referendum threw out some clear issues. The sort of projects and the nature of spend wasn't having traction in those communities so we want a much higher level of debate.
"A business person in Wales said to me last week the previous situation was unsustainable. It had to be addressed and this has been brought about now through the Brexit referendum."
He added: "It's easy to ask for money but I think we need to be looking at what the root causes of those issues are We looked at life chances in the cabinet today, we looked at what the barriers were to allowing people to get on.
"Why are white working class people less likely than their peers to go on to university? Those are the sorts of issues that we need to be addressing, those sorts of literacy skills, those sorts of numeracy skills that we need to overcome, the opportunities we need to give to people so that every person feels that they've got a part to play in society.
"That's what the agenda is about rather than one money coming from one pot and going to another. Focusing on spend is not the outcome."
Mr Cairns also rejected calls for Theresa May to hold an early general election: "The last thing we need is more instability."
And will he be among ambitious ministers keeping their phone fully charged tomorrow?
Mr Cairns said: "There'll be lots of anxious people tomorrow. There'll be many people delighted, many people disappointed but I would say that's the privilege of being prime minister and I would also say one of the burdens". | I spoke to Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns after he attended David Cameron's last cabinet meeting in Downing Street. | 36773325 | [
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Some Australian states already have "no jab, no play" laws, but PM Malcolm Turnbull is calling for nationwide legislation.
Health groups have supported the push, arguing parents and the community have an obligation to protect children.
An Australian Child Health Poll survey of nearly 2,000 parents showed 5% of children were not fully vaccinated.
Mr Turnbull said more needed to be done, citing the case of a baby who died from whooping cough.
"This is not a theoretical exercise - this is life and death," Mr Turnbull said.
"If a parent says, 'I'm not going to vaccinate my child,' they are not simply putting their child at risk, they are putting everybody else's children at risk too."
Vaccinating children is not a legal requirement in Australia, but failing to do so makes parents ineligible for childcare rebates.
Three Australian states - Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria - already require children to be immunised, or be on an approved catch-up programme, to enrol in childcare centres.
Australian Medical Association president Michael Gannon said children were more susceptible to infections.
"If you, as a parent, expect the community to support you by either welfare payments or access to care, then you need to do your bit to contribute to that community by protecting other children," he told Fairfax Media.
The so-called "anti-vax" movement believes vaccinations may cause medical conditions such as autism, but overwhelming scientific research suggests this is not the case.
Vaccines can cause adverse reactions in a small number of people, like many medicines, but the accepted science is that the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Widespread vaccination also reduces the risk of infection to those who, for medical reasons, may not be able to receive the vaccine themselves.
So-called "herd immunity" is an important part of public health programmes. It stops the spread of disease by preventing an infection from moving among most people - the ones who have been vaccinated. And so it protects those few without the vaccine.
But as the numbers of those without protection rises, so to does the risk to each of them - something which happened alongside the first death from measles in the United States in 12 years. | Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres and preschools under an Australian government plan. | 39251585 | [
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The UK's chief veterinary officer said H5N8 avian flu has been discovered at a farm with 1,000 birds in Wyre.
Graeme Cooke said it has a "business link" to nearby farm Hy-Fly Game Hatcheries Limited in Preesall where the infection was confirmed on Tuesday.
Public Health England (PHE) said the risk to humans was "very low".
A 1.8 mile (3km) protection zone has been set up around the farm.
Defra said: "This case was proactively identified as part of a routine investigation of premises traced as a result of confirmation of the disease in Lancashire earlier this week.
"There is a business link between the two premises."
It said a number of birds have died with the remaining birds at the premises to be culled.
Defra said a full investigation is under way to determine the source of the infection.
Other related premises have been placed under restrictions which will remain in place until all investigations are complete.
The Food Standards Agency said bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.
There have been a number of other outbreaks of the virus including on a farm with 19,500 turkeys in Boston on Friday which was the third case of the H5N8 strain of avian flu in Lincolnshire in about four weeks.
The same strain has been discovered in birds in Settle, North Yorkshire, a swannery in Dorset and flocks in Carmarthenshire, south west Wales.
In December, the government introduced an avian influenza prevention zone, which lasts until 28 February, to help protect poultry and captive birds from avian flu after the strain was found in 14 European countries including Germany and France. | Bird flu has been found at a second pheasant farm in Lancashire, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed. | 38781751 | [
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Swansea Crown Court sentenced him to a combined 33 years in prison, to be served over a 15 year period.
He was found guilty of 16 counts of non-recent sexual abuse against a child.
Dyfed-Powys Police Det Insp Richard Yelland said the sentence recognised "long-lasting harm" to the victim.
He added: "This is the second case for the force, in recent weeks, where a significant custodial sentence has been passed down to a perpetrator of non-recent sexual offending." | A 45-year-old man from Pembrokeshire has been been jailed for historical sex offences against a child. | 40117775 | [
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The fruit is still attached to the plant and is not yet ripe enough to eat.
Austin Grant from Sheffield had been dubious about the suitability of South Yorkshire's climate, but has finally seen some results.
"I was literally jumping for joy," the 62-year-old grandfather said. | A gardener has said he was "flabbergasted" that his banana plant has finally provided fruit after nine-years. | 37310327 | [
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The head of city centre regeneration is set to receive the largest increase of 20%, leading to a salary of £75,000.
A council document said it reflected "increased responsibility" due to "additional city centre development".
But, the Taxpayers' Alliance said people wanted to see lower council tax rates, not large pay rises for bosses.
Councillor John Flanagan said the rises affected eight posts and would be funded "from within existing budgets".
Seven other senior bosses could earn a pay rise of about 7%.
Despite the disappointing performance of Manchester's schools over recent years, the strategic director of education and skills will get a pay rise of 7.6%.
That will take their new salary to £125,000 per year.
As for other council staff, there are around 1,300 employees who are paid the living wage of £8.25 per hour - and the average council salary is £23,000 a year.
In addition to that, most city council employees were given a pay rise of just 1% earlier this year.
The council have had to cope with huge cuts worth around £300m a year over the past six years.
That has meant a reduction in staff from around 10,000 - to fewer than 6,000 today.
Mr Flanagan, executive member for finance, said: "It is essential that we can keep and attract the right calibre of senior staff by having salaries which reflect the levels of responsibility they have and are in line with those available in comparable cities.
"We are currently reviewing all staff salaries, from top to bottom, to ensure they fairly reflect their workloads and responsibility, while maintaining value for money for council taxpayers."
Harry Davis, from the Taxpayers' Alliance, said the council had been "really good over the last half decade" over pay issues.
"They have removed about 400 staff earning over £50,000," he said.
"But, when savings need to be made and council tax is still going up, they have to make sure that they keep a tight grip on the purse strings so that they can channel as much as possible to front line services and tax cuts for local residents." | Senior managers at Manchester City Council could receive above-inflationary pay rises if plans are approved on Thursday. | 36946380 | [
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Six people died and 15 others were injured when the lorry went out of control on 22 December 2014 after the driver, Harry Clarke, 58, blacked out.
The inquiry, before Sheriff John Beckett, examined the circumstances of the tragedy over five weeks of evidence at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Beckett's determination will be issued at 12:00 on Monday.
The announcement, by the Judiciary of Scotland on Twitter, stated: "Glasgow Bin Lorry FAI: Determination to be issued at 12 noon on Monday 7 December 2015. A summary will be available from 11.30 on Monday."
The inquiry was convened after the Crown Office said it would not prosecute anyone over the crash - a highly controversial decision that was defended by Scotland's top law officer, the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland.
The FAI examined Mr Clarke's health, the bin lorry vehicle and the route it took on the day of the crash.
During evidence, it emerged that Mr Clarke was unconscious at the wheel of the Glasgow City Council bin lorry when it veered out of control on Queen Street.
Just 19 seconds later, the vehicle came to rest against the Millennium Hotel in George Square, with six people dead and 15 injured.
The FAI heard that Mr Clarke suffered an earlier blackout at the wheel of a stationary bus in 2010 and that this episode, and his history of dizziness and other ailments, were not disclosed to Glasgow City Council and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
In his evidence, Mr Clarke refused to apologise and answer all questions put to him as it emerged he may face a private prosecution from some of the bereaved families.
He was later suspended from his council job and resigned before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing.
Mr Clarke later issued a statement to the BBC stating that he apologised "unreservedly" for his role in the tragedy.
Those killed in the crash were Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, from Dumbarton, Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh. | The findings of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Glasgow bin lorry crash will be issued on Monday. | 35008480 | [
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He wanted a tribunal to approve a move to a Scottish prison, but Ashworth Hospital said he had chronic mental illness and needed continued care at the Merseyside top-security facility.
Brady, now 75, and Myra Hindley, who died in prison in 2002, tortured and murdered five children.
He was jailed for three murders in 1966 and has been at Ashworth since 1985.
He and Hindley later confessed to another two murders.
Judge Robert Atherton, who headed the three-person mental health tribunal at Ashworth, said: "The tribunal has concluded that Mr Ian Stewart Brady continues to suffer from a mental disorder which is of a nature and degree which makes it appropriate for him to continue to receive medical treatment, and that it is necessary for his health and safety and for the protection of other persons that he should receive such treatment in hospital, and that appropriate medical treatment is available for him."
The reasons for the tribunal's decision will be released later.
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent
Ashworth Hospital argued that Brady was after "a win" over the authorities. This decision, which denies him that victory, comes down to the very narrow legal remit that had to be fulfilled by his mental health tribunal.
The panel had one simple duty: to assess the patient's health and what would be clinically right for him.
So although we have not yet seen the full reasons, the tribunal's decision means it has decided that Brady is still suffering from paranoid schizophrenia or another treatable disorder.
Once it had come to that conclusion, it could further rule that it would be appropriate to keep Brady at Ashworth, either to receive treatment or because it would be necessary for his own safety or those of others.
It's going to be very difficult for him to challenge the decision because he can only launch an appeal if he can show that the tribunal got the law wrong.
Brady has the right to challenge the decision.
Dr David Fearnley, medical director at Ashworth, said: "We appreciate the time and effort the mental health tribunal has given to this case and its judgment is consistent with the expert opinions of our clinicians.
"Mr Brady suffers from a severe personality disorder and a mental illness which still require high-quality care.
"It is a testament to the staff of Ashworth Hospital that we have been able to stabilise his schizophrenia to the degree we have. However, his condition is chronic and will require this support for the foreseeable future."
Asked if the tribunal, which was held in public at Brady's request, may have exacerbated the illness, Dr Fearnley said: "I think the difficulty with an individual such as Ian Brady is that he has a complex mental disorder and for many years has been able to publicise his concerns.
"However, we see this as part of an overall problem which our experts are looking into and will continue to provide expert care."
Brady has been on a hunger strike since 1999, and appeared at the tribunal with his feeding tube in place. The tribunal heard that he also eats some food on "most days".
Dr Fearnley said his treatment was under review by the specialist team, including the issue of feeding.
Brady and Hindley's crimes of sexual abuse, torture and murder of children shocked the nation.
Lesley Ann Downey, 10, John Kilbride, 12, Keith Bennett, 12, and Pauline Reade, 16, were all sexually assaulted before their deaths at the hands of the couple.
Their bodies were buried on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester, although Keith Bennett's body was never found.
Their final victim, Edward Evans, 17, was murdered in front of Hindley's 17-year-old brother-in-law, who alerted the police.
Keith's mother, Winnie Johnson, made repeated calls for Brady to reveal the location of his grave. She died last year, aged 78, without knowing where her son's remains are.
Her solicitor John Ainley said he thought she would have been "satisfied" by the tribunal's decision.
"She always felt that Ian Brady did not give the children any choice and consequently he should not have the choice to leave the hospital environment."
Terry Kilbride, the brother of John, said Brady should stay in hospital.
"I don't believe he's going to kill himself, that's just a ploy, just another wind-up.
"I think to be honest he should go back to hospital, I think that's where he belongs, in the hospital, and keep him alive as long as possible because it's only him that knows where Keith Bennett is."
Brady gave evidence for more than four hours at the tribunal, which sat at Ashworth psychiatric hospital in Maghull. It was the first time he had spoken in public for 47 years.
Brady had told the tribunal he used "method acting" to trick doctors into classing him as insane so he could be transferred from prison to hospital.
But he said he now wanted to leave Ashworth because he hated it and "the regime has changed to a penal warehouse".
The tribunal heard from Brady's lawyer that Brady had a severe personality disorder but was not mentally ill and could be treated in prison rather than hospital.
During his evidence, Brady refused to answer a question from his own lawyer about whether he intended to take his own life if he was declared fit to return to prison.
Correction 25 July 2013: An earlier version of this story wrongly suggested Ian Brady's legal fees cost £250,000. | Moors Murderer Ian Brady has lost his legal bid to be transferred from a psychiatric hospital back to prison. | 23099582 | [
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International Trade Secretary Liam Fox will travel from the US to meet Mexican counterparts to discuss trading relationships.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a two-day tour of Australia, saying post-Brexit trade is "top of the agenda".
And Brexit Secretary David Davis will hold private talks in Germany ahead of the next round of negotiations.
The globetrotting by the three ministers - dubbed the "three Brexiteers" for their role in backing a Leave vote - comes amid increased scrutiny of the opportunities and challenges facing Britain in terms of negotiating free trade agreements with other countries once it leaves the EU.
No deals can be done until withdrawal in March 2019 but the UK has established a series of inter-ministerial working groups in the US and Australia to discuss the way ahead while also signalling to other countries, such as New Zealand, that they will be "near the front of the queue".
US President Donald Trump has said a deal with the UK could be "big and exciting" in terms of jobs, accusing the EU of a "very protectionist" stance towards America.
The EU has insisted Brexit talks will only be held by the European Commission, and the Department for Exiting the European Union confirmed Mr Davis' talks with officials in Germany would be private.
Brussels has also made clear that trade talks between the UK and the EU must wait until other issues, including the status of expats and any "divorce bill" to be paid by the UK, have been settled.
The role of the European Court of Justice has emerged as a stumbling block to a deal on citizen's rights, despite both sides insisting that they want to come an arrangement.
The UK is seeking a "comprehensive free trade deal" with the EU after Brexit to replace its membership of the common market and customs union. | Senior cabinet ministers will push the UK's Brexit agenda on three different continents later. | 40716323 | [
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The show aims to give audiences a taste of modern day Nigeria. It is the first Nigerian-produced musical to be performed at a London theatre.
I went to meet those behind the show as it opened in the West End. | It was a hit in Lagos - and now it has come to London. | 36864940 | [
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Glamorgan's total was dominated by Nick Selman's mature 101 off 144 balls, his second first-class century.
But seamers Matt Taylor and Craig Miles made sure wickets fell at regular intervals in cloudy conditions in the Welsh capital.
Gloucestershire struggled in turn as the bowlers remained on top all day.
Selman's century, after being dropped on eight in the first over, was a welcome return to form for the Brisbane-born opener after a string of low scores following his hundred against Northants at Swansea.
Aneurin Donald's quick-fire 36 off 30 balls was the next best contribution as Taylor and Miles prospered in the afternoon.
Graham Wagg and Timm van der Gugten scrambled Glamorgan to a consolation bonus point.
Gloucestershire's innings was a question of survival in the evening gloom, with the day ending evenly balanced.
Glamorgan are being led by Michael Hogan for the first time in the absence of Jacques Rudolph, who has a neck problem.
Glamorgan batsman Nick Selman told BBC Wales Sport:
"It was good to get some runs for a change, the wicket was a bit slow and they bowled a bit short early on so I got through the first 25 overs and it got easier to bat from there, but it was a bit disappointing to get out just after I got a hundred.
"(My season) was going well up until after (a century in) Swansea, after Swansea four ducks in a row, but it was good to spend some time in the middle at Northants.
"Opening the batting in county cricket over here (in the UK), it's definitely hard, you get some good balls, you play on some green wickets and I was struggling a bit.
"I was happy to get a few today and hopefully I can continue that for the rest of the season."
Gloucestershire seamer Matt Taylor told BBC Radio Bristol:
"There's definitely a bit on offer out there (for the bowlers), we didn't start exactly how we'd like but we got there in the end and we'd take bowling them out for 220.
"I was pretty happy with that (hitting the stumps three times), the same plan as always is to hit the top of off-stump and luckily they missed them today.
"I was pleased to get an opportunity in T20 and the white-ball stuff this year, now I'm getting an opportunity with the red ball it's great.
"It's definitely going to be tough (for the Gloucestershire batsmen), they're a good bowling attack but hopefully we can dig in and get to a reasonable score." | Gloucestershire finished day one on 62-3 in reply to Glamorgan's 220 all out at the SSE Swalec Stadium in Cardiff. | 37276607 | [
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The discovery was made during work to extend the castle's main shop and ticket office.
Historic Scotland said the find would help establish exactly where the defences stood.
European experts are believed to have been used to apply the latest Italian military engineering techniques at the castle in the 1540s.
They were brought in by Mary of Guise, widow of James V, at a time when intermittent warfare with England made it essential to have fortifications that could protect against heavy artillery in a siege.
The defences are shown in a 17th Century engraving by John Slezer.
Gordon Ewart, of Kirkdale Archaeology - whose team discovered the walling - said: "We knew the defences would have been in this area, but not exactly where because the Slezer engraving, and remaining military plans, are not entirely accurate.
"This is what makes the discovery of physical evidence so important - it helps us identify exactly what existed - and to understand more about what the castle was like in the past."
Much was changed at the castle between 1711-14 when the old defences were demolished during a programme of modernisation.
Further alterations took place when the esplanade was created in the early 19th Century.
Peter Yeoman, from Historic Scotland, said the discovery gave a "tantalising glimpse" of the fortifications created for Mary of Guise and paid for by the French king Henri II.
Mr Yeoman said they were probably designed by the Italian engineer Signor Ubaldini, who was working on a similar defensive spur at the time at Edinburgh Castle.
He added: "They are of great interest because they were early examples of a changing approach to military engineering, and among the most advanced in the whole of the British isles." | Archaeologists have found fragments of Stirling Castle's 16th Century outer defences. | 12620099 | [
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The 35-year-old schoolteacher told the court that her digestive system sometimes converts food into alcohol.
After her arrest, her doctor conducted tests that found that high levels of yeast in her intestines ferment high-carbohydrate foods.
Prosecutors are seeking to have the charges against the woman reinstated.
"She can register a blood alcohol content that would have you or I falling down drunk, but she can function," her lawyer Joseph Marusak told the Buffalo News.
Mr Marusak declined to name his client, citing medical confidentiality laws.
The woman was arrested near Buffalo in October 2014 after police said she was driving erratically. A Breathalyzer test showed that her blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit.
The arresting officer said she failed several field sobriety tests.
Medical and legal experts say the condition, also known as gut fermentation syndrome, is being raised more frequently as a defence in drink-driving cases.
"At first glance, it seems like a get-out-of-jail-free card," Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, told the Associated Press. "But it's not that easy. Courts tend to be sceptical of such claims. You have to be able to document the syndrome through recognized testing." | A US woman in New York state has avoided drink-driving charges after arguing that she suffers from a rare condition called "auto-brewery syndrome". | 35206709 | [
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The PRI is set to win about 30%, with the conservative National Action Party on about 22%, said the head of the National Electoral Institute.
On current projections, the PRI will see its number of seats drop slightly.
The run-up to the poll was marked by violence with drug cartels blamed for the deaths of several candidates.
On Sunday morning, protesters and parents of 43 students who disappeared last year burned election material in the town of Tixtla.
They say they want answers about what happened to the students before elections are held.
A dissident teachers' union also burned ballots and ransacked offices of political parties to express its anger at education reforms.
Ahead of the elections, there was a great deal of pessimism - the feeling among many that votes do not really matter, politicians here are all the same, and violence will continue no matter what.
But at a polling stations on Sunday, in relatively peaceful Mexico City, there was a sense of duty among many - that voting was the only way to make a difference. Asked what their main concern was and almost without exception, the response among voters was: 'Security.' People here are worried about where the country is heading.
Despite President Pena Nieto's promises to restore peace in Mexico, these elections have proved otherwise. They have been some of the most violent in recent history.
President Pena Nieto deployed federal police and troops to guard polling stations.
His spokesman Eduard Sanchez said on Saturday: "Mexicans have the right to vote in peace... [we] will take all necessary measures within the framework of legality'' to protect the elections.
Ahead of the polls opening, the CNTE teachers' union attacked the offices of five political parties in Chiapas state in the south of the country.
In Guerrero state, explosive devices were thrown into a conservative party's office.
Meanwhile in Oaxaca, as well as Guerrero, tens of thousands of ballot papers were burnt by protesters.
A former mayor was shot dead outside a polling station in the same state.
A number of candidates and numerous campaign workers have also been killed in drug-related violence. | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and his Institutional Revolutionary Party will keep control of Congress, preliminary election results suggest. | 33041353 | [
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Since December, the commission has been examining whether funding for the £16bn plant, to be built by developers EDF Energy, broke state aid rules.
Hinkley Point C would be the first new nuclear power station to be built in Britain since 1995.
Anti-nuclear campaigners have called the commission's decision a "U-turn".
Antoine Colombani, commission spokesman for competition and for vice-president Joaquin Almunia, said: "Our discussions with the UK authorities have led to an agreement.
"On this basis, vice-president Almunia will propose to the college of commissioners to take a positive decision in this case. In principle a decision should be taken within this mandate."
A spokesman for EDF said the recommendation was "another positive step forward for this vital project".
"Hinkley Point C is an important project which will deliver Europe-wide objectives, offering the prospect of reliable, secure and low-carbon electricity for many decades to come as well as boosting jobs and skills."
Andrea Carta from Greenpeace said: "If competition commissioner Almunia has backed state aid for Hinkley, it risks a backroom deal prevailing over the rule of law.
"Only a year ago the Commission said that Hinkley was 'in principle incompatible under EU state aid rules'.
"Now, under pressure from the UK government and French nuclear operator EDF, the commission is preparing to perform a U-turn.
"European commissioners should oppose the plan and resist rushing through a controversial and far-reaching decision in the dying weeks of this commission."
Gary Smith of the GMB union said: "We lobbied the commission to move ahead on this important project for the UK economy, so we are very pleased at this latest development and look forward to the recommendation being accepted."
The recommendation must now be approved by the commission's College of Commissioners in the next few weeks.
A final decision is expected in October. | Plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset have been recommended for approval following a European Commission investigation. | 29317800 | [
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The review, carried out by the Federal Reserve, gauges whether the biggest banks operating in the US have the "ability to lend to households and businesses even in times of stress".
Another institution, Bank of America, has been asked to revise its financial plans due to "certain weaknesses".
A further 28 banks passed the tests.
Officially known as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, the tests were implemented in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, in which some lenders needed bailouts from the US central bank.
All banks with more than $50bn (£33.5bn) in assets are subject to the annual examinations, which assess the corporations' ability to deal with "doomsday" scenarios, such as rising unemployment and plummeting house prices.
The 31 lenders tested this year - which together account for roughly 80% of the banking sector - were all deemed to have enough reserve cash to deal with a shock, but the Fed found fault with Santander and Deutsche Bank's financial plans.
In previous years, banks that failed the tests were forced to suspend dividend payments to shareholders, and international lenders can be prevented from sending their earnings back to their parent companies.
In a statement reacting to the Fed's announcement, Germany's Deutsche Bank said it had hired 1,800 employees "dedicated to ensuring that its systems and controls are best in class".
Santander's US chief executive, Scott Powell, said the bank, which failed some of the Fed's tests for the second year in a row, still had "meaningful work to do to meet our regulator's expectations and our own standards of excellence".
However, the Spanish bank added that it had not been prevented from paying dividends.
Following news that they had passed the Fed's tests, several large US banks announced share buybacks - signalling long-anticipated paydays for investors.
Citigroup, which failed the tests last year, will buy back $7.8bn and strongly increase its dividend, while American Express will buy back $6.6bn in stock.
Bank of America said it intended to buy back $4bn worth of shares, but only once it had addressed what the Fed called "deficiencies in its capital planning process".
The bank has to submit revised plans to the Fed by 30 September.
"We are committed to meeting the requirements in the time frame the Fed has established," said Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan, in a statement. | Santander and Deutsche Bank have failed a US "stress test" designed to assess whether lenders can withstand another financial crisis. | 31843429 | [
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Former Manchester United player and coach Phil Neville explains what Louis van Gaal has learned from his first season in the Premier League and why his team are not far away from being title contenders again.
This season, they have dropped points in 10 out of their 16 away games against teams below them in the table. They got rolled over at Everton and Leicester, and drew with Burnley, Sunderland and West Brom.
In the past, the aim at United was always to do the double over everybody outside the top six.
We approached all of those games - home or away - with the aim of winning them and doing that was one of our strengths down the years.
That meant, when we came up against our rivals in the top five, our record against the rest meant that those big games were not must-win and the pressure was off us a bit.
This season, it has largely been the opposite. United have produced their best football against the other teams in the top five and have struggled against the sides that have camped in their own half and made things difficult for them.
Going forward, United need a player who can make the difference in those games, when the opposition are packing their defence.
Chelsea have that with Eden Hazard. Last season, Luis Suarez did it for Liverpool. Those players can win you the title because, when games are tight, they make the difference.
But at the moment United do not have anyone who is providing those bits of individual brilliance in the final third.
A lot of people are saying Gareth Bale would be the answer to that particular problem but I think United already have the right player on their books - if he performs to his capabilities.
Angel Di Maria arrived for a British record fee last summer but, considering his £59.7m price-tag and his reputation, he has not delivered since his first three or four games.
Even so, he is still the United player who excites me the most.
Everything about the way he plays from his pace, his skill, and his ability running or passing forwards tells me he has what it takes to shine at Old Trafford. He has just not done it yet.
Next season could be the time when he realises what it takes.
He now knows there are no easy games in the Premier League, and that he has to toughen himself up.
Di Maria will also understand that United are a huge club. He is on a big stage and there is a bit of pressure on him.
We know he can do much better, and so will he.
I would love to see him play to his potential because he could be the attacking star this United team needs to make the next step.
Van Gaal's first season as United manager is also almost over and he will have found out a lot about English football over the last few months.
Earlier in the campaign, he tried playing three at the back and I don't think that system worked for United.
Van Gaal probably tried it because he was trying to accommodate Radamel Falcao, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata in the same team, but he has realised that he can't do that in the Premier League.
When he arrived at Old Trafford, I think he might have under-estimated that anyone can beat anyone in this country.
Maybe in some of the countries where he has managed in the past, teams in the bottom half of the table do not even give you a contest. Here, they do.
At times Van Gaal has probably been surprised by the intensity of every game that United have played, but he will have learned from it too.
Next season, he will come back and be thinking 'I know what I need to do'.
Van Gaal has achieved his aim for his first year at United by securing a top-four finish and a return to the Champions League. Because of that, it has been a good season for him.
Now his next target is to win the title, and I don't think United are far away from being champions again.
The important thing is that they are going in the right direction. To go from seventh, where they finished last season, to first was always going to be impossible.
People might say that is defeatist and not the way United should think but you cannot make that leap, even by spending £150m like United did last summer.
You have to do it gradually. Going from seventh to fourth then first is achievable, although it clearly will not be easy.
Can they do it? If David De Gea leaves, then that would be a big blow. Without him in goal, I don't think they would have finished in the top four this time.
I am worried he will go because he has not signed a new contract and the noises coming out of the club about his future are not good, particularly if Real Madrid do come calling.
Along with Marouane Fellaini, Ashley Young and Juan Mata, De Gea's individual form has been one of the high points of the season.
But it was United's sensational team performance in their win over Liverpool in March that was the most encouraging thing for the future.
For me, it was their performance of the season and the one that gives me massive hope for what they can achieve next season.
In fact, that period in March and April where they also beat Tottenham and Manchester City gave us a glimpse of what this team can do.
That is the level that they have to play at consistently to challenge for the title.
They could not do it this time but, just as with Van Gaal, a lot of United players will be better for what has happened to them in the last few months. I am expecting further improvement from them too.
Phil Neville was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan. | I think Manchester United can be Chelsea's closest challengers for the title next season, but Louis Van Gaal has got to get things right away from home against the so-called lesser teams. | 32775998 | [
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Members of the RMT union will walk out at 11:00 BST on 26 April and at the same time on 10 and 12 May.
The union is against plans for a new grade of on-board supervisor and proposals for drivers to operate doors.
Govia Thameslink said there would be no job losses or cuts in salary and the changes would make staff more visible.
Members of the union were 306 in favour of walkouts and 14 against. A total of 320 votes to one backed other forms of industrial action.
The RMT said it was fighting to keep the conductor grade and the changes were "nothing short of bullying and harassment".
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the "reward" for the "loyal and professional service" of members was having their "role and responsibility reduced and their hard-earned terms and conditions attacked".
"These trains are desperately over-crowded and the conductors are the eyes and ears preventing a major tragedy on the platforms and carriages," he said.
He added the company had already axed catering services, "threatened" ticket offices and delivered "appalling levels of customer service in their drive to milk these routes for every penny they can".
A spokesman for Southern, which is run by Govia Thameslink, described any possible strike action as "unnecessary and damaging".
He added: "The changes we are making to the conductor role mean there will be no job losses and no reduction in salary for any staff, whilst passengers will benefit from having more visible staff on trains.
"We are preparing contingency plans in case a strike does go ahead, but in the meantime we urge the RMT to return to the negotiating table."
Southern operates in Sussex, Surrey and parts of Kent and Hampshire. | Conductors on Southern railway are to stage three 24-hour strikes in a dispute over changes to their role and the introduction of driver-only trains. | 36082600 | [
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Stormont officials have refused to give any details citing confidentiality.
Homeowners will not face bills until at least March 2017, after MLAs ruled to defer charges.
Instead, the executive pays the cost of £280m a year to NI Water. Further legislation is expected to extend the policy.
However, the decision could mean that the authorities are not complying with European rules on water quality.
The EU Water Framework Directive envisages that users should pay for their water to promote conservation.
Officials in Northern Ireland make the case that people do that through their regional rate.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK not to levy a charge on homes, although businesses do pay charges.
That has prompted a debate with calls for the introduction of a charge on homes to pay for improvements in infrastructure.
Now, the European Commission has opened a so-called "pilot case" to look at the issue.
Essentially, this is a way for the commission to establish whether EU rules are being correctly applied.
It allows for the commission and member states to resolve any conflicts without resorting to infringement proceedings.
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said it could not comment on the detail of the case.
"It is the subject of a confidential dialogue with the Commission and the release of further details could potentially prejudice the outcome of those discussions," said the department.
The two sides get about 20 weeks to try and sort out their differences.
Many cases are resolved without going to a formal hearing. | The European Commission has asked questions about the Northern Ireland Executive's decision not to charge homeowners for water. | 37160194 | [
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Walker was a passenger in a Porsche a friend was driving when it hit a pole and burst into flames in November 2013.
US media report that a wrongful death case has now been filed by Walker's daughter Meadow, who is 16, alleging the carmaker took safety shortcuts.
Porsche has not yet publicly responded to the claims.
After a four-month investigation, police said the Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker's friend Roger Rodas, was travelling at 94mph (151kph) in a 45mph zone when it hit a lamp post.
The lawsuit contends that the car was travelling much slower when it went out of control, according to TMZ.
The website, quoting legal documents, says his seatbelt "snapped Walker's torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis," and trapping him when the vehicle caught fire.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the document claims the car lacked "features that could have prevented the accident or, at a minimum, allowed Paul Walker to survive the crash".
Meadow Walker has not commented.
Mr Rodas' widow filed a similar case last year, but Porsche said the crash was his fault, rather than down to design flaws. | The daughter of the late Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker is to sue carmaker Porsche over the crash in which he died, US reports say. | 34387471 | [
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Broadchurch star Tennant plays the debauched lead character in Don Juan in Soho.
Patrick Marber's play - first seen in 2006 - has been updated and now includes references to US President Donald Trump and vlogging.
Speaking after Tuesday's opening night, Tennant revealed that Marber had written in a line about the Daily Mail's controversial "Legs-it" headline, but it didn't make the show.
"We chickened out at the last second!" he told the BBC.
"We are sprinkling occasional contemporary references as we go. We add them on the day. Prince George is in his third day now. George Osborne lasted for a weekend. Donald Trump is in there."
Tennant added: "Obviously it has to relate to Don Juan and his world view. He's got this fury about the hypocrisy of the world that he's in.
"The world keeps presenting itself with fresh material and we can't really resist."
Marber's play is a loose adaptation of Moliere's 17th Century tragi-comedy Don Juan that transports the legendary womaniser to contemporary London.
Tennant's character - known as DJ - describes himself in the play as the "Dalai Lama of debauchery".
At one point his servant Stan, played by Adrian Scarborough, urges the audience: "Please don't be charmed, he's not a lovable rogue..."
"It's a delicious role," Tennant said, adding that he hadn't done a play that wasn't Shakespeare in about 14 years.
"I adore Shakespeare - I feel like it's in my DNA - but I'm just loving doing something that is this contemporary and that has this bite and extraordinary language."
Don Juan in Soho is at Wyndham's Theatre in London until 10 June.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | David Tennant says his latest play is being constantly tweaked to feature topical jokes - because the news keeps producing such good material. | 39416694 | [
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The former world champion will target the time trial and may also support Lizzie Armitstead in the road race.
Pooley, 33, retired from cycling after winning two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games to concentrate on triathlon and other endurance events.
"This is a truly rare opportunity that I can't resist," she said.
Pooley won silver in the time trial at the 2008 Beijing Olympics before finishing sixth in the event at London 2012, where she also helped Armitstead win a silver medal in the road race.
The 29.8km time trial course in Rio features the 1.2km, 7% average gradient Grumari climb and the "impressively hilly nature" of the terrain persuaded Pooley, renowned for her climbing abilities, to come out of retirement and target a gold medal.
"I've decided it's worth a serious attempt at targeting that event," she said in a statement on Wednesday.
"If I can prove to both myself and the GB team selectors that I have the capacity to win the time trial in Rio, I'll compete for selection for the Olympic team - I'm happy knowing I won't get selected unless I really do have the potential to win.
"I have no desire to go to the Rio Games, and sacrifice some of the most exciting triathlon races of the season, just for the experience of another Olympics - I'm committed to aiming for gold."
After turning to multi-sport events in August 2014, Pooley won the world long-distance duathlon title at the first attempt a month later, breaking the course record by 16 minutes.
She successfully defended her crown in September and is aiming to make it three consecutive wins next year, adding that long-distance triathlon and duathlon remain her "main focus" in 2016.
Yet after studying the Rio courses, British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton says he approached Pooley about a return, believing she could also improve world champion Armistead's chances of winning gold in the road race.
"I'm really pleased that Emma saw the value in the opportunity and is back with us," he added.
"Having her talent and experience in the team enhances our medal prospects in the time trial and Lizzie Armitstead's opportunity to win the road race.
"The road race field is likely to fall away from behind, but as a pure mountain climber, I don't see Emma falling away. It would be great to see her in the road race supporting Lizzie."
Meanwhile, former Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he wants to keep riding beyond this season, having previously claimed he would retire at the end of 2016.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist, 35, is set to compete in the team pursuit on the track at Rio and could continue racing into 2017.
"I will see how I feel this time next year," he said.
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HS2 Action Alliance says a paper by HS2 Ltd shows engineering work will mean closing parts of some passenger lines for 133 weekends, and some freight lines for 50 weekends.
It would also mean 19 weekend closures at Euston station, the group said.
HS2 said any closures would be carefully planned.
On the Derby to Birmingham lines for example, the document says 32 weekends will be hit between 2017 and 2022, 13 of them for just a day and 19 for the entire weekend. The CrossCountry rail firm and freight services would both be affected.
For the Coventry to Leamington Spa route, it says four whole weekends will be lost in 2018, with passengers asked to catch a replacement bus instead.
Part of the busy West Coast Mainline will close for 31 weekends in 2018-19, as they build a new flyover junction in the Handsacre area, with trains diverted via Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
Richard Houghton from HS2 Action Alliance said: "It is clear that once again HS2 is being less than honest with the travelling public. It is planning a huge number of weekend closures which will impact the travelling public.
"Combined with this its arrogance continues. It is planning to issue £7bn of supplier contracts before the Hybrid Bill passes through Parliament and now we discover it will start closing Euston before they have the legal go-ahead for the new line."
The document does say that the number and length of the closures are just estimates at the moment, and that work will be tied in with everyday engineering projects wherever possible, to minimise disruption.
But it does warn that "HS2 phase one will need to recognise the cumulative effect on passengers and operators of disruption".
Train operators could also be compensated for the impact on their services.
HS2 Ltd spokesman David Meechan said: "Our railways are becoming increasingly crowded. Britain desperately needs this new high speed rail network to boost rail capacity and improve links between our biggest cities.
"There will be times when construction impacts on the current railway, but this will be carefully planned with Network Rail and the train operators.
"HS2 Ltd will do all it can to minimise disruption to passengers. Compensation to the train operators for any such disruption will be drawn from the existing budget for the HS2 project."
Two years ago a government commissioned report said that the alternative to building HS2, basically beefing up what is already there, would cause 14 years worth of weekend problems across the network. | Building the proposed new High Speed Two (HS2) rail line will mean years of weekend "misery" for rail passengers, according to a campaign group. | 34118655 | [
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The prime minister told MPs the plan must be treated seriously, but also "tested out properly" to ensure it was not a "delaying tactic" or a "ruse".
He said the resolution would include "a proper timetable, process and consequences if it's not done".
The plan is for stockpiles to go under international control and be destroyed.
Mr Cameron said the Russian plan, apparently welcomed by Syria, was an idea "definitely worth exploring" but added that he entered the process with a "hard head and cool calculations".
Mr Cameron, who spoke to US President Obama and France's President Hollande on Tuesday, said he wanted to ensure that this was not just a way "to simply buy time" for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Mr Cameron told the liaison committee of senior MPs that if one of the world's largest chemical weapons stockpiles could be eliminated it would be a "significant step forward".
But he said the UK and its allies must remain sceptical.
The wording of a joint US, French and UK resolution on Syria's chemical weapons is unlikely to be agreed on Tuesday, Whitehall sources have told the BBC.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
I am told that the wording is still very much a work in progress
Diplomats from the three allies are said to be discussing the questions of "what, where, when, who and how" - in other words what weapons should be removed from Syria, where should they be taken to, according to what timetable and who should supervise it, BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson said.
There was also a discussion about what type of UN resolution should be tabled - whether it should be a so-called chapter 7 or chapter 6 resolution, he added.
Chapter 7 resolutions are binding, seen as authorising military action if other measures do not succeed. Chapter 6 resolutions, in contrast, are entitled "Pacific Settlement of Disputes" and stipulate that parties to a dispute should use peaceful methods of resolving disputes, such as negotiation and mediation.
Russia's ambassador to France, Alexandre Orlov, earlier said Moscow was ready to negotiate a UN resolution that foresees international control of Syria's chemical weapons, but ruled out a recourse to use force to impose it.
President Obama said he would put plans for a US military strike on hold if Syria agreed to place its stockpiles under international control.
He described the idea - in response to the Syrian government's suspected use of chemical weapons on civilians - as a "potential breakthrough", but said he was sceptical the Syrian government would follow through.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his Syrian counterpart, Walid Muallem, welcomed his country's proposal.
The US accuses Damascus of war crimes including the use of chemical weapons, allegations denied by the regime.
The crisis, which began when anti-government protests were brutally suppressed, has left about 100,000 dead and forced more than two million Syrians to flee the country.
The suspected chemical weapons attack in Damascus on 21 August killed more than 1,400, according to US authorities, entrenching divisions among world leaders on how to respond.
The US has said that the use of chemical weapons crosses a "global red line", and President Obama is seeking approval from Congress for military action in response to the attack.
He gave a series of television interviews on Monday aimed at building support in Congress, as he maintained a limited strike was needed to punish President Assad's regime.
Key Syria ally Russia has been highly critical of plans to intervene, arguing that there is no proof the Syrian government was behind the attack, and warning of "catastrophic consequences" of military intervention.
While Mr Cameron conceded there was "never going to be unanimity" on Syria at last week's summit in St Petersburg, those who supported a strong response following chemical weapons attacks on civilians by the Assad regime made an "extremely powerful" case, he said.
"I am clear that it was right to advocate a strong response to the indiscriminate gassing of men, women and children in Syria and to make that case here in the chamber," the PM said.
He said he understood and respected the House of Commons' recent decision to vote against intervention, so the UK would not be part of any military action but would continue to press for the strongest possible response, including at the UN.
But shadow chancellor Ed Balls told Channel 4 news that "jaws dropped" when Mr Cameron ruled out UK military action in Syria.
Mr Balls insisted Labour would be prepared to revisit the issue if Mr Cameron were able to present new evidence to MPs.
"But he is the prime minister - he has got to lead," the shadow chancellor said.
Meanwhile, Business Secretary Vince Cable was accused of allowing the export to Syria of chemicals which could be used in the manufacture of chemical weapons, in breach of the government's own policy.
Sir John Stanley, the chairman of the Commons Committee on Arms Export Controls, said the export licences, issued in January 2012, should never have been approved.
He called on Mr Cable to release the name of the company involved, declaring that he could no longer hide behind the need for commercial confidentiality.
In correspondence with the committee, Mr Cable had said the licences for the export of sodium fluoride and potassium fluoride were granted after an assessment in relation to both EU and UK rules - including whether there was a "clear risk that they might be used for internal repression" - and concluded there were no grounds for refusal. | David Cameron has said the UK is to table a UN resolution with France and the US about the Russian plan for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons. | 24026065 | [
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Four-month-old Eli Cox was found at an address in Lapwing Close in Minster, Sheppey, on 13 April and died in hospital on 27 April, Kent Police said.
Katherine Cox, 32, and Danny Shepherd, 25, both of Millfield Road, Faversham, appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Both were released on conditional bail.
Ms Cox and Mr Shepherd are also accused of one count of causing or allowing serious injury to a child and one count of possession of a class B drug (amphetamine).
They are due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 13 December. | A man and a woman have appeared in court charged with causing or allowing the death of a baby. | 37998696 | [
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The former striker, still remarkably fresh faced for 40, is now attempting to make an impact as a Premier League manager at Cardiff City, having spent three seasons in his native Norway in charge of Molde.
One of the biggest things he did was make the players feel more confident. It wasn't magic - it was paying attention to the details
His spell there brought two top-flight titles, the first in Molde's history, as well as a Norwegian Cup as he quickly established a reputation as a promising young manager.
Those who know Solskjaer describe him as mild mannered and gentle, with a knack for getting the best out of players and a desire to play attacking football. They also call him tough-minded and ambitious.
But how will a manager used to "complete control" of team affairs fare in one of Europe's most unforgiving leagues and under one of the Premier League's more controversial owners in Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan?
"He showed he is a good manager in the short time he was here at Molde," says the club's Norway international goalkeeper Espen Bugge Pettersen. "There is no reason why he should not be successful.
"He probably has not changed a lot since his playing days. He is a mild and gentle guy but when it is needed he can put his foot down.
"You won't find anyone who has a bad word to say about him, because they don't exist. He isn't afraid of making the tough decisions but he does it the right way and if he is not satisfied he will let you know."
Solskjaer, scorer of Manchester United's injury-time winner in their 1999 Champions League final triumph over Bayern Munich, ended his 11-year playing career at Old Trafford with six Premier League titles and two FA Cups to add to that Champions League winners' medal.
Injuries disrupted his final few years as a player and he was then offered a coaching role at the club by Sir Alex Ferguson, where as reserve team boss he won the Manchester Senior Cup, the Lancashire Senior Cup and the Premier League reserve play-offs.
"Ole always wanted to stay in the game, so from an early age he was preparing to stay in the game as a coach or as a manager," Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News in 2012.
"He was always one of the professionals who used to take down all the notes from the training sessions and games. He has got an inner toughness, there's no doubt about that."
Given his first senior managerial role at Molde in 2011, Solskjaer delivered instant success at the club from which Manchester United had signed him in 1996.
A first Tippeligaen title in the club's 100-year history arrived in his first season, breaking the dominance of Rosenberg, who had won 16 of the previous 19 championships, followed by a successful title defence and then the Norwegian Cup in November.
"Molde is a small place with 25,000 to 30,000 people," says Jonas Bergh-Johnsen, a journalist for Norwegian TV channel TV2. "It is small club and he won the league at his first attempt and I think it surprised him.
"They say the most difficult thing is to recreate success but he did. It was a magnificent achievement, massive for the town and for the club. He was a hero before but now he is a legend.
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"There wasn't loads of money to spend at Molde but he got together a very good group of young players who wanted to play for him. A lot of his success has come from developing young players."
Like Ferguson, Bergh-Johnsen marks out the young manager for his "mental toughness".
"At the start of last season, things were not going well and he was getting a lot of criticism," he adds "This was a new thing for him but he dug deep and turned things round."
Solskjaer's playing career, which included 67 caps for Norway, earned him instant respect when he arrived as manager at Molde but those who played under him insist he brought far more than just his reputation.
"He is a legend in Norway, in football, and he brought that aura with him," says keeper Petterson. "He was able to get that little bit extra out of the players
"When he came, the club was good and the squad was good. The year before, we came second so the platform was already there.
"But one of the biggest things he did was make the players feel a little bit more confident. He made us all feel special and wanted. It wasn't magic, it was by paying attention to the fine details.
"He changed a lot around the place. He put pictures up around the ground, like they have at Old Trafford, and brought a lot of what he learned at Manchester United to Molde.
"He wants his teams to play attacking football but he also insists on hard work. I am sure he will stick with that philosophy in the Premier League."
Cardiff are not the first Premier League club to have been tempted by Solskjaer's early managerial promise.
He held talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner in May 2012 following the sacking of Alex McLeish but decided to remain with Molde because he was reluctant to uproot his family from Norway.
He was also a candidate to replace Steve Kean at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship last season after the Scot's troubled relationship with controversial owners Venky's finally came to an end.
Some in Norway are surprised he has now opted to make his Premier League managerial debut under Bluebirds owner Tan.
But it is not as simple as that, according to former Norway and Middlesbrough striker Jan Aage Fjortoft, now a football pundit.
"It has always been said that a manager has to find the right owner," says Fjortoft. "If you believe everything you read about Tan, you would think 'any owner but him'.
"Ole has seen something at the club, though, and has seen this is a big chance.
"At Molde, he did have full control and was completely hands on, so wherever he went it would be a challenge because he would not get that control he has been used to."
Not everything will be unfamiliar in his new environment, however. Solskjaer will take former Manchester United and Sheffield United midfielder Mark Dempsey, his assistant at Molde, with him to south Wales.
Solskjaer's former Norway team-mate Morten Gamst Pedersen, who spent nine years at Blackburn, believes the duo work well together.
"It is always an advantage if you can come in with people you know," says Pedersen. "I know Mark well as I used to train at Tromso sometimes where he was coach. He is a very good coach.
"There is no getting away from the fact Ole is a very nice guy. I remember he wished me luck by text when I joined Blackburn but there is no reason you can't be nice and succeed.
"He has never had lots of money to spend before so it will be interesting to see how he copes with that. He knows the English game, though, and is a very clever guy, so I think he will deal with it all well."
Solskjaer's new Premier League adventure begins with a home match against Newcastle United in the FA Cup, before Premier League trips to former employers Manchester United and their local rivals Manchester City later this month.
"The best word to describe him is adjustable," says Fjortoft. "He wants to play football and wants to play the ball from the back, with speed and young kids, like he did at Molde.
"But he won't be naive. He will be ready to fit around what best suits the match and the players. He has a very good footballing mind.
"I think he might bring Mats Moller Daehli and goalkeeper Orjan Haskjold Nyland with him from Molde but he also has to find the right market for Cardiff. He has to find the right mix." | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fondly remembered by Manchester United supporters as the "baby-faced assassin" whose goalscoring talents - frequently as a substitute - helped them conquer the Premier League and Europe. | 25575761 | [
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Students were asked to trace Arabic calligraphy in an exercise some parents said amounted to indoctrination.
Officials said the schools were closed out of an "abundance of caution" and there were no specific safety threats.
School administrators say a different lesson will be used in the future.
One week ago, students at Riverheads High School were studying the Middle East and were asked to trace a piece of Arabic calligraphy that translated to: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah".
Some pupils refused the assignment and parents accused the teacher of indoctrination.
Officials with the Augusta County school district were quick to point out that the study of a region's religion and language are included in geography lessons.
However, anger built up and by Wednesday complaints had become so numerous that the school's doors were locked and monitored.
By Friday, the messages - described as profane and hateful - had increased and the decision was made to close the schools.
Officials said that no specific threats were received, but law enforcement officials and the school district board recommended the closure because they were being cautious.
The lesson was intended to illustrate the complexity of the Arabic language, they said, and not meant to promote any religious system.
But future classes will use a different, non-religious example of Arabic.
The decision to close the schools has drawn criticism as well.
"It looks like fear wins again," a resident told the News Virginian newspaper.
On the paper's Facebook account, locals have been debating the closure with one man saying, "our patriot forefathers are rolling in their graves," and another rhetorically posting, "how do these terrified people leave their houses every day?" | A school district in the US state of Virginia has closed all schools on Friday after a geography lesson that included Islam sparked vociferous complaints from around the country. | 35136023 | [
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Kyrgios, 21, lost 7-5 6-1 6-4 to British number one Andy Murray in Monday's much-anticipated last-16 tie.
"I hope he sees the writing on the wall before this gets chronic and irreparable," the American seven-time Grand Slam champion told BBC Sport.
"It's not just the mental side, he needs to work harder at his game."
Kyrgios is the youngest player in the world top 20, but his success has been marred by questions about his attitude.
He rose to fame by beating Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon but has been involved in a number of controversies, such as making remarks about Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match last year, resulting in a suspended 28-day ban from the Association of Tour Professionals.
"He doesn't understand what it takes to be someone who wins Grand Slams at this level and that is unfortunate," McEnroe added.
Kyrgios did not react to McEnroe's criticism, but asked if he felt he was applying himself the best he could, he replied: "No."
He added: "When things get tough, I'm just a little bit soft.
"I've got experience, but it ultimately comes down to just laying it all out there and competing for a long time. I didn't do that today at all.
"At times, like I've previously said, I don't love the sport. But I don't really know what else to do without it. I know that I have the talent to do good things.
"I woke up this morning and played computer games. Is that the greatest preparation? I don't know, but it was fun.
"Every time I come here, I lose to good players. But it's just disappointing. I don't know. I just want to do better."
Kyrgios made 19 unforced errors in the fourth-round match against Murray - three times more than the Scot - and did not earn a break point.
The second set lasted just 26 minutes after a tight first set, which Murray claimed by breaking Kyrgios in the 12th game.
"Kyrgios has to look in the mirror if he wants to become a top player and win Slams," said McEnroe, who was involved in a number of heated exchanges with umpires during his career.
"I still think he will win Slams but not how he did it there. You can't give away points and games against someone as good and focused as Murray. Inexplicable. He's got to ask himself how badly he wants to become the best player in the world."
Shortly before the match, Kyrgios was pictured courtside as fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt competed in the doubles competition.
McEnroe said: "What kind of preparation is that? Two hours before you're out on Centre Court you're watching a doubles match! I know you need to keep nerves down, but come on."
Kyrgios denied that watching compatriot Hewitt's match before taking on Murray had hindered his performance.
"Whether I was in the locker room sitting down or sitting down next to the court, I don't think really made a difference," he said.
Compatriot Pat Cash described Kyrgios as a "different sort of kid" but also said he is "definitely talented".
Cash, the 1987 Wimbledon champion, added: "I think that is what frustrates a lot of Australians. To see that much talent, you want it to be utilised better.
"I just don't think he is that type of kid. He is getting better. He is doing his best to not get in as much trouble this year, though he still has a few fines.
"Nick says he doesn't really love tennis and I understand that. I didn't love tennis, I was just good at it. Andre Agassi said the same thing." | Australian Nick Kyrgios "doesn't understand" what it takes to be a Grand Slam winner, says three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe. | 36709018 | [
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The rail operator said recruiting trainees at depots across the country would support the expansion of timetables and roll-out "faster, bigger and greener" trains.
The roles will be based in Aberdeen, Ayr, Bathgate, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gourock, Helensburgh, Inverness, Perth, Stirling and Tweedbank.
Train drivers' union Aslef welcomed the announcement.
Trainees will be paid £24,559 during their first year.
This will gradually increase to £43,212, following a probationary period.
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said: "We're investing in Scotland's railways by modernising trains, expanding timetables and adding journey options - and recruiting a large group of new drivers is vital to make these improvements possible.
"We are proud to be supporting local communities and the Scottish economy by creating quality jobs that will make a real impact for customers."
ScotRail said it wanted to hear from "enthusiastic, reliable candidates with excellent attention spans, experience of safety-critical roles and a passion for customer service".
Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "The Scottish government is investing record levels in Scotland's railways with a £5bn package to upgrade trains, track and services across the country.
"Key investment in infrastructure, such as the recent historic reopening of the Borders Railway and our substantial programme of electrification, are only part of the story.
"The staff who keep our railways running are a key asset and I am delighted to launch this unprecedented, nationwide recruitment drive that will create up to 100 new train driver jobs."
Kevin Lindsay, Scottish secretary of Aslef, said: "This is a great opportunity for all sections of our community to apply to join the railway.
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Revised growth figures for the eurozone on Tuesday also underpinned confidence.
Ryanair was a strong performer, up 5.2%, after it said profits would be 25% higher than thought.
Broker Hargreaves Lansdown's shares were up 7% after its results and Barratt Developments shares were 0.2% higher after an initial 2% rise. It earlier reported profits up 45%.
Foxtons estate agents were another good gainer, rising 3.75% after an upgrade.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.2% against the dollar at $1.5366 but was up 0.2% against the euro to €1.3774. | (Close): London's leading shares ended the day in positive territory as global investors regained confidence. | 34195413 | [
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The S&P 500 gained 0.31 points to 1,989.57, while the tech-focused Nasdaq index fell 12.22 points to 4,662.16.
US markets mirrored those in Europe after ECB head Mario Draghi said the bank would expand stimulus measures, but did not expect further rate cuts.
Shares in mobile payment company Square fell 6.1%. The company reported on Wednesday that it had seen growth in payment volume over the fourth quarter, but also increasing operating expenses.
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Elena Hrabovenska goes to the staff area to retrieve the letter from her handbag. From the way she has spoken about it, I'm expecting a long, heartfelt message. But it's a simple note scrawled on scrap paper:
"My wife told me that hate mail and phone calls have been made to the Polish shops in Huntingdon. The people who do this are a minority. The Poles add to Britain: they have always been welcome."
Days after the historic referendum to leave the EU, cards with the words "No more Polish Vermin" were left outside schools and homes in Huntingdon, where Elena runs a Polish deli.
"On that day five British people came into the shop and they said they are really sorry. They are ashamed of that person who's done it."
Elena's main concern, she says, is that words will escalate to physical violence.
After struggling to find the right words, she says: "Around the world you will always find someone who has the stone instead of the heart."
Elena owns three Polish delis, one in Huntingdon and two nearby in Peterborough.
She came to England in 2003 from Ukraine, aged 19. She arrived alone on a working visa, with £100 in her pocket. She knew nobody.
At the time there was only one shop selling Central and Eastern European food in Peterborough, she recalls.
Despite having a good grasp of English, she struggled to find the ingredients she needed to make the traditional soups she missed. This gave her the idea to open a deli with food imported from Central and Eastern Europe, with staff that can speak Polish and Russian.
A few years after arriving in the country, her first deli was born.
To stock that first shop, her husband would continually make the 36-hour round trip to Poland by van.
There was a clear business opportunity as more and more Poles arrived in the UK, after they were given the right to work here in 2004.
Elena's business grew and a decade later, she employs 20 people and has two refrigerated trucks making the journey to Poland and back.
There is an obvious irony, of course, that she was a Ukrainian building a Polish deli empire. But in fact many of the Polish delis that have emerged in the UK are owned by non-Poles. Many are run by Turkish businessmen and women. It is a similar phenomenon to Bangladeshis owning Indian restaurants.
When asked how she feels about the referendum result, her first thought is for her business.
"We put against this business basically everything, the time we could spend as a family... to achieve this place we would work 48 hours without a wink [of sleep]."
Her fear is that her delis will be hit by a weaker pound and ultimately, if the UK leaves the single market, import tariffs on Polish food.
"I feel responsible for my staff. I don't want to face that time when I have to announce, 'I'm sorry girls I have to close, I have to cut staff or hours.' They have families as well, they have children.
"All of them were asking what is going to happen and I didn't want to answer.
"[But] I know we live in the 21st Century, someone is not going to knock on our doors and throw us away."
Peterborough voted by 60.9% in favour of leaving the European Union.
Customers have not talked about it, "like they are in shock", says Elena.
But the result did not surprise her. She has noticed ill-will towards migrants in the city.
Peterborough is often cited as a place strongly affected by EU internal migration.
The last census revealed that its population rose by almost 18% between 2001 and 2011, reaching 183,631. People from Central or Eastern Europe made up 7.7% of the city's population by 2011. Many are drawn by the seasonal farm work available nearby.
"Some immigrants are not perfect and put a black mark on the immigrant's name," says Elena.
However, she says she wants people to remember that "a lot of families are coming here to seek a better life and work hard".
Her latest, newly-opened shop is a bright mini-supermarket, neatly tucked behind a Tesco, nestled next to a Chinese takeaway.
She reckons 25% of her customers here are English.
With so many rival Polish delis, she explains, she has had to open this larger shop to compete on choice.
Despite successful expansion, migration of another kind has posed the biggest threat to her business, she explains.
Gridlock at Calais caused by illegal migrants has disrupted her fragile supply chain. She has had to unload trucks through the night to make up for lost transit time.
On one of the walls in Elena's shop you will see Polish football scarves, magazines, adverts and books that are all in Polish.
"When customers come into the shop they think they are back in Poland," remarks Elena.
So does she think shops like hers represent a failure to integrate with the local community?
This kind of shop "will vanish", she predicts, after a pause, by way of answer.
"There is a new generation coming. Obviously they will still have in their hearts that their parents were Polish, but they will integrate into the English community as happened with other nationalities.
"There will be mixed families, with Polish mums and English dads, for example, two cultures mixed together.
"It's going to soften."
Follow business reporter Dougal Shaw on Twitter.
This feature is a part of a new series from the BBC Business Unit called My Shop. To suggest a shop email us. | As EU migrants face a backlash in Cambridgeshire in the wake of the referendum result, the entrepreneur behind a small chain of Polish delis fears for her future. | 36677460 | [
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Mae cais cynllunio amlinellol wedi ei gymeradwyo i ddatblygu ardal i'r gogledd a'r de o Ffordd Ystumllwynarth.
Ymysg y cynlluniau, fydd yn costio tua £500m, mae adeiladu arena ddigidol a chanolfan gynhadledd i'r de o'r ffordd, yn ogystal â maes parcio aml lawr newydd a gwesty 13 llawr.
Y bwriad yn yr ardal ogleddol yw agor rhagor o siopau, tai bwyta ac ardaloedd cyhoeddus newydd ar hen safle canolfan Dewi Sant.
Bydd pont droed lydan yn cael ei hadeiladu dros y ffordd i gysylltu ardaloedd gogleddol a deheuol y ddinas.
Dywedodd Martin Nicholls o Gyngor Abertawe: "Mae'r gymeradwyaeth yn golygu y gallwn ni nawr fwrw mlaen â'r cynlluniau ar gyfer y safle i'r de o Ffordd Ystumllwynarth, sef rhan gynta'r datblygiad.
"Drwy weithio mewn partneriaeth a Rivington Land a'u tîm cynllunio, bydd gwaith cynllunio manwl yn digwydd nawr ar yr arena dan do, y gwesty, y maes parcio aml-lawr a'r bont i gerddwyr.
"Unwaith y bydd y cynlluniau penodol wedi eu cwblhau, bydd angen caniatâd cynllunio, ond rydym yn gobeithio dechrau'r gwaith ar yr ochr ddeheuol ddiwedd gwanwyn a dechrau haf 2018." | Mae cynlluniau gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd i drawsnewid canol Abertawe gam yn agosach medd cyngor y ddinas. | 40177923 | [
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Laser mapping will be used to measure the impact of extreme weather on six Welsh islands in the Irish sea.
The aircraft beams will assess the effect of rising sea levels and storms on locations, including Bardsey and Ramsey islands.
The mapping will also create "stunning" animations as part of the first 3D data for many of the islands.
Led by the Royal Commission of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, the five-year project will assess the damage done to archaeology and heritage sites by coastal erosion.
"This is an exciting new project, bringing a strong partnership of archaeologists, geoscientists and maritime specialists to bear on the significant challenges posed by climate change," said commission secretary Christopher Catling. | Animation showing the threat of climate change is on the horizon, thanks to new 3D laser mapping. | 39453196 | [
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Wanda Campbell, 43, of Auchenmalg near Newton Stewart, was jailed for three years earlier this month.
She was also ordered to pay compensation of £110,000 at Dumfries Sheriff Court.
Her appeal against that sentence and the conviction will be heard at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh.
She was found guilty after a seven-day trial of acting with others to take the money from James Haugh Castle Douglas between March 2012 and October 2013. | A woman found guilty of conning a south of Scotland garage firm out of £110,000 has lodged an appeal against her sentence and conviction. | 38159550 | [
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The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says there is a shortage of midwives and a fall in students and any future cuts will risk the quality of services.
The Welsh government said the number of midwifery training places commissioned rose again this year.
It also said all maternity units must meet recommendations on the number of midwives needed for safe services.
It is the second year the RCM has carried out a State of Maternity Services report across Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
"Wales saw a trimming of training numbers in 2011/12 compared to the previous year. It is for this reason, and the fall in midwife numbers there, that the RCM is putting Wales on watch," the report said.
"We are not yet ringing the alarm bell, but we are poised to do so; decision-makers in Wales must turn this deteriorating situation around."
It went on that the the shortage of midwives that has emerged needs to be "eliminated without delay".
"The government in Cardiff should act now," the report said. "The shortage we have identified in Wales should be easily eliminated - and we call on the government in Wales to do just that.
"Given the emerging shortage of midwives in Wales, the number of student midwife places needs to be sustained; any further cuts would put the future quality of maternity services at risk."
Midwife numbers fell in Wales in the last annual survey in 2011, where figures were 12% lower than in 2008, and the RCM said it was the third year in a row in which the number of midwives working in the NHS in Wales was cut.
"Between 2001 and 2011 whilst the number of babies born jumped by just short of 5,000, the number of full-time equivalent midwives rose by just 35.
"In last year's State of Maternity Services report we reported on an emerging shortage of midwives in Wales. We believe that this remained in 2011; whilst the number of births dropped a little, the number of midwives dropped too."
However, Wales has seen a 34% drop in births to girls aged under 16.
In England, the number of NHS midwives has continued to climb because of the UK government's good work, according to the report.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "The numbers of midwifery training places commissioned has increased again this year from last year's numbers.
"Decisions about training places are based on what the NHS needs to maintain services, service development, the numbers and age profile of staff and the drop-out rate from the courses. Clearly, plans also take into account the student midwives who are already in training and when these are expected to graduate and enter the workforce.
"NHS organisations are responsible for ensuring that they have the appropriate number of staff and skill mix to meet fluctuating demand. Since 1999, the maternity workforce, including midwives and midwifery support workers, has increased by 12% in Wales.
"We require all maternity units in Wales to comply with Birth Rate Plus - as recommended by the Royal College of Midwives - on the number of midwives required to deliver safe services." | Deteriorating maternity services in Wales must be turned around without delay, midwives have warned. | 21124967 | [
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But now they are working on reopening the facilities in April, complete with new equipment.
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Israel made "substantial efforts" to avoid civilian deaths, it said.
The militant group Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip, called the Israeli report worthless.
It comes ahead of the publication of a UN inquiry into possible war crimes committed during the war, a report Israel dismissed as a waste of time.
The 50-day conflict between Israel and Gaza militants, lasted from July to late August 2014. It left at least 2,189 Palestinians dead, including more than 1,486 civilians, according to the UN.
On the Israeli side, 67 soldiers were killed along with six civilians.
The 277-page report, released by the Israeli foreign ministry, disputed the UN figures, estimating that 2,125 Palestinians had been killed, including 936 militants and 761 civilians, with the status of the remaining casualties unknown.
It said that Hamas militants disguised themselves as civilians and converted civilian buildings into military centres.
"This exploitation of civilian surroundings - which often constituted war crimes and crimes against humanity - posed significant operational, legal and ethical challenges for the IDF," the report said.
"Harm to the civilian population... occurred as the result of unfortunate - yet lawful - incidental effects of legitimate military action in the vicinity of civilians and their surroundings," it added.
"Israel did not intend, and deeply regrets, the harm caused to the Palestinian civilian population and surroundings during the 2014 Gaza Conflict."
A spokesman for Hamas said the Israeli report was "valueless".
"Israeli war crimes are clear because they were committed in front of live cameras," Sami Abu Zuhri said.
Meanwhile, a report from the UN Human Rights Council on the war is also expected to be published this week.
The council says its inquiry will cover "all violations of international humanitarian law" committed by both sides during the Gaza conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday: "Whoever wants a baseless, automatic accusation against Israel can waste their time reading the UN report."
In April, a UN inquiry said that at least 44 Palestinians had been killed by "Israeli actions" while sheltering at seven UN schools during the war.
The inquiry also found that three empty UN schools were used by Palestinian militants to store weapons, and that in two cases they likely fired from them. | The Israeli government has issued a report into the 2014 war in Gaza, saying that its military actions were "lawful" and "legitimate". | 33128955 | [
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A beautifully controlled half-volley from Jonny Hayes after nine minutes was reward for a fine Dons start.
But Celtic were level within two minutes as Stuart Armstrong was given too much time to pick out the far corner from the edge of the box.
Late Celtic pressure paid off as Rogic fired low past goalkeeper Joe Lewis.
A thrilling 90 minutes concluded with Celtic not only lifting the cup for the first time since 2013 but becoming the first side in Scotland to complete an unbeaten treble.
It is the 37th time the Hoops have lifted the world's oldest national football trophy and the fourth time they have won the treble - and their first since 2001.
Derek McInnes' Dons, looking to end a 27-year wait to win the competition for an eighth time, were left as runners-up to Brendan Rodgers' side in the Premiership, the League Cup and now the Scottish Cup.
It was a pulsating cup final right from the start, Aberdeen coming out with an edge to their play that put their illustrious rivals on the back foot.
Yes, Rodgers' team had won five out of five in the head-to-heads this season, with an aggregate score of 12-2, but this was an altogether different Dons to previous versions.
In this classic, they were a team reborn.
In the beginning, they harried Celtic's go-to men. Graeme Shinnie and Kenny McLean were commanding.
They lived in their faces defensively and showed plenty offensively. The feeling was that Aberdeen had to take the lead to make a true fight of this final and that is precisely what they did.
Having shipped three early goals to Celtic in their last meeting, the Dons changed the narrative.
From a Niall McGinn corner, Hayes came round the blindside of Leigh Griffiths and smashed a volley past goalkeeper Craig Gordon and beyond Kieran Tierney on the line.
It was a goal of quality and a goal that electrified the huge Aberdeen support.
Celtic are champions, though, and their true selves emerged only two minutes later when Aberdeen unwisely stood off Armstrong, who thumped in the equaliser low to Lewis's left.
Two early goals and the intensity only cranked up from there. Midway through the half, there was controversy.
Jayden Stockley - selected up front ahead of Adam Rooney - swung an arm into Tierney's face and the young Celtic full-back immediately signalled that he was in bother.
Blood poured from his mouth and, after treatment, he had to leave the field.
Stockley has a reputation for over-zealous use of his arms and elbows and was deeply fortunate not to see red for a fourth time this season. He claimed it was accidental, but Celtic were having none of it. They were incensed.
Callum McGregor shifted to left-back and Rogic came into the final and things went up another level.
Gordon made a double save in quick order and then made another from a Stockley header.
Celtic were rattled, they were totally unable to get a hold of the game in the face of the Dons' aggressive edge.
It was Celtic, however, who should have gone ahead just before the break when a delicious Griffiths delivery was put over from point-blank range by Scott Sinclair.
The toe-to-toe nature of the contest carried on brilliantly. Griffiths and Sinclair went close then Aberdeen swept downfield on a breakaway and a priceless chance was wasted.
Hayes had mugged McGregor down the right and, with McLean running free in the box, all they had to do was get their communication right and a goal was certain.
They didn't. Hayes hit his pass slightly behind McLean and the midfielder couldn't hook it in. Agony for Aberdeen.
Celtic then moved up a gear and now it was the Dons pinned on the ropes. Lewis pushed a Patrick Roberts shot on to his post.
From the resulting corner, Celtic's Mikael Lustig tugged the ball just wide. The game opened up as wide as the Clyde.
Aberdeen's Ash Taylor headed away from under his own crossbar, Dedryck Boyota headed just over, Gordon made a fine save from Shinnie and then it was Lewis's turn again, saving wonderfully from Griffiths. Lewis was immense for the Dons.
As the final wore on, Celtic took an ever-tightening grip.
Rodgers' side pressed and pressed and a tiring Aberdeen threw their bodies in front of shots to keep alive. Their scrambling defence was constant and heroic.
But it wasn't enough. With all at Hampden steeling themselves for extra-time, Rogic ran at Aberdeen down the right, going past the utterly jaded Andrew Considine and slamming his shot low under Lewis. Extraordinary.
The heartbroken Dons had made it a mighty battle, but Celtic showed their incomparable will and their domestic greatness.
The history makers had done it again. A treble won. Truly, they are something special.
Match ends, Celtic 2, Aberdeen 1.
Second Half ends, Celtic 2, Aberdeen 1.
(Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Attempt saved. Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Celtic. Erik Sviatchenko replaces Patrick Roberts.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Scott Wright replaces Ryan Jack.
Tomas Rogic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Celtic 2, Aberdeen 1. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Reynolds.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen).
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Anthony O'Connor.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Anthony O'Connor replaces Niall McGinn.
Foul by Patrick Roberts (Celtic).
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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
Attempt saved. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ash Taylor.
Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).
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Attempt missed. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
Patrick Roberts (Celtic) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Roy Oliver, 37, fired a rifle into a car that was driving away from a party in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs in April, killing Jordan Edwards, 15.
His lawyer has not commented. No date has been set for the trial.
The policeman was sacked a few days later for policy violations.
The death occurred when police responded to reports of underage drinking at a house party.
Officers were inside the home trying to find the owner when they heard outside what they believed to be gunshots. Roy Oliver fired into a car full of teenagers as they left the party.
Police had initially said the vehicle reversed "aggressively" towards the officer, but footage discredited the claim, showing the car driving forward, away from him.
He was also charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public official, in relation to the other four teenagers, including two of the victim's brothers, who were in the car.
"It is important to let our community know that justice is proceeding effectively and thoroughly at the Dallas County DA's office," Faith Johnson, the county's district attorney, said in a statement.
The teenager was described by his coach as "a checklist of everything you would want in a player, a son, a teammate, a friend".
Roy Oliver faces five to 99 years in prison on the murder charge, the Dallas Observer reports.
If convicted, he would be the first police officer convicted of murder in Dallas county since 1973, the report adds. He is currently free on bail.
Lee Merritt, a lawyer for the Edwards family, said on Twitter: "We remain cautious. A murder indictment for Roy Oliver is appropriate but the fact is it's been [more than] 40 years since a cop was convicted in [Texas]." | A former police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager in the head has been indicted on a murder charge by a grand jury, prosecutors in the US state of Texas say. | 40639020 | [
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The Bhutanese name for Bhutan, Druk Yul, means "Land of the Thunder Dragon" and it only began to open up to outsiders in the 1970s.
The Wangchuck hereditary monarchy has wielded power since 1907. But Bhutan became a two-party parliamentary democracy after elections in March 2008.
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Head of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck succeeded his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, in December 2006 after the former monarch announced his abdication.
His predecessor had already given up some of his absolute powers in 1998 and ruled in conjunction with the government, an assembly and a royal advisory council.
Prime Minister: Tshering Tobgay
Tshering Tobgay was elected Bhutan's second prime minister in July 2013, succeeding Jigme Yozer Thinley.
He is president of the People's Democratic Party. He was leader of the opposition in the National Assembly from March 2008 to April 2013. He has projected himself as a reformer, rejecting official limousine and prime ministerial accommodation.
Television did not come to Bhutan until 1999. For years, the country cut itself off, fearing that outside influences would undermine its monarchy and culture.
Radio broadcasting began in 1973 and the internet arrived in 1999.
Some key dates in the history of Bhutan:
1720 - Chinese imperial army invades and temporarily establishes control over Bhutan.
1772-73 - British intervention.
1864-65 - Further intervention by Britain.
1907 - Ugyen Wangchuck is chosen as hereditary ruler.
1910 - Treaty giving Britain control over foreign relations.
1949 - Treaty signed with newly-independent India guaranteeing non-interference in Bhutan's internal affairs, but allowing Delhi influence over foreign relations.
1958 - Slavery abolished.
1974 - First foreign tourists allowed in.
1990 - Thousands of Hindus flee to Nepal following clashes.
1998 - King cedes some powers to national assembly. | Bhutan is a tiny and remote kingdom nestling in the Himalayas between its powerful neighbours, India and China. | 12480707 | [
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Jones, of Colwyn Bay, Conwy, announced last month that he has a severe type of dementia.
Fellow Python star Michael Palin paid tribute to his "most wonderful friend" before presenting him with the award.
Jones told the crowd to "quieten down" before his son told the crowd it was a "great honour".
Accepting the accolade on his father's behalf, a tearful Bill Jones told the audience in Cardiff: "It's a great honour for dad. We're so proud of him... with the struggles we're having at the moment, it's been hard."
Earlier in the evening, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio paid tribute in a video message to Oscar-nominated make-up artist Sian Grigg, who won the Sian Phillips award.
It is given to someone who has made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television.
Mali Harries took the best actress prize for her performance as Det Insp Mared Rhys in detective series Hinterland/YGwyll, which also won best television drama.
Mark Lewis Jones won the best actor award for the film Yr Ymadawiad, which tells story of two young lovers who are saved by a man after crashing their car into a ravine in the remote mountains of Wales.
Hinterland/Y Gwyll producer-writer Ed Talfan also won the writer award for the film.
Mr Calzaghe, a documentary film about the career of Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe, won three awards, including special achievement in a feature/television film and best factual director for Vaughan Sivell.
Will Millard, won the presenters award for Hunters of the South Seas, which explores the lives of people of the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific, while Newyddion 9, a BBC Wales production for S4C, won best news coverage for its programme Argyfwng y Mudwyr about the European migrant crisis.
Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie, which documents the development of British indie music, won the factual series prize.
The award for live outside broadcast went to S4C's Cor Cymru - Y Rownd Derfynol - coverage of the Welsh choir final.
Those attending the event, which honours the achievements of Welsh television and film makers, included Gotham star Erin Richards, Torchwood and Victoria actress Eve Miles and comedian Elis James. | Monty Python's Terry Jones has received a standing ovation at the Bafta Cymru awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. | 37518717 | [
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Coleman, who led his side to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, said the 2018 World Cup will be his last as Wales boss.
The FAW says it would be hard to keep Coleman, 46, if he decides he wants to manage a club side before then.
"I know he misses the day-to-day running of a football club, working with players," Roberts said.
"He's got a burning desire to take Wales to a World Cup and I think that really is what's made him sign his new contract.
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"But if a big contract came up from a Premier League club I think it would be hard for Chris to turn down."
Coleman, who managed Fulham in the Premier League between 2003 and 2007, signed a two-year contract extension with Wales in May.
Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford is hopeful Coleman will his see out his contract until after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
But Ford conceded it would be difficult to keep Coleman if the former Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers defender wants to move into club management before then.
Coleman, who succeeded the late Gary Speed in January 2012, has expressed a desire to manage abroad in the future having previously coached in Spain and Greece.
He managed Real Sociedad and Greek side Larissa after a spell in charge of Coventry City. | Wales manager Chris Coleman would find it very difficult to turn down a Premier League job, says his former international team-mate Iwan Roberts. | 36733630 | [
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Putnam County Sheriff deputies believe the toddlers probably teamed up to work the pedals and steer the wheel before crashing it in a ditch.
The pair made it three miles (4.8km) down the road and successfully navigated multiple turns.
They were not hurt but officials are weighing charges against the mother.
They had taken their mother's 2005 Ford Focus after finding the keys in the floor mat while playing in the front yard.
Officials believe they were trying to reach their grandfather's farm but crashed five miles short in the town of Red House.
"Luckily, they didn't pass anybody because they would've probably had a wreck before then," said Putnam County Sheriff Steve Deweese.
Mr Deweese told WSAZ-TV that the sheriff's office is working with the county prosecutor and Child Protective Services to determine if the mother should be charged with any crime. | Two brothers aged five and two stole their mother's car and wrecked it on a drive to their grandfather's house, say authorities in West Virginia. | 40673822 | [
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The Serie A side reacted by vowing to ban anyone identified with the songs.
Roma were fined £42,400 after the game against Balotelli's AC Milan was halted and restarted on 12 May.
After the striker was the target of more racial abuse in Sunday's game with Napoli, the south stand of Roma's ground will be temporarily closed.
"What occurred Sunday night is appalling and unacceptable. AS Roma does not want those individuals [who are] responsible as fans," the club said in a statement.
"The actions of this small group are hateful and also hurt our club and our loyal law-abiding supporters.
"We have not yet received a detailed report from the league or federation but will continue to work with them and law enforcement to ensure that everything possible is done to identify and ban those involved from football stadia."
As well as having to shut the Curva Sud section for one game at the start of next season, Roma have been issued with another 50,000 euros (£42,400) fine.
That 8,486-capacity Curva Sud part of Stadio Olimpico houses the club's most hardcore fans - called 'Ultras'.
Roma's partial stadium closure does not apply to Sunday's Coppa Italia derby at the ground with neighbours Lazio.
Balotelli's former club Inter Milan was also punished with a 50,000 euros fine - but no stadium ban - after their fans abused him in their 5-2 defeat at Udinese on Sunday.
In February, Inter were fined the same amount for singing offensive songs about the Italy international during the Milan derby.
Balotelli was one of three black players the Italian football authorities declared had been victimised after play in the 0-0 draw between Milan and Roma was stopped for about two minutes.
Despite both Roma and Napoli players wearing anti-racism T-shirts while warming up before last weekend's 2-1 win for the hosts, the chants reoccurred after news filtered through to the Olimpico crowd that Balotelli had scored a late penalty in Milan's 2-1 victory at Siena which helped secure the club's Champions League qualifying place.
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Last week, Balotelli - who has scored 12 goals in 13 appearances since joining from Manchester City in January - threatened to walk off the pitch if he is ever again subjected to racist abuse from fans.
"If it happens one more time, I'm going to leave the pitch, because it's so stupid," the Italy international told CNN.
"I always said if it happens in the stadium, I would just behave as if nobody had done anything and that I don't care, but now I think I've changed my mind a bit."
There have been a number of other incidents this season involving racial abuse of AC Milan's players.
A January friendly between Milan and Pro Patria was suspended because of racist chants aimed at Kevin-Prince Boateng.
And in April, champions Juventus were fined 30,000 euros (£25,000) after their supporters racially abused AC Milan players. | Roma will have to shut down part of their stadium for one game next season after the club's supporters repeated racist chants about Mario Balotelli. | 22612165 | [
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Thomas, 21, has agreed a three-year deal at Rugby Park after requesting a move from Fir Park.
He moved to Motherwell from Celtic's youth set-up in 2014 and spent the second half of last season on loan at Queen of the South.
He scored three goals in 17 appearances for the Doonhamers.
Thomas, who had a year to run on his contract, started just four games for Motherwell, with a further 33 appearances from the substitutes' bench.
"I wanted to have a look at Dom over the first few weeks of pre-season, but he expressed a desire to move on from the club," manager Stephen Robinson told the 'Well website.
"This deal allows the lad to try and advance his career but also protects Motherwell FC's interests in the longer term, so it suits all parties."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Kilmarnock have signed Dom Thomas, following the attacking midfielder's release from Scottish Premiership rivals Motherwell. | 40581082 | [
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At a rally in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas, Mr Huckabee used the phrase "hope to higher ground" as a motif.
The bass guitar-playing, foreign policy hawk has had a media career since losing the nomination in 2008.
He joins a crowded Republican field that includes three senators, a businesswoman and a neurosurgeon.
"Folks, it is a long way from a little brick rent house on Second Street in Hope, Arkansas to the White House," he said.
"Here in this small town called Hope, I was raised to believe that where a person started didn't mean that's where he had to stop. I always believed that a kid could go from Hope to higher ground."
After announcing his ambitions, the crowd erupted in cheers of "We want Mike!"
The former Southern Baptist minister acknowledged his pro-gun-ownership position, telling the audience about receiving a BB gun at the age of five.
He said the US Department of Education should be abolished, a position popular with conservatives who oppose recent national education reforms.
On immigration, he said the US borders should be secured, but was short on details.
And he reaffirmed his steadfast opposition to same-sex marriage.
Mike Huckabee is back.
Eight years ago he launched a surprisingly successful presidential bid, finishing second to Arizona Senator John McCain and winning the Iowa caucuses and seven other states.
Four years ago rumours abounded that Mr Huckabee was going to run again. Supporters and analysts watched and waited... and waited. The former Arkansas governor, who had a well-paying job as a television and radio host, opted to sit out the campaign, despite some polls showing him leading the Republican field. He said his "heart says no".
Now, however, Mr Huckabee's heart is saying yes. He has quit his media commitments and is diving into the 2016 race. He'll meet a much more crowded field than would have faced him in 2012, however, both in the total number of candidates and in opponents who will compete with him for the evangelical voters who buoyed his 2008 campaign.
Mr Huckabee has a lot going for him - name recognition, a developed fundraising network and experience from his previous presidential campaign.
But given the strength of his Republican opponents - new, engaging and also well-funded - will that be enough?
Early in his speech, Mr Huckabee noted that he was the first male in his family to graduate from high school.
"My dad wasn't an educated man, but he was a smart man. And he and my mother didn't have a whole lot, but they had honesty to the bone," he said.
As his campaign gets under way, Mr Huckabee could face challenges within his own party.
Many conservatives will not like the fact that overall, taxes and spending went up during his time as Arkansas governor.
In 2008, Mr Huckabee won eight primaries in socially conservative states but this time he has vowed to focus more on the economy and national security.
To win the Republican crown, he will have to overcome Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, as well as former Hewlett-Packard boss Carly Fiorina and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Jeb Bush has not officially announced but is the frontrunner in the party. | Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has launched a second attempt at getting the Republican nomination for the presidency. | 32595047 | [
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Michelle Mellotte, 61, took the money from Michael McGrory in February 2010, saying it would be repaid that summer.
But, it was only returned following the start of a police investigation.
Ms Mellotte knew her patient was suffering from Alzheimer's when she asked him for the loan.
She went to his home to "ask him for a favour" and he agreed to sign a cheque for £10,000 with an endorsement that it would be paid back in the summer of 2010.
In April, Ms Mellotte admitted fraud by abuse of her role and was given a suspended prison sentence and was suspended from the medical register.
Last week, the ruling was endorsed following a hearing by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in St James's Buildings in Manchester.
The tribunal noted that Ms Mellotte, who did not attend the hearing, did not oppose the GMC's case against he.
In written submissions, the former doctor's legal team stated she accepted the "appropriate sanction" was erasure.
Summarising the case against her, the tribunal chairman, Sean Ell, said: "The tribunal has determined that Dr Mellotte has put patients at unwarranted risk of harm, she has brought the profession into disrepute, she has breached fundamental tenets of the profession and her integrity cannot be relied upon."
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Nats Prestwick expects to handle more than 250,000 flights during the peak holiday season this year - an increase of 15,000 on last year.
The company has announced a £600m investment in a new computer system.
But it says government support is needed to improve the network of "ageing" flightpaths.
Paul Peers, head of development at Nats Prestwick, said: "We are predicted to have the highest amount of traffic we have ever had for a summer period this year.
"We are expecting to have around 15,000 more flights just in July and August compared to last year.
"We are ready for that and our controllers have been doing a great job up to this point making sure that we minimise the delays that people see and making sure that we keep people safe in the skies.
"We have been preparing for this since November, so the summer doesn't come as a surprise to us, and we have a series of events to make sure our controllers are ready for the summer traffic.
"Indeed, this year, the build-up in traffic has helped us with that because we've had record days already that our controllers have dealt with extremely well.
"But one of the big challenges for us is the design of the airspace in the future and the traffic growth."
He added: "We are investing over £600m over the next few years in the technology systems.
"In fact, at the Prestwick centre we are proud to say that we have the first version of iTec, our new flight data processing system, in operation already and that is the first in the UK.
"The skies are getting fuller every year and we are expecting to see increased traffic growth.
"But if you think about the airspace as effectively motorways in the sky, if you think about 1970s motorways with today's car traffic, we are in a similar scenario.
"We are going to have to redesign our airspace and we are going to need government support to make sure we can do that in the right way." | The national air traffic service (Nats) has said a "massive" programme of modernisation is needed to keep up with demand for air travel. | 40445486 | [
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The superhero had been declared an honorary ambassador to promote messages about women's empowerment and gender-based violence.
The character's "sexualised" appearance was one element critics seized on to deem the choice inappropriate.
A petition against the selection gathered nearly 45,000 signatures.
The UN did not explain why the project with Wonder Woman, announced in October, would end on Friday.
But spokesman Jeffrey Brez said campaigns using fictional characters often lasted no longer than a few months, Reuters news agency reported.
DC Entertainment, which publishes DC Comics, said it was pleased with the exposure Wonder Woman had brought to the cause.
Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are supporting a year-long campaign by the UN and its children's agency, Unicef, for gender equality and women's empowerment.
In the petition against the character's appointment, opponents said the image she projected was "not culturally encompassing or sensitive".
"It is alarming that the United Nations would consider using a character with an overtly sexualised image at a time when the headline news in United States and the world is the objectification of women and girls," it said.
Wonder Woman - an Amazonian from the all-female paradise of Themyscira - masquerades as Diana Prince, whose occupations include an army nurse, until her services are called on by a society in peril.
She first came to the public's attention in October 1941, and was most famously played by actress Lynda Carter in the hit US TV series that ran from 1975-79.
The announcement came as the UN itself was under criticism for having a lack of gender parity in senior roles.
Despite campaigns there has never been a female secretary general and one analysis found that in 2015 nine of 10 senior leadership jobs went to men. | The UN has ended its campaign with comic book heroine Wonder Woman, a spokesman says, less than two months after her appointment sparked outrage. | 38300727 | [
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The third and final debate is upon us but Donald Trump has shown little interest in ditching the campaign trail for prep sessions.
Speaking at a rally in Colorado on Tuesday, he told supporters he was "gonna take back the White House" and "deliver real, real change". And, for a real, real change he even mentioned some policy, saying he wanted to end government corruption and "drain the swamp in Washington DC". We've spoken to some transparency advocates about his plan and you can see what they think here.
Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, has disappeared from the public eye to prepare. Once again, her ability to focus will be tested by Mr Trump, who is reported to have invited two interesting guests to the show: President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born, Trump-supporting, half-brother Malik; and Pat Smith, the mother of a US officer who was killed in the Benghazi attack in September 2012.
Polling in recent days has suggested that voters are finding the increasingly fractious campaign a bit of a turnoff, meaning we could see a decline in turnout come 8 November. One group that is particularly exasperated with the candidates appears to be younger voters, with one survey finding that many of them would rather see a giant meteor destroy Earth than vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
"Obviously we don't think that they're serious," Joshua Dyck, co-director of UMass Lowell's Center for Public Opinion, which conducted the survey, told Reuters. But it "tells you something about the political disaffection that is being shown by American youth," he added.
Perhaps sensing this moment of misery, some cheery folk across the border in Canada have launched a campaign to #TellAmericaItsGreat. Their uplifting video has had nearly a million views in the last couple of days, winning praise from Star Trek star George Takei, who tweeted: "O, Canada! My ears are moist seeing these. Thank you. This election has been exhausting us all." It sure has.
Bruce Springsteen tells the BBC that he thinks Donald Trump is a conman
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The number of cities across the US where women gathered outside Trump buildings on Tuesday to protest against the presidential candidate.
Will Donald Trump's outreach to Hindus work?
Not much going on... Apart from the most exciting debate since the last one, obviously.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton take part in the final presidential debate at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. It will be hosted by Fox News presenter Chris Wallace and kicks off at 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT).
While they do or don't spend most of the day doing debate prep, their running mates will be out on the road. Tim Kaine is holding rallies for the Clinton campaign in the battleground states of Ohio and North Carolina, while Mike Pence will be pushing the Trump message in Colorado.
Although neither VP candidate can compete with the candidates' daughters. Ivanka Trump will be speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in California while Chelsea Clinton campaigns in Arizona.
Who is ahead in the polls?
51%
Hillary Clinton
41%
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AFC Wimbledon are set for the big screen, having reached agreement with Hollywood studio Fox 2000 for a film to be made about the club.
The Dons' story will be retold from its formation in 2002, when it held trials on Wimbledon Common.
The phoenix club, founded by supporters after the old Wimbledon FC was given permission to relocate to Milton Keynes, reached the Football League in 2011 following five promotions in nine years.
American author John Green, who sponsors a stand at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, will co-produce the film.
"AFC Wimbledon isn't just one of the best underdog stories in sports history; it's also a story about a community that fought the injustice of the Milton Keynes debacle and is now fighting to have a stadium back in Wimbledon," Green told the club website.
The film is in the early stages of development, with no script yet written or schedule for release.
However, Matthew Breach, chair of the Dons Trust which owns the club, said the deal was "a fantastic opportunity to tell a great story".
With the Dons currently 10th in League Two and attempting to reach the play-offs, it is not yet known whether the likes of manager Neal Ardley or striker Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa will have roles in the film.
So the prospect of a Dons movie is fact, not fiction.
But the same could not be said of the imaginative lines appearing on social media and club websites on Friday morning.
Southampton were straight out of the blocks, informing fans they would be introducing a new club crest this summer.
There would be one minor change to their current badge - replacing the halo-topped football at the top of their badge with an angel-face emoji.
Meanwhile, Arsenal claimed they would be installing a retractable sunroof at the Emirates and Championship club Bristol City said 6ft 5in defender Aden Flint had signed a dual-registration deal with local basketball side Bristol Flyers.
But perhaps best of all saw Hartlepool United announcing that the Football Association had given them permission to play in fancy dress on the final day of the season.
Maybe both Pools and Wimbledon are in need of a good costume designer...
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add score alerts for your football team and more. | Several football clubs tried to catch out their supporters on April Fool's Day - but one of the more remarkable stories to appear is in fact true. | 35944225 | [
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Top-flight sides Birmingham City and Manchester City will meet at the national stadium on Saturday, 13 May.
The attendance is now set to surpass the 32,912 that saw Arsenal Ladies beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 2016 final.
Wembley staged the event for the first time in 2015 and is set to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.
Birmingham - who won the trophy at Ashton Gate in 2012, in front of fewer than 9,000 people - are in their second final, while Women's Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City are yet to win the competition.
The 2016 Women's Super League One champions beat Liverpool in this year's semi-finals, while Birmingham knocked out 2015 winners Chelsea on penalties. | The Women's FA Cup Final is set for a new competition-record crowd at Wembley, with 34,500 tickets already sold eight days before the 2017 final. | 39818560 | [
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The Warriors could have led by more than 11-9 at half-time.
"We had enough opportunities to be further ahead, and second half we made too many mistakes," Townsend said.
"Edinburgh took their chances. It took a bit of character and skill from us to get a chance to win near the end, but we weren't nearly good enough today."
Glasgow had the small consolation of winning the 1872 Cup for the first time in three years, prevailing 43-41 on aggregate after winning the away leg 25-12 at Murrayfield on Boxing Day.
"[That's no consolation] at the moment, but in future that's something on record," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"Our players are obviously really disappointed, they wanted to finish the season with a win, and it shows how competitive these fixtures are.
"I thought Edinburgh played really well in defence, and really stopped us creating quick ball. That's a credit to them, and they took their chances really well as well, so they deserved to win today.
"Even though we were getting penalties a lot around the breakdown we didn't convert our opportunities with the line-outs we had close to the line."
After reaching the Pro12 semi-finals for the past four seasons - reaching the final in 2014, and winning the title in 2015 - Glasgow had to settle for sixth place in Townsend's final campaign, but reached the European Champions Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
Townsend addressed the Scotstoun crowd after the final whistle, thanking fans for their support, and will name his first Scotland squad on Monday as he takes over the national job for the forthcoming southern hemisphere tour to face Italy, Australia and Fiji.
"I'll miss it a lot," he reflected of his final Scotstoun experience as head coach. "We've got the best supporters in the world and we're just disappointed today we weren't able to give them the performance they deserve.
"Just now I'm still a bit down, but I'll miss coming to work, I'll miss working with this group of players and I'll enjoy coming back and watching, seeing how this club continues to progress, getting more and more people watching and also playing some really good rugby." | Departing Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend rued his side's inability to take their chances after slipping to defeat by Edinburgh in his final game in charge. | 39831596 | [
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Jo Deering died in 2011, aged 52, just months after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Under-fire Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust admitted it could have made better decisions about her care.
However, Ms Deering's sister, Maureen Rickman, said the trust's findings "deserved to be binned".
In December, the BBC revealed that the trust, which provides services to about 45,000 people in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, had failed to investigate hundreds of unexpected deaths since 2011.
Ms Deering, from New Milton, Hampshire, had paranoid schizophrenia and was discharged from hospital two weeks after being sectioned.
She was sent home where she was the main carer for her 89-year-old mother, who had dementia. Four months later she took her own life.
Her family said the trust should not have allowed her to go home while she was still ill.
In its 2012 report, the trust said the medical team based at Waterford House who cared for Ms Deering should "be commended for their ongoing efforts to work with Joanna and her whole family in as an inclusive a way as possible, despite significant complications".
Ms Rickman said: "There isn't an investigation here, nothing of the sort. I could have carried out a better investigation myself to be quite frank."
She added: "It deserves to be binned - nobody would have known anything from this at all, there is nothing to take away from this other than a load of psycho babble and twaddle."
In a statement, Dr Lesley Stevens, medical director at the trust, said the report found its "decision-making process about granting leave, and how we communicated this with Jo and her family, could have been better".
"Robust actions to learn from this incident were fully implemented at the time," she added.
She said the trust had provided community support to help Ms Deering with her role as a carer.
"The way we investigate and learn when things go wrong, has changed substantially," she added. | The family of a woman who killed herself after being discharged from hospital has labelled a report into her death "psycho babble and twaddle". | 35483097 | [
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The women, aged between 18 and 29, have been recruited on social media.
Five of them are now living with IS militants in the conflict zones, according to a special investigation by Victoria Police.
Concern has been rising since mid-2014 about Australians going to the Middle East to fight for IS.
The government will soon introduce legislation allowing it to strip dual citizens fighting in Iraq or Syria of their Australian citizenship.
People working in Australia to support militant groups will also be targeted by the changes.
Task Force Pax was established in April to monitor Victorians believed to be involved with insurgents.
Officials from the task force told local media on Friday that another four Melbourne women made it as far as Turkey before being turned back by authorities.
One other was stopped by customs officers in Australia while two remain unaccounted for.
The young women are all from Melbourne's northern and south-eastern suburbs.
Assistant Commissioner Tracy Linford said two forensic psychologists had been embedded in the task force to help investigators understand why the young women were trying to join IS.
"The use of psychologists provides us with a far more comprehensive risk assessment and also assists in identifying early intervention opportunities," she said.
"This gives us the chance to focus on identifying those youths most at risk of radicalisation and to engage with them or their families directly."
Local media reported that one of the women was 21-year-old Zehra Duman, who allegedly travelled overseas in December to join Mahmoud Abullatif, a Melbourne man believed to be a Islamic extremist.
She travelled to Syria without her parent's knowledge, The Age newspaper reported.
It is believed Abullatif was killed while fighting with IS in January but Ms Duman has yet to return home.
Police said the young women were being sold a romantic view of life with IS, and had lied to their families about their travel plans.
Authorities were warning parents and friends of young women about the lure of IS, saying the women could end up in arranged marriages, or forced into sexual servitude in the Middle East.
"Our intelligence tells us these women are going over there to meet their partners, to marry somebody in an arranged marriage or be pushed into sexual servitude," Assistant Commissioner Linford told reporters.
The Herald Sun newspaper said mother Dullel Kassab was another of the women identified by police.
The Australian government believes at least 100 Australians are fighting with militant groups in the Middle East.
Another 150 people in Australia are known to be supporting such groups, while Australia's intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), is investigating about 400 high-priority terrorist cases. | As many as 12 young women have tried to leave Melbourne to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group, according to Australian police. | 32926114 | [
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The area, which accounts for 21% of all second-home ownership in England, is to get £19.1m of the £60m annual fund.
The money will be distributed to "community-led" groups to encourage the building of affordable housing.
Labour's John Healey said last year saw the lowest level of new affordable homes built since 1991.
The government says second-home ownership is at an all-time high and is crowding out first-time buyers by artificially raising prices.
It reports that there were 340,000 second homes in England in 2013/14 - a rise of 98,000 in five years.
In March the then chancellor, George Osborne, announced that £60m raised by an additional 3% on stamp duty on second homes would be spent on "community-led housing developments in coastal and rural communities".
The Department for Communities and Local Government said the £60m fund had since been broadened out to include areas with high levels of second homes or where the affordability gap was a particular problem.
It announced that the South West is set to get £19,125,110. This will be split between 25 local authorities in Devon, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and the Isles of Scilly.
The South East - outside London - will receive the second highest amount, £11,336,157. The East of England will get £8.9m, Yorkshire and Humberside £6.4m and the North-West nearly £6m.
Friday's breakdown also includes £2.3m for London, as well as shares for the East Midlands (£2.7m). West Midlands (£1.9m) and north-east England (£1.3m).
In all, 150 councils will share the money over five years, to be distributed to community-led housing groups to spend on building and the development of house-building skills..
Cornelius Olivier, a Labour councillor in Cornwall, told BBC Radio 5live: "We have a big problem in Cornwall in that the gap between what people can earn and what housing costs is bigger than almost anywhere else in the country and one of the main reasons is because we have over 10,000 second homes in Cornwall."
Housing Minister Gavin Barwell said: "The high number of second homes can be a frustration for many who struggle to find an affordable home in their community.
"This new fund will help tackle that by boosting supply and making sure community groups are at the heart of delivering new homes, so that this is a country that works for everyone."
During the first year of the scheme, funding will focus on improving skills and reviewing housing needs in different areas.
It "must then be used to deliver housing on the ground for local people" during the second year.
But Labour's Mr Healey said: "Another day, another announcement but still the lowest level of new affordable homes built last year since 1991.
"After six years of failure on housing, people want to see government ministers get to grips with the country's housing crisis not produce more press releases."
Councillor Martin Tett, for the Local Government Association,
LGA housing spokesman, said there must be a "renaissance in house building by councils" to provide enough affordable homes to rent and buy: "This means powers and funding [being] given to councils to replace sold homes and reinvest in building more of the genuinely affordable homes our communities desperately need." | The South-West has been awarded the largest share of a fund raised through extra stamp duty on second homes to help first-time buyers in England. | 38406536 | [
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John and Elizabeth Knott from Bosbury, in Herefordshire, were found dead at their home in August. Each had died from a single shotgun wound.
A shotgun registered to Mr Knott, 71, was recovered by police at the scene.
Assistant Coroner Roland Wooderson recorded a verdict of unlawful killing for Mrs Knott, while finding Mr Knott intentionally took his own life.
The couple's daughter Elizabeth Conway said she was shocked, but not surprised.
"Mum didn't want to continue to live like that and Dad couldn't see a life without Mum," she said in a statement.
The inquest, sitting at Hereford Town Hall, heard Mrs Knott, 70, had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and anxiety.
Friends described how Mr Knott had been devoted to his wife, known as Anne, and had been upset when she attended a nearby respite care home.
A couple of days after arriving at the care home, the inquest was told Mr Knott arranged for his wife to return home and two days later the couple were found dead.
Relatives alerted police after becoming concerned about them.
They were found in a workshop at the back of their garage. The door had been locked from the inside and the handle removed.
Giving evidence, Det Sgt Tim Powell said there was no sign of any third-party involvement.
The inquest also heard Mr Knott had been concerned by plans by travellers to move on to land next to their home. | A man shot his ill wife before killing himself in a suicide pact, an inquest has heard. | 32220975 | [
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Capt Sutton was chosen for the role by Jetstar Airways - which covers all of Australia and New Zealand - and will oversee 900 pilots across the fleet.
The low cost airline said Capt Sutton was "leading the way" for female pilots across the globe.
Jetstar is owned by Qantas Airways, where Capt Sutton had previously been the Boeing 767 fleet captain.
There she had responsibility for 180 pilots, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
In a statement, Jetstar said: "This is the first time a female chief pilot has been appointed in Australia, and one of the first times for major airlines around the world."
Raymonde de Laroche - In 1910 the Parisian became the first woman to ever receive a pilot's license.
Amelia Earhart - The American-born pilot, who became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
Jacqueline Cochran - A serial record breaker, Cochran was the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic (1941), the first female pilot to break the sound barrier (1953), and the first woman to land and take off from an aircraft carrier.
Emily Howell Warner - In 1976 the Colorado-born pilot was chosen by Frontier Airlines to become the first flight captain of a major airline.
Women make up a tiny proportion of the 130,000 airline pilots worldwide - around 4,000, according to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots.
The organisation says that only 450 of these women are airline captains, or the pilot in command of their aircraft,
Worldwide, the number of female chief pilots - individuals who oversee all of an airline's pilots - is even fewer.
Jetstar said that Capt Sutton was due to take up her post in February 2015. | Australian Capt Georgina Sutton has become the first female chief pilot for an Australian airline. | 30324352 | [
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Upsetting events often make the news because they don't happen very often.
This section gives you some tips about what to do if you are feeling sad about what you've seen, heard or read.
You can rely on Newsround to tell you the important facts about a story - but some things you hear might be a bit scary or make you feel worried.
Remember that worrying stories are often in the news because they are rare - they don't happen very often.
It is incredibly unlikely that what you're reading about or watching might happen near you.
Discuss the stories with your parents or friends. You'll feel better that you're not the only one worried.
You could also talk to your teacher about it - maybe you could have a class discussion which would help you understand the issue better.
If you're having nightmares or trouble sleeping because of something you've heard in the news: | Some stories reported by Newsround can make you feel sad - but you are not the only one and it's OK to have those feelings. | 13865002 | [
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North Wales Police added that from those tests, 60 arrests were made.
It follows a report earlier in December which said motorists are more likely to be tested for drink driving in north Wales than anywhere else in the UK.
Det Ch Con Gareth Pritchard warned motorists not to be tempted to drink and drive.
He said: "Officers will continue to carry out breath tests across north Wales as part of our campaign to reduce deaths on the roads." | More than 13,000 people have been tested for drink and drug driving in north Wales the run up to Christmas, police said. | 30643529 | [
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