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The largest amount, of more than £100,000, was awarded to the Grade I-listed St Michael's Church in Munslow, to fund work to its roof and stonework.
All of the churches are part of the Diocese of Hereford.
The diocese said about £200,000 still needed to be raised to complete repairs at the churches.
It said grants were vital with the cost of expensive heritage restoration projects often falling on small congregations.
Anson Crouch, who helped put a bid together for St Michael's Church in Munslow, said the church still needed to find £30,000 to complete its repairs.
"It is quite a challenge for a little parish like this. The population is less than 400," he said.
"Initially we want to make the church weatherproof and then we'll start to look on the inside."
The five Shropshire and three Herefordshire churches are all listed buildings, with many dating back to the 12th Century.
St Tysilio, in Sellack, will receive £75,000 towards structural work on its spire and tower, as well as repairs to stonework and some windows.
A £93,000 grant to St George's church in Milson is expected to help fund stabilisation work to walls, as well as re-roofing the chancel.
Other grants have been given to St Mary's in Cleobury Mortimer, St Michael's in Stanton Long, St Milburga in Stoke St Milborough, St Peter's in Pipe cum Lyde and St Mary the Virgin in Middleton on the Hill.
The work is due to be carried out over the next three years. | Eight churches in Herefordshire and Shropshire have been awarded £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help pay for urgent repairs. | 21262275 | [
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But she has just won Taiwan's presidency and is steely in her belief that Taiwan's future should be determined by its people. This is a direct challenge to China, which still sees the island as a province to be reunified by force if needed.
What Beijing will have to decipher is where exactly Ms Tsai stands on the issue of Taiwan's sovereignty and what her next move will be. She has skilfully avoided clarifying this.
She is not just a mystery to China. Many Taiwanese see her as a quiet enigmatic force, difficult to predict.
She has described herself as someone who likes to walk next to walls to avoid the spotlight and characterised her rapid ascendency in politics as an "accidental life".
Why does this election matter?
Is it all about the economy?
What's behind the China-Taiwan divide?
Ms Tsai is Taiwan's first female leader but unlike other Asian women who rose to the top, she didn't come from a political family.
The youngest of 11 children born to the last of her father's four wives, she grew up in a well-to-do family.
Her father ran a successful car repair business and made money investing in land, but insisted she attend public schools to expose her to wider society.
She spent the first 30 years of her life deep in academic pursuits: getting a bachelor of law at National Taiwan University, a master's in law at Cornell University in the US and a PhD at the London School of Economics, eventually becoming a law professor.
Her area of expertise and English proficiency meant she was called upon in the 1990s to become a legal consultant for Taiwan's World Trade Organization (WTO) entry negotiations.
So began her entry into public life.
As national security advisor to former President Lee Teng-hui, she helped draft his special state-to-state relations doctrine, in which he defined relations between Beijing and Taipei as that of two countries - a move that angered China.
But under the next president Chen Shui-bian and at one of the worst times for cross-strait relations, Ms Tsai, as head of the Mainland Affairs Council, found a way to work with a hostile China and launched the landmark "Small Mini Links" programme in 2001, which allowed direct ferry transport and trade links between Taiwan's outlying islands and mainland China. She later pushed for the first-ever chartered flights between the two sides.
And in 2003, despite concerns about Taiwan opening up too much too soon to China, Ms Tsai convinced Mr Chen and legislators to revise Taiwan's law governing relations with China, making it legal for Taiwanese businesses to invest in the mainland.
"From her perspective, since this was something people needed and were already doing illegally, she thought the government should develop a law and let people do it legally," said Ho Mei-yueh, a former economics minister who worked closely with Ms Tsai.
Those who know her say she is practical and flexible with a knack for building consensus.
"She's not someone who will take the initiative to go on stage, but once she sits down at the meeting table, she's the leader, said Mr Ho.
But even those who know her are unclear about her stance on Taiwan's independence.
"She's not anti-China, not deep-green (the colour of the pro-independence DPP), and she's never said she favours Taiwan's independence," said Chang Jing-wen, who has written a book about Ms Tsai's career.
But Ms Tsai makes clear that she holds Taiwan's democracy dear; she agreed to take over the DPP in the throes of crisis in 2008, because she believed that a strong opposition was crucial for democracy.
In a clue to what turned her from a reluctant politician to embracing her destiny, she described in her recently published book how she felt when an elderly restaurant worker donated her entire month's salary of NT$20,000 (US$600) to her campaign: "I will always remember. She said she doesn't ask for anything in return, and only hopes that the DPP will help her protect Taiwan's sovereignty; she wants to keep being a Taiwanese person."
Few expect her to push for independence. Yet, despite intense pressure from China and the establishment KMT party, Ms Tsai has not accepted what Beijing insists is the only basis for future relations - a consensus reached with Taiwan in 1992 that there is only one China, with each side free to interpret what that means. Beijing takes that to mean Taiwan and the mainland are one China.
Yet she has also moved away from her party's and her previous position that no such consensus exists. She will know better than many that China remains paramount: Taiwan badly needs economic agreements from its biggest trade partner, particularly when export markets remain uncertain.
Kou Chien-wen, a political science professor at National Chengchi University, speaks of her flexibility: "I don't think she's someone who is strongly ideological. She is very clever."
In a sign of this, when Chinese netizens posted tens of thousands of messages on her Facebook page criticising her during her campaign, Ms Tsai simply posted: "I hope this rare opportunity can help our 'new friends' get a complete view of the democracy, freedom, and diversity of Taiwan. Welcome to the world of Facebook!"
Ironically, Ms Tsai could turn out to be a better partner for Beijing than current President Ma Ying-jeou, who is not trusted by some because his parents came from mainland China and his party is pro-unification. Agreements signed with Ms Tsai will not likely face opposition.
Being a mixture of Taiwan's different ethnic groups, and the descendant of a long-time Taiwanese family, has helped her win the trust of voters. Her father was Hakka, her mother Minnan, and her paternal grandmother was from the Paiwan indigenous tribe.
But if she is unable to win China's trust, her term could be marked by stalemate, or Beijing could shrink or sever official ties. Tensions could resurface, worrying regional neighbours and affecting ties between Beijing and Washington, which is bound by law to help Taiwan defend itself.
Her book offers a clue to her philosophy. Quoting German sociologist Max Weber, she compared politics to the strong and slow boring of hard boards: "We have to be more patient [and work] steadily, practically, and accurately to achieve the ideal. This is my style." | With slightly hunched shoulders and an unassuming manner, 59-year-old Tsai Ing-wen doesn't look like a threat to Beijing. | 35320444 | [
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Fire crews were called to a property on Robertson Road just before 07:30.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews had used breathing apparatus as they tackled the fire.
Senior officer for Moray and Aberdeenshire, David Rout, said: "Our thoughts are with the family. We will now investigate the cause." | A woman, believed to be in her 80s, has died following a blaze at a house in the village of Lhanbryde near Elgin in Moray. | 31108258 | [
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The 26-year-old former Swansea player has been on loan at Villa Park since January, scoring three goals in 11 appearances for the FA Cup finalists.
"This is the happiest I have been in a long time," said Sinclair, who started only three times for Manchester City.
"I believe that will help me perform better and push on for this great club in the coming years."
Sinclair joined Manchester City in 2012 for £8m, but was sent out on loan to West Brom in 2013.
He began his career at Bristol Rovers before joining Chelsea in 2005, but played only five times for the Blues in five years and spent six spells out on loan.
A former England Under-21 international, he moved to Swansea for an initial £500,000 in 2010. | Aston Villa have signed Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. | 32806077 | [
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His daughter said he had died at Val de Grace military hospital in Paris on Tuesday evening.
Raymond Aubrac and his late wife Lucie became important members of Jean Moulin's underground Resistance movement in 1942.
Aubrac was arrested in June 1943 with Moulin, who died after torture.
In a recent BBC interview, he described how their arrests by the Gestapo at a doctor's surgery in the suburb of Caluire in Lyon had come as "a shock but not a surprise".
Jean Moulin, who had been sent by Gen Charles de Gaulle to organise the underground resistance to Nazi occupation, was tortured, taken to Paris and later died on a train to Berlin.
But Raymond Aubrac escaped when a group of fighters including his wife attacked a lorry moving him and other members of the Resistance from jail in Lyon.
Born as Raymond Samuel in 1914, Aubrac was Jewish.
He studied engineering and married Lucie Bernard after war broke out. After his escape from jail, the couple reached London in February 1944.
Their story and their Resistance work with Jean Moulin became legendary in France and the couple gave a number of talks to schools and colleges about their experience.
After France was liberated, Aubrac was given the task of supervising reconstruction efforts in the port city of Marseille. From 1964-75 he served as a director at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
He twice gave evidence after the war against Rene Hardy, a fellow Resistance member who was accused of betraying his colleagues but was later acquitted.
In 2010, he travelled to London with President Nicolas Sarkozy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Gen de Gaulle's appeal to the French people after the country had fallen to the Nazis.
Raymond Aubrac remained politically active until he died and gave his backing to Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande.
In tribute, President Sarkozy described him as an "heroic figure" whose "escape, thanks to the courage of his wife Lucie Aubrac, has entered into the legend of Resistance history".
Centrist presidential candidate Francois Bayrou praised him as a "major emblematic figure". | One of the leading figures of the French resistance against the Nazis, Raymond Aubrac, has died aged 97, his family says. | 17674554 | [
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The 24-year-old striker, who scored 25 Premier League goals last season, turned down the most lucrative contract offer in Everton's history in March.
"I don't want to stay at the same level. I want to improve and I know where I want to do that," Belgian Lukaku said on Monday.
Former club Chelsea, who he originally signed for in 2011, remain favourites to complete a deal for Lukaku.
The Premier League champions, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have been linked with a move for Lukaku, who has been at Everton since 2013.
"We are now talking to the club. I know what's happening, but I will leave the talks to my agent," he added to journalists after Belgium beat the Czech Republic in a friendly in Brussels.
"I know what's happening, but I can't tell you anything more.
"What I would like most is to play in the Champions League and try to win the Premier League once. Or better - a few times."
Lukaku is represented by Mino Raiola, the agent who helped negotiate Paul Pogba's £89m move to Manchester United last summer. | Everton's Romelu Lukaku has decided where he wants to play next season. | 40170131 | [
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They were on board an anti-piracy vessel, the Seaman Guard Ohio, which was detained in October, 2013.
They face charges including straying into Indian waters and carrying weapons without permission.
Another British man, Paul Towers from Yorkshire, remains in jail along with the ship's Ukrainian captain.
News of the men's release was confirmed by an international maritime lawyer who is close to the case. He said: "Yes, they are out. Checking in to hotel and looking forward to a beer."
The five men freed on bail were: Billy Irving, 33, of Oban in Argyll, John Armstrong, of Wigton, in Cumbria, Nick Dunn, 28, of Ashington in Northumberland, Ray Tindall, 38, of Chester, and Nicholas Simpson, originally of Cottingham in East Yorkshire.
All of them must remain in India.
Their employer AdvanFort, a maritime security patrol specialist, has always insisted the men were working to provide protection to other ships from pirate attacks.
Nick Dunn's sister Lisa has commented on social media: "After 169 horrific days that Nick Dunn has spent in prison and another five being detained on the ship, I'm over the moon to say that the first hurdle is now cleared ... he's out!" | Five British men who were being held on arms charges have been freed on bail from an Indian jail, according to a lawyer close to the case. | 26904232 | [
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Megan Huntsman, 40, was arrested a year ago after the bodies were found in cardboard boxes in the garage of her former house.
In February she pleaded guilty to six counts of murder.
A judge in the city of Provo gave her the maximum sentence of at least 30 years and up to life in prison.
Police said that the babies were born between 1996 and 2006 and were suffocated or strangled by Huntsman immediately after birth.
They said she put the bodies in plastic bags and packed them in boxes in the garage of her home in Pleasant Grove, about 45 miles (75km) south of Salt Lake City.
She left the boxes behind when she moved out of the house and they were found by her estranged husband, Darren West, last April. A seventh baby also found there was believed to be stillborn.
Police said Huntsman had been a heavy methamphetamine user and "didn't want the babies".
In court papers she said she wanted to take responsibility for the deaths.
Officials said Mr West was the father of the babies but he was not a suspect in the case. He and Huntsman have three other children together.
In April 2014 he had just been released after serving eight years in prison for drug crimes and was retrieving some of his belongings from the house when he made the gruesome discovery.
A final decision on how long Huntsman will spend behind bars will be made by a parole board. Prosecutors said that she was likely to spend the rest of her life in prison. | A woman in the US state of Utah who admitted killing six of her own newborn babies has been sentenced to up to life in prison. | 32390814 | [
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Cameron Stewart missed a great first-half chance for Linfield but they had to battle hard to repel pressure from the home side in the second period.
Aaron Burns also wasted a second-half chance but the visitors had some nervous moments before progressing.
Linfield will host Celtic in their first leg on Friday 14 July.
It is estimated that the second qualifying round tie against the Scottish champions could earn the Irish Premiership winners up to £1million in Uefa prize money, gate receipts, television revenue, advertising and merchandising.
Security concerns around the tie led to agreement that any potential first leg between the clubs at Windsor Park would be moved from the normal midweek slot to the Friday because of the clash with the 12th of July marches in Northern Ireland.
Celtic also announced they would not take supporters to Belfast because of safety worries.
Linfield had the better of the possession in the first half with Andrew Waterworth having an early chance stopped by La Fiorita keeper Gianluca Vivan before Stewart headed his great opportunity over the crossbar on 37 minutes after a superb Jamie Mulgrew cross.
However, the home produced intense pressure immediately after the restart and, for the most part, Linfield retreated into their own half during the remainder of the contest as they held on to the first-leg lead secured by Jordan Stewart's late goal.
A dreadful clearance by keeper Vivan gifted a lobbed chance to substitute Burns in the 70th minute but he pulled his shot badly wide.
La Fiorita, aiming for a first win in a European tie at the sixth attempt, produced intense late pressure but their only clear opening came two minutes from time when substitute Adrian Ricchiuti had an effort blocked.
The San Marino champions continued to press during the four minutes of injury-time, although Mulgrew did produce a late break into the La Fiorita penalty area before being handed a yellow card after being adjudged to have dived in the box.
Linfield manager David Healy told the club's website: "I'm delighted. Our main objective was to get through into the second round. We've done that and we've earned the right to play a fantastic club in Celtic.
"The players worked their socks off. Was it pretty? No it wasn't, but it was effective. The players were organised and they gave everything in their bodies tonight."
Match ends, La Fiorita 0, Linfield 0.
Second Half ends, La Fiorita 0, Linfield 0.
Jamie Mulgrew (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, La Fiorita. Tiziano Mottola replaces Danilo Rinaldi.
Substitution, La Fiorita. Adolfo Hirsch replaces Tommaso Zafferani.
Substitution, Linfield. Aaron Burns replaces Cameron Stewart.
Substitution, Linfield. Andrew Mitchell replaces Paul Smyth.
Substitution, La Fiorita. Adrián Ricchiuti replaces Marco Brighi.
Marco Gasperoni (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins La Fiorita 0, Linfield 0.
First Half ends, La Fiorita 0, Linfield 0.
Mark Haughey (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tommaso Zafferani (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Linfield secured a money-spinning Champions League tie against Celtic as a goalless draw in San Marino earned a 1-0 aggregate win over La Fiorita. | 40484191 | [
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Grow NI said companies were deferring decisions to invest due to the uncertainty over the future of the tax.
Corporation Tax is the tax that companies pay on their profits. The current UK rate is 21% whereas in the Republic of Ireland firms pay 12.5%.
The devolution of the tax was dependant on welfare reform being implemented.
However, the controversial Welfare Reform Bill failed to pass at Stormont on Tuesday night.
Eamonn Donaghy of Grow NI, a forum representing major business organisations, said: "The power to create tens of thousands of jobs is now within our grasp, but unless our politicians seize this opportunity it will jeopardise significant employment growth opportunities and will increase inequality in Northern Ireland."
He added: "Continued uncertainly around a start date and an agreed rate of corporation tax means that the private sector cannot compete on a level playing field with businesses in the Republic of Ireland.
"Only by having the same rate of corporation tax across the island will we see any significant increase in employment in Northern Ireland.
"Such a change would see increased investment from companies at home and abroad, creating jobs which are much needed in communities everywhere."
New legislation to devolve corporation tax to Northern Ireland was passed by the House of Lords in March.
Invest NI has said that a US business delegation has postponed a potential investment trip to Northern Ireland.
The jobs creation agency said it was because the Stormont executive had not yet set the rate of Corporation Tax to be introduced in Northern Ireland, or the date it will take effect.
It had previously been suggested Northern Ireland will cut its rate to 12.5%, to match Ireland, from April 2017.
Mr Donaghy said: "The evidence that companies abroad are deferring - sometimes permanently - decisions to invest in Northern Ireland is gravely concerning.
"All of us now understand that the election of a Tory government means that the only growth in employment in the future will come from the private sector, and reduced Corporation Tax will be key to deliver this.
"If our politicians fail to reduce Corporation Tax a future of low investment, net emigration and increased unemployment looks inevitable."
The legislation to allow Corporation Tax powers to be devolved to Stormont was published in January.
The government had aimed to pass the law before May's general election.
The Northern Ireland parties had agreed a deal on Westminster's welfare reform measures in the Stormont House Agreement last December.
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They have identified a range of viruses, called bacteriophages, that can be used to kill common pig infections.
The aim is to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria emerging on farms that could also infect humans.
If trials in pigs work, the new therapy could be extended to treat people.
Prof Martha Clokie presented her interim results to a pig industry meeting in Solihull. She told BBC News that the early results indicated that phage therapy could be "completely transformative for human health".
"There are many infections that we just can't treat with antibiotics because they have become resistant to them. So using the phage therapy for specific diseases could change the way we treat infection. It could give us a whole new armoury."
Scientists have been trying to develop phage treatments for more than a century but they have mostly proved to be unreliable. But Prof Clokie has found more precise ways of isolating phages and assessing their effectiveness.
The research has been funded by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board which is responding to concerns about the possibility of so called superbugs developing in farm animals and entering the food chain. Charlotte Evans is leading the project for AHDB.
"Pig producers are responding to a pig health and welfare point of view and also reacting to consumer expectations, to help make sure we are being responsible about our antibiotic usage and ensure we safeguard them for the future," she said.
In the UK, 40% of all antibiotics are used to treat animals. They are the same as those used to treat people.
A review published last year by Lord Jim O'Neil called for reductions in the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture, especially those that were "highly critical" to human health.
Prof Clokie has shown that phage therapy can in principle offer a viable alternative to antibiotics.
Phages occur in nature and are the natural enemy of many infectious agents. There are many phages, each of which is specific to different infectious bugs. The phages home in on these agents like a guided missile. Once they find their target, they latch on to them and inject their DNA into the bug rendering it harmless.
Like all viruses, they reproduce inside the infectious bug and these new phages go on to hunt other infections
Prof Clokie and her team have identified a range of disease-killing phages, including one that disables a salmonella bug that infects pigs. Her team has shown that it works in the lab and the scientists have also developed a powdered form of the phage which remains active. This is an important step because it enables the researchers to add the phage to pig feed and see if it works in practice.
The team plans to begin trails later this year.
If the approach is found to be effective, other phage treatments could be developed for a range of animal diseases. It would also speed the development of phage treatments for people.
Follow Pallab on Twitter. | Researchers at Leicester University have shown that it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotics for treating diseases in pigs. | 40201988 | [
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A report by the organisation suggests men, women and children are being abused "to eliminate public protest".
Many are subjected to virginity tests, rape and gang rape after arrest.
Egypt's Interior Ministry said it would not comment until it had studied the report.
The study notes a surge in sexual violence after the Egyptian military takeover in July 2013.
The perpetrators are rarely held to account and the impunity points to a "cynical political strategy aimed at silencing all opposition".
Police, intelligence officers and members of the military are guilty of targeting male and female detainees, according to the report.
Among the victims are student demonstrators, human rights activists, gay people and children.
Student's ordeal
I saw an officer who was grabbing a young woman by the breasts and I said to him: "If you want to arrest her, then arrest her, but you have no right to touch her breasts."
He grabbed me exactly as he had her, before calling two other police officers to come and hold me. They beat me, insulted me.
In the van they insulted me and beat me so much that I could no longer stand up. Two soldiers started to sexually assault me.
The officer from the start got into the van and said to me: "Come here I'm going to show you if I'm a man." He sexually assaulted me, the soldiers laughed, and then he raped me completely. I was paralysed, I started to vomit blood.
My life is ruined. I'm afraid of my son, my husband and even my father.
The authors said they did not have evidence that commanders were giving the orders, but the scale of the violence - and the impunity - suggested there was a political strategy.
They claim that victims who file complaints are systematically obstructed by the justice system, and face threats and reprisals by police officers and prison guards.
Sexual violence has long been a problem within the general population in Egypt, with assaults dramatically increasing in the years since Hosni Mubarak was removed from power.
Last year, President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi ordered police to launch a crackdown amid growing public anger.
He said sexual assaults, were "an unacceptable form of conduct" and called for citizens to "reinstate moral values in society". | Egyptian security forces are using sexual violence against detainees on a massive scale, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. | 32790804 | [
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New head coach Paul Clement had confirmed club legend and former caretaker boss Curtis would no longer be involved with the first team.
Curtis, 62, played more than 350 games for the Swans, has been caretaker manager three times and has also served the club as first-team coach.
The new role will see him monitor players from the first team and Under-23s on loan at other clubs.
Curtis will also assist the likes of scout Brian Flynn in the identification and recruitment of young players.
The Premier League has made the loan player manager's role a requirement for all clubs.
"I'm delighted to take up the new role," said Curtis.
"It was an opportunity I jumped at following very amicable discussions. It's a very important role and one that excites me."
Former Derby County boss Clement was appointed on Tuesday following the departure of Bob Bradley last week.
Curtis was in charge for the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace, the day Clement's arrival was confirmed.
Ex-Wales international Curtis has held a number of coaching roles with Swansea, and was appointed first-team coach by Michael Laudrup - a role he subsequently kept under Garry Monk, Francesco Guidolin and Bradley.
The former Leeds and Southampton forward has previously been assistant manager, youth team manager and Football in the Community officer at Swansea.
As a player he scored 32 goals during the club's promotion season in 1977-78 and was part of the team managed by John Toshack that won promotion to the old First Division in 1981.
"While Alan has stepped away from a direct first-team coaching role, we felt it was imperative we kept him as part of our footballing structure and have his presence around the club and training ground," said Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins.
"Not only does he have a wealth of knowledge and experience, he is respected throughout the game, not just in Swansea."
Swansea have had as many as 12 players out on loan at one time this season. Bafetimbi Gomis (Marseille), Franck Tabanou (Granada), Kyle Bartley (Leeds United), Matt Grimes (Leeds United), Marvin Emnes (Blackburn), Ryan Hedges (Yeovil) Liam Shepherd (Yeovil), Josh Vickers (Barnet) and Josh Sheehan (Newport) are currently on loan, while Connor Roberts (Bristol Rovers), Kenji Gorre (Northampton) and Adam King (Southend) have recently returned. | Swansea City have named Alan Curtis as the club's first loan player manager. | 38537931 | [
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Maersk said it still did not know the reason why the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was seized, and noted it had been in an international shipping lane.
But Iranian authorities noted that it had been in the country's waters.
Iranian media cited an official as saying the ship was seized based on a court order in connection with a complaint made by a private Iranian company about debts.
On Wednesday, Maersk said it had been in contact with Singapore-based Rickmers Shipmanagement, from whom it charters the Maersk Tigris, and was "pleased to learn that the crew is safe and under the circumstances in good spirits".
The crew includes a British national, but no Americans, as initial reports suggested.
"We are continuing our efforts to obtain more information about the Iranian authorities' seizure - in international waters - of Maersk Tigris. We are not able at this point to establish or confirm the reason behind the seizure," Maersk added.
"We remain in close dialogue with the Danish ministry of foreign affairs."
A spokesman for Rickmers Shipmanagement said the vessel had been carrying commercial goods and no "special cargo" such as military equipment.
The incident has prompted the US Navy to dispatch a destroyer and a reconnaissance plane to the area to "monitor" the situation.
A general distress call sent out by the Maersk Tigris on Tuesday morning was picked up by US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT).
A Pentagon spokesman said Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy patrol vessels had approached the ship while it was moving through Iranian territorial waters, but inside an area that under international agreement is open to foreign ships making an "innocent passage".
The patrol vessels ordered the container ship to go deeper into Iranian waters, but the master refused. Only when they fired warning shots across its bow, did he comply.
The Pentagon spokesman called the actions of the patrol vessels "inappropriate". | The crew of a container ship seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday are safe and "in good spirits", Danish shipping company Maersk says. | 32512927 | [
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Bradford's membership was suspended in June when they entered administration.
"The board's decision closes the door on much of the uncertainty that has surrounded the Bulls in recent months," RFL director Blake Solly said.
"The club's new owners have co-operated fully with the RFL throughout this necessarily extensive process and we look forward to working with Mr Khan and Mr Sutcliffe in the months and years ahead.
"The decision to grant membership is an important step that will help the board to determine which competition Bradford Bulls will compete in from 2013."
No decision has yet been reached on what division the Bulls will compete in next season but an announcement is expected by the end of the week on how that decision will be reached.
Bradford finished ninth in Super League this season, three points outside the play-offs, having been deducted six points for entering administration. | The takeover of Bradford Bulls by Omar Khan's consortium has been ratified by the Rugby Football League. | 19570146 | [
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The teenager was arrested outside a takeaway in Heywood in August 2008 for being disruptive.
She alleged one of the workers had groomed and then raped her.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) investigated Kabeer Hassan and another man, aged 59, but it was nearly a year later when a CPS lawyer decided to drop the case.
According to Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor for the North West, the lawyer had viewed six hours of video testimony from the girl and also had DNA evidence, but decided "she would not be viewed as a credible witness by a jury".
Hassan and the other man, who cannot be named, have been convicted by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court with seven others, all from Greater Manchester, who groomed young girls for sex by plying them with drink and drugs.
The file of the girl's allegations was one of the first on Mr Afzal's desk when he started his new job in the summer of 2011 and he took "an immediate decision" to prosecute Hassan and the 59-year-old man.
By then GMP's Operation Span, launched in December 2009, was under way investigating allegations from other under-age girls in the Rochdale and Heywood areas relating to the other defendants.
However, Mr Afzal maintains he would have charged both men even if the only evidence available had been that which led to the original case being dropped.
"I took the view that a jury would have found her a credible witness," he said.
"I regret that the wrong decision was made."
Mr Afzal said his decision to prosecute was based on 20 years experience including expertise in rape cases.
The CPS's dropping of the original case led police to stop all investigations, a decision that is now the subject of separate inquiry.
The original lawyer, whose decision was reviewed and backed by a CPS unit manager, has been taken off rape cases and is undergoing retraining.
The way GMP treated the 2008 allegations is at the centre of a managed investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
It was only after a second girl made similar claims in December 2009 that detectives began Operation Span.
Police went on to find more than 40 vulnerable and at risk girls across Rochdale and Heywood subjected to on-street grooming by a network of men, mostly takeaway employees and taxi drivers.
All five girls who were witnesses in the gang's conviction were known to social services at some stage in their lives.
GMP is not commenting directly on the IPCC inquiry, but Assistant Chief Constable Steven Heywood concedes the force has made mistakes.
"We apologise to anyone that has suffered due to any failing on our part, " he said.
"We probably could have done things better.
"We and other agencies are on a journey, we know more about this kind of crime than we did in 2008." | Three years ago, a Crown Prosecution Service lawyer dropped a rape case involving an under-age girl which could have left a sex grooming ring undetected for years. | 17853560 | [
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The bridge fell on to the London-bound carriageway of the motorway just after midday on Saturday 27 August.
The man from Darlington has been issued with a summons to appear before Maidstone magistrates on 17 February.
He will face charges of dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He will also face three counts of criminal damage.
A motorcyclist suffered broken ribs when the bridge came down. No one died.
The collapse happened between junctions four and three, near the junction with the M26 which links the M25 London orbital with the M20.
The road, which is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover, had to be closed while two large cranes worked to clear the debris.
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Kevin O'Malley told RTÉ's Marian Finucane Show that he expects the trip to happen within the next 12 months.
Mr Obama visited Ireland in May 2011.
During the trip, he went to his ancestral home in the small village of Moneygall, Co Offaly.
Mr O'Malley paid tribute to President Obama as a "spectacular leader and role model" whose "character is impeccable".
"The last sentence that President Obama said to me on Wednesday of this week when we were saying goodbye was 'please tell them (Ireland) I'm coming'.
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The Tinbergen Building, which houses the departments of zoology and experimental psychology, will be closed from Monday.
A university spokesman said it was not believed there was a health risk to regular users of the building.
He said asbestos was found last year, but it was not in "accessible" areas.
A total of 750 staff are based in the building and it is used by 900 students.
A statement said: "We do not believe there is, or has been, a health risk to regular users of the building, and more than 200 air quality readings, taken since September 2016, support this belief.
"But this asbestos cannot be removed while the building is occupied, so we have decided to close the building while expert contractors carry out remedial works.
"We apologise to staff and students for the inconvenience that this unprecedented situation will cause, and we will do all we can to support them so that research and teaching can continue."
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The 40-year-old won Olympic heptathlon bronze for Britain in 2004 and has been upgraded to two more bronze medals from 2008 after retrospective drug tests.
All world records set before 2005 could be rewritten under a new proposal from European Athletics, after the sport's latest doping scandal.
Sotherton said tweaking events would create "a new slate" and new records.
She said: "Could we go back to yards or run 101m instead of 100m?
"We all know that some of the records are completely out there. But not all of those records were achieved by people who cheated.
"Scrapping those records is unfair on those athletes. And what about my pre-2005 performances? Did they happen? Does this apply to national records too?"
Sotherton referred to the IAAF's decision to remodel the men's javelin in 1986.
Changes were made to the javelin's design because of increasingly frequent flat landings. All existing records were reset after the change, but not erased.
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Ch Insp David Pettigrew believes the cameras would act as a deterrent to disorder and vandalism.
Glasgow City Council said the implementation of cameras had been explored but the topography of the site made it difficult.
The Glasgow Necropolis is a historic cemetery and tourist attraction.
The 37-acre Victorian cemetery, east of the city centre, contains about 3,500 monuments and sculptures.
Ch Insp Pettigrew, the officer in charge of the Necropolis area, told the BBC: "At this time of year, it is not the same as the spring and summer months. This is an area where people come to drink. They do that because it is out the way.
"That brings with it anti-social behaviours and disorder, whether deliberate or otherwise. It damages the headstones as well, so there is a clearly a disrespectful aspect to that. The headstones have been here for hundreds of years and can be loose, and if they fall over they can cause serious injury.
"Primarily, we are talking about drinking in the Necropolis. Gang activity in the east end in general is very much in the decline in recent years."
Ch Insp Pettigrew said police officers take part in regular patrols of the necropolis during the spring and summer months, supported by teams from Community Safety Glasgow, who work in close consultation with the city council.
The senior officer said the teams from Community Safety sometimes patrol the area with mobile CCTV vans but he would like to see this taken a step further.
He added: "CCTV has proven to be an effective aide to policing in many other parts of the city, so I think it would go without saying that it would be a benefit to this area also.
"The cameras themselves act as a deterrent because when people know they are here, they clearly don't have the same advantage as being able to hide behind a bush or a tree, but in the event that something happens it gives us the opportunity to find the people responsible. Quite clearly, we cannot be here 24 hours a day."
Police Scotland told the BBC they only received six reports of crime at the necropolis between April and August 2015 - four of vandalism, one breach of the peace and once incidence of drinking in a public place. Three people were reported to the procurator fiscal over these incidents.
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis are a group of volunteers who conduct tours of the cemetery, and raise money for conservation and restoration work at the Necropolis.
Ruth Johnston, the group's chairwoman, said: "I don't think it (anti-social behaviour at the Necropolis) is any different from a large park in a very large city. We bring a lot of tourists here.
"People feel very safe coming in here, and there wouldn't be so many people coming if they didn't feel safe.
"The Glasgow Necropolis is incredibly inspiring, no matter what your interests are - history, social history, archaeology, architecture, sculpture. Some of the most famous sculptors have done work here."
Alexander "Greek" Thomson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh are among those whose work is at the Necropolis, while William Miller - the man who wrote the Wee Willie Winkie nursery rhyme - is also buried there.
A memorial for Glasgow firefighters is one of 3,500 in the cemetery, with an estimated 50,000 people buried at the site in total.
Next year, the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis hopes to raise £60,000 for the restoration of the Monteith mausoleum, and they will continue commemorations for those who died in World War One and other conflicts.
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: "Community Safety Glasgow currently deploy two daily security patrols, staggered day and night, to the Necropolis and random mobile CCTV patrols are also conducted in the area to deter and detect antisocial behaviour. Foot patrols are also carried out within the Necropolis to deter dog fouling.
"There are also quarterly meetings between Police Scotland, the council, Community Safety Glasgow and the Friends of the Necropolis group to discuss any issues.
"The possibility of using re-deployable CCTV in the Necropolis was also explored, but the topography of the site made it difficult in terms of radio signalling."
A spokesperson for Historic Environment Scotland, which is a statutory consultee for the Glasgow Necropolis, added: "We are aware that there has been an issue with vandalism and anti-social behaviour at Glasgow Necropolis.
"Whilst we are not aware of any recent requests to Glasgow City Council planning department regarding the potential installation of CCTV we would be happy to discuss this and other proposals for improving security within the grounds of the Necropolis with them.
"Public security measures such as CCTV are not uncommon practice within other historic sites and buildings and we would work with the applicant to discuss possible options." | A senior police officer has called for CCTV cameras to be installed at the Glasgow Necropolis to help keep the area free of antisocial behaviour. | 35176201 | [
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Banbury's Horton General has been trying "very hard" since April to recruit new obstetricians.
But Victoria Prentis, Banbury MP, said the "contingency" midwife plan, which she is to discuss with health secretary Jeremy Hunt, was "terrifying".
Campaigners staged a rally earlier against the changes.
"Our bottom line in Banbury is we want our maternity unit to be the best it can be," Mrs Prentis said.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has told Horton staff the plan could take effect from the end of September if it did not successfully recruit the obstetricians, who are specially-trained maternity doctors.
Paul Brennan, director of clinical services, said the Oxford trust was trying "very hard" to fill the posts, which have been advertised since April.
He described the changes as "contingency arrangements in case recruitment continues to prove unsuccessful".
But Sophie Hammond, who was among campaigners at the rally, said "lives would be put at risk".
"The thought that these key consultants and this access to emergency care and surgery could be taken away from here doesn't bear thinking about," she said.
Mr Brennan said they had worked to make the obstetrician posts "more attractive to applicants".
"This includes enhanced pay and additional training at the John Radcliffe Hospital," he explained.
"We believe we have got a good offer for doctors wanting a role that offers some responsibility and also some variety, and are again re-advertising the posts."
According to the trust, women who do not want to give birth at the unit will be offered alternatives at other hospitals.
A decision is expected in late August. | A hospital's maternity services may become midwife-led because it is struggling to recruit doctors, an NHS trust has admitted. | 36894885 | [
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It comes 12 years after their first, when Jose Mourinho's 2004-05 side stormed to glory, 12 points clear of nearest rivals Arsenal after having lost just once, to Manchester City, all season.
Didier Drogba spearheaded the attack, Claude Makelele reinvented the anchor man role and Frank Lampard top-scored from midfield as the Blues won their first top-flight title in more than half a century.
Antonio Conte's 2016-17 breed have wrapped up the league with two games to spare, with Diego Costa hitting 20 goals [as of 12 May], Eden Hazard impressing and N'Golo Kante winning player of the year.
But who, from Chelsea's first and most recent Premier League-winning teams, would make your combined XI?
Pick your best XI from Chelsea's Premier League winners in 2004-05 and 2016-17. | Chelsea's 1-0 win at West Brom on Friday clinched the Blues their fifth Premier League title. | 39895178 | [
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Nine-year-old Gracie Mellalieu, from Flintshire, is one of just five people in Wales with Morquio Syndrome, which affects the way bones and joints grow.
She has been trialling a new drug called Vimizim, which has now won Welsh Government approval.
It will cost about £880,000 a year to treat eligible patients in Wales.
"We were just fingers crossed waiting around for a long time, it's been constant waiting, hoping things are going to happen," said Gracie's mother, Yvette.
"It's just a huge weight off our shoulders. We just feel so happy that the result has been a positive one."
The drug was approved for use in England in December last year, but a decision had to be made on whether it would be available on the Welsh NHS.
"Yes, it is an expensive drug, but what you have to think there is it is an ultra-rare disease being treated by a drug that can't just be pushed out like paracetemol," argued Gracie's mother.
"It's going to take a lot more research to develop the drug, which is the enzyme that Gracie is missing, that is putting it back into the body.
"I think it is wrong to say somebody like Gracie doesn't deserve that because it is expensive. She has a lot to give to life and a lot to give to society."
Gracie, who lives in Mynydd Isa near Buckley, has been receiving weekly therapy with the drug at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
It has led to a great improvement in her condition, with better lung function, improved eyesight and she does not need to use a wheelchair to get about.
The campaign to get the drug approved for Gracie received a huge boost when the schoolgirl was captured on camera singing a song to thank hospital staff.
Announcing the decision to fund the new drug, the Health Minister Mark Drakeford said he had listened to the advice of the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group.
It said the medicine was both a clinically and a cost effective way to treat the disease.
"Up until now we've only had therapies that are things that help people to manage with the condition," explained Mr Drakeford.
"This new drug Vimizim actually makes a difference to the condition itself. It will really make a difference." | A schoolgirl with an "ultra-rare" genetic condition is celebrating a decision to fund life-changing medication on the NHS in Wales. | 35816087 | [
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Mr Charney, who also founded the company, was ousted last year because of the employee complaints and amid accusations of misuse of company funds.
In the San Francisco court filing, the board said it did not expect him ever to return to the firm.
Mr Charney's lawyer said many of the statements made were false.
"The company has engaged in an invasion of Mr Charney's privacy in a shameful attempt to extort him and gain leverage over him," said his lawyer Keith Fink.
The court filing documents evidence of illicit emails written to female employees by the former chief executive, as well as racially derogatory taunts.
They come in response to Mr Charney's defamation lawsuit against the company and its chair.
Mr Charney "repeatedly engaged in conduct that violated the company's sexual harassment and anti-discrimination policy," the company's papers say.
"Given this set of facts... it would be hard to find any board of any company... that would be willing to hire Mr Charney as its CEO, executive, or employee. The risk to the company and its shareholders would just be too great," the board adds.
Earlier this month, American Apparel was granted a restraining order preventing him from making any negative statements in the press about the company and from trying to get board members removed. | The retailer American Apparel has detailed sexist and racist misconduct claims against former boss Dov Charney in a court filing. | 33261110 | [
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An employee of the credit card company Nets was also convicted.
Leaks provided by IT expert Peter Bo Henriksen to the Se og Hor weekly magazine enabled it to report a series of royal family and celebrity stories, to the bafflement of its rivals.
The case has attracted huge public interest in Denmark.
Judge Mette Lyster Knudsen sentenced Mr Henriksen - who used to work for Nets - to 18 months in jail for selling information between 2008 and 2012 that detailed the location of major public figures including Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and actor Mads Mikkelsen.
Former Se og Hor editor Henrik Qvortrup was also sentenced to 18 months in jail, of which 12 were converted into 200 hours' community service.
Three other Se og Hor journalists were given suspended sentences, while another was acquitted.
All have since left the weekly, which has one of the biggest circulations in Denmark.
Among the stories reported by the magazine were details about the honeymoon of Prince Joachim and his wife in Canada in 2008, after it bought information about their itinerary from Nets.
The media group that owns the magazine was fined $1.52m (£1.22m) last year for wrongfully monitoring more than 120 celebrities. Two former senior staff members were given suspended sentences.
One of the celebrities who fell victim to the magazine, Rene Dif of the Danish-Norwegian music group Aqua, criticised the sentences on Thursday. "These short sentences shows how ridiculous the Danish justice system is," he told Danish TV.
The four journalists have said they are considering an appeal against the verdict. | Four Danish journalists have been found guilty of paying for credit card information to track politicians, celebrities and royal family members. | 38093377 | [
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A force spokesman said detectives were "keeping an open mind" as to whether it was linked to two similar incidents in the city.
All three feet have been found within a few hundred yards of each other.
Tests showed the first foot found in Weston Park East in February was "probably" a medical teaching aid. The second foot, found last month in the same area, is still undergoing tests.
"The same officers are looking into the latest discoveries and will look to confirm beyond all reasonable doubt that they are linked and if there are any new lines of inquiry which can be taken forward," the spokesman added. | A third human foot has been found close to where two others were discovered earlier this year. | 36987557 | [
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Spurs, who are having a new £400m stadium built next to their existing home White Hart Lane, could also play next season's home Champions League games at the national stadium.
They aim to move into their new 61,000-seat home before the 2018-19 season.
"We're a long way down the path on reaching an agreement," Dyke said.
"I think there's some discussion about whether they'll play their Champions League games there at Wembley next year but I don't know much about that."
Tottenham's north-London rivals Arsenal hosted Champions League games at Wembley in 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
Dyke also said Chelsea could play home games at Wembley in the near future.
The Blues have plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge, which could leave them needing a temporary home for several seasons.
"I think Chelsea might come for a longer period," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "Chelsea have got really exciting plans for their stadium. They're going to demolish the whole thing and build a whole new stadium on the existing site.
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Mohammad Thneibat said countries such as Jordan faced a "serious problem" in coping with so many young refugees.
He called for more international financial support to help build schools and train teachers.
"The alternatives are very bad," said Mr Thneibat.
"The international community will pay a high price if we don't stand together to face this serious problem," he told the Global Education and Skills Forum.
Mr Thneibat said Jordan already had Palestinian and Iraqi refugees and now had 1.3 million Syrians who had fled across its borders.
"We're trying to do everything to educate these young people for peace, introducing ideas of tolerance and co-existence," Mr Thneibat, who is also Jordan's education minister, told the international conference in Dubai.
But he warned that Syria's neighbours did not have the capacity to deal with such an influx of families without more international assistance.
He said Jordan was training thousands more teachers and building new schools, which would operate in double shifts to try to accommodate 145,000 refugee children in its state school system.
But there were still more children arriving than could be taught, he warned.
There had been financial support from the international community - and more had been pledged, Mr Thneibat said - but almost two-thirds of the cost of each extra refugee pupil was being taken from Jordan's own education budget, he said.
This was in addition to extra costs in health, housing and infrastructure.
Without any access to education, he said such youngsters could become part of another cycle of conflict.
"If we leave these students, we believe they could become extremists."
Tom Fletcher, UK ambassador to Lebanon until last year, said the numbers of refugees were now "staggering".
Mr Fletcher is now working for a coalition trying to get business support to tackle the refugee crisis.
He said conventional humanitarian crisis approaches did not work on this scale, and that other groups, including business, should contribute.
George Papendreou, former prime minister of Greece, told the conference that he had been a refugee when his family was in political exile.
He said that European countries should try to see refugees as potential benefits to their societies rather than respond with "fear and ignorance". | A failure to provide education for refugees escaping the conflict in Syria risks creating a future generation of extremists, the deputy prime minister of Jordan has warned. | 35794194 | [
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Despite the drop, the UK's second-largest supermarket said it was continuing to make progress.
Chief executive Mike Coupe said he was confident its strategy would enable it to "outperform our major peers".
German discount chains Aldi and Lidl, which have expanded rapidly in the UK, have been undercutting Sainsbury's and its rivals, including Tesco, Morrisons and Asda.
The supermarket chain has fought back by cutting prices on its everyday products rather than run promotions. This quarter, it said it had cut the prices of broccoli, onions, Margherita pizza and its own-brand nappies.
Mr Coupe said this strategy was working with customers "consistently choosing" Sainsbury's over its rivals.
He also said its £1.4bn takeover of Argos-owner Home Retail Group, which was completed at the beginning of this month, would speed up its plans to allow shoppers to get their goods in different ways.
Sainsbury's, which already has 15 Argos stores within its own shops, said it would open 200 digital collection points in its stores by the end of the year.
The supermarket group said Home Retail Group's like-for-like sales in the second quarter to 27 August, before it took over the firm, rose 2.3%.
In another attempt to win more shoppers, and amid the threat of online giant Amazon's move into grocery deliveries, Sainsbury's said it was expanding a test of its one-hour grocery delivery service in London called "Chop Chop" with orders delivered by bicycle.
The retailer said it would "give customers more options to shop with us whenever and wherever they want".
Sainsbury's has reported two straight years of falling profits, and analysts expect another drop in the 2016-17 financial year.
In May, the supermarket said underlying profits for the year to 12 March fell to £587m from £681m in the previous year.
Shares in the group have fallen 9% over the past six months.
John Ibbotson, director of retail consultancy Retail Vision, said Sainsbury's simpler pricing strategy and abolition of multi-buy promotions was "distinctly underwhelming" in the current brutal market conditions, but said Argos could help the firm.
"Argos should boost Sainsbury's bottom line in the short-term as well as improve its internet offer and logistics capability.
"But integrating the two firms will be time-consuming and distracting, and in the current environment Sainsbury's cannot afford to take its eye off its core grocery business, even for a second," he added.
Earlier this week, discount rival Aldi showed it was not immune to the effects of the continuing price war, with low prices eating into its profit margins. The firm reported a 12% rise in sales for 2015, but said operating profits had fallen 1.8%. | Sainsbury's has reported a second consecutive quarter of falling sales, blaming falling food prices. | 37492812 | [
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Storm Alex is moving north-east and is expected to hit the Azores on Friday, prompting a hurricane warning.
It is one of the earliest tropical systems to form in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin since records began.
Meanwhile, another tropical storm, Pali, has formed over the Pacific, similarly rare at this time of year.
Scientists have linked the storms to powerful winds and high sea surface temperatures resulting from an unusually strong El Nino phenomenon this year.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said the 2015 occurrence of El Nino will be among the three strongest recorded since 1950.
Severe droughts and significant flooding in many parts of the world are being attributed to the phenomenon, which occurs every two to seven years.
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One ex-manager said he was instructed to offer free bets and drinks - in one case it was suggested he could buy lunch for high-spending customers.
Other managers we spoke to said they were paid a bonus if they met financial targets on the machines.
The industry says it takes responsible gambling very seriously.
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) offer simple touch screen play, usually on a version of roulette, where people can gamble as much as £100 per spin, in theory every 20 seconds.
"John", who was a manager at Coral until recently, said staff were given instructions to offer machine players refreshments as soon as they entered the shop and do "absolutely anything" to make them feel comfortable.
"If the shop was too hot for them, we would have to turn the heating down or vice versa. They were the gods of the betting shop," he said.
"There was a suggestion from the area manager at one time that if we had a customer coming in their lunch hour, we had to make sure they didn't waste time trying to get a cheese and ham roll instead of playing the machines. You could go out there, buy them a cheese and ham roll and get it ready for them."
Coral said it takes its commitments to responsible gambling "extremely seriously". It added it had "strengthened protections for all its customers, providing help and support for the very small minority that may have issues with their gambling activity".
John said managers had to hit their machine profit target and would receive a financial reward if they did.
"I know another firm based their whole wage on how much money they made on machines, so there was every incentive for the staff to encourage people," he said.
The two store managers, who still work for Coral, said they felt pressure to hit financial targets on the FOBTs machines.
One passed on internal emails from Coral's central operations department about a new FOBTs game called Big Banker, which gave advice on "smashing your targets".
It said: "Ensure your team has… identified your target key customers to demonstrate our popular feature game. Offer a demo to all of your machine customers to whet their appetite, then encourage them to play with their own money.
"Once you have identified your target customers, it often helps when you use a 'hook' to encourage them to play. 'You like Big Banker, do you have our bonus card yet? It's quick, it's easy and it's free.'"
Case study: 'Red mist' of gambling
Tony Franklin has had a problem with gambling since he was a child. He had managed to stay out of the bookies for a year, but over a couple of hours 18 months ago, he blew it all.
Having avoided high-street bookmakers for a year, he cleaned out his bank account in just an hour after a trip to the barbers. As he left he was drawn to one of the many betting shops on his high street and one of its FOBTs.
"I was totally devastated and just completely caught up in the gambling, in the red mist of it," he says.
His addiction has had a devastating effect on his personal relationships. He had been due to bring his wife and child over to the UK to set up home but his expensive relapse put his plans on indefinite hold.
Now Tony keeps his betting shop receipts from that day as a reminder of how quickly he can lose control when faced with temptation. He feels the industry should be doing more to stop addicts like him losing control.
Under the industry's code of conduct, all staff should be trained to identify and help problem gamblers.
But one woman, who works for another unnamed bookmakers, said that did not always happen.
"I have never actually been trained. All we have is a leaflet and are told to give them out if we feel people have a problem. But working on your own at night, or even in the morning, makes it extremely hard to hand out leaflets and speak to customers who are clearly frustrated," she said.
Malcolm George, from the Association of British Bookmakers, said: "It is absolutely the case that anyone joining and working in a betting shop will receive training about problem gambling."
Coral said it rejected the allegations made by the BBC.
It added in its statement: "Recent health surveys show that problem gambling rates have in fact fallen since the introduction of FOBTs and the average Coral customer's loss per session on a FOBT is around £6-9.
"The introduction of supervised stakes above £50 from April last year has had a profound change in customer behaviour, with an approximate 70% reduction in stakes above that level.
"Training, tools and processes are in place throughout the business to ensure that potential problem gamblers are identified and protected."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00-11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. | Betting shop staff say they are told to offer gamblers perks to keep them playing on fixed-odds betting machines, a BBC investigation has found. | 36389823 | [
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Mr Kalashnikov had been involved in the "anti-Maidan" protests in support of deposed President Viktor Yanukovych.
It is not clear if he was murdered or committed suicide. Police say an investigation has been launched.
At least eight Yanukovych allies have died suddenly in the last three months.
Most of the deaths are said to have been suicides. However, officials say it was possible some were killed or forced to take their lives.
Commentators in Ukraine have accused supporters, as well as opponents, of the current pro-Western government of involvement in the deaths.
The BBC's David Stern in Kiev says no motive has emerged linking the deaths and no arrests have been made.
Mr Kalashnikov was a former deputy in parliament and a member of Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions.
Accounts of his death differ, with some sources saying his body was found outside his flat in Kiev and others saying it was found within.
Mr Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February last year, after months of increasingly violent protests against him, centred on the Maidan, Kiev's main square.
He later reappeared in Russia. The government that succeeded him reversed his opposition to closer ties with the European Union - a major factor behind the protests.
It has since been plunged into a conflict with pro-Russian separatist rebels in the country's east. | A Ukrainian opposition politician, Oleg Kalashnikov, has been found dead with gunshot wounds in Kiev - the latest ally of the former government to have died in suspicious circumstances. | 32329512 | [
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NHS Highland asked people to avoid the site last week, after 50 people fell ill with the sickness bug.
Consultant microbiologist Dr Chin Lim said three wards remained closed to new admissions and visitors but the rest of the hospital was open.
Tests have confirmed the presence of the bug in wards 7C, 2C and 2A.
In a statement, Dr Lim thanked people for their "patience and understanding".
He added: "While I am pleased that we have been able to reopen to visiting we know norovirus is still in the community so would ask that visitors are limited to two per patient and that if you, or anyone you live with, has had symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting you refrain from coming into the hospital until you are clear for 72 hours." | Restrictions on visitors have been lifted at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness following an outbreak of norovirus. | 35691227 | [
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Officers confiscated marijuana in the UK with a street value of £100 million, according to an Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) report.
The number of farms discovered increased to 7,865, more than doubling in four years.
The UK is at "significant risk" from criminal gangs who cultivate cannabis on a commercial scale, says the report.
It estimates that the number of recorded cannabis production offences in the period from April 2011 to March 2012 will rise to 16,464, up from 14,982 in 2010-11.
In the last two years, police forces have seized 1.1 million cannabis plants.
Source: projected Acpo figures for 2011/12
Based on a street value of £134 per ounce, the drugs are valued at £207 million.
Commander Allan Gibson of the Metropolitan Police, Acpo's lead on cannabis cultivation, said: "Increasing numbers of organised crime groups are diverting into this area of criminality, but we are determined to continue to disrupt such networks and reduce the harm caused by drugs."
The report also recorded an increase in robberies, burglaries and violence - including the use of firearms - linked to cannabis farms.
There is evidence of "taxing", or stealing of crops, while debt bondage is being used to control some cultivators.
Criminals are spreading risk, to reduce detection and financial losses, by paying a large number of "gardeners" to manage smaller crops in residential areas.
The study notes a shift from cannabis farms in commercial and industrial properties to "multiple site" small scale factories.
It also says that with the economic downturn and a reduction in amounts supplied by drug dealers, the number of personal use cultivation offences is rising. Police intelligence suggests the purchase of seeds and hydroponic equipment (for growing the plants without soil) is on the increase.
More farms were found in the West Yorkshire force area - 936, or 42 factories per 100,000 people - than any other in the country.
But South Yorkshire had 64 farms for every 100,000 people, the highest per capita in the UK, with 851 farms.
Some 663 farms were found in the West Midlands or 25 per 100,000 people, while the Metropolitan Police had 608 farms, or eight per 100,000 people.
The highest rise in the number of farms since 2009/10 was recorded in Devon and Cornwall, where the number rose 1,664% per cent from 11 to a projected total of 183.
Fife saw a 488% increase from eight farms to a projected 39 for 2011/12. | An average of more than 21 cannabis factories were found daily in Britain last year, police chiefs say. | 17888762 | [
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In a statement to its members, the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) said it has "decided to shelve discussions about a sale" of Silverstone Circuit.
Potential investors including the Jaguar Land Rover group and MotorSport Vision had previously shown interest in the Northamptonshire venue.
The statement added the move is "not without risk".
Former British F1 driver Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision pulled out of the running for the circuit before Christmas.
In November, Jaguar Land Rover said it had ended discussions with the BRDC "for the foreseeable future".
BRDC chairman John Grant said it had expected to "pick up discussions" with an "unnamed substantial overseas investor" in the new year, but added: "After further reflection and, in particular, completion of the sale of Formula 1 to Liberty Media, the board has now decided to shelve discussions about a sale and continue on a go-it-alone basis."
He said: "While this is not without risk, we feel sufficient confidence in the improved prospects for our business to justify this change of direction."
Mr Grant also said the decision means background changes such as the removal of the club secretary role and the introduction of a new voluntary club ambassador would now be put in place.
These had been on hold while the talks were on-going.
Further details will be discussed at the BRDC's AGM, due to take place in April. | The home of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix is no longer for sale, its owner has announced. | 39052326 | [
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8 February 2017 Last updated at 11:58 GMT
An accident in Dumfries and Galloway has highlighted the perils of delivering huge wind turbine parts on country roads.
Two such deliveries recently have had very different outcomes.
One driver managed to successfully navigate Bargrennan Bridge, near Newton Stewart, in November.
But a delivery on the A713 on Tuesday saw a lorry and its giant cargo end up in a ditch. | Footage of Bargrennan Bridge: Dabby McCreadie | 38907831 | [
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Del Potro secured a 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 victory over the Swiss player.
The Argentine is 165th in the rankings after missing more than two years because of injury problems.
Del Potro, who is in the same half of the draw as Britain's Andy Murray, will next play either France's 32nd seed Lucas Pouille or American Donald Young.
I am pulling for Del Potro and every player in the locker room is. No player deserves what he has had in the last three or four years.
Former US Open champion Del Potro, 27, reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2013 but the former world number four is playing in his first Grand Slam since the Australian Open in 2014 after having three wrist operations.
He struggled early on as Wawrinka, 31, claimed an early break before comfortably taking the opening set, but Del Potro fought back well to take the second.
Both players broke serve twice in the opening four games of a thrilling third set, which Del Potro won in a tie-break, before taking the fourth set to wrap up victory.
"It feels amazing," Del Potro told BBC Sport. "I beat one of the guys who is playing great tennis this season and I couldn't have expected this before today.
"I enjoyed the crowd, they were incredible and I'm very happy.
"It is my second or third career now after all the injuries. I was sad for the last two years and now I am enjoying playing tennis again. I feel alive."
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Australia's Nick Kyrgios is also in the same half of the draw as Murray and remains on course to meet the world number two in the last 16.
The number 15 seed came from two sets to one down to beat Germany's Dustin Brown 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-4 in a thrilling, rain-affected second-round match on Court Two.
The pair had only played three points before a rain delay of more than three hours with the German, ranked 85th in the world, then clinching the first set on a tie-break.
Kyrgios swept through the second set in just 15 minutes but Brown regained the advantage by taking the third.
However, the Australian then won the fourth to move level and, after another rain delay, clinched the fifth set to reach round three.
Spanish 22nd seed Feliciano Lopez will play Kyrgios in the third round, with the winner of that tie then playing either Murray or Australian John Millman in the last 16.
Lopez fought back from two sets behind to defeat Italian Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-3.
Elsewhere, there were routine victories for 10th seed Tomas Berdych and 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Berdych beat Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-4 6-1 6-2, while Tsonga triumphed 6-1 6-4 6-3 over Juan Monaco of Argentina.
You can now add tennis alerts in the BBC Sport app - simply head to the menu and My Alerts section | Juan Martin del Potro has recorded a shock second-round win to knock fourth seed Stan Wawrinka out of the men's singles at Wimbledon. | 36687249 | [
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Of the 863 men who died, an estimated 120, known as "the Jersey Pals", were killed during the Battle of the Somme.
Made from Jersey granite, the memorial stone was officially unveiled by Bailiff William Bailhache in the French village of Guillemont.
The delegation from the island also included the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister and the Dean of Jersey.
Ian Ronanye, an author and historian, said the memorial would be a permanent reminder of the role Jersey played in the great war, although part of it would return to the island.
"A core has been removed from the middle of the stone - about the height of a person's heart - and that is being brought back to Jersey to become part of a monument in Royal Square," he told BBC News.
In July, hundreds of people attended a ceremony to reveal the memorial stone. | A memorial dedicated to the Jersey men who died in World War I has been unveiled in the Somme region of France. | 37268004 | [
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Some two dozen behemoths were identified, all with masses in excess of a hundred times that of the Sun.
Four were known previously, including the remarkable colossus catalogued as R136a1, which is 250 times as massive as our home star.
But the new survey finds many more of the super-objects in a tight patch of sky within the Large Magellanic Cloud.
"In just a tiny bit of this satellite galaxy, we see perhaps a couple of dozen stars with more than a 100 solar masses, of which nine are in a tight core just a few light-years across," explained Prof Paul Crowther from Sheffield University, UK.
"But that two dozen number - that's probably more than are in the entire Milky Way Galaxy for this type of star," he told BBC News.
The observations are to be published shortly in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
They build on earlier work reported in 2010 that first described R136a1 - the most massive and most luminous star identified to date.
That study used data gathered principally by a ground-based telescope in Chile.
This follow-up research employed the pin-sharp resolution and ultraviolet sensitivity of the orbiting Hubble telescope to tease out yet more detail.
In 2010, astronomers saw four monster stars including R136a1 in the central core. Thanks to Hubble, they detect a further five.
The stars are not only extremely massive, but they are also extremely bright. Together, these nine stars outshine our Sun by a factor of 30 million, said Prof Crowther.
"Because they are so massive, they are all close to their so-called Eddington limit, which is the maximum luminosity a star can have before it rips itself apart; and so they've got really powerful outflows. They are shedding mass at a fair rate of knots," the astronomer added - up to an Earth mass of gaseous material per month.
The question is why this tight corner of space, located in the Tarantula Nebula of the LMC, harbours so many giants.
Prof Crowther thinks it is because the gas and dust in the region has become compressed as the Large Magellanic Cloud has skirted the edge of the Milky Way. One thing is for sure - none of these monster stars will be around for more than a few million years. To burn so bright is to burn briefly.
"A lot of these stars will be in binaries (in pairs), and when they die they'll produce black holes, which will merge at some point in the dim and distant future. And when they do they'll produce gravitational waves.
"The first detection of gravitational waves [reported by Advanced LIGO last month] was from the merger of a pair of 30-solar-mass black holes. They probably came from 100-solar-mass stars."
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Hubble has probed a clutch of monster stars about 170,000 light-years away on the edge of our Milky Way Galaxy. | 35833873 | [
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She had attributed her longevity to her genetics and a diet of three eggs a day, two of them raw.
Ms Morano was the oldest of eight siblings, all of whom she has outlived. She died at her home in the northern city of Verbania.
Her life not only spanned three centuries but also survived an abusive marriage, the loss of her only son, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments.
Ms Morano had admitted that her longevity was partly down to genetics: her mother reached 91 and several sisters reached their centenary.
But it was also down to a rather unusual diet of three eggs - two raw - each day for more than 90 years.
It was a regime she took up as a young woman, after the doctor diagnosed her with anaemia shortly after World War One.
She had cut down to just two eggs a day, and a few biscuits recently.
Her doctor of 27 years, Carlo Bava, had told AFP news agency that she rarely ate vegetables or fruit.
"When I met her, she ate three eggs per day, two raw in the morning and then an omelette at noon, and chicken at dinner."
Ms Morano also credited her longevity to her decision, in 1938, to kick out her husband - a year after her baby boy died at just six months old.
The marriage had never been healthy, she said. She had been in love with a boy who was killed during World War One, and had no interest in marrying someone else.
But, she told La Stampa newspaper in an interview when she was a spritely 112 that she was left with little choice.
"He told me: 'If you're lucky you marry me, or I'll kill you'. I was 26 years old. I got married."
Eventually, it became too much. Though they separated in 1938, they remained married until he died in 1978. Ms Morano, who worked until she was 75, chose never to marry again.
"I didn't want to be dominated by anyone," she told the New York Times.
She had only taken on a full-time carer a couple of years ago - but had not left her small two-room apartment for 20 years.
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It is the second month in a row the state has exceeded emergency conservation regulation.
California has been dealing with record low water levels for four years.
California Governor Jerry Brown imposed the state's first mandatory water restrictions four months ago, ordering a 25% reduction in all towns and cities.
In June, the state used 27% less water than it used in the same period of 2013, when the drought emergency was first declared.
This saving rose to 31.3% in July, with a cumulative saving for both months of 29.5%, the State Water Resources Control Board reported on Thursday.
Felicia Marcus, who chairs the board, praised the "millions of conscientious Californians" who she described as "the real heroes here".
She said record rain in July had played a role, as well as better enforcement, including warnings and penalties, and messaging by the water agencies.
But, she warned, "this isn't your mother's drought or your grandmother's drought, this is the drought of the century".
Drought monitors say 92% of California is currently in severe drought or worse, down from 94% at the start of the year. | Cities in California cut water use by 31.3% in July, exceeding a state-wide mandate of 25% to combat a record four-year drought there, officials say. | 34077757 | [
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The SNP's John Wallace won the Ayr East ward after the vote on Thursday.
Turnout for the by-election was 34.4%, with 4,006 votes cast out of an electorate of 11,638.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Corri Wilson, who was elected as SNP MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock earlier this year. | The SNP has held a South Ayrshire Council ward following a by-election which was called after the previous incumbent was elected as an MP. | 34290252 | [
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The three spacecraft are owned and operated by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, which is based in Guildford.
Rural, coastal and urban scenes from Argentina, Italy, and Greece are featured in the sample pictures.
Surrey has leased all the time on the satellites to 21st Century Aerospace Technology Ltd of Beijing.
21AT refers to the trio as the TripleSat Constellation and will be using them primarily to survey Chinese territory.
Their data will help with urban planning, working out crop yields, pollution monitoring and doing biodiversity assessments, among many other applications.
The satellites see the Earth in a range of visible and infrared wavelengths.
They fly as a train around the globe, with a separation between each platform of 33 minutes.
And from their altitude of 651km, they can trace surface features down to one metre in a panchromatic mode (back and white), and four metres in a multispectral (colour) mode. The swath covered by an image is 24km.
The spacecraft also have the ability to swivel and look sideways, and so will often be tasked to work in unison to patch together wide mosaics, or even make stereo views of particular scenes.
The rural shot of Argentina was acquired by TripleSat-1; the view of the Acropolis and Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, was captured by TripleSat-2, and the image of the Adriatic resort city of Rimini, Italy, was taken by TripleSat-3. Look closely and you can see the neat rows of parasols on the beach.
The new constellation is the most capable yet to come out of SSTL, which actually refers to the spacecraft by its own designation of DMC3
Its decision to lease time on the satellites, as opposed to selling them or their data direct to 21AT, is a new way of working for the Guildford company.
It just so happens that on this occasion, 100% of the time has been leased by the Beijing operator. However, Surrey has a fourth platform that is almost built that could be leased to other users for periods of time.
SSTL's founder and executive chairman, Sir Martin Sweeting, said he hoped potential customers would be impressed by the capability demonstrated in the new pictures.
"The DMC3/TripleSat constellation comprises the world's highest capability-for-cost Earth observation satellites in their class, and confirms SSTL once again at the forefront of small satellite missions and innovative business models," he told BBC News.
Sir Martin was speaking here in Paris at the World Satellite Business Week conference organised by Euroconsult.
The DMC3/TripleSat satellites were launched in July by a PSLV-XL rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | The first images acquired by a new UK-built, high-resolution, Earth-observation constellation have been publicly released. | 34255622 | [
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The film about a princess's mythical journey in ancient Polynesia took an estimated $81.1m (£65.3m) on its debut.
That makes it the second-highest Thanksgiving debut of all time, behind Disney's Frozen, which took $93.6m (£75.3m) on its release in 2013.
Some observers have said that Moana and its merchandise are appropriating Pacific Island culture.
Disney withdrew a children's costume promoting the film after activists branded it "brownface", or mocking of their culture by stereotyping.
The costume, a full-body suit with brown skin, traditional tattoos, grass skirt and bone necklace, represented the character Maui, considered a demi-god and ancestor by many Polynesians.
Disney said it regretted any offence.
JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them fell to second on the US chart, taking $65.8m (£53m).
Gossip surrounding Brad Pitt's marriage break-up failed to spark a huge amount of interest in his World War Two romance Allied, which also stars Marion Cotillard.
It took $18m (£14.4m) over the long weekend, having cost $85m (£68.5m) to make, landing in fourth spot behind Doctor Strange.
Kyle Davies, Paramount's head of domestic distribution, said the film appealed to "older audiences" but noted those "don't storm the theatres [on] weekend one".
"I think they're going to take their time," he added.
Warren Beatty fared worse - his first film in 15 years, the 1950s Hollywood comedy Rules Don't Apply, took just $2.2m (£1.7m). The film is Beatty's first directed feature since 1998's Bulworth.
Bad Santa 2, released 13 years after the original and again starring Billy Bob Thornton, did a little better, taking $9m (£7.3m).
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Disney's latest animation Moana dominated the Thanksgiving box office over the five-day US holiday weekend. | 38128851 | [
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The terms of his move to Italy included an option for Real to buy him back, with the fee reported to be up to 30m euros (£23m).
Morata, previously reported to be a target for Arsenal and Chelsea, has scored three times for Spain in France.
He scored 27 goals in two years for Juventus, winning two Serie A titles and two Coppa Italias.
Morata played in back-to-back Champions League finals, having appeared as a substitute in Real's 2014 win and scoring in Juventus' 3-1 defeat by Barcelona in 2015.
The 6ft 3in striker came through the ranks at Real, making his first team debut at 18, and scored 10 goals for the La Liga side.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Real Madrid have re-signed Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, exercising their buy-back clause. | 36591829 | [
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Governor Rick Scott issued the executive order in four counties after samples taken from the St Lucie River tested positive for toxins.
The green slime appeared when polluted water was discharged from Lake Okeechobee to prevent flooding.
The toxic algae can be harmful to plants, animals and humans.
The US Army Corps of Engineers began discharging freshwater from the lake more than two weeks ago.
Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater body in the state, is contaminated with runoff that includes human waste, animal feed and fertiliser.
The process sent millions of gallons of the nutrient-heavy water into the river and triggered the growth of blue-green algae on some of Florida's southern rivers and beaches.
Samples taken in the river near Palm City and Stuart tested positive for hazardous levels of toxins.
If ingested, the toxic algae could cause nausea and vomiting and rash or hay fever if touched or inhaled.
Beaches along Florida's Treasure Coast were closed last week in response to the expansion of the green sludge.
Though many of the beaches have reopened, officials recommend that people stay away from the hazardous waterways.
Governor Scott blamed the polluted waters on water storage limitations and the federal government.
"Florida's waterways, wildlife and families have been severely impacted by the inaction and negligence of the federal government not making the needed repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike and Florida can no longer afford to wait," Scott said.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Friday called on President Barack Obama to declare a federal state of emergency and to release funds to help businesses affected by the algae.
Mr Rubio and Senator Bill Nelson have also urged the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop the flow of water between the river and Lake Okeechobee.
The Army Corps began reducing the flow on Friday, focusing on the Caloosahatchee Estuary and the St Lucie Estuary. | Swathes of thick, algae blooms have plagued miles of Florida coastline, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. | 36718484 | [
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Dorothy Cooper was seriously injured when a man allegedly jumped into her vehicle and drove over her in a car park in Royton, Oldham, on Wednesday.
Paul Anthony Moore, 45, of no fixed address has been charged with wounding with intent, dangerous driving and motoring offences, police said.
He was remanded in custody to appear before magistrates in Manchester later.
Mrs Cooper got out of her white Hyundai i10 when she was told there was a problem with it, witnesses told Greater Manchester Police.
As she was checking the vehicle, a man allegedly jumped in and drove over her.
The car was found about three miles away in Buersil Avenue, Rochdale. | A man has been charged with wounding a 76-year-old woman who was run over by her own car in a suspected carjacking. | 36119649 | [
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Assistant boss David Weir and sporting director Frank McParland will also depart the Bees, who are currently seventh in the Championship table.
Former City trader Warburton took charge in 2013 and guided the club to promotion from League One last season.
"Every decision I take is intended to be in the best long-term interests of the club," said owner Matthew Benham.
"Some of the decisions taken, like this one, have been extremely hard."
Warburton became Brentford boss 14 months ago following Uwe Rosler's departure to Wigan, having previously been sporting director since 2011.
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Despite challenging for promotion to the Premier League this term, the 52-year-old's future at Griffin Park came into question last week following a newspaper report that he was set to be replaced as manager in the summer.
The Bees released a statement last Tuesday which said Warburton would "continue to lead the club", but Benham subsequently tweeted that he would explain the situation further in due course.
"Matthew, a Brentford fan since 1979, has decided to make changes in order to ensure the long-term prosperity of the club," a club statement said.
"As part of a remodelling of the club's football management, a head coach will be appointed to work alongside a new sporting director.
"The club want the new structure to be a long-term way of working which is independent of whoever is in the head coach role.
"Frank, Mark and David have decided, following long discussions with Matthew, that they feel unable to work under the changed structure and approach as it differs from their football philosophy."
Warburton and Weir will continue to coach the first-team until the end of the season, but McParland has been placed on gardening leave.
The trio all signed rolling one-year contracts at Griffin Park last summer.
Benham said it was difficult to implement change when things appeared to be going so well, but added: "I am single-minded in my resolve that we can leave no stone unturned in our quest for sustainable Premier League football."
And Warburton said he was "relieved we now have clarity".
He continued: "In my remaining time at the club we shall move heaven and earth to get the promotion that the players, fans and Matthew deserve.
"I have enormous respect for Matthew and his investment in the club and he has the absolute right to run the club in the manner he deems most appropriate and beneficial.
"David and I remain totally focused on supporting this squad of players and ensuring they are best prepared for each and every remaining fixture this season."
"Clearly Mark Warburton felt he couldn't operate under the new "European" system which owner Matthew Benham wants to impose at Griffin Park.
So the man who guided Brentford to promotion last season and has turned them into a force in the Championship this year will find himself out of work.
"You would imagine the former City trader will be relatively confident that his reputation emerges from all this unscathed. Brentford, however, are taking a huge gamble."
Benham became Brentford owner in summer 2012 and is involved in financing the construction of a 20,000-capacity stadium at Lionel Road, which the club hope will be ready by 2017.
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The 32-year-old recorded a time of 34.259 seconds in Szeged in Hungary, improving on the 35.197 that won gold in Rio last year.
As in Brazil, Frenchman Maxime Beaumont was second, pipped on the line by Heath with 0.05 seconds between them.
Jon Schofield, Heath's partner and fellow Rio Olympic silver medallist in the K2 200m, finished ninth in 36.213.
The pair have been forced to focus on the single kayak event, since the K2 200m has been dropped from the Olympic programme for Tokyo 2020.
"This is a benchmark for the rest of the season for me," said Heath, from Guildford.
"The first race is the most nerve-wracking because you haven't seen each other for quite a few months, so it is good to get back on the water and see how they are doing in comparison to you."
Find out how to get into canoeing or kayaking with our inclusive guide. | Britain's K1 200m Olympic champion Liam Heath won his first race of the season at the Canoe Sprint World Cup. | 40076372 | [
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They say it is to avoid people calling in sick, turning off their phones or simply failing to turn up for work.
Kabali, the star's latest movie, will be released in some 12,000 screens.
One of Asia's highest paid actors, Rajinikanth is considered one of the most bankable stars in India.
Even before its release, Kabali, a gangster drama, has raked in some $30m (£20m) in film rights sales. It will also be dubbed in Telugu, Hindi and Malay.
Excitement is mounting in southern India as the movie is set for release on Friday.
In Chennai and Bangalore, some companies have declared a holiday on Friday and given their employees free tickets for the film.
One firm said it had declared a holiday to "avoid piled up leave requests to the HR department".
A Bangalore-based company said it did the same to "avoid sick leaves, mobile switch offs and mass bunks".
Also:
In a career spanning four decades, the 65-year-old actor has starred in more than 170 films, most of them in Tamil language. | Businesses in southern India have given their employees the day off on Friday so they can attend screenings of a new film starring Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth. | 36842524 | [
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A winding-up petition was dismissed by the High Court on Monday.
The brief hearing in London revealed an undisclosed amount of money owed to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs had been paid by the Exiles.
A club statement said the takeover had been agreed, subject to the approval of the Rugby Football Union.
The Championship side but have struggled to pay players' wages since previously avoiding liquidation in April, and Rowland Phillips has not been replaced since leaving as head coach.
Welsh - one of England's oldest clubs, having been formed in 1885 - said the financial security provided by the unnamed California-based group would allow the club "to plan for the future with confidence and renewed enthusiasm".
Club chairman Bleddyn Phillips commented: "We are thrilled and very excited to be able to announce the arrival of a new owner which will provide the club with the financial strength to sustain its ambition to be not only a competitive rugby team playing in the top tiers of the game in the United Kingdom, but, equally importantly, to consolidate and enhance its social, community and amateur based activities at its spiritual home at Old Deer Park".
The Exiles were a Premiership side as recently as 2015, when they were based at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford and finished bottom of the table after losing all 22 games.
They subsequently returned to their traditional home at Old Deer Park in Richmond after three seasons away and started the new season with a narrow 33-32 defeat at Rotherham on Sunday.
Their plight further highlights the difficult financial situation in English rugby's second tier.
The Rugby Football Union, which runs the Championship, has been accused of under-funding the league, which was reduced from 16 teams to 12 in 2009.
Every team became fully professional at that time, and a new five-year funding deal with the governing body was agreed in 2015.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | London Welsh have avoided liquidation after paying their debts, and are now set to be taken over by an United States-based investment group. | 37259590 | [
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Abendanon has won the European Player of the Year award, the third time a French-based English player has won it.
Yet since the 2011 Rugby World Cup, an RFU rule has said only those involved in domestic rugby can play for England.
"Having that rule in place restricts players from playing at the top level," said 28-year-old Abendanon.
"You're playing with the best players in the world and coming here has made me a better player and better person.
"I know exactly why the RFU has that policy in place and I don't expect it to change - but I have changed my mind on it since moving out here."
Abendanon played two matches for England in 2007 but last summer he moved from Bath to Clermont, scoring a fine solo try in the 24-18 loss to Toulon. in the final of the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Toulon's Steffon Armitage and Jonny Wilkinson, now retired, won the European Player of the Year award, in 2014 and 2013 respectively.
After winning the award, Abendanon told BBC Radio 5 live he "would encourage more people to move" to France.
Abendanon has said "it would be a dream come true" to represent England in the 2015 World Cup, but England head coach Stuart Lancaster has only picked domestic-based players.
"I played for 10 years in England and came out to France because I thought my international career was over," added Abendanon. "I'm sure Steffon felt the same.
"Playing in France has rejuvenated our games and whether we get rewarded for that is up to Stuart."
Listen to Abendanon speak to BBC Radio 5 live | Clermont full-back Nick Abendanon says the Rugby Football Union should allow players working for clubs outside England to represent the national team. | 32597318 | [
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Data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) also showed a rise in violence with 26,643 assaults in the year to March 2017 - 20% more than the previous year.
Of these, a record 7,159 were attacks on staff - equivalent to 20 every day.
Justice Secretary David Lidington said frontline staff were critical to achieving safety and the number of prison officers recruited was rising.
There were 15 escapes from prisons in 2016-17 - up by two on the year before - and the number of prisoners released by mistake rose by seven to 71 - the highest number in any year since current records began in 2006-07.
Of those released in error, 58 occurred from prison establishments while 13 were during escort or at courts.
Those released by mistake are not considered to be unlawfully at large, according to the MoJ report setting out the figures.
It said: "They are not culpable and may be unaware that they have not completed their sentence or have outstanding warrants.
"Depending on the circumstances of the case, they may not be actively pursued for return to custody."
The figures show there were 97 self-inflicted deaths in the year to June 2017 - down 10 on the year before.
Overall, the performance of prisons appears to have worsened, with the MoJ naming 10 in England and Wales as causing "serious concern".
The 10 jails are Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Brixton, Guys Marsh, Hindley, Liverpool, Pentonville, Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs.
Last year six prisons were assessed as giving serious concern.
A further 40 prisons have been ranked as causing concern, while nine have been graded exceptional.
The justice secretary said: "These figures reinforce how crucial it is that we make progress as quickly as possible.
"I have seen first-hand the challenges our dedicated and hardworking prison staff face.
"Boosting the frontline is critical to achieving safety and the number of prison officers we are recruiting is rising, with the number of new prison officers joining the service at its highest level since 2010."
But Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said the issues raised require more than the promise of new staff.
He said: "These numbers confirm what the chief inspector of prisons has described in graphic detail - that our prison system is nowhere near being safe for those who live and work within it.
"In the short term, the provision of much cheaper and easier access to a legitimate phone system would make a day to day difference - and provide some consolation to the families of prisoners wondering if their loved ones are safe inside."
The union representing prison workers has called for the resignation of prisons' boss Michael Spurr.
The general secretary of the Prison Officers Association, Steve Gillan, said his members had "lost patience".
"They are fed up with being treated with disrespect, ignored and used as modern-day slaves as the management of HMPPS (Her Majesty's Prisons and Probation Service) try to paper over the cracks," he said.
Those "at the top" had been rewarded with bonuses which outweigh the salary of some members, he added.
Earlier this week it emerged that Mr Spurr had received a bonus of up to £20,000 in 2016-17 on top of his annual salary of around £150,000. | A record 71 prisoners were released from jails in England and Wales last year by mistake, figures have shown. | 40739973 | [
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Fears have been expressed by some in the industry that a breakdown in the current agreement could result in more cash machines charging a fee.
LINK - which operates the network of 70,000 ATMs in the UK - said that its commercial model is "under review".
Some banks are thought to be unhappy about the fees they currently pay.
As a result all 38 members of the LINK network are due to have a series of meetings to try to reach an agreement, beginning next week.
At the moment around 75% of ATMs are free to use.
But Peter McNamara, the Chief Executive of Note Machine, a member of LINK, said that consumers could face being charged at many more of them.
"If the proposals that are being put forward by LINK went ahead, we estimate that you could be losing up to a quarter of the free-to-use ATM sites in the UK," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
At the centre of the dispute are the so-called interchange fees. When a customer of one bank uses a cash machine belonging to another bank, the customer's own bank pays a fee to the operator, in the region of 25p.
It's thought that banks with a large number of card-holders feel they are being unfairly penalised.
"Some of the very big banks have a lot of cardholders who do a lot of transactions, and they feel that perhaps their share of what they are putting in the pot that pays for ATMs is disproportionate and potentially too high," said Mr McNamara.
"They may go outside the LINK mechanism to find a cheaper way of making those machines run, which is the risk in the system that could develop."
LINK said the discussions could take several months.
"We operate in a competitive market and there are other ATM networks in the UK available for card issuers and ATM operators if our model becomes unattractive," a spokesperson said.
"We are working hard to avoid this situation." | The operator of the UK's ATM network has said it is working hard to keep cash withdrawals free for millions of bank customers. | 38676599 | [
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It comes as a documentary, The Betrayed Girls is being shown on BBC One about nine Asian men jailed for grooming teenage girls in the town in 2012.
Laura, who was abused by the gang from the age of 13 until she was 17, said the targeting of girls by Asian men was still going on in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was "committed" to tackling abusers.
Laura, whose identity is protected as a victim of a sex crime, told BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire show said she was walking in Oldham town centre through an Asian community a couple of months ago.
"I was still getting cars pulling over to me asking me if I wanted to go for a drink," said Laura.
"It's not bothering them. I don't actually think they understand that they are doing something wrong."
Nazir Afzal the north west's former chief crown prosecutor who brought the case against the Rochdale gang said five years on some victims nationally are still not being listened to.
Mr Afzal overturned a decision not to charge nine men who ran the child sex exploitation ring.
He said there have been "significant rises" in investigations and prosecutions into the crime and victims were more confident in reporting abuse and they are getting better support.
However, he said: "Victim support groups nationally are still telling me victims are not being consistently listened to and told the case is too difficult to bring [to court]."
He also said some victims of historical child sex exploitation were being told that police were focusing on current cases, too.
Mr Afzal said agencies must be more proactive and more "collaborative working" was needed between the police, councils and other agencies and voluntary groups.
GMP said it was "vital" they learnt the lessons from the past and it was "absolutely committed" to working with partners across Greater Manchester to tackle the sexual exploitation of children and young people.
"We have been working tirelessly for many years to prevent this abhorrent crime from happening and provide support to victims and their families."
Rochdale Council said public services "collectively failed" the victims but lessons have "been learnt from it".
Steve Rumbelow, chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, said: "Since 2012 the council and its partners have worked to make the changes needed, to increase knowledge, prevent harm, challenge those who wish to exploit children and better support victims and survivors."
The documentary which features testimonies from victims for the first time follows a BBC One drama Three Girls.
Source: Greater Manchester Police | A victim of the Rochdale grooming gang says the convictions were still "not fazing" Asian child sex abusers. | 40478071 | [
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From game reserves to Table Mountain; Durban's Golden Mile to the country's stunning wine regions, there's much to capture the imagination.
But how about a trip around Cape Town's intriguing examples of graffiti art? Or a cycle tour around Soweto instead?
These are just a couple of examples of alternative holidays being offered by a new breed of tech-led travel company keen to expand South Africa's tourism beyond traditional beaches and safaris.
The prevalence of smartphones and high-speed internet has opened up a wealth of new sightseeing options, as local trip organisers reach out to a wider audience.
For example, South African company Gummie operates an online platform advertising dozens of unique experiences - from "foodie tours" and township visits, to swimming with sharks - a non-aggressive variety.
Founder Ksenia Mardina says the majority of her users browse the platform regularly on their mobile phones, and return to make bookings via desktop.
"Africa in general, and South Africa in particular, has an incredibly diverse tourism market," Ms Mardina says. But finding the activities was not always so easy.
"The change [from offline to online] has started from the supplier side," she says. New tech has allowed people to identify market niches and target tourists looking for something different.
"More and more passionate and knowledgeable people can become guides and earn an income, thanks to platforms like ours," says Ms Mardina.
"It adds a lot of value to the offering and improves the customer experience. I'm a huge believer in improving life through technology, and am very excited to be a part of the revolution," she says.
Two of the most popular offers on Gummie are a walking tour focusing on graffiti in the Woodstock area of Cape Town, and a similar activity, but by bicycle, in Johannesburg.
"I believe it reflects a trend of growing interest for African urban culture and street art," Ms Mardina says.
Cape Town-based VoiceMap is moving tour-guiding into the digital space. The company's app combines map technology with podcasts. It doesn't just guide tourists around South Africa. Some 72 city tours worldwide are available.
Users can auto-publish tours on the platform, so anyone in the world can create a personal, niche audio tour of their town. A number of celebrities have also recorded tours of specific areas.
According to VoiceMap's founder Iain Manley, it's changing the way people experience travel.
"GPS audio tours change the whole experience. You can move at your own pace, stopping for as many photos as you like. You also have access to storytellers who don't do tours," he says.
Neither are you traipsing behind a guide clutching a flag. "This allows you to blend in and have a much more natural experience," Mr Manley says.
Technology is creating the "invisible guest", with many tourism providers, such as hotels, finding they have very little interaction with guests who have a new independence thanks to their mobile devices, he says.
"People are more interested in doing things the same ways locals would, and blending in where they can," Mr Manley concludes.
South Africa's Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has launched a dedicated hub in Cape Town to support local travel tech innovation.
"We aim to build the profile of local travel-tech businesses and start-ups, share information about locally relevant travel-tech trends, create stronger connections between the different parts of the travel ecosystem... and create a buzzing hub for travel-tech companies to find a home," says Ian Merrington, CiTi's chief executive.
Local companies understand what makes their country special, he believes, and understand the potential difficulties a traveller may face. So they are in an ideal position to create apps and platforms best suited to this new breed of independent traveller.
"Inspiring today's travellers looking for that special holiday, and then connecting them seamlessly with those experiences through technology is going to be a significant competitive advantage for any destination," he says.
Many of the travel tech innovations being implemented in Africa try to make bookings easier, facilitate payments, or make information and options available to tourists.
It's all about improving the customer experience for tourists, says Tumi Sankoloba, ICT research associate at consultancy Frost & Sullivan Africa.
The growth in smartphone and internet availability is supporting a "consumerisation" of technology, he says, removing tourists' reliance on third-party agents for information.
He also sees an opportunity for wearable travel devices to take off, citing the US company Trip Case, an itinerary management app that can be paired with smart watches.
"Innovative apps such as Trip Case notify travellers about flight times, delays, places to see and also updates time zone - all on the device," he says.
Big data analytics could also have a big impact on the travel industry, he believes.
"Big data allows businesses to personalise the offers made to travellers and cater to their individual needs and, thus, increase the likelihood of purchase," says Mr Sankoloba.
So tech is changing tourism in South Africa and elsewhere, giving travellers more choice, control and information.
Follow Technology of Business editor Matthew Wall on Twitter
Click here for more Technology of Business features | South Africa is the stuff of dreams for the intrepid traveller. | 37235652 | [
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Brahamdagh Bugti told BBC Urdu his party could drop calls for independence if "the Baloch people agree".
Mr Bugti, who lives in Switzerland, is accused of leading an armed struggle.
Balochistan has seen a long-running conflict between security forces and separatists who want a greater share of the province's natural resources.
Brahamdagh Bugti, 34, is regarded as one of the most hardline of the Baloch separatist leaders and has until now been opposed to any rapprochement with the Pakistani state which he has vowed to "fight to the death".
His remarks are being viewed as an olive branch to the military and could signal the first softening of attitudes within the separatist movement.
Talking to the BBC from his base in Geneva, Mr Bugti said the Pakistani military had already suffered a moral defeat.
"What has been the cumulative effect of the last 10 or 15 years of violence, murder, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and body bags? Have the Baloch people changed their minds or has this strengthened their resolve?"
He made his remarks in an exclusive interview with the BBC Urdu service on the ninth anniversary of the death of his grandfather Akbar Bugti, a former governor and later separatist leader who was killed in a Pakistani military operation in 2006.
The killing ignited the latest wave of the Baloch insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives since.
Asked if he might drop demands for a separate Balochistan, as a condition for peace talks to begin, Mr Bugti said: "If our friends, allies, comrades and the Baloch people want this then of course we will be prepared to talk to Pakistan."
He denied any contact with Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan who is currently in London where other Baloch leaders are based.
"If he wants to meet us we are prepared to meet him. It would be foolish for anyone to refuse a political dialogue if it is offered in the right spirit."
Mr Bugti said previous attempts at dialogue had not been serious, and added: "If the fighting continues it will be impossible to hold peace talks and that is why we are calling for an end to the military operation and withdrawal of armed forces from the province.
"Only if these demands are met can conditions be ripe for peace talks."
Mr Bugti said it was up to the military to make concessions.
"We are the persecuted minority in this conflict. It is up to them to tell us what they are prepared to give and what their agenda is. If talks begin we will take to them only what is acceptable to the majority in our ranks.
"The army has to stop believing it can solve every problem with force. We don't have a huge army to fight them but nothing will be achieved by this kind of bloodshed."
Pakistan blames India for a campaign of sabotage and disruption in Balochistan and has accused it of fuelling the insurgency in the province.
Mr Bugti said the military made such allegations to hide its own failures.
"If India wants to help us why should we refuse? Everyone has the right to ask for help in self-defence. We can also ask for help from America and the United Nations. India is not responsible for the military operation in Balochistan." | A leading Baloch separatist has said he is ready to consider dialogue with Pakistan, as long as the army ends military operations in the province. | 34077864 | [
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Pope Francis has sought to stamp out corruption and other abuses at the bank, which handles the Church's funds.
French financier Jean-Baptiste de Franssu will take over as head of the bank from Ernst von Freyberg.
The bank will also eventually give up its investment activities to focus on serving religious orders and charities.
Ernst von Freyberg was appointed by former Pope Benedict just before his retirement in February 2013 after allegations were made that the Vatican bank had been used by money launderers.
However, attempts to create a more transparent banking system for the Catholic Church will continue under new management.
His successor, Mr de Franssu, said he saw it as a mission to "continue the efforts of transparency".
The Vatican's new economic affairs department will be headed by Cardinal George Pell, who will oversee all the Vatican's financial dealings and will report directly to the Pope. He was called to Rome as a result of a year-long attempt to clean up the Vatican's accounts.
"Our ambition is to become something of a model for financial management rather than cause for occasional scandal," said Cardinal Pell, the former head of the Catholic Church in Australia.
Analysis: David Willey, BBC News Rome
The news that the entire governing board of the scandal-ridden Vatican bank is being replaced marks a watershed in Pope Francis's new regime of change and greater transparency inside the Holy See.
It came at a news conference presided over by Cardinal George Pell, from Australia, who has just taken over as the Vatican's economic czar. His last such appearance was in Sydney where he was defending his local church against accusations of covering up paedophile priest scandals.
Cardinal Pell admitted he was not "nimble" in Italian. The domination by Italians of the Roman Curia, the central government of the Roman Catholic Church, which has lasted centuries, is slowly being eroded under the leadership of the dynamic new Pope from Argentina.
The Pope's English is not fluent, but he understands his fellow cardinals' and bishops' desire for a more truly universal Catholic Church with top level appointments from every continent.
The bank's profits fell last year to 2.9m euros from 86.6m euros in 2012.
Its precarious financial situation was revealed by the simultaneous publication in Rome of balance sheets for 2013 of the Holy See, of the Vatican City state, a separate entity, and of the Vatican bank, known officially as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR).
The IOR moves money around the world to finance Catholic missions and provides banking services for the Pope, clergy and religious orders.
Alongside the bank's massive drop in profits, the Holy See, the administrative headquarters of the Church, ran up a deficit of 24.2m euros (£19.2m) last year.
However Vatican City state, the tiny sovereign enclave in the heart of Rome, which derives a large part of its income from tickets to the Vatican museums, reported a profit of 32.3m euros (£25.7m).
The bank's losses were attributed in part to writedowns of investments made before the bank's reform programme started and when less vigilance was exercised.
The cost of bringing in American anti-money laundering experts to comb through and vet some 18,000 individual accounts at the Vatican amounted to 7.3m euros.
In an interview with the BBC's David Willey in his Vatican bank office, Mr von Freyberg said he had discovered "only small" skeletons in the cupboards of the IOR during his term of office.
"There is much less to the IOR than people think. We are smaller than most small town savings and loans [banks] in the world and the same is true of our skeletons."
"Whatever we found is much smaller than you might believe reading up about the Vatican bank in the media," he added.
According to the IOR website, the total assets of the Vatican bank amount to 5.9 billion euros.
Under Mr von Freyberg's management some 3,000 customer relationships have been terminated, leaving about 15,000 current accounts active. | The entire senior management team of the Vatican bank is to be replaced as part of extensive reforms of the Catholic Church's central government. | 28221671 | [
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A passer-by found the man, who has not been named but was in his 30s, off Promenade Street in Heywood at about 23:25 GMT on Thursday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and officers are treating the death as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place and officers have asked for any witnesses to contact them. | Police have launched an investigation after the body of man was found in an alleyway in Rochdale. | 38554719 | [
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Jason James, 41, of Charles Road, Torquay, previously admitted manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court.
Dave "Chewie" Coxon, from Torquay died after being struck once by his friend as they headed home after a night of heavy drinking.
They had both attended the 40th anniversary rally of the Modrapheniacs Scooter Club near Wareham in Dorset.
The pair, who were both members of the Cyder Commando Scooter Club, were heading back to their caravan on 5 March and stopped off to relieve themselves.
Mr James told police his friend had urinated on his leg and said: "I punched him and knocked him out", describing the blow as a "little whack".
He did not wait to see what state Mr Coxon, who never regained consciousness, was in, the court heard.
Judge Keith Cutler said: "What clearly should have been a weekend of fun and enjoyment turned into this tragedy."
Mr Coxon's brother Jonathan said after the case: "We can see very few circumstances where there would be sufficient provocation to justify this kind of cowardly attack." | A man has been jailed for four years for killing a fellow scooter enthusiast who urinated on his leg at a rally. | 35997950 | [
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Kyaw Win admitted buying the bogus PhD from a fictitious online university - Brooklyn Park in the US - which sold fake qualifications from Pakistan.
He was caught when the National League for Democracy party, which is forming the new government, made his CV public.
It remains to be seen if Kyaw Win remains on the list of cabinet ministers to take office next week.
A party spokesman told the BBC that the fake degree did not matter.
Confronted by the Myanmar Times newspaper, Kyaw Win admitted the degree was fake.
"I am not going to call myself 'Dr' any more, as I know now that it is a fake university. The PhD on my CV is not a real qualification," he told the newspaper.
A BBC check found the title still on his LinkedIn page, reports the BBC's Jonah Fisher.
Kyaw Win wrote a number of articles on economics and finance using his fake title.
Our correspondent says if the former civil servant is confirmed as minister, he will be responsible for a huge budget and his honesty and accuracy will be vital to the smooth running of Aung San Suu Kyi's new government in Myanmar, also called Burma.
Brooklyn Park University was among some 370 academic websites exposed as bogus last year by the New York Times which traced tens of millions of dollars in estimated revenue from fake degrees back to Pakistan. | The man proposed as Myanmar's new finance and planning minister has a fake degree in finance, it has emerged. | 35876229 | [
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Speaking in Kiev, Gen Breedlove said Russian military assets being installed in Crimea would have an effect on "almost the entire Black Sea".
Mr Breedlove is in Ukraine for high-level talks with Ukrainian leaders.
Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014.
Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that it had deployed a batch of 14 military jets to Crimea, as part of a squadron of 30 that will be stationed on the peninsula.
An initial batch of fighter jets were flown to Crimea's Belbek air base "from military air bases in Krasnodar Territory," Russian agency Interfax reported.
Gen Breedlove had said earlier on Tuesday that a large number of Russian troops were also active inside Ukraine, training and advising separatist rebels.
Russia has continued to deny allegations from western countries that it played any direct role in the conflict in Ukraine, which has claimed more than 4,317 lives.
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia "poses no threat to anyone" and would "resist efforts to draw it into geopolitical intrigue," Russia's Tass news agency reported on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched a strong attack on Russia's actions against Ukraine whilst addressing a session of parliament in Berlin.
"Nothing justifies or excuses the annexation of Crimea by Russia... Nothing justifies the direct or indirect participation of Russia in the fighting in Donetsk and Luhansk," she said, speaking in the Bundestag.
"Russia is calling into question Europe's peaceful order and it is trampling on international law."
She added that the possibility of a lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was unlikely and therefore continued economic sanctions on Russia remained "unavoidable".
The US and the EU have placed sanctions on Russia for its alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis.
Human cost of conflict in east Ukraine
4,317 deaths since April - 957 of them since the 5 September ceasefire, and 9,921 people wounded
466,829 internally displaced people within Ukraine
454,339 refugees living abroad, 387,355 of them in Russia
UN data from 18 November
Ukraine's year of chaotic events | Nato's top military commander, Gen Philip Breedlove, has warned that Russian "militarisation" of the annexed Crimea Peninsula could be used to exert control over the whole Black Sea. | 30214172 | [
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The German car giant reported pre-tax profits of 3bn euros (£2.5bn), a 27% jump from the same period in 2016.
BMW said the value of the stake in Here had risen by 183m euros.
The car manufacturer also cited improved earnings from its Chinese joint venture, BMW Brilliance Automotive, for its higher profits.
The US chip giant Intel said in January it would buy 15% of Here, which is co-owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler.
Here develops technology that feeds mapping information to autonomous and semi-autonomous cars.
It also makes digital products that provide information on the location of upcoming hazards, traffic, road signs and charging points for electric vehicles, as well as an alternative positioning system to GPS.
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Two other former executives, as well as the camera firm itself, filed a guilty plea in Tokyo District Court.
They face up to 10 years in prison.
The three admitted to hiding losses dating back to the 1990s, which were brought to light by a former chief executive, Michael Woodford.
'Entire responsibility'
Mr Kikukawa said he regretted not revealing the accounting irregularities earlier.
"There is no mistake. The entire responsibility lies with me," Mr Kikukawa said in court on Tuesday.
He also apologised for the trouble caused to investors, customers, employees and the general public.
The scandal was revealed when Mr Woodford, the British chief executive, was dismissed from his post after he challenged Mr Kikukawa and the board over suspiciously large payments related to acquisitions.
An investigation was launched that revealed a cover-up of losses.
Mr Kikukawa, former executive vice-president Hisashi Mori and former auditing officer Hideo Yamada were arrested in February and later indicted on suspected violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. | Former Olympus chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has pleaded guilty to charges of falsifying accounts, covering up losses of $1.7bn (£1.1bn), at the opening of his trial. | 19709609 | [
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Satellite-tagging will be used and re-offending league tables published.
There is also support for a spaceport and driverless cars - but a planned British Bill of Rights is on hold.
EU Out campaigners criticised the absence of a promised Sovereignty Bill and said legislation had been "watered down" because of June's referendum.
But David Cameron said it was a "bold" and "radical" agenda.
He told MPs: "This is a Queen's Speech that combines economic security with extending life chances for all, it's the Queen's Speech of a progressive, one nation Conservative government."
But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, giving his response in the Commons, accused Mr Cameron of turning a blind eye to the "consequences" of cuts to public services, branding his government a "driverless car heading in the wrong direction".
He added: "This government is failing to deliver an economy that meets the needs and aspirations of the people that sent us here - a government that is consistently failing to meet its own economic targets.
"They have failed on the deficit, failed on the debt, failed on productivity, failed to rebalance the economy."
He said the government had been "forced to back down" on a series of proposals in recent months - most recently on forced academisation of all England's schools - and predicted that many of the bills announced would never reach the statute book.
The gold shone bright as ever. The gleaming horses trotted in traditional time.
But the biggest event of Parliament's year felt like an impeccably choreographed, grandly produced, historically faithful sideshow.
The only hint of change in the ceremony - the monarch, for the first time, taking the lift.
David Cameron's hope for today was to create a coherent sense of his remaining ambitions, help for those he believes politics has left behind.
For his critics it takes some convincing, particularly in a time of cuts, to give that any credence.
Read more from Laura
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said policies such as the planned renewal of Trident nuclear weapons, a continued squeeze on public spending and signals of "yet more cuts to welfare" were at odds with the Scottish government's "progressive agenda".
The Queen's Speech is the centrepiece of the State Opening of Parliament, a tradition that can be traced back to 1536.
For the first time, the Queen used a lift rather than a flight of stairs when she arrived at the Houses of Parliament in what Buckingham Palace said was a "modest adjustment to arrangements" made "for the Queen's comfort".
Other measures in the 21-Bill programme include:
The government is also pushing ahead with controversial plans to monitor internet use through its Investigatory Powers Bill and crack down on extremism, including stronger powers to disrupt radicals' activities and to intervene in unregulated schools which are "teaching hate".
The Queen's Speech is being seen as an attempt to secure a legacy of social reform for the prime minister but critics say it is overshadowed by 23 June's referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU, which has split the Cabinet.
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith accused the government of abandoning plans for a Sovereignty Bill, promised earlier this year, to reassert the supremacy of the UK Parliament.
He accused David Cameron of "jettisoning or watering down" key elements of legislation in a "helter-skelter pursuit" to win the referendum.
UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall described the Queen's Speech as "light on major announcements," adding that some Conservative MPs had been "convinced to support Cameron's decision to support the 'Remain' side by promises of a Sovereignty Bill, and they must now feel utterly betrayed by the man they're whipped into cheerleading".
The Queen made only the briefest of direct references to her government holding "a referendum on membership of the European Union".
But - in a move that may be seen as an attempt to reassure voters ahead of the EU referendum - she added: "My ministers will uphold the sovereignty of Parliament and the primacy of the House of Commons."
The planned prison reforms, drawn up by Justice Secretary and leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove, were billed as the centrepiece of the Speech.
Mr Cameron told MPs: "For too long in our country the young offender institutions and prisons have not been working. They give the public the security of knowing that offenders are locked in but they're not doing enough to turn around the lives of people who will one day be let out.
"So in our prisons we are going to apply the lessons learned in other public service reforms - publishing results, giving the people who run the services proper control over them, encouraging innovation, rewarding success and not tolerating persistent failure."
He rejected claims by Green MP Caroline Lucas that the reforms would be undermined by big cuts to prison budgets and overcrowding, saying the government's "whole aim was to try and do more with less".
One of Europe's biggest jails, HMP Wandsworth, is among six institutions where governors will be given new powers over budgets and setting the daily regime.
Satellite tracking tags which monitor the movements of offenders using GPS technology will be piloted in eight police areas from September, in a move which could see prisoners become weekend inmates and spend the rest of the week at home as they hold down jobs.
Prisons will also be forced to publish statistics on education, reoffending and inmates' employment on release.
According to The Guardian, the government will also adopt the findings of a review of education in prisons, which will recommend allowing inmates to use iPads in their cells to "learn independently" and stay in touch with friends and family via Skype. | The government's planned new laws have been set out by the Queen - including the biggest prison shake-up in England and Wales "since Victorian times". | 36318353 | [
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Tony McMahon's free-kick deflected into the path of Lee Evans as he gave Bradford the lead from close range.
Dale levelled before the break as the ball fell to Peter Vincenti for his sixth goal of the season.
Devante Cole restored Bradford's lead just before the hour and an Olly Lancashire own goal two minutes later put the game out of reach.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
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"I have been very disappointed not just today but over the last season of touchline technical etiquette.
"I've been very disappointed that the technical area teams are trying to win it from the technical area.
"I don't think we lost the game today because the players of the technical area were getting at the referee and fourth official, we've lost the the game today because we made mistakes." | Bradford picked up their first win in five league games as they beat Rochdale at Spotland. | 34366308 | [
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A number of men, two of them believed to have been carrying guns, forced their way into the property at Oakfield Drive shortly after 20:00 GMT on Saturday.
They demanded money before assaulting a man aged in his 50s.
The gang made off with a sum of cash.
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned the attack.
"This was a particularly vicious assault, coming as it did in front of a family," he said.
"Those behind it must be taken off the streets immediately, as they pose a serious danger to all," he added. | A man has been assaulted while a woman and four children escaped injury during a raid of a house in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, by an armed gang. | 38629919 | [
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The alleged spying by the National Security Agency (NSA) "must be explained and more importantly new trust must be built up for the future", she told German MPs.
The allegations dominated the news during an EU summit last month.
Ms Merkel said the NSA affair was putting EU-US trade talks to the test.
She also said Germany's relations with the US "are of paramount importance".
The German government has said it is keen to hear directly from the fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden about the agency's collection of phone and internet data.
But Germany says it cannot offer him asylum because he would have to make his application on German soil.
According to his leaks, the NSA targeted communications among Washington's Western allies, including Ms Merkel's mobile phone and EU offices.
"The accusations are grave," Ms Merkel said in her statement on Monday. She did not comment specifically on the alleged bugging of her phone.
The Bundestag - Germany's lower house - is holding a special debate on the NSA spying allegations.
The scale of NSA surveillance in Germany is not clear, and last month Germany sent some senior officials to Washington to find out more.
German media report that the German secret services exchange intelligence with their US counterparts.
But recently the British newspaper the Independent, citing leaks from Mr Snowden, said the UK spy agency GCHQ had tapped into communications using a listening post on the roof of the British embassy in Berlin.
Mr Snowden, 30, fled to Russia in June after leaking details of far-reaching US espionage. He has temporary asylum, allowing him to live in Russia, until July 2014. | Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that reports of US spying in Germany - including bugging her mobile phone - are straining transatlantic ties. | 24992485 | [
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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said Mrs May, who was home secretary before becoming PM, had allowed officer numbers to fall in recent years.
The Conservatives said Ms Abbott had "dangerous" views on protecting the public.
Armed police numbers have increased, a Conservative spokesman added.
Following the London and Manchester terror attacks, security is featuring heavily in the final days of campaigning before Thursday's general election.
Labour has been targeting cuts to the Home Office's policing budget - the Conservatives have rejected the criticism and a former terrorism law watchdog said linking the cuts to terror attacks was a "completely misleading argument".
Speaking to the BBC, Ms Abbott said it was "concerning" that action was not taken when one of the London attackers - 27-year-old Khuram Butt - was known to the security services.
She said this reinforced the need for an increase in community police officers.
Latest figures show that between September 2010 and September 2016, police workforce numbers in England and Wales fell by 18,991, or 13%.
Ms Abbott said police numbers had fallen "on Theresa May's watch" despite warnings from the Police Federation and HM Inspector of Constabulary.
"So she should really consider how much of this goes back to her door and the decisions that she took," she said.
Asked how much of a connection there was between Saturday's attack and the cuts to officer numbers, she added: "She does need to explain why she thought it appropriate to watch police numbers go down by 20,000 when she had so many warnings from so many people that this was putting people at risk.
"Clearly the people responsible for these horrific terror attacks are the bloodthirsty and depraved terrorists but Theresa May has to take responsibility for letting austerity damage her ability to keep us safe."
Speaking in a special general election edition of Question Time, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said cuts to police numbers had "not made us safer".
But Lord Carlile, the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, told the BBC cuts in community policing were "nothing to do with terrorism", saying "nobody in the security services is complaining about their funding"
Following the London attack, Mrs May said "things need to change" in the fight against terrorism, calling for more to be done about online extremism and for a review into whether security services needed extra powers.
Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, she defended her record, saying she had given the police extra powers to deal with terrorists and that there had been an increase in the number of people reporting suspected extremists to the authorities.
The Conservatives described Labour's criticism as "desperate stuff", saying the security services had been boosted with extra officers.
"Diane Abbott's views on keeping us safe are as dangerous as she is hopeless under pressure," a spokesman said, saying she had "voted against every piece of security legislation designed to keep us safe". | Labour has accused Theresa May of "letting austerity damage her ability to keep us safe" as it continues its attack over police cuts. | 40165048 | [
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That came 24 hours after she won her third consecutive women's individual pursuit title, having gained silver in Thursday's elimination race.
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The response from many in that time has been: "Let's get on with it."
That view was shared by the First Minister Carwyn Jones until recently when he altered his opinion and said that we should only start the official Brexit negotiations in the early part of next year.
My sense is that the public will be flexible on the timing up to a point, as long as they are given a clear sense of direction.
The majority of the political establishment have had to come to terms with the fact that most people ignored their advice to remain. So much for being in touch with the electorate.
In conversations with politicians on the remain side since, I have come across a mix of bewilderment, frustration and sadness.
And while people like me spend a lot of time talking and writing about a Welsh political dynamic, on this subject at least, Wales was a carbon copy of England.
In stark contrast, those that supported leaving feel vindicated by their campaign, and now believe they are the ones in touch with vast swathes of the population.
The referendum result was a devastating indictment of the effectiveness of the billions of pounds of EU funds spent trying to regenerate economically deprived communities.
The brutal reality is that those who were most likely to vote to leave lived in communities where most EU money had been spent.
It is an extraordinary paradox that raised eyebrows far further afield than Wales.
The early stages of a debate about replacement funding has got under way. The Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, a Remain campaigner, led the way by wasting no time in calling for a fundamental change in approach.
Brexit means the Wales Office may have been given a new sense of purpose, and no more so than in regeneration funding.
There's been little meat on the bone but his fundamental premise is that everything has to change, and simply writing a Westminster cheque rather than a Brussels cheque will not cut it.
The early signs are that the Wales Office would like to play a part redesigning a new funding system. This will not go down well with the Welsh Government but the come-back from Westminster will be that officials in Cardiff have not done a good job spending the money.
There will be something just as fundamental going on regarding financial support for the farming industry.
This is a devolved matter so the Welsh Government will have a far stronger sense of entitlement to owning any new system that is introduced.
So far there have been plenty of warm words about being in listening mode but not much in terms of concrete proposals, or even ideas, about how to create a new system of agricultural subsidies.
And finally, what about the Welsh economy? Those who express concern about the impact of Brexit are criticised by Leave campaigners for creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
When the chairman of the Welsh Conservatives, Jonathan Evans, a fiercely pro-European politician, talked openly to me about recession, there were a number from within his own party who were deeply unhappy at the tone.
But how do you then deal with the facts of the matter regarding things like inward investment, when most companies have come to Wales because of our membership of the single market?
That was the elephant in the room when the Welsh Government's Economy Secretary Ken Skates spoke about a renewed focus on promoting Wales abroad in light of the Brexit.
It is a huge hurdle to overcome, and something that will depend on the effectiveness of the trade deals that Brexiteers like Boris Johnson and Liam Fox will now have to strike with countries around the world.
At the same time, there are strong indicators in the Welsh economy, with a continued trend on unemployment in Wales which is remarkable. The norm has been for a number of months that the rate in Wales is lower than the UK average, reversing years of it being the other way round.
The underlying strength of the Welsh economy will be tested in the months ahead with the inevitable uncertainty that will accompany the start of negotiations. | It has been a month since Wales voted to leave the European Union. | 36867963 | [
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Unions have been pressing for a bigger wage increase in view of the TV company's profits.
ITV said it was "confident" that viewers would be unaffected.
Good Morning Britain and the filming of soap operas are among the programmes could be hit.
ITV's pre-tax profits - including exceptional items - rose 39% to £605m for 2014.
Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey said staff were "very unhappy" with the pay offer.
"There is a huge disparity between the pay offered to staff and the bonus package to executives as well as shareholder dividends.
"Our members are helping to make the profits but are not sharing in them."
An ITV spokesman said: "We are fully prepared to maintain an open dialogue with union representatives following the ballot result, which saw 226 union members voting to strike out of a UK workforce of 3,000 employees.
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But the long-awaited comeback of Noir Desir frontman Bertrand Cantat, 49, has been overshadowed by fresh allegations over the suicide of another woman in his life.
Kristina Rady, a respected Hungarian arts director and Cantat's wife, hanged herself in 2010 - two-and-a-half years after the singer's release from jail for killing the actress Marie Trintignant in Lithuania.
In a telephone message to her parents left six months earlier, Rady spoke of the psychological and physical violence to which she said Cantat was subjecting her.
She said that "a series of events worse than those of 2003" was taking place; that on several occasions she had narrowly "escaped the very worst"; and that "if anything happened... there would be witnesses to testify".
The couple married in 1997 and had two children. But they separated in 2002 after Cantat started his affair with Marie Trintignant.
After Cantat beat the actress to death in a Vilnius hotel room, Rady stuck by him and gave evidence in court on his behalf. When he was granted conditional release in 2007, they tried to resume their relationship.
But in January 2010, Rady told her parents that she was suffering mental and physical abuse, and feared for her life.
"Everyone thinks he's an icon, and everyone wants the best for him, but then he comes home and does these terrible things to me in front of the family," she said.
Revelations about the telephone recording have led magistrates in Bordeaux to re-open the investigation into Rady's suicide.
Campaigners on behalf of victims of marital violence say there is a clear legal case to answer, and that a prosecution could be brought against Cantat for indirectly causing Rady's suicide.
Further questions over Cantat's return to the spotlight have been raised as a result of a sympathetic interview in Les Inrockuptibles magazine - the first time the singer has spoken in public since the murder.
In the interview Cantat complains of how the "media circus" twisted the events of Vilnius; how "my own story was stolen from me"; and how "my view of events, my testimony was given no space".
"My remorse, my suffering, my sensitivity - it didn't count for anything in the story. I became a caricature. The fact that I love Marie so much - it was wiped. All they wanted was what was sordid. What was beautiful was hidden," he said.
Asked about the Rady suicide, he said: "My God, it's the same soap opera... the assumptions and the delusional accusations concerning me are unacceptable. It's appalling, disgraceful to have become the symbol of violence against women."
He said he was in touch with Rady's parents, who "recently spent a week with us. It was very warm... People tried to tell them I was a murderer, but they came to see they'd been manipulated."
Yael Mellul, a feminist lawyer who is pushing to have Cantat questioned about Rady's death, said the interview was "unspeakably indecent".
"This is a man who beat a women to death with his bare hands. But in the interview he dares to talk of his love for Marie. He says it's terrible to have been turned into the symbol of violence against women.
"He positions himself as the victim - so it's our fault that his life is so painful. It's a moral inversion that is classic for this kind of perverted personality," she said.
In Le Point news magazine, editor-in-chief Franz-Olivier Giesbert was equally scathing.
"This is not a tale of forgiveness and redemption. It's the story of a narcissistic killer, a master of self-pity.
"Most murderers, after they're released, just want to be forgotten. Not Bertrand Cantat. He needs to show his wounds to the people. He's made a career of it," he wrote.
And Giesbert went further - accusing the "alternative left" establishment of being "incredibly indulgent" towards the singer.
"It's normal. He's a card-carrying member of the politically correct," he said.
Noir Desir was the most influential French band of the late 1980s and 1990s, combining high-pace rock with a strong anti-capitalist message.
"The 1992 album Tostaky was a landmark album in French music. They were the only French group remotely able to capture the energy of bands like Nirvana," said Olivier Nuc, music critic of Le Figaro.
"Cantat was incredibly good-looking. Every girl at university was in love with him. And now he has this terrible image with women. It's the opposite of what he represented before.
"But you can see from the interview that in some ways he still does not understand why people are offended by what he did. Clearly his is a highly narcissistic personality."
The new album - called Horizons - is, according to Nuc, a difficult and painful listen.
"Personally I have no problem with his making music. That's his job. The problem is all the promotion that goes with it. He should have released the record and shut up.
"But on its own terms the record is a success. It's dark, harrowing and depressing. Quite clearly it is translating his feelings into music - which after all is the job of art." | The man hailed as the Jim Morrison of French rock returns to the music scene this week with his first record release since murdering his girlfriend in 2003. | 24991534 | [
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The concerns came amid Sportscotland plans to reduce sport funding in Scotland by 20%.
Scottish Athletics, which runs the initiative to encourage non-club runners to take exercise, said it was shocked by the decision.
The Scottish government said £50,000 had been provided last year to help JogScotland become more sustainable.
The scheme has been in place since 2002 and has evolved into a network of over 300 clubs with about 40,000 members.
Of those who joined a JogScotland programme, 68.6% were previously inactive, most were over 40 and 77% were female.
Every Tuesday night, JogScotland's Leven group, known as "Leven Las Vegas" has met at the local swimming pool before heading out on a social jog, walk or run.
Malcolm MacTavish, 61, who is one of the group's regulars, said five years ago he weighed 100kg and was on the maximum dosage of blood pressure tablets.
He said: "One day I just stopped and said I had to do something about it and I looked around for ways to improve my health and came across 'Couch to 5K'.
"Within a year I had lost a third of my body weight and was off medication totally."
In the aftermath of the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, Scottish Athletics said the initiative was a key priority.
The organisation's CEO Mark Munro said the decision to pull the funding was not theirs.
"We're absolutely devastated and shocked as well," he said.
"We received a £100,000 from the government roughly for the last number of years and for a reason unknown to ourselves, the funding has been cut."
He said less than 20% of Scottish Athletics budget was spent on elite athletes with the majority being used to support clubs, coaching and development pathways.
The Scottish government said it was "making significant investment in sport and physical activity" and that the funding for JogScotland was never direct.
A spokesman said: "In 2016/17 Sportscotland provided Scottish Athletics with £65,000 to create a digital pilot system to demonstrate the impact which the JogScotland programme is having, and to use this to generate commercial income.
"An additional £50,000 was provided by Sportscotland to further support the transition of the JogScotland programme to a more sustainable model.
"In terms of the budget allocations for 2017/18, Scottish Athletics will discuss with Sportscotland how they plan to carry forward their strategic plan and their priorities for the forthcoming year."
The initiative is now in discussions with mental health charity SAMh about the possibility of a funding partnership.
JogScotland Fife group leader Ian Shield, said he did not mind where the funding came from as long as the "important resource" was not lost.
"The way I look at it, we get about 40 people here on a Tuesday night," he said.
"People see 40 people dressed up to go running. I see 40 people who in 20 years time won't be lying in an NHS bed trying to recover from diabetes or circulation problems, heart problems, obesity.
"That's what I see." | JogScotland's future could be at risk after it emerged £100,000 of Scottish government funding is to be cut. | 39363818 | [
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Tom Hardy and Russell Brand have also pulled their fingers out - four to be precise - for the #1in4 campaign.
Alison Kirkham, the BBC's controller of factual commissioning, said one in four were affected by mental health issues.
"I'm delighted so many high-profile people have come together to raise awareness of this important cause."
Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw and Frozen voice star Kristen Bell have also snapped their digits to show solidarity.
"I wanted to get involved with the #1in4 campaign to help people realise they're not alone," said Grimshaw.
"Having mental health issues is nothing to be ashamed about."
The initiative accompanies the BBC's Minds Matter season, a range of programmes across TV and radio about mental health.
They include Mind Over Marathon, a documentary featuring the Duke of Cambridge that will air later on BBC One.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Broadchurch stars David Tennant and Olivia Colman have posted selfies of themselves to show their support for a BBC mental health initiative. | 39659075 | [
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Denny Solomona crossed for Castleford, but Wigan led at half-time against the run of play through Lewis Tierney's try and Matty Smith's penalty kick.
Grant Millington's try put the visitors back in front, before John Bateman went over to restore Wigan's two-point lead.
Nick Gregson got his first senior try and Bateman crossed again late on as Warriors climbed to third in the table.
Having suffered their heaviest defeat in Super League since 2005 with a 62-0 loss to Wakefield in their previous fixture, Wigan started slowly but were good value for their win after the break.
The hosts failed to take advantage when Luke Gale was sent to the sin-bin for dissent with the scores level in the first half, but Bateman's return to the side after two games out sparked the comeback.
Shaun Wane's team also welcomed back Dom Crosby, who made his first Super League appearance of the season having recovered from a hip injury.
Solomona moved clear as Super League's leading try-scorer with his 13th of the season, but Tigers were frustrated by improved Wigan defence in the second period as they suffered their fourth defeat in a row at the DW Stadium.
Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"I don't want to keep going on about it. But, if you knew what we had gone through this week, there's so much toughness showed in that game against a really good Cas team.
"The admiration I have got for my players, the desire to grind out the win with the circumstances that nobody knows about is unbelievable.
"There were quite a few good performances, they are a good team and are well coached who know how to defend.
"We're not the biggest team, but I thought the way we defended was outstanding."
Castleford coach Daryl Powell:
"That last try gave the score a bit of an easier look than it was. It was tight all the way through.
"We lacked a little bit of quality in our play. I thought we defended awesome, they came at us in the second half with a game plan that put us under pressure.
"They made minimal errors and kicked well and we couldn't find a spark to get us out of yardage and into good field position.
"They deserved to win the game, they had more ball than us in decent field position and we had to work really hard to keep them out and that drained our energy reserves."
Wigan: Sarginson; Tierney, Bateman, Gildart, Charnley; Gregson, Smith; Mossop, Powell, Clubb, Tomkins, Isa, Sutton.
Replacements: Crosby, Tautai, Burke, Bretherton.
Castleford: Hampshire; Monaghan, Minikin, Webster, Solomona; Holmes, Gale; Lynch, Milner, Jewitt, Holmes, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: McShane, Millington, Maher, Cook.
Referee: Phil Bentham. | Wigan moved level on points with Super League leaders Warrington by coming from behind to beat Castleford. | 36027490 | [
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The 10 men and three women, aged from 22 to 54, are from Lincolnshire and West Yorkshire and are due to appear in court next month.
Ten face charges of conspiracy to hold another person in slavery or servitude.
Two have been charged with cheating the public revenue, and another person has been charged with false representation and possession of criminal property.
They are due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 28 October.
Seven of those charged are from Washingborough Road, Lincoln; five from Drinsey Nook, near Saxilby; and one from Kinsley in West Yorkshire.
The charges follow a joint operation involving police and the National Crime Agency, during which a number of traveller sites were raided, including Drinsey Nook and Washingborough Road. | Thirteen people have been charged after a police operation against modern slavery. | 34223705 | [
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The researchers have examined ocean sediments laid down during the so-called Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum - a dramatic warming event some 56 million years ago.
They find the amount of CO2 going into the air at its onset was four billion tonnes a year at most.
Today's figure is 10 times as big.
The work is published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
The PETM has been extensively studied by scientists because it is regarded as a possible "analogue" for what is happening on Earth now.
But the team argues that the scale of human-produced carbon emissions means that the lessons we could learn from the ancient event may actually have limited relevance.
"We have effectively entered an era of a no-analogue state, which represents a fundamental challenge to constraining future climate projections," they write in their paper.
The PETM was an extraordinary occurrence in Earth history.
Previous research has shown that ocean surface temperatures rose by about five degrees in a relatively short timescale, in the geological sense.
This phase of global warming drove a rapid turnover in species, both in the sea and on land.
CO2 concentration in the atmosphere very probably went above 1,000 parts per million by volume, compared with the 400ppm it stands at today.
The big pulse in emissions has been attributed to a range of factors, including a comet impact and prodigious volcanism. Some scientists suspect buried methane stores on the ocean floor were also released, amplifying the warming.
In their paper, Richard Zeebe and colleagues do not concern themselves with the cause; what they wanted to pin down was simply the rate of emissions.
The team achieved this by studying the remains of tiny marine organisms from the PETM known as Foraminifera.
The different types, or isotopes, of carbon and oxygen atoms in these fossils can be used to reconstruct likely CO2 levels and temperature 56 million years ago.
Analysis of this chemistry, together with some modelling work, suggests that temperature during the PETM rose in lock-step with carbon emissions.
Contrast this with the modern era where carbon emissions are rising so fast the "equilibrium temperature" lags behind.
Zeebe and colleagues calculate that it took at least 4,000 years for the PETM warming to take hold, with carbon going into the atmosphere at a rate of between 0.6 to 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon per annum.
At present, human emissions of CO2 are approaching 40 billion tonnes a year.
"If you go back to the [impactor] that killed off the dinosaurs (66 million years ago) - that was obviously an incredibly quick climate change," observed co-author Andy Ridgwell from Bristol University, UK.
"It wasn't driven by carbon emissions per se, but it was still an incredibly quick climate change. And so there has been a lot of searching around for what was the next most rapid event, and people have latched on to the PETM because it has all the characteristics of current warming and anthropogenic emissions - except it turns out the emissions in the PETM were actually an order of magnitude slower than they are today," he told BBC News.
Just how fast the planet might warm over the next two centuries is a topic of live debate because this likely be a big factor in how well species are able to adapt to changing conditions.
"The rate of change is as important as the magnitude of an event for determining particularly terrestrial ecosystem disruptions," Prof Ridgwell said.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | We are now putting carbon into the atmosphere at a rate unprecedented since at least the age of the dinosaurs, scientists say. | 35867438 | [
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LudoSport has opened its first academy teaching seven forms of combat from the Star Wars world using flexible blades mounted on weighted hilts.
The sport began eight years ago in Italy but has only just come to England with the first classes in Cheltenham.
Instructor Jordan Court said people were already "hooked".
The classes in Cheltenham began last month. So far there are six pupils, but this number is expected to increase.
Mr Court attended an international boot camp to learn the different stages of the sport which range in characteristics from defensive in stage one to "aggressive and flamboyant" in stage four and "unpredictable" in stage seven.
The 34-year-old said fighting with "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" was a childhood dream come true.
"My brother and I used to steal our Mum's bamboo garden canes to fight with," he said.
The lightsabers used in the sport are all hand-made and are provided for use during the classes, Mr Court said.
The sport is so new to England that there have only been a handful of classes so far but Mr Court said there were plans to begin teaching in Bristol by the end of October... if "the Force" was with the academy.
Lightsaber Combat Academy
There are several ranks for those wishing to become a fully-fledged Jedi Knight: | Star Wars fans are being given the opportunity to become Jedi Knights and learn how to wield lightsabers in combat. | 29414253 | [
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Those arrested include two builders, police officers and municipality officials.
The apartment building came crashing down on Thursday.
Correspondents say building collapses are common in India, with poor construction practices often blamed.
In pictures: Mumbai building collapse
There is huge demand for housing, and corruption often leads to cost-cutting and a lack of safety inspections, correspondents say.
Police commissioner K P Raghuvanshi said the builders were arrested for allegedly paying bribes to police and municipal officials to construct the building in the Mumbai suburb of Thane without any official sanction.
Mr Raghuvanshi said on Sunday that the nine would be formally charged with culpable homicide and causing death by negligence, once the investigation into the accident had been completed.
If convicted, they face sentences of up to life in prison.
Most of the victims of the Thane collapse were poor daily wage earners working at the site, and their families. The dead included 30 children and 18 women.
Building work had continued at the block even though four floors were already occupied.
One police official told the BBC that the collapse appeared to have been caused by the use of substandard building material.
Witnesses said the construction of the building started just six weeks ago, since when seven floors had been built. The eighth floor was under construction.
In a similar collapse in 2010, 69 people were killed in Delhi. | Indian police have arrested nine people they suspect of colluding to illegally construct a high-rise residential building in Mumbai which collapsed, killing 74 people. | 22058457 | [
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Wilson's side were demolished by 101 runs against Hampshire on Tuesday.
But Wilson said they were not too worried about a one-off defeat and instead took heart from their form throughout the group stage.
"It's disappointing to go out one step away from Finals Day and we'll come back next year," said Wilson.
"We will take pride from the brand of cricket we've played throughout the competition."
Derbyshire were the surprise package of this season's T20 Blast, finishing second in the North Group having reached the quarter-finals only once before.
"We were all desperate to get over the line and get down to Birmingham," Wilson told BBC Radio Derby.
"We won't accept that a quarter-final is good enough.
"But, moving forward, it could be an exciting time for us and the challenge will be to go one step further." | Derbyshire captain Gary Wilson has said his side will be back in contention for T20 Finals Day next season after their quarter-final defeat to Hampshire. | 41023634 | [
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The 17-year-old posted a picture of Thomas Mair on Facebook the day the MP died, praising him for his actions.
But he told the court earlier: "Even if we do consider someone an enemy, I don't think they should be murdered."
The boy, who was arrested after posting pictures of a homemade bomb online, denies the preparation of terrorist acts and a count of making explosives.
For live updates and more stories from across Yorkshire
Mrs Cox was murdered by Mair on 16 June in Birstall, West Yorkshire, just days before the EU referendum in which she had campaigned to remain in the EU.
The boy from Bradford posted the picture with the caption "Thomas Mair is a HERO".
He also wrote: "We need more people like him to butcher the race traitors."
However, asked by his barrister Rupert Bowers QC if he stood by his comments, he said: "No."
Under cross examination, he said: "At the time I was writing this I probably did agree with Thomas Mair and expressed it in an edgy way."
Prosecutor Barnaby Jameson then asked why he had used the term "race traitor" in his post about the MP's murder.
Referring to an article about Mrs Cox's humanitarian work, he said: "She was more interested in bringing refugees over here and things abroad."
Leeds Crown Court has heard the defendant, who cannot be identified because of his age, is a member of neo-Nazi youth group National Action.
He was asked about another social media post from June 2016 featuring German soldiers defending the Normandy beaches with the words "let us remember the TRUE heroes who gave their lives on D-day".
The defendant replied: "I was being edgy I guess."
The judge, Mr Justice Goss, asked: "Is this intended to convey your view that the Germans were the true heroes on D-Day?"
"No," he replied.
The jury was shown video clips of the defendant dressed in a German military uniform talking to people online via the social network Omegle.
The videos show other users reacting negatively to the defendant's outfit and comments.
He told the court he also wore a Donald Trump t-shirt in order to offend people he met online.
He went on to say he did not believe the Holocaust had happened and that if a woman was pregnant with a disabled child "it shouldn't be born".
Mr Jameson asked if his opinion on disabled people was "in accordance with Nazi policy?".
"I guess," the boy said.
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Regulator Ofgem said there were 3.8 million switches in the first six months of the year.
This was the second six months in a row that the switching total broke three million, and was nearly one million higher than the first half of 2015.
The data follow a major report into competition in the energy market.
According to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA's) two-year investigation, two-thirds of UK households were paying "over the odds" for their energy compared with those who have switched to a different tariff.
Ofgem said that customers could save more than £300 by ditching expensive standard variable tariffs for the cheapest deal, often a fixed-term tariff.
The average standard variable tariff of the larger energy suppliers as of 28 July was £1,066. The cheapest tariff available on that date - a one year fixed tariff - was £758, a saving of £308.
"Great deals are there for the taking. There are very competitive offers and many more suppliers to choose from, and that's why more consumers are switching," said Rachel Fletcher, of Ofgem.
To encourage more switching, Ofgem is planning to trial "more effective prompts" on customers' bills to encourage them to compare different tariffs. However, Ofgem said it would not be capping standard variable energy tariffs.
The regulator's response to the CMA report, and the investigation itself, was criticised by some as not being bold enough.
Separately, the Energy Networks Association has launched a new service in England, Scotland and Wales allowing people to contact their network in the case of a power cut by calling 105 or visiting a dedicated website. | A rising number of energy customers have switched gas and electricity deals amid widespread calls to benefit from savings that are available. | 37284632 | [
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Responsible Travel, based in Brighton, specialises in wildlife holidays and says keeping animals in zoos is inhumane.
About half a dozen tours that involve zoos are being dropped from the firm's roster of 3,500 possible trips.
The firm's boss, Justin Francis, took the decision after watching a BBC TV programme "Should we close our zoos?"
"Having watched the programme my firm conclusion was that these zoos are no longer relevant," he told the BBC.
"They are relics of the past, and the arguments to justify keeping animals in captivity no longer stand up."
Mr Francis argued that most animals kept in zoos were not endangered and that there had been few examples of endangered species being reintroduced to the wild after being kept or bred in captivity.
Most of the zoos involved in the firm's decision are in southeast Asia and none are in the UK.
The travel company markets about 3,500 tours from 350 operators in the UK and abroad.
It stopped offering tours involving elephant rides about 18 months ago.
It will still sell holidays that include trips to rescue centres, animal rehabilitation centres and breeding centres for endangered species.
Mr Francis explained that it had taken two staff six months to research the zoos and other destinations being offered in his clients' holidays.
Identifying the zoos had taken just a couple of weeks, but scrutinising the other animal facilities on offer to travellers had taken much longer.
The decision to weed out trips to traditional zoos was welcomed by a wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation.
"[Our] investigations have, over the years, demonstrated that few animal species can adapt to a lifetime in captivity, with many individual animals developing abnormal behaviour, not seen in their wild counterparts, in order to cope with captivity's restrictive and often barren environments," said the president of Born Free, Will Travers.
"A global shift in public consciousness, a movement, may see - if not an end - a massive reduction in the exploitation of wild animals in their millions in thousands of zoos worldwide," he added.
Mr Francis said none of the tour operators whose holidays had been dropped had objected to his decision.
"They told us they hadn't thought things through but now they have been presented with the evidence they agree", he said. | A leading marketer of "responsible tourism" has decided to stop selling tours that include visits to zoos. | 39479367 | [
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The 32-year-old ex-Celtic and Brighton winger joined the Hatters on a two-year deal last summer and played 26 times.
"Paddy has had to face up to some personal problems in recent weeks," said boss Nathan Jones.
"At the end of the season he came to me and it was soon clear that he wanted to return to Northern Ireland to be closer to his family and to play there again."
Jones added: "It wasn't a straightforward decision for me - Paddy has done well for us, but in the end we reached an agreement and he goes with my blessing." | Paddy McCourt has left League Two side Luton Town by mutual consent to return to his native Northern Ireland. | 36369175 | [
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Wellington Zoo said Lanky had arthritis and had been struggling to support his own weight. He had stopped eating or taking his medicine.
He was euthanised "in his best interests", the zoo said in a statement on Monday.
An Australian pelican, Lanky was the longest living resident of Wellington Zoo, arriving there in 1978.
"Lanky had regular medical examinations and we were able to manage the arthritis in his ankles with pain relief and anti-inflammatories, but his lameness increased over recent months," said the zoo.
His recent refusal to eat was in contrast to his appetite in better days, when he consumed a kilo of fish a day, sometimes "sneaking food off his neighbours" in his favourite haunt of Monkey Island, said Senior Keeper Phil Wisker.
Pelicans from Australia do occasionally drop into New Zealand but Lanky was the only one permanently in the country.
He originally arrived in Wellington from Australia's Adelaide Zoo, after being rescued with three other wild pelicans from a local drought, the zoo said.
"All of us here at the Zoo are sad to see Lanky go, as he has been a real character and much loved by everyone who has cared for him over the last decades," it said. | New Zealand's only resident pelican has been put down after living at Wellington Zoo for nearly 40 years. | 35957191 | [
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Four US tourists and an Australian pilot died after their light plane came down on a shopping centre on Tuesday.
It had just taken off from the small Essendon Airport, which reopened on Thursday. The nearby shopping centre remains closed "until further notice".
Safety officials said they would investigate with "an open mind" and make a preliminary report next month.
The victims were pilot Max Quartermain and passengers Greg Reynolds De Haven, Russell Munsch, Glenn Garland and John Washburn, four men from Austin, Texas, who were on their way to Tasmania's King Island for a golfing trip.
Greg Hood, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), said four investigators would examine the scene for several days.
"We're very much in the gathering of evidence phase," he said.
Police said the flight appeared to have had a "catastrophic engine failure" before Mr Quartermain gave two mayday calls.
However, Mr Hood said investigators would make no assumptions.
"We'll look at maintenance records, the history of pilot, the history of aircraft… at this very early stage, we're not going to speculate in relation to any specific part of the investigation," he said.
The West Australian newspaper reported the Beechcraft B200 King Air plane recently passed a safety check.
The inspection by industry regulator Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) found no issues with the plane or pilot, the newspaper said.
Mr Quartermain was investigated by the ATSB over a near mid-air collision in September 2015, but he later passed a series of proficiency tests set by CASA.
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said the crash on Tuesday was state's worst in 30 years. | An airport in the Australian city of Melbourne has reopened two days after a plane crash that killed five people. | 39060072 | [
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Samuel Walker was fatally injured in a hit-and-run as he crossed a road in Chorlton, Manchester, in February 2003.
Joyrider Nawnee Mackin, 35, was jailed for nine years in November for causing death by dangerous driving.
Car owner Craig Chevelleau, 33, was jailed for 23 months after being convicted of perverting the course of justice at Manchester Crown Court.
Chevelleau, who was sentenced on Wednesday, was described as Mackin's "criminal associate" by police.
He claimed the vehicle was stolen by a stranger while he was using a phone box.
Chevelleau said he saw his car being driven off by an unknown person but thought it was a prank by a friend, so did not report it to police until three hours later.
The vehicle was later found abandoned by police.
Sgt Lee Westhead said his "web of lies" had helped Samuel's killer escape justice for 12 years.
Ambulance staff attempted to revive Samuel at the scene before he was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He would have celebrated his 18th birthday in March. | The owner of a car that knocked down and killed a five-year-old boy more than 10 years ago has been jailed. | 35052303 | [
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The song United We Stand brings together Ladysmith Black Mambazo from South Africa and Malian singer Salif Keita.
Lyrics include the line "Africa is our home, make it a better place".
At least seven people have died over a month of attacks on foreigners and foreign-owned property in South Africa.
African news at it happens: 1 May 2015
Ladysmith Black Mambazo singer Sibongiseni Shabalala told the BBC he was trying to send the message that "Africa is for all of us".
"You can't say you don't like the foreigners to stay in your country. This is not your country, this is our country.
"We are saying people should unite. If there's problems, people should sit down and talk.
"One day your child will want to go and live in Mali, Nigeria or Ghana but because of your decision today it will be very difficult for your future generation to be able to do the same."
The song is playing on South African radio from Friday, will be premiered on TV on Friday evening and will be released on iTunes on Monday. | Two of Africa's most famous musicians have released a song against the recent violence against foreigners in South Africa. | 32548354 | [
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In response, staff will strike until after next week's federal budget, one of the year's biggest local news days.
Fairfax's outlets include the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne's The Age and the Australian Financial Review.
The latest cuts come in addition to restructuring and cuts in recent years.
The Sydney Morning Herald's chief political correspondent James Massola tweeted "On strike for a week", while his colleague Judith Ireland urged that "quality journalism needs actual journalists to do the job".
Like most media outlets around the globe, Fairfax is suffering from falling circulation of its print editions and declining advertising revenue.
The fresh staff cuts were announced along with plans to scale back the use of freelancers.
"While we will be looking across all parts of the newsroom, at the end of the redundancy program we expect there will be significantly fewer editorial management, video, presentation and section writer roles," the publisher is quoted as saying in an internal note.
Australia's Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, which represents the country's journalists, strongly criticised the planned cuts at Fairfax as a "dumb move".
"This will only undermine and damage its mastheads further, alienating its audience and leaving the editorial staff that remain to work harder and harder to fill the gaps," chief executive Paul Murphy said.
Fairfax is the main rival to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Australia, which is also suffering from falling revenues and also has announced plans to cut jobs. | Journalists at Fairfax Media, one of Australia's largest publishers, have gone on strike for a week to protest against massive job cuts. | 39789511 | [
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Argyle reported the 27-year-old midfielder to the FA after claiming one of their ball boys was "shoved to the ground" in the 86th minute of the game.
The incident was not seen by the match officials, but was caught on video.
The FA has submitted a claim that the standard punishment, a three-match ban, would be "clearly insufficient".
Kelly has until 18:00 GMT on Friday, 17 February to respond to the charge. | Leyton Orient captain Liam Kelly has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for an incident in Tuesday's win at Plymouth. | 38997798 | [
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Gwen Thomson, 51, from Torry, died after the accident on Market Street on Wednesday morning.
Insp Jon Barron said: "Our thoughts are very much with Gwen's family, friends and work colleagues at this very sad time."
The 60-year-old male lorry driver was uninjured. Police Scotland thanked those who helped at the scene.
Insp Barron added: "We have spoken to a number of witnesses to the incident already. However, I would urge anyone who hasn't yet been in contact with us to do so in order to help piece together exactly what happened." | A woman who died after being knocked down by an HGV in Aberdeen city centre has been named. | 35176363 | [
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Mauritania, an Islamic republic, has not applied a death penalty since 1987.
The Forum of Imams and Ulemas says Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, 29, should be executed despite the fact that he repented for an article criticising Mauritania's caste system.
The clerics want him to be killed according to the "law of God".
The blogger was arrested in January 2014 for an article in which he lashed out at those who use religion as a means of discrimination against members of certain ethnic groups.
The article was later taken down as it was deemed blasphemous towards the Prophet Muhammad.
Mkhaitir then apologised and said he never meant to insult the Prophet.
Mauritania's Supreme Court can pardon him if it feels his repentance is sincere.
But ahead of the court's decision on Tuesday, the body of clerics said the blogger should not be shown any mercy.
"We demand that the competent authorities apply the law," the Forum of Imams and Ulemas was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement.
"Kill him and bury him in conformity with the law of God," the statement added.
Leading rights groups, including Freedom Now and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have campaigned for the blogger's release.
Freedom Now, which represents him, said his trial was marred by procedural irregularities and that three of his lawyers had to resign after receiving death threats.
Mauritania's caste system is a sensitive subject in a country with deep social and racial divisions.
It has served as justification for the enslavement of members of Mauritania's Haratin ethnic group, often known as the "black moors".
Last year, Mauritania introduced a tough new anti-slavery law which makes the offence a "crime against humanity".
The country officially abolished slavery in 1981, but activists say it is still widely practised with children born into slavery. | A body of Muslim clerics in Mauritania has called for the death sentence to be carried out against a blogger convicted of apostasy in 2014. | 37975552 | [
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Sen McCain has repeatedly called for the US to provide military aid to members of the Syrian insurgency.
He becomes the highest ranking US official to travel to Syria, though McCain spokesman Brian Rogers did not give further details about the visit.
News of the trip came as US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Paris.
The US currently provides non-lethal aid to opposition groups in Syria, where an estimated 70,000 people have been killed since violence broke out in March 2011.
Rebels call for arms
Sen McCain, the top Republican on the Senate armed services committee, is understood to have entered Syria through Turkey and was on the ground there for several hours.
He travelled with the Syrian Emergency Task Force and met General Salim Idris, chief of staff of the rebel Free Syrian Army, as well as 18 other rebel commanders, the BBC has learned.
Gen Idris called for weapons to continue their fight, as well as a no-fly zone and air strikes on government targets.
These are all steps that Arizona Sen McCain has previously urged the Obama administration to take.
Gen Idris also urged airstrikes on the forces of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group whose forces have been fighting in Syria on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad.
Sen McCain - who was the Republican presidential candidate in 2008 - has repeatedly urged more forceful American support of Syrian rebels, calling for US cruise missiles to target Syrian government forces.
After unverified reports emerged last month that Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons on rebels, the hawkish 76-year-old senator renewed his calls for the establishment of a no-fly zone.
He has also repeatedly urged that the insurgents should be armed.
But the Obama administration has demurred, amid concerns that weapons might fall into the hands of al-Qaeda sympathisers.
Earlier this month, American Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford briefly crossed into northern Syria to meet opposition leaders - in his first visit to the country since he left in February 2012 when the US closed it mission there. | US Senator John McCain has visited Syria to meet rebels in the war-torn country, his office has told the BBC. | 22683261 | [
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A statement said the initiative aimed to provide better information about Russia than is available on Wikipedia.
Analysis had shown that Wikipedia "does not have enough detailed and reliable information about Russian regions and the life of the country", it said.
Some 50,000 books and documents had been collected, it said, to portray Russia "objectively and accurately".
But the new site has some catching up to do - Wikipedia is the world's sixth most popular website. The Russian edition has more than one million entries.
The move comes amid increasing Kremlin control of the web.
In August, laws were enacted forcing bloggers with more than 3,000 daily readers to register with the mass media regulator.
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Alexis Fuller tweeted members of the England team, asking for the refund.
Hales obliged, asking Fuller for his bank details, and the fan posted a picture showing a transfer of £4.10.
Michael Vaughan earlier described slow over rates as "madness", and called for action to prevent it.
Mr Fuller later posted a tweet showing that he had donated the money to the Lord's Taverners charity, which works to involve young people in cricket.
Hales hit an unbeaten 50 on day three - his fifth in Tests - in a partnership of 120 with captain Alastair Cook, as England fought back to claim a 17-run lead with two days' play remaining. | England opener Alex Hales has refunded a fan 10% of his ticket price, after only 81 overs were bowled on day three of the third Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston. | 36993705 | [
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Southwark Sapphire unit in south London "encouraged" victims to withdraw allegations to boost detection rates.
The Metropolitan Police said substantial changes had been made.
The rape allegation against Say was dismissed by a detective sergeant based at Southwark, who said the circumstances did not constitute rape because the woman "consented".
The report by the IPCC said: "There is no doubt from the evidence that the woman made an allegation of rape at Walworth police station which should have been believed and thoroughly investigated."
The IPCC said the Southwark Sapphire squad's approach of "failing to believe victims" was "wholly inappropriate". It also said it was "under-performing and over-stretched".
Deputy chairwoman of the IPCC Deborah Glass said: "There's no doubt this was an incredibly serious, shocking incident.
"We know with all the cases that we've dealt with that the consequences of not dealing with allegations of rape can be extremely serious.
"This is yet another tragic illustration of that."
Say, 62, a retired concierge, attacked his daughter Regina, eight, and son Rolls, 10, in their beds at his home in Southwark in 2011, while they were on a weekend access visit.
The Old Bailey heard he killed them to spite his wife who had left him. He was given a 30-year minimum term.
The case sparked a wider investigation into the work of the unit between July 2008 and September 2009, the results of which have now been published.
The IPCC has carried out five previous inquiries into Southwark Sapphire command and it is the police watchdog's ninth investigation into the Met's response to victims of sexual violence.
By Danny ShawHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
No one will ever know if Jean Say's children would be alive today if he'd been arrested and investigated for rape three years before he stabbed them to death.
But if police hadn't "no-crimed" the rape allegation, the chances are Say's threatening and violent behaviour would have been uncovered.
The Say case is the most egregious example of the dysfunctional approach to rape investigations at the Southwark Sapphire unit; what we don't know is how many other sexual assault victims were wrongly disbelieved and the impact that's had on them and on others.
Although Scotland Yard says the Sapphire units have changed for the better, the practice of no-crimeing is still a problem across other forces: in England and Wales reported rapes are three times as likely to be written off as other incidents are.
Home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said three Metropolitan officers who had been facing possible dismissal over a previous bungled investigation into the serial sex offender Kirk Reid, were still with the force.
Two of them, a superintendent and a detective inspector, have been promoted.
A detective sergeant is facing disciplinary proceedings for alleged gross misconduct in connection with the allegations.
In another case, Det Con Ryan Coleman-Farrow, who was based in Southwark, was jailed for 16 months in October last year for failing to investigate rape and sexual assault claims.
A second officer, based in Islington, north London, is still under criminal investigation.
In total 19 officers from across London have been disciplined, including three who have been sacked.
A Met Police spokesman said: "We have for some time acknowledged that previous investigation of rape and serious sexual assault in the MPS was below standard.
"The activities identified in this report came during that era and highlight specific issues within Southwark which resulted in unacceptable actions by local officers.
"It is as a result of such failings that we have made substantial changes to the investigation of rape and serious sexual assault, both in terms of structure and revised working practices." | A police officer at a sex crime unit encouraged a woman to drop a rape claim against a man who went on to murder his two children, a report has said. | 21586786 | [
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