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Top seed Murray made short work of American Sam Querrey, winning 6-4 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 59 minutes.
Evans, the world number 51, then upset Australian 27th seed Bernard Tomic with a 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-3) victory.
Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski reached round four at Wimbledon 15 years ago.
It is the first time Evans has made it so far at a Grand Slam, and he next faces French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Murray, meanwhile, plays Germany's Mischa Zverev, the world number 50.
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Querrey was the man who upset then world number one Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last summer, but Murray made sure he did not fall victim to another shock after the Serb's surprise defeat by Denis Istomin on Thursday.
With six-time champion Djokovic out, Murray is a clear favourite among many observers to finally land the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
"I don't worry about that, really," said Murray, who has lost four Melbourne finals to Djokovic.
"Obviously, if you're to get to the final, then it has an effect. A lot of the times when I've been in the final here, I've played against him. Had some tough ones."
Querrey gave the Scot plenty to think about in the early stages of their third-round match, attacking the net and hurrying the top seed, but a first-serve percentage of just 57% was not enough to keep Murray at bay.
The American missed a fleeting chance with a break point in game eight and Murray immediately took advantage, getting the break himself in the next game with a beautiful lob.
He took a firm grip on the match with a run of six out of seven games, easing through the second set with two more breaks.
There was a flurry of resistance as Querrey reeled off three straight games to lead 3-2 in the third set, but Murray once again turned up the pressure with his return to break for a fifth time on his way to a comprehensive victory.
"Sam, especially in the first set, was hitting a huge ball," added Murray, who had no problem with the ankle he turned during his previous match.
"There was a key moment at 3-4 when I saved a break point and then managed to break the next game and had the momentum after that."
British number three Evans is set to move inside the world's top 50, with 180 ranking points already secured in Melbourne, plus at least £135,000 in prize money.
After failing to convert a match point against Stan Wawrinka in the third round of last year's US Open, the 26-year-old from Solihull grabbed this opportunity with both hands.
"It was tough, Bernard is difficult," said Evans. "He is unorthodox and I found it hard at the start. I am happy to come through in three tight sets. It could have gone either way."
Evans followed the best win of his career over seventh seed Marin Cilic on Wednesday with another terrific performance, setting the pace and holding firm when under pressure late in the second and third sets.
He was broken after holding two set points on serve in the second set but recovered superbly when facing two set points two games later, then raced through the tie-break with some brilliant all-court tennis.
When Tomic threatened again late in the third set, Evans fought off another three break points with some magnificent play that even drew applause from his opponent.
There were worrying signs of possible cramp, and a brief rain shower came to the Briton's aid when serving at 5-5, 40-40, allowing him to recuperate and dominate a second tie-break to clinch the win.
Evans, who is without a clothing sponsor, has been buying his own T-shirts in Melbourne.
"I am happy with them at the minute," he said. "One shrunk in the wash so I had to change it, but I reckon they look all right."
Murray will start as a strong favourite against Zverev, but there is plenty of danger lurking on the Scot's side of the draw.
Former winner Stan Wawrinka, the US Open champion, is through to the last 16 after a 3-6 6-2 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win over Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
The Swiss, a potential semi-final opponent for Murray, will play Andreas Seppi next after the Italian beat Belgian Steve Darcis 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-2).
Should Murray get past Zverev on Saturday he could face a daunting quarter-final against four-time champion Federer, seventh seed Berdych or fifth seed Kei Nishikori.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller in Melbourne
In two of his previous Grand Slams, Evans had come tantalisingly close to breaking into the fourth round - especially at the US Open last September, when he had match point to knock out eventual champion Stan Wawrinka.
Against Tomic, he looked from the first point as if he believed this was a match he was going to win. The third set in particular was very physical, as the Australian dragged Evans around the court, and yet he was still fresh enough to win the tie-break in convincing manner.
Evans will be a top-50 player for the first time after the Australian Open - some rise from the position of 772 he found himself in just 20 months ago. Perhaps hitting his mid-20s and developing a taste for the big occasion from Davis Cup ties spurred him to commit to the ceaseless dedication, and long spells away from home, required to be a top player.
Evans should be at his peak over the next four years. With help from his coach Mark Hilton, he has built the foundations to allow this not to be as good as it gets. | Dan Evans joined Andy Murray in the last 16 of the Australian Open with a brilliant performance to give Britain two men in the fourth round. | 38687231 | [
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But the tagline - Alter Your Reality - could easily be used to promote the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which will dominate the sporting landscape this weekend.
Thus far it has engendered a mix of intrigue and revulsion from observers. Whether you like it or not, this is a sporting event that cannot be ignored.
Las Vegas is a city that constantly beguiles visitors into altering their perceptions - and, at times, their common sense - in a haze of hedonistic pleasures. Mayweather v McGregor, with its unabashed glorification of money, image and bravado, fits perfectly within the daily excesses of the world's gambling capital.
Saturday's fight will pit a man widely considered one of the greatest exponents of his sport against a mixed martial artist who has never boxed professionally.
The outcome should be simple to determine, no matter McGregor's mantra and hubristic claim he is ready to "shock the world".
But remember this is Vegas. And many believe McGregor's sleight of hand against an ageing Mayweather could provide a major upset. It will be no illusion if he does win, ranking as one of the greatest shocks in sporting history.
The debate as to who will triumph will sway back and forth in the coming days - pumped up, no doubt, by yet more hateful invective from the two chief protagonists.
The true verdict can only be delivered in the ring, in what is likely to be the richest fight in boxing history.
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Tickets for the venue have not yet sold out - but with an expected five million pay-per-view purchases, the cash will cascade in from those sitting watching at home and at venues around the world.
The smell of money permeates the Las Vegas strip at the best of times. This week, the stench is inescapable.
Both fighters and their camps have been candid in admitting the contest is all about the cash. However, the language they have used to boost their mega pay day has been disgraceful.
A five-city publicity tour in July became a nauseating race to the bottom as each man tried to find fresh insults to hurl at one another.
Homophobic put-downs, and racially motivated slurs and stereotypes have soured the build-up to this contest. It was difficult not to wince when McGregor turned to his opponent on the final leg of the tour at Wembley and told him to "dance for me, boy".
However, both men are equally culpable given their behaviour.
Dana White, the UFC president who is representing McGregor, believes it is all justified.
"It's funny when people say they've taken this thing too far," he said.
"This is a fight, not a croquet game. This part of the deal; the reality is what's going on here is just as much part of the fight as the fight itself, the mental warfare game."
It is at this point the true reality of this contest has not been altered but frankly obliterated.
Context is everything and this fight is not taking place in a vacuum. The US is scarred and still reeling from recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists marched with burning torches and gave Nazi salutes.
It is a country still deeply fractured along racial lines.
It is a country where prejudice - and the fight against it in all its forms - is a near constant part of the national conversation.
In their own small way, both Mayweather and McGregor, with every hateful word uttered, are expanding the pool of division that already exists in this country.
Surely sport should be the place where differences can be set aside? This contest provides an opportunity for examples to be set but it has, so far, been wasted.
Trash talk and one-upmanship is one thing. It has always been a part of prize fighting.
Language that divides and excludes - that seemingly legitimises homophobic, sexist and racist behaviour - is something else entirely.
They certainly aren't the first boxers to trade in such terms.
Though both men later apologised, Manny Pacquaio shamefully called people in same-sex marriages "worse than animals", while Tyson Fury expressed a Neanderthal view that a woman's best place is "on her back or in the kitchen".
The truth is boxing offers girls and boys a chance to build self-esteem, to train and dedicate themselves to a higher goal. It provides hope, and often an escape, for many.
You just have to listen to Mike Costello and Steve Bunce's recent podcast from the burnt-out Grenfell Tower to see what boxing can do for a community. The building housed a gym with volunteer coaches, all unpaid, giving their time and knowledge to help transform lives. The hope is it can rise again.
But some of the most powerful men at the top of the sport have failed time and again to see the gift they possess to inspire and encourage everyone, of all backgrounds, to get involved.
Mayweather and McGregor, cosseted in their elite world of Lamborghinis, Louis Vuitton luggage and flashy Las Vegas nightspots, appear to have forgotten this too.
Their humble beginnings at gyms in Michigan and Dublin respectively should serve as a reminder of the chances they were provided with.
Their respective combat sports have given them untold riches. This week their bank accounts will swell further.
With no boxing federation overseeing the bout and the Nevada State Athletic Commission - which sanctioned the fight - refusing to get involved, both Mayweather and McGregor can act however they wish.
Even the UFC, in which McGregor made his name, has allowed the Irishman's actions to go unchecked of late. His volatile behaviour before recent events has seen him throw bottles and even try to hurl a chair at an opponent.
There is arguably a responsibility for the two most recognisable figures in combat sports to be more guarded with their words and to realise they are custodians; to extol the virtues of the sport that has given them everything.
Their most dangerous weapons, it seems, are not their fists but their tongues.
No-one expects them to be angels - the true, unaltered reality this week is they have a fight to sell and money to make. And on Saturday a truly intriguing sporting contest will take place.
However, the orgy of excess that surrounds it threatens to further sully a sport that right now needs all the help it can get to maintain popularity and relevance.
What happens in Vegas should, according to the old saying, stay in Vegas. Hopefully that also applies to the hateful rhetoric of this unavoidable fight. | At the top of the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas strip is a huge advert for the magician David Copperfield, the hotel's star attraction. | 41022322 | [
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John Duns Scotus was born in the town of Duns around 1266.
A series of events kicks off with a talk in its Volunteer Hall on Saturday followed by a walk on Sunday and an library exhibition opening on Monday.
Dr Philip Tonner, head of philosophy at Hutchesons' Grammar School, said Duns Scotus remained a significant figure.
He said he was considered by some to be a precursor of other major philosophers such as Rene Descartes and Immanuel Kant.
The festival hopes to bring the importance of his works to a new audience.
"One of the problems, of course, is that medieval philosophy became seen to be something associated with very esoteric problems about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin and so on," said Dr Tonner.
"This is a very unfair depiction of what medieval philosophers were trying to do.
"It is one of those unfortunate accidents of history that it has become associated with Duns Scotus who in many ways is certainly one of Scotland's most important philosophers and one who is still making headlines in both theology and philosophy." | A festival is under way in the Borders to mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of one of Scotland's most important philosophers. | 37384386 | [
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The Colombia international, who has not played since October following a thigh injury, has been replaced in the squad by new loan signing Alexandre Pato.
The 29-year old has made just one Premier League start since signing on a season-long from Monaco last July.
Former AC Milan forward Pato, 26, signed for Chelsea last week on a six-month loan from Corinthians.
However, the Brazil international has not featured since November as he looks to regain full fitness following a series of injuries.
Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink has also included new signing Matt Miazga in both his Champions League and Premier League squad lists for the second half of the season.
The United States defender, 20, joined Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year contract from New York Red Bulls last week.
Falcao, who was linked with a deadline day move to former club Atletico Madrid, has been named in Chelsea's 25-man Premier League squad.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Monday that Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho, 19, will replace Samir Nasri in City's 25-man Champions League squad.
France international midfielder Nasri, 28, is set for at least another two months on the sidelines following a hamstring injury and tendon surgery in November.
Clubs featuring in the knock-out stages of the Champions League were required to supply European football's governing body Uefa with their updated squad lists by Tuesday night, but Arsenal have yet to publicly announce any changes to their 25-man squad.
The Gunners are expected to make one change, with new midfield signing Mohamed Elneny, 23, replacing defender Mathieu Debuchy, 30, who has joined Ligue 1 side Bordeaux on loan until the end of the season. | Radamel Falcao has been omitted from Chelsea's 25-man squad for the Champions League knock-out stages. | 35488481 | [
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Firearms officers from the Met Police carried out a stop on a car in High Street shortly before 20:00 GMT on Wednesday.
Two men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.
The operation was not linked to a fatal police shooting at Tracey Court in Luton earlier in the day, police said.
Detectives from the Met's serious and organised crime command were supported by officers from Bedfordshire Police during the operation.
Local residents were warned by armed police to stay inside their homes during the incident.
The arrested men are being held in custody at a police station in north London. | A handgun and ammunition have been seized and two people were arrested during a police operation in Luton. | 37932750 | [
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Judges scored four restaurants selected to represent each town or city, assessing hygiene ratings and public votes.
The West Yorkshire city was praised for holding several curry-themed events, including a poppadom-eating challenge.
Glasgow finished second and Brighton came in third in the competition, which marks the end of National Curry Week.
Leicester and Birmingham finished fourth and fifth respectively.
The restaurants selected to represent Bradford were Aakash, Kiplings, Shimla Spice and Akbar's.
Patricia Tillotson, of Visit Bradford, said: "Winning the hotly-contested competition this many times in a row has never been done before.
"Our entry has created a real sense of community cohesion, which ultimately is what the Curry Capital of Britain competition is all about."
Our love affair with curry
See: BBC Food - Curry recipes
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Many of them made headlines - from banning all Muslims entering the US, to building a wall along the border with Mexico.
But as he and his White House team approach the 100-day mark of his presidency, it is clear he has shifted his stance on a number of key issues.
Before: As a candidate, Mr Trump derided climate change as a hoax concocted by China, and the regulations of Paris as stifling to American growth.
After: After three months of prevarications behind the closed doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the president came down decisively on the side near the exits. Quitting the Paris deal, signed by nearly 200 countries, will take a few years but this is unequivocally a promise kept.
Before: One of Mr Trump's trademark rally pledges was to repeal and replace Obamacare - his predecessor's attempt to extend healthcare to the estimated 15% of the country who are not covered.
It is widely hated by Republicans, who say the law imposes too many costs on business, with many describing it as a "job killer" and decrying the reforms - officially the Affordable Care Act - as an unwarranted intrusion into the affairs of private businesses and individuals.
After: Within two days of his election he softened his approach, saying he wanted to keep the "strongest assets".
Then the House Republicans put forward a plan, which the president fully backed, but it was mauled by doctors' groups, hospitals and other parts of the medical industry. The government's own budget office said it would strip insurance from millions of Americans, and its approval rating among the public sank. The Democrats opposed it and several wings of the Republican party were uneasy. It was passed by the House of Representatives but the Senate has said it will rewrite the bill from scratch.
Before: His vow to build a wall along the US-Mexican border was one of the most controversial of Mr Trump's campaign promises.
Mr Trump also insisted that Mexico would pay for it.
After: Mexico maintains it will never pay for it, and even the president has conceded that the US will have to pay up front and then seek reimbursement in some way.
The US Congress is exploring funding options for the wall, but many Republicans will be unhappy about footing a bill which could rise to $21.5bn (£17.2bn), according to a Department of Homeland Security internal report.
That's much higher than Mr Trump's estimated price tag of $12bn (£9.6bn).
There are also landowners who protest against a "government land grab" - and a lawsuit from an environmental group launched in April.
"We're building the wall," he said in February. "In fact it's going to start very soon."
Before: Mr Trump called Nafta "a disaster" and warned that the TPP "is going to be worse, so we will stop it."
After: Mr Trump pledged to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). He did in his first few days.
And he vowed to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Association (Nafta) and, after threatening to pull out, the White House has said that Canada and the US have agreed to talks.
Before: Mr Trump initially promised to ban all Muslims entering the US - a "total and complete" shutdown should remain until the US authorities "can figure out what's going on".
But he switched to "extreme vetting" after he became the party's presidential candidate.
After: As president, he has introduced two travel bans, which have both become ensnarled by legal challenges. The second was a slightly watered-down version of the first, but a judge in Hawaii said barring people from six mainly Muslim countries, even temporarily, violated constitutional protections against religious discrimination. Another judge in Maryland cited Trump campaign statements as evidence.
President Trump has railed against "judicial overreach" and hinted that he may take the case to the Supreme Court, but has said little on the matter in a round of media interviews this week.
Five questions on the revised travel ban
Before: Mr Trump repeatedly told his supporters that every single undocumented immigrant - of which there are 11.3 million - "have to go".
After: As polling day approached, his stance began to soften slightly, then after the election he scaled it back to some two to three million deportations of people who "are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers".
The Migration Policy Institute, a US-based think tank, has one of the higher figures for illegal immigrants with criminal records, which it puts at 890,000, including people charged with crossing the border illegally.
The number of removals peaked in 2012 and has been falling since. It is too early to say if there has been an increase since President Trump's inauguration.
Reality Check: Is deporting of 'bad dudes' at record rate?
Trump voter's husband faces deportation
Before: Mr Trump repeatedly questioned the military alliance's purpose, calling it "obsolete". One issue that bugged him was whether members were pulling their weight and "paying their bills". In one New York Times interview in July 2016, he even hinted that the US would not come to the aid of a member invaded by Russia.
After: But as he hosted Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in April, the US president said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance's importance. "I said it [Nato] was obsolete," Mr Trump said. "It's no longer obsolete."
Before: During a speech in Iowa in November 2015, Mr Trump warned that he would, using an expletive, bomb so-called Islamic State into obliteration.
After: The president dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal on an IS-stronghold in Afghanistan.
At the site of the Mother of All Bombs
Before: Mr Trump repeatedly pledged to label Beijing a "currency manipulator" on his first day in office, during an election campaign when he also accused the Asian powerhouse of "raping" the US. China has been accused of suppressing the yuan to make its exports more competitive with US goods.
After: He told the Wall Street Journal in April that China had not been "currency manipulators" for some time and had actually been trying to prevent the yuan from further weakening.
Before: "I am looking for judges and have actually picked 20 of them. They'll respect the Second Amendment and what it stands for and what it represents."
After: He vowed to appoint a conservative justice and he has - Neil Gorsuch. It took a procedural change to Senate rules, but it's a victory nonetheless.
Before: Mr Trump said he would approve waterboarding "immediately" and "make it also much worse", adding "torture works".
After: But after his inauguration, the president said he would defer to the opposing belief, espoused by Defence Secretary James Mattis and CIA director Mike Pompeo.
Mr Pompeo said during his confirmation hearing said he would "absolutely not" reinstate such methods.
Before: "Lock her up" was one of the main rallying cries of Mr Trump's supporters.
They wanted to see Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in prison over the use of her private email server while secretary of state.
And Mr Trump was more than willing to back their calls for, at the very least, a fresh investigation. During the debates, he told Mrs Clinton: "If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation."
After: The president-elect's tone changed almost as soon as he had won, describing the woman he had said was "such a nasty woman" as someone the country owed "a debt of gratitude". Later, he said he "hadn't given [the prosecution] a lot of thought" and had other priorities.
On 22 November, Mr Trump's spokeswoman said he would not pursue a further investigation - to help Mrs Clinton "heal".
Before: The country's infrastructure "will become, by the way, second to none, and we will put millions of our people back to work as we rebuild it", he said in his victory speech in November.
After: Has repeated his vow to spend big on the country's roads, rail and airports, but no sign yet of action.
Before: Mr Trump pledged during his campaign to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a divided city which both Israelis and Palestinians claim.
After: He approved a waiver to keep the embassy in place, but suggested in a statement that it would be eventually relocated. "The question is not if that move happens, but only when," the White House said, adding the decision was taken in order to "maximize the chances of successfully negotiating a deal between Israel and the Palestinians". | Donald Trump made a string of promises during his long campaign to be the 45th president of the United States. | 37982000 | [
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They beat Wales and Australia to finish second to England in Group B and cannot be caught in the overall standings.
England added a 10-7 win over Australia and 24-5 success over Wales to their 31-10 victory against Fiji.
England take on Scotland in Sunday's quarter-finals while Fiji face France.
South Africa will face Argentina in the last eight after winning all of their pool matches while the United States will play New Zealand.
Wales lost to Australia, Fiji and England to finish bottom of Pool B on Saturday.
Scotland beat Kenya and Portugal and drew with France to come second to the French in Pool C.
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The injury-hit Hammers lost to Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu in the qualifying round for the second season in succession.
The visitors won Thursday's second leg at the London Stadium 1-0 to go through 2-1 on aggregate.
"I'm not going to lose faith in the players after one game," said Bilic. "We're missing top-quality players."
Former West Brom and Barnsley midfielder Filipe Teixeira's precise first-half finish secured victory for Astra as West Ham failed to convert any of their 17 attempts at goal.
"The disappointment is massive," said Bilic. "We didn't play good in the first half or with desire as a team. We were second best.
"I'm angry and frustrated but I'm much more disappointed than anything else."
Bilic made eight changes from Sunday's Premier League win against Bournemouth, but had few attacking options with Dimitri Payet, Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew injured.
Bilic has said he is interested in signing Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony, while West Ham announced the arrival of Swiss midfielder Edimilson Fernandes from FC Sion before kick-off.
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Set two years later on from This is England '86, the two-hour drama will deal with the aftermath of the events in that four-part series.
"Just when I think my love affair with This is England is over, it pulls me back in," Meadows said.
Channel 4 has also confirmed that This is England '90, set in the rave era, is currently in development.
Picking up the action at Christmas 1988, the story will focus on the relationship between the Lol and Woody characters.
Meadows told the Stage newspaper that while Channel 4 "would have happily had me go straight to 1990, I felt I needed something in-between."
Channel 4's head of drama Camilla Campbell said: "We're beyond excited that Shane, Warp Films and the cast have agreed to return with this feature length drama.
"It is set to pull together a lot of story threads from '86, leaving the way clear for a new series of This is England '90."
This is England '86, which screened on Channel 4 last September, was named best TV drama at the South Bank Awards on Tuesday.
The original film, written and directed by Meadows in 2006, told of an impressionable young boy who becomes involved with a gang of skinheads. | Writer Shane Meadows is to make a one-off Christmas special to follow on from the This is England film and TV series. | 12286245 | [
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Mark Bellamy, president of the Intensive Care Society, told the BBC the problem of resistance would get worse unless new and effective antibiotics were developed.
Sepsis is triggered by infections and causes around 37,000 deaths a year in the UK.
NHS England says hospitals should work together to tackle the problem.
Sepsis usually develops from blood poisoning and involves a dramatic reaction by the body's immune system.
If not treated quickly it can lead to organ failure or death.
Early symptoms can include a high temperature and a fast heartbeat.
The Intensive Care Society recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of sepsis to avoid what it says are thousands of preventable deaths.
There are 37,000 deaths a year in the UK because of sepsis, compared with just more than 35,000 from lung cancer and 16,000 from bowel cancer.
The society, along with the UK Sepsis Trust, argues that there is inadequate recording of sepsis cases by hospitals and insufficient knowledge of the steps required to recognise and treat it early.
Julie Bignone nearly died because of sepsis and spent seven weeks in hospital - some of them in a critical condition.
Feeling feverish, she assumed she had a bad dose of flu. After a weekend in bed, she went to her GP and was told to come back if her condition worsened and antibiotics would be prescribed.
But later that day, with her family growing more anxious she was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Julie was found to have pneumonia in both lungs and sepsis and doctors feared she might not survive.
She only pulled through after several weeks in intensive care and heavy doses of antibiotics.
She feels now that she should have acted on her instinct early on that she was suffering from something a lot worse than flu.
Julie says: "There's a lot of scope for getting it wrong with sepsis because the symptoms are not specific enough - we need to get a system where doctors listen to patients more and allow them to have more of an opinion".
Prof Bellamy, who is based at the Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, said: "For the first time this year I have had a couple patients for whom we had no effective antibiotic treatment, it's rare - but two years ago it would still have been regarded as a theoretical problem."
He says it is crucial to raise the profile of sepsis, and to ensure it is tackled early to give the patient the best chance of survival.
The diminishing impact of antibiotics, in his view, underlines the urgency of the task.
He said there was a "spectre emerging of moving into a post-antibiotic era".
NHS England has acknowledged the scale of the problem.
Bruce Warner, its deputy director of patient safety, said: "We know there are many preventable deaths due to sepsis each year and our top priority has to be saving those lives we can save and having as big an impact as we can."
NHS England wants to encourage greater co-ordination within hospitals to ensure sepsis is diagnosed and treated quickly.
It cited Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which has been praised for use of laptops by staff to record patient data and symptoms and ensure they are analysed quickly by clinicians. | Patients are dying from sepsis because of a lack of effective antibiotics, an expert is warning. | 28870734 | [
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Taylor, 27, retired with a heart condition in April 2016 after seven England Tests and 27 one-day games.
He has since worked with Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire's academies in addition to media work.
"It's great to see his desire to still be involved with the game," head coach David Ripley said of Taylor's arrival.
"James has a fantastic 50-over record, averaging over 50 which is obviously outstanding.
"I believe he can offer good advice and relay his one-day cricket experiences on to our batsmen."
Meanwhile, former Northants captain Sales, who scored in excess of 22,000 runs in more than 20 years at the County Ground before his retirement in 2014, will work with the county's batsmen.
"David has been working part time with the batters since January, focusing on improving more of the technical aspects of their game," Ripley added.
"I believe his cricket brain and experience are a real positive for the squad and will go a long way to improving their overall game." | Former England batsman James Taylor has joined Northamptonshire as a coaching consultant, while David Sales has taken a part-time coaching role. | 39445804 | [
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He is available to make his debut in Tuesday's league game against Burnley.
"We needed another midfield player who can play either side and gives a bit of flexibility," Reds manager Steve Cotterill told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"At the beginning of the week Guy Moussi had a problem with his calf. Even if Guy was fit, at the moment, he's ended up going in the back four for us, which is not ideal. So, I needed another midfield player with some energy in there."
Guedioura initially joined Wolves on loan in January 2010 before signing permanently at the end of the season.
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High housing costs and a lack of personal savings are cited by the charity as reasons for this.
The online survey by pollsters YouGov in July questioned 1,581 people in working families with children.
"Strong protections" are in place for "those who fall on difficult times," a government spokesman commented.
The spokesman said: "We are introducing the National Living Wage, increasing the personal tax allowance and giving the next generation choice and flexibility in their savings, including the Help to Save scheme for people on low incomes.
"We are continuing to spend around £90 billion a year on working age benefits to ensure a strong safety net for the most vulnerable.
"And for those who do fall on difficult times, there are strong protections in place to guard against the threat of homelessness, and ensure we don't return to the bad old days when homelessness in England was nearly double what it is today."
The online YouGov survey questioned 8,381 adults, including 1,581 members of working families with children.
It concluded that 37% (585) of such families would be unable to cover their housing costs for more than one month with no job, while 23% (364) said they would be unable to pay their housing costs at all.
Some 48% (759) of families in the survey named the cost of housing as the biggest drain on their budget, the charity reported.
"These figures are a stark reminder that sky-high housing costs are leaving millions of working families stretched to breaking point, and barely scraping by from one pay cheque to the next," Shelter chief executive Campbell Robb said.
What kind of life can you live on £7.20 an hour?
How much of a savings buffer do people need?
'Sky-high' rental hotspots across England revealed
Mr Robb said the government had a "real chance to show working families they're on their side, by protecting and improving our welfare safety net".
A single mother of two children, named only as Lou, told researchers that although she was working full-time as a complex needs carer, and has moved into a small flat, she still finds keeping up with the rent every month a struggle.
She said: "I'm working hard, but it still makes me feel like a failure. I recently changed jobs and hit a rough patch when I thought I wouldn't be able to pay the rent.
"An employer had given me some work and didn't tell me that my hours wouldn't be guaranteed, I lost a chunk of my income all of a sudden, and very nearly lost my home. It was really scary.
"There's never a cushion. You'd think if you were working you'd be able to save a little bit every month, but it's just not a possibility when just paying for the basics is so expensive." | One in three families in England could not pay their rent or mortgage for more than a month if they lost their job, a study for the charity Shelter suggests. | 37017254 | [
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In April, Northern Ireland's secretary of state published a plan for a budget to be imposed if the Stormont parties could not reach a deal.
The indicative figures included a 2.5% cut to education.
At the time, the group of more than 40 principals in schools in the Belfast area called the proposals "totally unacceptable".
They sent a letter to parents, the Department of Education, the Education Authority and the secretary of state saying they could not impose the cuts "without seriously compromising their children's education".
On Tuesday, they went to a meeting of Belfast City Council to ask for support in fighting the cuts.
Lord Mayor Alderman Brian Kingston has now agreed to write to the secretary of state, MLAs and MPs.
Damian O'Neill, principal of the Good Shepherd Primary School in Dunmurry, told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme the principals did not know where else to turn.
"They (Belfast City Council) are the only elected body at the minute who we could reach out to.
"It's very, very important for us as principals that we see the best-possible outcomes for our children.
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The winning proposal will be "connected to" the University of Chicago, although the site has not been decided on yet, NBC in Chicago reports.
The president was a law professor at the university and still has a home on the city's South Side.
The library will store his papers and help frame his legacy as president.
A formal announcement will be made the week after next, reports CBS.
It says the president indicated he was leaning towards choosing his hometown in a recent phone call with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, once his closest adviser at the White House.
Mr Obama met his wife, First Lady Michelle, when working at a law firm in the city in 1989.
The losing cities also have strong connections to the Obama story - he grew up in Hawaii and attended Columbia University in New York.
The other Chicago bid that completed the shortlist of four was from the University of Illinois.
The 13 presidential libraries - spanning from Herbert Hoover to George W Bush - are administered by the US National Archives.
Former President Bill Clinton's presidential library is in Little Rock and George W Bush has one at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
All five living presidents gathered for the dedication of the Bush library in 2013, a ceremony that moved Mr Bush to tears. | Chicago has beaten New York City and Hawaii as the chosen location for President Barack Obama's library, according to US media. | 32544101 | [
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As many as 10 suicide bombers carried out the attacks, which reportedly targeted members of the security forces and allied Shia Muslim militias.
The Islamic State (IS) group, which holds territory in the north and west, said it was behind some of the attacks.
In the deadliest attack, at least 14 people were killed when a bomber blew himself up in a restaurant.
The eatery was popular with members of the Popular Mobilisation, a predominantly Shia militia which has taken a lead role in the fight against IS, the Associated Press reports.
Other attacks hit the southern city of Basra, Baghdad and Mashada, north of the capital.
In recent months government forces backed by Shia militias and US air strikes have regained control over significant parts of Iraq from IS.
On Sunday, the army said it had made progress in an offensive to recapture the western city of Hit, which has been under IS control for the last 18 months.
It said it had taken the northern edge of Hit, about 140km (85 miles) from Baghdad, but was being slowed down by the presence of hundreds of roadside bombs planted by IS. | At least 25 people have been killed and dozens wounded in bomb attacks across Iraq, media reports say. | 35958761 | [
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The 28-year-old, Serie A's top scorer with 30 goals, was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 3-1 defeat at Stadio Friuli.
Higuain pushed the referee before his team-mates removed him from the pitch.
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has been banned for one game "for challenging the work of the match officials".
Napoli are six points behind leaders Juventus with seven matches remaining.
Higuain misses games against Hellas Verona, Inter Milan, Bologna and AS Roma. | Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain has been banned for four matches following his angry reaction to being sent off against Udinese on Sunday. | 35972856 | [
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The claim: Membership of the European Union guarantees rights on equal pay, sexual harassment and maternity leave, and rights for part-time workers. Those rights would be in jeopardy if Britain voted to leave.
Reality Check Verdict: The EU has been influential in the development of equality legislation but leaving would not necessarily mean those rights would be lost.
The Treaty of Rome included the commitment for member states to ensure "that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work". And the rules were strengthened following the 1975 Equal Pay Directive, and subsequent rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which have set out further what counts as equal work.
Similarly, the right of part-time workers to join occupational pension schemes was determined by rulings of the ECJ, which found that excluding them constituted indirect sex discrimination.
If Britain leaves the EU those rules could, in principle, be revoked.
However, in some cases the UK government has gone further than the rules set by the EU. For example, the 52 weeks of statutory maternity leave in the UK is considerably longer than the 14 weeks guaranteed by EU law.
Leave campaigners say there's no reason to suppose that a future British government would undermine women's rights.
But Ms Harman believes that many of the people leading the campaign for Brexit - including Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Iain Duncan Smith - cannot be trusted to protect women's rights.
She admits that this part of her argument is speculative, but she warns that women's rights could be eroded under the guise of pushing for deregulation and cutting red tape.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate | Labour's former deputy leader Harriet Harman is right to say that the EU has been important in the development of UK law that affects women's right. | 36286456 | [
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Igor Dodon, head of the Party of Socialists (PSRM), is riding a wave of public discontent in this impoverished ex-Soviet republic.
Moldova has moved closer to the European Union in the past seven years, a course championed by his rival, former education minister Maia Sandu.
Mr Dodon, 41, was a deputy prime minister in the Party of Communists government before 2009. He blames widespread corruption on the pro-EU parties which have ruled Moldova since then.
Last year, three banks collapsed and $1bn (£790m) disappeared - equal to about one-sixth of the country's GDP. Mr Dodon repeatedly tried to pin the blame on Ms Sandu, as she was in the government on whose watch the "theft of the century" happened.
She strongly denied that accusation, and is seen as one of the few "clean" politicians in Moldova.
In the first round, on 30 October, she got 38% of the votes, while Mr Dodon got 48%.
Mr Dodon has promised to revoke Moldova's association agreement with the EU. But recently he has appeared less committed to that pledge, especially as Moldovans can travel visa-free in the EU's Schengen area, which covers most of Europe but excludes the UK and Ireland.
He has vowed to take Moldova into the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.
He has proposed turning Moldova into a federal state, to solve the frozen conflict in Trans-Dniester, a region run by pro-Moscow separatists for the past 26 years, where Russian troops are still deployed.
Trans-Dniester profile
This year Moldova reverted to direct presidential elections after a 20-year hiatus. But the president does not have strong powers to deliver the changes many Moldovans are clamouring for, especially tackling corruption.
"We want a leader close to the people, not to the oligarchs," said Maria, from the Chisinau suburb of Ghidighici.
"First of all we need an improvement in the economy. The president should fight corruption. They all appeal to those abroad to return home, but what can they do here? There are no jobs. Electricity, gas, everything is getting more expensive. A pensioner cannot survive on 1,000 lei ($50) [per month]."
She said Moldova should maintain good relations with its neighbours in the EU and with Russia.
Population 3.5 million
Area 33,800 sq km (13,050 sq miles)
Major languages Romanian (called "Moldovan" in official documents), Russian
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 66 years (men), 73 years (women)
Currency leu
Moldova country profile
Moldova crisis: An elite power grab?
Vlad, a young disabled man, said that politicians should "come up with actions, not just promises and words.
"The next president should be concerned about the problems of disabled people. They should be able to get a job, to have the same rights as other citizens."
Mr Dodon is a great admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Moldova needs a similarly strong leader.
He has angered neighbouring Ukraine by describing annexed Crimea as de facto part of the Russian Federation. That raises the spectre of a diplomatic conflict if he becomes president.
But many voters, including most of the Russian speakers who make up almost 25% of the electorate, do not seem to mind, as long as Russia is seen as supportive of Mr Dodon.
He criticises Ms Sandu for wanting reunification with Romania, which included Moldova (formerly Moldavia) between the two world wars.
Mr Dodon is also supported openly by the Moldovan Orthodox Church, which is subordinate to the Moscow Patriarchate.
Orthodox Bishop Marchel urged voters to support him as a "Christian and patriot", contrasting him to Ms Sandu, who is single and childless.
Both Mr Dodon and Bishop Marchel have said that Ms Sandu is supported by gay people in Moldova, a country where homophobic attitudes are deeply entrenched.
In the end, if elected, Mr Dodon could find it hard to deliver many of his promises.
In that case "he should govern like the French President De Gaulle in the 1960s, by referendum", suggested Igor Botan, a political analyst close to Ms Sandu.
"He should call a referendum for each promise and if he loses, he should resign," he added.
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"This is where it all happens," says the star, who has scored more number one singles (seven) than any other British artist this decade, as he welcomes the BBC to his studio.
It's a pristine room, free of clutter and distractions, except for a PlayStation 4 and several years' worth of Fifa games.
On the mixing desk sits a book on Frank Gehry's architecture, while the far corner is dominated by a gargantuan bean bag, apparently fashioned from the skin of a dead muppet.
Outside the sliding glass doors, Tinie has a child-sized Lamborghini, which he's planning to use in an upcoming video.
"Jake Bugg has been here," he says. "MNEK's been here. Sinead Harnett was here the other day.
"Lewis Hamilton came here not long ago - but not to do a guest vocal."
The studio has been Tinie's second home since 2008. He recorded his million-selling debut Disc-Overy here. And it's where he's been obsessing over his third album, Youth, for more than two years.
The record has suffered a number of delays as the star revised and refined the tracklist. Part of the problem was that, after five years of success, he'd lost touch with his roots.
"I've been on the road literally since I released Pass Out," he says. "I've been in my own world and my own head.
"My engineer Ritchie said, 'You know how you'd be able to nail this album? Move back into your mum's house. Take all your stuff and live your life from there.'
"But obviously you can't do that. It would just be too annoying. So what I did instead was make sure I met up with all my friends and did the things I did before this all happened.
"That was the creativity behind the album, catching up with my friends."
You can hear it in the music. There's a playfulness and warmth that was missing from Tinie's second album Demonstration, which found the rapper struggling to come to terms with fame. He symbolically scratched his eyes out on the cover, fearing he'd become too much of a "personality".
On Youth, he steps back and counts his blessings.
"It was such a strange thing to be a British rapper when I started," he says. "People were like, 'Oh, you're rapping with an English accent? Naaaah.'
"Now that's changed. Look at the likes of Stormzy and Dave - there's a plethora of British rappers. It's an accepted genre now. It means something to British culture on a mainstream level."
Tinie was born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu Jr, and spent his early years in Peckham's notoriously rough Aylesbury estate.
But by the time he was 12, his father, a barber turned social worker, and mother, an NHS administrator, had saved up enough money to move the family to the quiet, leafy suburbs of Plumstead.
Patrick picked up his parents' work ethic, gaining A-Levels in media studies, religious studies and psychology - but was seduced by music after seeing So Solid Crew on TV.
Rap, he suddenly realised, didn't have to come from the other side of the Atlantic.
He took a job selling double glazing to fund his early recordings, and emerged as part of the grime scene with tracks like Wifey and Tears.
Soon he was developing his own sound - a futuristic mix of hip-hop, synth-pop and space-age dub, laced with a wry awareness of rap cliche.
"I got so many clothes I keep 'em in my aunt's house," he quipped on his breakout hit Pass Out.
He acknowledges his musical progression on a new song called Not for the Radio. "Eight years sitting on top/Hip-hop, grime, then I went pop."
Yet for all his chart-busting collaborations with pop stars like Ellie Goulding and Jess Glynne, he hasn't forgotten his roots. "I listen to grime still, I go to events, I partake in the music," he says.
What impresses him most about the new generation of artists is their self-reliance - in particular Skepta and Stormzy, who've hit the big time while recording and releasing songs on their own labels.
"Against all the odds, they're setting up their own infrastructure, putting out records, creating their own hype and achieving things that, five years ago, you could only have achieved on a major label," marvels the rapper.
Tinie also retains the rights to his music, while licensing it to Warner Music subsidiary Parlophone.
Grime's success is particularly encouraging because, he says, it "was almost like the uninvited genre".
He says: "People have likened it to punk but I feel like, for some reason, it wasn't embraced. It got pushed to the side.
"I think that's basically changed now. We get to be ourselves and make hits, just like everybody else."
He addresses the genre's success on another album track, Lightwork: "Black boys getting white paper/From the underground, now we're in the skyscraper."
Reconnecting with friends while making Youth, Tinie realised that obsessing over his career had robbed him of other experiences. But it's a price he says was worth paying.
"A lot of my mates from school are married, some of them have got kids, some of them have got two or three," he reflects.
"It's weird: I can be sitting with a friend, telling them about all the amazing things I've seen on tour. Like, 'I played in the Maldives in an underwater club!' Or, 'I did the Olympics!' And they'll be sitting there thinking, 'Wow, I'd love to do what you're doing.'
"But equally, they can tell you, 'Mate, I just got married. You missed the wedding. And now my wife is expecting her first child.' And I'll be like, 'Wow, you're getting on with your life and it seems like you're really happy.'
"But I don't feel I'm missing out. If you ask any musician who's operating at a certain level, you swear your life to your art, if that makes sense.
"So I don't want to upset anyone that's reading this - but it's almost like the art comes before pretty much everything else."
Tinie Tempah's album Youth is out on 14 April.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | In a nondescript apartment complex half a mile from the Cutty Sark, Tinie Tempah conjures up some of the biggest hits in UK hip-hop. | 39512463 | [
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Kane scored twice in Saturday's 3-0 win over Norwich to reach 11 Premier League goals this season and 27 for 2015, breaking Teddy Sheringham's club record for league goals in a calendar year.
Last term the England man scored 31 times in all competitions during a breakthrough campaign at senior level.
"There is no price. No-one can buy him," Pochettino said.
"He is not for sale. There is not a value because it is impossible to put a price."
With Manchester United losing at Stoke and Crystal Palace drawing with Bournemouth, victory over the Canaries saw Spurs consolidate fourth place in the table.
Pochettino's side are now two points ahead of Palace in fifth and three points clear of sixth-placed United.
Spurs play next at Watford in a 15:00 GMT kick-off on Monday - with midfielder Mousa Dembele a doubt after picking up an ankle knock. | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says 22-year-old striker Harry Kane is not for sale at any price. | 35187443 | [
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It will sell investments worth £12m in firms where more than 10% of revenue comes from extracting thermal coal or the production of oil from tar sands.
The Church said it had a "moral responsibility" to act on environmental issues to protect the poor, who were the most vulnerable to climate change.
The Church manages three investment funds worth about £8bn.
"Climate change is already a reality," said Rev Canon Professor Richard Burridge, deputy chair of the Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG).
"The Church has a moral responsibility to speak and act on both environmental stewardship and justice for the world's poor who are most vulnerable to climate change," he said.
"This responsibility encompasses not only the Church's own work to reduce our own carbon footprint, but also how the Church's money is invested and how we engage with companies on this vital issue."
Analysis: Helen Briggs, environment correspondent
With the global campaign to move money out of fossil fuels gaining momentum, the Church of England's commitment to divest for the first time from the most polluting forms of energy is being seen as a significant step.
The church joins several UK institutions that have already signed up to the movement, including Glasgow University and the British Medical Association. But for some, the announcement does not go far enough.
The Church of England says it will withdraw investments worth £12m from companies that make money from extracting thermal coal - used in generating electricity - or producing oil from tar sands.
This is but a fraction of its total investment portfolio and some are already calling for the church to go further by divesting from all fossil fuels. But the church takes the view that engaging with fossil fuel companies is productive for other forms of energy, such as oil and gas, which may be needed as the world moves towards a low-carbon economy.
The new policy "marks the start of a process of divestment as well as engagement with fossil fuel companies and better aligns the Church's investment practice with its belief, theology and practice", added Bishop Nick Holtam, who is the Church of England's lead bishop on environment.
The Church said it also wanted more intensive engagement with companies that made a significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. It recently filed shareholder resolutions at BP and Shell calling for more transparency over climate change.
Christian Aid's director of policy and public affairs, Christine Allen, said the policy ought to prompt energy firms to rethink their businesses: "The openness to further divestment from intransigent companies must be heard as a final warning to the energy industry: shift investment out of fossil fuels and into renewables or your investors will do so for you.
"Every pound divested by churches, public institutions or individuals is a sign that we are serious."
The Church of England does not directly invest in tobacco, pornography or payday lenders.
Two years ago, it emerged that the Church had indirectly invested in Wonga - which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, admitted to being "embarrassed and irritated" about. It has since ended that investment. | The Church of England is adopting a new climate change policy and will cut its investments in fossil fuel companies. | 32544480 | [
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Prices rose 0.8% in the month compared with 0.1% in November.
Overall in 2015 house prices rose by 4.5%, with the average price of a property in the UK now at £196,999.
Separately the Land Registry for England and Wales reported that prices rose by 5.6% in the year to November. It said the average price of a house or flat was £186,325.
Nationwide said the growth in house prices broadly matched growth in average salaries, adding that it expected to see a similar pace of growth next year.
Rival lender Halifax calculates that prices are rising twice as fast.
Its most recent survey suggested that prices went up by 9% in the year to November.
London remained the strongest performing region for the fifth year running, with average prices up 12% compared with a year ago, according to Nationwide.
But it did not expect house prices in the capital to continue to see above average growth next year, pointing to the fact that property was becoming unaffordable for many in the city.
Average prices in the London are now 50% above their pre-crisis peak in 2007, while in contrast property values in Northern Ireland remain 44% below their pre-crisis peak, despite rising by 6.5% in the last three months of the year.
Across the UK as a whole, prices are around 7% higher, Nationwide added.
Scotland was the only part of the UK that saw a fall in average house prices, with values down 1.9% in the three months to the end of December compared with the same period a year ago.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, forecast average house prices would accelerate at a modest pace, despite the likelihood of interest rate rises from the middle of next year.
"Further healthy gains in employment and rising wages are likely to bolster buyer sentiment, while borrowing costs are expected to rise only gradually. However, the main concern is that construction activity will lag behind strengthening demand, putting upward pressure on house prices and eventually reducing affordability," he added.
Overall, Mr Gardner forecast average house price growth of between 3% and 6% nationally in 2016.
He also raised concerns about regional variations in house prices, linking strong house price growth in some regions to higher rates of employment growth.
"The gain in employment in London is particularly striking, with the number of people in employment up 14% compared to the pre-crisis period," he added.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight forecast house price growth of 6% in 2016 supported by continued buyer interest and shortage of available properties as well as healthy wage growth and levels of employment, relatively high consumer confidence and still very low mortgage interest rates.
But he warned that average house prices would "be constrained by more stretched house prices to earnings ratios, tighter checking of prospective mortgage borrowers by lenders and the probability that interest rates will start rising gradually during 2016". | Average house prices grew strongly in December according to the latest survey from building society Nationwide. | 35197410 | [
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Police said the animal's owner had been arrested and the dog, believed to be an American pit bull, was now in kennels.
Armed police and a helicopter were deployed to search for the dog after the attack on Sunday.
Insp Michelle McIlroy, of Lincolnshire Police, said the victim, 22, had suffered "life-changing" injuries.
She had also suffered "deep facial gouges on her cheeks" and injuries to her hand, said Insp McIlroy.
In the UK it is illegal to own certain types of dog.
Pit bull terriers, Japanese Tosas, Dogo Argentinos and Fila Brasileiros are banned.
But whether a dog is classed as illegal under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 depends on what it looks like, rather than its breed or name.
The police and council dog wardens have the power to seize dogs even in the absence of a complaint.
They will then judge its characteristics and decide whether it should be released or an application made to the courts for it to be destroyed.
The maximum penalty for owning a banned dog is a £5,000 fine and/or six months in prison.
Source: Gov.uk
Residents in part of Lincoln were warned to stay in their homes during the night-time search for the animal.
Police searched an area near an old quarry off Outer Circle Road on the outskirts of the city on Sunday evening.
During the search, the area where the dog was thought to be was "contained" by police.
The woman was taken for treatment to Lincoln County Hospital.
Insp McIlroy said: "She has suffered quite devastating injuries. They are not described as life-threatening, but certainly life-changing.
"It is quite unusual for an adult to be attacked by a dog in this way. We hear about small children being attacked but it is unusual for an adult to be attacked."
Tests are being carried out on the dog to confirm the breed, police said.
Insp McIlroy said magistrates would be likely to approve a destruction order for the dog.
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerous dog out of control in a public place.
He will also be questioned on suspicion of affray after an incident involving police officers who were attempting to seize the dog. | Injuries described as "devastating" to a woman attacked by a dog in Lincoln, include having the skin on her head "ripped back exposing her skull". | 26514677 | [
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Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, of Littleport, Cambridgeshire, travelled to California in January to "engage in illicit sexual conduct" with boys aged 10 and 12, US officials said.
He initially denied four charges but later admitted transporting the images.
Under a plea agreement he is expected to be sentenced to 13 years in January.
He was jailed for 56 months in the UK in 2011 for possessing indecent images of children.
More on this and other news from Cambridgeshire
Wilkins, who holds dual UK and US citizenship, was on probation when he left the UK on 31 January.
He set up an online site enabling him to arrange to meet boys, but was caught in a sting operation in Palm Springs, California, by undercover Homeland Security Department special agents.
He had paid one agent $250 (£170) to have sex with a nine-year-old Mexican boy.
Wilkins had initially denied four charges of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, attempted sex trafficking of children, transportation of child pornography and possession of child pornography, the US District Attorney's Office said.
A trial date was set for November, however, at a hearing on Wednesday he pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography under a plea agreement with the US Attorney's Office.
He agreed to a 13-year prison term and a lifetime of supervised release, the US Department of Homeland Security said.
Wilkins also admitted in court to travelling to the US in order to have sex with two young brothers, paying to have sex with the nine-year-old, possessing pornography and bringing a computer into the US containing "graphic images of boys ranging in age from five to eight".
US Attorney Eileen Decker, chief federal law enforcement officer in the Central District of California, described Wilkins as a "predator" and "extremely dangerous".
The plea agreement meant he would "be in prison for well over a decade," she said.
As part of the agreement the three other counts are expected to be dismissed when Wilkins is sentenced for the transportation charge.
Wilkins was detained as part of Homeland Security's Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. | A convicted British sex offender caught trying to pay US undercover officers for sex with a boy has admitted taking pornographic images into the country. | 37552307 | [
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The move comes as the Scottish government continues its investigation of tower blocks in Scotland.
The local government and communities committee said it would review building safety standards "in full, particularly in highly-dense urban areas".
At least 79 people are believed to have died in the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Cladding is thought to have contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.
The Scottish government announced last week that it was working "intensively" with councils to establish the safety of high-rise flats.
On Friday, it said no local authority or housing association high-rise properties in Scotland had the cladding used in Grenfell Tower.
At the weekend, the UK government reported that cladding on 34 tower blocks in 17 council areas in England had failed fire safety tests.
Local government and communities committee convener Bob Doris said: "There are thousands of families and individuals living in high-rise accommodation across Scotland and they are understandably looking for reassurances at this deeply worrying time.
"Whilst both the Scottish government and our social housing providers have moved quickly to take action and to allay fears, it is important that our committee provides an additional layer of scrutiny both in terms of fire safety and building standards.
"That is precisely what we intend to do.
"All parts of the UK must learn from the disaster at Grenfell Tower and we must do all we can to ensure no-one has to experience the loss of a loved one in such tragic circumstances.
"Our committee will be reviewing building safety standards in full, particularly in highly-dense urban areas with many high rises.
"We will speak to local authorities, landlords, tenants and of course the Scottish government as part of this inquiry."
Councils across Scotland have moved to reassure high-rise residents over safety in the wake of the Grenfell fire.
In Aberdeen, the local authority is holding drop-in sessions this week for people living in 20 properties across the city, offering them a chance to raise any concerns.
One tower block resident in West Dunbartonshire said he welcomed news that building standards and conditions would be subject to further scrutiny.
Thomas Sellers, 52, who lives on the eighth floor of a high-rise property in Dumbarton, told BBC Scotland that he and other residents were still looking for reassurance.
He said: "There has been no clarification about whether the building I stay in is safe enough. There are no sprinklers and no main fire alarm for the building and we have no access to the roof as an exit in the event of a fire. We are just looking for answers." | The safety of Scotland's high-rise flats is to be examined by a Holyrood committee following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London. | 40397643 | [
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Homeowners hit by the flooding in December can apply for up to £5,000 from the government's Future Flood Prevention Funding scheme.
Figures seen by the BBC show that only 13 people have applied for the money.
Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, said she had received complaints about accessing the fund.
"The form filling is incredibly complicated and that's where people have been struggling," she said.
"It's putting off a lot on people."
Hundreds of homes and businesses were flooded in the city after the Rivers Foss and Ouse burst their banks.
The scheme is administered by City of York Council and requires a survey to be carried out on the flooded property before funding can be applied for.
The council said that 360 private homes were eligible for the grant.
The authority added: "We very much welcome grant applications but know that this can take time while people wait for quotes and loss adjustor reports.
"We're appointing a case worker to help residents and businesses through the application process." | York residents are being put off applying for flood protection grants as the process is "incredibly complicated", a local MP has claimed. | 35604462 | [
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Hemmings' match-winning brace against Partick Thistle took his goals tally to 25 in all competitions this season.
"He's a player that we want to keep but we can't stop speculation and you can't stop players being ambitious.
"When we do have him we're grateful for that," Hartley said.
Hemmings' goal nine minutes from the end sealed the points for Dundee at Firhill after Kris Doolan had cancelled out the Englishman's opener.
Hartley said he was always confident his team would prevail, even after Doolan's leveller 20 minutes from time.
"We never want to try and settle for a draw," the Dundee manager told BBC Scotland.
"We always try to go and win the game and I felt that today. I felt there were always more chances for us.
"For Hemmings again, his 25th goal of the season, it's a fantastic return and a really pleasing performance for us.
"Goalscorers are hard to come by and for Kane getting 25 goals for a team that's in the middle of the table has been a terrific return, but he's got his team-mates to thank for that also.
"We set him a little target at the start of the season, we said 15 goals. Then we went 20, 25, now I think we've got to go 30.
"That's the problem that we will have [keeping him] but we've got two years left with him. We're not a selling club now. I know that might sound stupid but we're not. We want to try and keep our best players.
"We're trying to build something good here. We feel we've got a really talented squad. Although we were disappointed not to get into the top six, but I think when we play well we're good to watch."
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald felt his side's display merited something from the match.
"I thought we had a good second half," Archibald said.
"First half, I didn't think we were at the races but second half was much more positive and I thought we deserved at least a point.
"Dundee are always a danger on the break with Hemmings up top but I thought it looked like the game was swaying towards us. Then they got what turned out to be the winner, but I thought we did enough to get an equaliser at the end with [David] Amoo's chance." | Paul Hartley is adamant he wants to keep prolific striker Kane Hemmings at Dundee, but admits his goal-scoring exploits this season will attract interest from other clubs. | 36120329 | [
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Governor Jerry Brown said the fires, which have left one person dead, destroyed and threatened buildings in the Napa and Lake counties.
More than 1,300 people fled Middletown, north of San Francisco, as their homes were consumed by the flames.
Four firefighters who were badly burned are receiving treatment in hospital.
Wildfires were still burning on Monday after devastating homes and apartment blocks over the weekend.
The woman who died was a disabled 72-year-old retired teacher, Barbara McWilliams, who lived on her own in Lake County on Cobb Mountain.
Her carer, Jennifer Hittson, told the local media she had advanced multiple sclerosis that meant she was unable to walk unaided.
Ms Hittson said she had asked the authorities to help her but by the time they got there, her home was already engulfed in flames.
You can smell the so-called Valley Fire before you see it. An acrid stench hangs in the air on the road to Middletown. Smoke is thick in the sky, smothering the pines and the dry brush on the hillsides.
But it does not prepare you for the devastation in the little town itself. Home after home lies in ruins. Families who have lost everything have returned to pick through the debris but there doesn't appear to be anything to salvage.
Some houses have survived with scorch marks. Others are unscathed. But everyone here is stunned by the speed and ferocity of the fire which swept through in minutes, whipped up by a harsh, dry wind.
In the heart of this tight-knit community, a twisted mass of metal and ashes was, we are told, an apartment block of nearly 50 homes. The people of Middletown say they will rebuild. That will not be easy.
Raging fires prompt drone law change
Up to 1,000 structures, which includes barns and sheds, have been burned, fire agency spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
The fires across northern California are being blamed on high temperatures and years of drought.
The state spent $212m (£137m) fighting the flames in July alone, California's forestry and fire protection department spokesman Daniel Berlant told the AFP news agency.
He said more than 275 homes and other buildings had been destroyed and the Red Cross is opening emergency shelters for evacuated residents.
One blaze, the Valley Fire, which started on Saturday in Lake County, is said to have burned 40,000 acres (16,190 hectares).
It reached the centre of the small town of Middletown on Sunday. Its 1,500 residents had already been ordered to evacuate.
The fire spread quickly and witnesses saw flames reach up to 200ft (60m) in the air, according to local news reports.
Further east, in Amador and Calaveras counties, around 4,000 firefighters were battling the Butte Fire, which broke out on Wednesday.
That blaze has so far destroyed around 65,000 acres (26,300 hectares) along with 86 homes and 51 outbuildings. It is only 15% contained and threatens more than 6,000 other buildings, officials say.
Further south, beyond Fresno, firefighters have been tackling the largest of the blazes, the so-called Rough Fire, which has claimed 128,800 acres (52,000 hectares) since it began in late July.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters are tackling that blaze, which is now said to be 29% contained.
They have evacuated the Kings Canyon National Park and working to protect the park's famous grove of Giant Sequoia trees. | The governor of California has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced about 23,000 people to flee their homes in the north of the state. | 34238228 | [
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The 32-year-old Irishman is accused of striking Dundee United striker Aidan Connolly in the face with his elbow.
Goodwin was not pulled up for the offence during United's 3-0 win.
Should he accept the ban, the midfielder would miss three games from 15 November because of an additional suspension due to his recent record.
Goodwin has until Wednesday to respond to the complaint, with a hearing set for Thursday.
He was banned for two matches last season for elbowing United midfielder Stuart Armstrong.
This came after United released their own footage of the incident in the match at St Mirren Park. | St Mirren player-coach Jim Goodwin has been charged by the Scottish FA with violent conduct and offered a two-match suspension. | 29896451 | [
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A statement said the drive was aimed at "asserting the nation's territorial integrity" and "enhancing security".
On Tuesday President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states after a series of deadly attacks by militants.
Fighters from the Boko Haram group are blamed for most of the violence.
The group, which has its roots in north-eastern Nigeria, is linked to bloodshed in which some 2,000 people have died since 2010.
Boko Haram has seized control of parts of the north-east over the past three years, and much of the violence has been confined to that region.
By Will RossBBC Nigeria correspondent
There is no doubt that the situation in northern Nigeria is deteriorating fast and now President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted as much. No-one else in the government had dared say a word.
The frequency and scale of the attacks carried out by Boko Haram have forced the president to take action and to silence some of his critics who accuse him of being out of touch and slow to react.
Some analysts have suggested that if left to fester there is little to stop Boko Haram from setting up its own Islamic institutions in the extreme north-east.
Will more boots on the ground improve the situation? Much will depend on how the troops behave. Analysts argue that the military has already lost the battle for hearts and minds and residents feel trapped between the two sides of this murky conflict.
Can Nigeria quell Boko Haram?
However, the group did bomb Nigeria's capital Abuja in 2011 and 2012.
The militants have forged closer links with al-Qaeda-linked militants in the Sahara region and have access to increasingly sophisticated weaponry. They are believed to move back and forth across frontiers, particularly the Cameroon border, say analysts.
Nigeria, a multi-ethnic nation of more than 160 million people, is also affected by conflicts over land, religion and oil.
Wednesday's Ministry of Defence statement said the army, police and other security agencies had begun operations to "rid the nation's border territories of terrorist bases and activities".
The declared aim that it will assert the nation's territorial integrity comes a day after the president said the state no longer controlled the entire territory of Nigeria, a somewhat embarrassing admission, says the BBC's Will Ross in Lagos.
The operation will focus on enhancing security of governmental structures after the president said attacks on government buildings and killings of officials and other civilians amounted to a declaration of war.
Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe are three of the poorest states, far removed from the southern oilfields that feed government coffers.
"We've had a lot of problems [of] border crime, and criss-crossing of the border by the insurgents, and there's also evidence that some of the insurgents really are non-Nigerians," presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe told the BBC.
From preachers to slave raiders
"As long as the terrorists can go in and out unchallenged, then we're in big trouble."
Residents and reporters in the north-east said there had already been an influx of extra troops and military hardware.
"I have never seen soldiers on the move quite like this before," said Ahmed Mari, who lives in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
"A lot of fighting equipment has been deployed to Maiduguri," Hajja Maimuna, whose house is close to Maiduguri's Air Force base, told Nigeria's Daily Trust website.
"We are really terrified... Even though the state governor has not been removed, which is good, the truth is that Maiduguri is now a garrison town, full of angry soldiers who are ready to kill at the slightest provocation."
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state in the north.
Although they often attack Christians and government targets, they have also killed many Muslim civilians. | Nigeria has sent a "massive deployment of men and resources" to combat Islamist militants in three north-eastern states. | 22544056 | [
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Alice Ruggles, 24, had told police she felt "terrified" of Trimaan Dhillon days before she was found with her throat cut in her Gateshead flat.
Mr Dhillon, a lance corporal in the Army, denies murder.
Ms Ruggles' sister Emma told Newcastle Crown Court that the 24-year-old felt police would not act.
The sister, who is a British army officer, told Ms Ruggles to contact police amid concerns about Mr Dhillon harassing her, but Ms Ruggles replied she had and they would not respond until he had stabbed her.
The court heard how Mr Dhillon, who was born in India, started an intense relationship over the internet with Ms Ruggles while he was serving in Afghanistan.
She split with him after she found out he had been messaging other women on the dating site Tinder, jurors were told.
The court has heard he continued to travel to her home late at night to leave flowers and left her a phone message in which he repeatedly said he did not want to kill her.
Ms Ruggles, who grew up in Leicestershire and stayed in Newcastle after studying at Northumbria University, made a police statement on 2 October in which she said he sounded "crazy" on voicemails, and described him as obsessed.
She said: "I am terrified of his actions. I am being stalked and I want it to stop."
She said it was affecting her concentration and work, adding: "I don't feel safe in my own home."
The court has heard Mr Dhillon was a serving soldier with the 2 Scots and lived in barracks outside Edinburgh.
He was given official warnings by police and the Army to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, it was told.
During the relationship Mr Dhillon made Ms Ruggles feel self-conscious and hacked her Facebook account, jurors were told.
Ms Ruggles' mother Susan Hills said Mr Dhillon was polite but "insincere", and after the break-up he sent her a "very creepy" message asking her to help him reunite with her daughter.
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The Belgium international, 24, changed the game from the bench but fell awkwardly in injury time.
His agent Patrick de Koster initially said De Bruyne would miss six weeks.
But, after seeing a specialist, the £55m former Wolfsburg player said: "I'll be out for around 10 weeks."
De Bruyne could miss up to 13 league and cup games, including the League Cup final with Liverpool on 28 February, both legs of the Champions League last-16 tie with Dynamo Kiev and the Manchester derby on 20 March.
The Belgian is City's second top goalscorer with 12 this season, four behind striker Sergio Aguero.
De Koster added: "Kevin told me the only thing he can do is work hard and come back. Kevin is sad. His dream is to always be playing football."
De Bruyne scored one goal and set up another to help City to a 4-3 aggregate victory over the Toffees.
Everton goalkeeper Joel Robles, who repeatedly tried to lift up De Bruyne as he lay injured, used social media to say sorry.
"I would like to apologise to Kevin de Bruyne for my reaction to his injury," said the 25-year-old Spaniard.
"In the heat of the moment I didn't realise he was badly hurt. I wish him all the best and a speedy recovery." | Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne says he will be out for about 10 weeks after injuring his right knee during Wednesday's League Cup semi-final victory over Everton. | 35425113 | [
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The body was found next to a highway along with a shotgun cartridge, in what Cheetah Conservation Botswana called an "unnecessary and unprovoked attack".
The death is being investigated as a poaching case.
It comes after another famous big cat, Cecil the Lion, was killed in Zimbabwe by a US dentist, sparking worldwide condemnation.
Legolas was not posing a danger to livestock because there were no cattle in the area, indicating the animal had instead been shot in an opportunistic attack, CCB said.
The group said it sympathised with farmers who have problems with predators, but described the killing as "needless and heartbreaking".
At 68.5kg in weight, Legolas was one of the biggest cheetahs ever caught.
He and two of the three other cheetahs he hunted with were fitted with collars that CCB said had "revolutionised" the study of the animals' collaborative hunting techniques, which until then had remained largely unknown.
The killing of Legolas means three of the seven cheetahs fitted with collars for the research project have been shot.
The estimated population of 10,000 wild cheetahs in Africa today is classified as 'vulnerable' in the IUCN's Red List of threatened species. | A Botswanan cheetah called Legolas that was being studied by researchers has been killed, conservationists said. | 34448465 | [
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Andrew Virco, 50, and Katharine Walker, 51, from Cambridge, died with two other Britons when the aircraft crashed into a glacier on South Island, on Saturday.
Ms Walker's daughter, Rebecca, 22, said the couple were on a "big adventure" that had been planned for some time.
"They do holidays but this was the big one... they had waited for," she said.
"New Zealand was her dream. Her and Andy had been planning it for a long time. It was what they would do for their 50th birthdays.
"It was their celebration together."
Ms Walker was head of radiotherapy at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Her daughter, a university student, said: "She was everything. She had a special spin on life. She worked hard and she played hard. That's the way she lived her life.
"She affected so many people in so many good ways. The things she did at work were incredible.
"You just walked through town and everybody would be like 'hi, hi'. I couldn't go shopping without her seeing someone she knew. Cambridge is a big place but she affected so many people.
"Not having her here is just going to break so many people. It hasn't sunk in yet."
She described Mr Virco, an award-winning photographer, as "amazing".
"He took me into his world," she said. "He treated me like his daughter and you can't say much more than that. He's going to be missed."
Nigel and Helen Charlton, aged 66 and 70, from Hampshire, also died in the crash, along with Sovannmony Leang, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from New South Wales, Australia; and pilot Mitchell Gameren, 28, from Queenstown, New Zealand.
The recovery operation has been halted for the day after weather conditions at Fox Glacier deteriorated. Three bodies have been recovered.
The cause of the crash is being investigated. | A couple who died in a helicopter crash in New Zealand were on a "dream" holiday to celebrate their 50th birthdays, their family has said. | 34895713 | [
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Shepherd Murombedzi caught the hosts cold to play in Harry White and the former Barnsley forward made no mistake to fire Solihull in front after nine minutes.
White could have made it comfortable for Solihull just before the break, but he was unable to hit the target after George Carline's neat flick put him through.
Bromley were left frustrated as Brandon Hanlan and Mark Goldberg squandered decent chances.
And Solihull were left clinging on when debutant Daniel Udoh picked up two yellow cards to be sent off with five minutes remaining - just eight minutes after coming off the bench.
Report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Bromley 0, Solihull Moors 1.
Second Half ends, Bromley 0, Solihull Moors 1.
Joe Anderson (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jack Byrne (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Daly (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Bradley Goldberg replaces Blair Turgott.
Oladapo Afolayan (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Jordan Wynter replaces Lee Minshull.
George Carline (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Higgs (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Regan Charles-Cook.
Substitution, Bromley. Louis Dennis replaces Connor Dymond.
Second Half begins Bromley 0, Solihull Moors 1.
First Half ends, Bromley 0, Solihull Moors 1.
Goal! Bromley 0, Solihull Moors 1. Harry White (Solihull Moors).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Solihull held on to claim a narrow victory over Bromley despite being reduced to 10 men late on. | 38940561 | [
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Max Schrems wants the court to order the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to audit Facebook to see what material it passes on to the US authorities.
The privacy watchdog had previously said the transfers were protected under the Safe Harbour trade agreement.
But a fortnight ago the European Court of Justice ruled the pact invalid.
The ECJ said that as a consequence the Irish regulator was indeed required to examine Mr Schrems' complaint with "all due diligence" and ultimately decide whether to suspend transfers if it believed the firm was not providing an "adequate level of protection" to protect people's privacy.
Following the ruling, the Irish data commissioner sought guidance from the High Court about how it should proceed, resulting in the latest proceedings.
Mr Schrems alleges that whistleblower Edward Snowden's leaks demonstrate that Facebook - as well as other technology companies - "aids US spy agencies for mass surveillance" in breach of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Facebook strongly denies providing "backdoor" access to the US intelligence agencies and says its data-transfer processes were reviewed by the Irish watchdog as recently as 2012.
The social network, whose European headquarters is in Dublin, has requested permission to voice its case at the High Court, but has yet to find out whether it will be permitted to do so.
"We believe it is critical that we join the proceedings so that we can provide accurate information about our procedures and processes, as well as to correct inaccuracies that already exist," a Facebook spokeswoman told the BBC.
Mr Schrems has previously cast doubt on what information the California-based company might provide.
"Facebook is very likely bound by 'gag orders' and is not allowed to confirm such cooperation with US authorities," he wrote earlier this month.
"Facebook spokespersons [who comment on the matter] typically do not have the necessary security clearance to know about such programmes themselves."
The case could set a precedent that influences how other EU regulators handle complaints about data sent to US-based computer servers for processing and storage.
A spokeswoman for the Irish Data Protection Commissioner said it was not yet clear when the High Court would rule on how the dispute should proceed. | The High Court in Dublin is to resume a case in which a privacy campaigner is trying to block Facebook from sending EU citizens' personal data to the US. | 34573339 | [
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The 19-year-old woman was attacked between 20:30 and 21:00 on Wednesday.
Officers cordoned off an area of the park as part of their investigation, and were believed to be following a positive line of inquiry.
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There was a certain tension in the air last night, as Mr Speaker Bercow presided at a farewell dinner for Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo; later today she'll probably be presiding over a short Commons debate that might decide whether the Speaker will need a farewell dinner of his own….
The ambush was brilliantly laid. Tory MPs were kept in Westminster for a party election briefing from their campaign supremo, Lynton Crosby. Labour and Lib Dem MPs were heading off to their constituencies to campaign, secure in the assumption that there was no controversial business left to vote on. So the Conservatives have the numbers and the other parties don't.
At 5.30pm on Wednesday, the Leader of the House dropped in to see the Speaker, to tell him the government was putting down a motion to change the Commons Standing Orders on the re-election of the Speaker, after a General Election.
I'd love to have been a fly on that office wall.
Under the old rules, MPs are presented with a motion that the incumbent Speaker should resume the Chair; if it is opposed, they march through the lobbies. The change would put in a secret ballot, instead. The importance of this is that open opposition to a sitting Speaker, who is then re-elected, can invite years of retribution, with offenders called late to speak, if at all and all kinds of subtle shafting beyond that.
A secret ballot, the argument goes, would allow the more timorous MPs to vote against a Speaker without fear of revenge.
The idea has been floating about for years - it was mooted by the Commons Procedure Committee back in 2011, although the committee has since changed its mind. And even when there was plenty of spare Commons time available, it was never debated. Incidentally the Committee chair, the Conservative Charles Walker, who helped drag Speaker Bercow to the Chair in 2009, was not consulted on the decision to put one of his committee's ex-recommendations to the House.
Labour are furious.
I hear they're trying to pull MPs back - and may be helped by the three urgent questions the Speaker has (spookily enough) allowed today, which will allow extra time for them to get back. Lib Dem MPs are not being whipped in support of the motion - or indeed encouraged to come back if they've headed off to their constituencies.
How will Tory MPs be whipped? Their attendance is being required on a strict three line whip - but does that extend to a whip on a House matter? Inquiring backbenchers will be seeking an answer on that point. Will ministers vote? And, of course, even if the vote is officially a free vote, the fact that the motion is signed by the Leader of the House makes it pretty official, and Conservative whips may - unofficially, of course - be encouraging colleagues into the Yes Lobby.
What will the upshot be? My guess is that the Conservative strategy has been successful and that the motion will be carried; apart from anything else there is plenty of support for the general principle of secret ballots for this kind of vote.
But the ambush by which the majority has been achieved has ruffled feathers. Rumour reaches me of a bitter exchange between the Shadow Leader of the House, Angela Eagle and Messrs Hague and Gove. And this could imply a breakdown of trust in the "usual channels" through which much Commons business is stage-managed.
Expect more venom in today's exchanges.
I'm not sure that would be a bad thing, in many ways, but it wouldn't be much fun for MPs if it meant endless late night votes and counter-ambushes. The last time relations broke down, in the 1970s, the ensuing months of grind arguably drove a number of elderly members to an early grave.
Meanwhile it might be premature to assume that a secret ballot dooms Speaker Bercow. He has some support on the Tory benches, and his survival would depend on the mathematics of the next House of Commons. But there's a deeper question: is the Speakership now becoming mired in party politics? Might we see incoming majorities defenestrating uncongenial Speakers as a matter of routine?
Certainly in a hung parliament, the rulings from the Chair could be critical - and providing a simpler way of removing a Speaker could be quite convenient for future cross party alliances or governments.
One final thought. Watch Sir Gerald Kaufman. Barring the unexpected, he will be the Father of the House in the next Commons and will preside over the Speaker (re) election process.
One of the urgent questions granted today is from him - and he's said to be furious about the Conservatives' actions. | What a week - first Clarkson, then Zayn, and now Bercow? | 32066326 | [
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The extra funding will be paid directly to Welsh councils after they said more money was needed for the clean-up.
Natural Resources Minister Alun Davies had already promised £3m to pay for emergency repairs.
Most of the funding will be spent in Conwy, Denbighshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.
Mr Davies said: "We know that the weather over recent months has been extreme and that coastal authorities particularly have been working hard to repair the damage and ensure that flood defences within their communities are sound.
"This additional £4.2m is in response to applications from local authorities in which they have set out their estimated flood repair costs.
"It is specifically for the swift repair of flood defences and to help ensure the safety of people, homes and businesses in at-risk areas.
"The recent review of the storms showed that our flood defences held up well... and that over 99% of at-risk homes were protected, preventing nearly £3bn in damages to property as well as saving lives.
"However we know we can never be complacent about the potential impact of flooding on our communities."
Much of the Welsh coast felt the full force of the storms during the winter.
In Rhyl, Denbighshire, about 150 homes were swamped by waves when sea defences gave way at the beginning of December.
Many of those affected are not expecting to return to their properties until the autumn.
And people living on the seafront at Aberystwyth were evacuated on more than one occasion due to the threat from high tides and wave swells.
Wind and waves battered the promenade leaving sand and debris covering the road.
It was a similar picture elsewhere with many smaller resorts also being damaged, including Newgale in Pembrokeshire where a bus was hit by a wave and knocked off the road.
About 60,000 tonnes of stones has to be returned to Llandudno's North Shore after the storms, according to Mike Priestley, Conwy cabinet member for environment, highways and sustainability.
Another project is due to take place at Kinmel Bay to protect 6,000 properties, importing 25,000 tonnes of material on to the nearby beach.
He said the work would not have gone ahead without the £3.8m promised funding, the largest share of the cash coming from the Welsh government.
Councils have been left counting the cost with total bills running into millions of pounds.
In all, £6.2m will be spent by Wales' 22 local authorities with £1m allocated to Natural Resources Wales.
Meanwhile, the flood-hit tourism industry in north Wales has received a £720,000 boost from a Welsh government support fund.
And a separate fund has been set aside for the fishermen to repair or replace gear damaged by the weather.
The industry employs 1,900 people and is worth £20m a year to the Welsh economy. | Flood defences battered by winter storms around Wales are promised an extra £4.2m for "swift repair" by the Welsh government. | 26455696 | [
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The annual Roald Dahl Funny Prize is to be relaunched in 2016 as part of the author's centenary celebrations.
Set up by former children's laureate Michael Rosen in 2008, the prize is intended to reward authors and artists of humorous children's books.
A spokesman for the Dahl Literary Estate said they looked forward to making the prize "even more impactful".
The prize was created as a joint enterprise between book charity Booktrust, the Roald Dahl literary estate and Rosen.
'Robust future'
"We are delighted with the success that the Roald Dahl Funny Prize has achieved in a fairly short amount of time," said Luke Kelly of Dahl & Dahl.
"The Prize has paid tribute to many fantastically talented, inventive and mischievous storytellers."
Booktrust boss Viv Bird said the prize had been a "phenomenal triumph" but she wanted to ensure "a robust future for this unique celebration of funny books".
Last year's winners, Simon Rickerty (Monkey Nut) and Jim Smith (I Am Not A Loser), received £2,500 each. | A children's book prize inspired by Matilda author Roald Dahl has been put on hold for two years. | 28605927 | [
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Mr Allenby, 43, says he may have been drugged before he was taken from the bar on Friday. He was helped back to his hotel by a retired military man.
"I didn't think I was going to survive this one," he told the AAP news agency.
The golfer had been planning to fly out of Hawaii after missing the cut at the US PGA Tour's Sony Open.
Local television said the incident was being investigated as second-degree robbery.
"I was separated from my friend in the bar after we had paid the tab at 22:48 (08:48 GMT) and he went to the bathroom and next thing you know I'm being dumped in a park miles away," he said.
He said a homeless woman spotted him being dumped from a car, after being robbed of his phone and wallet.
The military veteran paid for a taxi for him back to the hotel, he said.
Pictures shown on the Golf Channel showed Mr Allenby with cuts on his nose and forehead and bruising around his eye.
His caddie Mick Middlemo told the channel Mr Allenby woke up groggy with no initial recollection of what happened to him.
Allenby is ranked 271 in the world and has won four titles on the elite PGA [Professional Golfers' Association] Tour. | Australian golfer Robert Allenby says he was kidnapped from a bar in Hawaii, robbed and beaten, before being dumped in a park. | 30869185 | [
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The Dons made an offer for the former St Johnstone forward, 24, in June but the deal was delayed after a managerial change at the Championship club.
May, who has one Scotland cap to his name, was given his Saints debut as a 16-year-old by Dons boss Derek McInnes.
"The manager has made no secret about trying to get me in the past, which is flattering," said May.
"It's good to finally get the deal done which I think is right for both parties and I just can't wait to get started."
May make close to 80 appearances for St Johnstone, enjoying loan spells at Alloa Athletic and Hamilton Academical, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014 and on to Preston in January 2015.
But he has been restricted to just 13 outings in the last two seasons, scoring just one goal.
"I'm obviously delighted to get Stevie on board and he's a player I've enjoyed working with in the past and have been keen to work with again," said McInnes.
"To get a 24-year-old international player on a four-year deal is a great piece of business by the club and I'd like to thank the board for their assistance in making it happen."
May will go straight into the squad for Saturday's Premiership visit to Ross County, subject to clearance.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Aberdeen have completed the signing of Preston North End striker Stevie May on a four-year deal. | 40894710 | [
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Mr Blunkett said using the same funding formula applied to Wales - which has a devolved budget - Yorkshire would be entitled to a £24bn budget.
"You put great store by devolving decision-making to ordinary people," he told Prime Minister David Cameron.
Mr Cameron said the government had already got rid of a "centralised" approach that Mr Blunkett was part of.
Mr Blunkett, a Labour former Cabinet minister and the MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, made the suggestion during prime minister's questions in the House of Commons.
He said: "Can you think of one single reason why the people of Yorkshire shouldn't determine their own priorities?
"And, mischievously, one reason why the people of Yorkshire shouldn't have their own White Rose Parliament?"
Mr Cameron said: "What we are doing is we are saying to councils in Yorkshire, as up and down the country, 'We are getting rid of the ring fences, we are giving you the power to spend your money in the way that you choose'."
He added: "We have got rid of the bossy, centralised interfering approach that I'm afraid you were rather part of." | Yorkshire should be given its own "White Rose Parliament" with its own budget, MP David Blunkett has said. | 11637889 | [
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Mohammed Sarul Islam believes changing the name would generate publicity and act as a memorial.
The former Cardiff councillor has put forward a petition calling on the Welsh Government to change the name.
Assembly members will consider the petition, which gathered 16 signatures, on Tuesday
A petition needs a minimum of 10 signatures to be discussed by the Assembly Petitions Committee, under current assembly rules.
Mr Sarul Islam, president of the Commonwealth Business and Investment Council for Wales, said rebranding the airport with such a well-known name would attract international customers.
It is not the first time calls have been made to rename the airport, bought by the Welsh Government for £52m in 2013.
Previous suggestions include rebranding it the Robert Owen International Airport of Wales - after the Welsh pioneer of the Cooperative Movement - and Dylan Thomas International Airport Cardiff. | Renaming Cardiff Airport in memory of Princess Diana would boost international recognition, a former councillor has said. | 37342373 | [
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The flag was raised beside Stormont House on Friday morning to mark Belfast's Pride festival on Saturday.
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire approved the flying of the flag.
The move comes amid the continued deadlock over Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage.
It also coincides with the first official visit of Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar to Northern Ireland.
Mr Varadkar is the Republic of Ireland's first openly gay taoiseach and will attend a pride festival breakfast event on Saturday morning.
Thousands of people are expected to take part in the main Belfast Pride parade on Saturday afternoon.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where same-sex marriage is still banned.
The issue is one of the major stumbling blocks in the ongoing Stormont crisis, with Sinn Féin demanding that the DUP stop blocking a law change.
Before the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed in January, the DUP had used a Stormont veto known as a petition of concern to block motions to change the law on same-sex marriage.
The party has rejected accusations that it is homophobic and said that it is protecting the "traditional" definition of marriage between a man and a woman.
Stormont House is Mr Brokenshire's base within the grounds of the wider Stormont estate.
He said that while same-sex marriage was a matter for devolved government at Stormont, he hoped that the law would change.
"I voted for equal marriage in England and Wales and, like the prime minister, hope this can be extended to Northern Ireland in the future," he said. | A rainbow gay pride flag has flown at a Stormont government building for the first time. | 40831760 | [
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Jamie Robinson, a medical researcher, told the BBC's World Have Your Say programme that passengers were abandoned by the staff, who ran and locked themselves away in a service room.
His experience tallies with that of French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade, who described being backed up against the metal door, and getting no response to passengers' desperate calls for help.
The drama unfolded on board a high-speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday.
Mr Robinson realised something was wrong shortly after the Thalys train went through Brussels.
He saw three members of the train's staff run through his coach, carriage 11, which was the next compartment along from carriage 12, where the gunman emerged.
"They said nothing. They were a man followed by two women," he says. "They looked scared, they didn't alert us to anything, they ran to the end of my carriage and used their key to open a service door. Then they locked the door after them."
Carriage 11 was in the front half of the train and the locked door allowed staff access to a service area, which was off limits to passengers.
Then other people started running through from carriage 12. Some were covered in blood, others said they had seen a man with a gun shooting people.
"There we were, with nowhere to go. There were probably 20 to 30 of of us, including the French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade and his family. We didn't know anything."
Anglade, who injured his hand as he tried to activate the train's alarm, has also spoken about members of train staff locking themselves in a private cabin, complaining that they could have led passengers to a luggage area in another part of the train.
He told Paris Match (in French) "We shouted for the staff to let us in, we yelled 'open!' There was no response."
Agnes Ogier, the boss of Thalys, has said there will be an internal investigation and the staff involved will be asked to "explain their behaviour during this dramatic event".
Jamie Robinson says after 10 terrifying minutes a man entered their carriage and explained there had been a man with a gun but the situation was now under control.
Afterwards he learned this was Anthony Sadler, one of the American passengers who helped overpower the attacker.
"The relief just exploded. We were all in such painful shock," he recalls.
After learning they were safe Jamie Robinson and other passengers in his coach remained where they were, in numb silence, until they reached Arras station where the suspect, Ayoub El-Khazzani, a 25-year-old Moroccan, was arrested.
Four days on from the traumatic events, Mr Robinson still can't understand why the train staff did nothing to help the passengers. He even believes the three staff may have jumped off the train as it slowly moved into Arras station.
"They must have some responsibility, not to attack the attacker but some training to alert passengers. There was nothing. They got out, they saved themselves. They locked us in that compartment."
He says he will never be able to forget the heroic actions of those who tackled the gunman.
"My life was in their hands. Whether they think it's heroic or not, they have helped so many people and we are forever indebted. It's a phenomenal reaction and action that they have had."
Three Americans - Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler - and Briton Chris Norman were presented with the Legion d'honneur at the Elysee Palace by President Francois Hollande.
Two other passengers, US-born French national Mark Moogalian and an unidentified Frenchman, will receive the honour at a later date. | A British man caught up in the foiled train attack near Arras in northern France has criticised the actions of the train's staff. | 34042780 | [
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Mrs Morgan has launched a consultation to replace a system she says is "outdated, inefficient and unfair".
The funding shake-up will also remove local authorities from the process, with cash going directly to heads.
Labour has accused the government of "dodging difficult questions" about who will lose funding in the changes.
Mrs Morgan says schools need funding that "genuinely matches their need".
She says the plans will ensure money goes "straight to the frontline", but it will mark a further reduction in the link between local authorities and schools.
On Monday the education secretary has taken the next step towards introducing a new school funding formula in 2017-18, after complaints about local anomalies and spending gaps.
For example, pupils in Rotherham each receive £500 per year more in funding than those in Plymouth, even though they have similar levels of disadvantage.
In December, MPs led by former Education Select Committee chairman Graham Stuart presented a petition calling for change, saying the best-funded areas received up to £6,300 per pupil per year, while the worst-funded received £4,200.
The government has a manifesto pledge to create a more consistent way to distribute more than £40bn per year of the core schools budget - and says it wants to end funding rates based on "oddities of history".
Further details were announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, with the promise of a national rate for each pupil, with extra funding for those with additional needs.
Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, backed the principle of a fairer redistribution of funding.
He also supported a "big shift" in more money going directly to schools.
But he warned that there would be both "winners and losers" under a new funding regime and there was still "scant detail" about how this would be decided.
There have been warnings that some schools will lose out, particularly in inner London.
Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said the proposals would "impose huge funding cuts on many schools unless additional funding is made available. Schools are already suffering real terms cuts to per pupil funding".
Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the ASCL head teachers' union, backed the principle of a change to funding arrangements.
"However simply redistributing the current pot of money is not enough on its own to address the significant real-terms cuts currently hitting school budgets. Greater investment is needed," said Mr Trobe.
The Department for Education says the current system is out of date and no longer reflect levels of need.
It says that in the past 10 years, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals has doubled in Lincolnshire and nearly halved in Southwark.
The education department says that for the new funding formula there will be a basic level of per pupil funding, with extra support allocated depending on need, such as high levels of deprivation or for schools in high-cost areas.
For local authority schools, including the majority of primary schools, there will be a two year transition period, in which funding will cease to be distributed through councils.
Councils will have a funding role in areas with "high-level special educational needs", but will no longer be involved as a channel for basic funding for schools.
Roy Perry, chairman of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, said: "Councils know their areas best, and currently work in partnership with head teachers and governors to set local funding formula which allows local needs and priorities to be addressed.
"We'd want to see this local conversation continue, rather than having all school budgets set in Whitehall."
Academy schools and trusts already receive funding through the government's Education Funding Agency.
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell says that for a national funding formula "the devil will be in the detail" and claimed that the government was stalling on revealing where schools would have reduced levels of funding.
She also warned that the overall schools budget would see a real-terms spending cut, which would have a "huge impact".
But Mrs Morgan said the changes would provide a fairer allocation of resources.
"We want every school in England to get the funding it deserves, so that all children - whatever their background and wherever they live in the country - get a great education." | Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is pushing ahead with a "national funding formula" for schools, to tackle uneven levels of funding across England. | 35726883 | [
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An Environment Agency severe flood warning - meaning danger to life - was removed from the A361 between East Lyng and Burrowbridge on 10 March.
Residents in the area saw their homes cut off and experienced long diversions as a result of the closure.
The road has been inspected by council highways officers and reopened at 17:00 GMT.
There is still some water on a short stretch of the road and Somerset County Council said temporary traffic lights will be installed to protect the carriageway and allow motorists to pass safely.
Councillor Harvey Siggs, responsible for Highways, said: "I'm delighted the A361 is to reopen at long last.
"Our highways teams have been working hard all week to clear the road and make sure it is safe, and I would like to publicly thank them for their efforts to get this key route open before the weekend."
A further inspection will take place early next week and the temporary traffic lights will be removed as soon as the remaining water has receded and the road judged to be safe, the council said.
Mr Siggs added: "Although the road is clear, the rhynes at the side of the road remain full of water so I would urge motorists to take extra care when driving, particularly in the foggy conditions we have seen over the last few days."
The clear-up of the A361 started on Monday with the removal of fallen trees and the cutting back of damaged vegetation.
Around 30 tonnes of used sandbags were removed before a sweeping and cleaning operation covered the 1.5 mile section of carriageway.
The council said that the road closure on the A372 Langport Road will remain in place next week for the removal of flood pumps.
With improving weather conditions the large temporary pumps at Beer Wall, near Aller, are no longer needed, it added.
The Environment Agency expects to begin removing the pumps on Monday and work is likely to take up to four days.
The road will remain closed after the pumps have been removed so the council can assess flood damage and carry out emergency repair works. | A road on the Somerset Levels which closed in December when it was engulfed by flood water has finally reopened. | 26584596 | [
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Facebook has been offering the service for its employees in the US since the start of this year.
The policy is designed to attract and keep top female talent, by helping them avoid having to choose between motherhood and professional progression.
Apple will follow suit from January 2015.
"We continue to expand our benefits for women, with a new extended maternity leave policy, along with cryopreservation and egg storage as part of our extensive support for infertility treatment," Apple said in a statement.
Both companies are offering up to $20,000 (£12,500) for US employees covered by their insurance plans, to finance the procedure to extract the eggs and for their storage.
"We want to empower women at Apple to do the best work of their lives as they care for loved ones and raise their families," Apple's statement said.
The competition for recruiting talented staff in Silicon Valley is fierce and the policy may help technology giants attract and retain the best candidates.
There has also been growing pressure on firms to increase diversity in the male-dominated sector.
Jennifer Tye, head of marketing for Glow, a technology company offering women services to control their reproductive health, welcomed the new policies.
"Egg freezing gives women more control," she said.
"When I turned 30, I had this notion that my biological clock was ticking, but I didn't know what my options were.
"These employers should be commended."
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There was no change of tone, no acknowledgement of any fresh message the voters had sent Mrs May, bar a passing reference to opportunity and fairness that echoed her speech on the same spot 11 months ago. It seems odd to me she didn't spend more of the election campaign talking about helping those who are "just managing" as she called them in her first (well-received) Downing Street speech.
Her defiance extended to an insistence she would stick to the existing timetable for Brexit talks and her ambition produced the phrase "over the next five years".
Perhaps she was just trying to steady the ship amid calls for her to resign. The Conservatives are notoriously ruthless with leaders who fail and I wouldn't put my mortgage on her still being in place for the conclusion of Brexit talks.
Conservative MPs I have spoken to think she has done the right thing for now and that resignation would have increased the uncertainty with all the impact that would have had on financial markets.
What does the loss of the Conservative majority mean for Brexit? That is harder to say. There is a growing argument that it means Mrs May will have to compromise more and go for a "softer" Brexit. But that ignores the sizeable numbers of Conservative and DUP MPs who favour a "clean Brexit" that would mean leaving the single market, the customs union and not paying into the pot after the UK has left. It also relies on the assumption that the remaining 27 EU countries are prepared to offer a choice of Brexit.
In one of the most telling interventions of the election campaign, David Cameron suggested that the prime minister needed a large majority to prevent (rather than deliver) an "extreme Brexit".
"It's so important," he said, "that the Conservatives win and win well, so Theresa can negotiate that Brexit deal, so she can stand up to people who want an extreme Brexit either here or in Brussels."
A tiny majority - or no majority at all - would leave Theresa May having to secure a deal that would satisfy the likes of both Sir William Cash and Kenneth Clarke, a tall order in any circumstances. Unless Mrs May takes the advice of the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, who suggests she talks to other political parties to try to secure a cross-party consensus on what she called "an open Brexit".
Ruth Davidson was one of her party's silver linings, leading the Conservatives to victory in 13 seats. Labour have pointed out that under 'English Votes for English Laws' those Scottish Tory MPs won't be able to take part in some Commons votes on health and education in England. That shouldn't affect the Conservatives' chances of winning votes in those areas as 46 non-Conservative MPs from Scotland would face the same restriction. As indeed would the new Tories' new friends from Northern Ireland.
The Conservatives still have a parliamentary majority in England but its modest size means that controversial issues such as the expansion of grammar schools may struggle to pass through the House of Commons. | A visitor from another planet listening to the prime minister's speech outside No 10 on Friday could be forgiven for assuming nothing of significance happened the day before. | 40225531 | [
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Shaun Moth posted abuse about Mikaeel Kular on the social networking site the day before the three-year-old boy's body was found in a wood in Kirkcaldy.
The 45-year-old posted the comments on an anti-racism page as a police search was underway for the boy in January.
Rosdeep Adekoya, 34, was jailed for 11 years in August for her son's death.
Adekoya had originally been charged with murder, but admitted the reduced charge of culpable homicide.
Moth, from Whitehills in Aberdeenshire, pleaded guilty to conducting himself in a disorderly manner, posting grossly offensive comments on Facebook and breaching the peace, aggravated by religious prejudice when he appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 4 December.
He was sentenced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Sheriff William Summers said Moth had exploited the media attention around the search for Mikaeel in order to "peddle vile abuse".
The sheriff said: "We live in a multi-racial and multi-ethnic society that remains tolerant of others.
"You are entitled to hold whatever views that you want and to hold them strongly.
"But what you said in these posts was at times grotesque.
"Anyone who disseminates this sort of material must recognise that they will be brought to justice.
"This matter is so serious it seems to be that a custodial sentence is the only option."
Three year old Mikaeel, from Edinburgh, was reported missing by his mother on 16 January this year.
Defence agent Stuart Beveridge said his client had "strong views" and that he was abusing alcohol and drugs at the time he made the comments.
Mr Beveridge said: "He accepts that his comments were callous and in the extreme.
"He has been out of work for six years.
"He was drinking heavily and routinely using cocaine.
"He enjoys the process of argument and debate.
"He accepts that he has strong views and went too far on this occasion." | A man who admitted posting offensive comments on Facebook about an Edinburgh boy beaten to death by his mother has been jailed for 12 months. | 30580265 | [
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They were made 110 years ago by the Wall family who lived in New Southgate in North London.
There are 24 clear recordings on wax cylinders which were made using a phonograph machine between 1902 and 1917.
Music curators say the sound quality of the music recorded is outstanding.
The recordings were found at the former home of David Brown, Cromwell Wall's grandson, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and donated to St Neot's Museum. It was then discovered that the recordings were made in London.
Cromwell Wall's great-great grandchildren, Layla and Zac Jordan, from Sandy in Bedfordshire, heard the recordings for the first time when they visited the Museum of London.
Cromwell and Minnie Wall had nine children, eight of whom appear on the recordings. All the recordings are bursting with vibrancy and life, according to Julia Hoffbrand who is the curator at the Museum of London who helped restore the recordings.
"When I first heard the recordings the hairs on my arms stood on end," she said. "It was fantastic. We had an idea of what was on the recordings because Cromwell had written very full descriptions on the cylinder boxes but it was really like a window opening into the past. It was like being in the same room as the family and their friends".
Many of the recordings were made at family gatherings over Christmas and New Year.
Cromwell Wall, who made the recordings, wheeled the phonograph along the streets in his children's pram in order to record the sound of Old Southgate Church bells pealing out New Year.
Some of the later recordings were made during WWI when three of the sons, who feature in earlier recordings were away at war. One son, Oliver, died of pneumonia in a French hospital three weeks before peace was declared.
The recordings were restored this summer and many of the relatives heard them for the first time in October. It brought back some great memories for Oliver Wall, one of Cromwell's grandchildren.
"It was a wonderful atmosphere. I remember the occasions always at Christmas and we always had big parties and singing round the piano with grandpa playing and he used to take us marching upstairs and all over the big house they had."
His cousin Daphne reminisces how their grandfather used to dress up as Father Christmas.
"There was a great deal of excitement," she said. "It was fun!"
It is very unusual for recordings on wax phonograph cylinders to survive for so long. Phonographs were introduced for use in offices as dictating machines and so it is extremely rare for them to be used to record domestic sounds and occasions.
"We were thrilled," says Julia Hoffbrand. "Phonographs and cylinders were expensive so you had to have a certain level of income to record and a level of skill and care to make recordings and to take care of the cylinders."
The cylinders themselves are similar to old fashioned vinyl records in that the phonograph would make indentations into the cylinder which could then be replayed. Bill Lowry, digital collections manager at the Museum was among those who helped restore the cylinders.
"We tried to reduce any noise by cleaning the cylinder first with a fine brush that can get in between the groove and once we had the best playback from the cylinder we then digitally cleaned them up."
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Derby County striker David Nugent (groin) could return after missing Monday's draw with Huddersfield.
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She knew I was coming and quickly ushers me into one of the front rooms where her husband is waiting.
He is ready for the interview but before we begin filming there is much to see.
Laid out on an impressive dining table, he has placed an array of memorabilia from the Home Rule crisis.
There are antiquarian books signed by his political hero, Sir Edward Carson.
There are rare cartoons from the period and framed portraits. There is also an original scrap book that details the drama and intrigue of the 1914 loyalist gun-running.
Then there are the weapons - two swords - one that belonged to Fred Crawford who organised the gun running and beside it sits a dummy wooden rifle that was once carried by one of Carson's volunteers.
The former first minister tells me he has had it in his possession for 50 years.
His display of Home Rule exhibits would not look out of place in a museum.
Lord Bannside is understandably proud of his collection and each item comes with a story of how he acquired it and who gave it to them.
We begin by discussing the signing of the Ulster Covenant and what it means to him a century on.
He smiles, as it is clearly a subject that he has long considered and often discussed.
He tells me: "It is a tremendous story" and he adds that it would "never have happened without Edward Carson".
Throughout his political career Lord Bannside often compared himself to Carson, so I wanted to know if he believed he had always acted the way his hero would have behaved.
For example, did he think Carson would have approved of a power-sharing government with Sinn Fein?
"Yes I think he would", he tells me. He later adds that he thinks Carson would have viewed some modern day unionists badly as they are "weak on the preservation of the union".
Our discussion then moves onto how the centenary of the Covenant should be marked. He hopes Saturday's parade in Belfast will pass off peacefully.
He says it needs to be carefully handled, well organised and must be kept legal.
I press him on whether the Orange Order should have done more to reach out to resident groups.
He rejects the suggestion because he believes that the Order have done all that could be expected.
He insists: "I don't think the Orange Order is aggressively opposing and hurting people."
He also feels that Order does not have to go and "bend the knee" to explain its actions.
He says the Loyal Orders have the right to walk past Catholic churches and play hymns provided they are not trying to "incite people".
I could not end our conversation without discussing his health.
Seven months after he was admitted to the Ulster Hospital with heart problems he looks healthy.
I ask him how he is and he replies "very well".
In what appears to be a challenge he says: "I don't look like a sick man, do I?"
Although his voice is quieter, in many ways he is like the Ian Paisley of old.
He still has a good line for journalists, and like his political hero Edward Carson, he insists he will always stick to his guns. | BBC NI political reporter Stephen Walker meets Lord Bannside to discuss the anniversary of the signing of the Ulster Covenant. | 19750048 | [
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Denbighshire council has welcomed a decision by the Welsh government to dismiss the claim by the owners of the Denbigh-based North Wales Hospital.
A spokesman for Freemont (Denbigh) Ltd, which will have to pay the bill, said it was disappointed.
The council is hoping it can purchase the site and restore it.
In 2011, it served an urgent works notice on the British Virgin Islands-based company after becoming frustrated at the deterioration in the condition of the listed buildings.
The council said the owners did not comply with the notice so it carried out the work, costing £940,000.
Last year, it served a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the site on the owners but they objected, prompting a public inquiry which was held in March.
A decision on the CPO is expected within the next two months.
Plans for a large-scale mixed development have been submitted on behalf of the Prince's Regeneration Trust, working in conjunction with the council, assuming the CPO is granted. | The owners of a derelict Victorian hospital complex have lost an appeal over a £900,000 bill paid by the county council for emergency repairs. | 33977855 | [
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Ukrainian officials said inventory work began on Saturday morning with the actual pullback to start in the afternoon.
The rebels in the Luhansk region said they were withdrawing tanks.
Both sides have committed to pulling out materiel carrying weapons with less than 100mm (4in) calibre.
The rebels in the Donetsk region were quoted as saying that they would start pulling out their weapons on 18 October.
The withdrawal process is yet to be verified by international monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
The pullout date was announced at a meeting of leaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany on Friday.
Moscow denies sending troops and heavy weapons to the pro-Russian separatists.
However, the Kremlin admits that Russian "volunteers" are fighting alongside the rebels in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
In a separate development, OSCE monitors said in a statement on Friday they spotted the powerful TOS-1 Buratino multiple rocket launcher in Luhansk.
A spokesman for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine told the BBC the discovery was particularly significant because of the damage the rockets could cause.
The rebels have not commented on the OSCE report.
Ukraine crisis: Russia tests new weapons
Ukraine 'can't stop Russian armour'
In Paris, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko, France's Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since they agreed a peace deal for Ukraine in Minsk in February.
The so-called Normandy Four meeting assessed all elements of the deal, including the staging of local elections in the rebel-held regions and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact.
After the meeting, Mr Hollande said the pullout would start on Saturday, with Mr Poroshenko later confirming this in a statement (in Ukrainian).
Mr Poroshenko said this process would then continue in stages and should be completed within 41 days.
He said the 100m calibre pullout would include not just artillery pieces "but also tanks and mortars".
Regarding the elections in the rebel-held areas, the French leader said they must be held according to Ukrainian law, as envisaged in the Minsk peace deal.
Mr Poroshenko said the four leaders had supported the idea of the elections based exclusively on Ukrainian legislation and in the presence of OSCE observers, who should be granted full access.
However, the rebels said before the Paris talks that they still intended to proceed with staging local elections on their terms.
Kiev says such elections - to be held on different dates from the rest of Ukraine and not according to Ukrainian law - would be "fake".
A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has been holding since September, although there have been reports of occasional shelling.
The clashes in the Luhansk and Donetsk region began in April 2014, a month after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula. | Ukraine's government forces and pro-Russian rebels say they have begun withdrawing weapons from the line of contact in the east of the country. | 34430072 | [
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He was chairman for 16 years, during which time the club enjoyed an 11-year stint in the Premier League and two Uefa Cup campaigns.
"This is a very sad day for everyone," said Brett Warburton, vice-chairman of the Championship club.
"Phil has been a personal friend for more than 30 years. We send our deepest condolences to all Phil's family."
In November, Gartside handed responsibility for Bolton's takeover negotiations to football finance executive Trevor Birch.
Birch has been trying to to find a buyer as owner Eddie Davies wants to sell, with the club £172.9m in debt.
Former Bolton player and assistant manager Phil Brown recalled Gartside taking part in a training session, with a suit on, before the Sherpa Van Trophy final in 1989.
"He just wanted to be part and parcel of a successful club, a successful team," Brown, now Southend manager, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"To go from that to become chairman of the club in 1999 and obviously the most successful period the club has ever had, culminating in two great years in Europe... it was just fantastic for Phil and his family. Today is a very, very sad day for the club."
Former Trotters captain Kevin Davies, who retired last year, said Gartside was "really ambitious" for the club.
He said: "Everyone enjoyed the journey. To be around, he was kind and looked to put his arm around the players."
Davies said people may have differing opinion about Gartside's legacy but said he and former manager Sam Allardyce had certainly changed "the direction the club was going in".
BBC Sport's Simon Stone:
Born in Leigh, Gartside was at the helm for one of the most amazing periods in Bolton's long and colourful history.
With Eddie Davies providing the funds and Allardyce the managerial expertise, Gartside helped take Bolton into the Premier League in 2001, to the League Cup final in 2004 and Europe twice in three seasons after that.
A sixth-place finish in 2004-05 - with a squad that included Jay-Jay Okocha, Ivan Campo and Fernando Hierro - was an incredible effort for a club that could not rely on crowds of 25,000 even when things were going that well.
Allardyce's resignation in 2007 proved to be the beginning of the end of the good times for Bolton.
Though they retained top-flight status for another four seasons, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 2011, they never finished in the top half again.
By 2012, they had gone down, relegated at the end of a desperate season.
Allardyce's replacement, Sammy Lee, lasted 14 games. Gary Megson and Owen Coyle could not halt the slide.
Dougie Freedman could not secure a play-off berth in Bolton's first season as a Championship club and was replaced by Neil Lennon in October 2014.
Despite Davies agreeing to write off the club's debts as he looks for a way out, Bolton's financial situation has been described by Birch as "critical".
That is the legacy Gartside has left.
Sadly for him, it will be some time before Bolton fans can look past the current mess and remember the glorious nights against Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid that he helped create.
Had Gartside got his way, British football could have looked very different.
He was a Premier League representative on the Football Association executive board in 2009, when he put forward a proposal for Celtic and Rangers to be allowed to join the English league.
The plan was to form a 'Premier League Two' as a buffer for clubs - such as Bolton - who were unable to retain their top-flight status.
It was never formally discussed because of opposition from Uefa and many other Premier League clubs. | Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside has died aged 63 following a battle with cancer. | 35543921 | [
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Sussex Police said the incident, which took place in the Selsey area at about 17:00 GMT, was being treated as a "tragic accident".
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and British Hang Gliding Association have been informed.
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It says officers who file complaints are labelled as "troublemakers" and pressured to leave the force.
A separate, unpublished police report has said disproportionate numbers of minority officers in some forces end up in the disciplinary system.
The Association of Chief Police Officers says the data is "worrying".
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"I think the worst aspect is it appears that even senior officers are prepared to use instruments within the service, for example the disciplinary process, to put pressure on these officers and ultimately force them out of the organisation and that's something that we're very, very concerned about."
He added: "I think there still exists within the police service a pattern of behaviour where officers, particularly junior officers, who make a complaint or challenge inappropriate behaviour - particularly if it's got anything to do with race - seem to be labelled as troublemakers."
However, Mr Critchlow also stressed: "That is not to say that all officers are racist or discriminate against people, but there seems to be a problem in the police service when it comes to dealing with race issues."
The BBC has also seen an internal draft report which shows police disciplinary procedures being used disproportionately against black and Asian officers in some forces.
The report was compiled by academic researchers on behalf of Greater Manchester Police and includes data from the West Midlands Police and the British Transport Police.
It acknowledges concerns from minority officers about unfair treatment and confirms that in the West Midlands, black and minority ethnic (BME) officers are almost twice as likely to be the subject of an investigation as white officers.
Findings for the British Transport Police are broadly similar.
The research also looks at officers being kept under surveillance in internal counter-corruption investigations and found that in Greater Manchester the proportion of minority officers being investigated is three times higher than that of white officers.
Listen to the full report on File on 4 on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, 5 June at 20:00 BST and Sunday, 10 June at 17:00 BST
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In the West Midlands, the rate of allegations of corruption against BME officers is more than five times higher than the rate of allegations against white officers.
The authors of the report are calling for further research and say their findings suggest the problems identified are not limited to the three forces featured in the research.
Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police Alfred Hitchcock, who is the Association of Chief Police Officers lead on equality, diversity and human rights, says he has not yet seen the internal report but says the data is "worrying".
He told the BBC he would be speaking to other chief officers about the matter, but defended the way internal complaints are dealt with.
"If there are matters relating to racist or improper behaviour, then those are investigated and people who are victims are treated as victims.
"The service is very keen to make sure that we deal properly and appropriately with all staff and by doing that we would hope that people see us as being fair with all, and that is the objective," he said.
File on 4's investigation also uncovered concerns about the slow progress forces have made in recruiting and promoting BME officers.
Thirteen years after the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry recommended increased numbers of black and ethnic minority officers, the latest Home Office figures show more BME officers are leaving the police than joining.
In 2010-11, 165 BME officers were recruited, but 204 left the service.
Mr Hitchcock blames government cuts on police funding which has led to a recruitment freeze and subsequently a dip in numbers, but acknowledges the police leadership must do more:
"If some people think that we've got this sorted I think they're living in a dream world. I think there is an awful lot of work for us still to do.
"There is a danger that we put an over-negative spin on where we've come in the last decade because actually we've made fantastic progress. But that doesn't mean we stop; that means we actually need to renew and re-energise."
Listen to the full report on File on 4 on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, 5 June at 20:00 BST and Sunday 10 June at 17:00 BST.
Listen again via the Radio 4 website or download the File on 4 podcast. | Police forces are unfairly disciplining black and Asian officers who complain about racism, says the National Black Police Association. | 18239960 | [
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Andrew Steele, from Dunfermline, turned at a police station and confessed to and raping one girl and touching another between 1996 and 2005.
He was initially released pending further investigations but was detained months later. He then said he been hallucinating when he made the confession.
Sentence was deferred for background reports.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Steele, aged 49, told officers his mother was "up in the sky" urging him to confess to the sex crimes when he made his revelations.
Police traced the girls and took statements from them. Both victims were aged seven when the abuse began.
Steele admitted rape, indecency offences and failing to turn up for an earlier court date, when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Advocate depute Mark McGuire said: "On 28 December in 2014 the accused voluntarily attended at Kirkcaldy police station and disclosed that he had interfered with the girls."
"On 3 March in 2015 the accused was detained. Under caution he told the officers that he was having hallucinations on the day that he confessed. He told them that his mother was up in the sky telling him to confess. He maintained this position throughout the interview."
The prosecutor said before his first appearance at the police station Steele had gone to hospital and claimed he was hallucinating.
"He was assessed by three medical professionals who concluded that he was suffering from alcohol withdrawal. He was deemed fit to be discharged," said the prosecutor
Steele was remanded in custody and put on the sex offenders register. | A man has admitted sexually abusing two girls in Fife over a nine year period. | 37520139 | [
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The Murrayfield side are seventh in the table and face a difficult run-in as they seek a top-four finish.
"We have five huge games coming up and I think we need to win all of them if we want a shout of the play-offs or even the top six," said Dickinson, 32.
"It's really tight in the middle of the table."
Dickinson, with Willem Nel and Ross Ford part of an all-Edinburgh first-choice Scotland front row, has returned from international duty for the run-in.
The immediate target is a win in Wales on Sunday against Newport Gwent Dragons before a home match against second-bottom Zebre five days later.
Away games against Leinster and Munster follow before a Murrayfield date against Cardiff Blues.
"We have to think about winning every game, that's what we have to target, starting with Dragons away which is always a brutal encounter," continued the former Gloucester prop.
"It's a real tough run-in. We just have to take each game as it comes. We have a tough turnaround Sunday to Friday."
Asked to pinpoint what has led to Alan Solomons' men losing five of their last six matches in all competitions, he replied: "It's hard to know exactly what's gone wrong.
"We have let ourselves down with errors, a couple of soft tries at times, which have killed us.
"Sometimes these breaks between the Six Nations (games) don't help, you lose a bit of momentum, but this morning we had a good session so we are looking at things we need to improve on, just little things.
"The guys who haven't been away with the national squad are good enough to win these games.
"It's just touching up on our detail and being clinical and finishing the opportunities that we get and in the last few games we just haven't managed to do that." | Edinburgh will probably need to win all five of their remaining Pro12 matches to secure a play-off place, claims loosehead prop Alasdair Dickinson. | 35874960 | [
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The petition.parliament.uk site is designed to help people get issues on the political agenda and open up a "new dialogue" with MPs and ministers.
E-petitions will initially be considered by a cross-party committee of MPs chaired by Labour's Helen Jones.
The first e-petition tabled called for increased taxes on foreigners buying UK property worth more than £3.5m.
Under the previous system, petitions were directed to government departments rather than MPs, with 10,000 signatures required for an official response and 100,000 needed for a petition to be considered for a debate in Parliament.
More than 40 petitions passed the 100,000 signature threshold during the last Parliament. A number of them were subsequently debated in Parliament although critics say not enough of them were given parliamentary airtime.
The thresholds for a petition getting a response or being considered for a debate have not changed in the revamp of the old website which launched in 2011. The new site will be jointly run by the House of Commons and the government.
The Petitions Committee, made up of 11 MPs from different parties, said it would enable every British citizen and UK resident to start or a sign a petition electronically.
The committee, whose creation was recommended in a report by MPs last December, said its role was to liaise with petitioners, seek information from government about issues raised and, in some cases, refer petitions to specialist parliamentary committees.
"First and foremost, it is an easy way for people to let MPs and ministers know they care about," Ms Jones said.
"What's more, it gives us a chance to open up a new dialogue between the public and Parliament. I very much hope that the petitions committee will be able to bring forward issues that wouldn't otherwise have been debated or investigated in Parliament.
"For the most pressing petitions, we will be able to schedule debates...It is an exciting step for Parliament and a visible demonstration of its commitment to improving public engagement with what goes on here."
Deputy Commons leader Therese Coffey said the new website would further improve public engagement with politics. | Members of the public can once again digitally petition MPs on issues with the launch of a new website. | 33599604 | [
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The man was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital in Staffordshire after the collision on an unnamed road in Tanlan, Ffynnongroyw on Monday.
The bus driver and passengers were not hurt.
North Wales Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the crash. | A bin man is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a bus in Flintshire. | 33239138 | [
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The Conservative minister said he was inviting other political parties for talks on securing "the best possible devolution settlement for Wales".
A new UK cabinet committee chaired by Commons Leader William Hague will now meet for the first time on Wednesday.
Mr Crabb's comments come as Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones called for a convention on future of the UK.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Labour Party conference, Mr Jones said the union cannot be rebuilt through conversation between only Westminster and Scotland.
Now the Welsh secretary has pledged to keep Wales at the discussion table on the future of devolved powers across Britain.
Mr Crabb said he had already held preliminary discussions with Mr Hague, a former Welsh secretary himself.
"We are both in absolute agreement that Wales should be central to the debate that is now commencing," said Mr Crabb.
"I want us to use this opportunity positively to look again at how we secure the best possible devolution settlement for Wales.
"I want to move forward in a realistic, open-minded and pragmatic way."
Mr Crabb has written to the leaders of other Welsh parties at Westminster inviting them to a Wales Office "summit" to discuss "how we deliver devolution that works for Wales".
The meeting is likely to take place when parliament returns next month.
He said he is also arranging meetings with party leaders in the National Assembly to ensure their views feed into the debate.
The comments from Mr Crabb came as Prime Minister David Cameron hosted discussions with backbench Tory MPs at his Chequers country residence.
One of the two Welsh MPs to attend was the Aberconway MP, Guto Bebb.
He said events in Scotland have "completely changed the nature of the debate" on devolution.
Key to Monday's talks have been the issue of "English votes for English laws", which would see Welsh and Scottish MPs excluded from voting on devolved matters in the House of Commons.
That has led to Labour Party leader Ed Miliband accusing Mr Cameron of planning to set the UK nations against each other.
But the Aberconway MP said he took a different view.
"The promises made to Scotland must be delivered upon and if they are delivered on then we are going to end up in my view with English votes for English laws and that in my view is a simple matter of fairness," said Mr Bebb. | Wales should be central in the debate on the UK union and devolution, Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has insisted. | 29319952 | [
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Kallum Watkins gave the bottom-of-the-table Rhinos an early lead but Willie Isa's first two Wigan tries put them 12-4 ahead at the break.
George Williams, Dom Manfredi and Ben Flower put the Warriors in control before Mitch Achurch pulled one back.
But Oliver Gildart and Dan Sarginson went over late on to wrap up the win.
Wigan's victory, complete with their biggest points haul of the season, leaves four teams separated by only points difference at the top of the table, although Catalans and Hull both have the opportunity to take over as leaders if they beat Wakefield and Hull KR respectively on Sunday.
Shaun Wane's Warriors came into the game - a re-match of last season's Grand Final won by Leeds - having suffered back-to-back league defeats but knowing that they had not been beaten at Magic Weekend since 2008.
And once they went in front they proved too good for the out-of-sorts Rhinos, whose nightmare season since winning the treble last year shows no signs of ending.
Leeds, who were without 10 regulars through injury and suspension, have now lost five successive games in all competitions and defeat leaves them six points away from eighth-placed Widnes in the race for a top-eight finish before the league splits.
Leeds coach Brian McDermott: "It was a tough way to lose, a tough scoreline. Obviously the crucial part was just after half-time but before then the game was a contest.
"I thought we gave it absolutely everything. We kept on having a crack, probably over-played a bit.
"There was another chunk of effort this week. We're clearly hamstrung with players missing and what's gone on in pre-season and you get to the stage when things don't go your way.
"But quietly there are some positives. I think there is something special to be done for us at the end of the year.
"Your objectives shift as weeks go by and you keep losing games. I don't think I'm giving up on the Grand Final - I know numerically we might just be out of touch at the moment.
"But there is something there to work with, something good for the future. These young fellas are learning some lessons."
Wigan coach Shaun Wane: "I thought we played well for 40 minutes. We started well in both halves and were ruthless but then we got a bit bored and went away from it.
"I have to say there is loads of spirit in the Leeds team, there is no question about that. They have a competitive coach and competitive players."
Leeds: Hardaker, Handley, Watkins, Keinhorst, Golding, McGuire, Lilley, Galloway, Jones-Buchanan, Singleton, Ferres, Cuthbertson, Walters.
Replacements: Mullally, Hallas, Achurch, Briscoe.
Wigan: S. Tomkins, Manfredi, Gildart, Sarginson, Charnley, Williams, Smith, Crosby, Powell, Flower, Bateman, Isa, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Mossop, Tautai, Sutton, Burke.
Referee: Robert Hicks (RFL), replaced by Joe Cobb (RFL) on 18 minutes because of injury. | Wigan went level on points with Warrington, Catalans Dragons and Hull FC at the top of the Super League table with a Magic Weekend win over Leeds. | 36314106 | [
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Ferry operator Condor said a mezzanine ramp was fixed and the vessel departed at about 10:10 BST.
Repairs to an electrical fault on the Condor Liberation were completed earlier this week.
Last month it was put out of action on its second day in service after it struck the quayside at St Peter Port. | Problems loading vehicles on to a new £50m ferry meant the Poole to Guernsey service on Saturday morning was delayed by 40 minutes. | 32265466 | [
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Watson lost out to Ryan Moore for the final wildcard spot but will still play a key role for the US in Hazeltine.
"We're thrilled to have him," said Love, who is trying to stop Europe from claiming a fourth consecutive win.
Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Tom Lehman and Steve Stricker are also assistants.
Love, who was also captain in 2012 when Europe won after a record comeback, said Watson, 37, completed an "interesting group" of vice-captains.
"We have a mix of guys who think differently," he said. "You couldn't put five guys together of differing personalities who get along so well."
Watson, who has played in the past three Ryder Cups, reiterated to Love he wanted to be part of his backroom team, despite losing out to Moore.
"When I told the team members and assistant captains, we were in disbelief," said Love. "What Bubba did really shows how together the US team really is."
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter:
"One of the key elements as far as Davis Love was concerned in terms of selecting his wildcards was team chemistry.
"Bubba Watson is ranked seventh in the world, so if you were going to pick him because he is a top-10 player in the world, it makes total sense.
"If you're going to drop someone who is a top-10 player, then it is clearly down to a lack of chemistry. But here he is in the backroom staff. It's fascinating."
Players, officials and fans will pay their respects to golfing great Arnold Palmer, who died on Sunday aged 87, when the 41st Ryder Cup starts on Friday.
Flags at Hazeltine were lowered to half-mast on Monday in tribute to the seven-time major winner, who was nicknamed 'The King'.
Players from both teams will wear pins bearing a special logo, while tournament officials are finalising details of a video tribute and minute's silence to be held during the opening ceremony.
Love said he had spoken to Europe captain Darren Clarke about honouring American legend Palmer.
"Whatever we do, we are going to do together," said Love. "He was my inspiration as a golfer, a role model as how to act as a professional."
Clarke added: "Our sport wouldn't be where it is without Mr Palmer. He was a global superstar and inspired people all over the world to take up our sport."
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Europe are aiming to continue their recent dominance of the biennial event by winning a fourth consecutive Ryder Cup for the first time.
But Northern Irishman Clarke, who arrived in Minnesota with his team on Monday, said past glories count for nothing against a US side that Love claims is the "best ever assembled".
Europe have won 10 and drawn one of the past 15 events.
"I think it's irrelevant going into this week," said Northern Irishman Clarke. "Each Ryder Cup is individual in its own right."
We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here. | United States skipper Davis Love says Bubba Watson will add "a lot of fun" and "great heart" after naming the two-time Masters winner as a vice-captain for this weekend's Ryder Cup. | 37479429 | [
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The zoo said new scientific tests had given a "strong indication" of pregnancy, but were "too new to be definitive".
Tian Tian also conceived last year, but the pregnancy failed.
Iain Valentine, director of Giant Pandas for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said: "The latest scientific data suggests Tian Tian the giant panda is now pregnant and that implantation has taken place, therefore she may give birth at the end of the month.
"This is all very new and complex science and we still have a bit of time to go yet.
"As like last year, the late loss of a cub remains entirely possible."
The zoo said it had been able to confirm that Tian Tian did become pregnant last year.
However, it said it was most likely that she had reabsorbed the foetus late term.
The two pandas arrived in Scotland from China in 2011.
Tian Tian has had cubs in the past in China, before she came on loan to Edinburgh.
If she does have a successful delivery, it will be the first time a giant panda has been born in Britain.
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It added that a significant investment would be announced in the coming days.
Over the weekend Monarch denied speculation that the company was going bust.
A spokesperson said they had no idea where the rumours were coming from but that they "were not true".
Speculation about its alleged collapse surfaced from customers on the company's Twitter feed.
The BBC understands the company was in talks with the Civil Aviation Authority last night about its financial situation.
The speculation around Monarch appears to have been sparked by the fact that the airline's CAA licence is due to expire at the end of the week.
So Monarch is in negotiations with the regulator for the licence to be renewed. That requires it to prove that it is financially robust.
Talks between the firm and the CAA, which went on late last night, are likely to be focusing on the "significant investment" that the firm says it expects to announce in the coming days.
It's understood that Monarch has been talking to possible investors including the Chinese conglomerate, HNA Group. If that comes to fruition it could open up new commercial possibilities for the airline.
But on Monday, Monarch released a statement saying it expected to make more than £40m in underlying earnings by the end of its financial year in October.
It said: "Our flights are operating as normal, carrying Monarch passengers as scheduled.
"To weather tougher market conditions and to fund its ongoing growth, Monarch expects to announce a significant investment from its stakeholders in the coming days."
The airline is protected by the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (Atol) scheme - a government scheme that refunds customers if a travel firm collapses, and ensures they are not stranded.
Monarch's website says Atol offers consumer security "where a flight and accommodation have been booked together, some flights booked separately and applies in certain other circumstances".
Earlier this year Low Cost Holidays collapsed, without Atol protection, throwing the holidays of their 27,000 customers abroad into chaos.
Monarch employs around 2,800 staff and is based at Luton airport.
Monarch has been majority-owned by investment firm Greybull Capital since 2014, when it bought a 90% stake in the airline. Greybull also bought a division of Tata Steel this year, as well as 140 M Local convenience stores from Morrisons, which subsequently went into administration. | Budget airline Monarch says its flights are operating as normal following "negative speculation" about the firm's financial health over the weekend. | 37469743 | [
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He was elected with 571 votes, ahead of Michael Henderson and David Noakes with 184 and 109 votes respectively.
A total of 883 (27%) of the 3,220 registered voters turned out with four blank papers and 15 spoilt papers.
Mr Parkinson will serve for four months and said there were "very important decisions" to be made in that time.
Before the by-election some criticism was made of the £50,000 cost, a fifth of a general election, for the short term of the office - the by-election had to be held under the island's Reform Law.
Mr Parkinson said: "The voters of St Peter Port North deserve to be represented every bit as strongly as the voters of any other district.
"These next four months will set the scene for the general election, it will help to define the issues on which the general election will be fought."
Mr Parkinson served in the States from 2004-2012 and was the minister of Treasury of Resources from 2008-2012.
He previously stood in the South East district and said he had "enjoyed biking around getting to know the St Peter Port North district better" while campaigning.
He campaigned with three key policies; diversifying the economy, reforming the corporate tax system and solving the affordable housing crisis.
His term of office will end at the general election on 27 April.
The by-election was called after the death of Deputy Martin Storey in July. | Former treasury minister Charles Parkinson is returning to the States of Guernsey after winning the St Peter Port North by-election. | 34975191 | [
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Welshman Chaz Davies won the race as Northern Ireland's Rea, 29, secured an unassailable 55-point lead going into the final race of 2016 on Sunday.
England's Tom Sykes, who needed to win and for team-mate Rea to finish outside the top 14, finished fourth.
"I'm so, so happy. The job's done and the target is achieved," said Rea.
"It will take some time to sink in but I know we have done a wonderful job."
He told Eurosport: "We started the season so strong that we were able to manage the last few races.
"I gave 200% in that race and threw caution to the wind but it was not enough to win."
Rea, who came into the final round with a 48-point advantage over Sykes, produced another assured performance.
The Co Antrim man started on pole but Davies was soon out in front with Rea close behind.
Sykes was well back in fifth and the race became a two-way battle with Rea pushing Davies until the closing laps.
Davies continued his recent dominance by pulling clear and winning by almost four seconds from Rea with Sylvain Guintoli completing the podium.
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Reporters Gavin Sherriff and Darryl Smith worked for the Dundee-based Sunday Post, which closes its London office on Friday.
For decades Fleet Street was synonymous with the nation's biggest newspapers.
Ex-Sunday Express editor Robin Esser said it was once a "very, very important place" through which most of the public received its information.
The first British daily newspaper, the Daily Courant, was published in Fleet Street on 11 March 1702.
At its height, "the Street of Shame" - as it was dubbed by some - was the pinnacle of a journalist's career, with nearly every national paper and several provincial newspapers having offices within a half-mile radius.
Mr Smith, 43, worked as a feature writer for the Sunday Post and was based in the street for 25 years.
He is quick to point out that the paper's London address is the same as Sweeney Todd's barber shop, where the fictional character took a razor to his clients' throats.
Although the death of journalism has finally arrived here, he says it was announced too soon by some of London's tour guides.
"I was standing by the window once a few years ago, and a tour bus had stopped outside. I heard the guide tell the passengers that Fleet Street no longer had any journalists working here.
"I stuck my head out and shouted: 'We are still here'."
The street was famous for its many bars and pubs, constantly occupied by journalists both socialising and seeking stories, and Mr Smith tells a tale of once needing to speak to a colleague in the notorious El Vino wine bar - which for many years refused to serve women.
He says he was not allowed in until he squeezed into an ill-fitting jacket, provided by the staff.
"There is so much history here, and to be one of the last ones, I feel unworthy of the torch that I'm carrying."
Mr Sherriff, 54, has worked on Fleet Street for 32 years, and rose to become the Post's London chief reporter. He says on his first ever day he walked into a smoke-filled newsroom to the sound of typewriters being bashed about.
"The phones didn't even work properly, I'd be amazed if I called someone and it connected the first time."
His memories of the street in its heyday are of "watching lorries with large rolls of paper struggling to get down side-streets to printing presses and lots of pubs, filled with journalists and printers".
"Now it's an endless number of sandwich bars out there. Unthinkable 30 years ago."
Mr Sherriff describes the atmosphere back then of "certainly living up to the image you had before you came, but you wouldn't be able to produce newspapers now the way it was done back then".
Following their redundancy, Mr Smith is becoming a freelance journalist, while Mr Sherriff is taking time out to write his memoirs.
Robin Esser's Fleet Street career spanned some 60 years, during which time he also became executive managing editor of the Daily Mail.
"At its height, Fleet Street was very, very important because television was in its early childhood, and there was no social media. So 85% of information to the public came through the newspapers," he says.
"The departure of its last two journalists should be marked, but you have to look forward, not backwards."
Liz Hodgkinson worked in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 80s and her book, Ladies Of The Street, covers the story of women working there.
"Fleet Street was always more of a concept than an actual street, with papers like the Sunday People, the Sun and the Mail, all in little streets actually off Fleet Street.
"But they were all within walking distance and part of what collectively was known as Fleet Street.
"When I was at the People we'd have a conference at 11am till about noon. Then the editor would open his drinks cabinet - all Fleet Street editors had one.
"Then we'd take a taxi to the Savoy or Claridges for more drinks. We'd come back about 4pm, and then go out drinking again around 5pm.
"The alcohol flowed like water in Fleet Street.
"At the People there were four women in editorial, and 150 men. At the Sun in the late 70s and early 80s, there were about a dozen female reporters and we all sat together in a little room, which was known as the Piranha Pool.
"I was working on an undercover job once for a paper, and rang an editor from a payphone, to check in with him.
"He asked 'Are you in danger, pet?' I replied 'Yes, I am'. To which he replied 'Oh, good.'"
But, like so many empires before it, Fleet Street's grip on power began to crumble.
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch moved his papers - consisting of the Sun, the now-closed News of the World, the Times and Sunday Times - off to a purpose-built complex at Wapping in east London in 1986. This led to a bitter, year-long dispute which sometimes turned violent, but ended in defeat for the unions.
By 1988, most national newspapers had moved away from Fleet Street to other parts of London, adopting new - and cheaper - computerised printing technology, swapping the merciless screeching of hot metal print for the gossipy whispers of keyboards.
As a result, the buildings they left behind gradually morphed into other uses. The site of Mirror Group Newspapers now houses the headquarters of Sainsbury's supermarkets, for example, and the "Stab in the Back" is a Pizza Express.
Now a part of Fleet Street's own story has come to an end, and this infamous era of British history has reached its final deadline.
"As someone who always wanted to be a journalist, and with a keen sense of history as well, just looking at the buildings even now still excites me," says Mr Smith.
"It makes me smile, when I think of how I now have that place in history." | The last two journalists working in Fleet Street are leaving what was once seen as the centre of UK journalism. | 36882573 | [
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The Queen's Park Rangers player made his NI debut in March and scored in his second game against Slovenia.
Washington, a postman just four years ago, followed that up with another goal against Belarus on Saturday.
"The last few months have been a crazy time and I don't think it has sunk in yet. I know I have been fortunate," said the 24-year-old.
"Football can be about being in the right place at the right time, and I have been lucky.
"Maybe in a couple of years I will look back and realise how mad it has all been."
Washington combined representing non-League St Ives between 2010 and 2012 with a job delivering mail.
Having averaged more than a goal-a-game in his 50 appearances for a club in the ninth tier, he then got his break with Newport who paid £5,000 for him.
The Welsh club were promoted to the Football League in his first season, although Washington barely featured.
He then moved to Peterborough in 2014 and by mid-January of this year, when QPR took him from London Road, Washington had scored 15 goals and aroused the interest of Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill.
Washington had only been to the country once before his international bow against Wales in March but he qualified through the grandparent rule.
"It was nice to be accepted so quickly and so readily with Northern Ireland," he added.
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Ospreys beat Scarlets 19-9 on Tuesday.
"Hopefully it's just a glitch. We'll see next week if it's a huge step back," Owens told BBC Radio Wales.
"We've bounced back well, we didn't have a great start [losing first three games] but we've built momentum.
"We've got some great performances in during the international period and over the last couple of weeks."
Scarlets are fifth in the Pro12 following the Ospreys defeat but Owens is optimistic about their progress this season after a poor start to their league campaign.
"You can't win every game in the season and, as long as we turn up with a huge win against the Blues, then we'll be back in that winning groove again," Owens continued.
"You can't go all season winning every game, it's not going to happen, so we will put ourselves in a position now from the start we had."
Scott Williams says Ospreys' kicking game proved vital in the defeat and says they need to look at themselves closely before facing Cardiff Blues on New Year's Day.
"We knew it was going to be close but there were too many mistakes and too many penalties," Williams said.
"Our defence has been pretty good the last couple of weeks but you can't be giving penalties away when they've got boys like Dan Biggar and Sam Davies in their team.
"We'll be tough on ourselves now. We've got another derby in four days so we've got to get our heads on for that and make sure we turn up." | Scarlets captain Ken Owens says they can bounce back from their derby defeat by west Wales rivals Ospreys - just like they recovered from losing their first three games of the season. | 38450629 | [
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NFU Scotland said producers were losing about £10 for every pig that is sold.
Prices have been driven down from a record high in 2013 after a Russian import ban led to an oversupply of the meat in Europe.
Farming leaders now plan to meet retailers to discuss the promotion of Scottish pork over cheaper rivals.
Midlothian pig farmer Robin Traquair said the dramatic price drop could lead to some producers going out of business.
"Farmers are losing money, they are in a cash negative situation, their bank balances are going backwards," he said.
"Investment won't be done, they won't become more efficient, people will start to go out of business."
At its peak, he said he received £120 for each pig he produced. Now he sells them for about £85.
"We sell 10,000 pigs a year so it's a big lump of cash," he said.
"Now the commodity prices, the cereal prices have come down but it's not come down far enough to cover that."
Mr Traquair, who owns Wellington Farm, said he was unable to invest in sheds or equipment which would make the business more efficient.
He said their choice was either to "pack in or knuckle down".
"At the moment there's some things we should do with spending money on - but we're just going to batten down the hatches and ride it out. It's tough," he added.
NFU Scotland said that a new processing plant is now operating in Brechin, which could halt the price decline.
It plans to meet retailers to discuss "positioning and publicity" of Specially Selected Pork, which guarantees high welfare standards as part of Quality Meat Scotland.
Kevin Gilbert, NFU Scotland's pigs committee chairman said pig prices had fallen by 18% in the last year.
"Production simply cannot be sustainable at these prices," he added.
"It is clear that a lot of cheaper European meat is being substituted for UK product, especially in processed meat products.
"Retailers could really help UK producers at this time by showing greater loyalty to Scottish and UK product.
"This should be a time of positivity for the Scottish pig industry as the new abattoir at Brechin is set to double its processing capacity, allowing more Scottish pigs to be processed in Scotland, which will reduce haulage costs and allow wider stocking of Scottish labelled Specially Selected Pork across the major supermarkets in Scotland." | Scottish pig farmers have warned they are facing an uncertain future after the price of pig meat hit an eight- year low. | 35540579 | [
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Mr Haugh, 25, was stabbed in a laneway in the Marian estate in the early hours of Sunday.
Robbie Walsh, of Island View, Kilrush, was charged with assault causing serious harm to Mr Haugh.
He has been remanded in custody to appear again in court next week.
Two other men arrested over the killing were released without charge, with files being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
At Ennis District Court on Tuesday, Det Sgt Padraig Frawley said it will be alleged that Mr Walsh was one of three people who entered the Marian Estate in Kilkee shortly after 01:00 on Sunday and called to houses in the estate looking for Mr Haugh.
Det Frawley said it will be further alleged that while in the estate, the accused and the two males came across Mr Haugh and another man and a fight ensued where weapons were used.
He said: "Other individuals also arrived who became involved in the fight."
Det Frawley said: "During the course of the altercation, Karl Haugh received a stab wound to his back. Garda arrived at the scene where knives and golf clubs were recovered."
He said that Mr Haugh was brought by ambulance to Limerick University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 06:00 local time.
He said police recovered a knife handle and a blade at the scene of Mr Haugh's death and the blade had blood on it.
A judge said the state had given evidence of tension in the area of Kilkee as a result of the killing and remanded Mr Walsh in custody until 14 August. | A 21-year-old man has appeared in court in County Clare charged over the fatal stabbing of Karl Haugh in Kilkee at the weekend. | 40866012 | [
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No, President Xi Jinping of China isn't back for second helpings from the Buckingham Palace banquet, this time it is the Indian prime minister who is stopping by.
India has overtaken China to take the top spot in the tables of international economic good health and David Cameron is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for Narendra Modi.
Mr Cameron will be pulling out all the stops.
The Indian prime minister isn't a head of state so he won't get the full bearskin and gilded carriage reception accorded to the Chinese president last month.
He will, however, get lunch with the Queen and a superstar appearance at Wembley stadium where we are told he will be joined on stage by Mr Cameron.
The warmth of the welcome is evidence of how the terms of trade between the two countries have shifted in recent years. Now Britain is the eager suitor proffering bouquets on bended knee; India the slightly aloof object of desire.
110,000
people are employed by Indian companies operating in the UK
13 Indian companies each employ more than 1,000 people in the UK
65,000 people work for Tata Group, which owns 5 of those 13 companies
28,000 of those work for Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar Land Rover
Mr Modi sells himself as a non-nonsense technocrat who transformed his home state, Gujarat, into an economic powerhouse. He won a landslide a year-and-a-half ago on the promise that he would do the same for the entire country.
He has suffered some setbacks. Many of his reforms have been blocked in parliament but India is still a formidable economic force, growing at some 7% a year.
Mr Cameron told Mr Modi last year that "relations with India are at the top of the priorities of UK's foreign policy".
And he has put in the air miles to prove he is serious.
He has visited India three times since he came to power, even leading the largest trade mission ever made by a British prime minister to any nation. He brought enough government ministers and business people to Mumbai in February last year to fill a jumbo jet.
It is easy to see why he's so keen. India is now the third biggest source of foreign investment in the UK with billions staked.
The jewel in the crown - so to speak - is Jaguar Land Rover. The carmaker is now part of the vast Indian multinational, Tata, which also owns that other emblematic English business, Tetley Tea.
Indian entrepreneurs, including the Tatas, also control what is left of the once mighty British steel industry, though that has been going through tough times recently.
Nevertheless, to date Mr Modi has not exactly swooned before Britain's charms.
He acknowledges David Cameron is a "good friend" of India but has not rushed to buddy up. He's visited dozens of countries in his effort to persuade the world to "Make in India" but, until now, has bypassed Britain.
In part that is because so much else bypasses Britain these days. The sad truth is the UK doesn't even make India's top 10 trading partners.
Mr Modi has - rather generously - suggested he sees this as opportunity. He announced on Facebook that he sees "immense scope for our economic and trade relations to improve and this will benefit both our economies".
And the two nations' deep ties of history and people - Britain is home to one of the largest Indian diaspora in the world - do still count for something.
British behemoths like Unilever, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and British American Tobacco still have deep roots in India. Meanwhile, a new generation - think Costa Coffee, JCB, Vodafone - is proving that with patience and hard work British brands can prosper in India.
Even the British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver wants a bite of the action. He's just opened his first restaurant in Delhi.
Publicly the leaders say they hope the two countries will build on successes like these next week, but behind the scenes we are already being warned not to expect too much.
Word is there won't be any single multi-billion mega-project, instead we'll be told a lower-key story about closer financial ties, a smoothing of obstacles to trade, together with news of a clutch of smaller trade and investment deals.
But the trip comes at a propitious time for Mr Modi. He's just received a battering in a key election in the poorest state in India and this visit could be just the tonic he needs.
A photo-opportunity with Her Majesty, a rousing reception at the mother of parliaments and what the organisers of his Wembley gig claim will be the biggest fireworks display in British history should all help to burnish his image before he returns home to face his growing host of challenges. | The leader of the fastest growing large economy in the world is visiting Britain. | 34773767 | [
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The family had asked that half the remains be returned to them with the other half scattered in the grounds.
Half were returned but the remainder had been wrongly used in an un-witnessed scattering earlier that day at Weston Crematorium, Worle.
The two workers lost their jobs and Dignity, which runs the crematorium, apologised for the family's distress.
Instead of admitting their mistake, two members of staff, who have been described as "very experienced", tried to cover it up by using another person's ashes for the ceremony in front of the family.
Eventually, they admitted what they had done to their manager, and Dignity - which runs the crematorium on behalf of North Somerset Council - started an "extensive" disciplinary hearing.
In a statement Dignity said it was an "isolated incident" and would look at why "very experienced staff failed to follow our established procedures".
"Following disciplinary hearings, two employees are no longer in our employment. The family and North Somerset Council have been kept fully informed throughout."
A North Somerset Council spokesman said Dignity had kept it "fully informed during the process".
"We are satisfied that they have investigated the matter thoroughly." | The ashes of a stranger were scattered in front of a family by two cemetery workers trying to cover up a mistake. | 40130917 | [
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Commons Leader Chris Grayling said the change, also applying in some cases to Welsh MPs, would bring "real fairness to our constitutional arrangements".
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon called the plan "staggering in the extent... of its hypocrisy and incoherence".
Labour said it was an "outrage" that ministers wanted to rush into making "profound constitutional change".
Shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle said the plans risked creating two classes of MPs and accused the Conservatives of a "cynical" attempt to "manufacture itself a very much larger" majority in the Commons.
Under the proposals, all MPs would continue to vote on all key stages of legislation.
But English MPs - and in some cases English and Welsh MPs - will have a veto in Westminster when debating matters that have been devolved to the devolved administrations.
MPs will debate the changes on 15 July, Mr Grayling said, and the system will be changed using the rules - known as standing orders - that dictate how Parliament conducts its business.
With more powers set to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament after September's independence referendum, Tory MPs have said it is not right that MPs representing Scottish constituencies can continue to determine laws affecting England only.
Mr Grayling told MPs that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were getting a "stronger voice" and that it was "only fair" to do the same for England.
The Speaker will be asked to certify which bills or parts of bills relate to England or England and Wales only, he said.
There will be no changes in the House of Lords, Mr Grayling said. But where Lords amendments are certified as England or England and Wales only, a "double majority" system applies, meaning it will need a majority of both the whole House of Commons and MPs representing English or English and Welsh constituencies.
Tablet computers will be used to count MPs' votes as they walk through the voting lobbies so officials can instantly register whether they have used their veto in votes where the "double majority" rule applies.
To jeers from opposition benches, Mr Grayling said "Today we are answering the West Lothian Question", a reference to the constitutional anomaly that lets Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland MP at Westminster vote on measures that only apply in England.
English votes: What's going on?
The SNP's Pete Wishart described the English votes policy as a "cobbled together unworkable mess", and said it was "totally unacceptable".
He said this policy showed that the Tories were doing their best to ensure Scotland would become an independent country.
His party leader Nicola Sturgeon said: "The Tories have produced a constitutional shambles - staggering in the extent of its hypocrisy and incoherence.
"Under these plans - which are all about cutting Scottish MPs out of votes which impact on Scotland and our budget - the Tories are proposing an 'English veto' and 'double majority'.
"I have been very clear that, at least in part, the level of support for independence will be determined by what the Tory government at Westminster does, as well as what the SNP Government does. And there is no question that the great disrespect shown to Scotland in these proposals is likely to have more people asking whether Westminster is capable of representing Scotland's interests at all."
Labour's Sir Gerald Kaufman, the father of the house, said the title of the motion, English votes for English laws, "sounds racist".
He added: "This government is undermining the whole basis of British democracy, right through from when the Magna Carta was signed." | The government will give MPs from English constituencies a new "veto" over laws affecting England only. | 33351688 | [
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With lawyers once again due to argue over the proposals at the Court of Session this week, here's a look at the background to the minimum pricing plans - and where they might be going next.
The SNP, which has formed the Scottish government for the past nine years, has been trying to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol since 2009.
It wants to set the price of a unit of alcohol at 50p - meaning the cost of the strongest ciders would more than double in off-licences, while a four-pack of 4% lager would cost at least £4, a bottle of whisky would cost at least £14 and a bottle of wine a minimum of about £4.50.
Supporters of minimum pricing believe the move is necessary to tackle the country's binge drinking culture, with Scots buying 20% more alcohol on average than people in England or Wales.
They say that alcohol is now 60% more affordable in the UK than it was in 1980, and that it is now possible to exceed the maximum weekly recommended intake of alcohol for men for less than £5.
The minimum pricing policy - which received wide support from health professionals, the police, alcohol charities and sections of the drinks industry - was voted down by opposition MSPs when it first came before the Scottish Parliament in 2010.
But the SNP tried again after being re-elected with a majority the following year, and the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act was passed by Holyrood in May 2012.
The proposals immediately came under attack from five wine-producing nations - France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Portugal - who are concerned that it would increase the cost of their products in Scotland.
But more importantly, they are concerned about Scotland setting a precedent that the rest of the UK and other countries around the world could follow.
In its legal guidance to the Scottish government, the European Commission said it believed minimum pricing was a disproportionate way of tackling Scotland's problem drinking.
And it raised concerns that the policy could breach EU competition law by restricting imports of foreign alcohol.
Separately, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) launched a legal challenge to the policy in the Scottish Courts.
The SWA also says minimum pricing would breach EU trade laws, be ineffective in tackling alcohol misuse, penalise responsible and poorer drinkers, and damage an export industry worth more than £4bn to the Scottish economy every year.
The Court of Session dismissed their case, but the SWA has not given up on its legal battle, with the appeal process reaching the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year.
The ECJ agreed that minimum pricing may breach EU rules on free trade, and suggested that the Scottish government should instead look at using tax increases as a way of raising the price of alcohol.
However, the ECJ also said that it should be for the Scottish Courts to decide - and so the case is back before a panel of three judges in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
The Scottish government has indicated it will not introduce minimum pricing until the legal process is complete.
The Court of Session is due to hear two days of legal arguments for lawyers acting for the Scottish government and the SWA.
After examining all of the evidence - including the opinion of the European Court of Justice - the three judges will decide whether improvements in public health could be achieved by other means, such as increasing tax rates on alcohol, rather than minimum pricing.
They will deliver their findings at a later date - but even that is unlikely to be the end of the saga, with an appeal against the ruling likely from either the Scottish government or the SWA.
That would see the case end up in the UK's highest court of appeal - the Supreme Court in London.
The UK government has supported the devolved Scottish administration during the legal process, arguing that minimum pricing is compatible with EU law.
Prime Minister David Cameron pledged in 2012 to introduce minimum pricing - but the plan was shelved a year later in the face of fierce opposition from the drinks industry.
The Home Office has said the policy remains under review, with calls for its reintroduction in England likely to be reignited if it is eventually implemented in Scotland.
And last year, the Welsh government published its own proposals for a 50p minimum price for a unit of alcohol
It followed research suggesting the move would save nearly £900m over 20 years by cutting crime and illness, with 50 fewer deaths a year across Wales.
In Northern Ireland, former Health Minister Jim Wells had been seeking to introduce minimum pricing before resigning in April of last year. | Legislation that would introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol was given Royal Assent by the Queen after being passed by the Scottish Parliament four years ago - but the policy still hasn't been introduced. | 36463648 | [
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HMP Hewell in Worcestershire was last year highlighted by HM Inspectorate of Prisons for its high levels of assaults and drug use.
In a new report, inspectors said there had been one murder and six suicides since their last visit, and incidents of self-harming and bullying were high.
The jail said progress had been "slow" but there was a "solid foundation".
Since its last inspection, HMIP said there had been "limited progress and deterioration in some areas".
Chief inspector Nick Hardwick said Hewell "continued to face real difficulties" and there were "substantial safety concerns".
The report said care for prisoners most at risk was "reasonable", but inspectors were concerned some "felt they could only resolve issues, such as access to basic amenities, by self-harming".
Most of the criticism was reserved for the closed prison, which houses 1,100 prisoners, with another 200 at the open section at Hewell Grange.
Inspectors said arrangements to tackle violence were "inadequate" and they "were not persuaded that the prison was aware of all incidents".
The report said more prisoners than normal said they "felt unsafe" and reported "high levels of victimisation".
Inspectors also highlighted a number of allegations against staff, some serious, which they said "had been investigated poorly or, in some cases, not at all".
Frances Crook, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said it was "the latest in a long line" of negative reports.
"Cramming more people into overcrowded and understaffed prisons leads only to more self-harm, more violence and more victims," she said.
The organisation said Hewell had seen frontline officers cut from 330 in August 2010 to 170 by the end of June 2014.
According to the HMIP report, 40% of cells were overcrowded, while access to basic services such as clothing, cleaning materials and mail were all poor.
However, it said hygiene had improved since the "very poor" conditions seen last year.
Although cleaning materials were difficult to obtain, the report said drugs and prescription medications were easy to get hold of, according to prisoners.
It said 17% had said they had developed a drug problem in the prison.
Inspectors said substance misuse services were appreciated by prisoners but their efforts were hampered by staff shortages.
There was praise in the report, however, for relations between staff and prisoners, as well as HMP Hewell's approach to resettlement.
Responding to the report on behalf of HMP Hewell, Michael Spurr, chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, said: "I accept that progress in delivering necessary improvements at Hewell has been too slow.
"Prior to this unannounced inspection a new governor had been appointed to lead a performance improvement programme, and as the chief inspector acknowledges, he is now getting to grips with the issues in a systematic and structured way." | Vulnerable prisoners at a problem jail are resorting to self-harm to address basic issues, according to inspectors. | 30083813 | [
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At 44 years old, Owens was the oldest of the 12 referees chosen for the World Cup, but his age will not prevent him from taking part in Japan in 2019.
Selection criteria is based on performances and fitness, and Owens feels he has plenty more years in him.
"My plans at the moment are quite clearly to go on until 2019," he said.
"We had a meeting with the assessors and I was asked what my plans were and I said 'I'm enjoying my refereeing and as long as I keep reffing well and I'm fit enough I want to go on to 2019'.
"Their response was 'great, we're glad to hear that, we'd like you to be there in 2019'."
Saturday's World Cup final at Twickenham, which New Zealand won 34-17 against Australia, was the pinnacle of Owens' 68-Test career.
He became the second Welshman to oversee the final following Derek Bevan, who was in charge in 1991 when Australia edged England, also at Twickenham.
South African Andre Watson is the only referee to be in charge of two finals.
He was 45 on his second appearance in the 2003 final, won by England against hosts Australia.
World Rugby, the game's governing body, has welcomed Owens' decision to prolong his international career, adding he had shown exceptional fitness standards during the recent tournament.
Owens admits the pressure, scrutiny and physical demands on referees are higher than ever, but he insists the passion for the job remains.
"I just thoroughly enjoy it and I'm going to keep on doing it as long as I can and as long as I'm good at it," he said.
"When the time is right and I know the body or the mind can't take it any more because of the travelling or the pressure, or when the legs can't get there to make those big decisions, then I'll know that and I will be calling it a day when that happens."
Sections of the Australian media have criticised aspects of Owens' performance in the final, claiming he missed a forward pass in the passage of play that ended with Dan Carter kicking a penalty to stretch New Zealand's advantage to 9-3.
Owens, though, says he has learned to deal with criticism, and feels his decisions on Saturday did not affect the eventual outcome.
"If you can't deal with criticism as a referee you just can't do this job," he said.
"There's something in you that helps you deal with that.
"It doesn't make it any nicer for me to hear criticism, especially if any criticism is personal.
"As long as you can look back on a game and say 'I did my best, I gave it my all' that's what counts."
Owens revealed he was hugged and thanked for a "great game" by Australia number eight David Pocock moments after the final whistle.
"For someone who's just missed out on winning the Webb Ellis Trophy to come up and do that to you says a lot about the integrity of the man himself and what a wonderful sport rugby is," added Owens.
The Welsh village of Gowerton will be Owens' next destination for a Swalec League Division One West match with Crymych.
Two weeks later, he will be in the south of France for Toulon's European Champions Cup tie with Bath.
"I could've had a weekend off this weekend - a couple of refs have taken a couple of weekends off," said Owens.
"But I'd rather be out there reffing, whether it's under-12s, a schools game, youth game, a Division One West game or a World Cup final." | World Cup final referee Nigel Owens says he intends to keep officiating in international rugby for another four years. | 34708101 | [
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In February 2016 ministers said funding would stay at £6.7m in 2016-17, whilst S4C's remit and funding was reviewed.
MPs urged ministers to drop plans to cut their contribution to £6.1m as the review had not yet begun.
Culture Minister Matt Hancock said secretary of state Karen Bradley was considering the matter. Most of S4C's £80m budget comes from the licence fee.
The Wales Office does not expect the investigation to be completed until the end of 2017.
During a Westminster debate on Wednesday, Mr Hancock said the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's contribution to S4C's budget was currently set to fall to £6.1m in 2017-18.
"We are aware of commitments given by our predecessor [ex-Culture Secretary John Whittingdale] around timing - and this is an issue the secretary of state [Karen Bradley] is currently considering," he said.
Ceredigion MP Mark Williams, who called the debate on S4C's future, said: "It is absolutely right that a review takes place to ensure that it has the funding necessary to fulfil its remit and strategy over the longer term.
"The comprehensive review into S4C announced in February last year, by the former secretary of state, along with a reversal of a cut, prior to the outcome of the review, was welcome.
"But we are now in 2017 and still waiting for a promised review, and there is cross-party concern about the delay."
Mr Hancock said there would be an announcement about the review "shortly" and promised that it would be chaired by someone with "a thorough understanding of Wales and an interest in the Welsh language". | MPs have called on the UK government not to cut its funding of Welsh language channel S4C. | 38664026 | [
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Hamilton is 33 points behind the German with 100 available in the last four races, the first of which is the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Sunday.
The Briton said: "You can't win them all. Look at the great champions who lost titles. It's part of the game.
"I'm going to give it everything I've got and everything is possible."
Should he lose, Hamilton said "life would move on" and he would hopefully "come back stronger".
The 31-year-old has won three of the four US Grands Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas since the event made its debut in 2012, and said he was "excited" about the weekend.
Hamilton pointed out he has the worst of the reliability issues at Mercedes this year, with engine problems affecting his results at four separate races, including a failure while leading in Malaysia earlier this month.
Without these problems, Hamilton would be leading the championship rather than trailing Rosberg, who has so far had only one reliability issue affect his points total, costing him three points at the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton said: "We have always had close battles. If all things were equal, there would be a certain result.
"This year has been a little different in terms of how our performances have been mechanically and there is nothing I can do about that.
"When the car has been good, I have often done the job with it and there has been a few, especially in the first few seconds of the race, when I have not done that well. But that's motor racing."
Hamilton has had five bad starts this year that have cost him positions, compared to three for Rosberg.
He said he had been working on the problem again with Mercedes before coming to Austin.
"It has been an ongoing thing all year long - perhaps more work than in other areas," he said. "I was working on it at the factory last week and we hope we have a better formula this weekend."
Hamilton's behaviour in the pre-race news conference on Thursday was very different from his controversial performance in the same event in Japan two weeks ago.
In Suzuka, he was relatively disengaged from the process, referring journalists to his social media outlets for answers to questions, and spent time posting pictures on Snapchat of himself and fellow driver Carlos Sainz with cartoon animal features.
In Austin, he was polite and concentrated and gave long, considered, thoughtful answers - much more his normal self.
He also explained why some journalists had been blocked from following him on Twitter, saying he had only recently found out about it.
"I don't manage every single part of my social media," Hamilton said. "I have a couple of people doing it for me. It was a blocking spree. I don't even have the app on my phone."
He said the general approach was for people to be blocked if they said something negative - and those affected had not just been journalists.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel said Hamilton had every chance of ending the year with a fourth title.
Asked if it was realistic for Hamilton to catch Rosberg, the four-time champion said: "Of course. He is quick enough and there are enough races.
"I am sure he will go for it. Four races is a lot of laps to do, a lot of things that can happen. It is only over when it's over."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Lewis Hamilton says he will "take it like a man" if he loses this year's Formula 1 title to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. | 37715651 | [
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The preliminary Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 47 in September, below forecasts of 47.5 and down from 47.3 in August.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector, while one above shows expansion.
The Shanghai Composite dropped 2.2% to 3,115.89 on the disappointing data.
The private survey also marked the seventh consecutive month of contraction in the sector.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index closed down 2.3% at 21,302.91.
Japanese markets are closed for a three-day public holiday and will reopen on Thursday.
In Australia, shares in mining companies were hit by falling commodity prices.
Oil prices continued to decline after US crude fell 2% overnight on global growth concerns, while copper prices slipped further on slowing Chinese demand.
Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 2.1% at 4,998.10.
In South Korea, the Kospi index ended 1.9% lower at 1,944.64 following the release of the data from China. | Asian markets headed lower after a survey of China's manufacturing sector indicated it is shrinking at the fastest pace for six-and-a-half years. | 34332803 | [
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RSPB Scotland opposed the developments in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay over concerns for wildlife.
Scottish ministers approved the Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo projects in 2014.
The projects could provide power for 1.4 million homes.
RSPB Scotland lawyers argued that the Scottish ministers were in breach of the requirements placed upon them by the law when they made their original decisions.
The lawyers argued that the ministers didn't give proper consideration to the area being a haven for rare wildlife.
Judge Lord Stewart ruled in favour of RSPB Scotland at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
He ordered that the Scottish ministers will have to reconsider the decisions on whether to grant planning permissions for the developments.
Their new decision will have to address the legal points brought out in court by the RSPB Scotland team.
In a statement, RSPB Scotland said that the legal challenge was a "last resort decision" which it had made "with great reluctance."
It said: "Unfortunately, consents were granted when thousands of gannets, puffins, kittiwakes and other seabirds from iconic internationally-protected wildlife sites like the Bass Rock and the Isle of May were predicted to be killed every year.
"The government's statutory nature conservation advisors, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, had also raised significant concerns about the wind farms.
"In these circumstances, RSPB Scotland could not just stand by and let such devastating impacts on Scotland's wildlife happen without making a stand."
Lloyd Austin, the society's head of conservation policy, said: "RSPB Scotland is now keen to work with all parties to ensure we focus efforts on delivering much-needed renewable energy in a way that does not threaten Scotland's internationally-important wildlife."
Minister for business, innovation and energy Paul Wheelhouse said: "Scottish ministers note Lord Stewart's judgement and will now carefully consider it and its implications.
"The Scottish government remains strongly committed to the development of offshore wind energy, as this key low-carbon technology offers a huge economic opportunity for Scotland, but, crucially, through helping to decarbonise our electricity supply, it also has a key role to play in our fight against the threat posed by climate change to both our society and our natural environment.
"Clearly, protecting Scotland's marine environment is of paramount importance: it is at the heart of the Scottish government's approach to offshore renewable energy applications, and we are keen to work constructively with both the RSPB and renewable energy developers to ensure the sector has a bright future in Scotland." | Conservationists have won a legal challenge in Scotland's highest court against four major offshore wind farm projects. | 36836316 | [
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"I wasn't 100% sober," she said at an event with fellow Justice Antonin Scalia.
She said she "couldn't resist the fine wine" at the dinner which traditionally brings together some of the court's justices before the speech.
At 81, Justice Ginsburg is the oldest serving judge on the Supreme Court.
She was asked about the incident by the moderator at an event at George Washington University on Thursday evening.
Justice Ginsburg was repeatedly pictured slumbering in her chair as President Barack Obama addressed the joint session of Congress in the House of Representatives on 20 January.
"The audience for the most part is awake, but they're bobbing up and down all the time. And we sit there as stone-faced, sober judges. But we're not.
"At least I wasn't 100% sober when we went to the State of the Union," she said, provoking audience laughter.
Justice Ginsburg said she had vowed to stick to sparkling water after dozing at the speech in past years, but was unable to resist the lure of a "very fine California wine" brought by Justice Anthony Kennedy.
"In the end, the dinner was so delicious it needed wine," she said.
"Well, that's the first intelligent thing you've done," quipped Justice Scalia.
Former Justice David Souter used to give her a pinch when he spotted the warning signs in years gone by, Justice Ginsburg said, but the judges beside her this time were "more timid". | US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has admitted there is a reason she was seen nodding off at the president's State of the Union address. | 31469644 | [
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The Office for National Statistics found it contained the highest proportion of deprived areas, followed by West Bromwich in the West Midlands.
Guildford in Surrey was the least deprived town.
The study considered factors such as income, employment, health, education, skills and training and crime.
It also looked at disability, access to housing and the built environment in cities and towns in England and Wales.
The north-west of England had five of the ten most deprived towns and cities, while the West Midlands had three of the top five.
The data revealed that while Oldham was the most deprived overall, West Bromwich came off the worst for employment and income.
The town in Sandwell was ranked the lowest out of 109 areas for both aspects and second lowest for education.
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Birmingham was also given the lowest ranking for housing.
At the opposite end of the table, Guildford, Woking and St Albans were all found to have the highest proportion of the least deprived areas.
The study by the ONS also revealed 29 out of 45 towns and cities in southern England had an average house price of more than £200,000, compared with only three out of 64 in the North and Midlands.
Through research looking at England and Wales, the ONS found house prices have risen the most in Cambridge since 2010, increasing 47%. Swansea saw prices decrease 4% over the same period.
The cheapest place to buy a home is Burnley in Lancashire, according to the ONS.
A detached home goes for an average of £166,000 while a semi-detached attracts about £120,000. Flats go for an average of £69,950 while terraced houses are priced at an average of £54,498, making the overall average £78,000.
St Albans has the most expensive housing, with an average detached home costing £675,000 or £529,400 for a semi-detached. An average terraced house goes for £400,000 and a flat for £255,000, making the overall average £390,000.
Councillor Eddie Moores, Oldham Council's cabinet member for health, said: "In the last five years we've worked hard to improve health, wages, skills and employment opportunities through initiatives like Get Oldham Working, the Oldham Education and Skills Commission and the award-winning Warm Homes Oldham, which has already lifted more than 3,300 people out of fuel poverty.
"We've also invested in the borough's biggest post war regeneration programme so that people can benefit from a growing economy and get more opportunities to succeed."
Sandwell Council Leader Darren Cooper said: "We have faced massive cuts from central government, and this has taken a huge amount of money out of the local economy.
"Some of the ONS indicators are out of the council's control, but we are trying hard to build the local economy and create more jobs, fighting back against the rising tide of austerity."
Among the successes were the New Square shopping centre, campuses at Sandwell Colleges Central and Sixth Form Campuses, and the Health Futures University Technical College and there were plans for an expanded Metro and improved bus and road networks, Mr Cooper said. | Oldham in Greater Manchester is the most deprived town in England, an official study into housing and poverty has found. | 35842488 | [
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The owners said their planned £80m development at the site in Bewdley, Worcestershire, would create between 300 and 500 jobs.
Wyre Forest District Council granted planning permission for the water park, including seven slides. The park said it hoped this would open by 2017.
The hotel was given outline planning permission.
Some people living in Bewdley have raised concerns about traffic congestion and the impact on the environment.
Managing director Ivan Knezovich said: "If we see the safari park as a destination, the whole idea of creating a destination is for people to say 'well let's go to Bewdley, let's go to the safari park and we'll have a two or three days stay'.
"(That) means it'll encourage people to travel out into the Wyre Forest, to the River Severn."
Stephen Williams, who chairs the planning committee on the council, said the positives outweighed the negatives.
He said: "This is a very, very major development and it will bring a great deal of employment." | Proposals for an indoor water park and a hotel at West Midland Safari Park have been approved by councillors. | 34268361 | [
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The 21st Century successors to the Red Guards are not a physical presence. After the chaos of the Cultural Revolution and the tragedy of the Beijing massacre in 1989, young people are not allowed to demonstrate in China.
But some now hound their enemies online. The underlying rage is reminiscent. The instinct for intimidation is the same. Despite all its strengths and all its engagement with the world, China is once again prey to political groupthink and fear.
The latest trigger is a speech by a Chinese student at an American campus. On 21 May, at an official event, Shuping Yang praised the fresh air and freedom of speech she had found at the University of Maryland.
The video clip of her speech quickly went viral and triggered an outpouring of anger from fellow Chinese students in the US and critics at home. Shuping Yang swiftly apologised, asked forgiveness and said she had no intention to belittle her country. But that was not enough to stop the flood of "I am proud of China" posts accusing her of lies and deception, or the online "human flesh searches" to dig up incriminating information about her and her family.
Of course there are good reasons to be proud of China and every Chinese citizen is entitled to list them. In the past week alone, China has sent a submersible deep into the Mariana Trench and its world champion go player Ke Jie took on the AlphaGo AI computer programme and almost beat it. Every day ordinary Chinese people display the energy, talent and hard work of which their fellow citizens should be proud.
But being proud of China does not mean denying another Chinese citizen the right to an opinion. In fact, Shuping Yang herself said she too was proud in her message of apology.
The irony is that the very backlash against her has only served to make her point about the want of freedom of speech in her homeland. It has also highlighted a conflict between a commitment to free speech in Western countries that host large communities of Chinese students and the growing determination of the Chinese government and some of its citizens that free speech should be limited when it comes to talking about China, even beyond Chinese borders.
Freedom of speech is any society's feedback loop. It means precisely the freedom to say what is different or what may even offend. Of course, different societies have a different view on how much of this is appropriate. But if China's freedom of speech goes no further than parroting the leader and attacking those who dare to speak from a different script, then its spirit is lurking in the shadow of the Mao era.
Which brings us to Chairman Xi and his style of leadership. In English Xi Jinping is usually referred to as President Xi. But his power comes from being leader of the Communist Party and since taking up that role five years ago, he has collapsed the distinction between party and government and dramatically shrunk the space for freedom of speech.
All public debate, whether in the media, academia, the legal profession or online, is a shadow of what it was in 2012. It is now off-limits to discuss universal values or liberal democracy. Instead China must loudly unite around the leadership of the Communist Party and "tell China's story confidently".
Confidence is understandable. In Xi Jinping's first five-year term, China has become the world's second-largest economy and an increasingly powerful military power. But when Chairman Xi urges journalists, think-tanks and diplomats to "tell China's story confidently" he does not mean tell it how you like and with your own nuance. Students abroad are a particularly important voice in this chorus. It is stated Chinese government policy to "assemble the broad numbers of students abroad as a positive patriotic energy".
And so when the University of California San Diego announced that it would host a speech by Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next month, the local Chinese Students and Scholars Association consulted with diplomats and threatened "tough measures to resolutely resist the school's unreasonable behaviour". At Durham University in the UK, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, again with the support of the Chinese embassy, attempted to bar from a debate a critic of China's religious policies and human rights record.
This week's mobilisation against Shuping Yang, complete with commentaries in leading state media, is part of this drive for "positive patriotic energy".
All of which causes some bafflement on the campuses concerned. Students from countries with a tradition of free speech may feel irritation with someone who criticises their homeland in a public speech, but their instinct is usually to shrug it off or make a joke. Likewise when Chinese state media deploy students from Western countries praising China and its policies, such individuals do not become hate figures for outraged student associations or national newspapers.
That's because liberal societies take differences of opinion for granted. In the US, in Europe and in Australia, citizens regularly excoriate their own governments and praise other countries in the media, and on satirical TV and radio shows. They also mount protests against their leaders.
It is vital to Beijing that these habits should not rub off. So in Chairman Xi's era the numbers of Chinese students studying abroad is going up but their tolerance of diverging views on China is going down.
In one respect, this is puzzling. At great expense, young Chinese have chosen to move from the confines of China's tightly-controlled education system to the "fresh air" of campuses which cherish tolerance and which offer all the tools to explore a range of different narratives of their own place in the world through reading and debate. But it is not so puzzling if you factor in these students' prior ideological education, the pressure on them to perform academically, and the ever-present and watchful eye of the Chinese state.
Tension is likely to grow between the liberal values of Western campuses and the "positive patriotic energy" of the growing numbers of Chinese students on these campuses. But the very strength of the reaction to Shuping Yang's freedom speech ensures that her words will continue to echo.
After all, it's not just Western culture which honours a loyal opposition. It is firmly entrenched in the historical memory of China too. Respect resonates down through the centuries for officials and soldiers in the imperial and the more recent Communist era who braved banishment or death for daring to speak truth to power.
So be #proudofChina by all means, but don't go back to the frenzy of the Red Guard era, and remember that in all great civilisations, the patriots whose memories endure are often those who love their country enough to point out its flaws. | Half a century ago millions of Chairman Mao's Red Guards gathered in rallies in Tiananmen Square to chant slogans and wave their red books of his quotations in a show of loyalty to the ideas of the "Great Helmsman". | 39996940 | [
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Protesters hung a sign over the city's famous Rialto bridge and some carried suitcases to symbolise having to leave.
Locals say they are being forced out by high rents, housing shortages and a surge in the number of apartments being rented to visitors at inflated prices.
The population of Venice has dropped to under 55,000, from about 175,000 in 1951.
Some of the protesters were received by the city hall and later said they were encouraged by the meeting.
The number of people in the picturesque and car-free lagoon-side city swells in the daytime, especially in peak season when as many as 60,000 tourists can visit.
Earlier this year, people on small boats tried to stop a cruise ship from docking.
The city's mayor has proposed taxing day trippers to help deal with the problem.
"Venice is losing 1,000 residents each year," said Matteo Secchi, head of the association venessia.com which organised the rally.
"We are turning into Pompei, a town which people come to visit and say it's magnificent, but no-one lives there." | Hundreds of residents of Venice have staged a protest against the rapid depopulation of the Italian city. | 37963136 | [
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Mourinho, 52, is halfway through a four-year deal signed on his return to Stamford Bridge in June 2013.
And further talks are expected in the coming weeks with the club and the Portuguese keen on a long-term option.
In his first spell at the club between 2004 and 2007, Mourinho won consecutive Premier League titles and succeeded this season with three games to spare.
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The 2005 title was Chelsea's first top-flight success in 50 years and he also delivered two League Cups and an FA Cup.
But he left the club to eventually join Inter Milan after falling out with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
Since his return after a six-and-a-half-year absence, which included three seasons at Real Madrid, Mourinho has spoken of his desire to stay as long as the Russian billionaire wishes to keep him.
The Blues boss repeated that after Sunday's 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace, which secured Chelsea's first title since 2010 and the eighth of his prolific career.
"As I was saying since the beginning of the season, I stay here until Mr Abramovich wants me to stay. The day he tells me to go, I go," said Mourinho.
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It issued a yellow warning of wind, saying gusts of up to 75mph (120kmph) could occur locally, particularly to the west of the mountains.
It added the unusual easterly direction could add to the impact of the winds.
Forecasters said disruption to travel on roads and at sea was likely.
The affected counties are Conwy, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys.
Gusts overnight brought a tree down in Menai Bridge on Anglesey, closing one of the main routes into the town.
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But many people will be asking this weekend if the 28-year-old is really worth all that money?
To answer that you need to separate his value to United right now from how some might view his broader value in the transfer market.
For all the income they generate, United are a club going through a difficult transition. They are way off the pace in the Premier League and struggling to qualify for the Champions League next season.
The financial impact of failure this season will not dent the money making machine that is Old Trafford, but long term decline? That's a very different proposition.
All of this has placed huge pressure on the club's new manager David Moyes and executive vice chairman Ed Woodward to show the club is still a force to be reckoned with despite the retirement of the formidable Sir Alex Ferguson.
The record signing of Juan Mata from Chelsea in the January transfer window was the first part of what Woodward and Moyes hope will be a three-step strategy back to the top.
Rooney's new deal is part two while the summer is phase three. That's when we will really be able to judge how serious the club's American owners, the Glazer family, are about rebuilding United's under-powered squad.
Mata's arrival and Rooney's decision to stay - having been courted first by Manchester City and more recently Chelsea - will surely help the club attract top talent before the start of next season.
The other thing to consider is that Rooney had just 18 months remaining on his previous deal. United knew they faced the possibility of him leaving for nothing. By signing him up for five and-a-half years, they have protected the value of arguably their most valuable and recognisable playing asset.
So while the £85m agreement up to 2019 looks exorbitant, it's probably cheaper than United having to find a replacement in the transfer market and pay his wages. The total cost would have probably been much higher.
It leaves United free to spend their money elsewhere - with midfield and defence arguably a greater priority.
The deal Rooney has signed is, I am told, worth around £250,000 a week in basic salary. What makes the new contract potentially much more lucrative to the England striker is an agreement with the club to market and exploit his individual commercial rights around the world.
This obviously has benefits for both the club and the player but there is no doubting United's hugely successful commercial operation could help take Rooney to a new financial level and certainly on a par with Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
In playing terms it would be hard to argue Rooney is in the same league as those two.
But as things stand he is United's most marketable brand and that is ultimately why the club couldn't afford to let him go. | With projected revenues of £420m this year, there is no question Manchester United can afford to make Wayne Rooney the best paid player in the Premier League. | 26294274 | [
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There are over 200 sculptures, the biggest of which is a Star Wars themed spectacle, which organisers say was created using 850 truck loads of snow and ice!
They expect more than two million people to visit the festival, which runs from now until 11 February.
Watch the clip to see some of the sculptures from yourself... | A huge ice and snow sculpture festival has kicked off in Japan. | 31143805 | [
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Revenue rose by 24% to a record $3.5bn, due to higher sales volumes.
The company also benefitted from a new pricing regime at its Pluto LNG project off the Western Australian coast.
The price for LNG from Woodside's Pluto facility increased by 36%, and this rise was reflected in its customer contracts during the six months to June.
Woodside - Australia's biggest oil and gas producer - operates six out of the seven LNG "processing trains"- also known as purification facilities, that are available in Australia.
In a statement released with the earnings, chief executive Peter Coleman said: "Our record production is a testament to our assets' ongoing reliability.
Our half-year profit was up 27 per cent on the same period as last year, reflecting our record production, higher realised prices and increased sales volumes."
The company did not offer any guidance for the rest of the year. But it did reaffirm its recently raised production target of 89 to 94 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe).
Mr Coleman said the firm's international exploration strategy was also taking shape, with new acreage in Myanmar as well as entries into Morocco, Tanzania and Gabon.
Woodside's international portfolio includes interests in Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and Timor-Leste. | Australia's Woodside Petroleum has seen a 27% jump in first half profit, mainly driven by higher prices for its key product - liquefied natural gas (LNG). | 28862844 | [
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"Trojan Horse has not gone away," said Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, head of Anderton Park School in Birmingham.
Responding to the claims, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: "There is no place for extremism in our schools."
The National Association of Head Teachers' annual conference in Liverpool heard warnings that problems over extremism remained unresolved and schools could still face pressure on issues such as tackling homophobia.
The so-called Trojan Horse inquiries followed allegations that there were organised attempts by hardline Muslim groups to undermine head teachers and take over schools in Birmingham.
Head teachers at the conference complained that no governors had been barred as a result of the inquiries and they called for a database which would identify individuals removed from governing bodies.
Ms Hewitt-Clarkson told the head teachers' conference: "Trojan Horse has not gone away. Those of us who were involved, we knew it was the tip of the iceberg.
"We still have dead animals hung on the gates of schools, dismembered cats on playgrounds. We have petitions outside schools, objecting to teachers teaching against homophobia."
There were threats on social media, she said, such as "Any head teacher who teaches my children it's alright to be gay will be at the end of my shotgun."
Ms Hewitt-Clarkson said she knew of a school which had found a dismembered cat in the playground, while another had a dog hanging from the railings.
Head teachers warned that despite the high profile reports following the Trojan Horse claims, the response had been inadequate.
Alison Marshall told the conference: "Despite all the evidence we have, we're faced with a situation where not one single governor implicated in the Trojan Horse scandal has been investigated or even banned. Where is the justice in that?"
And Ms Hewitt-Clarkson warned that the problems underlying the Trojan Horse claims could "start up again".
"All the behaviours and things we saw before are still there. So too have promises that have been broken," she told the NAHT conference.
There were particular concerns about the lack of scrutiny over the role of governors, highlighted by the Trojan Horse inquiries.
Tim Gallagher told delegates the lack of regulation meant it was "blindingly obvious" that there would be problems with governing bodies.
"Many, many of our members have suffered greatly from rogue governors," he said.
The conference carried a motion calling for a national register of governors who have been removed or barred so that schools and local authorities can check the suitability of governors.
The BBC revealed earlier this year that there is no central record of governors held by the Department for Education, which would also show people serving as governors in multiple schools, one of the concerns raised in the Trojan Horse inquiries.
Mrs Morgan, responding to the heads' warnings, said: "There is no place for extremism in our schools and we continue, absolutely, to work to eliminate any form of extremism."
But the Conservative education secretary said: "This is a reminder that this is a serious issue and something that is not going to be solved overnight.
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In 1975, the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson asked the country if it should stay or exit the European Economic Community (EEC) (Common Market).
Then, the UK chose to remain in - but how will people vote this time around?
Voters in the 1975 referendum look back on their decisions and consider how they will vote later this month.
I remember the 1950s after the war and the period of austerity we had.
People thought we were joining the Common Market to get better deals in buying and selling goods.
But I thought we would not be given a fair chance.
I was a nurse in the health service and saw it being run down, I also saw a growing use of cheap labour from abroad.
If we stay in the EU we will be dragged down because we have to bail out countries in trouble such as Greece, Spain and Italy.
I think financially, the euro is dead in the water - at least we kept the pound.
Politically, we are becoming a European state led by the largest nation, Germany, and everything my family fought for in the war will be lost.
Its manufacturing base is bigger than ours and they will dominate and will be calling the shots, so I think it is time we were out.
Also, I think European corporations will impose their own rules that will supersede ours.
I don't want our laws dissolved - we've given up too much of our sovereignty already.
I'm fearful people who haven't lived through the austerity after the war won't understand.
They are not being given the information to make an informed choice.
I think we are better off as a major part of the European market than out of it.
We trade with the EU a lot and it would be more expensive to come out in the short-term.
I am 70 and have adult children, and I want to support the option to expand their horizons and opportunities rather than narrow them.
My children are in their 20s and they can work anywhere in the EU - one of them wants to work in Germany. This would not be a problem if we are EU members.
In Cumbria, EU money has helped fund various things in my community such as renovating harbours in Workington and Maryport and building community centres and it has been vital in supporting local farmers.
Also, a project funded by the EU has helped to boost broadband speeds in rural areas.
Tourism in the area has also been assisted by EU money.
If we leave, we would have to find all of the funding for projects - without it nothing would have been done.
Culturally, I feel European. I've been to the United States often but to me it feels foreign.
We've got a lot in common with Europe despite the language barriers.
But there are things we can learn. The EU could be more accountable to people.
There is a league table of how MEPs are doing in the European Parliament. We could do something similar here!
The EU is not perfect but what institutions are? It can only learn to do better.
My life now is very different from in 1975.
Then I was an unmarried employee at 22 who had just become a homeowner.
Now I'm a 63-year-old grandparent and company owner.
I voted to remain in the Common Market because I thought it would be beneficial to the UK.
June's referendum is different as it is about staying in the EU rather than the Common Market.
As a business owner I export to Europe - about 20%-30% of business trade is with the continent, but we also trade with the rest of the world.
We're not in the euro which was a good decision made by the government.
But Europe should not make the rules for Britain - we should be independent.
I am against the EU overriding the rules we make in this country and I feel our autonomy is being taken away from us.
I am also against a federal Europe.
I voted to come out of the EEC in 1975 in my first opportunity to cast my democratic vote (I've never missed a vote since).
But this time I shall be voting to remain in the EU.
I hate the way this vote has been dominated by the Conservative Party, but I love the way they are tearing themselves apart!
Any attempt at a post-referendum reconciliation would be pure hypocrisy.
I was 19 in 1975 and remember voting "in" as at that time it was all about trade and there were only about nine countries in it from Western Europe.
It sounded pretty good for everyone, to trade without undue infringement in the EEC, and I had no hesitation in voting yes.
This time around, I'm torn between staying in and coming out. Now the EU is such a big animal, there is a lot to consider.
I can see the benefits of being a member of the EU, but I worry about the ever-expanding size of the organisation and the problems that come with that.
I will probably make my final decision in the days before the vote.
We pay a lot into it but we get a lot out of it too.
The world has changed in 40 years. The UK is a different country now - it's more cosmopolitan and through the EU our doors are open to a lot more people.
My slight concern is about the migration issue, particularly from eastern Europe.
There has been a lot of discussion so far and that will intensify.
But apart from the odd point, both sides of the argument sound plausible.
There have been a lot of opinions aired as opposed to hard facts and a lot of speculation as to what will happen if we vote a certain way.
I think there are a lot of people who are confused.
If someone can issue an A4 document of the pros and cons with hard facts such as how much we contribute to EU against how much we get back for instance, this would help people make up their minds.
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