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Edwards, 23, has scored three goals in 127 games for the Shrimps since joining from Blackburn Rovers in May 2014, with two in 50 appearances last season.
The centre-half was named player of the year at Morecambe's awards night.
He is the third signing for the League One newcomers after the arrivals of Ruben Lameiras and Lionel Ainsworth.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Plymouth Argyle have signed defender Ryan Edwards from Morecambe on undisclosed terms after agreeing a compensation package. | 40268295 | [
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Both teams had a man sent off - the Terrors' Lewish Toshney, and solitary goalscorer Jason Cummings who picked up two yellow cards apiece at Tannadice.
Cummings volleyed in the only goal after 38 minutes, shortly after Toshney's dismissal.
But his 75th-minute sending off for punching the ball into the United net made for a nervous finale for Hibs.
Neil Lennon's side extended their lead at the Championship summit to nine points, ahead of second placed Falkirk, who play Ayr United on Saturday. Ray McKinnon's United are 10 points adrift in third place, having played a game fewer than Hibs.
Clearly, the home side had to start on the front foot and pressure their opponents. With games running out they really had to win to close the gap the Easter Road side.
United's eagerness to play at pace and be in Hibs' faces ultimately cost them, epitomised by Toshney's rashness.
The right-back was lucky to escape one early reckless challenge, but was correctly punished for another on Andrew Shinnie, and when he clattered the midfielder once again, it was a simple decision for referee Don Robertson.
Hibs quickly asserted themselves by going in front and it became too big a task despite Cummings' offer of assistance.
United didn't lack fight. They lacked composure and quality on the night. A first home defeat this season was badly timed.
They're not entirely out of the title race, but the smart money would be on a play-off place for the Tannadice side.
Head coach Lennon might not admit it but few will back anyone other than Hibernian to take the Championship title now.
Cummings' fabulous first-half finish was timely, not too long after Toshney's red card.
The striker stole in behind a defence that seemed intent on playing a high line. Shinnie exposed that with a lovely lofted ball into Cummings' path and he made no mistake with a vital, instinctive goal.
Cummings was also unlucky to be flagged offside when clean through and might have earned a penalty when William Edjenguele appeared to catch him near the goalline just before half-time.
It was the 21-year-old's 20th goal of the season - great work from him all-round, until later.
Martin Boyle should have ended the contest when he had time, and space six yards out, but volleyed wildly over.
The impressive Shinnie thought he had sealed the win after great work from Boyle, only for Cammy Bell to parry his shot over the bar.
Hibs rarely looked troubled with goalkeeper Ofir Marciano a virtual spectator.
This was a massive step for Lennon's men, and with three home games to follow, they are very much on track for the top flight.
For all his positives, Cummings risked this win with few minutes of madness. He was unnecessarily booked for throwing the ball away when ruled offside.
Minutes later he threw himself at a cross, blatantly punched the ball in the net and was correctly ordered off.
It was utter madness and offered United a lifeline from nowhere. Luckily for him, his team mates saw it through.
In total, 10 players were booked, and Lennon was ordered to the stand late on. However, Hibs got the job done, and deserved to finish with three valuable points.
Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon: "It was extremely difficult when we went down to 10 men.
"I thought we started the game excellently and controlled the first 15 minutes, but the sending-off certainly had a massive impact on the game.
"I haven't seen it again, but Lewis has gone for the ball and then he has pulled out. It was clear for everybody on our bench.
"The ref is entitled to make that decision, but we were very disappointed. You have to look at all the decisions that were made and some of inconsistencies and tackles that went unpunished.
"But what is important is what we do from now until the end of the season and focus on winning every game.
"I thought we showed great character to battle back hard with 10 men. We will take the positives out of that and fight for every point until the end and see where we end up."
Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon: "Jason's got to learn to control his temper.
"I've been there - I got many a telling off from Martin O'Neill in my younger days - but he's an outstanding talent and he's come up with a really big goal in a big game and he does it consistently and it's not a coincidence.
"We were outstanding. The only disappointment was the sending off really, which put us on the back foot for 10 minutes.
"The rest of the game, we played really strongly and we looked a very good side. Thoroughly deserved to win.
"I wanted them to put down a marker for the rest of the season and hopefully they've done that.
"It is a difficult place to come and win, but I thought we were head and shoulders above Dundee United.
"I underplayed it this week, but it is probably the biggest game we've had league wise for two or three seasons and they've responded brilliantly."
Match ends, Dundee United 0, Hibernian 1.
Second Half ends, Dundee United 0, Hibernian 1.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Paul Dixon (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Brian Graham (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Hand ball by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Jordan Forster (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jordan Forster (Hibernian).
Mark Durnan (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Frank van der Struijk (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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John McGinn (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Simon Murray (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Darren McGregor (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Durnan (Dundee United).
Substitution, Dundee United. Nick van der Velden replaces Scott Fraser.
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Foul by Thomas Mikkelsen (Dundee United).
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Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Cammy Bell.
David Gray (Hibernian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
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Hand ball by Jason Cummings (Hibernian).
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Jason Cummings (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Scott Fraser (Dundee United) because of an injury.
Delay in match David Gray (Hibernian) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Frank van der Struijk.
Attempt blocked. Andrew Shinnie (Hibernian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. | Scottish Championship leaders Hibernian moved 10 points clear of title rivals Dundee United with a fractious victory. | 39149505 | [
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Bus use has been falling across the UK since 2008 but the drop has been sharpest in Wales.
The Welsh government puts £25m a year into supporting bus services - a quarter less than in 2013.
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said the level of cuts could be "devastating".
"If the cuts are of the scale of what's been mentioned by George Osborne - we're talking 25 to 40%," the WLGA's transport spokesman Andrew Morgan said.
"You take 40% of funding away from non-protected services like bus services then we're talking about probably another three, four, five per cent of all bus services in Wales will end up being withdrawn."
Kevyn Jones, managing director of Cardiff-based bus operator New Adventure Travel, said about half the routes he ran received some subsidy, but he expected the numbers to reduce in the future.
"The subsidised services are dwindling each year. There's less this year than there was last year and the same each year for the last five years we've been operating them," he added.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "These grants are intended to supplement local authorities' expenditure on bus services and it is a matter for them how that funding is allocated.
"Under the concessionary bus travel scheme local authorities are responsible for determining the reimbursement rate for bus operators and for ensuring that operators are no better and no worse off."
Hear more on Eye on Wales, BBC Radio Wales, Sunday 18 October at 12:30 BST. | Bus services in Wales could be dramatically cut as a result of the UK government's spending review next month, it has been warned. | 34554596 | [
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The 35-year-old centre-half will be banned for two games because it was his second dismissal of the season.
That rules him out of Chelsea's final two Premier League fixtures, against Liverpool and champions Leicester.
"It's sad, it would have been lovely to have had him in our last game at home," said Chelsea manager Gus Hiddink.
Terry is out of contract at the end of the season and has not been offered a new deal at Stamford Bridge.
"It's sad, of course, that he was sent off for a second yellow, and it's the second sending-off, which by the rules means he will be suspended (for both games)," Hiddink added.
"I think he (referee Mike Jones) was too close and an impulsive reaction made him draw the yellow card.
"He was too close, for me, and took too harsh a decision."
The former England captain joined Chelsea at the age of 14, made his senior debut at 17 and has won a host of honours with the club, including the Champions League, four Premier League titles and five FA Cups.
But, after 483 Premier League appearances in the past 18 years, he could now have played his last game for Chelsea.
We've got a new BBC Sport newsletter coming soon - to receive it from the start, sign up here. | Chelsea captain John Terry will miss the rest of the season through suspension after his red card in Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Sunderland. | 36238398 | [
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Veteran striker Peter Weatherson bagged a first-half brace, including a penalty, to put the visitors firmly in control at Links Park.
Matthew Flynn and Josh Todd both struck from close range around the hour-mark.
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A coastguard helicopter from St Athan, in Vale of Glamorgan, flew to the scene on Saturday evening as the one based in north Wales was on another mission.
The pair were helped to the top of the ridge by Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) volunteers using ropes, and then winched aboard the helicopter.
They were dropped off at Nant Peris while the MRT walked down the peak. | Two men were rescued after becoming stranded on a crag on Snowdon's narrow Crib Goch ridge. | 40697552 | [
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The 2004 winner, who has battled health and alcohol problems for several years, has not played at Lakeside since 2006 and will not feature there in 2016.
Fordham, 53, qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time but went out of the tournament on Tuesday.
"A few people have said about trying to get into the PDC but I'd love to get to Lakeside once more," he told BBC Sport.
"I've got grandchildren now and I'd love for them to see it."
Fordham lost his opening group match to Adrian Lewis but he then beat Wayne Jones, meaning a 5-2 victory over Michael Smith would have been enough to see him through to the second round.
But Smith, currently ninth in the Professional Darts Corporation's Order of Merit, won 5-2 to end Fordham's participation in Wolverhampton.
"It's proved a few things for me," Fordham said. "I know I can compete now at a higher level. I want to just keep going forward now.
"The crowd have been unbelievable. I've got to thank (chairman) Barry Hearn and the PDC for making the opportunity there for us. If I ever get back, I'll be back like a rocket."
BDO world champion Scott Mitchell went into his final group match with no chance of qualifying for the last 16, but he ended his first Grand Slam of Darts appearance with an impressive 5-1 win over Dave Chisnall.
"Before I came here I felt I could win two of the games," Mitchell said. "I'm over the moon to win one but of course I'd like to have won two and progressed."
After failing to get through a difficult group which also contained Mervyn King and Peter Wright, it was quickly back to reality for the 45-year-old from Bransgore in the New Forest.
"I've got to shoot home and cut a couple of football pitches for a couple of youth football teams I help out," he said.
"And I've got to mark out five pitches for the weekend, so I'm hoping for no rain.
"That's on my mind now - it was probably on my mind before I played 'Chizzy', which probably helped."
The Grand Slam is the only major televised event in which players from darts' two rival organisations - the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation - compete against each other.
Of the eight BDO players invited to play in the Grand Slam, only Martin Adams made it through to the knockout phase.
The three-time world champion beat Ian White, Jelle Klaasen and Steve Beaton to finish top of his group.
"I'm very pleased with three out of three," the 59-year-old said. "I've played three great players and I've won each game."
Adams had previously turned down invitations to play in the Grand Slam but accepted in 2015 after being asked to compete in Wolverhampton by the BDO.
Many expected Adams to receive a rough reception from the audience, but he says that has not been the case.
"I enjoy a good crowd and they've been a great crowd, despite what I've heard about on Facebook and despite what I've read on Twitter," he continued.
"And I love playing darts. I'm enjoying myself."
World number one Michael van Gerwen, world champion Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor all safely made it into the last 16 with three group victories.
Defending champion Taylor has won the Grand Slam six times, but Scotland's Anderson and Van Gerwen of the Netherlands have yet to lift the trophy.
"I don't think I've ever won my first three games in the Grand Slam," Anderson, 44, said. "Usually I lose the first game and then panic for the next two.
"This is my favourite one and, of all the tournaments, this is one I'd like to get my hands on."
Second-round ties are longer than group-stage matches, being played over the best of 19 legs rather than the best of nine.
Van Gerwen, 26, added: "It gives me great confidence because I'm better in the long formats.
"This is the format that I like - first to 10. I'm up for it." | Andy Fordham is hoping for at least one more chance to play in the BDO World Championships. | 34786804 | [
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The Orlando City midfielder, 34, will replace Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa, who was removed from the squad because of an injury to his left thigh.
Ex-AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka has been a regular in coach Dunga's squads, without getting much game time.
He has won 91 caps and scored 29 goals, but has only played 60 minutes for his country in three years.
Kaka is the second player to be added to the squad because of injury, with Benfica's Jonas replacing Santos striker Ricardo Oliveira.
Brazil have been drawn in Group B with Ecuador, Haiti and Peru for the tournament, which is staging a special 100th anniversary edition.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Kaka has been called up to the Brazil squad for next month's Copa America in the United States. | 36396523 | [
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Pro-Kremlin party A Just Russia put forward both bills, and linked them directly to the situation in Ukraine.
Separatist and pro-Russian feelings are strong in Ukraine's Crimea region, which is now the focus of the crisis.
Russian MPs say a referendum or a plea from a territory's leaders would be enough to trigger the new provisions.
There are already many Russian citizens in Crimea.
In Sevastopol, base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, a majority hold Russian passports.
Under Russia's existing law, a neighbouring state would have to sign a treaty with Russia to allow part of its territory to become a new "subject" of the Russian Federation.
But Mikhail Yemelyanov, deputy leader of A Just Russia, said the law had been drafted for peaceful times, and did not go far enough for situations where a state was falling apart.
"In conditions where a neighbouring state is disintegrating I don't think the Russian Federation should be restricted in its ability to accept a territory whose people have expressed a clear will and desire to be in Russia," he said.
Since Russia's war with Georgia in 2008, the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have come under Moscow's control.
Russia poured troops into both regions to help pro-Russian separatists who did not recognise Georgia's authority.
The other bill to be considered by the Duma - Russia's lower house - would speed up the procedures for issuing Russian passports.
Passport applicants would not have to pay a state tax, and previous residence in Russia would no longer be required.
In addition, they would not have to have sufficient funds to support themselves and would not have to give up their Ukrainian citizenship.
The bill's preamble says it is aimed "at supporting the fraternal people of Ukraine, especially the Russian-speaking ones, who are defenceless in the face of the 'brown threat'," a reference to World War Two fascists who wore brown uniforms.
The bill would allow Ukrainians to apply for Russian passports at Russian diplomatic missions before 1 August, and they could become citizens after two months, instead of waiting a year, as is currently the norm.
The plan to have a new fast-track procedure for issuing Russian passports was announced in Sevastopol on Thursday by A Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov.
Several Russian MPs have also gone to Crimea, including Russian celebrities - former Olympic ice skating champion Irina Rodnina, former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev. | Russian MPs have proposed new laws that would make it easier for Russia to incorporate parts of Ukraine, and allow Russian citizenship to be fast-tracked. | 26381454 | [
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During fieldwork in the mountains, researchers noticed that thrushes in the forests sang much more musically than those on the rocky peaks.
They then discovered physical and genetic differences as well, and have now declared the known "plain-backed thrush" to be two distinct species.
The mountain-dwelling variety has been re-christened the "alpine thrush".
"There aren't too many new birds to be found in the world," lead author Per Alström told the BBC. "So it's exciting when you find one."
The Himalayan forest thrush is only the fourth species of bird discovered in India since independence in 1947.
Prof Alström, from Uppsala University in Sweden, worked with an international team of researchers on the study, which is reported in the journal Avian Research.
They gave the new thrush the scientific name Zoothera salimalii in honour of the late Indian ornithologist Dr Salim Ali.
"He did a lot of work on Indian birds and has been really important for bird conservation and knowledge about birds in India," said Prof Alström.
The discovery began with some careful listening on a field trip, back in 1999.
"I was in Arunachal Pradesh with an Indian colleague, Shashank Dalvi, and we noted that there were two different groups of what was previously called the plain-backed thrush, that occurred at different elevations, in different habitats."
One set of birds, found above the tree line, sang quite a harsh, scratchy-sounding song; the other, found in the forests just below, was more tuneful.
"They had - to us - incredibly different songs. We couldn't at first find any differences in plumage or structure between them. But we didn't actually see the forest one very well, because it was extremely elusive - extremely hard to see," Prof Alström recalled.
Several years of detailed study ensued, as the team compared wild birds from India and China with specimens from 15 museums around the world.
This included DNA analysis, which confirmed what the researchers had suspected from hearing the birds' songs: the two groups have bred separately for several million years.
"They really are very different, even though they look superficially very similar to each other," Prof Alström explained.
"They have had separate evolutionary histories for a very long period of time - possibly the same length of time as humans and chimpanzees have been separate from one another."
The team thinks that, all those years ago, the two populations began as one species but branched out as they evolved to cope with the demands of the peaks and the forests.
"The alpine thrush has longer legs and a longer tail, proportionately, than the forest bird, which I'm sure are adaptations to its habitat. Because longer legs are more useful in open habitats than in forest."
And based on their comparisons to museum specimens, Prof Alström and his colleagues say the original "plain-backed thrush", or Zoothera mollissima, was the mountain-dwelling variety.
"So the alpine thrush will actually retain the scientific name of the original species," he said.
Meanwhile, on their trips into neighbouring parts of China, the researchers also found that a different thrush population, previously considered a sub-species, also deserves its own classification.
The newly named "Sichuan forest thrush", Zoothera griseiceps, is also physically and genetically distinct, with a song that is even more musical than its relatives in the Himalayan forest.
"So out of this single species, we got three different species," Prof Alström said.
The British Trust for Ornithology said that this type of research was important because discovering separate species can afford greater protection to the different birds and their habitat - for example, if the new species faces different threats from its relatives.
Follow Jonathan on Twitter | Scientists have described a new species of bird in northern India and China, called the Himalayan forest thrush. | 35361044 | [
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Worst affected is the Abruzzo region, still recovering from a 2009 quake, while towns hit in Marche and Lazio last year are also badly affected.
More than 300,000 people are without power in Abruzzo and traffic has been disrupted in the Marche quake zone.
Three deaths across Italy have been attributed to freezing weather.
A man of 67 was found dead in the street in Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, and a homeless man of 53 was found dead in a square in Canicatti, Sicily.
A man aged 67 died in Giulianova, Abruzzo, after falling from a boat into icy water.
Fabrizio Curcio, head of the country's Civil Defence Department, told Italian radio the harsh weather was expected to last until Thursday night at the earliest.
The temperature in Amatrice, Lazio, where 236 people were killed by the earthquake on 24 August, and Arquata del Tronto, Marche, where 46 died, is set to fall as low as -6C on Tuesday night, with more snow forecast.
That quake left several thousand people homeless, while a further tremor on 30 October put 30,000 out of their homes.
Up to 1.3 metres (4.3ft) of snow is lying on the ground in Marche, where some 20,000 people were without power on Tuesday, the regional authorities said.
Camps for people made homeless by the quakes in Marche region are now closed with most people moved to hotels along the Adriatic coast or into secure houses, flats or container homes, the press office told the BBC on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, buildings made fragile by the tremors are under renewed pressure from the weight of the snow.
Notwithstanding the bad weather, the fire service has been continuing its earthquake recovery work in Norcia, Umbria, another town badly damaged by tremors.
The cold snap continues to affect other parts of Southern Europe. Snow fell in Spain's Balearic islands as well as the east coast city of Valencia.
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It is adopting a Cardiff University professor's approach which he says has made the Welsh capital safer than similar sized UK cities.
It works by using information from victims to identify violence hotspots, such as in nightclubs and parks.
The method has already been adopted by Western Cape in South Africa and Milwaukee in the USA.
The man behind it, Professor Jonathan Shepherd of Cardiff University's School of Dentistry, said there was no reason it could not work anywhere in the world.
One of the most significant breakthroughs was the sharing of information and joint action by police, councils and emergency departments to try to curb violence.
Every time someone comes through accident and emergency with any sort of injury where alcohol is a contributory factor the police are informed.
It is claimed that the approach has reduced hospital admissions for violence by 42% in Cardiff, relative to 13 similar cities in Wales and England.
More than 100 hospitals across Wales and England have since copied Cardiff.
"It's very low tech and the basic requirements are that the police and local government and health meet from time to time in an organised way," Prof Shepherd said.
"That's not rocket science, so we think this is applicable widely, including poor countries [and] low and middle income countries.
"We would very much like to see this implemented in a country like Nigeria, Uganda or South American countries where there's a lot of violence.
"It's in the World Health Organisation-recommended approach but it's easier said than done."
Prof Shepherd, who was a surgeon at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, started his work in 1996 after realising that a great deal of violence which resulted in hospital treatment was not known to the police because victims did not report it.
He also noticed trends in the types of facial injuries he was treating.
Patients were being regularly admitted who had been glassed, and one early success was putting pressure on clubs and city centre pubs to adopt plastic glasses.
The move brought about an immediate decline in facial injuries connected to alcohol.
However, there were continuing problems with drink-related crimes in the city so Prof Shepherd and his violence and society research group continued their innovative approach.
The research group's research into violence, alcohol and late-night safety was recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize for excellence in higher education in 2009.
Amsterdam decided to adopt the approach after a delegation from the city, including the chief inspector of the police force, visited Cardiff last year.
Hidde Toet, from the Dutch Consumer Safety Institute and who led the delegation, said after the visit: "The Cardiff model provides us with an effective method to improve the way we share information and implement preventative measures by police and local government to effectively reduce violence." | The Dutch capital Amsterdam is following in the footsteps of Cardiff in a bid to reduce violent behaviour. | 20669062 | [
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The Nigeria international has been on loan at Qatari club Al Ain this season.
"I'm very happy and very excited that I'm here," 28-year-old Emenike told the club's website.
"I have always known West Ham as a great club. I have known [manager Slaven] Bilic for years and thank God we are here together."
Bilic previously managed Besiktas, based in Istanbul, Turkey - the city rivals of Fenerbahce.
Emenike, who has scored nine goals in 37 international appearances, becomes the club's second signing of the January transfer window, after Leeds defender Sam Byram.
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A Fabian Society report said the party was "too weak" to take power without support from other parties.
Ms Stevens said Labour could win if it was "bold and credible and radical enough" in its manifesto and policies.
Welsh Labour vice-chair Mike Payne said UK leader Jeremy Corbyn had "failed to make the impact" allies predicted, but Carwyn Jones in Wales was trusted more.
The report claimed that Labour was set to win fewer than 200 seats whether an election took place in 2017 or 2020, and even if its poll ratings improved would still have "no chance" of winning a majority.
Ms Stevens, the MP for Cardiff Central, rejected the study's claim that Labour could only take power at Westminster with the backing of other parties.
"If Labour is bold and credible and radical enough in the manifesto and the policies it puts to the country, then Labour can beat the Tories by itself," she said.
"Obviously the polls at the moment aren't suggesting that, but if we don't have an election until 2020 who knows what's going to happen between now and then.
"Look at what happened last year. Politics is very unpredictable at the moment."
Ms Stevens dismissed the idea of a "progressive alliance" of parties that could include Labour.
"Minor parties would want to work with Labour because they think that Labour won't stand candidates in very few areas where there's a possibility a minor party might win a seat," she said.
"When it comes to the other way around - minor parties not standing candidates so Labour can stand and win - those minor parties don't stick to their side of the bargain.
"As someone who beat a Lib Dem sitting MP in a marginal seat in the general election in 2015 I've no interest at all, and neither have many of my colleagues, in any sort of alliances with the Lib Dems because we saw what they did in coalition government with the Tories.
"[Lib Dem leader] Tim Farron is on record as saying they would go into government with the Tories again.
"So I think it's a complete red herring."
In Wales, Labour held onto power after the 2016 assembly election by including sole Lib Dem AM Kirsty Williams in the cabinet and striking a deal with Plaid Cymru to support Carwyn Jones as first minister.
"The Welsh dimension is slightly different," said Mr Payne, who becomes Welsh Labour chairman in March.
Referring to Mr Jones, he added: "The Welsh Labour brand has a leader that is trusted more than Jeremy Corbyn is trusted.
"At a UK level Jeremy Corbyn has failed to make the impact people were suggesting he would.
"I personally don't see us making any headway while Jeremy Corbyn is leader of the party.
"Even Jeremy Corbyn's staunchest allies are starting to doubt he can win a majority."
On Sunday, Unite union leader Len McCluskey suggested the Labour leader could step down if the party's poll ratings fail to improve.
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The Addicks dropped into the relegation zone following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at home to Preston.
The 40-year-old has been in charge at The Valley since January.
"I need to worry only about the next game, how I pick the team and how I encourage the squad to bring the result on Saturday," he told BBC Radio London.
Charlton have only won two of their 12 league games this term and Luzon described the defeat by Preston as "a difficult night".
However the Israeli, who previously worked under Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet at Belgian side Standard Liege, says recent injury problems have hampered his team selections.
"We know that we have a crisis with the injuries in the last two months," Luzon said.
"This is the situation. This is our squad. Without a pure wide player in the eleven, it is difficult to create chances and get the result.
"I hope on Saturday some of them will come back and help us to choose a normal eleven with balance. Then we can play football." | Charlton Athletic head coach Guy Luzon is not concerned about his future despite a run of eight games without a win in the Championship. | 34592719 | [
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Taking place in Northern Ireland for the first time, this year's event is live at The SSE Arena on 20 December.
Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will again present the show, which will be live on BBC One, the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live.
A limited number of extra tickets will be available closer to the event.
Carl Doran, the show's executive editor, said: "We are delighted that tickets for Sports Personality of the Year 2015 in Belfast have sold out so quickly.
"It's testament to the appeal of the show and for those who got tickets or choose to watch on BBC One, it's going to be a great evening of entertainment."
Logan added: "This has been a brilliant year for sport and we're all very much looking forward to celebrating it in Belfast.
"Sports Personality is always a great show and having had a sneak peek at this year's plans, it looks like the event is going to be one of the best yet."
The Sports Personality of the Year award will be determined by a public vote on the night with the 10-strong list of contenders selected by the following panel:
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Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton won last year's Sports Personality of the Year award in Glasgow, taking 34% of the 620,932 votes cast, with golfer Rory McIlroy second and athlete Jo Pavey third.
Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was named Overseas Personality of the Year, and the England women's rugby union team took the Team of the Year prize.
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley won Coach of the Year, six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy was honoured with a lifetime achievement award, and Young Sports Personality of the Year was given to gymnast Claudia Fragapane, who won four gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
This year's highpoints include both Northern Ireland and Wales reaching their first major football tournaments in decades, cyclist Chris Froome claiming his second yellow jersey in the Tour de France and England finishing third in the Women's World Cup.
Then there was Wayne Rooney becoming the Three Lions' top goalscorer, Great Britain reaching their first Davis Cup final since 1978, England's Ashes triumph and a Rugby World Cup taking place on British soil.
And let's not forget swimmer Adam Peaty setting a new world record at the World Swimming Championships, Hamilton's continued excellence in Formula 1, and Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all winning gold medals at the World Athletics Championships.
Sports Personality Roll of Honour: Every winner from 1954-2014 | Tickets for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 in Belfast sold out in 35 minutes - the quickest sell-out since the show went on the road in 2006. | 34488661 | [
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However, the Scottish Conservatives claim a surge in their support has "sunk" a case for a second indy poll, according to The Herald.
The Scotsman says the local election results have laid down the "battlelines" for the upcoming general election.
"The result now sets up a Westminster poll on 8 June in which independence will be the number one issue," the paper adds.
The Scottish Daily Mail claims it was the Conservatives' best-ever council election result in Scotland, while the SNP "saw its vote plummet compared to recent elections".
However, the Scottish Sun says the surge in support for the Conservatives came at the expense of votes for the Labour party, which "suffered a bruising ... defeat". Despite the Tory comeback, the SNP was still the "runaway winner", it added.
Scotland's "constitutional obsession" sparked the Tories revival, according to the Daily Record. It notes that the "party of Thatcher" even won a council seat in Ravenscraig, "25 years after she sounded the death knell for the Motherwell steelworks".
Meanwhile the Aberdeen edition of The Press and Journal reports that the SNP is poised to take over control of the city council after support for Labour fell.
In Dundee the SNP lost their overall majority, according to The Courier, but the SNP group leader is still likely to run the council, as head of either a minority administration or a coalition. | The National hails the SNP's victory in the local elections "emphatic", adding that it deals a blow to Theresa May's bid to stop a second independence referendum. | 39828369 | [
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In a bid to promote password security, Strathclyde University produced a poster saying: "Bet Jennifer Lawrence wishes she'd used a StR0nG_Pas5w0Rd%."
The image attracted criticism on social media, with the Glasgow-based university accused of "victim blaming".
The university said the poster had been removed and should not have been made.
An image of the poster was tweeted on Monday by Billy McCauley who said: "Pretty shocking victim blaming here. Will you take it down?"
A short time later, Strathclyde University tweeted: "The posters are being removed now. They should not have produced and we are looking into how this happened."
A spokesman for the university later said: "The posters are in bad taste and have now been removed from campus. The sentiment expressed is not consistent with the values of this university."
Dozens of private pictures of Hunger Games actress Lawrence were released on the internet in September.
Other celebrities targeted in the leaks included Rihanna, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian.
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Qualification for France looks little more than a formality from a favourable group that offered England and manager Roy Hodgson the perfect rehabilitation period after their embarrassing early retreat from South America at the group stage.
The thrilling victory against Slovenia in Ljubljana on Sunday made it six wins out of six in Group E and with a six-point lead and four games remaining, it gives Hodgson and England the chance to make amends for events in Brazil when they reach France, as they surely will, next summer.
It was also, however, a win that exposed cracks in England's make up as well as demonstrating some of the quality they can offer in attack.
England's chaotic win, which contained some excellent passages of play, was the perfect antidote to those who believe they are entirely functional under Hodgson - but much of it was the wrong sort of excitement, especially in defence.
So how far have England come since the World Cup and that defeat by Italy in Manaus a year ago? And can they make a serious impact in France?
On results alone, England and Hodgson are above criticism - so it seems churlish to add any rider to a perfect qualifying campaign that is unblemished and a season that has seen them go unbeaten for the first time since 1990-91.
This has been, however, "The Group of Death" only when it comes to excitement. Once England skilfully negotiated what appeared to be the most hazardous fixture on their schedule, a 2-0 win in Switzerland in September courtesy of two goals from Danny Welbeck, the tone was set for routine qualification.
Hodgson will rightly argue England can only beat what has been put in front of them, which they have, but none of the qualifying games will provide any sort of accurate measure to how they would cope when confronted with an elite power in a competitive environment.
And of course comfortable qualification for last summer's World Cup counted for little when England were effectively out after two games.
The bottom line is that heads would have rolled had England failed to qualify from this Euro 2016 group, with an inquiry to follow presumably, but it has been negotiated efficiently if not spectacularly.
Hodgson is entitled to ask what more England could have done - but it may be that friendlies arranged between now and the Euros will actually tell us more than the qualifying campaign.
There is no better plus point than an unblemished record of six from six - and there are other factors Hodgson can point to as he engenders hope and optimism ahead of Euro 2016.
Hodgson often talks of his squad being young and this is true. There is a younger, fresher look to England's squad, in part because of the retirement of the likes of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard and the decision to move away from experienced players such as Glen Johnson. This feels like a new generation.
Joe Hart remains one of the best goalkeepers in the world and Hodgson will look to develop young players in and around the team in the next 12 months - with an eye on talent emerging during the under-21 Euros later this month.
Despite his contract impasse at Liverpool, 20-year-old Raheem Sterling will surely be a star of England's future and huge hopes remain for Everton's Ross Barkley, a wonderful talent who must rebuild after a disappointing 12 months.
Jack Wilshere has been a great hope for England over the last couple of seasons. He has seen his career curtailed by injuries but he rose to the occasion in Slovenia.
He was not simply the strong-running, creative Wilshere loved by Arsenal's supporters, he was a controlling influence in times of trouble and produced two spectacular strikes, his first for England on his 28th appearance.
If he can stay fit and build on that next season, Hodgson will finally have the midfield gem he has been waiting to polish.
And in Gareth Southgate's Under-21 squad, there are players who will be earmarked to progress at such a rate to possibly make their mark in France, particularly Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Everton's elegant defender John Stones and West Brom forward Saido Berahino.
Hodgson will also hope striker Danny Ings's move to Liverpool will speed his development.
Add this to the quality and experience already provided by the likes of captain Wayne Rooney and with hopes Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge may actually stay fit (a long shot admittedly) and Hodgson will feel he can head into the Euros in good heart.
Watch a video of England's defensive performance here in Ljubljana. They are easy to spot.
England lacked defensive leadership, organisation, lacked a leader who, according to BBC Radio 5 live pundit Martin Keown, is in the mould of his former Arsenal captain Tony Adams, a defender who takes concession of a goal personally.
A crass error from Phil Jones, a foul throw-in that went unpunished but straight to a Slovenia player, led to the first goal and weakness in the air brought the second.
Defence is England's soft underbelly and better teams than Slovenia will have noticed its failings here.
The worry for Hodgson is that this is an old problem that remains uncured.
Before leaving for the World Cup, England's defence was pinpointed as an area of potential trouble, a flaw that could be unpicked by players of the highest class.
And so it proved - not so much in defeat by Italy but in the decisive loss to Uruguay, where Luis Suarez, despite not being fully fit, tormented the central defensive duo of Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka to score twice.
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Those questions remain about England's defensive quality, where Manchester United pairing Phil Jones and Chris Smalling have failed to convince and Jagielka, despite a superb personal season at Everton, is unlikely to be the answer in France.
Neither convinced in Slovenia and Jones, in particular, looks all at sea at international level. Hodgson seems obsessed with finding him a place in the team - remember the failed holding midfield experiment against Italy in Turin? - but he has rarely looked accomplished for England.
This is where Stones may come in and partner Cahill, who is nowhere near as assured for England as he is at club level for Chelsea when he has John Terry alongside him for support.
Stones is untested at the highest level for all of his talent while the full-back spots are up for grabs, with Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne and Everton's Leighton Baines (who suffered badly at the World Cup) likely to emerge in pole position.
England's midfield may see off the lower orders in the international pecking order but is its ball retention good enough against the best? It certainly was not at the World Cup and again this qualifying campaign has not offered a firm solution.
And for all those who snipe, England are still heavily reliant on the goals, inspiration and leadership of captain Rooney - too reliant given the retirement of Gerrard and Lampard.
Rooney will be 30, and surely England's record goalscorer, by the time Euro 2016 starts. He has not had any significant impact on a major tournament since he burst on the scene as an Everton 18-year-old at Euro 2004 and yet it looks certain he will still be shouldering the heaviest burden of responsibility.
For all those who have questioned his place in the past, England have never, ever looked better without him.
It is perhaps a sign of England's lack of development that no-one has yet come forward to ease that strain on a player and personality so desperate to do well for England.
No - try asking a different question.
Can England make an impact at Euro 2016? Yes… if all their best players fire.
It takes too much of a leap of the imagination to see England troubling the likes of Germany and Spain but they will give plenty of others a run for their money if Hodgson can somehow make all the pieces fit and prove he can inspire, and relate to, this younger group of players.
In flashes, admittedly against a Slovenia side ranked 48th in the world, they showed they have quality in attack. It is elsewhere that the failings are found.
There is talent within the squad that can get a result on a given day but when it comes to major tournaments England do not have enough given days.
It is not as big a task as the World Cup but surely England will survive the group but questions remain about how much further they would drive into the tournament.
Hard to assess. Results have been excellent but little excitement surrounds this England team under Hodgson, not helped by the standard of opposition in their Euro qualifying group and performances like the dross served up against the Republic of Ireland.
There has been that move towards the next era of younger players led by the likes of Wilshere, Sterling, Barkley but they still have so far to go.
Hodgson is satisfied with England's progress, saying: "We started with a new group and we didn't know where that would lead but I've been quite pleased with what they've done so far."
He added: "Grieving is too strong a word but there's a process. You have to give yourself time to get back in some sort of balance, But I'm satisfied we were able to get over it and to get off to a good start in the group in September and we've kept that going.
"It won't be forgotten. You don't forget bad moments in your life, no more than you do the good moments. It's part of your life and part of your football life. Everyone in football has to develop the mental strength to deal with that and we've dealt with it."
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Notts' 39-run win against Essex at Trent Bridge on Monday sees them return to the showpiece event at Edgbaston for the first time since 2010.
Read, who has won a Lord's one-day final and two County Championship titles with Notts, has been part their two previous Finals Day campaigns.
"Maybe this is our year," he said.
"We go to Finals Day full of confidence and hopefully pick up some silverware."
The only time Nottinghamshire have reached the final of the competition was in 2006 at Trent Bridge, with the Outlaws missing out on a maiden title when beaten by East Midlands rivals Leicestershire in the decider.
Samit Patel ensured Notts progressed on Monday with a superb spell of 4-20 as the visitors collapsed to 123 all out chasing what seemed a modest target of 163.
All-rounder Patel said victory brought a sense of "relief from everyone" as Notts had previously fallen at the quarter-final stage in four of the past five years.
Talking to BBC Radio Nottingham, the 31-year-old said: "We knew this was a big game for us.
"We will watch all the other quarter-finals and do as much homework as we can.
"It's good get Finals Day, but we'd like to go on and win it now." | Nottinghamshire go to Finals Day confident of winning their first T20 Blast title, says long-serving wicketkeeper Chris Read. | 37021049 | [
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Labour needs a swing of 3.9% to oust the Conservative candidate in the west London constituency.
Some residents are concerned that local services cannot support the extra residents that house building will attract.
BBC London's Victoria Hollins reports.
The known candidates for the 2015 General Election for Ealing Central and Acton are:
Angie Bray Conservative Party, Jon Ball Liberal Democrats, Peter Florence UK Independence Party, Rupa Huq Labour Party, Tom Sharman Green Party | Ealing Central and Acton is one of about 20 seats that could shape the outcome of the election. | 32174174 | [
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At Coventry City College, staff more used to teaching hairdressing or construction have been set the challenge of teaching English and maths GCSEs to students who did not achieve the benchmark C grades at school.
Achieving C grades in these subjects is crucial for anyone wanting to progress to most vocational courses or apprenticeships leading to a good career.
But every year about 40% of candidates fail to meet this standard.
Since September 2013, the government has insisted further-education students who did not succeed at 16, study GCSEs in these key skills until they are 18.
The hope is that they will eventually pass - and their college funding is conditional on them continuing to try.
Reece Beal, by his own admission, switched off during English and maths lessons at school - but now, as part of apprenticeship in coach-making for Arriva, he is flourishing.
"At school I didn't achieve the proper level, I couldn't grasp what we were doing, and it wasn't quite explained enough basically," he says.
"Here its more one-on-one, so if you are struggling on one area, they focus on that area so you can get better at it."
Reece is doing well, perhaps motivated by the knowledge that it will be impossible for him to progress to higher level training or apprenticeships without good grades in these two subjects.
For Richard Brooks, a former adviser to the Department for Education and Ofsted, good GCSEs in English and maths amount to vocational qualifications.
"If you look at the number of people who are unemployed, or not in any from of training or education, at the age of 19, the most common characteristic of them is they lack that all important GCSE English and maths at C grade," he says.
"We have an image of these people being difficult, socially excluded, the Neet [not in education, employment or training] generation.
"Actually, most of them are perfectly average. The thing they have in common is that lack of GCSE English and maths."
Trainee hairdresser Samantha Richards recently achieved the equivalent of C grades in English and maths through an alternative qualification called Functional Skills.
She says she would not be able to cope in her chosen profession without being able to write emails, do stock checking or work out ratios when measuring hair dye.
There is also the added bonus of being able to help with her own children's homework in a way she would never have dared before .
She says: "My children come to me and ask me for help now. Before I'd shy away from it and say, 'You can do this yourself.'
"Now, it's like, 'Yes, course I can. Let's sit down and work it out.'"
Colleges are having to try to achieve in two years what schools failed to deliver in a decade of formal education.
Coventry City College is getting record numbers of candidates through their GCSEs by radically changing its approach.
Two new highly qualified maths graduates have been employed to enthuse both students and lecturers alike, while older teachers such as Andrea Radford, who has taught hairdressing at the college for decades, have had to go back to school themselves.
"I think it does help because I've now got an understanding of what they are going through," she says.
In the car workshop, Jason Riley, a former road digger training for work in Coventry's automotive industry, says this approach is paying off for him.
His tutor, Di Crooks, is a former police officer.
"I did go to another college, but they weren't as persistent at teaching the key skills," he says.
"It wasn't until I got here, sat down with Di, who said, 'You've got to learn this, this and this.'
"Then, I thought, 'I've got to pull my socks up here.'
"Di helps me with my maths and English as well as the rest of my coursework."
As Di Crooks says, students "need to realise apprentices with these good skills, English and maths, are the ones who are going to progress higher in a job". | As thousands of 16-year-olds in England sit GCSEs in maths and English, BBC education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves goes to meet teenagers trying to achieve good grades second time around. | 33007948 | [
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The Dow climbed 0.28% to 21,891.12, lifted by increases at Boeing, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
Declines at Discovery Communications, Amazon and Facebook reined in the Nasdaq, which dropped 0.42% to 6,348.12.
The wider S&P 500 was little changed, falling less than 0.1% to 2,470.30.
Markets are in the middle of earnings season, as companies reveal their quarterly performance to investors.
Discovery Communication shares fell more than 8% after the firm's quarterly revenues disappointed and a deal to buy Scripps Networks Interactive failed to reassure investors' concerns about the challenges facing traditional television companies.
Discovery's channels include Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, while Scripps owns TV channels such as the Travel Channel and Food Network.
Snap fell 1% to $13.67 as a lock-up ended that has prevented early investors and employees from selling shares since the social media company's IPO.
The shares remain well below the price of $17 at which they went on sale in March this year.
Bigger technology companies also fell on Monday. Amazon shares dropped more than 3%, while Facebook shares dropped by more than 1.8%.
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Boro remain second behind Burnley and ahead of Brighton on goal difference, with the league's top three sides equal on 87 points after 44 games.
Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski made fine saves to keep Stewart Downing and Jordan Rhodes out before the break.
Rhodes then went closest to winning it, hitting the post after the break.
Boro's 22nd Championship clean sheet of the season was enough to extend their unbeaten run to eight games, but their profligacy sees them wedged between Burnley and Brighton in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League with two games remaining.
Ipswich's hopes of finishing in the top six were unlikely even before kick-off, with Sheffield Wednesday moving nine points clear in the last remaining play-off spot with a 1-1 draw at Derby County.
Ghana international Albert Adomah and £9m February arrival Rhodes - denied in a one-on-one by Bialkowski in the 34th minute - were particularly bright for Boro in the first half, while defender Paul Digby, making his first Ipswich start, made a crucial tackle to foil Emilio Nsue before half-time.
Gaston Ramirez was industrious for Boro after the break, and helped create the best chance of the game, only for Rhodes to hit the inside of the post after beating Bialkowski.
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy:
"If I've done one person a favour it's (Brighton manager) Chris Hughton, because he's a mate and he's such a wonderful guy.
"So Chris, that's a point for you. I hope we've helped him get promoted.
"I haven't got a clue who is going to go up though. I tipped Derby when they beat us, I tipped Middlesbrough when they beat us at our place, I tipped Burnley at one stage, Hull when they beat us - all of them slapped us.
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka:
"We have to be positive. I said a month ago that we were in a good position, and I would say that we are in an amazing position now.
"We have two games to go, one at home, and we are more mature now and have a better squad (than last season). We are going to be more rested than we were today. For that reason, I have to be positive and transmit a positive message.
"I don't know how many chances we need to score a goal because the score today should have been three or four-nil. We had a lot of clear chances, but we couldn't score.
"We have played seven games in 23 days, and in this period, to win five and draw the other two games when everybody is tired is really good."
Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Attempt missed. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a cross.
Attempt saved. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a cross.
Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kevin Foley (Ipswich Town).
Ritchie de Laet (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Feeney (Ipswich Town).
Attempt missed. Ritchie de Laet (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Liam Feeney (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Chambers.
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jonathan Douglas replaces Kevin Bru because of an injury.
Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Nugent replaces Gastón Ramírez.
Attempt missed. Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kevin Foley replaces Jonas Knudsen because of an injury.
Offside, Ipswich Town. David McGoldrick tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Rhodes (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Teddy Bishop replaces Luke Hyam.
Attempt missed. Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cristhian Stuani replaces Stewart Downing.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
Jordan Rhodes (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez.
Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Ayala tries a through ball, but Jordan Rhodes is caught offside.
Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
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Jordan Rhodes (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Digby (Ipswich Town).
Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough).
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Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cole Skuse.
Foul by Ritchie de Laet (Middlesbrough).
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Peterhead power station and the White Rose scheme in North Yorkshire were in the running to win the £1bn contract before it was cancelled in 2015.
It would have seen emissions from heavy industry stored permanently underground.
The National Audit Office has been looking into why the project was axed.
It found a failure by the UK government's energy department to agree the long term costs of the competition with the Treasury led to its cancellation amid concerns over the price to consumers.
The UK government said it had not "closed the door" on carbon capture technology.
The Scottish government said lessons needed to be learned about the approach to this type of technology.
The carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition was the second bid by the UK government to support schemes that capture pollution from power stations or industry and store it underground - potentially helping meet greenhouse gas targets.
At the time it was cancelled, the competition had two preferred bidders: the White Rose consortium in North Yorkshire which planned to build a new coal plant with the technology, and Shell's scheme in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to fit CCS to an existing gas plant operated by SSE.
A report from the NAO warned it was "currently inconceivable" that CCS projects would be developed without government support, but the second competition did not achieve value for money.
The then-Department of Energy and Climate Change, now part of the Business Department (Beis), began the programme in 2012 without agreeing with the Treasury on the amount of financial support available over the lifetime of the projects.
This contributed to the Treasury pulling its pledged £1bn in capital funding in late 2015, resulting in the competition's cancellation.
The NAO report said the department initially estimated it would cost consumers - who would subsidise electricity from the schemes - between £2bn and £6bn over 15 years, but by 2015, this estimate had risen to as much as £8.9bn.
The report found the Treasury was concerned over the costs to consumers, and that the competition was aiming to deliver CCS before it was cost-efficient to do so.
The Treasury also considered it would not guarantee further investment needed to expand the technology and that there were better uses for the £1bn.
While the second competition had some benefits, improving understanding of the risk and challenges in deploying CCS in the UK, cancelling it hit investor confidence, the NAO said.
A first competition to kick-start CCS was cancelled in 2011, the government having spent £68m on it.
Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said: "The department has now tried twice to kick-start CCS in the UK, but there are still no examples of the technology working.
"There are undoubtedly challenges in getting CCS established, but the department faced an uphill battle as a result of the way it ran the latest competition.
"Not being clear with HM Treasury about what the budget is from the start would hamper any project, and caused particular problems in this case where the upfront costs are likely to be high."
He added: "The department must learn lessons from this experience if it is to stand any chance of ensuring the first CCS plants are built in the near future."
A Beis spokesman said: "We haven't closed the door to carbon capture and storage technology in the UK, but decisions had to be taken to control government spending and protect consumer bills.
"This is why the government ended the funding for the CCS competition, and ensured taxpayers were protected from significant costs when the competition closed."
The Scottish government's minister for energy, Paul Wheelhouse, said the NAO report revealed the initial cost of the UK government's "lack of commitment" to the development of a technology which "has the potential to deliver important economic and environmental benefits for Scotland".
He added: "Their damaging decision to pull the rug from under the Peterhead project angered many locally and nationally who could see just how short sighted it was.
"But the final cost to Scotland of UK ministers' failure to provide leadership and commitment to CCS will be far higher if, as a country, we fail to capitalise on our expertise in this area and our existing infrastructure which could be used to deliver large-scale carbon capture and storage." | About £100m was spent on a competition for developing carbon capture technology before it was scrapped, a new report has revealed. | 38687835 | [
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If you were sold PPI via your credit card then the differences can amount to thousands of pounds.
This is because of the way some credit card providers interpret the regulatory guidelines.
"It's becoming a bit of a lottery," personal finance expert Jonquil Lowe told BBC Radio 4's Moneybox programme.
"The amount of redress you get depends on which provider you happen to have your credit card with," said Ms Lowe, who is a lecturer in personal finance at the Open University.
These differences emerged last year when Martin Baker, managing director of the Swindon-based claims management company Renaissance Easy Claim, began challenging redress offers from MBNA, an American-based credit card provider whose cards are extensively marketed in the UK.
Mr Baker noticed that MBNA's compensation offers to his clients appeared to be significantly lower than he would have expected from the high street banks.
One client, Mark Pascoe, was offered £5,800 in compensation by MBNA. Had his card been with a high street bank, Mr Baker estimates he would have received more than £13,000.
Mr Baker now has around 1,000 MBNA compensation clients on his books.
"In a sample of our cases," Mr Baker told the BBC's Moneybox programme, "we found 80% were due more if MBNA paid according to the way the high street banks pay."
On average, MBNA's redress offers amount to around half what high street banks would award on the same credit card history, he said.
Capital One, another American credit card provider, "adopts a very similar approach to MBNA, with similar results," said Mr Baker.
So how do such differences arise?
When compensating for mis-sold PPI, regulators require card providers to put customers back into the financial position they would have been in if they had never had PPI at all.
Each card provider is free to establish its own methodology for calculating redress, within overall regulatory guidelines.
A key difference arises when a cardholder occasionally pays off their monthly card balance in full.
To calculate the compensation owing, banks have to reconstruct a customer's credit card history, removing mis-sold PPI premiums, fees and charges that premiums triggered - for exceeding a card's credit limit, for example - and any interest charged on those payments.
With these PPI charges removed the monthly amounts owing are lower. So when card-holders pay off what was their original monthly balance - they have overpaid according to their reconstructed card history.
The differing treatment of such overpayments is a major cause of the differences in compensation offers, argues Martin Baker.
While high street banks treat an overpayment as a temporary credit to be set against future spending on a customer's card - MBNA and Capital One treat it as a permanent loan from the customer to themselves lasting for the lifetime of the card, he says.
It may sound a technicality, but it can have a significant impact on compensation.
Because while regulators require card providers to pay customers 8% interest on such loans, that's far less than the amount MBNA and Capital One charge customers on their card borrowings.
Martin Baker describes this as a "systemic flaw" in MBNA and Capital One's methodology.
Earlier this year, the BBC asked regulators if they thought MBNA and Capital One's methodologies fell within the official rules and guidelines.
The Financial Conduct Authority told the BBC they did not accept that there was "a systemic flaw" in the calculations.
The Financial Ombudsman said in the cases they were seeing, "card providers were fairly compensating consumers, taking into account the FCA's guidance and the Ombudsman's approach".
To work out how two such very different compensation methodologies could both seemingly be deemed acceptable by regulators, Moneybox commissioned an independent review of MBNA's calculations from the Open University's Jonquil Lowe.
After a detailed analysis of MBNA's methodology Ms Lowe found it differed substantially from the regulatory guidance most banks follow. How much difference that makes to compensation, she says, will vary from case to case.
Ms Lowe says regulatory guidelines do allow banks to make assumptions about what customers might have done had they not had PPI on their credit cards which include assumptions about how banks treat overpayments in their card reconstructions.
But because these assumptions can have so big an impact on compensation over time, Ms Lowe says they need careful monitoring.
"If an alternative method is used, it has to be appropriate and fair, given the individual circumstances of the case.
"The onus has to be on MBNA to say why its method is fairer and more appropriate than the method set out by the regulator and used, in most cases, by the Ombudsman."
Both MBNA and Capital One declined to be interviewed by the BBC, or to say why they claim the assumptions in their calculations are appropriate.
In a statement, MBNA said its calculations were developed in line with the FCA's guidance, and based on how the Financial Ombudsman would expect them to look at individual cases.
Of Jonquil Lowe's conclusions it said: "Jonquil Lowe's report sets out how she assumes the FOS might deal with MBNA's cases, based on her theoretical interpretation of general guidance. Our aim is to put customers back in the situation they would have been in, had they not taken a PPI product."
Capital One said it assessed every case on its individual circumstances and is in frequent contact with the Financial Ombudsman Service to ensure its calculations were "fair and accurate".
Meanwhile, regulators continue to stress that any customer who is unhappy with a redress offer can always appeal to the Financial Ombudsman for a ruling.
Given the complexity of the calculations behind the offers, however, Jonquil Lowe doubts the practicality of that advice.
"It took me 80 hours to unravel what was going on [and] I've got a lot of technical expertise.
"The average consumer could not, I think, reconstruct their accounts in the way that I have done. Not least because the information they get along with their redress is usually not detailed enough for them to be able to make that kind of check.
"It is extremely hard for consumers to know whether they had a fair redress, or not."
With that in mind, Andrew Tyrie MP, the newly re-elected Chair of the influential House of Commons Treasury Select Committee said: "We'll actually be keeping a very close eye on this in the weeks and months ahead.
"We've been working very hard to get a decent level of address on PPI for a long time and we're certainly not going to let go of the subject until we're satisfied a correct and decent amount of compensation is being paid." | People who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) can receive widely differing compensation, a BBC investigation has found. | 33567564 | [
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Mr MacAskill made the announcement at HMP Shotts, one of two pilot sites for the technology.
The move follows legislation allowing the Scottish Prison Service to interfere with mobile phone signals.
The technology should enable prison authorities to detect and prevent prisoners' use of contraband phones.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) awarded contracts for the installation of the technology at HMPs Shotts and Glenochil. The two pilot sites are expected to be operating the technology by the end of the current financial year.
Mr MacAskill said: "This government made it a criminal offence for a prisoner to possess a mobile phone and the Scottish Prison Service has already invested considerably in the use of technology and intelligence capability to detect and prevent the use of mobile phones in our prisons.
"This new legislation will allow SPS to further extend their technology to disrupt the use of mobile phones by prisoners and is scheduled to be operational in a matter of weeks."
The Scottish Prison Service has linked mobile phone use in prison to criminal activities including the supply of drugs, organised crime and harassment.
Possession of a mobile phone by people in custody has been illegal since 2010. The SPS said 1,988 mobile phone handsets had been detected in Scottish prisons since 2011 - 212 of them in HMP Shotts.
In 2012 the Scottish Parliament agreed to extend the provisions of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act, which was passed by the UK Parliament, to Scotland and allow prison governors to use jamming equipment. | Mobile phone signal blocking technology will go live in Scottish prisons within weeks, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has announced. | 26140476 | [
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Govia Thameslink (GTR), parent company of Southern rail, paid £2,233,000 in 2015-16, which it said was about 50% more that in 2014-15.
The company went on to face further disruption this year, with months of strikes in a row over guards' roles and high sickness levels on Southern.
Compensation figures for 2016-17 have not yet been released.
Last December, consumer group Which? lodged a "super complaint" amid claims the system for obtaining compensation for delayed journeys was too complicated.
The rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), also made a number of recommendations to the industry - such as raising awareness of what compensation was available and making claim forms easier to understand.
Independent watchdog Transport Focus has found the proportion of people claiming compensation has nearly trebled over three years, from 12% in 2013 to 35% this year.
The ORR's deputy director for consumers, Stephanie Tobyn, called for continued progress and said: "More needs to be done."
Rail minister Paul Maynard said: "Passengers need to know that they will be compensated fairly.
"We have been working with partners in the rail industry to ensure passengers are aware of their right to recompense for disruption and, at the same time, we are making the claim process simpler and swifter so that it is easier and more attractive to apply."
Data released by the government and Network Rail also showed GTR received more than £22m from Network Rail in compensation for disruption, but GTR said those payments had gone to the government.
The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said Network Rail's payments were "entirely separate" from those made to passengers.
The net payment received by the rail company from Network Rail was £22,444,616.71. | A troubled rail firm paid over £2m in compensation last year for disruption to passengers, figures have shown. | 38027135 | [
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Cwmbran-based Douglas Willis Ltd could not prove when the meat was frozen and admitted 12 offences of mislabelling.
Caerphilly Magistrates' Court heard the firm broke labelling laws by creating a risk that "hazardous" food could enter the food chain.
The case went ahead following a ruling from the Supreme Court.
The company, which supplies meat products to catering outlets, was told it had no case to answer in 2011 because it was judged that frozen meat did not pose a risk to public health.
But a clarification from the Supreme Court last summer ordered Thursday's retrial, ruling the prosecution did not have to prove the meat was a hazard - only that it was not labelled correctly.
Douglas Willis Ltd failed to record when meat was first frozen, and some was found to be several years past the "use by" date given to it when fresh, the court heard.
District Judge Richard Williams said the company was "not alleged to have acted intentionally, but it did".
The firm was fined a total of £15,000 for 12 offences and must pay £12,000 in costs.
The company, which has been in the Willis family for three generations, employs 41 people in Cwmbran, and had a £7.1m turnover last year.
In any similar cases in future where frozen meat has a use by date, trading standards officers will be able to prosecute regardless of whether the meat poses a safety risk. | A meat wholesaler has been fined £15,000 for having meat in its freezers which had passed its "use by" date, in some cases by several years. | 27429078 | [
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Rory McWhirter, of Edinburgh, collected identity details from people he had deceived into applying for fake jobs at a Glasgow hotel.
He used the details to obtain their marriage certificates before using them to register the fake births.
McWhirter then used the birth certificates to claim benefits.
McWhirter, who travelled around Scotland to register the births, previously admitted a charge of fraud committed between 1 June 2014 and 22 October 2015.
He claimed tax credits amounting to £14,222, child benefits of £19,658 and a Sure Start maternity grant of £500.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told that McWhirter was caught after returning to the scene of one of his early false birth registrations at Aberdeen registry office where he was recognised by staff.
Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told the court that McWhirter presented letters to registrars at various offices throughout Scotland purporting to be from doctors confirming the births of children at home.
During the meetings he acted as if he was the male named on the marriage certificate while registering the birth, the court was told.
McWhirter's solicitor John McLeod said his client earned about £80,000 per year and would be able to repay the money at £2,000 to £2,500 a month if he was not jailed.
Mr McLeod said: "The money was going straight into his property business venture.
"He has had two failed businesses - first a bar that was swiftly run into the ground and the property company.
"He felt he couldn't go back to his family - who are successful - for a second bail-out so came up with this scheme.
"This was well planned in the sense that a lot of effort was put in.
"But it is hardly Machiavellian and it came unstuck because he was foolish enough to go in to the same registrar's office several times."
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael said: "This was a fairly sophisticated fraudulent scheme.
"It was an attack on the public purse, on the integrity of the system of births, deaths and marriages and also an attack on the system of working tax credits, child benefit and maternity grants.
"Putting that all together there is no alternative to custody." | A businessman who registered the births of 26 non-existent babies as part of a benefit fraud scheme has been jailed for 28 months. | 39416928 | [
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The Taliban have tried to stop women and girls getting an education in Swat, the area of Pakistan where Malala lived.
Malala has recovered and continues to campaign for education - but there are still people back home in Pakistan who aren't happy about that.
Newsround reporter Nel went to Birmingham to meet Malala and find out how her life has changed. | Almost one year ago Malala Yousafzai was shot on her way home from school in Pakistan. | 24440653 | [
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Research suggests Oxford may be affected the most by public sector cuts
Oxford among worst GCSE results
Chairman of Oxfordshire Economic Partnership Frank Nigriello said small firms would not have jobs available.
It comes as research suggests Oxford has one of the highest number of employees in vulnerable sectors.
The BBC-commissioned study, carried out by Experian, ranks the resilience of council areas to economic shocks.
In the research, Oxford was rated the third highest in England for the number of employees working in vulnerable sectors.
Figures from the government estimate 48% of jobs in Oxford East are in the public sector.
Mr Nigriello said Oxfordshire had very few large companies, with many people employed in the county's pioneering health services, as well as research and development, including Oxford University.
He added: "If there are massive cuts in the public sector, then Oxfordshire's private sector won't have the resilience.
"Small businesses don't have the opportunities or availability of jobs."
A special BBC News season examining the approaching cuts to public sector spending
The Spending Review: Making It Clear
The Oxfordshire Economic Partnership (OEP) is a company formed by a number of business people in the county to help promote enterprise.
The research also suggests Oxford has few self employed people, but that the working-age population were highly skilled.
In South Oxfordshire, according to the Experian research, the situation was different, with the 11th highest proportion of those self employed in England.
Mr Nigriello, who works for Unipart in Cowley, suggested the private sector should be willing to assist the public sector in making changes to their organisation.
He said: "Private sector companies would be foolish not to help.
"While we may be the engine that creates the wealth, we recognise that we need the services to create the community we want to live in".
Oxfordshire County Council is currently looking to make more than £200m of cuts by 2015.
The figure may be adjusted after the government's spending review next month.
Meanwhile, the research also revealed Oxford is in the bottom five regions of the UK for GCSE results.
South Today will be debating the issues raised in the spending review tonight at 2235 BST.
BBC Oxford 95.2FM will be discussing the research from 0700 BST. | Private companies in Oxfordshire may not have enough capacity to employ people who lose their public sector jobs, an economics expert has warned. | 11164527 | [
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It had lost its mother and become stranded in shallow waters off the coast of Mojacar in Andalucia.
Tourists then began touching and photographing the animal rather than seeking help for it.
Equinac, a local NGO, said "selfishness" caused the dolphin "suffering and stress."
The organisation, which works to protect marine wildlife in the area, wrote in a Facebook post (in Spanish): "The animal was subjected to the curious who wanted to photograph and touch it."
"These animals are highly protected; to disturb them, to harm them, to manipulate them and to harass them is prohibited by law, and we always ask for respect and consideration." | A baby dolphin has died after it was surrounded by tourists looking to take photographs on a beach in southern Spain. | 40950693 | [
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The site at Knottingley, West Yorkshire is to burn fuel from refuse, industrial and commercial waste including wood, said operator Multifuel Energy Ltd.
The £300m plant is to create hundreds of jobs over a three-year build and should produce electricity for about 160,000 homes, it said.
The adjoining coal-fired Ferrybridge 'C' plant is to close in March 2016, it was announced in May.
The Secretary of State has granted development consent for the new plant.
Construction is expected to begin in 2016 with about 35 permanent jobs once it is operational.
The power station is expected to produce up to 90MWe of electricity annually by burning 675,000 tonnes of waste that could have ended up in landfill, said Multifuel Energy
It is to be built next to the newly-constructed Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 that stated operations earlier this year.
Multifuel Energy is a joint venture between power company SSE and and waste management company Wheelabrator Technologies. | A second multifuel power station has been approved for Ferrybridge. | 34658160 | [
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A 59-year-old teacher from London received £185,000 after she slipped a disc in her back after she was knocked to the ground by two unruly pupils.
A member of teaching staff in north Wales was given £100,000 compensation when the chair he sat on collapsed.
The NASUWTteaching union said it had won £16,077,328 for members last year.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "School employers are responsible for the health and safety of staff and pupils whether the local authority, governing body or academy trust, and they must adhere to the Health and Safety Act 1974."
Teachers also received smaller payouts over accidents in the workplace, including a £55,000 package for a female member of staff in north-west England who tripped on a tear in the lino surface of her science classroom.
She was later diagnosed with chronic back syndrome.
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said many of the injuries would be reduced if employers "took the welfare of staff seriously" and followed good health and safety practices.
She said: "The consequence of negligence is careers, lives and health blighted and millions of pounds of public money spent in compensation.
"Unfortunately, there is no incentive for employers to take health and welfare seriously when they witness the government cutting funding for inspection and failing to take steps to secure compliance with the law.
"Failure to respect the rights of employees and to comply with employment law is also prevalent.
"Employers flout the law, but it's the teachers and the taxpayers who pay the price.
"While compensation is important, it can never make up for the fact that teachers suffer permanent physical and mental injury and often cannot continue in their chosen career."
Separate data from the NUT, which keeps its overall compensation figures private, said there were two cases of personal injury compensation paid to its members last year.
One included a £46,000 payout to a teacher who suffered "severe psychological injury" following "a sustained campaign of bullying and harassment by senior leadership".
Another NUT member was awarded just under £4,500 after she fractured a finger on a defective doorknob, causing her long-term aches and a deformity.
The union said it offered legal help in 130 cases last year, including 71 involving criminal activity and 57 in employment cases. | Teachers won millions of pounds in compensation last year after suffering discrimination and serious injuries in the line of work, a union said. | 35895586 | [
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Over the next week, every BBC local radio station in England and the Channel Islands is accepting nominations for a local artist (or venue) that changed the course of musical history.
The winners will be honoured with a plaque on a building where they lived or a venue where they became famous.
To be considered the nominee must be:
The candidates will be submitted to The British Plaque Trust - and the 40 recipients will be unveiled on Friday, 9 June as part of BBC Music Day.
Surprisingly few pop musicians have one - with a notable exception being David Bowie, who is honoured at the location of the photoshoot for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust in London's West End.
But who else deserves one? To get you thinking, here are five people and places that could benefit from a blue plaque.
Long before he could grow that designer stubble, George Michael met Andrew Ridgeley at Bushey Meads school and pop history changed forever.
Bonding over a love of music, the duo initially formed a five-piece band called The Replacements, who played everything from ska to Beethoven's Fur Elise.
Their friendship was vital in sustaining George through the whirlwind success of Wham! and eventually giving him the courage to go solo.
Estimated to be more than 100 million years old, Peak Cavern is undoubtedly the oldest music venue in the UK.
The natural limestone cavern has hosted gigs by the likes of Richard Hawley, Mystery Jets and The Vaccines, who all benefit from the site's remarkable acoustics.
Fun fact: It used to be called The Devil's Arse (because of the flatulent sound caused by flood water draining from the cave) but received a more demure name in 1880, so Queen Victoria wouldn't be offended when she visited for a concert.
While Queen were still a struggling young pop band, Freddie Mercury ran a stall in London's Kensington Market with drummer Roger Taylor.
They sold clothes and bric-a-brac, as well as a thesis Freddie had written about Jimi Hendrix while attending Ealing College.
The stall did well enough to fund the band in their early days - so much so that they kept it going after Queen released their first album.
Delia Derbyshire is one of the earliest and most influential pioneers of electronic sound.
Working in a time before synthesisers, samplers and multi-track tape recorders, the musician, assisted by her engineer Dick Mills, created not only the original Dr Who theme but countless other experimental and ground-breaking recordings.
She was born in Coventry, but was evacuated to Preston, Lancashire, during World War Two. A blue plaque at either of her childhood homes would be a fitting memorial.
Not the most rock'n'roll of locations, Beachy Head nonetheless deserves its place in music history.
David Bowie filmed elements of the video for Ashes to Ashes there; and The Cure used it as the backdrop for both Just Like Heaven and Close To Me.
Industrial noise terrorists Throbbing Gristle used it in the deeply-ironic cover for their album, 20 Jazz Funk Greats; and, most famously of all, it stars in the final scene of The Who's Quadrophenia, where the young Jimmy throws his scooter over the edge of those chalky cliffs.
To make your suggestion for a musical blue plaque, you can contact your BBC local radio station via email, Twitter or Facebook; or email [email protected]. You can also share suggestions on social media using #localmusiclegends.
The British Plaque Trust criteria is to commemorate innovative, influential and successful people who have died - but any genre of music is permissible, and significant locations which have played a part in our musical heritage are also eligible.
The initiative is not a vote - so the final decision on who or what the plaques commemorate, and where they are located, will not be based on the number of suggestions received.
Nominations close at midnight on Sunday, 26 February.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Rock and pop's most influential figures are to be honoured with blue plaques on BBC Music Day this year - and you can decide who gets one. | 38991904 | [
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Silcox Coaches is a private coach hire and tour operator with bases in Pembroke Dock and Tenby, and has a contract with Pembrokeshire council to provide school transport.
Letters have been sent home to staff this week explaining the situation and that a buyer is being sought.
Silcox has been asked for a comment.
It is understood customers enquiring about trips they have booked have been told the company has taken this action in order to protect the business as it seeks a new owner.
The company was founded in 1882 and has run bus services around Pembrokeshire since 1932. It is also one of the main suppliers for local sport teams.
Pembrokeshire council said it was waiting to hear how a potential sale of Silcox would affect school transport.
A council spokesman said: "We are aware of the possible restructuring of the company and we will work with all interested parties.
"We anticipate a clearer picture of the situation emerging next week."
He added: "At this time, Silcox continues to operate and the council will continue to pay the company for the work it is carrying out in accordance with our contractual obligations." | About 100 jobs could be at risk at a Pembrokeshire coach company which intends to file for administration, BBC Wales understands. | 36405262 | [
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The end of last year saw growth across several sectors of the economy, but there are concerns about rising prices, skill shortages and falling sales.
Manufacturers reported their highest growth in new orders for nearly three years, with export demand still strong.
In retail, there was also a return to optimism - though only just, and despite profitability being squeezed.
In tourism, firms reported improving visitor numbers in the final quarter of the year, but falling sales revenues.
Responses to the survey, carried out for the Chambers of Commerce by Strathclyde University economists at the Fraser of Allander Institute, were more positive than the economic figures published on Wednesday.
The Labour Force Survey and the Gross Domestic Product figures showed weakness in the Scottish economy, while covering an earlier part of 2016 than the Chambers' survey.
While the GDP assessment from the Scottish government has seen a sharp contraction in the past year, the Chambers found a more positive picture, with growth in private commercial contracts.
However, there are warning signals survey, with tourism companies having difficulties in finding skilled recruits. Retail firms flagged up rising prices. Construction is expecting an investment dip.
The weakest of the five sectors covered was finance and business services. More firms in that large part of the economy saw employment fall than saw it rise. But on balance, firms say sales revenue is expected to increase.
Neil Amner, chairman of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce economic advisory group, said: "Our latest economic data shows that many Scottish businesses will have a successful 2017, with business optimism remaining positive for many sectors.
"This is good news for the economy, particularly as we continue to deal with international uncertainty and domestic issues including a rating revaluation and a potential divergence of Income Tax between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
"The overall business mood remains positive but firms expect business growth to be challenged by rising prices, tightening of cash flow and profitability, higher import costs impacted by exchange rates and a likely increase of inflation as the year goes on.
"On the converse side, exporters are continuing to report a healthy growth in trade, though perhaps not quite matching up to their initial expectations.
"Optimism could hardly be more finely balanced and anything that rocks the boat could change the glass from half full to half empty.
"Business success in 2017 will largely depend upon the ability of firms to manage costs and for consumer demand to remain strong in the face of pressures to real incomes." | Manufacturers have reported positive business trends, in the latest survey from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. | 38671871 | [
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Jackson made headlines across Canada and the U.S. after the Toronto Public Library shared the note he had tucked into the pages of a comic book he had damaged.
The note said: "I am sorry that a page ripped when it fell out of my bunk when I fell asleep reading. It won't happen again. I'm sorry, from Jackson."
A library worker found the note and shared it on social media.
With thanks to CBC News, Toronto | An eight-year-old boy who wrote an apology note to a library, for accidentally ripping a comic book, has been rewarded for his honesty. | 34016636 | [
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The men, aged 36 and 37, were arrested on Monday in the Rotherham area.
South Yorkshire Police said the arrests were part of an investigation into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
Three men, aged 35, 38 and 39, arrested in Goole, East Yorkshire, in November as part of the same inquiry remain on bail. | Two men arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against underage girls between 1994 and 2003 have been bailed. | 32127113 | [
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Eight of the nine rate-setters on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for no change, with one voting for a rise.
The Bank rate has been at the record low of 0.5% since March 2009.
A number of economists have been pushing their expectations of the first UK interest rate rise from the end of 2016 into the start of 2017.
The Bank said: "All members agreed that, given the likely persistence of the headwinds weighing on the economy, when Bank rate does begin to rise, it is expected to do so only gradually and to a level lower than in recent cycles.
"This guidance is an expectation, not a promise."
Ian McCafferty, one of four external members of the MPC, has been voting for a rate rise for several months and had the same view at the latest meeting.
The committee's minutes reveal a view that falling oil prices will mean any rise in inflation - which charts the cost of living - would be "slightly more gradual" in the near-term than forecast by the committee in November.
However, it expected inflation to increase to around the 2% target "once the persistent impact of lower energy and food prices, subdued world export prices and the past appreciation of sterling had dissipated". It added that inflation was likely to be at about 0.5% for several months this year.
The MPC also noted the fall in the value of the pound, which was partly attributed to actions by the European Central Bank.
"Since the start of 2016, however, some market contacts had additionally cited the forthcoming UK referendum regarding EU membership as a possible explanation for the depreciation of sterling," the minutes stated.
The global risks are building.
Here is the MPC on the remarkable gyrations of the markets since the start of the New Year: "Recent volatility in financial markets has underlined the downside risks to global growth, primarily emanating from emerging markets."
And on confidence in the economy: "Business surveys imply that the near-term outlook for aggregate [economic] activity is slightly weaker."
And on the remarkable collapse of the oil price: "The 40% decline in oil prices means that the increase in inflation is now expected to be slightly more gradual in the near term."
It all makes for a rather gloomy soup. And some would argue pushes any interest rate rise into the relatively far future
Read more from Kamal
The decision to hold the Bank rate comes shortly after weak industrial output figures were released and estimates suggested UK economic growth had slowed.
Production fell 0.7% in November from October - the sharpest fall since early 2013, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, released on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) predicted that UK economic growth slowed to 2.2% last year from 2.9% in 2014.
Meanwhile, the world economy remains in fragile condition, reflected by tumbling global markets last week after a run of poor economic data and interruptions to trading on Chinese stocks.
Last week, the Chancellor George Osborne warned the UK economy was facing "a dangerous cocktail of new threats" as a result of slow global growth and a drop in oil prices, which is a potential threat to the UK economy because of North Sea oil production.
The US Federal Reserve increased rates last month for the first time in nearly a decade, as the US economy expanded strongly last year.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has already said the decision to raise rates in the US was "not decisive" for UK policymakers, stressing that any such move in the UK would be made according to UK economic conditions. | UK interest rates have been left unchanged again at 0.5% by the Bank of England's rate-setters. | 35310256 | [
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The Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal was launched in February to raise awareness of skin cancer and educate children in schools about sun safety.
The target was reached on Monday after the Freemasons in Derby donated £10,000 with a new target set at £75,000.
Radio Derby presenter Colin Bloomfield - who has stage four melanoma - said the donations were "hugely generous".
BBC Radio Derby is working with the Derby Telegraph and charity Skcin, which specialises in skin cancer prevention.
The station launched the appeal after Colin's diagnosis in 2013, and his openness and optimism on the disease touched thousands of listeners.
The 33-year-old had a malignant melanoma removed from his leg 10 years ago but in 2013 he was told the cancer had returned and in November he was given months to live when it spread to his brain.
"Every single pound has made such a big difference," he said,
"As a child I never understood the seriousness of getting burnt but I'm living through it now.
"[Melanoma] is a truly horrible disease that a lot of people don't understand the seriousness of.
"We are not used to seeing the sun in this country and when we go out and enjoy it, it is about doing it safely and responsibly.
"If we can hammer home that message to kids in schools that can only be a good thing."
Earlier this month Derby County Football Club raised more than £14,000 after donating £10 for every away ticket sold at Norwich.
The appeal aims to take the sun safe scheme to 200 schools in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. | A skin cancer appeal backed by a BBC presenter has reached its £45,000 target after just six weeks. | 32132613 | [
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Bishop Geoffrey Robinson told a national inquiry the Church had failed to speak out strongly about the abuse.
The bishop played an important role in developing the Australian church's response to the issue in the 1990s.
Australia is holding a national inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
Popes and archbishops, including the Vatican's finance chief, Australian Cardinal George Pell, had sent out the "wrong message" about the issue, Bishop Robinson told the inquiry on Monday.
"I think that some popes gave out the wrong message ... and some archbishops too," local media reported Bishop Robinson telling the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Bishop Robinson said Pope John Paul II did not immediately condemn the abuse claims when they emerged in the 1990s.
"We still haven't had that kind of leadership, not even from (Pope) Francis," he said, explaining that bishops followed the Vatican's line by remaining silent on the issues.
Bishop Robinson said that while he was drafting a national response for the Australian Catholic Church to abuse victims in 1990s, the then Archbishop of Melbourne, Cardinal Pell, released his own protocol for Melbourne.
Unlike the national strategy, it required alleged sex abuse victims to speak to church lawyers first.
"(Pell) would later claim that this meant he was the first person in Australia to have such a protocol," said Bishop Robinson.
"He destroyed our unity," he told the Commission.
More than 4,000 victims have come forward to the Royal Commission, which is looking at how religious groups, charities and state care providers responded to child sex abuse allegations. | The Vatican and one of Australia's top clerics had failed to properly deal with child sex abuse victims, a retired bishop has said. | 34047728 | [
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The British rivals meet in Group B at Euro 2016 on Thursday (14:00 BST).
Last week, 26-year-old Bale said the Welsh had more passion and pride than England, who "big themselves up before they've done anything".
"I've been in the game sufficiently long to know every opponent has got an opinion," said Hodgson.
"The other day it was [Russia goalkeeper] Igor Akinfeev saying we were the worst seeded team and now it's Gareth Bale.
"They can have those opinions but I don't have any doubts personally about our patriotism or desire and that's the important thing.
"I would recommend anybody who does have any doubts about players in that respect to watch the game [against Russia] and come to me afterwards and show me where they've seen that lack of passion and lack of patriotism because I certainly didn't see it.
"We know who we are, we know what we are. We don't have any doubts about ourselves in that respect."
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England started their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Russia, while Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 in the their first game in a major tournament for 58 years.
It was Bale who scored Wales' opener in Bordeaux, and England captain Wayne Rooney is aware of the threat posed by the Real Madrid forward.
"I think he is a fantastic player, probably in the top five players in the world," said the Manchester United skipper.
"He is the biggest threat for Wales, but I don't think we will go out and man-mark him.
"I think we have to go out and play our game. They will have a lot to think about our team, too. I'm sure it will be a fascinating game."
England were leading 1-0 against Russia thanks to an Eric Dier free-kick but they had to settle for a 1-1 draw after conceding an injury-time equaliser.
The result means they have failed to win any of their last five matches at major tournaments, but striker Harry Kane insisted England fans should remain positive.
"We have got great players, we ain't no mugs," said the Tottenham forward. "We are more than confident. We are not going to let this affect us.
"On another day it could have been three or four nil. We limited Russia to very few chances and we had plenty. We have got to learn from it, take the positives and prepare for Thursday." | Manager Roy Hodgson says he does not doubt England's "patriotism or desire", in the wake of comments made by Wales striker Gareth Bale. | 36513531 | [
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Detectives said three firearms, ammunition and a five-figure sum of money were recovered.
A 26-year-old man who was arrested and charged appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday. | A man has appeared in court after firearms, ammunition and cash were seized by police in Edinburgh. | 34227252 | [
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It effectively completes the four-year-old software's transformation from a "lightweight" chat app, spun off from the main Facebook site, into a fully-fledged "platform" of its own.
More than 40 new add-on apps have already been developed so far.
But one expert said there was a risk Messenger would become bloated.
Messenger has already proved controversial with some users of the social network, who have complained about having to switch between two apps to stay in touch with their Facebook friends.
Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the move at his firm's F8 developers conference in San Francisco.
He said more than 600 million people already used Messenger at least once a month to express themselves, and that allowing other social networks and services to directly post to it would make "conversations better".
Among the new apps unveiled are ways to post:
It builds on a move to allow US-based users to send money to and from each other via Messenger, which Facebook announced last week, and the earlier inclusion of Voip (voice over internet protocol) calls and stickers.
Mr Zuckerberg also revealed plans to launch an associated service called Businesses on Messenger.
Using the app instead of email, the public will be able to hold conversations with companies from which they buy goods, or have other interactions with.
Facebook suggested this could include receiving delivery status updates, organising the return of an order and asking follow-up questions.
The company is far from the first to attempt to turn a messaging app into a wider platform.
China's WeChat service has gone even further by allowing its users to book taxis, pick cinema seats and find nearby restaurants among other actions.
But one expert suggested Facebook should be cautious about the rate at which it adds further facilities to Messenger.
"There's a potential risk that they are going to overload Messenger with too many functions and none of them become that important - it really depends on how extensive they get with the features that they add over time," said Brian Blau from the Gartner tech consultancy.
"We have seen something like that happen with Facebook's Timeline, where you have all these different people competing for your attention.
"So, Facebook won't want to over-bloat, but it could enable all kinds of interesting scenarios where you can integrate messaging with other apps and services."
Right now many of the Messenger apps look fun, if a bit gimmicky.
But over time these new interactions will give Facebook another source of rich information about a user's interests - and thereby the potential to attract more ad revenue.
Facebook would have taken inspiration from companies like China's WeChat and Japan's Line, which have proven successful in building both content and business services atop their core messenger offerings.
But Messenger for Business is an ambitious plan.
It is asking users to supplant more tried-and-tested means like email.
Other communications behemoths like Skype tried - unsuccessfully - to become places to reinvent communications between businesses and their customers.
Will users be happy to shift their business interactions over to Facebook - a platform where, until now, they have been used to dealing primarily with friends?
Other announcements made at F8 included: | Facebook has confirmed that it is opening up its Messenger service to third-party developers, allowing them to add functions of their own. | 32036322 | [
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Gurpal Virdi, 56, of Hounslow, west London, was acquitted by the jury at Southwark Crown Court.
Mr Virdi had denied indecently assaulting a male prisoner and misconduct in public office.
The charges dated back to on or before 7 November 1986.
During the trial Mr Virdi accused the Metropolitan Police of bringing the criminal case against him as part of a 17-year campaign to "hound" him out of the force.
The retired detective claimed the police had tried to discredit him after he gave evidence to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry about racism within the police force.
He told jurors: "This is a typical reaction from a department that has hounded me since 1998, investigating me and following me around and bugging my phone.
Mr Virdi retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2012 after 30 years of service. | A former Metropolitan Police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the back of a police van nearly 30 years ago. | 33733384 | [
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Paapa Essiedu, the Royal Shakespeare Company's first black Hamlet, is in the running for best performance in a play.
Sir Ian McKellen will receive a special prize at this year's event, to be held at London's Guildhall on 9 October.
Previous recipients of the outstanding contribution to British theatre award include Sir Peter Hall, choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne and actor Simon Callow.
Clare Burt is nominated for best performance in a musical for Flowers for Mrs Harris, which was adapted from a 1958 novel by Paul Gallico.
Daniel Evans directed both Flowers for Mrs Harris and Show Boat, which transferred to the West End in April. He has since left Sheffield Theatres to become artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre.
Chichester's exuberant summer production of Half a Sixpence is up for two awards ahead of its West End transfer next month.
Actress Lesley Manville, host of this year's awards ceremony, said she "looked forward to celebrating a year of artistic achievement".
The full list of nominations is as follows:
Theatregoers have until 12:00 BST on 19 September to cast their vote for the UK's most welcoming theatre.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Musicals staged by Sheffield's Crucible theatre lead the nominations for this year's UK Theatre Awards, which reward the best shows produced outside London. | 37361754 | [
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Jack Lloyd Kay, 20, of Gosmore, was driving a Peugeot when it overturned near Hitchin early on 4 October 2015.
Jack Mudd, 19, who planned to go to a US university to continue his golfing career, died in the crash.
Kay had already pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while over the alcohol limit and was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court.
Mr Mudd's family spoke after his death of their "pure devastation", saying: "We simply cannot imagine life without you."
Kay was also banned from driving for two years and will have to take extended retest before driving again. | The friend of an aspiring young golfer killed in a car crash has been jailed for 18 months for causing his death. | 38264015 | [
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The woman's husband was rescued from the blaze and is being treated in hospital.
Clodagh Rice has been to the scene. | An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Enniskillen. | 35190917 | [
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Jamie Chapman, 28, of Tamar Drive, Smith's Wood, Solihull, is facing 15 charges and was remanded in custody at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
Mr Chapman is due at Birmingham Crown Court on 9 December.
Police said there was no evidence to suggest any inappropriate contact between him and children at the nursery.
Officers are also liaising with previous places Mr Chapman worked at.
Read more news for Birmingham and the Black Country
A number of items of computer equipment were seized following a search of his home when he was arrested on Wednesday, the spokesman added.
Mr Chapman is charged with rape, four counts of causing or inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child.
He is also accused of taking an indecent image of a child, distributing an indecent image of a child, and six counts of making an indecent photograph. | A nursery worker has appeared in court accused of rape and inciting the sexual exploitation of a child. | 37952522 | [
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The crash happened on Monday in Nord Troendelag county, 700km north of Oslo.
Photographs show the concertinaed car surrounded by debris on the road next to the undamaged tank.
About 15,000 troops from Nato and partner countries are in Norway taking part in the Cold Response exercise.
The 50-tonne tank involved in the accident was a Norwegian "armoured recovery vehicle", Lt Col Aleksander Jankov of the Norwegian Armed Forces was quoted by the AP news agency as saying.
"The military is exercising to protect national security. Accidents are always tragic and we think it is particularly sad that a person has died in connection to the military exercise," he said.
He said two military personnel inside the tank were unhurt and that the accident 22km (13.5 miles) south of Snasa is now being investigated by police and military police.
"There was only one person in the car, while there were two people from the Norwegian armed forces in the tank," Rune Reinsborg from Troendelag Police told the NTB website.
"We don't know the circumstances surrounding the accident yet."
The Norwegian armed forces began the large-scale Cold Response exercise on 19 February in Troendelag. Troops taking part come from 14 countries. The exercise lasts until 22 March. | A motorist was killed when his car collided with a tank on a rural road during a major Nato military exercise in central Norway, police and military officials say. | 35748001 | [
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Hull-based Martin Williams Ltd took over Penman Engineering near Dumfries in November last year.
The number of employees at the time had fallen to just 14 but the new owners said that now stood at 67.
Director Chris Williams said that if new work they hoped to secure did come in then numbers would rise further.
He said that would also leave them with the potential of a full order book for the next two years.
The site on the outskirts of Dumfries employed about 140 staff before it went into administration.
Mr Williams said they had completed their first stage of restructuring the company while managing to increase staffing levels.
He said they had concentrated on re-employing as many people as possible while building up orders.
"We have had massive support from Scottish Enterprise who have helped us from the day we took over and hold regular meetings with us to offer their support in a lot of different ways," he said.
"There are numerous different projects we are tendering for currently internationally and SE have also offered us support with this as well which is invaluable to us."
He said they had faced a number of challenges with suppliers who had lost money when the old company entered administration "understandably wary" of doing business with them.
"However, those who support the company will be rewarded in the future as bigger projects come off," he said.
"We will aim to put as much money back into the local economy and previous suppliers as possible to enable us to trade freely and have a good reputation in the future, the same as our existing company."
He said that overall he was positive about the direction the business was heading in.
"All in all things are looking good for the future," he said.
"It is still a tough climate and with Brexit you just don't know what's around the corner.
"But we are carrying on with what we know best which is to give the customer the best possible service and turnaround time that is also competitively priced." | Staffing levels could be set to double at a Scottish armoured vehicle business which was bought out of administration nearly six months ago. | 39779055 | [
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The MSP will make the pledge in her keynote address to the Scottish Labour conference in Perth.
Ms Dugdale believes new taxes would not be necessary to pay for the plan.
She will advocate changes of approach such as ditching SNP plans to cut air passenger duty and Tory proposals to raise higher rate tax thresholds.
Ms Dugdale will say that parties in Scotland must "get serious" about what they would do with the major new tax and welfare powers coming to the Scottish Parliament.
The MSP reckons the restoration of tax credits could be achieved by making different choices in government.
At the Holyrood election in May next year, the Scottish Labour Party will be defending the 38 seats it holds.
Ms Dugdale will tell her conference that a vote for her party would offer a break from Tory austerity.
She will add: "Scottish Labour will stand for the elections with a promise to restore the money Scottish families will lose from this Tory tax rise on working families.
"We will act as soon as the new powers make it possible. We don't need to tax ordinary Scots more to make this change.
"We just need to make different choices from the Tories and the SNP."
The Scotland Bill, currently going through the UK parliament, will contain new powers for Holyrood, including;
On the first day of the three-day conference Labour's UK leader Jeremy Corbyn urged voters in Scotland to back a "left wing alternative" at next May's Holyrood election.
Mr Corbyn also said it was right that decisions about the party north of the border should be taken by members and activists in Scotland.
He has signed an agreement with Ms Dugdale pledging a more autonomous structure.
Who would join Scottish Labour - a party with just one MP north of the border and a poor showing in the polls?
Five young people - attending the Scottish Labour conference in Perth - tell BBC Scotland political reporter Philip Sim (@BBCPhilipSim) what's making them stick and not quit. | A future Labour government at Holyrood would restore tax credits for working families, its Scottish leader Kezia Dugdale will tell party members. | 34683943 | [
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Cavendish finished 29th after his Great Britain team-mates failed to reel in a late breakaway in the 250km race that finished on The Mall.
"The British team were a victim of their own success. The same tactics worked at the World Championships [where Cavendish won gold]. Then, in the Tour de France, Cavendish battered them on the Champs Elysees in Paris. There were eight riders helping in Copenhagen, just four today. While four people can influence a race, they cannot control it. The problem is nobody wanted to ride against Cavendish on the Mall because they knew they would come second. The team did everything they could, other riders did not contribute to the race and they missed out too. Andre Greipel is the second best sprinter in the world but he and his German team sat back."
Vinokourov sprinted clear of Colombia's Rigoberto Uran in the final stages of an eventful race.
Norway's Alexander Kristoff pipped the rest of the breakaway pack to bronze.
Cavendish, who finished near the front of the main peloton, refused to blame his team-mates, who included 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and runner-up Chris Froome.
"We rode the exact race we wanted to ride," Cavendish told BBC Radio 5 live. "We controlled it with four guys for 250km and we couldn't do any more. We are human beings.
"There was a group of 22 who got away and we couldn't pull them back. The four guys who ran all day couldn't do it.
"I can be proud of how the lads rode today. I'm proud of my country because there was incredible support. The guys are sat there, they are spent. They have got nothing left in the tank. It's incredible to see what they gave for the cause."
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Team GB's race strategy was simple: get Cavendish to Buckingham Palace within striking distance and let the Manx Missile demonstrate his finishing prowess.
It was a plan that worked beautifully at the World Championships in Copenhagen last year.
But there were two flaws with the plan: one, everybody else knew it; and two, this time the 27-year-old Brit only had four support riders to pace him to the end, not seven.
What gave Cavendish - and the millions of British fans watching on the course and at home - so much hope, however, was the fact that this team was undoubtedly the best Britain had fielded at an Olympic road race.
With Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins, Tour runner-up Chris Froome, seasoned campaigner David Millar and national champion Ian Stannard riding for the world champion, Cavendish's claims that this was a "dream team" were not unfounded.
Yet it was not enough. With almost every other nation in the race desperate to avoid a sprint, Team GB were always going to struggle to keep the 144-strong field together.
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A pattern was set from start of the race when, after the riders had avoided an errant dog, 12 men from as many countries jumped clear to form the first breakaway.
Among this group were dangerous riders such as Australian veteran Stuart O'Grady, Slovenian star Janez Brajkovic and versatile Dutchman Lieuwe Westra - and they soon built their lead to six minutes.
But with half the 250km distance completed, Team GB seemed comfortable at the front of the chasing group.
It was at this point that the nature of the race changed ever so subtly, but ever so significantly.
First, Italy's Vincenzo Nibali broke away, dragging two Belgians and a Dutchman with him. The threat to Cavendish did not seem obvious, because the time gaps looked manageable, but the danger grew as more riders infiltrated this group.
With the final lap of Box Hill completed, Cavendish looked fresh. A fast and flat 30-mile dash back to London lay ahead of him and expectation of a first British gold medal at London 2012 grew.
But the lead group was now 30-strong, the original dozen and Nibali's chasers, and when Belgian one-day specialist Philippe Gilbert sprang clear, panic set in.
Gilbert had gone too early, but Fabian Cancellara, a silver medallist in this event from Beijing, was far too strong a rider to be two minutes clear with 20 miles to go.
But the Swiss star made a critical mistake on a corner coming out of Richmond Park and his race was done. By this stage, so was Froome's and it suddenly became clear that there would be no grandstand finish for Cavendish and Team GB.
The remaining leaders now started to eye each other and it was Vinokourov, who completed a two-year drugs ban in 2009, and Uran who grabbed the initiative with a smart burst through Putney.
The last five minutes of the race were an anti-climax for most of the spectators but a masterclass in racing from "Vino".
Uran, a team-mate of Cavendish at Sky, was completely outfoxed by the Kazakh in the sprint and had to settle for silver. | Mark Cavendish's Olympic gold medal bid ended in disappointment as Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the men's road race. | 18909585 | [
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The film, Caste on the Menu Card, was the only film among the 35 sent to India's information and broadcasting ministry to be refused clearance.
Festival director Manoj Mathews told BBC Hindi he was "disturbed and disappointed" by the decision.
Ministry officials said they were "not provided with adequate information".
Mr Mathews said: "There were documentaries showcased on this platform which dealt with more controversial issues than this and we have had no problem."
The documentary was filmed by five students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
"The documentary is about how caste works in the meat industry. How it's a livelihood question for workers of the industry. We are talking about social exclusion, we are talking about caste," Atul Anand, one of the students who made the documentary, told BBC Hindi.
"We are shocked and upset. We made this documentary between August and September 2014, before beef was banned in Maharashtra.
"We took almost three months to make this documentary and it was sparked by a row on our campus in 2014 after some students demanded that beef and pork be banned," Mr Anand said.
Mr Mathews told the Indian Express newspaper that information and broadcasting ministry officials had told him that "due to the current political situation over the beef ban issue they have not give exemption permission for this particular documentary".
However ministry officials told the newspaper that they had not received "adequate information" about the film and were willing to reconsider the decision if they got the required information.
In another incident, reports from the north Indian state of Haryana indicated that an editor of a state government publication was sacked because of an article that said beef was nutritious. | A documentary on beef eating habits in India has been withdrawn from a Delhi film festival for "technical" reasons, its organisers have said. | 34674527 | [
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The first to benefit from "white space" internet will be residents on the Isle of Arran, who have struggled with poor broadband speeds.
Domain name firm Nominet is partnering with telecoms firm Broadway Partners to roll it out.
They claim it is the first commercial service using the technology in Europe.
The service will be available in two packages, one offering speeds of up to 25Mbps (megabits per second) and one offering 35Mbps.
There have been several trials of white space technology (TVWS) in the UK. BT ran some on the Isle of Bute and are currently running a small one in Sutton, Suffolk.
The technology has been used at London Zoo to broadcast footage of meerkats and has also been considered as a way of providing broadband at sea.
BT now believes it can get fibre broadband solutions to almost 99% of UK homes by the end of 2020, so has moved its attention to technologies such as long-reach very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL) and fibre to the home (FTTH).
"We think wireless and satellite will be the most likely potential solutions for the final 1-2%," said a BT spokesman.
Nominet is convinced that TVWS can play a role.
Russell Haworth, chief executive of Nominet, said: "The Arran roll-out shows that TV white space can reach places that other technologies cannot and paves the way for further deployment of this dynamic spectrum management technology."
Michael Armitage, founding director of Broadway Partners, added: "TV white space has proved its mettle, cutting through hard to reach rural forested areas on Arran which, in fixed wireless terms, is pretty much unheard of.
"This technology will be a powerful tool in the drive to deliver affordable broadband access for all communities throughout Scotland and abroad."
It will first be rolled out to residents on the west coast of Arran, with services to the rest of island following in the coming months.
Better connectivity could boost tourism, which is the main industry on Arran. During peak season, the population grows from 5,000 to 25,000.
The firms are also planning to roll out TVWS in Wales but has not said where or when.
Andrew Ferguson, editor of broadband website Think Broadband, said: "TV Whitespace has some advantages over the majority of wireless services, since it is using lower frequencies, which means it can go further and will penetrate some obstructions.
"The penalty to operating at these lower frequencies is that speeds may be slower than traditional fixed wireless services. From other trials of white space technology I am expecting speeds to be in the region of 10 Mbps.
"If you are just getting broadband for the first time or have an unreliable sub-1 Mbps service, that will feel amazing - and unlike satellite broadband will not have excessively high latency."
But he added that as people increasingly demand super-fast broadband, white space technology will be seen as only a "stepping stone" to faster technologies. | Part of the wireless spectrum freed up after the digital TV switchover is being used to provide broadband services in rural Scotland. | 37936118 | [
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The pensioner was found by her son when he arrived to visit her in Townhill Road, Hamilton, on Sunday morning.
Police said she had been unable to get up from the floor or call for help after a man forced his way into her home and attacked her.
The assault happened at about 19:00 on Saturday. The man also stole cash.
The suspect was thought to be in his 50s or 60s and was wearing a dark, hooded top and trousers.
The woman was taken to Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride on Sunday where she is in a stable condition.
Officers are checking CCTV and speaking to local residents in the area.
Det Insp David Cockburn said: "Despite the significant inquiries carried out by our officers so far, the man responsible for this horrendous incident has not been caught.
"It is absolutely crucial that we speak to anyone who was in the surrounding area on Saturday evening who may have seen anything suspicious.
"No matter how minor you may think your information is, please let us be the judge of that as it could prove to be vital to our investigation."
A three-figure sum of money was taken from the house. | An 86-year-old woman was left on the floor of her South Lanarkshire home overnight after being assaulted in a "horrendous" attack.' | 37311178 | [
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Writing in PLOS ONE they say the gene fault may encourage the formation of blood clots - the ultimate cause of most heart attacks and strokes.
Scientists hope gene tests may help doctors one day to pinpoint individuals more likely to suffer these conditions.
But experts say lifestyle factors such as smoking and exercise have the greatest influence on risk.
Around one in 10 people in the Caucasian population carries this variation of the gene, named PIA2.
And researchers from King's College London reviewed more than 80 studies involving about 50,000 people - the largest analysis of this genetic fault to date.
They found individuals with PIA2 were more likely to have a stroke - caused by a blood clot blocking blood supply to the brain - than those without the gene.
Scientists calculate the gene increases a person's risk of having a stroke by 10-15%.
But how significant this increase is depends on an individual's baseline risk - influenced by factors such as smoking, diet, weight and exercise, the scientists say.
And for people with two copies of the gene the risk rises by up to 70% from this baseline.
In a second study published in the same journal, the scientists show PIA2 is also linked to an increased risk of heart attacks in people under 45.
More research is needed to see whether this holds true for the whole population, they say.
About 150,000 people have a stroke in the UK each year and more than 100,000 heart attacks are recorded annually.
Both thrombotic strokes (the most common kind) and heart attacks are caused by blockage of blood vessels in the heart and brain - ultimately through the formation of clots.
The faulty gene appears to affect a protein called glycoprotein IIIa - present on platelets, natural clotting cells in the blood.
Platelets help trigger the formation of clots to stop bleeding after injury. But scientists say carrying the gene may render them overactive.
They caution that overall the genes play a smaller role in risk than more established factors, such as high blood pressure and obesity.
But developing a genetic test could help predict people at highest risk, allowing doctors to suggest more potent medication or lifestyle changes, they say.
Prof Albert Ferro, of King's College London, who led the research, told the BBC: "We would now need to validate this test and see how useful it is in the clinical world."
Dr Shamim Quadir, of the Stroke Association, said: "These latest results are an important step forward in stroke research.
"We hope the findings from this study could lead to many more people who are most at risk of this devastating condition being identified.
"However, if you have a family history of stroke or have any other risk factors, this does not mean the condition is inevitable. Regular exercise, eating a balanced diet and stopping smoking can be important steps to significantly reduce your stroke risk."
Prof Jeremy Pearson, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "It is as yet uncertain whether a genetic test to detect a variation in this protein would be beneficial for patients in everyday practice.
"All patients who are at risk should be monitored to see whether or not lifestyle changes or medication have a positive impact on the more standard major risk factors such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol." | Researchers have identified a gene that may put people at greater risk of strokes and heart attacks. | 28117422 | [
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Collier, who had Parkinson's disease and was living in a nursing home near his hometown of Hull, died on Thursday.
A contemporary of Little and Large, with whom he often worked, he rose to fame on the club circuit, getting his big break on the Royal Variety Show.
"It's kept me in good health, making people laugh. And it's kept them in good health too," he said in 2009.
Danny Baker and Jon Culshaw were among those paying tribute on Twitter, with Culshaw writing: "Rest in peace Norman Collier.. Funny, funny, wonderfully funny man. People would be permanently laughing whenever they were around him."
The eldest of eight children, Collier was born in Hull on Christmas day in 1925, and once joked there were "five of us sleeping in one bed".
After serving as a gunner in World War II, he worked as a labourer but turned to comedy in 1950 after a one-off stint at his local Perth Street Social Club.
Variety performance
He quickly drew a popular following on the northern club circuit, but it was his debut at the 1971 Royal Variety Performance that brought him to wider attention.
"Unknown comedian Norman Collier won a standing ovation for his act in the Royal Variety Show," wrote the Daily Express, of his critically acclaimed turn.
"Norman turned out to be one of the big successes of this year's Royal Knees-up," added the Daily Mirror.
Collier went on to make regular appearances on television and at theatres across the UK in the 1970s and 80s, and is arguably best remembered for his act featuring an intermittently working microphone - and his chicken impression.
He was also a frequent pantomime performer, notably playing Widow Twanky opposite Little and Large at Hull's New Theatre in Aladdin.
He never moved to London - despite the lure of fame - preferring to stay in the local area surrounded by his family. He told the BBC in 2009 he had "no regrets".
He leaves a wife, Lucy, to whom he was married for more than 60 years, three children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
His friend and biographer Mike Ulyatt recalled a meeting between Collier and Eric Sykes, in which Sykes commented "we are the last of the Vaudevillians in this country".
"How I wished I had recorded their conversation over lunch that day. It took me over two years to complete Norman's life story, he would go off at such tangents at our numerous meetings," added Mr Ulyatt.
"He was a local lad who never wanted to move from East Yorkshire and a real family man. He often said to me ' All I ever wanted to do was make people laugh'.
"His good friend Bernie Clifton got him a copy of the 1971 Royal Command performance and Norman could never remember what the Queen said to him afterwards but on the recording they talked like long lost friends!
"In Blackpool, he met up with Ringo Star and George Harrison just before their fame began and said to them what a funny name for a group the Beatles was!" | Comedian Norman Collier, best known for his faulty microphone act, has died at the age of 87, his daughter confirmed. | 21798955 | [
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Interest and participation has increased hugely in recent years across the country, according to the Outdoor Swimming Society.
Eighty outdoor swims are being held over the 2015 season, with most taking place on Christmas or Boxing Day.
Safety advice has been issued by the society for the first time.
Spokesman Will Cairns said it was expecting more people to take part this year in the sea, rivers and lidos.
"What's interesting this year is the temperature of the water.
"It's three to four degrees higher in certain places than it was this time last year. Temperature does play a part."
He said overall membership numbers increased from 15,000 last year to 25,000 this year and that 40% of members now actively swim throughout the winter.
"The Christmas swims very much appeal to the British psyche of doing something different, something slightly weird and wonderful," he said.
- Do not take part if you are pregnant, suffer from asthma or have a heart condition.
- Get warm before the swim and remove your warm clothing at the last minute.
- Go in feet first, not head first, and control your breathing before immersing your shoulders.
- Have low expectations of how long you will be in for or how far you will go
- Dry off and put on layers within ten minutes of getting out
Charlie Hoskin, 33, from Cornwall, described herself as a "granite-fleshed cold-water bathing enthusiast" who always swims in the sea at Christmas.
"The sensation is truly electrifying. It is a great way to test your constitution and boost your immune system," she said.
Daniel Fox has been photographing the Exmouth Christmas Day swim since 2007.
"Its getting massively busy now and the atmosphere is amazing. Costumes are getting wilder and there are more and more people taking part," he said.
"There are about 1,000 swimmers, thousands of spectators and tens of thousands watch by webcam too so we have a worldwide audience".
Brian Thomas from the Serpentine Swimming Club in London said: "We have seen a huge growth in numbers over the past five years".
He said its Christmas swimming race tradition began in 1864 and about 100 people usually take part after a strict vetting process.
"Swimming in a wetsuit is cheating" he said, although stressed that the club has "strict guidelines" making sure participants have acclimatised. | Christmas swims are expected to attract bumper numbers this year due to milder winter weather and growing popularity for the craze. | 35175164 | [
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Only a few days after publicly stating he was committing his future to Villa, having been on the brink of joining City, he has made an almighty U-turn and joined Manuel Pellegrini's side.
We look back at eight days of transfer saga:
Having featured in an Aston Villa tweet promoting next season's new kit earlier in the day, the BBC and several other media outlets learned that the England midfielder was set to have a medical at Manchester City. The North West club had triggered the £8m release clause.
Some football followers keenly pointed out Delph's comments when he signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Villa in January.
Here was a reminder from a Villa fans' blog:
The first twist of the week - when Delph released a statement through the Villa website:
Although some questioned his decision to turn down a move to a "bigger" club, other football fans, like Arsenal supporter Steven Parkhill, praised the decision to stay put.
So all was good and well at Villa. Delph flew out to join the rest of his team-mates at the Portugal training camp.
It was a squad that had been strengthened by the signings of English full-back Micah Richards and midfielders Scott Sinclair and Idrissa Gueye. Belgium striker Christian Benteke, who was then reported to be a target of Liverpool, also travelled with the club.
Villa manager Tim Sherwood said: "I knew there was interest from Manchester City and few other clubs who had shown a lot of interest in Fabian as I expected for such a small fee on the buyout clause.
"But he never ever indicated to me that he wanted to leave."
Then came a second twist - Delph had change of heart. Rumours that he was set to make a U-turn and join Man City surfaced early on Friday when a sharp-eyed member of the public tweeted:
Tim probably had, before BBC Sport's David Ornstein, confirmed that Delph's £8m move to City was back on. This news came a few hours after it was reported Liverpool had met a £32.5m release clause for Benteke.
It is understood Delph had informed club owner Randy Lerner of his latest decision on Thursday.
Understandably, the reaction from Villa fans ranged from disappointment from that which was slightly more vitriolic, with a dash of humour.
But by Friday evening, the saga was all over: | From praise for loyalty to vilification for a change of mind - Fabian Delph's move from Aston Villa to Manchester City has found a place in the all-time transfer sagas scrapbook. | 33572493 | [
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To fund the giveaway, the chancellor capped debt interest payments used by larger firms to cut their corporation tax bills, to 30% of earnings.
George Osborne also said corporation tax would be cut to 17% by 2020.
Mr Osborne said his business tax reforms were part of a "Budget for small business".
The chancellor announced he was permanently raising the threshold for small business rate relief from £6,000 to a maximum of £15,000 and increasing higher rate relief from £18,000 to £51,000.
He said that the 600,000 small businesses relieved of paying business rates from next April would see an annual saving of nearly £6,000.
Mike Cherry, policy director at the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "The chancellor has listened to our calls for the tax system to be made simpler for small businesses and the self-employed and taken important action on business rates."
The chancellor also announced a number of reforms designed to help small businesses cope with what he called "the great unfairness" they faced when trying to compete with some suppliers selling goods online.
Mr Osborne said the government would take measures to stop overseas retailers storing goods in the UK and then selling the goods online without paying VAT.
He also introduced two new tax-free allowances worth £1,000 a year for so-called micro-entrepreneurs: people who make money from occasional jobs or through renting out property they own.
The Treasury estimates that the debt interest rate relief cap, alongside other measures, will help raise £8bn over the next five years.
Among those other measures was the announcement that firms making an annual profit of over £5m would face the prospect of having the amount of past losses they could carry forward to offset their corporation tax bill capped to 50% of current profits.
Carolyn Fairbairn, director general of the CBI business lobby group, said: "The reduction in the headline corporation tax rate sends out a strong signal that the UK is open for global business investment, and reforms to interest deductibility are rightly in line with the international consensus.
But she added: "Changes to the tax treatment of losses will make it harder for larger scale-up firms and companies that have been through tough times to play their part in the recovery." | Small businesses have welcomed what they said were long overdue reforms to tax policy as the chancellor doubled business rate relief. | 35823970 | [
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One eyewitness described the fire at Eco-Oil Ltd at the Kingsnorth Industrial Estate at Hoo as "huge".
Kent Fire and Rescue Service managed to contain burning oil which spread on to adjacent land cleared for development.
Firefighters said the blaze started at about 2300 BST and was finally brought under control at around 0545 BST.
The fire started in two road tankers before spreading to plastic and steel drum oil containers.
No casualties have been reported.
At least 10 fire crews from around the county were tackling the fire, with extra foam units brought in from London and Essex.
Graham Gash, area manager from Kent Fire and Rescue said: "Crews have done a great job in fighting this serious fire and successfully managing to prevent it spreading further and damaging nearby buildings.
"We worked alongside our partners from the London Fire Brigade and Essex Fire and Rescue Service and I think praise goes to everyone for a job well done."
Mr Gash said crews were confronted by a very serious fire involving road tanker vehicles carrying 1,000-litre containers of reclaimed engine oil and numerous 200-litre barrels of oil which were exploding.
He added: "More importantly, we had fuel that was flowing from the site and this posed a significant threat to the surrounding building which was three industrial units."
The fire officer said foam had to be used to put out a very hot oil fire, while two high volume water supplies were needed for a major foam strike - one for cooling and one for foam production.
He added: "This particular area is not very well served with a good water supply so we had to run in two water mains from Kingsnorth power station."
By about 0800 BST on Saturday, fire crews had entered the turning over and damping down phase, Mr Gash said.
He said crews were working to make sure the fire was out and checking the industrial units with thermal imaging cameras to make sure there had been no undetected fire spread.
Mr Gash said there was minimal risk to people nearby because the industrial estate was surrounded by commercial industrial retail outlets and not residential areas.
He said the brigade's fire investigation team would be investigating the cause of the fire along with Kent Police. | More than 60 firefighters have spent the night tackling a major blaze at a waste oil depot near Kingsnorth power station in Kent. | 13651666 | [
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The hour-long session featured questions on Brexit, steel, devolution and the Severn crossings.
Committee chair David Davies, who voted for Britain to leave the EU, opened with this question: "May I begin by asking what you think are the potential advantages to Wales of Brexit?"
Mr Cairns, who campaigned for Britain to remain, gave this hesitant reply: "Well there are certainly lots of challenges. The advantages are that we are almost forced to look elsewhere other than Europe and we need to remember we're not turning our backs on Europe, we're just merely leaving the European Union and nations across Europe will still remain friends and allies.
"The advantages are that we will need to focus our efforts on seeking new international trade opportunities and in developing relationships between Welsh business and Welsh stakeholders with those new markets. There are of course a whole series of other issues and challenges that will remain."
He did concede there could be short-term "additional marketing opportunities" for tourism from the fall in the value of the pound. Mr Cairns said he had been holding some "stakeholder engagements" to discuss the impact of Brexit
Questioned about devolution, he said there are no changes planned to the Wales Bill other than those he has previously signalled at committee stage.
Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts complained that the Bill was going through Parliament so quickly it was difficult to scrutinise properly. Mr Cairns said every debate had finished with time to spare.
Asked about the dropping of the commitment to hold a referendum before Wales gets income tax powers, he told the MPs: "Tax is an absolutely essential part of devolution policy." He added: This is about mature, accountable devolution."
He said he intended to have a fiscal framework agreed with the Welsh Government before the Wales Bill becomes law.
Asked about funding, he said: "There are no plans to change the Barnett Formula." He said the funding floor introduced by the government meant funding per head was set at around 115 % of the English average.
On the steel industry, Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said that there were some concerns about the possible joint venture of ThyssenKrupp and Tata Steel Europe. Mr Cairns said: "ThyssenKrupp are prepared to invest significant sums of money into a joint venture scheme with the offer of support from the UK government, and that in itself we can take encouragement from because that shows they're prepared to spend money."
He said taxpayers' money would only be used if there was a viable sustainable future in steelmaking.
It wouldn't be a Welsh affairs select committee without a question from David Davies on the Severn crossings. He was concerned that the government might try to make a profit out of them once they return to public ownership. Apparently, it won't. | MPs on Parliament's Welsh affairs committee have been grilling Alun Cairns for the first time since his appointment in March. | 36839875 | [
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Hundreds of animal lovers arrived at the scene of the blaze, which broke out at Manchester Dogs' Home in Moss Brook Road in Harpurhey on Thursday evening.
They brought blankets, dog food and other supplies to help some 150 dogs that were pulled from the fire alive.
Others visited a JustGiving page, which raised £500,000 in under 17 hours.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson and an investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
Among those helping with the rescue effort is the Rev Mike McGurk, of nearby Christ Church in Harpurhey, who said: "When any disaster or anything happens in this community, you actually see the true character of the people.
"Hundreds of people have turned out bringing everything from dog leads to food, to water, to finances and it's been really overwhelming.
"We're opening up the church - that's become the centre where people can drop off donations. There'll be staff there throughout the day and night."
Robert Smith travelled from Oldham to help.
He said: "I've got dogs myself and I just want to do what I can. It's tragic. It's seemed like thousands of people have come along - you couldn't move around here."
Tracy Cassidy, from Bury, said: "A friend of mine sent me a message telling me about it and I just instantly burst out crying. I had my daughter on my knee and I just couldn't control it.
"I've got a big fold-up cage and I thought that could be good if they have bigger dogs. I just said to my boyfriend I'm just going to go and see what I can do."
Meanwhile, a call went out on Facebook for people to post "dog selfies" to help raise funds.
People also left messages of sympathy on the JustGiving website.
Jay McMullen said: "It's heart-warming to know there are so many nice people coming together to help." | Volunteers and well-wishers have pulled together in a huge effort to raise more than £500,000 in the wake of a fire that killed 60 animals at a dogs' home. | 29173553 | [
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Driver Henry McPherson, 61, from St Fergus, died after the accident on the A952 near Mintlaw in 2014.
Pauline Flynn, 36, denies causing death by careless driving.
Mr McPherson's partner Patricia McPherson, 52, told Peterhead Sheriff Court she remembered the look of fear on his face.
Ms Flynn, of Mintlaw, allegedly crossed on to the opposite side of the carriageway while driving along the Clola to Toll of Birness road.
Mrs McPherson said: "I became aware that I was to be in a crash when I saw lights cross from the other carriageway lighting up the central line, the driving line of the road.
"The lights were right in my face.
"The next thing I remember after that is a feeling like I was in a washing machine.
"It was a bit surreal. I felt like I was in a washing machine going round and round and can remember hearing myself screaming.
"And I can remember looking over at Harry and he had a look of fear on his face that I had never seen in my life."
Mrs McPherson described Mr McPerson as a masculine man who would not have shown anyone when he was scared.
She went on: "I think he knew it wasn't going to end well."
Mrs McPherson said her partner of 34 years, who was known as Harry, had his arms stretched straight out in front on him on the steering wheel.
She said she then felt as if she was being crushed from the front of her chest to her back and could barely breathe.
Mrs McPherson said: "I can remember being in the car and feeling crushed and I can remember a strange smell of earth or soil.
"I couldn't understand why I was smelling earth. I didn't at that stage realise the situation I was in.
"I didn't realise I was in a crash."
Defence lawyer Susan Duffy asked Mrs McPherson if she wanted someone to be responsible for the death of Mr McPherson and her subsequent fracture injuries.
She replied: "I don't want anyone to be responsible for that no. I want to have my partner back."
The trial continues. | A woman whose partner died after a car crash in Aberdeenshire has told a trial she felt as if she was "in a washing machine" after the collision. | 37418817 | [
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First Minister Carwyn Jones said the benefits could be significant in terms of the economy and renewable energy.
Wales's first commercial tidal energy farm is due to launch off Anglesey in summer 2016.
Its electricity generators will operate like wind turbines but with blades driven by tidal wave action.
Menter Mon and Wave Hub were confirmed by the Crown Estate as managers for the west Anglesey tidal and south Pembrokeshire wave demonstration zones respectively.
They will prepare and manage the sites for sub-letting to developers.
In addition, development rights for a tidal site off Holyhead Deep have been granted to Minesto.
Rob Hastings, director of energy and infrastructure at the Crown Estate said: "By providing these additional seabed rights we are pleased to be enabling further technology development and commercialisation, which will be critical if the UK is to unlock its significant natural resources for wave and tidal current energy.
"This innovative approach to leasing the seabed sees us responding to market demand and introducing managed demonstration zones to give other organisations the opportunity to lend tangible support in their local areas."
First Minster Carwyn Jones said: "The energetic waters off our coast are ideal for marine renewable energy projects.
"Our ports, supply-chain infrastructure and grid infrastructure also put us in an enviable position for developing a thriving marine energy market, both as a significant generator and as an exporter of marine energy knowledge, technologies and services."
Gareth Clubb, director of Friends of the Earth Cymru said: "To having testing sites approved for marine renewable energy is a significant step forward." | Sites for testing wave and tidal energy off the west coast of Anglesey and south Pembrokeshire have been approved. | 28204423 | [
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said reforms were Greece's "best guarantee" to overcome tough economic and social challenges.
European markets were mixed in morning trading, after Asia had recorded earlier gains.
The Syriza party, which rejected the bailout terms and came a close second, said it would lead the opposition.
With 99.9% of ballots counted, interior ministry results put New Democracy on 29.7% of the vote (129 seats), Syriza on 26.9% (71) and the socialist Pasok on 12.3% (33).
There are 300 seats in parliament and Greece has a rule that gives the leading party 50 extra seats.
Greek voters had gone to the polls on Sunday following inconclusive elections in May.
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said Greeks had chosen to stay in the euro and called for a "national salvation government".
By Gavin HewittEurope editor
If Antonis Samaras is confirmed in power he will have a stronger opposition breathing down his neck. He will say to Europe that he has anchored Greece in the eurozone and wants something in return. That will be difficult.
Already German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has come out and said that the substance of the Greek reform bailout programme is non-negotiable. Where there might be some flexibility is over the timing of the implementation of reforms. There may also be some movement over interest rates on the loans and the EU might offer Greece some funds to boost growth.
But the message is clear; the austerity programme with its budget and spending cuts will stay. The German finance minister underlined that message when he said: "Greece's path will be neither short nor easy".
He is now meeting President Carolos Papoulias, who is expected to give him the mandate to try to form a government.
Syriza's leader Alexis Tsipras said his party would not take part in the government, and would instead become a powerful anti-austerity voice in the opposition.
The BBC's Mark Lowen, in Athens, says Mr Samaras is expected to try for a broad coalition, hoping to create a stable government with a stronger popular mandate.
He says Mr Samaras will push for a lightening of the bailout terms from Brussels, arguing that Greeks have accepted more pain by electing a pro-bailout party and that Europe should now cut Greece some slack.
However, correspondents also point out that only 40% of voters backed parties that broadly support the bail-out deal with the EU and the IMF.
Tough austerity measures were attached to the two international bailouts awarded to Greece, an initial package worth 110bn euros (£89bn; $138bn) in 2010, then a follow-up last year worth 130bn euros.
Sunday's vote was watched around the world, amid fears that a Greek exit from the euro could spread contagion to other eurozone members and deepen the turmoil in the global economy.
European stock markets were mixed in morning trading. Asian shares had earlier advanced. Japan's Nikkei 225 index and South Korea's Kospi both closed up 1.8%.
BBC business editor Robert Peston says the election results have been seen by investors as avoiding the worst short-term outcome, which would have been political paralysis followed by a messy exit from the euro.
In a statement on behalf of the 17 eurozone finance ministers, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Paul Juncker said that "continued fiscal and structural reforms are Greece's best guarantee to overcome the current economic and social challenges and for a more prosperous future of Greece in the euro area".
Election as it happenedProfile: Antonis Samaras In pictures: Greek elections
In
a joint statement
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy also hailed the result, and expressed hope that a government would be formed quickly.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Mr Samaras to congratulate him on his victory.
A German government statement said she had "stated that she would work on the basis that Greece will meet its European commitments".
The US stressed that it was in everyone's interests "for Greece to remain in the euro area".
Mr Samaras said that the Greek people had voted to stay in the eurozone.
"There is no time to waste," he said. "A national salvation government must bring economic growth and reassure Greeks the worst is over."
He added: "There will be no more adventures. Greece's place in Europe will not be put in doubt," promising that Athens would "honour its obligations".
Our correspondent, Mark Lowen, says this suggests that Mr Samaras wants to press ahead with spending cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.
European leaders have warned that if the new Greek government rejects the bailout, the country could be forced to abandon the single currency.
New Democracy should be able to build a majority coalition with the socialist Pasok.
However, coalition talks may not be easy.
In addition to Syriza's showing, four other parties which oppose or want a radical overhaul of the bailout look set to take between 60 and 70 seats. They include the far-right Golden Dawn, which has about 7% of the vote.
The leader of Pasok, Evangelos Venizelos, proposed a broad four-party coalition including New Democracy, Pasok, the Democratic Left and Syriza.
"No decision can be taken without this national unity," he said. | World leaders have welcomed the narrow election victory of Greece's broadly pro-bailout New Democracy party and urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly. | 18482415 | [
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He described walking in Space as "absolutely fantastic" and he was "giddy with excitement."
Luca was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and travelled to the International Space Station in 2013
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"It's probably likely it was a common dumping ground," RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty told the BBC.
"We've always known that there's wastage within the industry, but to find 55 bodies in one spot is a bit disturbing."
Police and the RSPCA are now investigating the find as part of a joint taskforce established in Queensland following an expose by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) earlier this year into the practice of "live baiting" within the greyhound racing industry across the nation.
The ABC aired disturbing footage of greyhounds chasing live pigs, possums and rabbits around tracks. The "bait" animals were tied to mechanical lures before being chased and mauled to death by dogs during training sessions.
Trainers and owners were blooding their dogs - giving them a taste of blood before the chase - to make them faster in competition, despite the practice being illegal.
Only 2,000 of the roughly 20,000 greyhound puppies born each year in Australia live to a full life span of about 12 years, according to Animals Australia, which provided footage of live baiting to the ABC.
Most are killed at a young age after their racing career is over, or are euthanised as puppies because they are unwanted.
In the wake of February's broadcast, four Australian states - NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania - have launched inquiries into the greyhound racing industry. Dozens of trainers have been suspended across the country, some have been banned from ever participating in greyhound racing again and others have been charged under animal cruelty laws.
In NSW, the entire governing board for the sport was suspended from duty.
Greyhound Rescue, a voluntary group based in Sydney that houses greyhounds abandoned after their racing careers end, has welcomed increased scrutiny of the industry.
But it was not surprised by the shallow grave found this week in Queensland. Jessica Crause, from Greyhound Rescue, said the discovery was not unusual.
Late last year, Greyhound Rescue found Napoleon, a former racing greyhound, wandering the streets of Sydney.
He was starving, had pressure sores on his body from lying on concrete and bitumen, rocks in his stomach, and black teeth from scavenging.
The vet who treated him described his condition as the worst he had ever seen in a dog.
"He was so emaciated and covered thickly in fleas - so much so that the vet nurses cried as they bathed him," recalls Nora Anderson-Dieppe, also from Greyhound Rescue.
The Sydney-based charity, which takes up to 250 greyhounds into its care each year in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory, finds homes for as many of the dogs as it can. Some have been abandoned, others are handed over directly by trainers who have no use for the dogs anymore.
But given the sheer numbers of greyhounds bred for racing, it says it is fighting an up-hill battle. It says it receives puppies with untreated traumatic paw amputations, dogs with festering wounds, animals beaten by their trainers or used as breeding bitches for too many years, among other things.
Some animal rights groups, including Animals Australia, have called for the entire industry to be shut down.
"I don't know how you could call for anything but an end to greyhound racing," Lisa Chalk, a spokeswoman for the animal rights group, told the BBC.
Code of silence
Australia is one of only eight countries in the world where a commercial greyhound industry still exists. In addition to the UK, New Zealand and Ireland, Macau, Mexico and Vietnam have money-spinning racing.
In the United States, where it is also a commercial sport, greyhound racing is on the way out. The main anti-greyhound industry group, GREY2K, reports 39 states have now banned commercial dog racing. In only seven states is it still a viable operation.
But greyhound proponents say there is still a future in the sport.
"There's a bit of a code of silence hanging over the whole show and a legacy of handed-down practices," says Geoff Slattery, a former sports editor of Melbourne newspaper The Sunday Age, who breeds and trains dogs for racing.
He said public exposure of archaic and sometimes illegal practices could help the sport.
"Bad things can actually make good things happen," he says.
Mr Slattery believes says the industry needs a tough national oversight body with a good governance structure and the authority to enforce strict regulations, along with a tightening of licensing rules to make participation a more rigorous process.
"It's pretty much been an amateur sport and still is," he says. "[Under a stricter system] you may have a loss of numbers or you may have a tighter control over the numbers."
The existing national body, Greyhounds Australasia, which oversees racing in Australia and New Zealand, is "toothless and all but irrelevant", he says.
Greyhounds Australasia's newly-appointed chief executive officer, Scott Parker, said the industry, which employs more than 10,000 people, should not be punished as a whole because of the actions of a few.
"Recent evidence that a small number of the sport's 50,000 participants were using live bait as a training method horrified industry administrators," he says.
"Australian greyhound racing is a A$1bn ($770m; £520m) industry providing hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to state and territory governments annually. It is administered by statutory authorities whose boards are appointed by ministers for racing."
In March, Victoria's Racing Integrity Commission cleared that state's Greyhound Racing board of any knowledge of animal cruelty. The board members nonetheless resigned en masse shortly after the commission's interim report was released.
But Lisa Chalk of Animals Australia believes that when gambling and animals are combined, the animals will always come last. "Animals come second to profit," she says.
Saffron Howden is a Sydney-based writer and journalist | When 55 greyhound carcasses were found dumped in a wildflower reserve on the coast of Queensland this week, it barely raised an eyebrow among those who know the racing industry well. | 31957373 | [
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Both were on the vessel, Tara, when it ran into trouble between Bokpunt and Gansekraal, at about 04:30 on Monday.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said a 61-year-old Scottish man, and 49-year-old woman from the Republic of Ireland, died in the incident.
A 66-year-old man, also from the Republic of Ireland, made it ashore and raised the alarm.
The South African Maritime Safety Authority is investigating the circumstances which led to the tragedy.
The NSRI - a South African organisation similar to the RNLI in the UK - said its sea rescue rafts and a police dive unit had responded once the alarm was raised.
Rescue teams, however, discovered the yacht broken up among rocks on the shore.
The NSRI said it was not known what had caused the yacht to hit the rocks and whether it had capsized before running aground.
A spokesman said there were three crew members on board, reportedly sailing from Langebaan to Cape Town.
The 66-year-old man who raised the alarm is originally from the Republic of Ireland but resident in the Western Cape.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are liaising with local authorities and seeking further information following the tragic death of a British national in Cape Town, South Africa." | A Scottish man and an Irish woman have died after a yacht capsized and broke up on the west coast of South Africa. | 35471658 | [
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A pilot had to take control of the container ship to ensure its safe passage into harbour.
The 44-year-old seaman, of no fixed abode was fined £1,500 at Belfast Magistrates' Court.
Tulauskas had contested a charge of having excess alcohol while on duty as professional master of a ship.
His lawyers argued that he was not on duty at the time of the offence.
The court was told that an experienced pilot sent out to guide the ship into port thought he smelled alcohol on Tulauskas' breath.
He contacted Belfast Harbour Police who detained the defendant and took a breath sample.
Talauskas confirmed at that stage he had not taken any alcohol in the previous four hours.
The district judge said she was "satisfied on the evidence that the defendant was not just master of the vessel, but was on duty at the time".
Talauskas' lawyer argued that he was aware of the pilot's actions and had congratulated him on his manoeuvres.
"It's not a case that he was totally incoherent," the lawyer said.
The court heard that the captain had since lost his job.
The judge, who could have fined him up to £5,000, commented that "if the defendant were in employment I would be looking at the upper region (of a fine)". | A sea captain has been convicted of being drunk in charge of a merchant ship in Belfast Lough. | 39133587 | [
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Stephen Archer, the victim's brother, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Greater Manchester Police said.
The 49-year-old victim was airlifted to hospital from Surbiton Road, Newton Heath, with 70% burns after the attack on Monday.
Armed officers arrested Mr Archer, 50, after an off-duty officer spotted him getting off a train at Marple rail station near Stockport earlier.
Detectives believe the victim, who has not been named, was covered in petrol before being set alight.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place later to establish the cause of her death.
A 19-year-old woman escaped uninjured from an upstairs window of the house during the fire, which also seriously damaged the building.
Three fire engines dealt with the blaze and several routes around Surbiton Road were closed off.
Police then spent five days searching for Mr Archer, with his mother appealing for him to come forward after revealing he had sent her a birthday card. | A woman who was set on fire in an attack at her Manchester home has died. | 35726222 | [
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Moseley Road Baths in Birmingham and Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham, Yorkshire, are listed on the 2016 World Monuments Watch.
The list hails the pools as a "rare survival" and the mansion an "architectural masterpiece".
Maintenance bills threaten both.
Moseley Road Baths is the oldest of only three Grade II-listed swimming pools still in use in the UK.
Owned by Birmingham City Council, the building is scheduled for closure in 2016.
The Friends of Moseley Road Baths is campaigning for the repair and restoration of the complex so it can continues as an operational swimming pool.
An estimated £42m needs to be spent on Wentworth Woodhouse to address structural damage, plasterwork falling from the ceilings and wet and dry rot taking hold in the historic interiors, said World Monument Watch.
The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust's long-term vision proposes extensive public opening of the house and gardens and residential, business and events uses for various parts of the estate.
John Darlington, executive director of World Monuments Fund Britain said: "Wentworth Woodhouse is an extraordinary building. Its enormous scale is matched by the historic importance of its interiors - representing a roll-call of great British craftsmen - and by the intriguing stories of politics, industry and social change that reverberate within."
He added: "Moseley Road Baths is a rare survival: a public building that echoes the class and gender divisions of the early 20th century, but one that is still cherished by local communities today."
The 2016 World Monument Watch list also includes the Kua Ruins in Tanzania - the remains of a medieval Swahili town at risk from the effects of a harsh climate and looters.
Also on the list is Dalieh Raouche in Beruit, a coastal promenade that is the latest victim of a development frenzy that has destroyed many of the city's open spaces.
And the near-forgotten remains of World War II concentration camps in Italy are listed as at risk. | An Edwardian swimming baths and an 18th century country mansion are among the most under-threat buildings in the world, according to a heritage group. | 34550649 | [
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The city council said developing the Bannerdale site, off Carter Knowle Road, posed no risk to health.
It said it had carried out extensive investigations into any potential risks.
Campaigners have raised concerns over possible health risks and increased traffic if the build goes ahead.
More on this story and others on Local Live Yorkshire
The development, which includes sports facilities and a 1,200 place secondary school, attracted more than 80 objections.
However, Joel Hardwick, Schools Organisation Manager at Sheffield City Council, said: "It's really important to stress that we would never build a school on land that was unsafe.
"We know that it is a suitable and safe place to build an excellent new school to serve the south west of Sheffield."
The authority said the birth rate in Sheffield had increased by 25% since 2002, with 1,000 more children per year entering education.
It said the area earmarked for the school was a popular location for young families and the additional places were needed to meet demand.
Opponents said air pollution and traffic congestion were already a problem in the area and would be made worse by the school, which they claimed was not needed.
They also raised concerns about possible health risks posed by waste from the former landfill site, and the loss of green space.
The plans were approved at a meeting on Tuesday. | Plans to build a £25m school on a former landfill site in Sheffield have been approved, despite concerns over the suitability of the area. | 39633165 | [
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The boy, named locally as Reggie, was attacked at a house in Falkland Road at about 04:15 BST.
He was taken to hospital where he later died. Police said the small terrier dog had been removed from the address and was likely to be destroyed.
Northumbria Police said a 30-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident.
A family member, who did not want be identified, said the baby's mother - named locally as Maria Blacklin - was not in the house when the youngster was attacked.
The man said the baby's mother never left her son alone with the dog and she was devastated by what had happened.
A neighbour said the baby was a "lovely bairn".
She said: "They're all right [the family], they're no bother and his wife, she looks after them bairns, she was over the moon with her little boy.
"It's a shock more than anything else, I cannot get over it. It's shocking."
Flowers have been laid against the front wall of the house, along with cards bearing messages of support.
Superintendent Gillian Mitchell said: "As you can appreciate, we have concerns with regards to the care of the child at the time this incident occurred.
"They [the family] are absolutely devastated as you would imagine, it's tragic to lose a child at any stage, but in these circumstances it is just unbelievable.
"They are receiving support... it is a very difficult time, the officers attending the scene this morning were faced with quite a significant incident to deal with.
"It's a tragic isolated incident and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the baby and indeed our officers who have dealt with this incident."
Police said additional officers were in the area to provide reassurance to support the public during an "horrendous time in the community".
A police car remains parked directly outside the front of the property.
Police said the family's dog posed no threat to the wider public and is now in secure kennels.
More than 200,000 people a year are estimated to be bitten by dogs in England, according to research for the British Medical Journal.
Since 2005, 22 people have been killed by dogs in the UK, 12 of them children, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Everybody you speak to in this quiet tree-lined street knows the family of little Reggie.
His proud mum had introduced him to their neighbours in recent days.
They also knew the family had a dog, a small terrier which they believed had a good temperament. It obviously didn't.
Those same neighbours have spent the afternoon leaving flowers outside the three week old baby's home - many of them in tears.
"He was a bonny little lad", one of them remarked.
A relative came by to tell us the terrier dog was usually kept in a brick outhouse at night. He couldn't understand why the dog was in the house. He also told us the dog was always well behaved around the other children in the home.
The animal is now being kept in secure kennels while police continue their investigation. Meanwhile, a family is trying to come to terms with the loss of their new born child in such horrific circumstances. | A three-week-old baby boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Sunderland. | 33211099 | [
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Many of the new pieces are inspired by the migrant crisis on the Greek island, which is the main European entry point for Iraqi and Syrian refugees.
Speaking about his time there, Weiwei said he could "never have imagined conditions like this".
The Chinese artist's exhibition, Ai Weiwei at Cycladic, will remain open until October.
The exhibition, at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, includes an huge collage of 12,030 small pictures taken on the artist's camera phone, documenting his time in Lesbos.
"It is such a beautiful island - blue water, sunshine, tourists - and to see the boats come in with desperate children, pregnant women and elderly people, and they all have fear and they all have it in their eyes… You think, how could this happen? I got completely emotionally involved," he said.
Ai Weiwei, who is 59 years old, became well known in 2011 when he was detained by the Chinese authorities for 81 days during a crackdown on political activists.
The artist is also planning a feature-length documentary about the refugee crisis.
"I want it to be a historic account of the tragedy which years, decades, later people will watch and see how we behaved in this moment," he said.
Ai Weiwei at Cylcadic is the artist's first ever exhibition to be displayed in Greece, and closes on 30 October. | Artworks by Ai Weiwei made during his stay in Lesbos have gone on public display for the first time in Athens. | 36340230 | [
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The commission had barred Mr Shafiq on Tuesday under a law that prevents senior officials from the era of President Hosni Mubarak from standing.
However, on Wednesday the commission upheld Mr Shafiq's appeal.
Mr Shafiq was the last prime minister to serve under Mr Mubarak, who was ousted by protests in February 2011.
"The decision to accept my client's appeal proves that the electoral committee functions as an independent body according to the rule of law," Shafiq's lawyer, Shawqi Sayyid, said, according to Reuters.
The law under which Mr Shafiq was originally disqualified bars from the presidency anyone who served in senior positions in government and the former ruling National Democratic Party under President Mubarak.
The law had been rushed through the Islamist-dominated parliament and ratified by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) on Tuesday.
However, in his appeal Mr Shafiq challenged the measure's constitutionality and the commission has now referred the law to Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court.
The commission is due to announce the final list of candidates on Thursday.
Mr Mubarak's former vice-president and spy chief, Omar Suleiman, has also been disqualified for different reasons, along with two Islamists - Khairat al-Shater of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist Hazem Abu Ismail.
The front-runners among those left in the race are considered to be former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, the independent moderate Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Mohammed Mursi, the chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).
The first round of voting is scheduled on 23 and 24 May, after which there is expected to be a run-off between the top two candidates in June.
The ruling Scaf, which assumed presidential powers after Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, is due to hand over to the new president on 1 July. | Egypt's election commission has reinstated former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq as a candidate in the country's forthcoming presidential election. | 17849738 | [
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Officers were called at about 02:30 BST following reports that a man in his 30s had been attacked in Greenbrow Road, Wythenshawe.
He was taken to hospital but he died from his injuries.
Supt Steve Howard, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "We are working hard to piece together what happened to the man." | A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found stabbed in Manchester, police have said. | 40312605 | [
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The FBI seized computers and mobile phones from the home in October, after celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence had pictures stolen - apparently via a hack on their Apple iCloud accounts.
Court papers have identified eight celebrities by their initials only.
The FBI said no charges have been filed at the current time.
Last summer's scandal highlighted the vulnerabilities of cloud computing - which allows personal information to be stored on the Internet and accessed from any device.
The affidavit - a sworn statement to the court - has identified eight celebrities by their initials only: AS, CH, HS, JM, OW, AK, EB and AH.
One of the identified stars learned she was a victim of the leak through the news media. The papers have stated that "all photos were taken with her iPhone and sent through iMessage to her boyfriend".
Actress Jennifer Lawrence has since spoken about the leak. Speaking to Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old said: "It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime. It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting." | Newly-released legal documents have revealed a building in Chicago was raided after hundreds of nude photos of female stars were leaked last year. | 33090768 | [
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Mr Eastwood is challenging current leader Alasdair McDonnell, and party activists will vote next month at the annual SDLP conference in Armagh.
Earlier this year, Mr Mallon called on Dr McDonnell to step down as leader.
Asked about Mr Mallon's endorsement of the Foyle MLA, Dr McDonnell said Mr Mallon was "entitled to his opinion".
"People have elected me to do a job and I'm going to do that job," he told BBC NI's The View programme.
"Seamus is a very distinguished member of the party, but we have some 300-odd other delegates out there with opinions.
"The majority have pledged their support to me." | Former SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon has endorsed Colum Eastwood in the party's leadership contest, the BBC has learned. | 34673769 | [
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Posting on Facebook, the comic said his dad was out of work after losing his job at the local crown court.
He asked for help for his "proud legend" of a dad to "keep out of the house and his brain busy for a few quid a week".
His followers have suggested working in security and driving lorries.
Jason Manford turned to Facebook after he said his dad "couldn't even get a job cleaning floors at Aldi".
He said he was "absolutely crazy watching people close to me trying to get jobs".
His fans were quick to reply - one suggested there were jobs at Manchester Airport, while others had more creative options.
One offered Mr Manford senior the chance to help out at his allotment (unpaid) while another suggested he could spend time at an indie bookshop she planned to open in Stockport, where there would be "great music, good books and decent coffee".
One follower replied saying she was a recruiter for a nearby landscaping company and might be able to help.
Many of the replies to the post highlighted the problems of older people finding work.
Age UK's spokesperson, Caroline Abrahams said employers shouldn't ignore the older workforce.
"Knowledge, talent and ambition don't disappear because people reach a certain age, so it is very disappointing that older workers face so many ageist barriers in the workplace.
"We are all living longer and working lives are extending - by 2020 State Pension age will be 66 for everyone, and many of us will either need or want to continue working.
'It doesn't make economic sense to ignore the wealth of skills and experience that they [older people] have built up over their careers." | Comedian Jason Manford has turned to social media to try to find his dad a job. | 40888639 | [
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That is the eye-catching accusation in the Guardian, following a report in a trade publication, the Bookseller.
Amazon will not confirm that it has managed to do this.
The accusation hinges on the fact that since 2006, its UK business has been a subsidiary of its European headquarters in Luxembourg.
As a result, anyone buying anything from Amazon in the UK makes a payment to the retailer in Luxembourg, with the profits taxed there rather than here.
That is despite the fact that Amazon employs hundreds of staff in the UK, at several large depots, selling tens of millions of items each year to millions of UK customers.
"Amazon EU serves tens of millions of customers and sellers throughout Europe from multiple consumer websites in a number of languages, dispatching products to all 27 countries in the EU," Amazon said.
"We have a single European headquarters in Luxembourg with hundreds of employees to manage this complex operation."
Campaigners against tax avoidance arrangements - which are in fact quite legal - have taken a very dim view of all this.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network said the government had turned a blind eye to this sort of thing and was even encouraging it.
"I severely criticise our tax authorities for putting up with this sort of arrangement," he said.
"It is part of our "open for business" agenda - we will let a multinational company do what it likes, so long as they put some jobs in the UK, but we won't ask for tax."
In fact, HMRC has long had a specialist unit of 1,200 tax inspectors dealing just with the affairs of the 770 biggest companies.
It is called the Large Business Service for firms with a turnover of £600mn or more, or assets of £2bn or more.
"We can't discuss Amazon for legal reasons, but HMRC applies the tax laws as they apply to multinationals so the UK receives the tax revenues to which it is legally entitled," HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said.
"Where there is a high risk of the UK losing out, we move our resources to challenge that risk," it added.
When it comes to multinationals and tax authorities arguing about how much tax should be paid, and to whom, the arguments often last for years, frequently hinging on a concept known as transfer pricing.
This occurs when a division of a multinational in one country charges a division of the same firm in another country for the supply of a product or a service.
This is sometimes criticised as a technique in which artificially high charges are levied internally, with the aim of siphoning money from a firm's business in a high-tax country to a low-tax one.
There is nothing new in this problem and the issue hit the headlines in the UK as far back as the 1970s.
There is now a lot of legislation to stop transfer pricing being abused, but in the end, there may be no right answer to how much tax is owed by a firm, and a settlement can all come down to haggling.
One tax adviser at a leading firm of accountants - who wished to remain anonymous - said it was wrong to suggest the UK tax authorities were just sitting on their hands, watching taxable income move abroad.
"There are some very bright people at HMRC scrutinising these sorts of things, it is wrong to assume we are lax at policing this."
Another commonplace technique for multinationals to lower their tax bills - a variation on the transfer pricing theme - is for the head office in one country to charge all the national subsidiaries a large fee for "management services", such as accounting.
If the fee is legitimate, then it is an allowable expense and can be set against a national division's profits to reduce its tax bill, while cash is transferred from that outpost to the head office.
Ronnie Ludwig, a tax adviser at Edinburgh accountants Saffery Champness, says the arrangement is commonplace.
"It is perfectly legal for a company to levy a management fee on a subsidiary," he says.
"The question is whether it is proportionate and reasonable in relation to the actual services provided - the companies will be asked by the HMRC exactly what they are doing to justify the fees," he added.
For its part, Amazon says in its accounts that it may have to pay an extra $1.5bn in back taxes in the US if it loses various transfer pricing disputes with the tax authorities there, going back to 2005.
Amazon's accounts, filed at the United States chief financial regulator, theSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC), also make it clear that is facing investigations of some sort from several other national tax authorities.
"We are also subject to taxation in various states and other foreign jurisdictions including China, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom [and France]," the accounts say.
As a result, the company has set aside $229m to pay any extra tax bills that may now arise from these.
"Everyone of these jurisdictions is going to be very jealous of its entitlements to get tax," says Philip Spencer, a tax partner at accountants BDO.
"It is commonplace to have lots of investigations on the go at any one time."
Multinational firms will inevitably look for a good central site to administer their businesses in a region, not just for a low-tax regime, but to get good staff and enjoy good communications.
It all makes life easier.
Philip Spencer at BDO points out that a key advantage of a country like Luxembourg is that it also has a good network of double-taxation treaties with other countries.
These regulate the taxation of cash flowing from business activity in one country to another.
"Luxembourg is very favourable, it has lots of these treaties, which help avoid having to pay tax in one country and then reclaim it if tax is also levied in a second country."
A key feature in all this is that the internationalisation of business has been give a huge boost by the advent of the internet and online trading.
And this has made life increasingly hard for national tax authorities to deal with.
"What everyone is grappling with is e-commerce," says John Whiting, tax policy director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
"Everyone can see that firms like Amazon are making a shedload of profits - the question is where the profits were made." | Has the giant online retailer Amazon managed, quite legally, to avoid paying any corporation tax at all to the UK in the past year? | 17625874 | [
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Meghan Ambrozevich-Blair, 26, died following a collision between her car and a pick-up truck on the A1 near Dunbar in East Lothian in December.
The student, who was engaged, was at Edinburgh Napier University.
She is survived by parents Kevin and Lauren, siblings Jared and Ethan and fiance Scot.
In a statement, her family said: "We are extremely proud of our daughter's achievement.
"Meghan worked so hard at university, on placements and overseas, learning about and caring for animals.
"Her dyslexia and dyscalculia meant she had to work harder than most to keep up with her fellow students.
"Even from a very young age, it was clear that Meghan loved animals. She was always drawn to the leftovers and the misfits, the runts that nobody else wanted.
"Meghan's loss has affected all the family deeply but we take comfort from the fact that all the creatures in animal heaven are being very well cared for."
Ms Ambrozevich-Blair was a volunteer at vet nursing open days and had been part of a team from the university that visited Kerala, India, in 2015 to help develop local interest in animal welfare and training veterinary nurses.
Academic staff at the university said she achieved the top grading through "hard work and good humour".
Life sciences programme leader Dr David Smith said: "She was on track to be one of the outstanding students in the history of the programme, not just academically - her profile shows straight merits - but also in being at the forefront of showing what veterinary nurses can do.
"The slogan Meghan provided for the School of Applied Sciences' pop-up banner - Edinburgh Napier gives you the opportunity to become the best veterinary nurse you can be - sums her up well."
Dr Smith, who taught Meghan for four years, said: "She was always on the front row, eager and willing to go.
"She usually had a lovely big smile on her face - unless she wasn't quite satisfied with your answer to her questions.
"She will be sadly missed by the staff of Edinburgh Napier University and the college of animal welfare."
The 26-year-old, from Dunbar, previously studied at Barony Agricultural College, Dumfries, and was also involved in campaigning against animal cruelty and fundraising for the Scottish SPCA.
Her close friend and Edinburgh Napier colleague Kirsty Dougherty said: "Meghan was a special friend, warm-hearted and fun, and generous with her laughter and enthusiasm.
"The world seemed like a kinder place when she was around, not only to her friends and family but for her animal patients too. Her compassion and energy were boundless - she is sorely missed." | A veterinary nursing student who died in a crash the day after her final exam has been awarded a posthumous first-class honours degree. | 40405256 | [
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Former captain Mitchell then made 120, followed by 150 from D'Oliveira to help Worcestershire close on 323-3.
That is a lead of 48 - and quick runs on day four could set up a victory.
Mitchell, who had starred on this ground on Tuesday night to help Worcestershire book a One-Day cup semi-final, passed the landmark of 10,000 first-class runs for the county when he had reached 87.
Earlier, Derbyshire had held up Worcestershire for 20 overs in the morning session to earn a second batting point.
That was largely due to a ninth-wicket stand of 45 between Tony Palladino (32) and Tom Taylor, who was caught behind to give Ed Barnard the first of two late victims and Ben Cox his 200th first-class catch.
When Worcestershire batted, Mitchell was first to reach his ton, just before tea, while D'Oliveira's was his first since his career-best double century against Glamorgan last May when he began the season with three tons in four games.
Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman told BBC Radio Derby:
"The wicket definitely played slightly differently when they batted. There was less in it for our bowlers.
"We were disappointed with how we bowled with the new ball, although both openers played well.
"I imagine they will come out and play a few shots and then we will have an opportunity and challenge against their bowlers in the second innings but we will fight as hard as we can."
Worcestershire opener Brett D'Oliveira told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"I'm really pleased for Mitch. It's been quite tough for us early season against the new ball on tasty pitches and for him to pass 10,000 runs is a hell of an achievement. He played a fantastic knock and helped me a lot.
"We are in a great position. We will try and kick on early and put them under pressure with the bat.
"We bat all the way down, which is a real strength for us so, if we can push on in the morning, the quicker we can get them in again." | Worcestershire's Brett D'Oliveira made his first hundred in over a year as he shared a 243-run opening stand with fellow centurion Daryl Mitchell against Derbyshire on day three at Derby. | 39988907 | [
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Collins, 66, who has difficulty walking following back surgery, suffered a severe gash near his eye after falling on the way to the toilet.
His management said he had stitches in hospital for the cut, and will be kept under observation for 24 hours.
The shows were meant to take place on 8 and 9 June and have now been rescheduled for November.
As they were postponed just hours before Collins was due to perform, some fans were already travelling to London when they heard the news.
One fan wrote on Facebook: "Sorry to hear that ... but we are sat on a train on our way to see him. #gutted .... no idea what we are going to do now 😢."
Another, who was at Wednesday's gig, added: " Amazing night last night!!! What a fantastic fan base you have. Get well very soon xxxxxxxx."
His management's post on Facebook added that the singer hit his head on a chair when he fell in the middle of the night, but is "recovering well". He will be kept under observation for 24 hours.
The singer, whose condition is described as "drop foot", sent "sincere apologies and thanks to fans".
The post said he has had a "fantastic week at his first shows in 10 years, cannot thank people enough for their warm reaction and is excited to return".
All tickets for 8 June will be valid for 26 November and tickets for 9 June will be valid for 27 November.
Collins will continue his tour with his next date on Sunday in Cologne, followed by Paris, before returning to London for to headline BST Hyde Park on 30 June.
Collins, who also played with prog-rock band Genesis, is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time.
He is one of only three recording artists, alongside Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, who have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide both as solo artists and as members of a band.
His number one singles include A Groovy Kind of Love and Against All Odds.
Collins has won seven Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards, an Oscar and two Golden Globes.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Pop star Phil Collins has cancelled two shows at the Royal Albert Hall after he slipped over in his hotel room. | 40202111 | [
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He was at last year's event, then he came to a pre-election rally here at a time when the polls said he was neck-and-neck with Ed Miliband.
How things change in politics. In marked contrast to those nervous days for the Tories, the walkabout today had the feel of a victory parade at times.
With all the challenges he's got ahead of him, particularly over Europe, he may not have come to Wales at a better time.
Not only was he in a constituency that was one of the Tory gains at the election, but also Labour are in a mess and he came to Wales with news of hundreds of new jobs in the valleys.
The most interesting part of my interview was when I asked him whether he was directly appealing to Aston Martin to locate production of its new 4x4 model to south Wales, and he said yes.
Claim credit
It's not surprising that David Cameron is calling on the car maker to make sure the work is carried out in the UK, and he did hint at that in his answer.
But what will raise eyebrows is the apparent promotion of St Athan during a visit to Wales.
It could be seen as a dangerous game. Politically you can see where he's coming from.
If Aston go with the Vale of Glamorgan, he can claim the credit which, I have no doubt, will deeply annoy the Welsh government which will want to claim the credit for months of hard work behind the scenes.
If Aston go elsewhere, then I have no doubt that Welsh government ministers will accuse him of scuppering the deal for a few cheap headlines.
Either way, the impression we've got here is that David Cameron is trying to trying to bounce the car firm into making a decision.
In my experience, companies hate being told what to do by politicians, never mind on a huge call like this one.
NHS spending
But if you are going to have a politician trying to bounce one of the world's most famous car makers into a particular decision, then I suppose the argument would be that it might as well be the prime minister.
Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Cameron was particularly dismissive of Carwyn Jones' claim this week that some of the Tory spending plans were nigh on impossible to achieve.
He responded by saying that this was a typical response from a party who warned that the world was going to end a few years ago.
Instead he called on the Welsh government to offer the same protection to NHS spending in Wales as in England.
Carwyn Jones has said this is something he wants to do but was unable to offer a cast-iron guarantee.
And with all the concern about the electrification of the Great Western mainline, he reaffirmed his political commitment to the work being done all the way to Swansea, although he didn't give any guarantees that it would be completed by the target date of 2018. | I'm at the Royal Welsh Show where David Cameron has made his third visit to the showground in a year. | 33643892 | [
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The 54-year-old has left his job as assistant first-team coach at Barnet to join the National League club on a rolling contract.
Waddock led the Shots into the Football League in 2008 with a then record points total of 101 and left in 2009.
The ex-Republic of Ireland international replaces Barry Smith, who left the Shots at the end of this season after not renewing his contract.
Waddock previously spent two years in charge at the Recreation Ground, before taking over at Wycombe in 2009. He later had spells at Oxford United and Portsmouth.
His first managerial job was at QPR, where he previously made his name as a player.
"It's a situation I never thought I'd be in, but I'm delighted to be here," Waddock told Aldershot's website.
"I've missed the people here and I've missed the supporters. The atmosphere they created at home games was amazing and I loved that.
"We have to be able to give them something to cheer about and we're going to try our best to get this place rocking again." | Gary Waddock has returned to Aldershot Town for a second spell as manager. | 36212650 | [
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The report contains a bogus poll indicating that President Uhuru Kenyatta will win August's election.
The BBC has urged Kenyans to verify stories by visiting the BBC website.
A recent survey suggested that 90% of Kenyans had seen or heard false news in the run-up to the poll.
Many of the people surveyed felt that some news items had been deliberately misleading.
It also found that while traditional media remained the most trusted source of information, large numbers of people got their news from Facebook and WhatsApp.
The origin of the fake BBC news story is not clear but it began to be shared on WhatsApp on Friday morning.
A fake report made to look as if it came from CNN has also been circulating.
The presidential election on 8 August will see incumbent President Kenyatta run against seven candidates including his main challenger, opposition leader Raila Odinga. | A fake video report about Kenya's election that is made to appear as if it is from the BBC's Focus on Africa programme has been circulating on social media. | 40753182 | [
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The New Zealand fighter failed to impress against the Romanian who took the bout at two weeks' notice, winning a 119-108 117-110 117-110 decision.
The champion landed sporadic flurries throughout but never looked like scoring a stoppage in Auckland.
He has said he will campaign overseas, with Britain's WBA and IBF champion Anthony Joshua a potential opponent.
Though he remains unbeaten in 23 fights, the manner of this win may make Parker a tougher sell for pay-per-view audiences overseas.
The 25-year-old - who claimed the vacant WBO belt against Andy Ruiz in December - did land some shots when in close to Cojanu but when at distance he looked incapable of finding ways to rock a man three inches taller and around two stone heavier.
Cojanu, who now has 16 wins and three losses to his name, was one of Parker's sparring partners but stepped in to the main event when Britain's Hughie Fury withdrew through injury.
Cojanu landed a left hook of his own in the 10th round and chased a stoppage win in the 12th. But, in truth, he always looked occupied with spoiling Parker's work, most notably when having a point deducted for leaning on the champion's neck in the fourth.
Parker said afterwards: "You can all see why we bring Razvan into camp for us. He put on a great fight.
"I've done my best to keep fights here in New Zealand but it's down to us to go and get some exposure overseas now." | Joseph Parker defended his WBO heavyweight title for the first time in a drab points win over Razvan Cojanu. | 39828181 | [
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The company said Business Insider was "vital" in its strategy to broaden its global reach.
Axel Springer, which failed to buy London's Financial Times in July, is paying $343m (£226m) for an 88% stake.
Business Insider was launched in 2007 by the former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget.
Its focus on younger audiences puts it in the same market as larger youth media outlets like Buzzfeed and Huffington Post.
Adding Business Insider's 76 million visitors will increase Axel Springer's global audience by two-thirds, making it the sixth largest digital publisher.
Axel Springer's chief executive Mathias Doepfner said: "Henry Blodget's way of digital storytelling reaches the decision-makers of tomorrow.''
"The transaction is an essential component of Axel Springer's strategy to grow with digital journalistic offerings in English-language geographies".
It lost out in its attempt to buy the Financial Times to the Japanese media firm Nikkei which paid £844m for the London based group.
Axel Springer now owns 97% of Business Insider with the remaining shares held by Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, through a personal investment company. | German publisher, Axel Springer, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in the US news website Business Insider. | 34395987 | [
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Unrest started in April after President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would run for a third term - something protesters say is illegal.
The president says he is entitled to a third term because he was appointed for his first term, not elected.
The presidential election is scheduled for 15 July. East African leaders have called for a further two-week delay.
Africa news highlights: 7 July
The electoral commission spokesman told the BBC turnout for the parliamentary poll had been low in the districts of Bujumbura where there had been protests, but that in some provinces outside the capital it was as high as 98%.
The ruling party - the CNDD FDD - was ahead in every province of the country, Burundi's electoral commission announced.
They won 77 out of 100 elected seats in parliament, AFP news agency says.
The BBC's Maud Jullien says all of the country's private broadcasters have closed in recent months, and many civil society leaders have left the country claiming their lives were under threat.
At least 70 died and 150,000 people have fled the country.
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Officials in the city of Novosibirsk ruled that Parnas, the main opposition coalition, had failed to collect enough valid signatures to take part.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called the move a "blow to the democratic freedom of Russians".
The regional ballot is seen by Russia's opposition as a key test in the run-up to next year's parliamentary vote.
The three hunger strikers were detained by police and fined for staging a protest.
They and other activists in the Siberian city had spent weeks collecting the thousands of signatures required to register for election.
But the election commission in Novosibirsk - Russia's third largest city - found faults with more than 1,000 of the 11,000 signatures they submitted.
The activists insist they were valid, and said the authorities used out-of-date databases to check them.
In one case, a woman's signature was ruled out because her middle name came up in records as Timurovich, a man's name, instead of Timurovna.
The three - Leonid Volkov, Sergey Boyko and Yegor Savin - have said they will eat nothing and drink only water until their case is reviewed.
Mr Navalny warned that the "surreal" action could be replicated in other elections, both regional and national. He is a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, accusing the government of large-scale corruption.
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Monet's later years saw him obsessively paint the lilies in his garden at Giverny, in northern France.
But his artistic legacy could have looked very different had Monet's rural neighbours had their way.
Local farmers wrote to the town hall to object to his plans to extend his garden in 1893.
The original documents about the case were unearthed by Ann Dumas, co-curator of the Royal Academy's Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition.
"There was a protest from local farmers who were very suspicious of these strange aquatic plants that Monet wanted to plant because they they would poison their water and kill their cattle," she said.
Monet, who moved to Giverny in 1883, had been able to buy land on the other side of a railway line that bordered his house.
It was here he wanted to create his water garden by diverting the river Epte, a tributary of the Seine.
Dumas said Monet acquired planning permission for his garden "after a lot of difficulty".
"The farmers were suspicious of Monet anyway," she added. "He kept himself to himself so they saw him as an outsider. When they got wind that he wanted to make a water garden they complained."
The Royal Academy show, which opens next year, looks at the role of gardens in the paintings of Monet and his contemporaries. Its 120 works span the early 1860s to the 1920s.
Alongside 35 paintings by Monet will be works by Paul Klee, Emil Nolde, Gustav Klimt and Wassily Kandinsky.
"It will be a show that will be both popular and scholarly," said Tim Marlow, the RA's artistic director.
"It isn't just a Monet show - though he is a central figure - and it isn't just an Impressionist show. It involves a whole range of late 19th Century and early 20th-Century artists."
One of the highlights will be Monet's water lily Agapanthus Triptych of 1916 - 1919 - the first time the monumental triptych has been seen in the UK.
"Monet thought of himself as a better gardener then he was a painter," said Dumas. "Not everybody knows what a serious and knowledgeable gardener and horticulturalist Monet was."
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse will run at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, US from 11 October 2015 - 5 January 2016 and then at the Royal Academy of Arts, London 30 January - 20 April 2016. | A new garden-themed art exhibition will tell the intriguing story about Claude Monet and the famous water lily pond that inspired his best-known works. | 33410120 | [
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Philip Stevens, five, and two-year-old Izaak were suffocated by their mother Melanie, 37, before she hanged herself, the inquest in Caernarfon heard.
Their bodies were found at home in Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, in December last year after relatives contacted police.
The inquest was told the mother-of-five's other children were safe at the home of a relative.
North west Wales coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones recorded a verdict of suicide for Ms Stevens and unlawful killing for Philip and Izaak.
He said that Ms Stevens had left letters, which he declined to read out at the inquest, which he described as "goodbye-type letters" which indicated she had had enough of life.
PC Adrian Wyn Owen told the inquest that concerns were raised that Ms Stevens' car was parked outside her home, but relatives were unable to make contact.
After initially visiting the house on the afternoon of 19 December, PC Owen returned again that evening with PC Raymond Williams and they took the decision to force entry.
The downstairs of the property was tidy and decked out in Christmas decorations with presents laid out under the tree, the inquest heard.
PC Williams, who knew Ms Stevens and the boys, went upstairs where he discovered their bodies.
There were two handwritten notes nearby.
The coroner said: "They are clearly where she is saying goodbye to somebody and she is saying that she has had enough of life."
PC Williams said his first concern was the welfare of the older children.
"I was aware of the three other children and we searched the other rooms but they were not in the house," he said.
"I decided to call a close relative of Melanie, without letting them know at that stage what had happened, to ascertain the other children were safe, and they were."
The officers said there was no evidence that any other people had been involved in the incident.
The inquest heard that Ms Stevens was six months pregnant, although she had undergone a sterilisation procedure.
Nicholas Smith, Izaak's father, read from a prepared statement after the hearing in which he paid tribute to both boys.
"Izaak and Pip were full of beautiful innocence and happiness and everybody that knew them just loved them. They were wonderful boys," he said.
"They were just like any other boys, excitable, messy, funny, inquisitive. They were taking on the world like children do.
"Everybody who knew them has their own story to tell about what they were like.
"I first met Pip when he was a few weeks old, almost six years ago, he grew up calling me daddy and I treated him like one of my own children.
"Izaak was so special to me and I cherish every moment that we were together. He was my future. We were father and son and the hopes that I held for us are now gone and there is no plan B."
Mr Smith said their mother's actions had taken "some of the innocence and beauty out of this world and left it a different place".
"For a long time there were qualities about Melanie that I loved - she was funny, creative, passionate and caring, and she was beautiful," he said.
"But there was fault somewhere that led her to believe the solution to her problems was to kill Izaak and Pip and then commit suicide, taking her life and the tiny life inside her." | Two children were unlawfully killed by their pregnant mother who then took her own life, a coroner has recorded. | 15015360 | [
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Austin Haughwout claims he was kicked out of Central Connecticut state university over the footage.
The institution says he was expelled over threats to shoot people there. Mr Haughwout argued he was only joking.
Last month, Mr Haughwout and his father were ordered to give information about the drones videos to the authorities.
Two separate videos showed drones rigged up to carry to the weapons hovering low in woodland in Connecticut, in the north-east United States.
The first, posted in July 2015, showed a handgun firing rounds of ammunition.
The second, which appeared in December that year, featured a flamethrower attached to a drone burning a turkey on a spit.
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) opened an investigation into whether or not Mr Haughwout had broken any laws, though local police said they did not believe he had.
Ruling last month, a judge said that he and his father, Bret, must hand documents over to the FAA, relating to the purchase of the gun, the drone and any money made from having posted the videos on YouTube, among other information.
Mr Haughwout, 19, blamed his expulsion on the notoriety that followed the posting of the drone videos and is taking legal action in the New Britain superior court in a bid to be allowed to return, AP reports.
It says Central Connecticut state officials denied that claim and instead pointed to the alleged threats.
But a lawyer for Mr Haughwout said that what some may have interpreted as threats, were actually jokes, which are protected by the right to free speech.
Mr Haughwout has also been in the news over two other incidents.
In June this year, local police said they had charged him with enticing a minor with a computer, attempted sexual assault and possession of images of child abuse after officers said they had found images of child abuse on his mobile phone, AP reports.
It says Mr Haughwout's lawyer reportedly called that arrest warrant "overly broad" and suggested that Clinton police had it in for his client because of the drone videos.
Last year, Mr Haughwout was also charged with assaulting police officers. That case continues.
And, in 2014, before the posting of the weaponised drone videos, a woman was charged with assaulting Mr Haughwout because she was upset that he had been using a drone to record video above a beach. Mr Haughwout posted footage of that confrontation on YouTube. | A teenager who posted videos of drones firing a gun and a flamethrower is suing his university after he was expelled, the AP news agency reports. | 37023028 | [
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Several lawsuits had demanded Cairo's Administrative Court block the decision to form the panel as it did not reflect the diversity of Egyptian society.
They said women, young people and minorities were under-represented.
Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist Nour party, which dominate parliament, have a near-majority.
Liberals and secularists fear some of them would like to amend the constitution so that it follows the principles of Islamic law more strictly.
The new document will also determine the rights of Egypt's religious and ethnic minority groups and the balance of power between the president - previously the supreme authority - and parliament.
Once the assembly has produced a draft, it will be put to a referendum. It had been hoped that would take place before May's presidential election.
The Administrative Court did not give the reasons for the ruling to suspend the constitutional assembly, stating only that it had halted "the implementation of the decision by the speaker of parliament" to form it and had referred the question of its legitimacy to a legal adviser.
By Yolande KnellBBC News, Cairo
"Illegitimate" was the cry that went up from campaigners celebrating outside the Cairo Administrative Court, after news came through of its ruling. The judge said he was suspending the assembly drawing up Egypt's new constitution and referring the question of its legitimacy to a legal adviser.
"This is great, it's very reassuring and I'm very happy," said Hala Gamal of the Women and Memory Forum, a civil rights group. "The formation of the constitutional committee was illegal, unconstitutional, so that is why we resorted to court. It was totally unrepresentative of Egyptian society, not only women but students, workers and peasants."
"It's an historic ruling," added Abdul Jalil Mustafa of the Egyptian Association for Change. "They suggested a committee in the sense of the Islamic political current and yes this is a part of Egypt, but not the whole."
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, which controls more than half of parliamentary seats has said it will appeal against the court's decision describing it as "political".
Campaigners nevertheless celebrated outside the court when news came through of the ruling, which followed complaints by political groups and constitutional experts over parliament's decision to select the assembly itself and to allocate half the seats to sitting MPs.
The complaints said both moves violated Article 60 of the constitutional declaration
adopted in a referendum last year - which does not state how the assembly should be appointed - and would also give Islamists unmatched influence over the constitution-drafting process.
"The constituent assembly is unrepresentative of Egyptians," said the advisory council of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
"A new constitutional declaration should be issued... specifying how the constituent assembly is formed. Article 60 of the current declaration was so vague that it has left the assembly in the hands of one force."
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said it would appeal against the court's decision, describing it as "political".
Secular and liberal parties have already withdrawn from the assembly, believing that their presence was only conferring legitimacy on it. Some members are planning to draft an alternative with all parts of society.
Al-Azhar University, one of Sunni Islam's most important institutions, and the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt have also announced a boycott.
The FJP disputes that Islamists, who control 70% of the seats in parliament, dominate the constitutional assembly. It says only 48 members are Islamists - 36 from parliament and 12 others. | A court in Egypt has suspended the 100-member assembly appointed last month to draft the country's new constitution. | 17665048 | [
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The National Assets Management Agency (Nama) is the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank", set up to deal with toxic loans after the 2008 property crash.
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating Nama's Northern Ireland deal after cash was transferred to an Isle of Man bank account.
Parties to the deal deny wrongdoing.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson holds a Stormont meeting with PIMCO, a California-based global investment company.
It is interested in buying Nama's Northern Ireland loan portfolio. The meeting is also attended by Frank Cushnahan, at the time a member of Nama's NI Advisory Committee and Ian Coulter, then managing partner at Belfast law firm, Tughans.
Northern Ireland's then Finance Minister Sammy Wilson makes the Irish government aware that two clients of the US law firm Brown Rudnick are interested in acquiring the portfolio. One of them is PIMCO.
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan replies to Sammy Wilson, saying the interested buyers should contact Nama.
Mr Noonan makes it clear any sale must be done on the open market.
Frank Cushnahan resigns from Nama's Northern Ireland Advisory Committee, citing personal reasons.
US investment firm PIMCO submits a bid for the Northern Ireland portfolio. It wants a deal which would mean the portfolio not going on the open market, attracting other potential purchasers. However, Nama decides it must be sold to the highest bidder.
Nama appoints an international bank to drum up interest in its Northern Ireland portfolio auction, dubbed Project Eagle. Nine companies, including PIMCO, are approached.
As PIMCO is finalising its bid, it discovers a fee arrangement involving a £15m, three-way split between its lawyers Brown Rudnick, Ian Coulter and Frank Cushnahan.
PIMCO makes Nama aware of its concern and withdraws. The lawyers then transfer their services to another bidder, Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus representatives, including former US Vice President Dan Quayle, meet Peter Robinson at Stormont.
In the end, only two firms make offers to buy Nama's Northern Ireland loans portfolio.
The highest bid of £1.24bn - a fraction above the minimum reserve price - is made by New York investment fund Cerberus and is accepted. The other offer from Fortress is for £1.1bn, which is below the reserve.
Ian Coulter, managing partner of Tughans, resigns the Belfast law firm due to what is described at the time as an "internal matter".
Mick Wallace, an independent politician from County Wexford, tells the Irish Parliament (Dáil) that £7.5m fees paid to Tughans had been moved to an Isle of Man bank account, reportedly to facilitate a payment to a Northern Ireland politician or political party.
In response, Tughans confirms Mr Coulter had moved money without its knowledge, but added that it had retrieved it.
Mr Coulter says no politician was ever to have benefited. A police investigation begins, led by the UK National Crime Agency.
Stormont's finance committee also opens an inquiry into the deal. Mr Cushnahan strongly denies any wrongdoing.
Loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson gives evidence to Stormont's finance committee. Using privilege, he alleges five deal-fixers had been due to share the Isle of Man money.
Mr Bryson alleges they are Peter Robinson, Frank Cushnahan, Ian Coulter, Andrew Creighton (a developer) and David Watters (an accountant).
Mr Robinson says the claim is "without one iota" of evidence. Mr Creighton and Mr Watters also issue denials.
First Minister Peter Robinson appears before the finance committee and again rejects the suggestion he was to benefit financially from the Nama deal.
He tells MLAs he was motivated to have meetings with interested buyers "in the best interests of the economy". He contests claims that Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness had been kept in the dark about the deal.
Former finance minister Sammy Wilson describes the Stormont inquiry as "a Mickey Mouse exercise". He accuses the inquiry of being "incompetent and biased" and says it had not separated out fiction and prejudice from fact.
Former Sinn Féin chairman on the assembly's finance committee Daithí McKay resigns as an MLA after leaked Twitter messages suggest he "coached" Jamie Bryson ahead of the loyalist blogger's appearance at the committee.
Twitter messages leaked to the BBC show that on 17 September 2015, Mr McKay sent a direct message to Mr Bryson, telling him to follow the Twitter account of fellow Sinn Féin member Thomas O'Hara.
The following day, a direct Twitter message from Mr O'Hara tells Mr Bryson: "You may only get 10-15 seconds on this before Daithi as chair has to pull you on it so squeeze your best points on this into 1-2 lines and come straight to the point."
Another message from him said: "Keep it short if you can, when it's said it's said and its privileged. Will be a great finisher."
Mr McKay says his actions were "inappropriate, ill-advised and wrong", but denies coaching Mr Bryson. Sinn Féin suspends Thomas O'Hara.
Jamie Bryson says he will not take part in any investigation.
"I won't be cooperating with any investigation into who I talk to, who my sources are: they can throw me in jail first," he says.
The following week, members of the finance committee call for Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir to stand aside while the Twitter exchanges are investigated.
Mr Ó Muilleoir was a Sinn Féin member of the committee at the time of Mr Bryson's evidence session, and was named in the Twitter exchange between Mr Bryson and Mr O'Hara.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness insists that Mr Ó Muilleoir will remain in his position.
A BBC Spotlight NI investigation reveals Frank Cushnahan was recorded accepting a £40,000 cash payment from a Nama borrower.
The recording was made in 2012 at a time when Mr Cushnahan was still working as an adviser to Nama.
The payment was made by the County Down property developer John Miskelly during a meeting in a hospital car park.
Mr Miskelly said "payments made by me to any persons have been lawful".
Mr Cushnahan denied any wrongdoing and told Spotlight he would not be providing any further responses because of the ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. | BBC News NI looks at the timeline of Nama's Northern Ireland property loans portfolio sale, which is now the subject of a criminal investigation. | 33507423 | [
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Arron Banks, who funded the Leave EU campaign in last year's EU referendum, made the allegation via Twitter.
He said the move was "apparently" in response to him saying the party's current leadership "couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding".
But a spokesman said his membership had lapsed earlier this year.
And party leader Paul Nuttall said the businessman - who has suggested he should be made party chairman to shake up the party's policymaking and campaigning - was causing "negative and damaging publicity".
In a letter to Mr Banks, Mr Nuttall said the party's ruling NEC had agreed to meet the businessman later this month to discuss his ideas but this invitation could be withdrawn if he continued to criticise UKIP and its leadership.
He added: "I should make clear that, whilst I am open to working with you on improving and enhancing our party, the party chairmanship is not on offer."
Mr Banks, who gave £1m to the party ahead of the 2015 general election, has been sceptical about the leadership of Paul Nuttall and has recently spoken of founding a new political movement to "drain the swamp" of Westminster politics.
He also suggested he could stand against Douglas Carswell, UKIP's only MP, by using a recall petition to trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency.
But Mr Carswell played down the importance of Mr Banks' announcement, telling the BBC: "It's always very sad when one of UKIP's 40,000 members leaves the party for whatever reason."
Referencing previous claims that he had prevented former UKIP leader Nigel Farage from being knighted, Mr Carswell added: "I have no more say in NEC decisions at UKIP than I do in who gets a knighthood."
On Mr Banks' suggestion that he could stand against Mr Carswell in Clacton at the next general election, the MP said: "Each time I've stood there've been some wonderfully colourful characters on the ballot paper.
"I even had a chap who changed his name by deed poll to Lord Ha Ha Woof Woof. I'm sure at the next election there'll be some colourful characters too - the more the merrier."
Apology to squash clubs
But in a statement, Mr Banks claimed UKIP had "somehow managed to allow my membership to lapse this year despite having given considerably more than the annual membership fee over the past 12 months".
"On reapplying I was told my membership was suspended pending my appearance at a NEC meeting," he said.
"Apparently, my comments about the party being run like a squash club committee and Mr Carswell have not gone down well.
"I now realise I was being unfair to squash clubs all over the UK and I apologise to them. We will now be concentrating on our new movement."
However, a UKIP spokesman said Mr Banks was notified last year that his membership was due for renewal at the start of October but he "chose not to renew despite reminders".
"With this his membership expired on 1st January 2017," the spokesman said. "It would not be possible to suspend Mr Banks from something of which he is not a member." | The UK Independence Party has rejected claims by one of its biggest donors that he has been suspended from the party membership. | 39266277 | [
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