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Phenytoin sodium capsules, used by 50,000 people in Britain, are made by Pfizer and sold by Flynn.
Pfizer said it was co-operating with the Competition and Markets Authority.
When Pfizer made the drug under its Epanutin brand name, the NHS spent about £2.3m on the drug, the CMA said.
This amount soared to £50m in 2013.
The CMA said Pfizer sold UK distribution rights to Flynn in 2012, but continued to make and supply the drug to the company.
Analysis: Hugh Pym, health editor
This is a provisional report, with allegations made by the Competition and Markets Authority. The companies now have a chance to give formal responses and a final ruling may not be made until next year.
But it comes at a time of intense debate about NHS finances, as patient demand and the cost of treatment rise faster than budget increases. NHS England is grappling with the need for ambitious efficiency savings. It has been under fire for reducing the number of treatments available to patients through the Cancer Drugs Fund.
So today's provisional findings, with renewed scrutiny of drug spending, are the last thing the pharmaceutical industry needs.
It was after this deal that prices rose, said the watchdog in a provisional finding.
"The CMA's findings on dominance and abuse are provisional and no conclusion can be drawn at this stage that there has, in fact, been any breach of competition law. We will carefully consider any representations from Pfizer and Flynn Pharma before deciding whether the law has been infringed.," said Ann Pope, CMA senior director of anti-trust enforcement.
Companies can be fined as much as 10% of annual sales for abusing a dominant position in a market, depending on the seriousness of the abuse.
Pfizer and Flynn can now supply their own views and evidence before the watchdog makes a decision, it said.
"Ensuring a sustainable supply of our products to UK patients is of paramount importance to Pfizer and was at the heart of our decision to divest the product," said Pfizer in a statement. "Pfizer is co-operating fully with the CMA's ongoing investigation."
A message left with Flynn Pharma was not immediately returned. | Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Flynn Pharma have been accused by the UK's competition watchdog of charging "excessive and unfair" prices for an anti-epilepsy drug. | 33799495 | [
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Andrew Haldane said in a speech he was downbeat over the UK economy because of weaker global growth, low wage growth and financial and political risks.
"Put in rather plainer English, I am gloomier," Mr Haldane said.
"This implies interest rates could remain lower for longer, certainly than I had expected three months ago."
Global markets have tumbled this week, with investors disconcerted at the lack of growth in Europe and especially Greece, the impact of Ebola, and worrying economic data from China and the US.
Previously, UK interest rates had been expected to rise early next year.
Mr Haldane made his remarks at a speech to local business leaders in Kenilworth, where he described the UK's economy as "writhing in both agony and ecstasy".
He said there were still plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Growth is set to be the fastest of any major economy this year and inflation and borrowing costs are low, he said.
However, he said the "reasons to be fearful" included productivity and wages, which had not risen.
"If there is genuine uncertainty about the path of the economy, the optimal policy response may be to avoid the worst outcomes," said Mr Haldane.
Sterling dropped 0.5% against the dollar following his remarks. Share trading on the London market has been volatile.
Mr Haldane's caution about global economic prospects were echoed by the Chancellor, George Osborne, who told the BBC that the worldwide economy was "more unstable than it has been for some time".
Mr Osborne would not comment on Mr Haldane's remarks. But he said there were "a lot of global risks out there at the moment" affecting the international economy.
"Interest rates are entirely a matter for the independent Bank of England, the monetary policy committee there," Mr Osborne said.
He added: "I'll say this about the economy more generally - there are clearly a lot of global risks out there at the moment - we see these problems in the European economy, we've got this horrific disease Ebola in West Africa, all the problems in the Middle East and in the Ukrainian border.
"The global economy is more unstable than it has been for some time. That is all the more reason why in the UK we have to stick to the stability we have won."
He said it was important to "make sure Britain is well protected as we're in these stormy international economic waters".
Earlier this month, Mr Osborne warned that the eurozone slowdown will impact UK economy. | Interest rates should remain low to avoid long-term economic stagnation, the chief economist at the Bank of England has said. | 29656342 | [
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These four - human papillomaviruses, Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis B and C viruses - account for 1.9m cases of cervical, gut and liver cancers.
Most cases are in the developing world.
The team from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France, part of the World Health Organization, says more efforts are needed to tackle these avoidable cases and recognise cancer as a communicable disease.
'Preventable'
The proportion of cancers related to infection is about three times higher in parts of the developing world, such as east Asia, than in developed countries like the UK - 22.9% versus 7.4%, respectively.
BBC Health: In depth - cancer
Nearly a third of cases occur in people younger than 50 years.
Among women, cancer of the cervix accounted for about half of the infection-related cancers. In men, more than 80% were liver and gastric cancers.
Drs Catherine de Martel and Martyn Plummer, who led the research, said: "Infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites are some of the biggest and preventable causes of cancer worldwide
"Application of existing public-health methods for infection prevention, such as vaccination, safer injection practice, or antimicrobial treatments, could have a substantial effect on the future burden of cancer worldwide."
Vaccines are available to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) - which is linked to cancer of the cervix - and hepatitis B virus - an established cause of liver cancer.
And experts know that stomach cancer can be avoided by clearing the bacterial infection H. pylori from the gut using a course of antibiotics.
Commenting on the work, Dr Goodarz Danaei from Harvard School of Public Medicine in Boston, the US, said: "Since effective and relatively low-cost vaccines for HPV and HBV are available, increasing coverage should be a priority for health systems in high-burden countries."
Jessica Harris of Cancer Research UK said: "It's important that authorities worldwide make every effort to reduce the number of infection-related cancers, especially when many of these infections can be prevented. In the UK, infections are thought to be responsible for 3% of cancers, or around 9,700 cases each year.
"Vaccination against HPV, which causes cervical cancer, should go a long way towards reducing rates of this disease in the UK. But it's important that uptake of the vaccination remains high. At a global level, if the vaccine were available in more countries, many thousands more cases could be prevented." | One in six cancers - two million a year globally - are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, new estimates suggest. | 17989371 | [
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And if they were all forced to pick just one with which to tell the story of the Obama presidency, many would plump for the bar chart of "non-farm payrolls".
The non-farm payrolls report is simply the official measure of how many jobs the US economy has added (or lost) in the previous month.
The release of this job tally, which happens at the same time, on the same day (the first Friday) of every single month, is one of the constants in the working life of a Wall Street economist or reporter.
Many feel they measure out their lives with non-farm payroll reports.
But you can reasonably measure out the Obama presidency with them as well.
Take a look at the chart.
On it you can see that from the first such report after entering the White House, President Obama learned that the US economy had just shed 800,000 jobs in one month.
No other figure so clearly illustrates that Mr Obama started his presidency with an economy that wasn't just weak, it was on the verge of collapse.
A recession of a severity not seen since the 1930s was under way.
The most pressing question for the new president was what, if anything, could be done to stabilise the economy so that it could create jobs once more.
The chart shows us what happened.
By early 2010 the monthly tally shows the US was adding jobs again
And albeit with further dips later that year, it has done so ever since.
The last non-farm payrolls report of the Obama era showed that in December 2016 the US economy added 156,000 jobs.
It was also the 75th consecutive month of job growth.
There has never been such a long period of job creation.
The official unemployment rate in the US is now 4.7%. For many economists that represents "full employment".
But the chart doesn't tell us WHY the job market bottomed out and started its long expansion.
For an explanation of that you might start with one word: Detroit
Detroit, or rather the US car industry with which the city is synonymous, was seemingly in its death throes in January 2009.
The recession and financial crisis had hit General Motors, Chrysler and Ford particularly hard.
Already heavily indebted, by the turn of the Obama administration it looked like they would simply run out of cash and cease operations within weeks.
President Obama's decision to bail out General Motors and Chrysler with bridging loans and managed bankruptcies (Ford managed to turn itself around without government money) was deeply controversial.
But look again at the chart.
If the auto industry had in fact collapsed, we would probably need to spread something like a million more job losses across those bars for 2009-10.
Beyond the number of jobs directly or indirectly lost, it's hard to calculate the ultimate economic effects of a disintegration of the US auto industry.
But it seems safe to say that America would look very different indeed without the auto bailout.
There was also Mr Obama's stimulus package - or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to give it its official name.
This was a package of government spending which Congress passed, at the new president's behest, within weeks of his taking office.
It too met fierce criticism and its impact has long been disputed.
Still, more than one analysis has estimated that through 2010 it created or saved more than 2 million jobs.
Taking those away would also dramatically alter the non-farm payrolls chart.
At least it would for the beginning of Mr Obama's presidency.
But after the first two years of his administration the politics of job creation, like everything else, changed.
The Republican Party's capture of the House of Representatives in November 2010 deprived the president of most of his influence on the writing of new laws.
He lost his grasp of one of the main levers of economic control and never regained it.
That means that so much of the long period of job growth, from 2011 to the present, has unfolded with little input from the White House.
Of course the president always has large powers, whoever controls Congress, but they tend to be in the administration of business regulations and in trade relations.
Attributing the creation of jobs to those functions of government is even more speculative than attributing them to new laws.
Still, if presidents cannot write laws, their veto power means laws can hardly ever be passed without them.
It is a feature of the notorious political "gridlock" that has characterised much of the Obama era.
The president and the Republican Congress have been in a perpetual stand-off over so many issues at the heart of the economy.
The result is that many economic problems have gone unaddressed.
Yet it also means that politicians, and their insistence on change and reform, have been kept on the sidelines, leaving the economy to develop without them.
In the absence of major external shocks, perhaps the consistent job growth the US has enjoyed for more than six years should be attributed, not to the name and the politics of the president but to things more fundamental to the US and its brand of capitalism.
It seems appropriate that after the steep steps down, then up, in the first 18 months of the non-farm payrolls bar chart, what the Obama presidency looks like is then a consistent series of bars, representing steady if undramatic job growth, month after month after month. | Economists and economics reporters do like their charts and graphs. | 38581768 | [
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A team of the Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit searched the 27-year-old's home in Port Louis and found 22 doses of heroin and a further one gram of the drug.
Equipment used in the preparation and packaging of heroin, including razor blades and scales, were also seized.
Leopold is the first-choice goalkeeper for Mauritius Professional Football League champions team ASPL 2000.
He was also the reserve goalkeeper for the national team during the last Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
Leopold helped ASPL 2000 to win the Charity Shield on Saturday on Rodrigues Island where they beat Pamplemousses SC 1-0.
As the news of his arrest broke, some people gathered outside Leopold's home to prevent the ADSU from taking him to police custody.
According to information gathered by the BBC, the police had been tracking Leopard closely for some time and gathering intelligence.
A provisional charge of drug dealing has been lodged against him.
Both the Mauritius Football Association and ASPL 2000 refused to comment on the issue. | Mauritius international goalkeeper Joseph Kinsley Steward Leopold has been arrested for drug dealing. | 37494583 | [
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On sale at Foston's Fine Meats in Duns are scotch eggs - with a chocolate twist.
For butcher Greg Foston has replaced the traditional hens' eggs with Cadbury's Creme Eggs.
He has wrapped the Easter treats with sweet chilli pork meat which, he claims, compliments the chocolate "perfectly".
It is the latest in a series of peculiar products created by Mr Foston.
He said a cracked black pepper and strawberry sausage produced to mark Wimbledon was a great success.
"We are always discussing new flavours and combinations and wanted to come up with some way of combining chocolate eggs into one of our products," he said.
"We did some experimenting with a plain pork sausage meat with the Creme Egg in the middle which we found was very tasty but needed something else.
"So we decided upon sweet chilli pork sausage meat around the egg and found it complimented the chocolate perfectly.
"The eggs are best eaten warmed up so the egg is melted in the middle."
He estimated that they contain about 300 calories.
Mr Foston added: "We are also concocting a pork sausage with whole Cadburys mini eggs actually inside the sausage." | A Borders butcher has created an "eggsperimental" delicacy to mark Easter. | 32069147 | [
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Kester David, 53, from Wood Green, was found badly burned under a bridge in Palmers Green in 2010.
Police made a fresh appeal for information about his death last year.
On Monday the police said they had closed the reinvestigation and that the Met commissioner had met Mr David's family to apologise personally.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "There were obviously some things that should have been done by those officers, which quite simply were not.
"It is also completely unacceptable that a grieving family were treated with such insensitivity."
His family have always maintained he was killed for working as a police informant and have claimed police failed to look at CCTV or speak to witnesses promptly.
The initial investigation by Scotland Yard into Mr Kester's death concluded he committed suicide.
A year later an internal investigation, led by inspector Brian Casson, found a "catalogue of errors" and a "failing in duty" as full CCTV and mobile phone records were not checked and witnesses were not interviewed.
Sir Bernard insisted that the reinvestigation, now closed by the Met, was "thorough and explored every single line of enquiry open to us".
Detectives concluded there was no evidence or information that a third party was involved in his death.
Despite a number of appeals during the reinvestigation made to local and national media and on BBC Crimewatch, no arrests were ever made in connection with his death. | Scotland Yard has apologised to the family of a police informant for "shortcomings" in the original investigation into his death. | 35286955 | [
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They comprise new gravitational lensing experiments that have mapped dark matter on a range of scales.
These all use similar methods, but vary in terms of resolution and size. Similar to the art of making maps on Earth this "skotocartography" tells us different but complementary things about the nature of dark matter.
The skoto- prefix comes from the Ancient Greek word "skotos", meaning "darkness".
The dark energy survey study by Vinu Vikram et al. has made the largest of these maps. In this we see the general "lay of land", equivalent in a cartographic sense to finding where there is land, and where there is sea.
They find that galaxies tend to exist in environments where the general dark matter density is high.
The Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra study by David Harvey et al. focused in on galaxy clusters and looked at the mergers between these clusters. This is like making a road-map of the UK, marking out where the cities and large towns exist.
We can learn more about the dark matter properties in this way, but lose the large-scale correlations. We found that dark matter flits through itself, hardly interacting at all.
In the new European Southern Observatory study by Richard Massey et al. we found a single particularly interesting galaxy cluster, zoomed in, and made a map of very fine detail.
This is like creating an A-Z map of a single city or town. In doing this we learnt even more about how dark matter is behaving in that cluster; but traded this off against a larger statistical sample.
We found that dark matter might not flit through itself completely, but might be a very tiny bit sticky.
This art of dark matter map-making is in a golden age. As the data continues to accumulate we will map more and more of the cosmos.
Eventually as we complete our maps we hope that the mystery of dark matter will be solved.
Dr Thomas Kitching tweets at @tom_kitching. | In recent weeks there have been an unprecedented number of papers on dark matter in such a short time. | 32324413 | [
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He told a rally in Columbus, Ohio, that he had heard "more and more" that the contest would be unfair. He offered no immediate evidence.
At another event he called Democratic rival Hillary Clinton "the devil".
Mr Trump has come under fire from across the political divide for remarks he made about the parents of a US Muslim soldier killed in action.
On the forthcoming vote, he told supporters "I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest".
He later repeated the claim on Fox News, adding "I hope the Republicans are watching closely or it's going to be taken away from us.".
Mr Trump has made similar comments before in relation to the Democratic race, suggesting the party fixed its system to favour nominee Hillary Clinton over her challenger Bernie Sanders.
Earlier this year, he also complained the Republican primary system was also "rigged" amid party efforts to stop his march to the candidacy.
Correspondents say Mr Trump could be trying to capitalise on voters' distrust of establishment institutions, or lay the groundwork should he lose the election.
At another rally in Pennsylvania, he took the unprecedented step of directly calling Mrs Clinton "the devil".
He attacked Mr Sanders for capitulating in the Democratic race, saying he "made a deal with the devil. She's the devil."
Democrats and Republicans alike have condemned Mr Trump for his remarks about the parents of US Army Capt Humayun Khan, who was killed by a car bomb in 2004 in Iraq, at the age of 27.
Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain became the latest senior figure in the party to criticise Mr Trump for his attacks.
Senator McCain, a veteran of the Vietnam War, said in a strongly worded statement that Mr Trump did not have "unfettered licence to defame the best among us".
The soldier's parents, Khizr Khan and his wife Ghazala, told the BBC it was time to stand up to Mr Trump but he accused them of "viciously" attacking him.
Mr Trump had caused controversy by suggesting Ghazala Khan had been prevented from speaking alongside her husband at the Democratic convention last week.
In another development, American billionaire businessman Warren Buffett challenged Mr Trump to release his tax returns.
Mr Trump has said that they cannot be made public until the financial authorities have completed an audit.
But Mr Buffett said there were no rules against showing tax returns and allowing people to ask questions about them. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that the November election could be "rigged". | 36950083 | [
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The BBC has seen a copy of the document, which is due to be formally signed off on Thursday.
It contains policies on nationalising railways and renewing the Trident weapons system and suggests Labour will not leave the EU without a deal.
Labour would not comment on the leak but the Tories called it "a shambles".
According to the draft, Labour would:
On energy, Labour would have at least one publicly-owned supplier in every region of the country, with the government controlling the transmission and distribution grids.
First it would introduce an "immediate emergency price cap" of £1,000 a year.
The manifesto still has to be approved by around 80 Labour figures, including the shadow cabinet and the party's National Executive Committee.
The final version will form the foundation of Labour's pitch to voters on the 8 June general election.
A spokesman for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "We do not comment on leaks. We will announce our policies in our manifesto, which is our plan to transform Britain for the many, not the few."
The draft document is seen by some senior Labour figures as the most left-wing manifesto since the party was led by Michael Foot in 1983.
It certainly appears to be the most detailed in a generation with a 20-point plan for workers' rights alone.
Many individual policies are likely to be popular - not every privatisation is seen as having been a success and polling suggests the commitments to renationalise the railways and cap energy prices aren't as controversial as critics would claim
But opponents and sceptical voters will await further detail behind the assertion that everything has been costed.
Privately, many Labour MPs believe Jeremy Corbyn will get the manifesto he wants but in return he must take full responsibility if voters find it less appealing than he does .
Many of the policies have been previously announced by Labour or were proposed by Mr Corbyn during his successful leadership campaign.
These include banning fracking, and the draft manifesto also says nuclear power would continue to be supported.
On welfare, Labour says it would scrap benefit sanctions and the so-called "bedroom tax" and restore housing benefit for people aged under 21.
The triple lock protecting the state pension would be maintained, and the retirement age would not increase beyond 66.
The draft was initially leaked to the Mirror and the Daily Telegraph.
A Conservative spokesman said: "This is a total shambles. Jeremy Corbyn's plans to unleash chaos on Britain have been revealed.
"The commitments in this dossier will rack up tens of billions of extra borrowing for our families and will put Brexit negotiations at risk."
In other general election news, the Conservatives are pledging to continue meeting the Nato target of spending 2% of GDP on defence.
Prime Minister Theresa May said she was also extending by two years a pledge to increase the defence budget by at least 0.5% above inflation annually.
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Kent Police said the woman remains in a critical condition and the man is still being treated for his injuries.
The couple were told family members would be killed if they did not give the gang what they wanted.
The computer-generated image was created with the help of one of the victims.
It shows a black man of medium height, possibly aged in his 20s, with cropped black hair.
"Although the suspects tried to conceal their identities, we have been able to get a very detailed description of one of the men," Sgt Simon Harrold said.
He added that they were continuing to follow a number of lines of inquiry to find the people "responsible for this shocking crime."
The break-in happened at the house off London Road, at 21:00 BST on 26 April.
Three men fled the scene with a "quantity of cash" at about 23:00.
One was black and about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall. The other two men were white.
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Conservative-run Bath and North East Somerset Council is holding a presentation of initial concept pictures of the redevelopment.
Banes recently agreed it had to save £2.6m from its £351m budget in 2010-11.
It also approved plans to spend £200m over five years in projects, including £33m in Keynsham town centre.
The presentation is being held on 22 February at the Key Centre in Keynsham.
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It matched the Lotto Millionaire Raffle draw - AQUA 6323 7030 - but no-one has come forward.
The mystery ticket holder has until the end of September to submit their claim - otherwise the money will go to lottery good causes.
"We're urging everyone who bought a Lotto ticket in this area to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding," said Andy Carter from the National Lottery.
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Ms Khobragade was handcuffed and strip-searched last Thursday after a complaint from her maid, Sangeeta Richard. She has in turn accused Ms Richard of theft and attempting to blackmail her.
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According to documents filed in a New York court, Ms Khobragade wrote on a visa application that the maid would be paid $4,500 (£2,746) a month.
But investigators said she instead paid only $573 per month - less than the New York state minimum wage.
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Minister for Youth and Women's Employment, Annabelle Ewing, said: "This course is aimed at precisely that group of women and I am very pleased that the Scottish government is able to fund the programme in two of Scotland's cities to help improve their employability, including building up their confidence, sharpen their English language skills and experience the workplace itself.
"We hope that if successful, such an innovative approach to the provision of English for speakers of other languages can be rolled out across Scotland to allow many more to benefit in the future.
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"The documentary for me started with the questions: 'Is this the end of film? Is digital going to replace it? What are we losing if that happens and what are we gaining?,'" says Keanu Reeves.
The actor serves as producer, narrator and interviewer on Side by Side, in which he sets out to examine cinema's transition from film to digital formats.
It seems a niche subject, but Reeves and director Chris Kenneally say they were conscious about making the film for a mainstream audience.
"We wanted to take something that was quite specialised and share enough information so people could understand what we'd be speaking about," Reeves says.
But does the average cinema-goer care or notice what format the film they're watching is in?
"If you're not an aficionado, probably not, as long as it was working," admits Reeves.
"If you go and expect to see a Hollywood studio movie and it looked terrible you'd go like, 'what is that?' So I think it could impact in that sense.
"But a perfect film print projected is something that is remarkable and unique."
Side By Side makes no assumptions that audiences will know the technical aspects of filmmaking, so spends some time explaining how cameras work, the photochemical process of developing film and how the introduction of digital cameras has led to the progression of editing and special effects.
And helping to explain is a cast that reads like a Who's Who of cinema.
Directors Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, David Lynch, James Cameron, Danny Boyle, George Lucas and cinematographers Wally Pfister (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Roger Deakins (Skyfall, True Grit) are all present.
Female filmmakers are represented by the likes of legendary editor Anne Coates, who worked on movies like Lawrence of Arabia and The Elephant Man and Lena Dunham, one of Hollywood's hottest talents thanks to her TV show Girls.
Reeves conducted a large share of the interviews himself, which not only helped the filmmakers gain such unprecedented access but also made for a series of relaxed, open conversations.
"I can't say it didn't help that I've been in the industry for however many years - I was a known quantity in that sense," he says.
It took around 18 months to round up and interview all the film-makers. Luckily, a large number of contributors attended an annual cinematography festival in Poland.
However others weren't so easy to get. Directors such as Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino are notably absent.
"There were people who weren't available or who didn't want to speak," he says. "We got turned down a few times which sucked."
Although mainstream Hollywood films have been shot digitally for about the last 12 years, the first digital film to win an Oscar for best cinematography was Slumdog Millionaire in 2009.
Cinematography Oscars followed for Avatar in 2010 and Hugo in 2011 - also shot digitally.
Some see this as a shift in the attitude towards digital film, which had previously been considered inferior in quality.
Filming on celluloid is an expensive and time consuming process. Reels of film that each contain about 10 minutes of footage are developed overnight, creating "dailies". Viewing them is the first chance a director will get to see the product of his previous day's work.
It is only then they discover if they have the right shots or if they have to go back and re-shoot.
The advent of video cameras showed not only that film-making could be done at a fraction of the cost, but that you could see the results immediately. It also enabled anyone to effectively become a film-maker.
The invention of low price digital cameras further democratised the film-making process.
However, advocates for celluloid include Inception director Christopher Nolan and cinematographer Wally Pfister, who maintain digital images will never have the depth or clarity of film, which they insist on using.
On the other side, the likes of George Lucas, James Cameron and David Lynch profess their love for digital and swear they'll never go back.
Another issue addressed in the documentary is digital film archiving and preservation - where the introduction of new formats every couple of years is proving to be problematic.
Indeed, Se7en director David Fincher says he has videos from the early days of his career in unplayable formats, as the hardware no longer exists.
As a result, when he finishes a film, he now stores the relevant player alongside the rushes in his archive, to ensure he is able to watch them back at a later date.
And even with modern technology, hard drives can fail, leading to the loss of digital content.
It is something Reeves admits he had not considered. "I had no idea about the situation we're in right now where there is no standardised means of archiving digital information."
"I didn't know anything about how it could all just go away - it was a bit jaw-dropping."
The irony is that celluloid is the only format that has stood the test of time over the past 100 years and will continue to do so as long as there are projectors to play them on.
Throughout Side by Side, Reeves maintains his impartiality but with filming complete, he is able to share his thoughts.
"Going into the film I was definitely biased to 'what are we losing?'. Film was being held up as the gold standard and digital was this idea of replacing [it]," he says.
"But what I've come to learn is that it's not necessarily replacing it - but that it's something else. And if it is that, then film has a better chance.
"I'm still confident that it's going to hang around."
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Harsent won the prestigious £20,000 award for his eleventh collection Fire Songs. It was his fifth nomination, dating back to 1998, but he had not previously won.
Chair of the judges Helen Dunmore described Harsent as "a poet for dark and dangerous days".
She added: "Fire Songs plumbs language and emotion with technical brilliance and prophetic power."
This year's other nominees included former winners John Burnside and Michael Longley. The 10 shortlisted authors received £1,500 each.
To mark the 50th anniversary of Eliot's death on 4 January 2015, the prize money for the winner has been increased from £15,000 to £20,000.
Judges Dunmore, Sean Borodale and Fiona Sampson chose the shortlist from 113 books submitted by publishers.
The TS Eliot Prize 2014 shortlist:
Harsent's previous collections include 2005's Legion, which won the Forward Prize for best collection, and 2011's Night, which was shortlisted for the Costa, Forward and TS Eliot Prizes and won the Griffin International Poetry Prize.
He is currently professor of creative writing at the University of Roehampton and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Harsent was presented with his award at a ceremony at the Wallace Collection in London on Monday.
Previous TS Eliot Prize winners include Ted Hughes, George Szirtes, Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, John Burnside, Sharon Olds and Sinead Morrissey.
The TS Eliot Prize was launched in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and to honour its founding poet. The prize money is donated by the TS Eliot estate. | David Harsent has won the TS Eliot Prize for poetry at the fifth attempt. | 30787611 | [
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Yet the sophisticated image of the Grand National is far removed from the images in newspapers the day after of women falling over, or with underwear showing after being caught by gusts of wind.
It is something that Liverpool women academics, stylists and commentators are tired of, and the fight back has begun.
Liverpool fashion student Hannah Ramsay, who now lives in London, said that people there regard her accent as something "hysterically funny".
She wrote a paper on the north-south fashion divide as part of her degree course.
"I think the gap is closing between the north and the south in terms of fashion," she said. "There are always going to be people who want to do Liverpool down and resort to stereotypes no matter what we do, there are people who want to rip it to shreds."
She said she will not go to Ladies' Day as she does not want to judge other people subconsciously.
"People in Liverpool do want to look good and not adhere to the norm," she added.
Gemma Ahearne, a sociology and criminology lecturer and PhD student, said the negative coverage is part of the "vilification of the working classes", who are "not regarded as being worthy of being at the races".
She used Aintree as a case study when she examined how the media portrays women and she believes it targets women and defines them as "Chavs" who are held up as "defective" and to be mocked.
Ms Ahearne said: "I don't go to the National as it's cruel to the horses, but I have friends who go and hate how women are treated and portrayed as caricatures," she said.
She believes the media are "misogynistic and disapproving of women who are hyper-confident, and such coverage aims to regulate their behaviour".
"The comments below the line on these articles are disgusting and you get a differentiation at Cheltenham and Ascot, where the language and semantics talks of fashionable fillies," she added.
Jennina O'Neill, manager of the Met Quarter shopping district in Liverpool, said it was disappointing the press focus on the same stereotypes year after year.
She said: "It's important to celebrate individuality, but the focus should be on style, it would be nice to see more stories showcasing some of the great looks at the races."
Interestingly, she does not believe it has a major impact on the city as she said "every city has to deal with certain stereotypes."
She agreed that women in Merseyside take pride in their appearance, but said there were lots of different looks in the city. "One thing we notice from our shoppers is the appetite for individuality", she added.
Andy Heath, the deputy managing director of Merseyrail, said they had seen a marked change in the behaviour of racegoers - for the better - over the last four or five years.
"There is a well-trodden stereotype of Ladies' Day that people turn up in their finery and stagger out at the end of the day," Mr Heath said.
Merseyside Police Supt Paul Wilson said anti-social behaviour would not be tolerated and he asked people to treat the area with respect.
Last year, there were just 16 arrests during the three-day festival - five on Ladies' Day. None were women, the force said.
Merseyrail has introduced bylaws that prevent people who are extremely intoxicated travelling. Music is played and coffee sold in pop-up stores to create a good atmosphere.
Over the three days, Mr Heath said the rail company transports 100,000 people - half on Saturday and 30,000 on Ladies' Day. Trains double in frequency to every seven minutes and 12,000 flip-flops are handed out.
The flip-flop giveaway also prevents escalator accidents at Liverpool stations, Mr Heath added.
While not denying that people may indulge too much, he said they were "a very small minority." "You don't get this sort of publicity at other events such as York or Ascot," he added. "It's a very jaundiced and unfair reflection on women in Liverpool." | It is a day when women from Merseyside are encouraged to dress in their finest clothes and enjoy a day at the races at Ladies' Day. | 26865843 | [
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Corran "Coz" Powell, 21, died following the collision in Braintree, Essex, in December 2014.
His family is raising money to buy a particular area of land on which he dreamed about running outdoor survival courses for disadvantaged young people.
The centre would also be used as a venue for new bands and charity events.
"I can't think of anything else we could have done that was more fitting, or more Coz," his mother Gennie said.
"I think he'd be 100% behind it. If he's watching now he'd be saying 'Come on Mum, keep going'.
Mrs Powell said even if they could not raise enough money to buy the land "he loved and built his plans around", his relatives would make sure they followed through "even if it's just three acres".
Mrs Powell said her son, who was from Gosfield, Essex, dreamt of "teaching other young people to understand, be safe in and respect our countryside".
"He loved being active outdoors and having been introduced to woodland survival was passionate about the skills and confidence it gave him," she said.
On the family's fundraising page, Mrs Powell wrote: "We have the skills and knowledge to set up the kind of Centre that Coz had in mind but we do not have the money."
The family will contribute money paid from Mr Powell's car insurance life cover towards its £200,000 target. | The family of a young musician killed in a car crash is aiming to fulfil his lifelong ambition to buy land and create an outdoor centre for children. | 32930831 | [
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Thousands attended the early morning service at Hyde Park Corner and up to 400 people took part in a parade before the wreath-laying at the Cenotaph.
Anzac Day commemorates the first major battle involving Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One.
A service was also held at Westminster Abbey.
The national anthems of New Zealand and Australia were sung as the service ended.
The first time Anzac Day was commemorated in the capital was when King George V attended a Westminster Abbey service in 1916, a year after the Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landings at Gallipoli.
Since then, the services have become an important moment for thousands of expatriate and visiting New Zealanders and Australians, who honour the sacrifices of their countrymen and women in all wars.
Addressing the crowds at the dawn service, Alexander Downer, Australian high commissioner to the UK, who also laid a wreath, said: "When we reflect on Anzac Day we imagine the Gallipoli landings, what it must have been like, at dawn on the water, in sight of that rugged shoreline - and a collectively held breath, a leaden silence about to be broken.
"We consider the enthusiasm, the courage, and the heroism of the Anzac troops - ordinary men fighting for God, King and empire, for their mates, for adventure, for a world without war."
Members of veterans' associations, service and ex-service personal and their families took part in the parade at the Cenotaph.
Crowds, including Australia and New Zealand ex-pats, lined the streets to watch the ceremony which featured prayers read by schoolchildren and the national anthems of all three countries.
The eight-month campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey was one of the bloodiest of the war and the allied operation was an attempt to force the Ottoman empire out of the war. | Prince Harry has laid wreaths during a dawn service at London's Wellington Arch and on behalf of the Queen at the Cenotaph to mark Anzac Day in the UK. | 36128472 | [
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The poverty rate was 15% in 2011, meaning 46.2 million Americans were in poverty, staying flat after three previous years of increases.
Real median income of households in the country dropped by 1.5%.
The average poverty threshold for a family of four in 2011 was $23,021 (£14,300).
Income inequality, as measured by the Gini index, increased by 1.6% in 2011, the first time there has been an annual rise in the index since 1993.
The percentage of Americans lacking health insurance fell to 15.7% from 16.3%, the report also said.
Poverty in the US reached a record high in 2010, at 15.1%. | The percentage of Americans living in poverty is statistically unchanged from 2010's record high, even as household income fell, a US Census report says. | 19577896 | [
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Seven riders in the peloton crossed with the safety barrier down, but were not sanctioned for breaking race rules.
Sir Bradley Wiggins finished 18th in his final race for Team Sky, 31 seconds behind German winner John Degenkolb.
"It's the most beautiful race in the world and we get bothered by a train," said French champion Arnaud Demare.
"This needs to be taken care of, it was dangerous. We went through but it was close."
One rider from the Belgian Lotto team was clipped by a barrier which came down seconds before the 60kph train sped past.
Race organisers said the peloton were 10m from the barrier as it started to descend and that the leading riders "could not stop in safe conditions".
A police motorcycle stopped the rest of the pack, before organisers of the 151-mile race slowed the leaders to allow the pack to catch up.
Former British champion and Olympic track medallist Rob Hayles, commentating on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, said: "That could have ended in disaster.
"You could see riders nip across but that train wasn't slowing down."
A similar incident occurred last year but it affected only the eight men in the breakaway.
In 2006, three riders who were chasing a lone breakaway by eventual winner Fabian Cancellara were disqualified after crossing a railway line after the barrier was down. | Several Paris-Roubaix riders were seconds from being hit by a train as they raced over a rail crossing while a TGV approached. | 32278898 | [
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Clucas, 25, joined Hull from League One side Chesterfield in July 2015 for a reported £1.3m.
He scored six goals in 52 appearances in all competitions last season as Hull won promotion from the Championship.
"The spirit in the squad is second-to-none and we are determined to achieve our goals in the Premier League this season," Clucas told the club website.
Clucas played for the first time in the Premier League last Saturday as Hull beat champions Leicester City 2-1. | Midfielder Sam Clucas has signed a new three-year deal with Premier League side Hull City. | 37107313 | [
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Dr Ian Paterson denies 20 counts of wounding with intent against nine women and one man at Nottingham Crown Court.
He said he had never told alleged victims they had "a ticking bomb" of cancer inside them.
He said the phrase appears in three witness statements which was "clear evidence" statements have been coached.
"It's a scary thing, why would I intentionally scare a patient, that you've got a time bomb?" he said.
More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country
The 59-year-old also said one patient, John Ingram, who had a double mastectomy after tests showed only potentially abnormal cells, was a "quivering mass of anxiety", convinced he would get cancer.
Nothing he told him would have changed his mind, Mr Paterson said.
Mr Ingram gave evidence saying Mr Paterson, who worked at hospitals run by the Heart of England NHS Trust and Spire Healthcare, told him in 2006 he was "on the road to developing breast cancer".
But Mr Paterson, of Ashley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, said on Wednesday that Mr Ingram's memory had become "confused" over time.
He described his patient as a "troubled gentleman with multiple phobias - one of them breast cancer, because his mother had died of breast cancer, aged 42".
"So the minute he had an abnormality in his chest wall, in his head he was on the way to getting breast cancer," he said.
"Very little I told him thereafter would disavow him of that view."
Prosecutor Julian Christopher QC asked whether it was "quite wrong" to say he would "travel in time towards cancer".
Mr Paterson said: "I doubt I said that, simply because nobody has a crystal ball."
The trial continues. | A breast surgeon accused of carrying out unnecessary operations has told a court that witness statements against him have been "coached". | 39504958 | [
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His correspondents included David Lloyd George, William Gladstone, Rudyard Kipling, George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Conan Doyle.
And on his death 100 years ago, obituaries were effusive in their praise, calling him the last of the great Victorians.
You would be forgiven for the name Charles Darwin popping into your head - but you would be wrong.
The theory of evolution by natural selection was published jointly between Darwin and Monmouthshire-born Alfred Russel Wallace, whose interest in natural history developed when he moved to Neath and worked as a land surveyor with his brother.
But while today Darwin is a household name synonymous with the theory, Wallace struggles to gain anywhere near the recognition of his friend.
This is illustrated by an appeal this year to raise funds for a life-sized bronze statue to honour Wallace - it only reached half of its £50,000 target.
Wallace expert Dr George Beccaloni, who is a curator at the Natural History Museum where the statue would stand, said: "We have enough money to pay for a torso and arms at the moment.
"There are hundreds of Darwin statues and busts but there's not even a bust of Wallace.
"There's a side-profile roundel on the wall at Westminster Abbey - not far from Darwin's grave. There's not a lot else."
Interestingly, Wallace was not overlooked during his lifetime and was awarded the Order of Merit, the highest honour that could be given by the British monarch to a civilian.
His correspondents included some of the most significant politicians in recent British history, and celebrated authors and poets.
"He was extremely famous and possibly the most famous scientist and one of the most famous people in the world when he died (in 1913)," said Dr Beccaloni.
"There were very long, glowing obituaries in all the world's papers from Bombay to Boston saying he was the last of the great Victorians.
"One of the papers said only a great ruler would have had the sort of level of obituary recognition as Wallace."
He said Darwin was more famous but died many years before Wallace leaving Wallace to go on and become "the most famous living biologist in Britain".
So where did it go wrong for Wallace's reputation?
Prof Jim Costa, director of a biological research station in North Carolina, USA, and an expert on both men, says part of the problem appears to be that Wallace failed to promote his role in formulating the theory as effectively as Darwin.
While they had jointly published the theory of evolution by natural selection in a paper in August 1858, it was Darwin's On the Origin of Species the very next year that truly grabbed the public's imagination.
Even one of Wallace's own books appeared to pass on the credit for the discovery. It was called 'Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications'!
Prof Costa said another factor was what became known as the "eclipse of Darwinism", when natural selection fell out of favour in the late 19th Century.
By the time it was revived in the 1930s, neither man was around and the world was a very different place.
"I think when this idea was resurrected in 1930 there was a new generation and they very much had Darwin on their minds," said Prof Costa.
"Wallace I think had a role in this - his book 'Darwinism' for example. He tended to downplay his role in public forums and that just didn't serve him well.
"When it [natural selection] was resurrected, it was always associated with Darwin."
He said when evolutionary biology really took off in the 1940s, the history of the discovery had been largely forgotten.
A Darwin "industry" developed and, said Prof Costa, it viewed Darwin as the "great visionary".
While little has changed since in terms of public acclaim, there are signs that Wallace's work is gaining more recognition in certain circles.
A series of events are being held around the world to commemorate the centenary of Wallace's death this year under the Wallace100 banner.
These include an exhibition in Swansea, a lecture in Berlin and a two-day conference in Malaysia.
Comedian Bill Bailey recently unveiled a restored portrait of Wallace at the Natural History Museum and has also filmed a two-part documentary for the BBC about Wallace.
Thousands of Wallace's letters have been put online for the first time, including correspondence with Darwin about evolution by natural selection.
There is even hope for the statue with renewed efforts being made to raise the rest of the money by August.
But gaining the same level of acclaim as Darwin is another matter.
"I think that in the popular imagination, it would be very, very difficult. It's indelibly Darwin and monkeys," said Prof Costa.
"I don't think there's much we can do about that but I do think he will emerge from relative eclipse by Darwin, certainly in the broad academic world and the world of naturalists.
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The incident happened on the 20:14 service, between Keith and Elgin, on Friday 16 June at about 21:20.
The suspect - believed to be travelling with about seven other men - then got off the train at Elgin.
He was white, about 25, and 6ft tall. He was wearing a black and white top and sunglasses.
Det Con Nick Ritchie, of British Transport Police, said: "No-one has the right to treat another person like that.
"We're determined to stamp out this kind of behaviour from our rail network, so please, if you know this man, let us know."
Anyone with information can text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 682 of 16 June. | An appeal for witnesses has been made after a woman was inappropriately touched on a train travelling between Aberdeen and Inverness. | 40430181 | [
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I cannot see these women but I hear them fighting to reach the mobile phone that belongs to the inmate that I am on the phone with.
Thangavelu Sarojini, a young Tamil woman, says she was tortured by her employer.
"I still have wounds and scars in my hands, neck, legs. They beat me, pinched me and burnt me," she says from the Olaya detention camp where hundreds of migrant women from south and southeast Asia are held.
Their crime, they say, was running away from employers to escape physical, sexual or psychological abuse. They are all now classified as illegal immigrants under Saudi law.
"I was not paid for one-and-a-half years, they tried to kill me, then I fled to the embassy," Sarojini tells me.
Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan women arrive in the Middle East every year and they are a major foreign revenue earner for the island. But many claim to be ill-treated, tortured, or not paid for the work.
In one notorious case in August 2010, 24 nails were removed from the body of LP Ariyawathie, a 49-year-old Sri Lankan domestic worker in Saudi. Saudi authorities have pledged to investigate her case but there has been no reported progress in the investigation.
But it is not only physical abuse that forced these hapless women to flee their employers.
Kusuma Nandani, a mother-of-two who has not returned to Sri Lanka since 1993, says she was not paid by her employer for at least 15 years.
She says that she suffered stress and depression because her employers did not allow her to keep in touch with her husband, son and daughter in Sri Lanka.
As Kusuma Nandani cannot read or write, she was was only able to write a few letters - and then only with the help of other Sri Lankans.
One day, she was told by the employer that she would not be paid anymore after she forgot to hand over pocket money to the children before dropping them off at school.
From then, she says she was imprisoned by her employers for more than a decade. Rescued by the Sri Lankan embassy officials in Riyadh in 2009 after a tip-off, she has been a detainee at the camp since then.
Her daughter says she is puzzled as to why the Sri Lankan embassy authorities have not been able to send her mother home even though Kusuma was granted an exit visa some time ago.
WG Mala Mangalika is another maid who fled alleged ill-treatment. She says she was told to work without pay for more than a year because her employer paid a Sri Lankan agency nearly 7,000 riyal ($1,866).
Now she is facing a lawsuit filed by the employer.
"The employer says he has paid to the agency for four years so he would not allow me to go back," says Mala Mangalika.
Detention centre inmates say that although Sri Lankan officials helped when they first arrived at the embassy, they are concerned about the delay in sending them back home.
Apart from those in the camp, hundreds more abused maids are currently staying in an embassy hostel.
Their plight is worsened because they become illegal immigrants as soon as they leave their employers, the legal "sponsor" for their work permits.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has long been campaigning for more protection for domestic workers in the Middle East and has called for migrant domestic workers to be included into local labour laws so that they are better protected.
"My legs are still swollen and blackened after I fell from upstairs," Mala Senananayake weeps as she grabs the phone from others in the queue in Olaya camp, in Saudi Arabia.
"I have no one in Sri Lanka. My parents are gone, my husband is trying to divorce me, I have only daughter who doesn't know who to approach to get help."
"Please sir, please help me to go back to Sri Lanka," she repeatedly begs me.
The labour officer at the Sri Lankan embassy in Riyadh told the BBC that the files of the detainees at Olaya camp have been transferred to the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) in Colombo.
But SLFEB head Kingsley Ranawaka did not answer repeated telephone calls to get a response.
In an open letter to the governments of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, HRW urged them to "ensure a timely and comprehensive response" to alleged abuse and implement "systemic reforms to prevent such abuses in future".
It has urged Saudi Arabia to "prosecute alleged perpetrators, allow victims to return to their home countries before the trial and seek both criminal penalties and financial compensation".
It also wants the cancellation of the Kafala system that requires the consent of the employer to repatriate migrant workers.
The BBC has had no response from the media office of the embassy of Saudi Arabia in London. | "Please, sir... help us to go back to Sri Lanka," one woman after another cries and pleads over the phone from a detention centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | 14190470 | [
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Underlying pre-tax profits in the year to 30 April rose to £447m from £381m a year earlier.
Group like-for-like revenues were up 5%, with turnover at £9.7bn.
The company was formed by a merger between Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail in 2014.
In the UK and Ireland the group trades as Carphone Warehouse, Currys and PC World.
Regarding the referendum result, chief executive Seb James said: "The nation has spoken and there has been a vote to exit the EU in due course. As you can imagine, we have been giving some thought to this.
"Our view is that, as the strongest player in our market and despite the volatility that is the inevitable consequence of such change, we expect to find opportunities for additional growth and further consolidate our position as the leader in the UK market."
The company also has operations in Europe and trades as Elkjop and El Giganten in Nordic countries and Kotsovolos in Greece.
Mr James said they had posted record profits but it was vital the government struck a deal that ensured Britain continued to have preferential access to the European single market.
"We're going to see lots of screaming and shouting, but my message to my team is to absolutely make sure we do everything in our power to ensure our leaders get access to the single market and make sure we heal the rifts that this debate has caused in our society," he added.
Mr James said despite last Thursday's vote, business had continued as normal, with sales up and most customers carrying on with their lives as normal.
In morning trading, shares in the group fell more than 2%.
George Salmon, investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said Dixons Carphone was benefiting from its position as "the last man standing" on the UK high street when it came to the large-scale supply of electrical items.
"However, the vote to leave the EU has knocked the share price, which is unsurprising given the group's exposure to the UK consumer and weaker European economies.
"Dixons Carphone also faces a structural threat from online retailers like Amazon and eBay, who have cost advantages like lower rent, fewer staff and less onerous business rate burdens.
"In order to keep earnings on the up and up, Dixons Carphone needs to keep customers coming through the doors. A key factor in their success will be the service and knowledge of their sales staff, as this is one area where the group holds a potential trump card in the battle against the online retailers," Mr Salmon added. | Dixons Carphone chief executive has said the company expects to find "opportunities for additional growth" in the wake of Brexit as it announced a 17% jump in profits. | 36659680 | [
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
"My thoughts are with everyone involved in this tragic incident, and especially with the friends and families of the six people who lost their lives in what is another sad day for Glasgow and Scotland."
Prime Minister David Cameron
"I'm being kept fully briefed on the major incident in Glasgow. My thoughts are with the families of those involved and the emergency services."
Labour leader Ed Miliband
"Terrible news from Glasgow - my thoughts are with all those affected by this horrific accident."
Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael
"I share Scotland's deep shock at the horrible events in Glasgow this afternoon. On the eve of the festive period, these are unimaginable scenes in one of the busiest parts of our largest city."
Church of Scotland Moderator John Chalmers
"The news from the city centre of Glasgow just a few days before Christmas is simply devastating. For the second year in a row Glaswegians will have to dig deep into their reserves of compassion and sympathy as they support the families of those who have been killed and injured today."
Glasgow Archbishop Philip Tartaglia
"The circumstances could hardly be more tragic. I would ask any person of faith to pray for those who have died and their relatives and those who have been injured."
Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson
"This is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected, particularly the families of those who have lost their lives."
Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty
"This is shocking and upsetting. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those affected by this terrible incident."
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy
"People in Glasgow and across the whole of Scotland will be mourning this loss of life so close to Christmas. No words will be able to do justice to the pain the families involved will be feeling this evening."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson
"This is a terrible tragedy, right in the heart of Scotland's biggest city. No-one expects that ordinary people, out to do some last-minute Christmas shopping, would fail to make it home. | Politicians, religious and civic leaders give their reaction to the bin lorry crash that killed six people in central Glasgow. | 30583045 | [
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However, Dumfries and Galloway Council is not including the scheme in a planned regional rollout of initiatives to reduce car journeys.
Since its launch in September 2010 the bikes have been hired 2,270 times - a daily average of about two rentals.
The scheme was set up to encourage people to get "out of their cars and onto their bicycles".
It provides bikes free of charge to subscribers at 11 locations across the town.
It is based on similar schemes in Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm and one in London which clocked up one million journeys in its first 10 weeks.
The Dumfries project has struggled to increase rental levels since it started.
After 10 weeks they averaged about 20-a-week, with winter weather being blamed for the low uptake.
The council promised a marketing campaign to encourage increased use of the bikes.
A poor summer was again blamed for low uptake in 2012.
Plans were then proposed to make the bikes available to all council staff when on business in Dumfries.
However, some councillors questioned the value of the scheme which has 171 members on latest figures.
One suggested it would have been cheaper to buy them all a bicycle and said the project was "in danger of becoming an embarrassment". | The cost of a bike hire scheme in Dumfries works out at more than £60 per rental, new figures show. | 24820459 | [
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The former Newcastle striker, 26, was jailed for eight months in May after admitting online banking fraud.
Southend boss Phil Brown expects Ranger to return to training before their first League One game on 5 August.
"When the season starts, we'll try to get games behind closed doors so he can get a level of match fitness," Brown told BBC Essex.
After Ranger pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud by obtaining bank details and transferring money, Southend said they would consider the player's future.
Speaking after their pre-season friendly defeat by Brighton on Tuesday, Brown said: "Nile has to understand that these players are playing with discipline and have done for the last three or four weeks.
"The best we will get out of Nile is probably a week's work and that won't be enough for him to be fit for the [start of the] season."
Ranger joined Southend in August 2016 and scored eight goals in 27 league appearances last season. | Southend United will give striker Nile Ranger a chance to relaunch his career when he is released from prison. | 40714975 | [
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Auctioneers said a telephone bidder, who wanted to remain anonymous, was the successful buyer after a "bidding war".
The three-bedroom house had been given a guide price of between £150,000 and £250,000.
The property has a rear yard and is a few streets away from Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles.
Andrew Brown, from Countrywide Property Auctions, said: "There was a lot of interest in the property before the auction from potential buyers who lived in the UK and internationally." | John Lennon's first home, in Liverpool, has been sold for £480,000 at an auction held at the Cavern Club. | 24735979 | [
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You might forgive Laura Trott and Jason Kenny for leaving Rio rather full of themselves. Five competitions between them, five golds won. As of Tuesday night, had the couple been a country they would have sat 13th on the medal table, above Jamaica, Kenya and Brazil.
That would be to misunderstand what makes them tick. This is a couple who got engaged while on the sofa watching an episode of EastEnders.
You might think too that it would get competitive around the breakfast table in the cottage they share just outside Knutsford in Cheshire. Kenny now has six Olympic golds from three Games, more than Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Bradley Wiggins. Trott has four, more than any other British woman, and from one fewer Olympics.
That would be to misjudge their relationship. Cycling superstars on their own, together they can be almost ordinary, almost invisible. After the gold rush, after their tearful embrace in the Rio velodrome with the world watching on, that may be about to change.
"The difference in their characters is what makes it work for them," says Trott's father Adrian.
"Until he gets to know you, Jason is a little bit shy. He's quiet and understated. Laura is bubbly, chatty, just as you see in her interviews.
"If they were both like Jason, God only knows how they'd talk about anything. And God forbid having two Lauras in a household!"
The relationship between the two began in the build-up to London 2012, with Kenny about to come out of Chris Hoy's muscled shadow at his second Olympics and Trott about to experience her first.
"I remember seeing Laura at the velodrome years ago," says Kenny's mother Lorraine.
"I said to my husband, 'Flipping heck, you need to watch this young lady.' She was in the elimination race, only a tiny thing, and she kept sprinting over the top of everyone. She was amazing.
"The first time I knew something was happening between the two of them was when Jason phoned me up and said, 'I'm bringing Trotty home for a bacon butty.'
"I said to him, 'Is she your girlfriend?' 'No, she's just a friend.'
"She made herself at home straight away. Into the house, sat down, feet up on the sofa.
"We liked her from the off. She's a girly girl, so I can talk make-up and clothes to her. It's such a treat - having had two sons, I've had years of remote-control cars and standing out in the rain, and at last I can talk to someone about posh shoes."
Trott and Kenny are not the first couple to both win Olympic golds.
Some (Steffi Graf, ladies' singles 1988, Andre Agassi, men's singles 1996) have carried more global renown. Others have also won gold in the same sport at the same Games, most recently triathletes Jan Frodeno and Emma Snowsill at Beijing in 2008. But no-one at a summer Games has more. No-one else gets even close.
Neither has the British duo finished. Trott is 24, Kenny 28. The next Olympics in Tokyo are in their sights.
"When I first met Laura, what stuck in my mind was how she was on what she wanted to achieve," says her agent Luke Lloyd Davies.
"She said to me, 'I want to be the most decorated British Olympian of all time'. I remember thinking, for a 21-year-old to have that determination is remarkable.
"She reminds me of [former England rugby union player] Jonny Wilkinson - that same dedication, the way nothing will faze her in competition. Off the bike she is a really sweet 20-something. She likes getting dressed up, she dreams of Mulberry bags and Prada shoes. But when her peers are out partying, she is burying herself in training."
And there is nothing glamorous about the sessions each put in at the velodrome at Manchester's Sportcity each day. Lap after 250m lap, staring at the black line and scuffed boards, round and round, lactic in the legs, fire in the lungs.
"It hurts so badly," Trott once told me. "It's like your legs are getting squeezed. You try to fight against it, but it's horrible, and they're just getting tighter and tighter. You're going slower and slower."
Nothing has come easy. Born six weeks premature with a collapsed lung, Trott spent the first weeks of her life in intensive care. As a child she suffered serious asthma; at the exact moment she first sat on a bike, aged four, her big sister Emma - who would go on to race professionally for the Dutch team Dolmans-Boels - was crashing and breaking her leg at the bottom of the same hill.
As a young girl she preferred trampolining to her bike, only to be forced to give it up after repeatedly passing out in mid-air. "I kept getting dehydrated during sessions, because you had to go out of the room to get a drink, and I was like, 'Nah, I'll carry on bouncing'."
That's the heroic stuff. Not everything she does ends in such glorious success,
"Laura is the sort of person who can ruin a baked potato in a microwave," says Adrian.
"We've always cooked with gas at home, but when she first moved into the British Cycling academy flats in Manchester, they had electricity instead. She put a potato in the oven to bake and thought she'd turned the gas on - except she'd put the grill on instead. Pretty soon it was on fire. She smoked the whole flat out."
So it is that Kenny tends to be entrusted with kitchen duties.
"He is a very good cook," says Lorraine. "He now does a brilliant Sunday roast, although he never used to cook when he lived at home. He says Laura is the bad influence, that she's the one who buys the chocolate.
"He gets his sporting genes from me. I used to run 100m and 200m. His dad Michael is very self-disciplined, and Jason has inherited that from him.
"Unlike me, he copes well under pressure. I have to force myself to watch him in big finals. I used to put my hands over my eyes, but then he lost a race when I was doing that so I've had to go back to actually looking.
"When they were younger, we took both our boys to different sports - they were lively lads, so we were trying to keep them out of mischief. We were just an ordinary family, and he was an ordinary boy doing ordinary things.
"He's not changed at all. He's just Jason. His elder brother Craig is the chatterbox, so maybe Jason thought he never needed to talk. But he has a fantastic sense of humour. It's so dry I think sometimes people don't get it."
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When they return to the UK, Trott and Kenny will wind down by walking their two dogs, springer-poodle crosses named Pringle and Sprolo. In September they will get married. Already they have turned down an offer to have it featured in a magazine.
Fame has never been the driving force. Kenny may have 54,000 followers on Twitter, but he last tweeted in early July. Trott may have won more Olympic gold medals than any other British woman, but the motivation remains pure.
"It isn't a job to me, but if it did feel like one, it would be a dream job," she says. "All I do is ride my bike for four hours a day and then lie on the sofa for the rest of it. I don't feel like I'd ever fall out of love with it."
And each understands exactly what the other is going through. How could they not, when together they have turned a cottage in Cheshire into a medal factory?
"If I was in a relationship with someone outside cycling," says Trott, "just imagine how hard it would be. I'd have to explain everything from scratch."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | One relationship, 10 Olympic gold medals. | 37092547 | [
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If the politicians are not in a position to produce a budget, the civil service could take over.
Legislation allows the permanent secretary in the Department of Finance to take control if a budget act has not been passed at least three working days before the end of the financial year.
The official can access a sum of money not exceeding 75% of this year's budget and direct how it is spent.
If we get to the end of July and there is still no deal that official then has the right to spend an amount equivalent to 95% of this year's budget.
So that implies significant in-year cuts at Stormont unless a budget is produced by either an Executive or a direct rule minister.
This contingency plan was mooted during a previous budget crisis but was described by the then Finance Minister Arlene Foster as "dramatic and draconian."
The current finance minister, MáirtÃn Ó Muilleoir, has emphasised that the legislation means "monies will continue to flow".
However the TUV leader Jim Allister, who is also a senior barrister, said his reading of the law suggests it will not be so straightforward.
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Short of that, he thinks it could require emergency amending legislation at Westminster.
Whoever is correct, the budget uncertainty will have an impact.
Voluntary and community groups which rely on Executive will shortly have to put staff on notice of redundancy as they cannot be sure what funding they will get in the coming financial year. | The political crisis means that the Northern Ireland Executive still has not agreed a budget for the 2017/18 financial year. | 38572036 | [
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Overall, the benchmark FTSE 100 share index was down 91.22 points, or 1.31%, at 6859.24.
Outside the 100-share index, price comparison websites Moneysupermarket and Zoopla fell 9.9% and 5.32% on fears of a competition probe.
Energy watchdog Ofgem says it is looking into "whether two or more companies providing a supporting service for the energy industry have breached competition law".
Low-cost airline Easyjet was among the top gainers, rising 0.63% on the strength of its latest passenger numbers.
The airline said it carried 7.2% more passengers in May than in the same month in 2014.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.13% against the dollar to $1.53600 and 0.22% against the euro to €1.36370. | (Close): London's leading shares closed lower on Thursday dragged down by companies going ex-dividend. | 33002846 | [
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Liam McGerrigan, 27, from the city, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to Holyhead Road at about 22:10 BST on Thursday.
He had been stabbed in the chest. West Midlands Police said it was still keen to hear from anyone who may have seen an altercation near a church.
A 33-year-old man was arrested in the Tile Hill area on Friday.
Det Insp Shaun Egan, of West Midlands Police Force CID, said: "We believe there was an altercation and Liam staggered to an address in Holyhead Road where he collapsed.
"This was on a busy road and we believe there may be witnesses out there who can help with our investigation."
Police were called to Holyhead Road near the junction of Northumberland Road on Thursday night. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed at an address in Coventry. | 36507023 | [
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The suspension came a day after Germany's Lufthansa said it would suspend its services to the country.
The German company said Venezuela owed it millions in ticket revenues.
Oil-rich Venezuela has been hit hard by the global drop in oil prices and suffers from high inflation and a chronic shortage of basic goods.
Several airline companies have said that currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible for airlines to convert their earnings into dollars and send the money abroad.
In a statement, Latam airlines said it would suspend its operations to Caracas airport "temporarily and for an unspecified time".
It said flights on its Sao Paulo to Caracas route would end first, within days, and the other routes it runs to Caracas from Lima and Santiago would be halted by the end of July.
Strict currency controls were first imposed in Venezuela in 2003 by late President Hugo Chavez.
The restrictions were further tightened two years ago, forcing several airlines to reduce their operations in the country as they struggled to repatriate billions of dollars in revenue held in the local currency - the bolivar.
Some airlines are now requiring passengers to pay their fares in dollars.
Venezuela's government says it is using its foreign reserves - which are now scarce - to pay for essential items such as medicines and industrial machinery.
Recently Coca-Cola said it would be halting production of some of its soft drinks because of a lack of sugar while the tyre and rubber products company Bridgestone also ended its more than 60-year relationship with the country. | The largest airline in Latin America, Latam, says it is suspending its flights to Venezuela because of the worsening economic situation. | 36414733 | [
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Watson, 22, is charged with an "act contrary to good sportsmanship", as well as tackling Alex Goode in the air.
The first offence alleges he used "offensive, inappropriate and unprofessional" language after being sent off.
Watson featured in every Six Nations game for England this year as they won their first Grand Slam since 2003.
England tour Australia in June and Watson's place may be in doubt if he is found guilty of a dangerous tackle at a hearing on Tuesday, with the charge carrying a top end sanction of 10 weeks.
If found guilty, the minimum punishment is a two-week suspension.
Former London Irish player Watson could face penalties ranging from a reprimand, to a financial penalty, or a suspension if he is found guilty of the unsportsmanlike conduct charge.
Bath - beaten finalists last year - are ninth in the Premiership table with four games left to play this season. | Bath full-back Anthony Watson faces two Rugby Football Union charges after being sent off in the loss to Saracens. | 36018364 | [
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The 32-year-old has agreed a two-year contract with the Rams and is the first signing by manager Gary Rowett.
Davies made 29 appearances for Hull last season as they were relegated from the Premier League.
"I believe, under this manager for a full season, the squad we've got is capable of promotion or at least the play-offs," he told the Derby website.
Davies was with Hull for four years, having previously played for Luton, West Brom, Aston Villa and Birmingham City.
He has played more than 460 games as a professional, scoring 26 goals.
"I believe that, at my age, people start thinking that you want to wind down and look for a bit of security but that is not the case with me; if I'd have wanted that, I would have stayed at Hull," he said.
"This is an opportunity for me to reinvigorate myself. I've enjoyed my time at Hull and there are a lot of people that I'm going to miss but I want to do the best for my career and I believe that is with Derby County."
The Rams finished ninth, 13 points outside the Championship play-off places, under Rowett, who was appointed manager in March following the sacking of Steve McClaren.
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The disorder at HMP Erlestoke began on Saturday when two inmates escaped their cells and threatened staff.
No-one was hurt and those involved in the incident are being investigated by police, the Ministry of Justice said.
The Prison Officers' Association said the issues surrounded a lack of regime due to insufficient staffing levels.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said "two separate incidents" involving three prisoners had been "successfully resolved" on Saturday.
He added the prison was now "running as normal" and said there had been "some minor structural damage".
He said: "We are absolutely clear that prisoners who behave in this way will be punished and can spend significantly longer behind bars."
The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said order was restored overnight on Saturday but said "both wings were destroyed and were now out of commission".
The POA spokesman added this was "another example of a failed benchmark process brought about by savage and unnecessary government cuts that has seen staffing levels decrease to an unsafe level".
Relatives of inmates also got in touch with the BBC saying prisoners were kept locked in their cells for three days, without hot food, hot water and no prison officers on some wings.
Conservative MP, for Devizes, Claire Perry said: "I was saddened to hear of the disturbances at Erlestoke Prison over the last few days.
"These incidents are wholly and utterly unacceptable, and I understand that these matters have been referred to the police to consider charges against the perpetrators." | A disturbance at a prison saw 130 inmates transferred to nearby jails after two wings were put "out of commission", a union has said. | 36517711 | [
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More than 73,000 people have so far backed the petition.
The move comes after a town in eastern France banned all pork substitutes in school meals last week.
The conservative mayor of Chalon sur Saone had earlier launched his own campaign on Change.org, reiterating France's secular values. His campaign has gained 2,750 supporters.
"Messages of support and of encouragement have come from every corner of France and from French people of all backgrounds, faiths and professions," the mayor, Gilles Platret, wrote.
A court in the city of Dijon last week rejected an appeal against Mr Platret's intention to ban pork substitutes.
"Can we force a Catholic child to eat meat on Good Friday because nothing else is proposed, or a Jew or a Muslim to eat pork?," Mr Jego asked in his petition, set up in response to Mr Platret's.
He said he would propose a law if the petition received 75,000 signatories.
France insists on the separation of religion and the state, and in 2004 introduced a ban on headscarves in schools.
France has five million residents of Muslim descent, half of whom are under the age of 24. It also has the largest Jewish population in Europe.
A secular solution to the problem of school meals was possible, said Mr Jego, of the left-wing Radical Party.
The petitions have led to a debate in some quarters on the nature of secularism and what is ethically correct.
"Secularism is not the denial of religions and beliefs, but the respect of all religions," wrote Houari Zeidouni, who signed Mr Jego's petition.
But France's Agriculture Minister, Stephane le Foll, wrote in a tweet: "Supporting French livestock with vegetarian menus: that's Yves Jego's programme! Let's be consistent." | A French MP is campaigning for vegetarian school meals to be introduced to help pupils whose religions prevent them eating pork. | 34019374 | [
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Gerald Lavey, 30, said his children clung to him during the attack by up to six men at his home at Ballymagowan Avenue, Creggan, on Monday.
He said the gang dragged him from his living room to the front garden where he was beaten with iron bars and nails.
Hours after the attack, a wheelie bin was set alight next to the house.
Police said they consider both incidents to be linked.
"Any other night I would normally lock the door and put the keys out of reach so nobody could break the glass," said Gerald Lavey.
"But the wee'uns [children] didn't lock the door and the next thing we heard was footsteps coming up the stairs and I just knew then that's what it was.
"They were dragging me down the stairs into the garden and started battering me with iron bars. Just before, my wee girl clung onto me when she seen them and they just pulled her off me."
Mr Lavey said he feared for the safety of his daughter, 9, and his five-year-old son.
"Its terrible, I don't think they should have had to witness anything at all. They were squealing. I was lying on the garden and they were just welting into me with iron bars with nails in them.
"While I was in the front garden getting battered they [the gang] were smashing up the house. One of them said that's enough, that's enough but the last boy out had to hit me five or six slaps more and then they ran off down the street."
Gerald Lavey called those behind the attack "cowards".
"They were shouting about coke but I don't take any sort of drugs. I'm addicted to prescribed medication and that's it. I don't bother anybody I just keep myself to myself.
"Cowards. They had to all come in masks and iron bars and it took five or six of them." | A man beaten with iron bars by a masked gang has blamed dissident republican paramilitaries for an attack at his home in Derry. | 32130166 | [
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There have been huge battery-related recalls before - Nokia had to ask consumers to send back 46 million batteries in 2007 because of overheating fears, but because they were removable it did not mean a well-reviewed flagship had to be scrapped.
"Stop using your device, back up your data and switch it off," the Samsung told Note 7 owners the day after it confirmed it had shut down its assembly lines following a spate of fires.
A compensation scheme is being put in place - users will be offered the choice of either getting all their money back or swapping the phablet for an older, smaller-screened Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge phone plus a partial refund.
But several questions remain unanswered.
When Samsung instituted the initial recall last month, it pointed to a "battery cell issue" being the cause.
A report sent by the company to regulators was more specific, saying a production fault had caused some of the batteries to be slightly larger than intended, which had put pressure on them when they were fitted inside phones, according to a leak reported by Bloomberg.
The issue was blamed on the components' manufacturer - Samsung SDI - and was supposed to have been fixed by putting batteries made by another company, ATL, in the replacements.
Now that several of that second batch of phones have overheated too, it is unclear whether the original problem was misdiagnosed.
According to the New York Times, Samsung's engineers were never able to get the phones to explode when they tried to recreate the fault.
"We are working with relevant regulatory bodies to investigate the recently reported cases involving the Galaxy Note 7," was the only comment a Samsung spokesman was willing to make on the matter.
Samsung has yet to reveal exactly how many Note 7s it made before pulling the plug on Tuesday.
On 2 September, the South Korean company said 2.5 million devices were subject to its initial recall.
On 27 September, it added that more than 60% of the Note 7s that had been sold in South Korea and the US had been replaced with new devices.
Those two countries accounted for the vast majority of the phones sold - only about 50,000 devices made it to Europe.
And the Note 7 only briefly returned to sale to new customers in South Korea last week.
All of which gives a rough tally of four million units.
IHS had originally forecast Samsung would have made about six million Note 7s by this point if all had gone according to plan.
It is less clear how many actually overheated
Samsung said it had received "35 reported claims" at the time of the first recall, and there were seven reports in the media of replacement models being affected.
Samsung has said it will take "all measures" to get the devices back.
For now, that involves sending emails and notifications to registered users.
At the time of the original recall, it also issued a software update that prevented some of the batteries from being fully recharged.
There is speculation that other restrictions - or a full lockout - could be imposed if users now refuse to give the devices up.
There is also the question of what Samsung does with the mountain of returned mobiles.
A spokesman declined to say whether it might strip them down and re-use components in other products.
But one environmental pressure group urged it act responsibly.
"Mobile phones have valuable and precious materials within them, the mining for which can cause significant environmental harm - and can sometimes be carried out in appalling working conditions in developing countries," said Friends of the Earth's policy director, Mike Childs.
"All phones should be 100% recycled at the end of their lives, or when they have to be returned due to faults.
"The environment shouldn't suffer because of the mistakes of mobile phone firms."
Many consumers bought cases, a Blackberry-styled keyboard cover, a wide-angle lens attachment and spare styluses and power packs for their Note 7s.
A spokesman for Samsung said it was still in discussions with vendors about how to cover these costs.
Some owners are also wondering if they will be offered extra cash for handing back the second-generation Gear VR virtual reality headset that was bundled with pre-orders.
It costs abut £100 to buy separately.
The spokesman said the company considered this to have been a "gift" but did not rule out some kind of additional compensation.
Samsung's Galaxy line-up used to distinguish itself against Apple's iPhones by allowing users to take off the phones' backs and swap out their batteries.
But the S6 and Note 5 phones changed that, helping Samsung offer more compact designs with added water resistance as a bonus.
Some people have pointed out Samsung might have avoided its current problems if it had not made that choice.
And it is notable its domestic rival LG has included removable batteries in its two current top-end models.
Unsurprisingly, Samsung would not comment on its future designs.
But one expert said all smartphone-makers would be reviewing their plans.
"There are greater power demands on modern smartphones - they have bigger, higher-resolution screens, faster processors, and 4G data - but there is also greater pressure to keep them very compact and also enable owners to charge them quickly," said Ian Fogg, from IHS.
"Those are competing demands.
"Everyone will be looking at their forthcoming smartphone launches and tasking their engineering teams to have another look at the way their charging and the batteries work to make sure they don't have the same problem.
"And Samsung will be looking at its upcoming models in a particularly close way, as it's possible they were set to share some of the same design elements as the Note 7." | Samsung's second recall of its Galaxy Note 7 handsets is an unprecedented disaster for the company and the wider mobile phone sector. | 37630605 | [
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The former Celtic defender has left his role as a youth coach at Everton to take the job.
He replaces Terry Butcher, who was sacked following Hibs' relegation from the Premiership last season.
"To be given this opportunity with Hibernian is a great privilege and a real honour - it is a massive club with huge potential," said the 42-year-old.
Stubbs has been appointed on a two-year contract and will be hoping to lead the Easter Road side back to the top flight at the first attempt, with Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Rangers also in the second tier next term. A decision has yet to be made on his assistant.
"I'm excited about the future here at Hibernian and what we can all achieve together at the club - this is the start of the journey," he added.
"The Scottish Championship will be a tough division, but I'm confident that if we approach the challenge with enthusiasm, optimism and belief then we can achieve success.
He is a driven, intelligent and strong-minded character, who has a very clear vision about what he wants to achieve in football
"I've been at Everton for almost six years and now I believe I'm ready to take on the role of head coach here at Hibernian."
Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster revealed her delight at the appointment, insisting the Englishman shares her vision for the club.
"There were strong candidates who applied for the position but after much consideration, Alan emerged as the standout choice," she said.
"It's important that the CEO and head coach are very much on the same page and that they forge a close working and trusting partnership. I spoke with Alan and it became apparent early in the discussions that we had a common goal.
"He is a driven, intelligent and strong-minded character, who has a very clear vision about what he wants to achieve in football - producing positive results, playing attractive football and developing young players.
"All those attributes fitted the criteria we required and we're confident Alan is the right man to unite the club and bring success to Hibernian.
"Alan will be our head coach and that is part of the new structure in place at the football club; a continental-style model designed for continued long-term success." | Alan Stubbs has been named the new head coach of Scottish Championship side Hibernian. | 27972243 | [
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It was a statement from Susan Alexander, Azelle Rodney's mother.
She wrote about how her 24-year-old son's death in April 2005 was "avoidable" and called on the Metropolitan Police to say sorry.
Significantly, she also asked for an "unreserved apology" from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPPC) for conducting a "wholly inadequate investigation" into the shooting.
"A better investigation may have resulted in a trial nine years ago," she said. "I can never get those years back - the IPCC must stop failing families in this way."
It is strong criticism that has frequently been levelled at the IPCC since it replaced the Police Complaints Authority - an organisation which was derided as ineffectual - in 2004.
The intention was that the new body, with offices across England and Wales, would bring more rigour, transparency and independence to the system for investigating allegations of police wrongdoing after failings were exposed during the Macpherson inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
But relatives like Susan Alexander, whose family members have died at the hands of the police, have often found themselves let down by the way the IPCC has handled their cases.
Helen Shaw, co-director of Inquest, which helps the bereaved following deaths in custody, says although the IPCC is trying to improve the way it deals with families, they are still not at the "centre" of the process.
"During the last few years they've made some real effort to consult with families and stakeholders - and they want to talk to us again. But there's not a lot of progress," she says.
Susan Alexander's concerns in the Azelle Rodney case centred on the initial IPCC investigation, which found no significant fault with the police operation that led to her son's death and which did not lead to criminal charges against the officer involved.
A prosecution was brought only after an inquiry, held in public in 2012, uncovered new evidence.
In its defence, the IPCC says it carried out an extensive investigation into Azelle Rodney's death but it was advised at the time that it was not possible to obtain some of the material which later emerged during the inquiry.
Nevertheless, there are echoes of that case in the flawed IPCC investigation into the death of Sean Rigg in south London in 2008.
After fresh evidence emerged at the inquest, an external review was ordered which said the IPCC hadn't been "robust" enough in its inquiries.
The IPCC conducted a new investigation and last week, a police sergeant involved in the case was charged with perjury in relation to evidence he gave at the inquest.
Ms Shaw says even though the watchdog appears to make steps in the right direction in the immediate aftermath of a critical report, its investigations are sometimes still "not good enough".
"There's learning when there's a lot of pressure, but it doesn't seem to be an organisation that's able to sustain the learning," she says.
"It takes it on board then slips back to its old ways."
It is, of course, an enormously challenging task to maintain the confidence of families who find themselves in the most desperate of circumstances and are seeking explanations that are hard to find.
But the police, the subject of the complaints the IPCC examines, do not appear to be satisfied with the standard of its investigations either.
Kevin Hurley, Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, who served as an officer in London for 32 years, says the quality leaves much to be desired.
"There's a lack of competence in basic evidence-gathering," he says.
One of the key problems the IPCC has always faced is that as it strives to be independent of the police service, recruiting people from a range of professional backgrounds, it loses out on investigative skills that police have in abundance.
In any standard criminal case involving a fatal shooting, an unexplained death or corruption, specialist detectives would be best placed to investigate.
But the perception that it is the "police investigating the police" means that the IPCC has to limit the number of former police officers it can take.
About 75 per cent of the 804 IPCC staff have no policing background - either as an officer or member of police civilian staff.
Of its 306-strong investigative pool, 60% have never worked for the police.
Although new IPCC investigators are given training, Mr Hurley says it takes years to achieve the necessary expertise in sifting through complex evidence, interviewing reluctant witnesses and assessing culpability.
"They're trying to get people from zero to SIO [Senior Investigating Officer] in 15 to 20 weeks - it simply can't be done," he says.
In a statement, the IPCC says lessons from the review into the Sean Rigg case are being put into practice with improved training and guidance for staff:
"We have boosted our internal review and quality assurance processes as well as overseeing continuous professional development for all investigators," the IPCC says.
"In cases where we may have got it wrong, although it takes time, we are putting it right," it explains.
The issue of skills and training has become more acute as the IPCC has expanded, growing by almost 250 staff in the last year alone, with a further 200 expected to join by 2016.
Its remit has been widened to include the investigation of all serious and sensitive police cases, in addition to its ongoing work on the Hillsborough disaster, for which there is a dedicated team.
And the rising caseload has fuelled concerns about delays in completing investigations.
In its last annual report, the IPCC admitted: "The increase in workload has had an impact on the timeliness of investigations."
"In 2013/14 we aimed to complete half our investigations within 157 working days [more than five months] but achieved this in just over a fifth of cases closed."
Last month, the watchdog was severely criticised for announcing that it would not conduct an investigation into allegations of police brutality and misconduct during clashes with miners at the Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire in 1984.
It had taken the IPCC two-and-a-half years to reach that conclusion.
Gavin Thomas, vice-President of the Police Superintendents Association, says his members' main gripe about the IPCC is the "inordinate amount of time to get to a decision" which is sometimes "disproportionate" to the gravity of the case.
The effect on officers, as they wait for findings that could affect their career and livelihood, is considerable, he says.
"You have a high degree of anxiety and stress. Some people's lives are on hold for an extended period of time."
The IPCC says the extra staff and resources it has been given are leading to "benefits", with more investigations completed than ever before.
But it warns: "Even with the positive changes, the timeliness of our investigations will continue to be affected by matters outside of our control, such as waiting for key expert evidence, the co-operation of witnesses and for the conclusion of other processes such as criminal trials and inquests."
Two years ago, the IPCC's performance was heavily criticised by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, which said it was "woefully under-equipped".
Labour entered the last general election with a pledge to abolish the body that it had created and replace it with a watchdog with more teeth.
However, with the extra funding, staff and responsibilities that the government has provided - the IPCC's future is secure, for the next five years at least.
It will, though, have to redouble its efforts to convince the doubters - on both aides of the fence - that it is up to the job. | When the policeman who had shot dead the suspected armed robber, Azelle Rodney, in north London was cleared of murder earlier this month, an email quickly dropped into my in-box. | 33477504 | [
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Following an eighth-placed finish in 2015, Swansea endured a run of just two wins in 17 Premier League games before Francesco Guidolin was named as their new head coach on 18 January.
Salomon Rondon's last-gasp equaliser on Tuesday denied them a win at West Brom.
"We might have [not have] won, but I definitely think we are seeing the old Swansea again," Sigurdsson said.
"We are playing much better than we were. Things weren't good [earlier this season].
"We weren't playing well and keeping the ball like we used to - that's hopefully changing now."
Swansea were in unfamiliar territory after the departure of former boss Garry Monk on 9 December and the playing squad faced criticism.
But after Tuesday's 1-1 draw, Baggies' Welsh boss Tony Pulis believes the Swans have enough quality to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.
"When in possession, they pass the ball so well and could have scored two or three goals," Pulis said.
"I think Swansea have too much quality to not stay up."
Sigurdsson, the Swans' goal-scorer at the Hawthorns, is currently on his best run of goal-scoring form since his initial loan spell at the Liberty Stadium in 2012, scoring in four of his five appearances so far in 2016.
And the Iceland international felt the Swans had done enough to earn a third straight win on Tuesday.
"It feels a bit like a defeat, to lead coming into the last few minutes," Sigurdsson added.
"We played really well, until the last few minutes. But if you'd have offered us seven points from our last three games, we'd have taken that."
Swansea currently lie in 16th place in the Premier League table ahead of home clashes with Crystal Palace and Southampton. | The "old Swansea City" are back after earning seven points from three games, says midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. | 35480910 | [
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A report due to go before the authority's cabinet on 15 July is proposing to make the cuts to cope with "a significant funding shortfall".
The proposed cuts would see 195 job losses, 47 of those posts are already vacant according to the authority.
The plans could also see the closure of Woodside Lodge care home and cuts to services for those with learning disabilities.
A library review is also under way with a formal consultation for both service users and affected staff expected in the autumn.
Deputy leader, Labour's Stephen Barnes-Andrews said: "We have a clear vision for where we want to be in 2017, but to get there we have to change the way we work and make some difficult decisions.
"Any changes we make will be focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for our residents."
The report highlights the likely gap that will be faced for 2015-16, is estimated at more than £30m.
Councillor Royston Smith, leader of the Conservative group, said: "This announcement is betrayal. A betrayal of all those workers who were promised their jobs were safe with Labour and a betrayal to all those people who voted Labour after being promised services would be protected.
"In two years in office Labour has refused to share services and accommodation, outsource to protect services and share management roles with other public sector bodies.
"There is so much more that could have been done before sacking hundreds of workers, cutting support to disabled residents and closing care homes."
In a statement, Unite described Mr Smith's claim of betrayal as "a joke" and said it was the government that was "betraying the people of Southampton by slashing funding, forcing councils to do their dirty work".
It added it was opposed to any cuts that affect jobs and services to the vulnerable.
"Job losses and outsourcing is not the answer," it said, adding: "If cuts carry on at this rate we fear there will be no council left by 2020."
It added the joint unions had "defeated" cuts to the service in 2012 and would support campaigns against these new cuts. | Budget cuts at Southampton City Council could result in nearly 200 job losses. | 28206439 | [
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The 32-year-old made the last of his 63 Test appearances in the 16-12 victory over Italy in Turin last month.
Hamilton made his Scotland debut against Romania in November 2006.
"I have loved every single moment of wearing the thistle and feel extremely humble to have done it for nine years," the Saracens player said on Twitter.
"Today is both a sad day and a day that I feel extremely proud to have had.
"Thank you to the Scotland supporters for making it so special."
Hamilton was one of 11 players to miss out when Cotter cut his 42-man training squad to his final selection on Tuesday.
John Barclay, Blair Cowan, Adam Ashe, Hugh Blake, Chris Cusiter, Alex Dunbar, Rob Harley, Ruaridh Jackson, Duncan Taylor and Greig Tonks were also omitted.
Scotland open their World Cup Pool B campaign against Japan in Gloucester on 23 September.
They then face United States in Leeds before meeting South Africa and then Samoa in Newcastle. | Scotland lock Jim Hamilton has announced his retirement from international rugby after he was left out of Vern Cotter's World Cup squad. | 34126692 | [
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The serious flooding affected large parts of county Londonderry as well as nearby Donegal.
On Wednesday morning, the flood water was still several feet high outside the Drumahoe venue after the nearby River Faughan burst its banks.
Friday's Championship game against Ballyclare switches to Dixon Park.
The expectation is that Institute will be unable to play home games at their premises for at least a month.
The club's dressing rooms are also understood to have been damaged by Tuesday's flooding which caused major disruption throughout the North West.
Pictures of the damage were put on Institute's Twitter feed on Wednesday and the club described the situation as "soul destroying". | Institute's Riverside Stadium is likely to be unavailable for some time after their pitch was badly damaged by flooding on Tuesday night. | 41023967 | [
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Police Scotland said: "Inquiries into the circumstances are at an early stage." | A body has been found in the water at an Aberdeenshire harbour. | 34130730 | [
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The UK's economy grew by an estimated 0.7% in the April to June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
That compared with growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of the year.
Output in the economy during the second quarter was 2.6% higher than the same period a year earlier, the ONS said.
"After a slowdown in the first quarter of 2015, overall GDP growth has returned to that typical of the previous two years," said ONS chief economist Joe Grice.
He added, however, that Tuesday's economic growth figure showed GDP per capita - economic growth as shared out among each member of the population - was back to "broadly level with its pre-economic downturn peak in 2008".
The economy has now seen 10 quarters of sustained economic growth.
The ONS said manufacturing output experienced its first fall in two years with output dropping 0.3% in the quarter.
However, a surge in North Sea oil and gas production lifted overall industrial output by 1% - the biggest increase since late 2010.
The "mining and quarrying" component of the industrial output figures, which includes oil and gas extraction, rose by 7.8% in the quarter, the biggest increase since 1989.
The ONS said the increase, which came despite falling oil prices, was driven by tax cuts in March designed to support the sector.
Construction was flat in the period, the ONS said, recovering from a slight fall the previous quarter.
The UK's dominant services sector recorded growth of 0.7%, following a rise of 0.4% in the previous three months.
Domestic demand is expected to remain strong, as wages rise and with the temporary effects of low inflation boosting consumer spending.
The ONS said there were also signs that businesses were finally increasing investment.
The first estimate of GDP is based on about 40% of the economic data used in the final output estimate and is subject to revision. The second estimate is due in about a month's time.
Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC the figures showed that the UK was "motoring ahead".
"Our economy [is] producing as much per person as ever before. But there are clear risks out there in the world economy from the eurozone to what's happening in the world's stock markets, and so its vital that we stay on the road that we've set out on," he added.
But Labour's shadow chancellor, Chris Leslie, told the BBC that Mr Osborne was "being very complacent".
"Our economic growth really should be much stronger than this, especially with some of the mounting instability in the European economies, China, worldwide. We haven't seen the rebalancing of the recovery that we should have seen by now," he said.
The latest growth figures come amid mounting pressure for a rise in interest rates following five years of rates sitting at the historic low of 0.5%.
They also come a fortnight after Bank of England governor Mark Carney suggested households should prepare for a rate rise towards the beginning of next year.
Andrew Sentance, senior economic adviser at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a former member of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), pointed out that in five of the past six quarters, the UK economy had grown by 0.7% or more, suggesting the economic recovery was "well-established".
Mr Sentence, who said recently that he would have voted to raise interest rates, were he still a member of the MPC, added that the UK was on course to grow by 2.6% in 2015 .
"Against this background, higher interest rates should be firmly on the MPC agenda in the second half of this year," he said.
Anna Leach, head of economic analysis at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), forecast that growth would remain "decent" through the rest of the year, helped by lower oil price and inflation, which she said would drive consumer spending and business activity.
But she warned: "Performance is mixed across sectors, with UK manufacturers going through a tough time as the stronger pound hits sales into the eurozone. Meanwhile, the eurozone is still grappling with uncertainty over the Greek bailout." | UK economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, helped by a big jump in oil and gas production, official figures have shown. | 33686358 | [
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Bertrand Traore, playing as a central striker, gave the Blues the lead when he took Nemanja Matic's pass, turned and fired home from 20 yards out.
The Potters deservedly levelled when Xherdan Shaqiri's cross was punched by Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois to Diouf, who headed into an empty net.
Bojan almost won it for the Potters in injury time but Courtois denied him.
Stoke remain seventh in the table, with Chelsea 10th - three points behind them.
The Blues named a team with Wednesday's Champions League game against Paris St-Germain in mind. Striker Diego Costa, who had a minor tendon injury, was not risked, while midfielder Cesc Fabregas was left on the bench.
Burkina Faso forward Traore started centrally, with recognised strikers Loic Remy and Alexandre Pato on the bench, and his goal was the one real moment of quality in the game.
He found space outside the box before firing a great shot past Jack Butland - his fourth goal in five games.
However, he had a mixed game, failing to control the ball in the box on a couple of occasions and being caught offside needlessly.
He was replaced after 68 minutes by Remy, who made little impact.
Chelsea could have had a penalty when Marc Muniesa leaned on Oscar in the box but there were only muted appeals for a spot-kick.
The Potters had won their previous three Premier League games and started the day five points off the Champions League places.
Mark Hughes named an attacking line-up at the home of the soon-to-be dethroned champions, with Ibrahim Afellay, Shaqiri and Marko Arnautovic starting behind Diouf. When Bojan replaced Glenn Whelan, they had five forwards on the pitch.
And just when it looked like their luck might be out - Courtois had done well to deny Shaqiri and Arnautovic - they got their reward.
With Joselu waiting on the touchline to replace Diouf, the Senegal striker headed home after Courtois failed to adequately deal with Shaqiri's cross. That was his last touch.
Hughes told BBC Sport: "That's the bit of luck you need. He put a great shift in. He was looking a bit tired so I thought I'd freshen it up. Luckily he scored just before I brought him off."
Stoke boss Mark Hughes told BBC Sport: "We're grateful to equalise but we deserved more from the game. It was an excellent away performance - we took the game to Chelsea. We were encouraged by the team they picked.
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"I was a bit surprised with their team. I thought they had a chance to get in the Champions League.
"We're really pleased with the performance. Their goal came out of the blue, it was a great bit of individual skill. I felt we were a strong team and made things happen."
Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink told BBC Sport: "Stoke play well and creatively and they pushed us back. The first goal we got after a sloppy start, it was a beautiful goal.
"We should have got a penalty for a foul on Oscar. Any referee would have given a free-kick if it was outside the box. That was a key point. Stoke got some encouragement after that.
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"We have rested one or two players but it's good to see the players who came in, especially the young ones, like Traore and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, do well.
"Everyone knows in December we were one point off the relegation zone. There was a little bit of panic. Through a lot of draws at the beginning, we moved away and then we had to make the next step with victories, which we did."
Chelsea's next two games will have more of an impact on their chances of winning a trophy than the Stoke fixture.
On Wednesday, they try to overhaul a 2-1 first-leg deficit against PSG in the Champions League last 16, while next Saturday they go to Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Stoke's next game is at home to Southampton next Saturday.
Match ends, Chelsea 1, Stoke City 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Stoke City 1.
Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
Attempt saved. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giannelli Imbula.
Attempt blocked. Joselu (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bojan.
Substitution, Stoke City. Stephen Ireland replaces Marko Arnautovic.
Attempt missed. Oscar (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jack Butland.
Attempt saved. Baba Rahman (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Remy.
Giannelli Imbula (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
Substitution, Stoke City. Joselu replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
Goal! Chelsea 1, Stoke City 1. Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Nemanja Matic.
Bojan (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
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Offside, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
Hand ball by Bojan (Stoke City).
Substitution, Stoke City. Bojan replaces Glenn Whelan.
Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Glenn Whelan (Stoke City).
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Wollscheid.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.
Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Bertrand Traore.
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Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Giannelli Imbula (Stoke City).
Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Root, a winner alongside women's captain Charlotte Edwards, averaged almost 95 in Test cricket under Moores, who was dismissed on 9 May.
"A lot of credit for that has to go to Peter Moores," said the 24-year-old.
"Over the past year, he has definitely got the best out of me - along with the rest of the coaching department."
Root was left out of the England team for the final Test of the Ashes whitewash in January 2014, but was recalled after Moores was appointed coach for the second time a year ago.
The Yorkshire right-hander has since amassed 1,135 Test runs.
"When I came back from Australia, I realised a lot of the time out there I was trying to work on things I wasn't too good at - and putting all my energy into that, rather than spending more time strengthening the stuff I am good at," added Root
"Peter saw that - and I simplified things as well."
Root, named player of the year for the men's side after a vote of cricket media, was last week appointed Test vice-captain by new director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
"I was delighted, so I accepted straight away," said Root. "I don't think things will change much - just a bit more responsibility on my part.
"If Alastair Cook wants to come up to me for ideas, I will make sure I have something to help him out."
As well as being named as the women's player of the year, Edwards was presented with a silver cap to mark her 200th game as England captain against New Zealand in February.
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The incident was not seen by the match officials but was caught on video.
Schweinsteiger, 31, will miss games against Bournemouth, Norwich and Stoke, and return in time to play Chelsea.
Referee Mark Clattenburg spoke to both players after the incident, but did not mention it in his post-match report.
A panel of three former elite referees each reviewed the video footage independently of one another and unanimously decided it was a sending-off offence.
"He knows what he's done - he's elbowed me in the face," Reid said following the match.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said it was "a clear red card - a straight red without any doubts".
He added: "It was a moment of madness. He deserved to be sent off, but the referee told me he didn't see it. Fair enough, I believe it. It was an elbow."
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It would also cut foreign aid in order to spend 2% of GDP on defence.
The party said there was "not a cigarette paper" between the defence policies of the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems.
The Conservatives accused UKIP of "playing politics with the military... in an irresponsible way".
The dedicated veterans' minister would be part of the Cabinet Office rather than the Ministry of Defence.
They would ensure veterans get specialist support, UKIP leader Nigel Farage said.
This would include priority access to social housing and a fast-track card for NHS mental health services.
During a visit to the West Midlands, Mr Farage accused the Conservative Party of being guilty of "shocking double standards" over defence and foreign aid.
The Conservatives and Labour have not committed to matching the 2% Nato spending target, which was met during the last Parliament, beyond 2016.
Mr Farage said: "No previous Conservative prime minister in history would have countenanced sanctioning continual rises in foreign aid giveaways while at the same time pursuing a programme of continual cuts in defence."
This election issue includes foreign policy and the role of UK’s defence forces at home and abroad.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
He said troops who had served more than 12 years would, under UKIP, be offered jobs in the police force, prison service and the borders agency.
Campaigners have long called for a national defence medal, awarded by the Queen, for everyone who serves in Britain's armed forces.
Mr Farage said the medal could be worn by all veterans during parades, and would mean "millions of people would feel more engaged".
UKIP say extra spending on defence would come through cutting the foreign aid budget by £9bn per year.
Last year, the foreign aid budget was £11.7bn.
A Conservative Party spokesman said the UK had the second largest defence budget in Nato and would spend over £160bn in the next decade on new military equipment.
He added: "We've also enshrined the armed forces covenant into law so our troops are treated with the respect they deserve.
"It comes down to this: you can only have strong armed forces if you have a strong economy first."
Speaking to reporters during his visit to Dudley where the defence policy was set out, Mr Farage said UKIP's support had dipped since the "euphoric" feeling that followed the party's by-election wins in Rochester and Clacton last year.
Everybody had "peaks and troughs", he said, adding that the by-election wins of Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless had caused a "slightly euphoric" feeling among UKIP supporters but the party is "back a bit since then."
This week Prime Minister David Cameron urged UKIP supporters to "come home" to the Tories, saying the general election was not the time to register a protest vote.
UKIP called his comments "absurd".
Subscribe to the BBC Election 2015 newsletter to get a round-up of the day's campaign news sent to your inbox every weekday afternoon. | UKIP has set out its defence policy, including a new independent veterans' minister and a national defence medal for all members of the armed forces. | 32201662 | [
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At least 44 more have been injured in the crush, which was reportedly triggered by a road accident.
The pilgrims were returning from the Hindu shrine of Sabarimala, which is in a remote, mountainous, densely-forested area.
Kerala Governor R S Gavai has said he is "deeply shocked and saddened".
"We have recovered 102 bodies. The rescue work is almost over," local police official Sanjay Kumar told the Associated Press news agency.
The stampede happened at Pulmedu, near the town of Vandiperiyar in Idukki district, Indian media reported.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims had gathered at the hill shrine on Friday, the last day of an annual festival.
The festival runs for two months and attracts millions of visitors every year.
Reports differed as to exactly how the deadly crush was triggered.
The Indian PTI news agency said a jeep carrying pilgrims had driven into a crowd returning from the shrine, starting a panic.
However, the Times of India reported that the incident happened when the jeep broke down and overturned as pilgrims tried to move it.
It crushed a number of people and caused others to stumble, which then triggered the stampede, the report said.
Correspondents say deadly stampedes are not unusual at Indian temples, where huge crowds gather in small areas with few safety measures or crowd controls.
A similar tragedy happened at Sabaramila in 1999, when more than 50 people died in a stampede after a landslide on a crowded hillside. | Officials say 102 pilgrims have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala. | 12196178 | [
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Luiz, 27, joined the Blues from Benfica for £21.3m in January 2011.
"The move is now subject to David Luiz agreeing personal terms with PSG and passing a medical," a statement on Chelsea's official website read.
The Brazilian has three years left on the five-year contract he signed at Stamford Bridge in September 2012.
He said on Twitter: "Thanks CFC for this time of great partnership. I'm thankful for all! It's a new challenge and together we'll go even further. Allez Paris!"
Luiz has been the subject of interest from Barcelona in the last two summers, but French champions PSG - despite recently failing Uefa's financial fair play (FFP) rules - will break the transfer record for a defender to secure his services.
Luiz is not part of manager Jose Mourinho's first-choice central defensive pairing and his exit would provide funds to strengthen in other areas, especially as Chelsea themselves only narrowly complied with FFP rules.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is among those linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
Because of FFP, Chelsea cannot afford to spend heavily on incoming players unless they recoup similar amounts from outgoings - which they could, and did, in the earlier years of owner Roman Abramovich's reign.
The new financial restrictions, coupled with Mourinho's plans from a footballing perspective, are now at the forefront of the club's thinking and also explain the £37.1m sale of midfielder Juan Mata to Manchester United in January.
All 12 of Luiz's goals for the Blues came in his first two-and-a-half seasons and although he played 34 games during the 2013-14 campaign, Mourinho prefers John Terry and Gary Cahill at centre-half and Luiz is not seen as a long-term option in midfield.
Chelsea have high hopes for 21-year-old Czech Tomas Kalas and 19-year-old Englishman Nathaniel Chalobah as defensive options.
The Blues also spent £12m on St Etienne centre-back Kurt Zouma in January. | Chelsea have agreed a deal with Paris St-Germain, worth in the region of £40m, for the sale of defender David Luiz to the French champions. | 27553042 | [
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He spent five years with Le Havre, scoring six times in 60 games after moving from amateur club Quimper.
"I'm delighted we've been able to sign him. Any signing has to improve what we already have and Riyad is a very talented, technically good player," said Leicester manager Nigel Pearson. | Leicester City have signed Riyad Mahrez from French second-tier side Le Havre. | 25639726 | [
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Mosimane said they could only blame themselves for not capitalising on a quick start in Atteridgeville, just outside Pretoria, where they were 2-0 up after just six minutes as their Ugandan visitors seemed to suffer from stage fright.
We have ourselves to blame for putting ourselves in this position so we need to take ourselves out of this position
Sundowns had the lion's share of possession in the first leg of their last 32-tie after that, but still allowed KCCA to get back into the game and net a potentially vital away goal in the 69th minute.
"We have ourselves to blame for putting ourselves in this position so we need to take ourselves out of this position. So we have to fight for it. We have the experience, we have the game, we have the personnel.," said Mosimane, voted Africa's Coach of the Year for 2016.
It means a tenuous lead for the return leg of the second round tie in the Ugandan capital where KCCA need win only 1-0 to go through on the away goals rule.
Mosimane says Sundowns will have to defend well in the return but also pointed out his own team's good away record in winning last year's crown. He said KCCA would be forced to leave gaps at the back as they went in search of victory in front of their own supporters
"It won't be an easy game for them either because they have to push everybody upfront to go score And then we can play on the break also because we've got that ability."
KCCA surprised Mosimane with their work ethic and their recovery after conceding goals to centre backs Bangaly Soumahoro and Ricardo Nascimento so early in the game
"They worked hard. They are a hard working team, they really worked off the ball, they fight, they run, they don't give up, they have the hope," he said of the Ugandan champions, who are also current league leaders in their domestic competition.
Sundowns now face the possibility of joining the likes of recent champions who have come unstuck in embarrassingly early fashion in defence of their crown.
Last year it was TP Mazembe who went out before the group phase and two years before that Egypt's Al Ahly were handed a shock second round defeat by their namesakes from Benghazi in Libya. | Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says the African Champions League holders are in a difficult position after failing to take advantage of a star-struck Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and not press home their early dominance as they began the defence of their title on Friday night. | 39243164 | [
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It comes amid growing concern that the next branch of so-called Islamic State (IS) could emerge in the region.
David Cameron said "brutal terrorists" would only be defeated if countries united against their "common enemy".
Mr Cameron is to raise the issue in meetings with the leaders of both countries during the four-day trip.
He is heading to Indonesia on the first stop of his tour, which is primarily intended to boost trade with Britain.
But Mr Cameron will also use his visit to discuss the threat from Islamist extremism with his counterparts, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, and later Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia.
The UK government estimates about 500 people from Indonesia and about 200 from Malaysia have joined IS in Iraq and Syria.
The prime minister is said to be "keen to explore" whether the UK can offer more practical counter-terrorism support to both countries, such as disrupting foreign fighters, investigating potential terror plots and improving aviation security.
He is also planning to learn from their work in tackling the extremist ideology and encouraging tolerance, to explore whether the UK can learn from their approach.
Speaking ahead of his departure for Indonesia, Mr Cameron said IS was "one of the biggest threats our world has faced".
"All of us face a threat from foreign fighters and from increasing radicalisation within our countries and it's right that we look at what help we can provide to one another," he said.
Separately, it is understood the UK government has had discussions about its role in tackling IS in Libya.
There is no suggestion of any air strikes but it is thought the UK has considered what help it could offer in combating IS's presence if a stable Libyan government was formed. | The prime minister is expected to offer Indonesia and Malaysia support in tackling Islamist extremists, during a trade mission to South East Asia. | 33667279 | [
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Britain's three remaining sides in the competition have reached this stage for the second successive season, with champions Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona also still in.
The draw takes place at 11:00 GMT in Nyon, Switzerland.
Liverpool, who failed to qualify, join Celtic, Everton and Tottenham in the following Europa League last-32 draw.
Chelsea will be in pot one after winning their group, while Manchester City and Arsenal join the group runners-up in pot two.
No teams that progressed from the same group or are from the same country can be drawn against each other, so among the sides Jose Mourinho's side could meet are Serie A champions Juventus and French champions Paris St-Germain.
Manchester City, who won 2-0 at Roma on Wednesday to qualify, and Arsenal's list of potential opponents include La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Barcelona.
The Gunners could also be drawn against Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, who topped Manchester City's group.
Liverpool, Tottenham and Celtic could face difficult ties in the last 32 of the Europa League after not being seeded for the draw.
Tottenham and Celtic were second in their Europa League groups while Liverpool dropped down from the Champions League after finishing third in their group.
That leaves Everton as the only seeded British team in the draw for the last 32, joining the likes of Inter Milan, Napoli and Zenit St Petersburg.
The Toffees could potentially be drawn against Celtic in an England v Scotland tie.
The draws will be covered live by the BBC Sport website.
Europa League last 32
Seeded teams: Borussia Monchengladbach (GER), Club Brugge (BEL), Besiktas (TUR), Salzburg (AUT), Dinamo Moscow (RUS), Inter Milan (ITA), Feyenoord (NED), Everton (ENG), Napoli (ITA), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Fiorentina (ITA), Legia Warsaw (POL), Olympiakos (GRE), Sporting Lisbon (POR), Athletic Bilbao (ESP), Zenit St Petersburg (RUS).
Unseeded teams: Villarreal (ESP), Torino (ITA), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Celtic (SCO), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR), Sevilla (ESP), VfL Wolfsburg (GER), Young Boys (SUI), Aalborg (DEN), Guingamp (FRA), Trabzonspor (TUR), Anderlecht (BEL), Ajax (NED), Liverpool (ENG), Roma (ITA). | Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are in Monday's draw for the Champions League last 16. | 30454429 | [
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Whatever your perspective or personal views of what Mr Aamer is, was, or represents, his return to the UK was greeted with a collective sigh of relief across Whitehall.
The 5,017 days of detention were not only a real point of tension in the critical transatlantic relationship; they also soured and compromised attempts by the government to reach out to some of the hardest-to-reach Muslim communities.
In the short term, he will begin to receive expert medical help, including a psychiatric assessment. He will finally get to meet the son who was born on the day he arrived at Guantanamo Bay.
But for some, Mr Aamer's return represents a risk. Davis Lewin, of the Henry Jackson Society, a security and foreign relations think tank, has urged the UK to think very carefully about how it manages and monitors him now he is back.
Mr Aamer's legal team have said he will submit to whatever monitoring is required - although they also argue it is unnecessary because the case against him comes from unreliable allegations extracted during torture.
If MI5 decides to monitor him, he may never know for sure that it is happening - such is the nature of that kind of work.
There are bigger questions for the UK, questions of legacy and lessons to be learnt.
Critics argue that in the wake of 9/11 the US was not the only country to lose its legal map and moral compass.
London didn't seem to want to tell Washington that Guantanamo was a bad idea - and it didn't insist that any British men detained in Afghanistan be brought back to the UK.
That, say critics, was a dereliction of long-standing British principles of justice.
"Human rights and justice and the rule of law are for everybody," says former Conservative cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell, a member of the cross-party group that lobbied Washington to release Mr Aamer.
"He has been denied that. Not only is that terrible for him, but we have to be better than that if we're going to defeat the scourge of terror and terrorism.
"We're going to have to rise above these things and stick to the rule of law, and accept that human rights belong to everyone."
Some American interrogations involved intelligence material provided by Britain - and that could amount to complicity in torture.
And so, many MPs are now pushing for real answers to questions about Britain's role in the weeks and months after 9/11.
"One of the things that it is absolutely essential that happens in due course is that [Shaker Aamer] looks the camera in the eye in Britain and says what happened to him," says Mr Mitchell.
"If as is alleged he was tortured, and if there was any UK involvement in that, we need to get to the bottom of that not only because it's utterly wrong if it was done in our name, but also because we need to ensure that these sort of circumstances don't happen to anyone else."
But why haven't those answers come out yet?
The government fought a mammoth legal battle to prevent courts disclosing the full extent of what ministers and officials knew about the transfer of men to Guantanamo.
But the claimants ultimately accepted a multi-million pound settlement - meaning the government never had to disclose what happened.
Parliament then passed the Justice and Security Act which allows ministers to apply to hear cases in secret - closing that door for good.
Campaigners still hoped the facts would emerge in a full judge-led inquiry into complicity in rendition.
The promised inquiry was shelved because there is still the possibility of criminal charges in relation to alleged rendition to Libya.
So it is now down to the Intelligence and Security Committee to investigate.
Earlier this week, the committee's new chair, Dominic Grieve QC, said he wanted to get started.
The last detainee with a UK connection now has a long and complicated road ahead of him. He has to learn how to stop being Detainee 239 of Guantanamo Bay and become Shaker Aamer, father of four, of south-west London.
His legal team say he does not want to persecute those who abused him - and in a recent letter to the BBC he talked about the "contract" he believes he must honour with the British people for their support. | As the jet carrying Shaker Aamer landed at Biggin Hill airport, the questions over his future were only just beginning. | 34684652 | [
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Stoneman, who resumed on 83, reached 111 before he was run out to leave the visitors 252-7, still 13 runs behind.
Paul Coughlin (49) and John Hastings took them ahead, but both fell to Rikki Clarke after lunch and Keith Barker finished the innings with his fifth wicket as Durham were all out for 327.
Warwickshire lost two quick wickets but Ian Westwood (32no) saw them to 63-2.
The win, which earned the home side a maximum 24 points, saw them maintain their unbeaten start to the season in Division One, while Durham have now lost two games, but remain second.
However, the match will be remembered primarily for Barker's efforts with both bat and ball as he narrowly missed out on becoming the first Warwickshire player since 1911 to score a century and take 10 wickets in a first-class game - as his 5-103 gave him match figures of 9-157.
Resuming on 189-4, still needing 76 runs to make the hosts bat again, Clarke removed skipper Paul Collingwood lbw early on although the former England batsman looked from from impressed with the decision.
Stoneman soon brought up his first century of the season from 179 balls, but Durham were further in trouble when the out-of-form Phil Mustard edged Barker to William Porterfield at third slip.
Then, just as it looked he would take Durham into the lead, Stoneman was farcically run out from the non-striker's end as he went for a single, but was sent back by Coughlin and 17-year-old substitute fielder Aaron Thomason swooped to send the ball back to Jeetan Patel who whipped off the bails.
Coughlin and Hastings upped the scoring rate before lunch with a fifty stand, but any hopes of saving the game were extinguished shortly after the interval when both were out to Clarke (3-61) in the same over.
Barker ended the innings when he had Chris Rushworth caught by Clarke to finish with his 10th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Requiring just 63 for victory, but without captain Varun Chopra who was hit on the leg while fielding, the hosts soon found themselves 12-2 after Porterfield fell third ball and Jonathan Trott was run out.
Westwood and Laurie Evans steadied any nerves to see their side home in 17.4 overs.
Warwickshire all-rounder Keith Barker:
"In these last two games we have been more 'Warwickshire' than we had before and hopefully we can carry that on.
"I think we will always be up there or thereabouts in Championship cricket especially.
"It is just a question of getting on a roll and making sure we are in contention towards the end of the season."
Durham coach Jon Lewis:
"We were pretty positive this morning. We felt that with six wickets left we were in with a chance of making something of the day.
"Mark played really well but the run-out wasn't a great piece of communication, and unfortunately Mark was the victim.
"It's a busy time coming up but we've shown resilience before. I'd like to not have to show resilience after defeat but that's something we're going to have to do." | Warwickshire wrapped up an eight-wicket victory over Durham despite a battling century from opener Mark Stoneman. | 32811602 | [
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Isle of Wight Council tried to fine Jon Platt £120 for taking his daughter to Florida during the school term.
But magistrates backed the father, so the council appealed to the High Court, which again ruled in Mr Platt's favour.
The Department for Education is meeting the council's legal costs.
The legal case rests on what constitutes "regular attendance".
Mr Platt has argued that even after the "once-in-a-lifetime" family trip to Disneyland, his daughter had 90% attendance at school and this argument was accepted by the High Court in May last year.
At the time Lord Justice Lloyd Jones said the case "raised a point of law of general public importance".
After losing the case the council, at the request of Schools Minister Nick Gibb, applied to the Supreme Court for permission to launch a final legal challenge.
New guidelines came into force in England in 2013 making the policy on unauthorised term-time absences the toughest in the UK.
The change followed concerns that some families had started to see going away in term-time as an entitlement.
Under the rules, if a school declares an absence unauthorised, the council can fine each parent £60 per child - and this doubles to £120 if not paid within 21 days.
Councils in England have varying policies on term-time holiday fines. Some issue thousands of fines - others barely any.
The case is forcing many to look again at the detail.
Most parents simply pay the fines to avoid prosecution, but Mr Platt says thousands have contacted him for advice on fighting the fines.
Many parents complain that the cost of going away in the school holidays can be four times as much as during term-time - but the government says there is clear evidence "that every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil's chance of gaining good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances".
A DfE spokeswoman said the government's position remained that children should not be taken out of school "without good reason".
"That is why we have tightened the rules and are supporting schools and local authorities to use their powers to tackle unauthorised absence."
Ministers are also considering changing the law on term-time absences, depending on the outcome of the case.
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They introduced it 10 years ago when the West African country was suffering from a shortfall of nurses as many headed off for better opportunities in the West.
It began a scheme funding the education of nurses who then had to agree to work for the next five years in Ghana.
But now the government says it has enough nurses and it is no longer useful to keep them under bond.
"There are now more private schools churning out nurses and some of them can't even find jobs," Dr Kwesi Abir, the health ministry's deputy director of human resources, told the BBC.
"There is no point to continue to pay the tuition of nurses and also give allowances when hundreds are paying their own fees in private schools," he said.
The policy reversal is unlikely to lead to an immediate exodus of nurses because although the bond scheme stopped taking new entrants last year, it takes four years to qualify as a nurse and those already in the scheme will have to finish their five-year service.
If a nurse wants to jump the bond there is penalty of $650 (£422) to pay for each uncompleted year, something very few can afford to do.
And the authorities will not issue certificates that will enable them to work abroad unless the fine is paid.
Student nurse Collins Aboagye says he is in that position - even though he would love to work in the UK after qualifying, he will not be able to.
"I think the five years is too much… I wish to work outside because outside, there are certain things their way of delivering care is a bit different from ours here."
This is a sentiment - a desire for job satisfaction - that is echoed at the country's premiere hospital, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in the capital, Accra.
Nurses can be seen under pressure as they attend to patients in the maternity ward - a large hall with about 100 benches filled with women awaiting for antenatal services.
Some of them are impatient, demanding to be seen more quickly.
One of the major difficulties in providing good healthcare is not just the number of healthcare professionals but the fact that hospitals are ill equipped, nurses told the BBC.
They say there are insufficient protective plastic gloves, not enough hospital beds for patients, a lack of water and chemicals, frequent power outages - their list is endless.
However, salaries are likely to still be a driving factor for nurses to go abroad given Ghana's rising cost of living.
According to the UK's National Health Service, a newly qualified nurse starts on a salary of more than £21,000 a year - with opportunities to earn overtime - that is, at least $2,695 a month.
A professional nurse in Ghana earns about $400 a month after tax - and nurses often face the frustration of delays in the payment of their salaries.
Salma Razak, a nurse at Korle Bu who just finished serving her bond, is free now to work abroad, but she remains undecided.
She says although the government has improved some things for nurses, much more could be done.
"From the beginning, you can start by paying us hourly, not monthly - in that way salaries will be much more," she told the BBC.
This would stop nurses being tempted to seek employment elsewhere, she said.
Ghana currently has a little more than 20,000 professional nurses.
Each year about 400 enter the job market but in 2004 almost twice that number - 700 nurses - left to work in the UK.
Ghana's health ministry says these numbers have dramatically declined with only about 300 nurses leaving in the last two years.
Behind the numbers, there are grave concerns about the quality of healthcare delivery.
And there is a down side for students from poorer backgrounds who will no longer be able to benefit from the government-funded scheme.
But with the brain drain stemmed, health officials are optimistic that the funds used in nurse training can now be used to address long waiting hours and improve hospitals. | Ghana's government has scrapped a controversial ban on newly qualified nurses travelling to find more lucrative employment abroad. | 31637774 | [
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The Welsh Government has agreed to sign over some land near the entrance to Pembrey Country Park, meaning work can start shortly.
Welsh Cycling welcomed the announcement.
Chief executive Anne Adams-King said: "The development of cycling facilities in Wales is a priority for Welsh Cycling as they provide opportunities for all to cycle encouraging physical activity and progression through sport to elite performance."
It is expected to make more than £25,000 a year from entrance fees and caravan and camping stays. | Work will begin on a £500,000 purpose-built cycling circuit in Carmarthenshire after a funding boost from the council. | 38906181 | [
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Apple was ordered to pay about $234m (£179m) when it lost the patent case.
That sum has now been more than doubled because it continued to use the tech.
The judge said that additional damages and interest brought the sum owed to $506m.
However, Apple still hopes to overthrow the fine by appealing against the original jury verdict.
The penalty is still less than the $862m the university had originally sought in damages.
That is because Apple was found not to have deliberately infringed the university's microchip technology.
The patent in question outlined a way to boost computing performance by predicting how processors are about to be used.
The original case covered Apple's use of the invention in its A7, A8 and A8X processors, which are found in devices including the iPhone 5S and the iPad Air 2.
Apple did not re-engineer the chips after losing the dispute in 2015 nor pull the relevant products from sale, and thus became liable for the additional payout.
The university is also seeking further compensation for Apple's continued infringement of the patent in its A9 and A9X chips, which power its iPhone 6S and iPad Pro models.
However, the follow-up legal action has been put on hold until Apple's appeal has been considered. | A US judge has ordered Apple to pay more than half a billion dollars to a university after the tech firm failed to abide by an earlier court ruling. | 40729733 | [
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The four national football associations were unable to agree on sending Great Britain teams to Rio.
Sampson, who led England to a bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, described the situation as "frustrating".
"I've watched the tournament and I believe this team would have won the gold medal," he said.
"This group of players did earn the right to go to an Olympics and represent themselves and their country, but it's been taken away from them".
England captain Steph Houghton, who scored three goals at London 2012 for Great Britain, added that it was "very disappointing" to not go to Rio.
"That was originally our place - the place that we won at the World Cup, and it's hard, but at the same time there's no point about complaining we can't be there," she added.
England's Football Association had put forward the idea of sending Great Britain teams to the Olympics, but Fifa said it would need the agreement of the ruling bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who were against it.
Stewart Regan, the Scottish Football Association's chief executive, has been among those to voice concerns that a Great Britain team would threaten the separate status of the home nations at future international tournaments such as World Cups. | Great Britain could have won another Olympic gold had the women's football team been allowed to compete, believes England head coach Mark Sampson. | 37110918 | [
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The news coincided with the launch of Sky Go Extra - a service allowing users to download movies and TV shows so they can be watched offline.
One expert said the product might add to the strain.
Sky Go Extra still works at slow internet speeds - however, Sky's other streaming services rely on the user having a 2 megabit per second connection. Some subscribers have complained their download speeds have fallen below this level at peak times.
A Sky spokeswoman apologised for the problems.
"Following a combination of an underlying increase in network traffic as well as a high rate of new customer additions, we are aware of capacity issues in a small number of exchanges," she said.
"We are working on adding new capacity to those exchanges as quickly as we can. We apologise to all customers who have been impacted by this issue."
She confirmed a report by The Register that users in Doncaster, North Wales and Bristol were among those affected, but declined to be more specific or name other locations.
However, the firm has provided an online postcode checking facility for its subscribers to check if their local exchange has been flagged as having an issue.
Sky also indicated that less than 5% of its broadband customer base used the affected exchanges.
Andrew Ferguson, editor of the Thinkbroadband news site noted that Sky had recently run a major promotion highlighting the fact it did not place "fair use" caps on the amount of data its customers use.
As a result, he said, the firm had probably attracted subscribers who downloaded significantly more than the average 23 gigabytes per month consumed by the average UK broadband user.
"Sky had this problem last year in some of its exchanges, and it's definitely not the only service provider to have experienced this problem," he told the BBC.
"It's very much related to the firms' promotional activities. Sky has also been pushing its fibre products recently - they offer higher speeds and people who sign up generally use more data afterwards." | Sky has acknowledged that some of its customers are experiencing slow internet speeds as a consequence of it signing up new subscribers. | 21164871 | [
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The Red Roses recovered from 14-7 down after 30 minutes to win a ninth game in a row on Sunday.
Emily Scarratt, Abbie Scott, Lydia Thompson, Marlie Packer and Vicky Fleetwood scored the tries.
"With analysis we can look at what we have to improve on but we needed to give everything against the best side in the world. We've done that and so are rightfully very happy and very proud," said head coach Simon Middleton.
England are preparing for the Women's Rugby World Cup, which takes place in Ireland and starts in Dublin on Wednesday, 9 August.
"We have built through the series and to come out and to put in a performance like that against New Zealand is something we're very pleased and happy about," said England captain Sarah Hunter.
"We wanted to stick to our processes, stay patient and that's exactly what we did. We took everything we've been doing in training onto the pitch." | England beat New Zealand 29-21 in Rotorua to finish the International Women's Rugby Series unbeaten. | 40311896 | [
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A urine sample showed the Australian, who rode at Royal Ascot last week, had the appetite suppressant Phentermine in her system when tested on 11 June.
The sample was provided by Payne, 31, at the Swan Hill Cup meeting in Victoria.
Racing Victoria stewards in Australia will hold an inquiry on Thursday.
Payne has only just returned to Australia after she rode Kaspersky into fifth place in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on 20 June.
She was advised of the test findings and stood down from riding in races and trackwork by stewards on 23 June.
Payne made history in 2015 when she became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup with Prince Of Penzance.
After her victory, she made headlines with her comment: "I want to say to everyone else, get stuffed, because women can do anything and we can beat the world."
Her life story is being made into a film, produced and directed by actress Rachel Griffiths, who starred in Muriel's Wedding and Six Feet Under.
Payne made her Royal Ascot debut last week after serious injury ruled her out of the previous year's meeting.
She required surgery on her pancreas following a fall in May 2016 and spent a month in hospital. | Michelle Payne, the only female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, has been stood down from riding after testing positive for a banned substance. | 40428599 | [
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Spireites midfielder Gary Liddle was sent off after only 16 minutes for a foul on Kane Vincent-Young.
Chesterfield kept the U's out until Drew Wright broke free with 20 minutes remaining, cutting the ball back for Bonne to strike right-footed.
However, three minutes later Lee Novak converted from the spot after he was felled by Richard Brindley.
Colchester's winless run in League One stretched to 17 matches as they remain rooted to the foot of the table while a point was enough to take Chesterfield out of the relegation places. | Macauley Bonne scored his first goal in 11 games but Colchester were held to a draw by 10-man Chesterfield. | 35529454 | [
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The DUP MP said those arguing to stay in the EU were raising concerns over border operations and border posts if a UK exit happened.
He also said some were arguing that Northern Ireland would "descend back into violence" if Brexit took place.
He made his comments to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Monday.
It is hearing evidence about how a UK exit from the European Union could affect Northern Ireland.
The investigation comes as the EU referendum campaign begins to gather pace.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is examining issues like the economy and the border with the Republic of Ireland.
In an unusual move. Gavin Robinson gave evidence to the committee on which he sits.
After hearing evidence for the first part of the session, he changed seats and was questioned by his fellow committee members.
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"I take it pretty ill for those who suggest that Northern Ireland will descend back into violence should we not benefit from a continued relationship with the European Union," he said.
The committee also heard evidence from Ulster Unionist MLAs Michael McGimpsey and Mike Nesbitt.
The UUP leader said Northern Ireland was "a net beneficiary" in economic terms. He argued that leaving the EU would create severe difficulties and uncertainty for farmers, the voluntary and community sector and colleges and universities.
He said the decision was "a balanced one" and said that, on balance, Northern Ireland is better remaining in the European Union.
Declan Kearney of Sinn Féin told the committee: "This island's place is in Europe."
He criticised those who are campaigning for the UK to leave the EU.
He said Brexit would "reinforce partition" and would see the re-introduction of trading tariffs and customs posts.
Stephen Farry and David Ford for the Alliance Party also gave evidence. Alliance is campaigning to stay in the EU, which Mr Farry described as a "good thing ".
"The EU gives us access to a huge single market," he said.
TUV leader Jim Allister and his party colleague Henry Reilly also appeared before the committee.
Mr Allister said his party would be enthusiastically campaigning for the UK to leave the EU.
He said the EU had caused enormous damage to the local agriculture and fishing sector and the former MEP argued that it was time people were freed from the "shackles of the EU".
MPs also heard contributions from the SDLP and the Green Party. Both parties will campaign for the UK to remain within the EU.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood told MPs that "the EU is the best example of peace-making anywhere".
He criticised those who claimed that those campaigning to stay in the EU were using fear tactics. The Foyle MLA said people were capable of "making up their own minds".
South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell walked out of the meeting suddenly after he appeared to take exception to a contribution from Labour MP Kate Hoey.
During a discussion about the origins of the peace process Dr McDonnell objected to a contribution from Ms Hoey and said: "That is not acceptable" .
He said that was "the second time today" and he looked to the committee chairman Lawrence Robertson and said: "You have to control that member."
As Dr McDonnell left the room he knocked over his chair.
Ms Hoey clarified that she had not been "laughing at John Hume" and continued to question the witness, Colum Eastwood . | East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has warned that people are using fear tactics in the European Union referendum campaign. | 35749625 | [
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The visitors came from behind after Romelu Lukaku fired in to reward Everton for their early dominance.
Palace equalised through a Mile Jedinak penalty on 30 minutes before Fraizer Campbell's header and Yannick Bolasie's low shot put them firmly in control.
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A Leighton Baines penalty gave Everton hope late on but Palace held on.
This is a less brave and bold Palace to the one led by Tony Pulis that secured an impressive 3-2 win on this ground at the end of last season but they remain physically competitive and tactically astute under the experienced Neil Warnock, who now has a win to go with the two draws with which he began his second spell in charge of the club.
This victory is a testimony to their resilience and self-belief as they were barely in the game in the first 30 minutes against an Everton side who showed no initial ill-effects from their Europa League exertions against Wolfsburg on Thursday.
The initial bouyancy from the Toffees was enabled by the fresh legs of Christian Atsu, Samuel Eto'o and Leon Osman, all of whom were making their first start of the season and all of whom posed Palace problems.
It was from the latter's neat pass that the home side took the lead, as Lukaku gathered possession and powered past a static back-line before side-footing a low shot past Julian Speroni.
It was all too easy for the Toffees, so much so that they took their foot off the gas and were undone by their own hubris as Palace equalised completely against a run of play that had, in truth, ground to a near halt.
John Stones and Sylvain Distin left a headed flick-on for keeper Tim Howard, who arrived too late to claim the ball and instead took out James McArthur in the box, giving Jedinak the chance to stroke in an unstoppable penalty.
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The goal gave Palace an inch and from it they took a mile.
Warnock's men came within inches of giving themselves a half-time lead as Bolasie's deflected 30-yard shot struck the corner of the goal frame.
But they only had to wait until nine minutes into the second half, as Howard's torrid afternoon continued when his misjudged flap at a cross allowed Campbell to head home and put Palace in front.
With Everton in disarray, the visitors extended their lead as Jason Puncheon found Bolasie in the box and he struck a low shot across Howard and into the net on 69 minutes.
The introduction of Steven Naismith and Kevin Mirallas gave the home side impetus, which resulted in James McCarthy drawing a foul from Scott Dann to win a penalty.
Baines dispatched the 83rd-minute spot kick to pull one back but Everton could not find an equaliser despite six minutes of added time.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez:
"The penalty was an incredible reward for Palace and from then on the mental change allowed Palace to have a lot of belief and to change the game.
"It was very uncharacteristic of us to concede three goals with three errors, but even then the character was incredible and we almost managed to get something out of the game."
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock:
"This gives everyone a lot of belief. We should have won the other two games against Newcastle and Burnley and we were disappointed not to.
"I thought we deserved to win it today. We were apprehensive in the first 20 minutes and gave them a bit too much respect but from that moment we grew into the game and we said it was a game we could go on and try to win.
"What pleased me was that Everton are a good side and we had to hang in there at times and put our head in and make tackles and blocks, and I like that kind of football."
Match ends, Everton 2, Crystal Palace 3.
Second Half ends, Everton 2, Crystal Palace 3.
Offside, Everton. Gareth Barry tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Adlène Guédioura (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mile Jedinak following a fast break.
Foul by Phil Jagielka (Everton).
Kevin Doyle (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Steven Naismith (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Doyle (Crystal Palace).
Foul by Steven Naismith (Everton).
Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Adlène Guédioura (Crystal Palace).
Julian Speroni (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ezekiel Fryers replaces Yannick Bolasie.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Kevin Doyle replaces Fraizer Campbell.
Attempt missed. Phil Jagielka (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jason Puncheon.
Substitution, Everton. Darron Gibson replaces Sylvain Distin.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Adlène Guédioura replaces James McArthur.
Goal! Everton 2, Crystal Palace 3. Leighton Baines (Everton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Everton. James McCarthy draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) after a foul in the penalty area.
Phil Jagielka (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Crystal Palace).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas.
Steven Naismith (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Steven Naismith (Everton).
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Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
Leighton Baines (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace).
Steven Naismith (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Crystal Palace).
Attempt saved. Leon Osman (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Scott Dann.
Offside, Everton. Leon Osman tries a through ball, but Kevin Mirallas is caught offside. | Crystal Palace claimed their first win of the season as they extended Everton's winless league streak at Goodison Park to four matches. | 29196080 | [
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Helen Richardson-Walsh struck twice in the second quarter to give Great Britain a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Sophie Bray then won a scramble in front of goal to knock home GB's third, before Florencia Habif pulled two back for Argentina.
Group B leaders Great Britain next face Japan on Friday.
Goalkeeper Maddie Hinch pulled off some fine saves as Argentina, who won bronze at London 2012, grew stronger throughout the game.
Richardson-Walsh saw her fourth-quarter penalty flick saved after a foul on Alex Danson, but Great Britain were able to hold on.
"Beating a team like them gives us confidence but I don't think we're firing on all cylinders," said Richardson-Walsh.
"At the start we felt comfortable, which is good, but this tournament is tough. Anything can happen in the quarter-finals but we're building momentum and hopefully we can use it."
Kathleen Bam scored three goals as the United States beat Japan 6-1 to stay second in Group B.
Jodie Kenny struck twice as Australia beat India 6-1, with Anuradha Thokchom scoring a consolation goal a minute from the end.
New Zealand moved up to second in Group A as they beat Spain 2-1 thanks to two goals from Kelsey Smith, while Germany beat South Korea 2-0 and China and the Netherlands played out a goalless draw.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Great Britain's women maintained their unbeaten record as they qualified for the Olympic quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Argentina. | 37039741 | [
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The drama, which chronicles The Boston Globe's investigation into child abuse in the Catholic Church, features an all-star ensemble cast including Rachel McAdams and Michael Keaton.
Top acting honours went to Michael B Jordan for Rocky spin-off Creed and Charlotte Rampling for 45 Years.
Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary won best non-fiction film.
Former Twilight star Kristen Stewart won best supporting actress for Clouds of Sils Maria, with British star Mark Rylance named best supporting actor for Bridge of Spies.
Best director went to Todd Haynes for Carol, which also picked up best cinematography for Ed Lachman.
Spotlight also won best screenplay for Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy.
Timbuktu, by Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako, won best foreign language film.
Society members announced the winners at the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts in New York on Sunday.
Spotlight's success follows its win for best film at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards last month. It has also been nominated for a Golden Globe for best picture.
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Karen Liu, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, said a falling robot can damage its components and also the people around it.
She said the algorithm could help reduce the impact when a humanoid robot takes a tumble.
She hopes robots will eventually be able to learn how to recover from a fall.
Watch the video to see the algorithm in action when a robot gets pushed over. | Researchers have developed an algorithm to help robots fall more gracefully, to protect them from damage. | 34549065 | [
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The organisations used the Freedom of Information Act to get details on pay packages for everyone from managers and hospital doctors to dentists and GPs.
Researchers included bonuses, pension contributions and redundancy payments, as well as salaries, in the sums.
The Taxpayers' Alliance said some of the figures were concerning.
In particular, the lobby group highlighted the sums being paid to senior managers.
The overwhelming majority of staff on six-figure salaries were clinical, including GPs, hospital consultants and dentists.
But nearly 2,400 of the staff were employed by NHS bodies in the UK in non-clinical roles - of these 472 earned more than £150,000.
The Daily Mail said its analysis of annual accounts of NHS bodies showed that the pay bill for NHS directors had risen by 22% in two years.
Another 534 employees of quangos were also on six-figure salaries.
Taxpayers' Alliance chief executive Jonathan Isaby said: "No-one begrudges paying doctors and nurses well for the tough jobs they do, but it's galling to see bosses at failing hospitals continuing to rake in the cash.
"It's an insult to taxpayers, but it's even worse for patients who have suffered because of mismanagement and worse.
"The rewards-for-failure culture is rife in the NHS and it must be stamped out as a matter of urgency."
However, separate figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre have shown that overall the number of managers in the health service in England, including senior and lower level ones, has been falling.
There are now just over 37,600 employed - down by nearly a fifth in five years.
Ministers in England also pointed out that they had written to NHS bodies to discourage "retire and rehire" practices where staff get lucrative pay-offs and then start working again in closely linked jobs, while any salaries above the level of the prime minister's now needed to be scrutinised by the Department of Health.
Health Minister David Prior said: "We are absolutely clear that value for money for the taxpayer is vital, every pound that is wasted or spent unnecessarily is a pound that cannot be spent on looking after patients."
Rob Webster, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, defended the pay levels, saying being a chief executive in the NHS "was one of the toughest jobs in the country".
And he added: "In the toughest environment for the NHS in a generation, we need good leaders who can transform care. They need the ambition and the skills to take people with them, and have the stability and time to build relationships around a common shared goal for their local population." | More than 50,000 people in the NHS earned more than £100,000 in 2013-14, an investigation by the Taxpayers' Alliance and Daily Mail shows. | 34775982 | [
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It would involve practical tasks such as maintaining the herb garden and supporting events.
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But Ms Atwell has promised to donate the money from the Global Teacher Prize to the school that she founded.
There was one UK representative in the top 10, Richard Spencer, who teaches science in Middlesbrough.
The prize was created to raise the status of teaching.
The winner of the inaugural Global Teacher Prize, who received her award at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai on Sunday, was recognised for her work in teaching reading and writing.
On receiving the award, she said it was a "privilege" to work as a teacher and to help young people.
Giving away the prize money was "not being selfless, but being committed to public service", she said.
Former US president, Bill Clinton, told the audience that he could still remember almost all the names of his teachers and that the prize would help to remind the public of the importance of the profession.
It was "critically important" to "attract the best people into teaching" and to hold them in "high regard", said Mr Clinton.
In 1990, Ms Atwell founded a school, the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, Maine, where ideas for improving the teaching of reading and writing could be tested and shared.
This school, which will receive Ms Atwell's prize cash, has a library in every room and pupils read an average of 40 books a year.
She is also a prolific author, with nine books published about teaching, including In The Middle, which sold half a million copies.
The award has been created by the Varkey Foundation, the charitable arm of the GEMS education group, as a high-profile way of demonstrating the importance of teaching.
The attention-grabbing top prize is meant to show that teaching should be recognised as much as other high-paying careers, such as finance or sport.
"We introduced the prize in order to return teachers to their rightful position, belonging to one of the most respected professions in society," said Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey Foundation.
The prize is "not only about money, it's also about unearthing thousands of stories of inspiration", he said.
Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's education director, said that the status of teachers was reflected in international test results, with a high value put on teaching in high-performing Asian countries.
"Where teachers feel that society values their job, outcomes can be a lot better," he said
Among those supporting the project have been Bill Gates, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai.
The winner was one of three US entries in the final top 10, which included Stephen Ritz, a teacher in the South Bronx in New York, who has developed a project growing food in the inner city, so that pupils can eat healthily as well as learning.
Ahead of the announcement of the winner, the US secretary for education, Arne Duncan, rang the US finalists to congratulate them.
Another finalist was Phalla Neang from Cambodia, who has been working with blind students in that country since the 1990s. She helped to develop a Braille version of the Khmer language and worked to prevent blind children from being treated as "outcasts" by the education system.
Richard Spencer, who teaches science at Middlesbrough College in the north east of England, was commended for his success in making science accessible, with an active style of teaching that includes using song and dance.
The international panel of judges included educators, entrepreneurs and leaders of education charities.
The 10 finalists were:
Nancie Atwell, US
Guy Etienne, Haiti
Jacqueline Jumbe-Kahura, Kenya
Neang Phalla, Cambodia
Stephen Ritz, US
Azizullah Royesh, Afghanistan
Kiran Bir Sethi, India
Madenjit Singh, Malaysia
Richard Spencer, UK
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Presiding officer Tricia Marwick shed tears after veteran Labour MSP Duncan McNeil bid farewell to the parliament.
And she was again visibly emotional after Mr Salmond told the chamber: "It's goodbye from me... for now".
Ms Marwick, Mr Salmond and Mr McNeil are among those standing down as MSPs ahead of the election on 5 May.
Mr Salmond, who served as first minister between 2007 and 2014, used his valedictory address to repeat a belief he expressed in his very first speech in the parliament that Scotland was "not divided, but diverse".
He said both the country and parliament were on a journey, and added: "Yes we are a country of different views, but we are not divided. There is in fact a broad consensus on the need for this parliament to assume greater responsibility for the governance of Scotland.
"And we are definitely stronger - so much stronger - as a result of that".
He welcomed the transfer of powers to Holyrood under the Scotland Bill, but again insisted the bill did not fulfil the pledges which he said had been made by unionist politicians in the last days of the referendum campaign.
There were lighters moments as Mr Salmond, who was speaking before the Chancellor delivered his UK budget, joked that he was aware that he faced competition from a "major attraction down south today".
He then added: "However, on balance, I feel that the champion chase at Cheltenham racecourse will not be overshadowed by my remarks."
And the former SNP leader joked that he wished everyone standing in the forthcoming election good luck, "albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm".
He concluded his address by saying: "Let me leave you with these final thoughts - there is no greater honour in public life than to be a member of this parliament.
"There is no greater task than to mould the public purpose of Scotland. There is no greater cause than to serve the people of this country.
"And so with that it is goodbye from me... for now".
Ms Marwick thanked Mr Salmond for his contribution both as an MSP and as first minister, and added that he had "served the parliament and Scotland with distinction".
The presiding officer had earlier been moved to tears by a powerful final speech by Scottish Labour backbencher Duncan McNeil, who is stepping down as an MSP after serving in the parliament since it was established in 1999.
Mr McNeil used his address to warn that Holyrood had things to learn from Westminster, particularly with regard to the committee system.
He said: "It will be this parliament's responsibility to ensure there is accountability, there is scrutiny and even opposition when that is necessary.
"We must ensure we are capable of meeting that challenge, or we will face the consequences."
He recalled how former Labour MP Robin Cook came to Holyrood to look at the lessons that could be learned when it came to reforming Westminster.
But Mr McNeil said: "It saddens me to say we now have to do a bit of learning from them and how they run their business."
Former Scottish Conservative MSP Annabel Goldie is also bowing out of Holyrood.
In her speech, she joked she would miss her dealings with Finance Secretary John Swinney, especially "his huge outbursts of faux indignation". | Former first minister Alex Salmond has made his final speech in the Scottish Parliament amid emotional scenes in the Holyrood chamber. | 35820385 | [
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No demos on the streets of Athens - even though the Syriza government is poised to agree and implement yet more austerity and liberalisation measures, mandated by creditors and of the ilk that till recently it characterised as hateful.
And Greece's resorts are teeming: Athens airport expects 25 million arrivals this year, up from 21 million; the incremental 4 million are not all eurozone and IMF officials intent on turning the country into a protectorate run from Brussels, Frankfurt and Washington (home of the IMF).
Maybe holidaymakers were hoping to be on the ground for euro break-up history. Or more likely Greece simply looks like a wonderful place to take the kids compared with resorts closer to territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State.
But why aren't the Greeks manning the barricades in protest against already-announced, painful VAT increases and pension cuts, and in anticipation of swingeing reductions in farm subsidies, controversial privatisations and the opening of professions and industries to the harsh wind of competition?
Well it may be the calm before the revelation later this week of just how much Alexis Tsipras has conceded to obtain €86bn of new credit from the eurozone and (well maybe) the IMF, in the third bailout of this cripplingly indebted country.
Surely at the very least Greek citizens will be curious to learn why Mr Tsipras is rushing to agree terms that he and his colleagues eschewed when elected at the turn of the year.
Presumably the explanation is that Greece's near-death experience in July - the closure of banks and the collapse of economic activity - turned Syriza into disciples of TINA ("there is no alternative").
What is striking of course is that Tsipras remains remarkably popular, in spite of conspicuously failing to deliver an end to fiscal (tax and spending) austerity.
Worse, his standoff with the rest of the eurozone has saddled Greece with monetary austerity too: the continued partial closure of the banks mean they have no money to lend.
Not that many Greek companies have the confidence to ask for a loan for investment, but if retailers and wholesalers can't get adequate credit to obtain credit from abroad, Christmas will be cancelled (70% of shops' orders are placed in September and October, bankers tell me).
There is the vice, in both senses of the word. Greece is suffering from a vicious economic squeeze, which will undoubtedly further impoverish Greek people.
So for all the relief throughout the eurozone that Syriza has finally been battered into submission, the new bailout will only hold if Tsipras can offer hope of better times ahead.
Many would say that good economics and politics requires creditors to ease the burden of Greece's unsustainably large debts by between a third and a half.
So if this new bailout deal is to be that extraordinary thing, a path to genuine recovery, Brussels and - especially - Berlin will need to avoid triumphalism and manifest debt forgiveness in the face of Athens' capitulation. | I haven't been in Greece for three weeks but I am told it is eerily quiet and - in respect of tourism - surprisingly busy. | 33847273 | [
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Richard Di Natale, head of the left-wing Australian Greens, argues reducing hours would boost productivity and allow workers more time with family.
Mr Di Natale said he was not suggesting a specific model, but workers would need to be guaranteed adequate income.
Australia's two major parties have not commented on the proposal, but it has drawn criticism from an economist.
In the dark days of the 19th Century, many workers in industrialised nations considered themselves lucky if they got Sunday off. The achievement of a 40-hour week with Saturday and Sunday off for many was a major landmark for the labour movement.
But some have tried to go further.
In 2008, about 17,000 government officials in the US state of Utah started working four 10-hour days in a bid to cut costs. The experiment didn't last: the five-day week was reinstated in 2011. Other US states have also toyed with the idea.
The Gambia recently scrapped its four-day working week, which had been designed to allow people more flexibility on Fridays.
But what is the ideal working week, and could the four-day week become more widespread?
Read more: How shorter weeks have worked elsewhere
Mr Di Natale said he wanted to start a national conversation on the future of work.
"It's time we recognised there are big questions we're not asking ourselves. What sort of society do we want to be?" he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
"We have some many people in this country who are working more hours than they should."
He said Australia could follow other countries in trialling a social security safety net to guarantee adequate income.
Economist Saul Eslake said he did not support the proposal, comparing it to France's 35-hour working week.
"The French are good at many things, but economic management is not one of them," he told the ABC.
"Their economy has grown at barely more than 1% per annum over the past seven years." | Australia should consider adopting a four-day working week or a six-hour working day, a political leader says. | 39263455 | [
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It is more than twice the sum initially estimated in an inquiry into FN staff.
The parliament suspects the money went to FN assistants who were not really working for MEPs, but were engaged in FN party work in France.
The allegations - denied by the FN - have now gone to French investigators.
Ms Le Pen is campaigning for the second-round vote in the presidential election on 7 May. Her rival, liberal centrist Emmanuel Macron, is ahead of her in opinion polls.
The alleged fraudulent payments - from 2012 onwards - concern her and several other FN MEPs. The FN is highly critical of the EU, rejecting its liberal, free market agenda.
Ms Le Pen says she is the victim of a politically motivated vendetta.
What makes Marine Le Pen far right?
In depth: Le Pen and rise of National Front
The European Parliament is currently withholding half of Ms Le Pen's salary and expenses, as it tries to recoup money it says she owes.
Currently the FN has 24 MEPs, France's biggest contingent.
Ms Le Pen has refused to answer a summons over the affair in France, citing her immunity as an MEP.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says most voters drawn to the FN are already highly suspicious of the EU, and may not see the alleged fraud as a particularly serious matter.
On Tuesday Ms Le Pen stepped aside as FN leader, saying she needed to be above partisan considerations in the presidential election.
The FN's new temporary leader is Jean-François Jalkh, and he has immediately been caught in a row over a 2000 interview, in which he is quoted as doubting the Nazis' use of Zyklon B cyanide gas to murder Jews and other victims in the death camps.
"I consider it technically impossible - I repeat, impossible - to use it... in mass murder. Why? Because you have to wait several days before you can decontaminate a place where Zyklon B was used," Le Monde quoted him as saying.
When Le Monde asked him about the remark he called it "utter rubbish" and said he had "no recollection of that [interview]".
A year ago the FN's founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, was fined €30,000 (£25,278; $32,600) for calling the Nazi gas chambers a "detail" of World War Two.
He was convicted of contesting crimes against humanity. He got the same conviction in 2012 for calling the Nazi occupation of France "not particularly inhumane".
Marine, his daughter, drew strong criticism on 9 April when she suggested France was not responsible for a 1942 wartime round-up of 13,000 Jews, who were sent from France to Nazi death camps. | The far-right National Front (FN) of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen may have defrauded the European Parliament of about €5m (£4m; $5.4m), EU sources say. | 39733452 | [
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Enforcement company Kingdom Services hands out on the spot fines.
Ashford Borough Council removed all its Kingdom officers from patrolling the streets, after one was filmed revealing he raked in a bonus of almost £1,000.
They will be out of action while undergoing extra training.
A spokeswoman for the council said: "In light of the recent Panorama programme we have decided to take this opportunity to give our wardens some important additional staff training exercises so they can continue operating fairly and effectively.
"We haven't suspended them but they are not patrolling currently. They should be back soon, after the training has been undertaken."
Littering is a crime, but by paying the fine you can avoid a criminal record. Another Kent-based Kingdom trainer was caught on camera saying they pretend to call the police to pressure people to pay up.
The BBC1 programme, aired on Monday, revealed people across the country were wrongly fined for tipping coffee down a drain and putting their recycling out on the wrong day.
On Tuesday Maidstone Borough Council also removed its own Kingdom officers while a review was carried out. They were back patrolling on Wednesday.
It is not the first time councils in Kent have had problems with Kingdom.
Maidstone suspended its officers last year for a two-week review after a woman was incorrectly fined for littering while feeding some ducks.
Gravesham Borough Council severed ties with Kingdom last year and now operates its litter enforcement "in-house".
A spokesman for Kingdom said: "Our service operates under some of the tightest legal guidelines which set the fixed penalty notice level and affords anybody the right to appeal to the council or/and challenge with the courts if they choose." | Privately contracted so-called "litter police" have been removed from service by a council after an undercover Panorama report found they were getting bonuses for issuing fines. | 39940202 | [
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The device was towed by a Navy bomb disposal team to a detonation site in the Solent, where a controlled explosion was carried out at 08:45 BST.
Some trains were halted and early ferries were delayed, following the find on Friday afternoon.
Wightlink Ferries said services were now back on schedule.
The train line between Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour has also re-opened.
A spokesman for Portsmouth's Queen's Harbour Master said: "We worked very hard to make sure the harbour was not closed.
"There were restrictions put in place for public safety and there was a certain amount of disruption to vessels earlier while the torpedo was towed out."
Dredging work is being carried out in Portsmouth harbour to allow the the navy's new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers to dock.
Three million cubic metres of sea bed is being removed to deepen and widen a 4 mile (7km) channel.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the MoD in 2016 ahead of being put into service in 2020. | A World War II torpedo has been blown up in the sea off the Isle of Wight after being dragged up from the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour. | 37327555 | [
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The blue cloth-covered 1935 edition bears the Nazi dictator's signature on the front fly leaf.
It was presented to former BBC and Oxford Mail journalist Peter Cadogan during a visit to Munich in the late 1930s.
It will be sold at Silverwoods auction house in Clitheroe, Lancashire, and is expected to raise more than £1,000.
Auctioneer James Thompson said some people "wouldn't touch anything Nazi with a bargepole", but others believe the book should be preserved, despite Hitler's appalling reign.
"In a way, it's a way to touch a monster," he said.
Mein Kampf, which translates as My Struggle, was first published in 1925 and sets out Hitler's political ideology and plans for Germany.
The example being sold is thought to be especially rare because Hitler was known to resist signing documents of any kind.
Journalist Mr Cadogan had been acquainted with Unity Mitford, a member of Hitler's inner circle of devotees. It was she who asked Hitler to sign it for him.
"Hitler didn't sign books. It wasn't something he did. He did it this time on the request of Unity Mitford. You can almost see him putting his eyes to the ceiling," Mr Thompson added.
The book is now being sold at the request of Mr Cadogan's family.
The Rev Dr Stuart Jennings, a historian at the University of Warwick, said: "It's very interesting because it was very difficult to get Hitler to sign anything at all.
"There is nothing to connect him in writing to the final solution.
"There's an interesting social history behind how the book came to be here. After the war and the Nuremberg trials there was a great effort to destroy anything connected to the Third Reich.
"There was a concerted effort to make sure there could be nothing there for idol worship. Even Hitler's bunker was bulldozed over." | An "extremely rare" signed copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf is to be sold at auction. | 40276600 | [
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Dana was transported to the Al-Mawa reserve via Turkey along with four other lions, two bears and two tigers in a three-month operation organised by the animal welfare charity Four Paws.
Staff found the cub, who they named Hajar, in her cage on Saturday.
They are now waiting to see whether Dana will give birth to a second cub.
Dr Amir Khalil, a vet who accompanied the animals, told the Associated Press on Sunday that an ultrasound performed in Turkey had shown she was carrying two.
However, he warned that the second cub might already have been born dead and been eaten by Dana.
Its fate will not be known until another ultrasound is carried out on Monday.
Four Paws said its team had initially been very concerned about whether Dana would accept or kill Hajar because of the enormous stress she had endured.
"But luckily that wasn't the case. She cleaned the cub and nursed it," the charity added. "This is a true sign that she feels safe at Al-Mawa."
Hajar's gender is unknown because staff have not been able to examine the cub. | A lioness rescued from a zoo in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo has given birth just hours after arriving at a wildlife park in Jordan. | 40922959 | [
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Scrum-half Murray took a heavy blow to the head in a tackle but was allowed to return to the field after belatedly being sent for an assessment.
However, Munster say Murray showed no signs of concussion.
Recently, Northampton were found to have breached rules by allowing George North to play on after a head injury.
Sale are currently being investigated for an incident involving TJ Ioane.
European Cup organisers confirmed to BBC Sport that an Untoward Incident Review Group will convene early this week to decide whether Munster had broken concussion management protocols.
Munster insist Murray was assessed at the time of the incident and did not appear to be concussed.
The club said upon further review of the footage by Munster medics, he was removed for a head-injury assessment as a precaution. He passed that and returned to the field of play and subsequently passed a second head-injury assessment after the match.
The 14-12 victory over Glasgow means Munster are now guaranteed to top Pool One, sealing a quarter-final place in Europe's elite tournament for the 16th time in 22 seasons. | Munster will be investigated over their management of Conor Murray's head injury in the European Champions Cup victory over Glasgow on Saturday. | 38630488 | [
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And the crowd would "ooh" and "aah" as the prizefighter set about you, raining blows down above and below the belt.
And so it was in the beautiful Simi Hills in California last night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library that the Republican candidates took it in turn to try to give Donald Trump a bloody nose, a cracked rib, a thick lip and black eye. Ideally all four at once.
First up, flexing his muscles, and jabbing hard, was Senator Rand Paul on whether Trump had the character to have his hand on the nuclear trigger.
"I'm very concerned about him - having him in charge of the nuclear weapons, because I think his response, his - his visceral response to attack people on their appearance - short, tall, fat, ugly - my goodness, that happened in junior high. Are we not way above that?"
Good shot, Rand, but thwack came the response - "I never attacked him on his look, and believe me, there's plenty of subject matter right there," said Trump.
Cue laughter. Next up into the ring was Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. "Mr Trump. We don't need an apprentice in the White House." But with a squint of those blue eyes, Trump shot back "in Wisconsin, you're losing $2.2bn right now. I would do so much better than that."
Jake Tapper, the excellent CNN host, didn't quite say "roll up, roll up who else wants to take their chances against my boy?" But he didn't need to. They were lining up.
Hold on a minute. What's this? My, my, a lady is getting into the ring. Surely she wouldn't be able to draw blood where everyone else had failed. Well she did.
The former Hewlett Packard boss Carly Fiorina had been roundly insulted by Trump when he questioned her suitability because of her appearance.
He told Rolling Stone - "Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?"
She was stoic and measured: "I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr Trump said." And Trump was now visibly back-pedalling. "I think she's got a beautiful face, and I think she's a beautiful woman."
Her face was acid. She did not flinch. It was a gotcha moment.
And "low energy" Jeb Bush - as Donald Trump dubbed him - achieved something similar when he gave a Trump a good kicking over the tycoon bringing Bush's Mexican-born wife into the political debate.
Trump looked defensive. He wouldn't give the apology that Bush demanded, but he was discomfited.
There was a lot of serious stuff in this sprawling three hour debate. But if you're in a fairground - well you want all the fun of the fair. And once again Donald Trump provided it. He is still the focal point. But he saw tonight that his opponents are prepared to fight back.
And so the circus moves on. So roll up next time to see whether the polls change, whether all those candidates can stay the course. Thrills and spills await us. | The BBC's Jon Sopel sees presidential hopeful Donald Trump roll with the punches in the second Republican debate in California - until a new competitor entered the ring. | 34276000 | [
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McCartney is one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century, selling over 100 millions albums worldwide, as part of the Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist in his own right.
West has previously collaborated with both Rihanna and McCartney, though never before as a trio.
Four Five Seconds is a move away from Rihanna and West's previous work together on All of the Lights (from West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) and Run This Town, where the pair teamed up with Jay Z.
This time the track is a slower, acoustic guitar-driven number.
West played a snippet of Four Five Seconds to industry experts at the iHeartMedia music summit on Wednesday.
It's yet to be confirmed if the song will appear on an album by any of the artists.
Though producer Ty Dolla $ign did tell Billboard earlier this month that the song is likely be part of West's upcoming release.
It follows West's own collaboration with McCartney at the beginning of the year.
When Only One was released, a spokesperson for West said that the song would be the first "publicly available recording from what has become a prolific musical collaboration between these two legendary artists."
The pair began working together in Los Angeles last year.
At the time a statement noted, it began with "a simple brainstorming session between the two, with McCartney improvising on the keyboards and Kanye vocally sketching and shaping ideas in a stream-of-consciousness riff."
It's possible Four Five Seconds was also a result of these sessions.
72-year-old McCartney has a long history of collaborations with other artists, singing duets with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and George Michael.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Rihanna has released a collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, called Four Five Seconds. | 30973524 | [
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As we walked in, three or four people were waiting around a table - but which one, I wondered, was the father of Bitcoin?
Then I realised that one man was staring intensely at a very chunky laptop - this was Dr Craig Wright. He carried on working, apparently unaware that we had entered the room.
Once we had been introduced he gradually warmed up - especially when it came to performing the demonstration that showed that he did have access to the cryptographic keys used by Satoshi when he made the first Bitcoin transaction in 2009.
We had arrived wondering just how convincing a case would be made that the almost mythical creator of Bitcoin was at last stepping out of the shadows. What we saw seemed impressive - though it would need a far higher level of expertise than we possess to be certain.
But Jon Matonis, a senior figure in the Bitcoin world, was in the room watching, having had his own demonstration some time before. And the news that Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation, was also convinced provided more reassurance. Now Craig Wright has published his evidence on his blog, it will be examined in minute detail for any chink in his case.
But put aside the question of whether you believe him or not - and he told me he didn't care either way - there were still plenty of questions we wanted to put to the fascinating, if somewhat prickly Dr Wright. Why keep his secret so long? Why come out now? What about that run-in with the Australian tax authorities? And is he fabulously rich, with a huge stock of Bitcoin?
At our first meeting - without a television camera - we roamed freely over all sorts of territory. We learned that he ran a substantial business in London, employing quite a few people here in what seemed to be some kind of Bitcoin trading and consultancy operation.
We challenged him about that tax investigation - he conceded that there was what he called an "audit" underway in Australia but insisted that this was mainly due to the tax authorities there not really understanding Bitcoin. We asked where the pseudonym had come from - he mentioned a 17th century libertarian philosopher called Nakamoto but said he'd keep the Satoshi bit to himself.
He talked of the French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, whose statement refusing the Nobel Prize is used in the Satoshi-signed file given as evidence in the blog published today. His politics were very far from the "lefty" Sartre, he explained, but like him he did not want his identity to be defined by one thing - he refused to be Craig "Satoshi" just as Sartre did not want to be Jean-Paul Nobel.
What he wouldn't say is how many Bitcoins he has - "that would be telling" - though he indicated that he would not be spending any of them in a hurry. He told us that he had a "nice big house and a nice fast car" in London, went on holidays to Paris, and didn't feel the need to acquire vast riches.
The second time we met, to film a television interview, the mood changed. It was immediately clear that he hated the whole process, refusing to move from behind his laptop to a more spacious room where the shot would have been much better.
At first, he insisted that he would give an answer to just one question - why he had decided to go public after all these years. Once we started filming he opened up a little, but mainly because he wanted to express his anger at, as he sees it, being forced into the public eye.
"I don't want money, I don't want fame, I don't want adoration, I just want to be left alone," he said with some venom. He accused journalists of threatening to make up stories about him if he did not cooperate and said lies had been told that would affect his family and his staff.
It seems his main grievance surrounds the stories that spread last December when he was first identified as a potential Satoshi, then dismissed by some as a hoaxer. At that time, questions were asked about his academic and business career, and there were some who said he just did not have the intellectual capacity to be the man behind Bitcoin.
Throughout the demonstrations he showed us he kept on stressing the complexity of the process - "obviously everyone said I have no idea about this stuff so I'm going to do it in the most convoluted way possible". We were then supplied with a series of documents providing evidence that Dr Craig Stephen Wright was a Master of Statistics, IT Management, and Law, and a long list of peer-reviewed articles.
Now he says he intends to continue his research into improving the technology behind Bitcoin, and plans to publish several papers over the coming months. With the community around the currency in some turmoil right now over how it develops, you might think that Craig Wright could provide some leadership.
After all, he could be said to be to Bitcoin what Tim Berners-Lee is to the web.
But he bridled at my suggestion that he could be a figurehead for the currency, making clear that this was the first and last television interview he would do. Having emerged from the shadows, Craig Satoshi Wright now wants to return to them as quickly as possible. | It was in a conference room above a coffee shop a fifteen minute walk from BBC Broadcasting House that we first met the man who says he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. | 36185267 | [
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The app samples wireless signals to see if data is flowing uninterrupted from routers to phones and tablets.
The app is released alongside research which suggests wi-fi in six million homes and offices is not running as fast as it could do.
The app also provides tips to help people spot what might be slowing down their wi-fi speed.
Interference could come from other electronic devices such as baby monitors, microwaves or Christmas fairy lights, said Ofcom in a statement.
Statistics about home wi-fi speeds are in Ofcom's 2015 Connected Nations report that looks at the state of telecoms and wireless networks in the UK.
The report said there had been "good progress" on the availability and use of telecoms services. About 27% of UK homes now have super-fast broadband that runs at speeds in excess of 30 Megabits per second (Mbps). Last year the figure was 21%.
Super-fast broadband is now available to more than 83% of UK homes - up from 75% in the same period in 2014.
The research also found that those with the higher speed connections to the net are doing more with them. People with faster connections were now making significant use of catch-up TV services, online film rental services and video calls, it said.
Much of the UK's appetite for data was being driven by households that have the super-fast services, said Ofcom.
However, despite the growing use of high-speed broadband it also acknowledged there was "still more to do".
The research found that 2.4 million UK homes, about 8%, cannot get speeds of 10Mbps or more. Many of these homes were in rural areas.
It also said broadband speeds needed to increase for those on the move and said small businesses were being particularly poorly served when it came to access to services of 10Mbps or more. About half of all small or medium-sized firms based in business parks do not have access to net links of such speeds. | Christmas tree lights can slow your wi-fi warns watchdog Ofcom as it releases an app that can check home broadband. | 34964847 | [
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Born in Malaysia, of southern Indian heritage, he came here with his family 22 years ago, aged 13, and is now an up-and-coming presenter on the ABC news channel, News 24. He is one of the national broadcaster's rising stars.
This past week, however, in a classic case of a newsman himself making headlines, he has been the focus of a national conversation about Australian racism, having been the victim of the kind of ugly racist incident that usually goes unreported.
Mr Fernandez was riding on a bus through inner Sydney, when a small girl started pinching and flicking his two-year-old daughter.
To offer protection from what he thought was some pretty harmless child's play, he put his arm around his daughter, but still the girl persisted and then started flicking him. "That was my arm," he told the child, at which point her mother let racist rip.
"She began hurling abuse and accused me of reaching behind our seats and touching her daughter," he recalled afterwards. "Of course, I had not done anything of the sort."
Then came the racist onslaught, which he described as "the longest 15 minutes of my life". His two-year-old daughter heard every single word of the rant, which culminated in foul-mouthed abuse.
Alighting from the bus, he described to the driver what had happened. "It's your fault, mate," responded the driver. "You could have moved."
In the week that Americans celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the great heroines of the struggle for black equality, Mr Fernandez described it as his very own "Rosa Parks moment". After dropping off his daughter at daycare, he cried.
Jeremy Fernandez shared the episode with his followers on Twitter, and it soon went viral.
"Anyone who says racism is dying is well and truly mistaken," he wrote, as part of a series of tweets. "It's a sad thing when a coloured man in 2013 has to show his kid how to hold their nerve in the face of racist taunts." The conversation had started.
"Most people don't talk about this stuff," says Fernandez. "That's why I think it touched a nerve. I honestly thought it would generate a bit of discussion for a couple of hours. I had no idea it would take off." Since last Friday, he has been contacted by about 6000 people.
Racism has been part of the Australian story since the moment of white settlement in 1788. During the Gold Rush of the late 19th Century, fears that an overwhelmingly white nation could be overrun by non-whites bordered on the paranoid.
The White Australia policy, which restricted non-white immigration and which survived until the early 1970s, became in 1901 one of the first legislative acts of the new Australian parliament. The modern-day Australian story, however, is one of multicultural success.
Just after World War II, over 90% of the 7.5 million Australians were of Anglo-Celtic stock. Since then, the population has tripled, with close to 45% of the population having at least one parent born in a foreign country. Now over 260 languages are spoken in Australia, and the country is made up of people with 270 different ancestries.
Few countries have experienced such massive and rapid demographic change with such little violent backlash and rancour. Part of the reason why the Cronulla riot in 2005 was so jolting, for example, was because these kinds of racist eruptions were so exceptional.
The rise in the mid-1990s of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party also cuts both ways. Revelling in her notoriety, the Queensland fish and chip shop owner came to personify Australian intolerance. Yet Hansonism proved a short-lived phenomenon, and its one-time figurehead is now a figure of fun.
Today, there is no Australian equivalent of the British National Party. Nor is there an equivalent of the National Front, the English Defence League or other European far-right groups.
Racial abuse and insensitivity, however, is widespread, which goes some way towards explaining why the country is often cast as a "redneck nation" - not least by Australians themselves. The tabloid and political hysteria surrounding the asylum seeker issue has echoes of a past in which a predominantly white nation felt insecure in a predominantly non-white region.
The comedian Barry Humphries, better known perhaps as Dame Edna Everage, struck a chord when he noted: "Xenophobia is love of Australia."
But in an important new book, "Don't Go Back to Where You Came From: why Multiculturalism Works," the academic Tim Soutphommasane argues that Australia now rivals Canada as the world's most successful multicultural country.
There has never been "a numerically significant underclass of immigrants," he notes. Australia is one of the few OECD nations where the children of immigrants "constitute a higher proportion of people in highly skilled occupations than the children of natives".
Residential segregation is not a is not a problem. Interracial marriage rates, a key indicator of ethnic integration, are high. By the third generation, a majority of Australians of non-English-speaking background marry partners with a different ethnic heritage.
Mr Soutphommasane bemoans the under-representation of immigrants in boardrooms, senior management, the military and parliament, which boasts just three lawmakers from non-European backgrounds, and highlights the problem of workplace discrimination.
As an immigrant himself - his parents were refugees from Laos - he has also been the victim of abuse and vilification, which he describes vividly in his book. Nonetheless, he argues: "Australia has done multiculturalism well."
"Episodes like Jeremy's happen every day," he says, "but they're not wholly representative of Australian society."
"It's important to resist the temptation for reflexive self-flagellation on racism," he adds. "We tend to think of ourselves as the worst in the world, and we're not. We can some sometimes ignore the big picture, although these cases underscore the fragility of our achievement."
Jeremy Fernandez agrees that "Australia is not a racist country", but that these kind of ugly episodes are dispiriting. "Even if it is once a month," he says, "that's a lifetime of it happening 12 times a year."
Still, the huge public response, online and in person, has heartened him. "It's overwhelmingly been message of goodwill," he says. "That needs to speak as loudly as the incident itself." | Jeremy Fernandez could easily be the face of the new Australia, a poster-boy of immigrant success. | 21468892 | [
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At the trial in the town of Douai, the prosecution had asked for an 18-year term for Dominique Cottrez, 51.
The defence had argued that the former health worker should be acquitted because of her troubled mental state.
Cottrez earlier confessed to suffocating her children after giving birth secretly at home near Lille.
She then buried the bodies in the garden of her parents' home and at her own home nearby in Villers-au-Tertre.
The former nursing assistant had previously said she had a long incestuous relationship with her father and that she feared each baby might be his.
However, during the trial she did not talk about the relationship.
Cottrez, who is obese, also said that from a young age she had battled with her weight and was mocked by other children at school.
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In the footage, some Kenyan soldiers can be seen carrying white shopping bags, while others appear to take white boxes from a mobile phone store.
At least 67 people died when suspected al-Shabab militants stormed the Nairobi shopping centre on 21 September.
The Kenyan military says it is investigating the looting allegations.
News agencies say the CCTV footage is taken inside the entrance to the Westgate mall's Nakumatt supermarket, which sells everything from food to televisions.
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Then more soldiers remove white items, which the Reuters news agency describes as mobile phone boxes.
The Westgate attack sparked a four-day siege in which large parts of the shopping centre were destroyed.
The Kenyan military says it has launched an investigation into the looting allegations, which correspondents say will have angered many Kenyans.
At the weekend, Kenya's biggest-selling newspaper, The Nation, ran an article entitled "Shame of soldiers looting Westgate".
The footage of the alleged looting emerged as the Kenyan authorities announced they had recovered the body of what they consider to be a fourth attacker.
"Today, Sunday 20 October 2013, we recovered a fourth body, which we know from CCTV footage to be that of a terrorist," said the Kenyan interior minister, Joseph Ole Lenku.
"DNA and other investigations will confirm their identities. We have also recovered four AK47 assault rifles which we know were used by the terrorists in the assault. We also recovered 11 magazines of AK47 assault rifles."
Officials had initially said 10 to 15 gunmen were involved, but CCTV footage appears to show only four militants.
It is still not clear whether some of the attackers might have escaped.
The Somali militant group al-Shabab said its members staged the attack in response to Kenya's army carrying out operations on Somali territory.
Last week, the BBC's Newsnight programme revealed that one of the suspected attackers was believed to be a 23-year-old Somalia-born Norwegian national, Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow.
His family fled to Norway in the 1990s, but he returned to Somalia in 2009 and allegedly joined the Somali militant group.
Sources in al-Shabab have told the BBC Somali Service that Dhuhulow attended a training camp in El Bur in central Somalia, one of the militants' main bases.
The sources said Dhuhulow took part in many al-Shabab operations in Mogadishu and Kismayo and was well-known in jihadist circles. | Security camera footage has emerged which appears to show Kenyan security forces looting goods during last month's siege of the Westgate mall. | 24606152 | [
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Delivering BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the Prince of Wales said the rise of populist groups "aggressive" to minority faiths had "deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days" of the 1930s.
In the Christmas message, he urged respect for those of different faiths.
He said religious freedom was a "choice between life and death" for some.
It is the third time he has given the address on the Today programme.
The prince said he had recently met a Jesuit priest from Syria who described the plight of Christians he was forced to leave behind in the country.
He said: "He told me of mass kidnappings in parts of Syria and Iraq and how he feared that Christians will be driven en masse out of lands described in the Bible.
"He thought it quite possible there will be no Christians in Iraq within five years.
"Clearly, for such people, religious freedom is a daily, stark choice between life and death."
The prince said the scale of religious persecution around the world was "not widely appreciated" and was not limited to Christians, but included many other minority faiths.
He told listeners he was was born just after the end of World War Two in which his parents' generation had fought against an attempt to "exterminate the Jewish population of Europe."
He went on: "That, nearly seventy years later, we should still be seeing such evil persecution is, to me, beyond all belief.
"We owe it to those who suffered and died so horribly not to repeat the horrors of the past."
Prince Charles urged people to remember the story of the Nativity this Christmas, which was about "the fleeing of the Holy Family to escape violent persecution".
He asked listeners to remember that the Prophet Mohammed migrated from Mecca to Medina because he was "seeking the freedom for himself and his followers to worship".
The Prince said: "Whichever religious path we follow, the destination is the same - to value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of God." | Prince Charles has spoken out about the danger of religious persecution, warning against a repeat of "the horrors of the past". | 38401857 | [
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The town is home to the prestigious Leander Club, which has trained more than 100 Olympic medal-winning rowers.
Prime Minister David Cameron previously said the plan was a "very good idea".
Royal Mail spokesman Simon Fellman said: "We're delighted to do it and we're pleased so many people are delighted about it."
The Royal Mail has painted more than 50 postboxes gold following Team GB's gold medal haul at London 2012.
Originally it said it was only painting them in "winners' home towns, or towns with which they are closely associated".
Town mayor Elizabeth Hodgkin said: "We are the home of rowing... I feel very excited about it.
"I think it's wonderful news, it's a great thing for the town."
Mr Fellman said: "It's almost like the torch has come again. It's a piece of the Olympics coming back to people's doorsteps.
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The Henley-on-Thames postbox was painted on Friday.
The town is holding a victory bus parade for more than 24 Olympians on 25 August, along with a civic reception. | The Royal Mail has painted a postbox gold in the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames - in recognition of its medal winning rowing club. | 19296638 | [
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Shana Grice ended her relationship with "obsessed" Michael Lane who stalked her when she started up a new relationship, Lewes Crown Court has heard.
The 19-year-old's body was discovered with her throat slit in her bedroom, which had been set alight, in August.
Mr Lane denies murder.
Giving evidence, his friend Natalie Fines said she bumped into him during an evening out with her parents on Saturday, 20 August.
Ms Fines told the court: "He told me she'd dumped him and gone back to her ex. He wasn't very happy about it, he told me he was depressed.
"As we were all leaving and hugging goodbye, he whispered in my ear 'she'll pay for what she's done'."
During cross-examination by Simon Russell Flint QC, defending, she added: "I didn't think that much of it. He'd often say things like that.
"For example, that he'd kill himself, and do it that night, but he didn't act on it."
The trial has previously heard Mr Lane, of Thornhill Rise, Portslade, East Sussex, put a tracker device on Miss Grice's car after hearing about her rekindling of the relationship with Ashley Cooke.
He was also cautioned by police after he stole a key to her back door before letting himself into her bedroom in Chrisdory Road, Portslade, to watch her sleep.
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